Enakena Yerkanave
From Parthen Rasithen · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Harini
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Parthen Rasithen2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enakkena yerkanavae pirandhaval ivalo | Is she the one born specifically for me? |
| Idhayathai kayiru katti izhuthaval ivalo | Is she the one who bound my heart with a rope and pulled it? |
| Oli sindhum iru kangal uyir vaangum siru idhazhgal | Two eyes that shed light, small lips that take away my life. |
| Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhaeee … aaaaaaaa | Something inside me, inside me, is happening... aaaaaaaa |
| Female | |
| { Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhae | Something inside me, inside me, is happening... |
| Adhai ennendru ariyenadi } (2) | I do not know what it is, my dear. |
| Ora paarvai paarkkum bodhu uyiril paadhi illai | When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes. |
| Meedhi paarvai paarkkum thunivu pedhai nenjil illai | My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze. |
| Enadhu uyirai kudikkum urimai unakkae unakkae… | The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you... |
| Male | |
| Kannae unnai kaatiyadhaal en kannae sirandhadhadi | Oh my dear, because my eyes showed me you, my eyes became blessed. |
| Un kangalai kandadhum innoru giragam kan mun pirandhadhadi | The moment I saw your eyes, another planet was born before my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal endra ottrai nool thaan | Only the single thread called love... |
| Kanavugal thodukkindradhu ….aaaaa aaaa aaaahh… | Is stringing dreams together... aaaaa aaaa aaaahh... |
| Kaadhal endra ottrai nool thaan | Only the single thread called love... |
| Kanavugal thodukkindradhu | Is stringing dreams together. |
| Adhu kaalathai thattugindradhu | It knocks on time itself. |
| { En manam ennum koppaiyil indru un uyire niraigindradhu } (2) | In the cup of my heart today, your life fills up. |
| Male | |
| Maarbukku thiraiyittu maraikkum pennae | Oh woman who veils her chest with a curtain, |
| Manasaiyum maraikkaadhae | Do not veil your heart as well. |
| En vayadhaiyum vadhaikkaadhae | Do not torment my youth. |
| Pul veli kooda pani thuli ennum vaarthai pesumadi | Even the meadow speaks the word called dewdrop, my dear. |
| En punnagai rani oru mozhi sonnaal kaadhalum vaazhumadi | If my queen of smiles speaks a single word, love will blossom. |
| Female | |
| Vaarthai ennai kai vidum bodhu | When words abandon me, |
| Mounam pesugiren en kanneer pesugiren | I speak through silence, I speak through my tears. |
| { Ellaa mozhikkum kanneer puriyum | Every language understands tears, |
| Unakken puriyavillaii… } (2) | Why do you not understand them? |
| Female | |
| { Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhae | Something inside me, inside me, is happening... |
| Adhai ennendru ariyenadi } (2) | I do not know what it is, my dear. |
| Ora paarvai paarkkum bodhu uyiril paadhi illai | When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes. |
| Meedhi paarvai paarkkum thunivu pedhai nenjil illai | My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze. |
| Enadhu uyirai kudikkum urimai unakkae unakkae…. | The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you... |
எனக்கென ஏற்கனவே
பிறந்தவள் இவளோ இதயத்தை
கயிறு கட்டி இழுத்தவள் இவளோ
ஒளி சிந்தும் இரு கண்கள் உயிா்
வாங்கும் சிறு இதழ்கள் என்னுள்ளே
என்னுள்ளே ஏதேதோ செய்கிறதே… ஆஆஆ…
Is she the one born specifically for me?
Is she the one who bound my heart with a rope and pulled it?
Two eyes that shed light, small lips that take away my life.
Something inside me, inside me, is happening... aaaaaaaa
{ என்னுள்ளே என்னுள்ளே
ஏதேதோ செய்கிறதே அதை
என்னென்று அறியேனடி } (2)
ஓரப்பாா்வை பாா்க்கும்போது
உயிாில் பாதி இல்லை மீதிப்
பாா்வை பாா்க்கும் துணிவு
பேதை நெஞ்சில் இல்லை
எனது உயிரை குடிக்கும்
உாிமை உனக்கே உனக்கே
Something inside me, inside me, is happening...
I do not know what it is, my dear.
When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes.
My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze.
The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you...
கண்ணே உன்னை
காட்டியதால் என் கண்ணே
சிறந்ததடி உன் கண்களைக்
கண்டதும் இன்னொரு கிரகம்
கண்முன் பிறந்ததடி
Oh my dear, because my eyes showed me you, my eyes became blessed.
The moment I saw your eyes, another planet was born before my eyes.
காதல் என்ற ஒற்றை
நூல்தான் கனவுகள் தொடுக்கின்றது.....
காதல் என்ற ஒற்றை நூல்தான்
கனவுகள் தொடுக்கின்றது அது
காலத்தை தட்டுகின்றது
{ என் மனம் என்னும் கோப்பையில்
இன்று உன் உயிா் நிறைகின்றது } (2)
Only the single thread called love...
Is stringing dreams together... aaaaa aaaa aaaahh...
Only the single thread called love...
Is stringing dreams together.
It knocks on time itself.
In the cup of my heart today, your life fills up.
மாா்புக்கு திரையிட்டு
மறைக்கும் பெண்ணே
மனசையும் மறைக்காதே
என் வயதையும் வதைக்காதே
புல்வெளி கூட பனித்துளி என்னும்
வாா்த்தை பேசுமடி என் புன்னகை
ராணி ஒரு மொழி சொன்னால்
காதழும் வாழுமடி
Oh woman who veils her chest with a curtain,
Do not veil your heart as well.
