Enakku Nee Unakku Naan
From Vazhkkai Chakkaram · 1990
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Vazhkkai Chakkaram1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enakku nee unakku naan | You are meant for me, and I am meant for you, |
| Yettilae ezhudhinaan | He wrote it in the book of fate. |
| Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma | Will God's decree ever change or disappear? |
| Male | |
| Enakku nee unakku naan | You are meant for me, and I am meant for you, |
| Yettilae ezhudhinaan | He wrote it in the book of fate. |
| Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma | Will God's decree ever change or disappear? |
| Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa | Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers? |
| Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa | Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed? |
| Male | |
| Naalaana pin theriyum theriyum | As days go by, it will be known, it will be known. |
| Naan yaarena puriyum puriyum | Who I truly am will be understood, will be understood. |
| Neer megangal vilagum vilagum | The rain clouds will disperse, will disperse. |
| Nedu vaanamum vilangum vilangum | The vast sky will shine clear, will shine clear. |
| Male | |
| Sila neram thendral kooda | At times, even a gentle breeze |
| Puyal pola thondralaam | May seem like a raging storm. |
| Paalum kallaagum siru poovum mullaagum | Milk turns to stone and a small flower becomes a thorn, |
| Pizhai paavai paarthidum paarvaiyaal | Through the mistaken perspective of a maiden's eyes. |
| Male | |
| Enakku nee unakku naan | You are meant for me, and I am meant for you, |
| Yettilae ezhudhinaan | He wrote it in the book of fate. |
| Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma | Will God's decree ever change or disappear? |
| Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa | Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers? |
| Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa | Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed? |
| Male | |
| Pagaiyaaguma imaiyum vizhiyum | Will the eyelid and the eye become enemies? |
| Pirindhidumo karaiyum nadhiyum | Will the riverbank and the flowing river ever separate? |
| Dhisai maarumo nizhalum udalum | Will the body and its shadow change their path? |
| Thaniyaaguma ninaivum manamum | Will memories and the mind become isolated? |
| Male | |
| Uruvaana kobam thaabam | The anger and anguish that arose here, |
| Vidhi seidha naadagam | Are merely a drama staged by destiny. |
| Neeyum illaadhu ini naanum ingaedhu | Without you, where do I stand anymore? |
| Oru vaarthai pesiduvaai vaasa poovae | Speak just one word, oh fragrant flower. |
| Male | |
| Enakku nee unakku naan | You are meant for me, and I am meant for you, |
| Yettilae ezhudhinaan | He wrote it in the book of fate. |
| Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma | Will God's decree ever change or disappear? |
| Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa | Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers? |
| Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa | Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed? |
எனக்கு நீ உனக்கு நான் ஏட்டிலே எழுதினான்
தேவன் தீர்மானம் மாறுமா மறையுமா
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
எனக்கு நீ உனக்கு நான் ஏட்டிலே எழுதினான்
தேவன் தீர்மானம் மாறுமா மறையுமா
மீட்டும் வீணையே விரல் மீது கோபமா
மீட்டிடாமலே இன்ப நாதம் தோன்றுமா
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
நாளான பின் தெரியும் தெரியும்
நான் யாரென புரியும் புரியும்
நீர் மேகங்கள் விலகும் விலகும்
நெடு வானமும் விளங்கும் விளங்கும்
As days go by, it will be known, it will be known.
Who I truly am will be understood, will be understood.
The rain clouds will disperse, will disperse.
The vast sky will shine clear, will shine clear.
சில நேரம் தென்றல் கூட
புயல் போல தோன்றலாம்
பாலும் கள்ளாகும் சிறு பூவும் முள்ளாகும்
பிழை பார்த்திடும் பார்வையால்
At times, even a gentle breeze
May seem like a raging storm.
Milk turns to stone and a small flower becomes a thorn,
Through the mistaken perspective of a maiden's eyes.
எனக்கு நீ உனக்கு நான் ஏட்டிலே எழுதினான்
தேவன் தீர்மானம் மாறுமா மறையுமா
மீட்டும் வீணையே விரல் மீது கோபமா
மீட்டிடாமலே இன்ப நாதம் தோன்றுமா
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
பகையாகுமா இமையும் விழியும்
பிரிந்தோடுமா கரையும் நதியும்
திசை மாறுமா நிழலும் உடலும்
தனியாகுமா நினவும் மனமும்
Will the eyelid and the eye become enemies?
