Enadhu Kadhal
From My Dear Lisa · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Raghu Kumar
- Details
- My Dear Lisa1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Humming | (Humming) |
| Male | |
| Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha | Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream |
| Thaen poove | Sweet honey flower! |
| Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum | You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty |
| Maan neeyae | Oh deer-like maiden! |
| Sruthi layam ena koodum | Joining together like pitch and rhythm |
| Swarangalil sugam paadum | Singing joy through musical notes |
| Kavitahiyae vaa ingae | Come here, oh living poem! |
| Male | |
| Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha | Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream |
| Thaen poove | Sweet honey flower! |
| Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum | You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty |
| Maan neeyae | Oh deer-like maiden! |
| Male | |
| Varnangal vandhaadum | Oh golden sky where colors dance around |
| Ponn vaanamae | Golden sky! |
| Ponnaaram soodaatha poo megamae | Oh flower-like cloud wearing no golden ornament |
| Naan indru paadaatha sangeethamae | Oh music that I have not sung today |
| Mhmmm mhmmm en deviyae…. | Mmm mmm, my goddess... |
| Male | |
| Raagangal vandhaadum sangeethamae | Oh music where ragas dance and play |
| Naal dhorum en nenjil un mogamae | Every day, my heart feels your passion |
| Naanendrum neeyendrum ver illaiyae | There is no separation between you and me forever |
| Mhmmm mhmmm en deviyae…. | Mmm mmm, my goddess... |
| Female | |
| Humming | (Humming) |
| Male | |
| Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha | Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream |
| Thaen poove | Sweet honey flower! |
| Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum | You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty |
| Maan neeyae | Oh deer-like maiden! |
| Sruthi layam ena koodum | Joining together like pitch and rhythm |
| Swarangalil sugam paadum | Singing joy through musical notes |
| Kavitahiyae vaa ingae | Come here, oh living poem! |
| Male | |
| Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha | Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream |
| Thaen poove | Sweet honey flower! |
| Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum | You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty |
| Maan neeyae | Oh deer-like maiden! |
முனங்கல் ...........
(Humming)
எனது காதல் கனவில் மலர்ந்த
தேன் பூவே
இளமை அழகில் கவிதை எழுதும்
மான் நீயே
ஸ்ருதி லயம் எனக் கூடும்
ஸ்வரங்களில் சுகம் பாடும்
கவிதையே வா இங்கே
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Sweet honey flower!
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Oh deer-like maiden!
Joining together like pitch and rhythm
Singing joy through musical notes
Come here, oh living poem!
எனது காதல் கனவில் மலர்ந்த
தேன் பூவே
இளமை அழகில் கவிதை எழுதும்
மான் நீயே
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Sweet honey flower!
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Oh deer-like maiden!
வர்ணங்கள் வந்தாடும்
பொன் வானமே
பொன்னாரம் சூடாத பூ மேகமே
நான் இன்று பாடாத சங்கீதமே
ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம் என் தேவியே....
Oh golden sky where colors dance around
Golden sky!
Oh flower-like cloud wearing no golden ornament
Oh music that I have not sung today
Mmm mmm, my goddess...
ராகங்கள் வந்தாடும் சங்கீதமே
நாள் தோறும் என் நெஞ்சில் உன் மோகமே
நானென்றும் நீயென்றும் வேறில்லையே
ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம் என் தேவியே....
Oh music where ragas dance and play
Every day, my heart feels your passion
There is no separation between you and me forever
Mmm mmm, my goddess...
முனங்கல் ...........
(Humming)
எனது காதல் கனவில் மலர்ந்த
தேன் பூவே
இளமை அழகில் கவிதை எழுதும்
மான் நீயே
ஸ்ருதி லயம் எனக் கூடும்
ஸ்வரங்களில் சுகம் பாடும்
கவிதையே வா இங்கே....
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Sweet honey flower!
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Oh deer-like maiden!
Joining together like pitch and rhythm
Singing joy through musical notes
Come here, oh living poem!
எனது காதல் கனவில் மலர்ந்த
தேன் பூவே
இளமை அழகில் கவிதை எழுதும்
மான் நீயே
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Sweet honey flower!
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Oh deer-like maiden!
Humming
(Humming)
Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Thaen poove
Sweet honey flower!
Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Maan neeyae
Oh deer-like maiden!
Sruthi layam ena koodum
Joining together like pitch and rhythm
Swarangalil sugam paadum
Singing joy through musical notes
Kavitahiyae vaa ingae
Come here, oh living poem!
Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Thaen poove
Sweet honey flower!
Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Maan neeyae
Oh deer-like maiden!
Varnangal vandhaadum
Oh golden sky where colors dance around
Ponn vaanamae
Golden sky!
Ponnaaram soodaatha poo megamae
Oh flower-like cloud wearing no golden ornament
Naan indru paadaatha sangeethamae
Oh music that I have not sung today
Mhmmm mhmmm en deviyae….
Mmm mmm, my goddess...
Raagangal vandhaadum sangeethamae
Oh music where ragas dance and play
Naal dhorum en nenjil un mogamae
Every day, my heart feels your passion
Naanendrum neeyendrum ver illaiyae
There is no separation between you and me forever
Mhmmm mhmmm en deviyae….
Mmm mmm, my goddess...
Humming
(Humming)
Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Thaen poove
Sweet honey flower!
Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Maan neeyae
Oh deer-like maiden!
Sruthi layam ena koodum
Joining together like pitch and rhythm
Swarangalil sugam paadum
Singing joy through musical notes
Kavitahiyae vaa ingae
Come here, oh living poem!
Enadhu kaadhal kanavil malarndha
Honeyed flower that bloomed in my love's dream
Thaen poove
Sweet honey flower!
Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum
You are the deer writing poetry in youthful beauty
Maan neeyae
Oh deer-like maiden!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Enadhu Kaadhal Kanavil' from My Dear Lisa (1987) is a romantic melody that expresses profound love through poetic and musical metaphors. The singer addresses his beloved as a sweet flower bloomed in his dreams, comparing her elegance to a deer and her presence to sweet poetry and music harmonized with perfect pitch and rhythm. The song progresses by painting vibrant imagery of golden skies and clouds, exalting the heroine as a divine presence and an unsung melody, declaring an everlasting union where the lover and beloved are inseparable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Thaen poove”
Addressing the lover as a 'honey flower' to symbolize sweet purity.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ilamai azhgil kavidhai eludhum Maan neeyae”
Comparing the lover's graceful eyes and nature to a deer writing poetry.
Simile (Upamai)
“Sruthi layam ena koodum”
Comparing their union to pitch (sruthi) and rhythm (layam) harmonizing in music.
Alliteration / Assonance (Monai & Etukai)
“Ponn vaanamae / Ponnaaram soodaatha poo megamae”
Repetition of 'Ponn' sounds across line openings creating a rich musical rhyme.
Did you know?
Trivia
'My Dear Lisa' (1987) was a pioneering 3D horror movie in Tamil cinema directed by Baby. Despite being a horror movie, this romantic melody composed by Malayalam music director Raghu Kumar and rendered by K. J. Yesudas became a timeless classic.
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