Enakkenna Manakkavalai
From Sorgathil Thirumanam · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Sorgathil Thirumanam1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | |
| Female | |
| Enakkenna manakkavalai | What mental worry do I have? |
| Female | |
| Enakkenna manakkavalai | What mental worry do I have? |
| Inippillai kasappum illai | There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness. |
| Idhu thuravu nilai | This is a state of renunciation. |
| Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen | I get drenched in the rain, |
| Veyyilil kaaigiraen | I dry in the heat of the sun. |
| Female | |
| No mother no father we don’t bother | No mother, no father, we don't bother, |
| Female | |
| Thaayennum panbu thavariya pinbu | After failing in the quality of being a mother, |
| Thaayena solvathu paavam | It is a sin to call oneself a mother. |
| Annai enna pillai enna | What is a mother? What is a child? |
| Panthamaa paasamaa yaavumae naadagam | Is it a bond? Is it affection? Everything is a drama. |
| Female | |
| Enakkenna manakkavalai | What mental worry do I have? |
| Inippillai kasappum illai | There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness. |
| Idhu thuravu nilai | This is a state of renunciation. |
| Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen | I get drenched in the rain, |
| Veyyilil kaaigiraen | I dry in the heat of the sun. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Kadhalan endrum kadhali endrum | Calling someone a lover or a beloved, |
| Konjiyathaal enna laabam | What profit is there in coaxing and pampering? |
| Micham enna meetham enna | What is left? What is the remainder? |
| Aangalae pengalae kadhal orr kaanalae | Oh men and women, love is just a mirage. |
| Female | |
| Where we begin where we end | Where we begin, where we end, |
| Then and there we have no friend | Then and there, we have no friend. |
| Female | |
| Yaarengu povaar yaarukku theriyum | Who goes where, who knows? |
| Yaar vazhai yaar vara koodum | In whose path can anyone join? |
| Kelvi illai vidaiyum illai | There are no questions, nor are there answers. |
| Karuvarai kallarai irandilum thanimaithaan | From the womb to the tomb, in both, there is only solitude. |
| Female | |
| Enakkenna manakkavalai | What mental worry do I have? |
| Inippillai kasappum illai | There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness. |
| Idhu thuravu nilai | This is a state of renunciation. |
| Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen | I get drenched in the rain, |
| Veyyilil kaaigiraen | I dry in the heat of the sun. |
.............................
எனக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை
What mental worry do I have?
எனக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை
இனிப்பில்லை கசப்புமும் இல்லை
இது ஒரு துறவு நிலை
மழையிலே நனைகிறேன்
வெய்யிலில் காய்கிறேன்
What mental worry do I have?
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
This is a state of renunciation.
I get drenched in the rain,
I dry in the heat of the sun.
நோ மதர் நோ பாதர் வீ டோன்ட் போதர்
No mother, no father, we don't bother,
தாயென்னும் பண்பு தவறிய பின்பு
தாயென சொல்வது பாவம்
அன்னை என்ன பிள்ளை என்ன
பந்தமா பாசமா யாவுமே நாடகம்
After failing in the quality of being a mother,
It is a sin to call oneself a mother.
What is a mother? What is a child?
Is it a bond? Is it affection? Everything is a drama.
எனக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை
இனிப்பில்லை கசப்புமும் இல்லை
இது ஒரு துறவு நிலை
மழையிலே நனைகிறேன்
வெய்யிலில் காய்கிறேன்
What mental worry do I have?
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
This is a state of renunciation.
I get drenched in the rain,
I dry in the heat of the sun.
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காதலன் என்றும் காதலி என்றும்
கொஞ்சியதால் என்ன லாபம்
மிச்சம் என்ன மீதம் என்ன
ஆண்களே பெண்களே காதல் ஓர் கானலே
Calling someone a lover or a beloved,
What profit is there in coaxing and pampering?
What is left? What is the remainder?
Oh men and women, love is just a mirage.
வேர் வீ பிகின் வேர் வீ என்டு
தென் அண்ட் தேர் வீ ஹேவ் நோ ப்ரண்ட்
Where we begin, where we end,
Then and there, we have no friend.