Will the riverbank and the flowing river ever separate?
Will the body and its shadow change their path?
Will memories and the mind become isolated?
உருவான கோபம் தாபம்
விதி செய்த நாடகம்
நீயும் இல்லாது இனி நானும் இங்கேது
ஒரு வார்த்தை பேசிடுவாய் பூவே
The anger and anguish that arose here,
Are merely a drama staged by destiny.
Without you, where do I stand anymore?
Speak just one word, oh fragrant flower.
எனக்கு நீ உனக்கு நான் ஏட்டிலே எழுதினான்
தேவன் தீர்மானம் மாறுமா மறையுமா
மீட்டும் வீணையே விரல் மீது கோபமா
மீட்டிடாமலே இன்ப நாதம் தோன்றுமா
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
Enakku nee unakku naan
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
Yettilae ezhudhinaan
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Enakku nee unakku naan
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
Yettilae ezhudhinaan
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
Naalaana pin theriyum theriyum
As days go by, it will be known, it will be known.
Naan yaarena puriyum puriyum
Who I truly am will be understood, will be understood.
Neer megangal vilagum vilagum
The rain clouds will disperse, will disperse.
Nedu vaanamum vilangum vilangum
The vast sky will shine clear, will shine clear.
Sila neram thendral kooda
At times, even a gentle breeze
Puyal pola thondralaam
May seem like a raging storm.
Paalum kallaagum siru poovum mullaagum
Milk turns to stone and a small flower becomes a thorn,
Pizhai paavai paarthidum paarvaiyaal
Through the mistaken perspective of a maiden's eyes.
Enakku nee unakku naan
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
Yettilae ezhudhinaan
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
Pagaiyaaguma imaiyum vizhiyum
Will the eyelid and the eye become enemies?
Pirindhidumo karaiyum nadhiyum
Will the riverbank and the flowing river ever separate?
Dhisai maarumo nizhalum udalum
Will the body and its shadow change their path?
Thaniyaaguma ninaivum manamum
Will memories and the mind become isolated?
Uruvaana kobam thaabam
The anger and anguish that arose here,
Vidhi seidha naadagam
Are merely a drama staged by destiny.
Neeyum illaadhu ini naanum ingaedhu
Without you, where do I stand anymore?
Oru vaarthai pesiduvaai vaasa poovae
Speak just one word, oh fragrant flower.
Enakku nee unakku naan
You are meant for me, and I am meant for you,
Yettilae ezhudhinaan
He wrote it in the book of fate.
Devan theermaanam maaruma maraiyuma
Will God's decree ever change or disappear?
Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa
Oh veena that is played, are you angry at the fingers?
Meetidamalae inba naadham thondrumaa
Can sweet music ever be created without being strummed?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Enakku Nee Unakku Naan' is a philosophical and deeply emotional plea where the protagonist reflects on divine predestination and love. Reassuring a loved one during a rift, the speaker emphasizes that their union was written by God Himself in the book of fate, making it immutable and eternal despite present misunderstandings or emotional storms.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Meettum veenaiyae viral meedhu kobamaa”
Compares the lovers' rift to an angry veena resisting the fingers that play it, highlighting that harmony requires interaction and connection.
Rhetorical Question
“Pagaiyaaguma imaiyum vizhiyum”
Asks if an eye and its eyelid could ever become enemies, emphasizing how inseparable two truly bonded souls are.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme / Repetition)
“Naalaana pin theriyum theriyum / Naan yaarena puriyum puriyum”
Uses rhythmic repetition at the line endings ('theriyum theriyum', 'puriyum puriyum', 'vilagum vilagum', 'vilangum vilangum') to reinforce emphasis and musical cadence.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Neer megangal vilagum vilagum / Nedu vaanamum vilangum vilangum”
Matches the initial consonants 'Ne' in 'Neer' and 'Nedu' across consecutive lines to create auditory symmetry.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1990 Tamil movie 'Vazhkkai Chakkaram', starring Sathyaraj and Gautami. The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics written by the renowned poet Pulamaipithan. The song showcases Pulamaipithan's trademark style of blending classic philosophical Tamil metaphors with romantic longing.
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