Do not torment my youth.
Even the meadow speaks the word called dewdrop, my dear.
If my queen of smiles speaks a single word, love will blossom.
வாா்த்தை என்னை
கைவிடும் போது மௌனம்
பேசுகிறேன் என் கண்ணீா்
பேசுகிறேன்
{ எல்லா மொழிக்கும்
கண்ணீா் புாியும் உனக்கேன்
புாியவில்லை } (2)
When words abandon me,
I speak through silence, I speak through my tears.
Every language understands tears,
Why do you not understand them?
{ என்னுள்ளே என்னுள்ளே
ஏதேதோ செய்கிறதே அதை
என்னென்று அறியேனடி } (2)
ஓரப்பாா்வை பாா்க்கும்போது
உயிாில் பாதி இல்லை மீதிப்
பாா்வை பாா்க்கும் துணிவு
பேதை நெஞ்சில் இல்லை
எனது உயிரை குடிக்கும்
உாிமை உனக்கே உனக்கே
Something inside me, inside me, is happening...
I do not know what it is, my dear.
When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes.
My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze.
The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you...
Enakkena yerkanavae pirandhaval ivalo
Is she the one born specifically for me?
Idhayathai kayiru katti izhuthaval ivalo
Is she the one who bound my heart with a rope and pulled it?
Oli sindhum iru kangal uyir vaangum siru idhazhgal
Two eyes that shed light, small lips that take away my life.
Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhaeee … aaaaaaaa
Something inside me, inside me, is happening... aaaaaaaa
{ Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhae
Something inside me, inside me, is happening...
Adhai ennendru ariyenadi } (2)
I do not know what it is, my dear.
Ora paarvai paarkkum bodhu uyiril paadhi illai
When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes.
Meedhi paarvai paarkkum thunivu pedhai nenjil illai
My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze.
Enadhu uyirai kudikkum urimai unakkae unakkae…
The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you...
Kannae unnai kaatiyadhaal en kannae sirandhadhadi
Oh my dear, because my eyes showed me you, my eyes became blessed.
Un kangalai kandadhum innoru giragam kan mun pirandhadhadi
The moment I saw your eyes, another planet was born before my eyes.
Kaadhal endra ottrai nool thaan
Only the single thread called love...
Kanavugal thodukkindradhu ….aaaaa aaaa aaaahh…
Is stringing dreams together... aaaaa aaaa aaaahh...
Kaadhal endra ottrai nool thaan
Only the single thread called love...
Kanavugal thodukkindradhu
Is stringing dreams together.
Adhu kaalathai thattugindradhu
It knocks on time itself.
{ En manam ennum koppaiyil indru un uyire niraigindradhu } (2)
In the cup of my heart today, your life fills up.
Maarbukku thiraiyittu maraikkum pennae
Oh woman who veils her chest with a curtain,
Manasaiyum maraikkaadhae
Do not veil your heart as well.
En vayadhaiyum vadhaikkaadhae
Do not torment my youth.
Pul veli kooda pani thuli ennum vaarthai pesumadi
Even the meadow speaks the word called dewdrop, my dear.
En punnagai rani oru mozhi sonnaal kaadhalum vaazhumadi
If my queen of smiles speaks a single word, love will blossom.
Vaarthai ennai kai vidum bodhu
When words abandon me,
Mounam pesugiren en kanneer pesugiren
I speak through silence, I speak through my tears.
{ Ellaa mozhikkum kanneer puriyum
Every language understands tears,
Unakken puriyavillaii… } (2)
Why do you not understand them?
{ Ennullae ennullae yaedhedho seigiradhae
Something inside me, inside me, is happening...
Adhai ennendru ariyenadi } (2)
I do not know what it is, my dear.
Ora paarvai paarkkum bodhu uyiril paadhi illai
When you cast a side glance, half my life vanishes.
Meedhi paarvai paarkkum thunivu pedhai nenjil illai
My innocent heart lacks the courage to endure the rest of your gaze.
Enadhu uyirai kudikkum urimai unakkae unakkae….
The right to consume my life belongs only to you, only to you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Enakkena Yerkanave' from Parthen Rasithen (2000) is a soulful Tamil romantic ballad expressing the overwhelming, mystical feeling of falling in love. The protagonist marvels at his beloved, wondering if she was soulfully destined for him since birth. Her looks, her eyes, and her presence affect him deeply, capturing his heart completely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal endra ottrai nool thaan / Kanavugal thodukkindradhu”
Love is conceptualized as a single thread that strings together floating dreams.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En manam ennum koppaiyil indru un uyire niraigindradhu”
The speaker's heart is compared to a cup filled to the brim with the beloved's life force.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Un kangalai kandadhum innoru giragam kan mun pirandhadhadi”
Exaggerating the beauty of the beloved's eyes by stating an entire new planet was born upon looking at them.
Personification
“Mounam pesugiren en kanneer pesugiren”
Attributing the human capability of speech to silence and tears.
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Trivia
'Enakkena Yerkanave' was composed by Bharadwaj with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu and sung by P. Unnikrishnan and Harini. The song became an instant melody hit upon the release of Parthen Rasithen (2000) and remains one of Bharadwaj's most iconic early-2000s compositions.
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