யாரெங்கு போவார் யாருக்கு தெரியும்
யார் வழி யார் வரக் கூடும்
கேள்வி இல்லை விடையும் இல்லை
கருவறை கல்லறை இரண்டிலும் தனிமைதான்
Who goes where, who knows?
In whose path can anyone join?
There are no questions, nor are there answers.
From the womb to the tomb, in both, there is only solitude.
எனக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை
இனிப்பில்லை கசப்புமும் இல்லை
இது ஒரு துறவு நிலை
மழையிலே நனைகிறேன்
வெய்யிலில் காய்கிறேன்
What mental worry do I have?
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
This is a state of renunciation.
I get drenched in the rain,
I dry in the heat of the sun.
……………..
Enakkenna manakkavalai
What mental worry do I have?
Enakkenna manakkavalai
What mental worry do I have?
Inippillai kasappum illai
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu thuravu nilai
This is a state of renunciation.
Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen
I get drenched in the rain,
Veyyilil kaaigiraen
I dry in the heat of the sun.
No mother no father we don’t bother
No mother, no father, we don't bother,
Thaayennum panbu thavariya pinbu
After failing in the quality of being a mother,
Thaayena solvathu paavam
It is a sin to call oneself a mother.
Annai enna pillai enna
What is a mother? What is a child?
Panthamaa paasamaa yaavumae naadagam
Is it a bond? Is it affection? Everything is a drama.
Enakkenna manakkavalai
What mental worry do I have?
Inippillai kasappum illai
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu thuravu nilai
This is a state of renunciation.
Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen
I get drenched in the rain,
Veyyilil kaaigiraen
I dry in the heat of the sun.
…………….
Kadhalan endrum kadhali endrum
Calling someone a lover or a beloved,
Konjiyathaal enna laabam
What profit is there in coaxing and pampering?
Micham enna meetham enna
What is left? What is the remainder?
Aangalae pengalae kadhal orr kaanalae
Oh men and women, love is just a mirage.
Where we begin where we end
Where we begin, where we end,
Then and there we have no friend
Then and there, we have no friend.
Yaarengu povaar yaarukku theriyum
Who goes where, who knows?
Yaar vazhai yaar vara koodum
In whose path can anyone join?
Kelvi illai vidaiyum illai
There are no questions, nor are there answers.
Karuvarai kallarai irandilum thanimaithaan
From the womb to the tomb, in both, there is only solitude.
Enakkenna manakkavalai
What mental worry do I have?
Inippillai kasappum illai
There is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu thuravu nilai
This is a state of renunciation.
Mazhaiyilae nanaigiraen
I get drenched in the rain,
Veyyilil kaaigiraen
I dry in the heat of the sun.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song portrays a profound philosophical awakening and spiritual detachment from worldly life. The protagonist expresses a state of complete indifference ('thuravu nilai' or renunciation) where emotional dualities like joy and sorrow, sweetness and bitterness, cease to matter. Motherhood, romantic love, and family ties are depicted as transient stage plays ('naadagam') and mirages ('kaanal') rather than enduring truths. Through Kannadasan's sharp philosophical phrasing, the song underscores the absolute existential truth of human solitude from birth to death ('karuvarai kallarai irandilum thanimaithaan'). Enduring external hardships like rain and heat with equanimity, the speaker accepts the solitary nature of human existence without expectations, attachments, or regrets.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Inippillai kasappum illai”
Juxtaposes contrasting concepts like sweetness and bitterness ('inippu' vs 'kasappu') and rain and sun ('mazhai' vs 'veyyil') to symbolize emotional neutrality.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Aangalae pengalae kadhal orr kaanalae”
Directly compares romantic love to a mirage ('kaanal'), highlighting its illusory and deceptive nature.
Initial Alliteration (Monaai)
“Karuvarai kallarai irandilum thanimaithaan”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound in 'Karuvarai' and 'Kallarai', creating a poetic link between womb and tomb.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Kelvi illai vidaiyum illai”
Repetition of the ending term 'illai' emphasizing non-existence and philosophical negation.
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Trivia
Composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh for the 1974 film 'Sorgathil Thirumanam', this song is renowned for Kannadasan's detached philosophical lyrics which blend English and Tamil lines effortlessly. Singer Vani Jairam delivered the track with a calm, meditative tone that perfectly captures the mood of renunciation.
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