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Lyrics & meaning

En Uyir Neethane

From Priya · 1978

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Jency Anthony
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Priya
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
9 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hathiya kushukaava
Slaluvathu chinthaavaa
Male :Hathiya kushukaava
Slaluvathu chinthaavaa
Saayaapaandaan thirimu
Saayaabar hari hari doka
Male :Saayaapaandaan thirimu
Saayaabar hari hari doka
Padhasoram hathim padhamu
Ennuyir neethaanae
Unnuyir naanthaane
Female :Ennuyir neethaanae
Unnuyir naanthaane
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaro
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomae
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaro
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomae
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaro
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomae
Poonkodi thallaada
Poovizhi vandaada
Kaadhalai kondaada
Aasaiyil vandhenae
Avachandhe machaan
Gunaaraayaa
Kya naalu paa
Samaa saayaa
Poonkodi thallaada
Poovizhi vandaada
Kaadhalai kondaada
Aasaiyil vandhenae
Nee thandha
Sondham maaraadhae
Naan kanda
Inbam theeraadhae
Unnarugil un nizhalil
Un madiyil un manadhil
Aayiram kaalangal
Vazhndhida vandhen
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaro
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomae
…………………………………..
Paavayin ponmeni
Jaadaiyil thaanaada
Paarvayil poonthendral
Paadida vandhenae
Athi kitha thida
Dua dua
Auran sajala
Dua dua
Paavayin ponmeni
Jaadaiyil thaanaada
Paarvayil poonthendral
Paadida vandhenae
Nee konjum
Ullam thenaaga
Naan kollum
Inbam nooraaga
Ennarugil punnagaiyil
Kannurangum mannavanae
Kaaviyam pol oru
Vazhvinai kanden
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (2)
Nee yaaro ingu naan yaaro
Ondru serndhomae inbam kanbomae
{Ennuyir neethaanae ..ho
Unnuyir naanthaane ..ho} (3)
My heart is filled with joy
Love is always there
Male: My heart is filled with joy
Love is always there
I gaze at you
Day after day, I long for you
Male: I gaze at you
Day after day, I long for you
My heart belongs to you alone
You are my very life
And I am your life
Female: You are my very life
And I am your life
Who were you, and who was I here?
We came together, and now we will find happiness!
You are my very life... oh
And I am your life... oh
Who were you, and who was I here?
We came together, and now we will find happiness!
You are my very life... oh
And I am your life... oh
Who were you, and who was I here?
We came together, and now we will find happiness!
As the flowering creeper sways,
And flower-like eyes flutter like bees,
To celebrate our love,
I came with longing!
You are as beautiful
As a hibiscus flower,
Ever lovely
Here with me
As the flowering creeper sways,
And flower-like eyes flutter like bees,
To celebrate our love,
I came with longing!
The bond
You gave will never change,
The happiness
I found will never end!
By your side, in your shadow,
In your lap, in your heart,
For a thousand lifetimes,
I came to live!
You are my very life... oh
And I am your life... oh
Who were you, and who was I here?
We came together, and now we will find happiness!
...
As my golden body
Dances with subtle grace,
With a gentle flower-breeze in my eyes,
I came singing!
Our hearts are not
Two separate things,
Only our bodies
Are two
As my golden body
Dances with subtle grace,
With a gentle flower-breeze in my eyes,
I came singing!
When you caress me,
My heart turns sweet as honey,
And the happiness
I feel grows a hundredfold!
Beside me, with a smile,
My darling prince falls asleep;
Like a beautiful epic,
I have found a life with you!
You are my very life... oh
And I am your life... oh
Who were you, and who was I here?
We came together, and now we will find happiness!
You are my very life... oh
And I am your life... oh
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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