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Lyrics & meaning

En Uyir Neethane

From Priya · 1978

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Jency Anthony
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Priya1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hathiya kushukaavaMy heart is happy
Slaluvathu chinthaavaaGreetings of love
Male :Hathiya kushukaavaMale: My heart is happy
Slaluvathu chinthaavaaGreetings of love
Female
Saayaapaandaan thirimuI look at you
Saayaabar hari hari dokaI like you day after day
Male :Saayaapaandaan thirimuMale: I look at you
Saayaabar hari hari dokaI like you day after day
Female
Padhasoram hathim padhamuMy heart belongs to you
Male
Ennuyir neethaanaeYou are my life
Unnuyir naanthaaneI am your life
Female :Ennuyir neethaanaeFemale: You are my life
Unnuyir naanthaaneI am your life
Male
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaroWho are you, and who am I here?
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomaeWe came together, let us experience bliss
Female
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho{You are my life ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)I am your life ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaroWho are you, and who am I here?
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomaeWe came together, let us experience bliss
Female
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho{You are my life ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)I am your life ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaroWho are you, and who am I here?
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomaeWe came together, let us experience bliss
Female
Poonkodi thallaadaAs the flower creeper sways
Poovizhi vandaadaAs flower-like eyes flit like bees
Kaadhalai kondaadaTo celebrate love
Aasaiyil vandhenaeI came filled with desire
Male
Avachandhe machaanOh beautiful one
GunaaraayaaGreat mountain
Kya naalu paaPassing by
Samaa saayaaTogether with me
Female
Poonkodi thallaadaAs the flower creeper sways
Poovizhi vandaadaAs flower-like eyes flit like bees
Kaadhalai kondaadaTo celebrate love
Aasaiyil vandhenaeI came filled with desire
Female
Nee thandhaGranted by you
Sondham maaraadhaeThis bond shall never change
Naan kandaExperienced by me
Inbam theeraadhaeThis joy shall never end
Female
Unnarugil un nizhalilBeside you, in your shadow
Un madiyil un manadhilIn your lap, within your heart
Aayiram kaalangalFor a thousand ages
Vazhndhida vandhenI have come to live
Female
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho{You are my life ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)I am your life ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaroWho are you, and who am I here?
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomaeWe came together, let us experience bliss
Chorus
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Female
Paavayin ponmeniThe maiden's golden form
Jaadaiyil thaanaadaDances to subtle gestures
Paarvayil poonthendralIn her gaze, like a gentle breeze
Paadida vandhenaeI have come to sing
Male
Athi kitha thidaOur hearts together
Dua duaTwo of us
Auran sajalaJust the two of us
Dua duaTwo of us
Female
Paavayin ponmeniThe maiden's golden form
Jaadaiyil thaanaadaDances to subtle gestures
Paarvayil poonthendralIn her gaze, like a gentle breeze
Paadida vandhenaeI have come to sing
Female
Nee konjumWhen you cuddle me
Ullam thenaagaMy heart turns sweet as honey
Naan kollumThe happiness I feel
Inbam nooraagaMultiplies a hundredfold
Female
Ennarugil punnagaiyilBeside me, with a smile
Kannurangum mannavanaeMy king who slumbers peacefully
Kaaviyam pol oruLike an epic poem
Vazhvinai kandenI have discovered a grand life
Female
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho{You are my life ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)I am your life ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaroWho are you, and who am I here?
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomaeWe came together, let us experience bliss
Female
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho{You are my life ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (3)I am your life ..ho} (3)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet celebrates the unexpected coming together of two souls. Regardless of their origins or pasts, the lovers express deep eternal bonding, declaring that each is the life force of the other. The song intertwines Tamil romantic imagery with Malay phrases, mirroring the film's international setting in Southeast Asia.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Poovizhi vandaada

Compares the beloved's eyes to flowers and bees fluttering, and life to a literary epic ('Kaaviyam pol oru vazhvinai').

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)

Ennuyir neethaanae / Unnuyir naanthaane

Matching initial consonant sounds across corresponding lines like 'Poonkodi' and 'Poovizhi' or 'Ennuyir' and 'Unnuyir'.

Bilingual Code-Switching

Hathiya kushukaava / Slaluvathu chinthaavaa

Integration of Malay conversational phrases alongside classical Tamil poetic expressions.

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Trivia

Priya (1978) was one of the earliest Indian films shot extensively in Malaysia and Singapore. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja integrated authentic Southeast Asian Malay phrases into Tamil film lyrics to fit the film's location backdrop.

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