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Lyrics & meaning

En Vanam

From Bottle Radha · 2024

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singer
Sean Roldan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
En vaanam neeYou are my sky
En vaana thooral neeYou are the drizzle from my sky
En verum neeYou are my root
En verin eeram neeYou are the moisture in my root
Male
Aalilaadha oorilIn a deserted town
Odi paainthidumThat flows rapidly
Aatru neerukaedhuFor river water, what
Sondha banthameKinship or relationship is there?
En yaavum neeYou are my everything
Male
En vaanam neeYou are my sky
En vaana thooral neeYou are the drizzle from my sky
En verum neeYou are my root
En verin eeram neeYou are the moisture in my root
Male
Poonjiripai puzhuthiyileA gentle flower-like smile into the dust
Yerinthu vitta paadhagan naanI am the sinner who threw it away
Uyir siluvai sumandhu konduCarrying the cross of my soul
Nadai pinamaai naan alaiyaAs I wander like a walking corpse
Male
Pacha naathu pola kooda vandhaWho came along like a fresh green sapling
Paavi unna kanneeril moozhga vittenI, a sinner, drowned you in tears
Kaadhalin saabangal theernthu pogumaWill the curses of love ever end?
Ini melum thodaruma …kaalameWill it continue further... O Time?
Male
En vaanam neeYou are my sky
En vaana thooral neeYou are the drizzle from my sky
En verum neeYou are my root
En verin eeram neeYou are the moisture in my root
Male
Kaadizhandha yaanai indruAn elephant that lost its forest, today
Yaasagithu ponadhennaWhy has it turned into a beggar?
Naadizhandha raajan indruA king who lost his kingdom, today
Naadhiyattru veezhvadhennaWhy has he fallen helpless?
Male
Un eera muthamYour wet kiss
En aayul pasiyai aatrumQuenches my lifelong hunger
Un vervai vaasamThe scent of your sweat
En vaazhvai muzhumai aakkumCompletes my life
Kaalathin ootangal irulil moozhgumaWill the flow of time drown in darkness?
Illai oliyai theenduma..kooradiOr will it touch the light? Tell me, please...
Male
En vaanam neeYou are my sky
En vaana thooral neeYou are the drizzle from my sky
En verum neeYou are my root
En verin eeram neeYou are the moisture in my root
Male
Aalilaadha oorilIn a deserted town
Odi paainthidumThat flows rapidly
Aatru neerukaedhuFor river water, what
Sondha banthameKinship or relationship is there?
En yaavum neeYou are my everything

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from 'Bottle Radha' is a poignant, emotion-drenched expression of remorse, deep love, and existential despair. The speaker addresses their beloved as the core foundation of their life—comparing her to the sky, gentle rain, roots, and essential moisture. Overwhelmed by guilt for causing pain to someone as innocent as a tender sapling, the protagonist views themselves as a tragic sinner wandering aimlessly like a walking corpse. Through metaphors of displaced kings and landless elephants, the lyrics highlight the protagonist's severe fall from grace and emotional destitution. Despite the lingering despair and uncertain future, the speaker continues to find life's true completion and solace in the memory and presence of their beloved's affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En vaanam nee / En verin eeram nee

Directly equates the beloved to nature's elements essential for life (sky, rain, root, moisture).

Simile (Uvamai)

Pacha naathu pola kooda vandha

Compares the beloved's gentle arrival and purity to a tender green crop sapling.

Parallelism and Rhyme (Ethirai / Monai)

Kaadizhandha yaanai indru / Naadizhandha raajan indru

Uses parallel structures contrasting a grand past with a destitute present using matching initial sounds.

Imagery

Uyir siluvai sumandhu kondu / Nadai pinamaai naan alaiya

Evokes vivid visual imagery of a living corpse carrying a burden of sin and guilt.

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Trivia

Composed and sung by Sean Roldan with lyrics by Uma Devi, 'Bottle Radha' stars Guru Somasundaram in the lead role. The film centers around themes of alcoholism, redemption, and emotional recovery, which Sean Roldan captures through soulful acoustic arrangements and raw vocal delivery.

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