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Enakku Naane Raja

From Africavil Appu · 1986

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Africavil Appu
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
16 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Thunbam ponathu namma thuyaram theernthathu
Inimai saernthathu
Ada manasil varuththam iniyum edhukku….
Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Mannukku ullaara thanniyum
Angangae olinjirukku
Kannila sindhina kanneerum
Ippathaan maranjirukku….
Mannukku ullaara thanniyum
Angangae olinjirukku
Kannila sindhina kanneerum
Ippathaan maranjirukku….
Kannukettum dhooram varaikkum varatchi
Ippa vellam vanthu katti anaikkum
Kaanja maram sogam vadikkum dhinamum
Ippa kandapadi thulli kudhikkum
Pasumaiyaalae manam nirainju pochchu
Pazhaiya sabam adhu marainju pochchu
Thananthaniyaa antha panjam irukka
Thanni irukku nam thaagam thanikka
Aaththu thanni saeralaachchu
Namakku thaagam theeralaachchu
Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Thunbam ponathu namma thuyaram theernthathu
Inimai saernthathu
Ada manasil varuththam iniyum edhukku….
Enakku naanae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri serum thappaadhu
Kaadu malai medu muzhukka dhinamum
Namma koottam podum aattam irukku
Veliyilla kaavalumilla namakku
Nalla vetta veliyil veedum irukku
Thalli vaikkum antha koottam kooda
Namma kandapinnae adhu oottam odum
Pullakuttinga adhu konjamum illa
Namma koottaththukkuthaan ini panjamumilla
Ada thalaiyai nimirnthu nadakka venum
Idhukku melae enna venum
Namakku naamae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri saerum thappaathu
Thunbam ponathu namma thuyaram theernthathu
Inimai saernthathu
Ada manasil varuththam iniyum edhukku
Namakku naamae raja ippothu
Edhilum vettri saerum thappaathu
Mannukku ullaara thanniyum
Angangae olinjirukku
Kannila sindhina kanneerum
Ippathaan maranjirukku….
Hoi mannukku ullaara thanniyum
Angangae olinjirukku
Kannila sindhina kanneerum
Ippathaan maranjirukku….
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I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Troubles are gone, our sorrows have ended,
Sweetness has arrived.
Hey, why carry sadness in the heart anymore?
I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Deep beneath the earth, water
is hidden here and there.
And the tears shed from our eyes
have only now disappeared...
Deep beneath the earth, water
is hidden here and there.
And the tears shed from our eyes
have only now disappeared...
There was drought as far as the eye could see,
now the flood comes to embrace us.
The dried-up tree that wept with sorrow every day
now leaps and dances with joy.
My heart is filled with lush green life,
that old curse has vanished away.
While that famine is left all alone,
there is water to quench our thirst.
The river waters have come together,
our thirst is finally quenched.
I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Troubles are gone, our sorrows have ended,
Sweetness has arrived.
Hey, why carry sadness in the heart anymore?
I am my own king now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Across the forests, hills, and slopes every day,
our people dance and celebrate.
We have no fences and no guards,
the wide open plains are our home.
Even that crowd that cast us aside
will take off running once they see us.
We have no family burdens at all,
and for our group, there will be no scarcity anymore.
Hey, we must walk with our heads held high,
what more do we need than this?
We are our own kings now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Troubles are gone, our sorrows have ended,
Sweetness has arrived.
Hey, why carry sadness in the heart anymore?
We are our own kings now,
Victory will surely come in everything.
Deep beneath the earth, water
is hidden here and there.
And the tears shed from our eyes
have only now disappeared...
Hoy! Deep beneath the earth, water
is hidden here and there.
And the tears shed from our eyes
have only now disappeared...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enakku Naanae Raja Ippothu is an uplifting and celebratory song about self-reliance, freedom, and triumph over past adversity. The speaker rejoices in overcoming a period of extreme hardship, comparing the end of sorrow to the sudden arrival of refreshing groundwater and floods that bring dried-up trees back to life. The song highlights living untamed and unbounded in harmony with nature, shedding past humiliations, and walking proudly with dignity and togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Mannukku ullaara thanniyum / Kannila sindhina kanneerum

The second consonant 'nn' matches across 'Mannukku' and 'Kannila'.

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Thunbam ponathu namma thuyaram theernthathu

Repetition of the 'Th' sound in 'Thunbam' and 'thuyaram'.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Thunbam ponathu namma thuyaram theernthathu / Inimai saernthathu

Both lines end with the matching sound '-thathu'.

Personification

Kaanja maram sogam vadikkum dhinamum / Ippa kandapadi thulli kudhikkum

Dried-up trees are personified as shedding sorrow and jumping joyfully as if they are human.

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Trivia

The lyrics were penned by Na. Kamarasan for the 1986 film Africavil Appu. Kamarasan is celebrated in Tamil poetry for introducing modern free verse (Pudhukavithai) into mainstream literature and writing film songs rich in nature imagery and folk idioms.

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