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En Soga Kathiya Kelu

From Thooral Ninnu Pochu · 1982

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnamoorthy
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thooral Ninnu Pochu
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
7 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamaam thaaikulamae..
Male :Namma thaaikulamae..
Chorus :Namma thaaikulamae..
Male :Atha ketaathaan thaangathamma
Unga manamae
Chorus :Aamaam unga manamae
Male :Aamaam unga manamae
Intha ooru ponna nambi
En manasa thoranthu vechen
Sontha ooru saathi sanam
Athanaiyum maranthu vanthen
En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamaam thaaikulamae..
Male :Namma thaaikulamae..
Aathangarai thoppukkulla
Odi vilayaandathum
Yaarumilla samayathula
Jaadayila sirichathum
Thoppukkulla varapukkulla
Thottu thottu pudichathum
Thoondil pottu meena chuttu
Rendu perum kadichathum
Athanaiyum maranthu puttu
Ivan nenja vathaikiraa
Appanoda pecha mattum
Perusaaga nenaikiraa
Aasaipatta maapilaiyo
Ambonu muzhikiraan
Chorus :Aasaipatta maapilaiyo
Ambonu muzhikiraan…
En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamaam thaaikulamae..
Male :Namma thaaikulamae..
Chorus :Namma thaaikulamae..
Male :Atha ketaathaan thaangathamma
Unga manamae
Chorus :Aamaam unga manamae
Male :Aamaam unga manamae
Aasai vacha aambala naan
Aandiyaa alaiyuren
Allum pagal unna enni
Theruvula thiriyuren
Nethuvara nadantha ellaam
Deivam senja sothanai
Nee mattum manasu vecha
Theenthuvidum vethana
Naan mattum illaiyinaa
Sanyaasam vangirupaan
Kaasi muthal rameswaram
Kaavi katti poyirupaan
Mangalatha pethavanae
Un manasa maathikada
Chorus :Mangalatha pethavanae
Un manasa maathikada…
En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamaam thaaikulamae..
Male :Namma thaaikulamae..
Chorus :Namma thaaikulamae..
Male :Atha ketaathaan thaangathamma
Unga manamae
Chorus :Aamaam unga manamae
Male :Aamaam unga manamae
Intha ooru ponna nambi
En manasa thoranthu vechen
Sontha ooru saathi sanam
Athanaiyum maranthu vanthen
En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae
Aamaam thaaikulamae..
Namma thaaikulamae..
Atha ketaathaan thaangathamma
Unga manamae
Aamaam unga manamae
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Our dear mothers!
Chorus: Our dear mothers!
Male: If you hear it, it will break...
...your tender hearts!
Chorus: Yes, your tender hearts!
Male: Yes, your tender hearts!
Trusting a girl from this village,
I opened up my heart.
My hometown, my family, and my kin,
I left them all behind and came here.
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Our dear mothers!
In the grove by the riverbank,
running and playing games,
when no one else was around,
sharing secret glances and smiles,
through the groves and across the field paths,
playfully catching each other,
catching fish on a line and roasting it,
and sharing every bite together—
forgetting all of that now,
she breaks this poor man's heart.
Only her father's words
does she treat as law!
And the groom who loved her so,
stands helpless and stranded!
Chorus: And the groom who loved her so,
stands helpless and stranded!
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Our dear mothers!
Chorus: Our dear mothers!
Male: If you hear it, it will break...
...your tender hearts!
Chorus: Yes, your tender hearts!
Male: Yes, your tender hearts!
I am the man who loved with all his heart,
now wandering like a beggar.
Thinking of you day and night,
I roam aimlessly down the streets.
Everything that happened until yesterday
was only a test sent by God.
If only you soften your heart,
all this pain will come to an end.
If I had not been around to stop him,
he would have renounced the world;
from Kasi all the way to Rameswaram,
he would have roamed in saffron robes.
Oh, father of Mangalam,
please change your stubborn mind!
Chorus: Oh, father of Mangalam,
please change your stubborn mind!
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Our dear mothers!
Chorus: Our dear mothers!
Male: If you hear it, it will break...
...your tender hearts!
Chorus: Yes, your tender hearts!
Male: Yes, your tender hearts!
Trusting a girl from this village,
I opened up my heart.
My hometown, my family, and my kin,
I left them all behind and came here.
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Yes, dear mothers!
Our dear mothers!
If you hear it, it will break...
...your tender hearts!
Yes, your tender hearts!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Thooral Ninnu Pochu' (1982) is a dramatic, humorous street play-style appeal (Therukoothu format) delivered by the protagonist. Addressing the village women ('thaaikulamae') as his sympathetic audience, he laments his romantic plight. Having left his native village and relatives behind out of love for a local girl named Mangalam, he feels heartbroken because she now ignores their fond childhood memories and blindly obeys her strict father's demands.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Therukoothu / Call-and-Response Format

En soga kathaiya kelu thaaikulamae / Chorus: Aamaam thaaikulamae..

The lead singer sings a line and the chorus echoes or responds ('Aamaam thaaikulamae'), simulating traditional Tamil folk theater storytelling.

Imagery (Visual and Olfactory)

Thoondil pottu meena chuttu / Rendu perum kadichathum

Vivid rural scenes are painted using sensory details like fishing by the riverbank, roasting fish, and playing along field ridges.

Etukai (Second letter rhyme)

Thoppukkulla varapukkulla / Thottu thottu pudichathum

Consonance in the second letter of consecutive lines (e.g., 'Aathangarai' / 'Odi', 'Thoppukkulla' / 'Thottu').

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Trivia

'Thooral Ninnu Pochu' (1982) was written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who also starred in the lead role. Although listed as 'Unknown' in the context, the music was actually composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran and vocals performed by Malaysia Vasudevan along with a chorus.

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