- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singer
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Aakko
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Kadal thaandi pogum kaadhali
Kai meeri pogudhae en vidhi
Nagaraama nindru pogudhae
En vaazhkaiyin gadhi
Kadal thaandi pogum kaadhali
Kai meeri pogudhae en vidhi
Nagaraama nindru pogudhae
En vaazhkaiyin gadhi
Paadhi kaadhal thandha pennae
Meedhiyum vendum
Nee pona pinbu endhan manamo
Irandudhaan pogum
Kaathiru endru nee solli ponaal
Adhuvae podhum
Marandhiru endru nee solli naerndhaal
Uyirae pogum
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
En bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
Kadal thaandi pogum kaadhali
Kai meeri pogudhae en vidhi
Nagaraama nindru pogudhae
En vaazhkaiyin gadhi
Kadal thaandi pogum kaadhali
Kai meeri pogudhae en vidhi
Nagaraama nindru pogudhae
En vaazhkaiyin gadhi
Paadhi kaadhal thandha pennae
Meedhiyum vendum
Meedhiyum vendum
Nee pona pinbu endhan manamo
Irandudhaan pogum
Irandudhaan pogum
Kaathiru endru nee solli ponaal
Adhuvae podhum
Adhuvae podhum
Marandhiru endru nee solli naerndhaal
Uyirae pogum
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae
Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu unakkadhu unakkadhu
Bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
En bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
Bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Male :Thalladuran naanae
Chorus :Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
En bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Male :Thalladuran naanae
Chorus :Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
{Enakenna yaarum illayae
Unakkadhu thona villayae} (4)
Chorus :{Bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae
En bodha nee dhaanae
Thalladuran naanae
Un kaamam venaamae
Un kaadhal podhumae} (Overlapping)
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?
My love is crossing the ocean and leaving,
My fate is slipping out of my hands.
It has come to a dead stop,
The course of my life.
My love is crossing the ocean and leaving,
My fate is slipping out of my hands.
It has come to a dead stop,
The course of my life.
Girl, you gave me only half your love,
I need the rest of it too.
Once you leave, my heart
Will surely die away.
If you only tell me to wait before leaving,
That alone will be enough.
But if you happen to tell me to forget you,
My very life will slip away.
I have no one else in my life,
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?
Don't you even realize that?
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
My love is crossing the ocean and leaving,
My fate is slipping out of my hands.
It has come to a dead stop,
The course of my life.
My love is crossing the ocean and leaving,
My fate is slipping out of my hands.
It has come to a dead stop,
The course of my life.
Girl, you gave me only half your love,
I need the rest of it too.
I need the rest of it too.
Once you leave, my heart
Will surely die away.
Will surely die away.
If you only tell me to wait before leaving,
That alone will be enough.
That alone will be enough.
But if you happen to tell me to forget you,
My very life will slip away.
I have no one else in my life,
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?
Don't you even realize that?
I have no one else in my life,
Don't you, don't you, don't you realize?
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
Male: And I am stumbling around.
Chorus: I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
Male: And I am stumbling around.
Chorus: I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
{I have no one else in my life,
Don't you even realize that?} (x4)
Chorus: {You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me.
You are my intoxication,
And I am stumbling around.
I don't need your lust,
Your love is enough for me} (overlapping)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Enakenna Yaarum Illaye' is a poignant romantic lament detailing the emotional breakdown of a young man whose lover is relocating across the sea. Overcome with feelings of abandonment and loneliness, he pours out his despair, feeling that his life has ground to a complete halt in her absence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Bodha nee dhaanae”
Comparing the lover to 'Bodha' (intoxication) to illustrate how overwhelmingly her presence affects his senses.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Un kaamam venaamae / Un kaadhal podhumae”
Contrasting 'Kaamam' (lust) and 'Kaadhal' (pure love) to emphasize emotional depth over physical desire.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Enakenna yaarum illayae / Unakkadhu thona villayae”
Harmonious rhyming ending sounds in Tamil poetry creating a rhythmic, somber tone.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Enakenna yaarum illayae”
Repeated lines reinforcing the protagonist's emotional state of feeling alone and misunderstood.
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Trivia
'Enakenna Yaarum Illaye' was released on Valentine's Day in 2015 as a promotional single for the film 'Aakko'. Composed and sung by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics by Vignesh Shivan, the track became an instant viral sensation prior to the film's production.
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