En Ullam Azhagana
From Cinema Paithiyam · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Cinema Paithiyam1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai | My heart is a beautiful silver screen |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai | My heart is a beautiful silver screen |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai | My heart is a beautiful silver screen |
| Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam | In it, your colors form a golden painting |
| Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa | Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it? |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee…. | My heart is a beautiful silver screen... |
| Female | |
| Kannaadu thirumaeni avan thanthathu | God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror |
| Nee kann vaiththu paaraamal thuyar kondathu | It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love |
| Kannaadu thirumaeni avan thanthathu | God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror |
| Nee kann vaiththu paaraamal thuyar kondathu | It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love |
| Female | |
| Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu | The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom |
| Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu | The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom |
| Adhu poligindrathu unnai valam vanthathu | It radiates brightly as it orbits around you |
| Adhu poligindrathu unnai valam vanthathu | It radiates brightly as it orbits around you |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai | My heart is a beautiful silver screen |
| Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam | In it, your colors form a golden painting |
| Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa | Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it? |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee…. | My heart is a beautiful silver screen... |
| Female | |
| Idhamaana idhazh undu padam podavae | There are gentle lips to show a picture |
| Dhinam isai koottum idai undu oli ketkavae | There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound |
| Idhamaana idhazh undu padam podavae | There are gentle lips to show a picture |
| Dhinam isai koottum idai undu oli ketkavae | There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai | My heart is a beautiful silver screen |
| Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam | In it, your colors form a golden painting |
| Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa | Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it? |
| Female | |
| En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee… | My heart is a beautiful silver screen... |
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை
அதில் உன் வண்ணமே பொன்னோவியம்
நிழலாடும் படம் என்றும் நீயல்லவா
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை....ஈ....
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
கண்ணாடித் திருமேனி அவன் தந்தது
நீ கண் வைத்துப் பாராமல் துயர் கொண்டது
கண்ணாடித் திருமேனி அவன் தந்தது
நீ கண் வைத்துப் பாராமல் துயர் கொண்டது
God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror
It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love
God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror
It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love
பொன் மஞ்சள் பூந்தேகம் பூ போன்றது
பொன் மஞ்சள் பூந்தேகம் பூ போன்றது
அது பொலிகின்றது உன்னை வலம் வந்தது
அது பொலிகின்றது உன்னை வலம் வந்தது
The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom
The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom
It radiates brightly as it orbits around you
It radiates brightly as it orbits around you
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை
அதில் உன் வண்ணமே பொன்னோவியம்
நிழலாடும் படம் என்றும் நீயல்லவா
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை....ஈ....
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
இதமான இதழ் உண்டு படம் போடவே
தினம் இசை கூட்டும் இடை உண்டு ஒலி கேட்கவே
இதமான இதழ் உண்டு படம் போடவே
தினம் இசை கூட்டும் இடை உண்டு ஒலி கேட்கவே
There are gentle lips to show a picture
There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound
There are gentle lips to show a picture
There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound
கனிகின்ற முகம் உண்டு ஒளி பார்க்கவே
கனிகின்ற முகம் உண்டு ஒளி பார்க்கவே
நீ கதை நாயகன் மங்கை கதை நாயகி
நீ கதை நாயகன் மங்கை கதை நாயகி
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை
அதில் உன் வண்ணமே பொன்னோவியம்
நிழலாடும் படம் என்றும் நீயல்லவா
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
என் உள்ளம் அழகான வெள்ளித்திரை....ஈ....
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee….
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
Kannaadu thirumaeni avan thanthathu
God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror
Nee kann vaiththu paaraamal thuyar kondathu
It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love
Kannaadu thirumaeni avan thanthathu
God gave a body as pure and clear as a mirror
Nee kann vaiththu paaraamal thuyar kondathu
It grieved because you did not gaze upon it with love
Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu
The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom
Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu
The golden, turmeric-tinted soft body is like a blossom
Adhu poligindrathu unnai valam vanthathu
It radiates brightly as it orbits around you
Adhu poligindrathu unnai valam vanthathu
It radiates brightly as it orbits around you
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee….
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
Idhamaana idhazh undu padam podavae
There are gentle lips to show a picture
Dhinam isai koottum idai undu oli ketkavae
There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound
Idhamaana idhazh undu padam podavae
There are gentle lips to show a picture
Dhinam isai koottum idai undu oli ketkavae
There is a slender waist that makes rhythm daily to hear the sound
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai
My heart is a beautiful silver screen
Athil un vannamae ponnooviyam
In it, your colors form a golden painting
Nizhalaadum padam endrum neeyallaavaa
Aren't you forever the moving picture projected on it?
En ullam azhagaana velliththirai…ee…
My heart is a beautiful silver screen...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'En Ullam Azhagaana Velliththirai', the protagonist metaphorically transforms her heart into a movie screen ('velliththirai') on which her beloved's form is continuously projected like a golden film ('ponnooviyam'). Kannadasan brilliantly integrates cinematic terminology—picture, screen, color, projection, and sound—into a traditional romance composition to suit the theme of the movie 'Cinema Paithiyam'. The lyric celebrates feminine beauty, longing, and devotion, expressing how her physical beauty and grace find full meaning and splendor only when acknowledged by her lover.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“En ullam azhagaana velliththirai”
Directly equating the heart to a cinema silver screen ('En ullam azhagaana velliththirai').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu”
Comparing the body's softness and beauty directly to a flower using 'pondru'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Pon manjal poonthegam poo pondrathu”
Repetition of the 'P' consonant sound ('Pon', 'poonthegam', 'poo', 'pondrathu').
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Trivia
'Cinema Paithiyam' (1975) starring Jayachitra and Kamal Haasan is the Tamil remake of the 1971 Hindi hit film 'Guddi'. Vani Jairam, who sang this iconic M. S. Viswanathan composition, was also the playback singer for the original iconic track 'Bole Re Papihara' from 'Guddi'.
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