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Lyrics & meaning

Enakku Piditha Paadal (Duet)

From Julie Ganapathi · 2003

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Julie Ganapathi
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enakku piditha paadal
Adhu unakkum pidikumae
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaai
Endhan manadhu ariyumae
Ennai piditha nilavu
Adhu unnai pidikumae
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhu
Noiyaai koottumae
Uthirvadhu pookkalaa
Female :Manadhu valartha solaiyil
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaa
Mella nerungidum podhu
Nee dhoora pogiraai
Vittu vilagidum podhu
Nee nerungi varugiraai
Kaadhalin thiruvizha
Kangalil nadakudhae
Kuzhandhayaai polavae
Idhayamum tholayudhae
Vaanathil parakiren..
Moghathil midhakiren
Kaadhalaal naanum orr
Kaathaadi aagiren
Enakku piditha paadal
Adhu unakkum pidikumae
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaai
Endhan manadhu ariyumae
Ennai piditha nilavu
Adhu unnai pidikumae
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhu
Noiyaai koottumae
Uthirvadhu pookkalaa
Manadhu valartha solaiyil
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaa
Piththu pidithathai polae
Adi pechchu kularudhae
Vandu kudaivadhai polae
Vizhi manasai kudaiyudhae
Kaadhalin thiruvizha
Kangalil nadakudhae
Kuzhandhayaai polavae
Idhayamum tholayudhae
Vaanathil parakiren..
Moghathil midhakiren
Kaadhalaal naanum orr
Kaathaadi aagiren
Enakku piditha paadal
Adhu unakkum pidikumae
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaai
Endhan manadhu ariyumae
Ennai piditha nilavu
Adhu unnai pidikumae
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhu
Noiyaai koottumae
Na na na na…..(4)
Aah aaah aaaah…….
Velli kambigalai polae
Oru thooral podudhoo
Vinnum mannil vandhu sera
Adhu paalam podudhoo
Neer thuli neenginaal
Nee thodum nyaabagham
Nee thotta idamellaam
Veenayin thaen swaram
Aayiram aruviyaai
Anbilae nanaikiraai
Megham polae enakkullae
Mogham valarthu kalaigiraai
Enakku piditha paadal
Adhu unakkum pidikumae
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaai
Endhan manadhu ariyumae
Ennai piditha nilavu
Adhu unnai pidikumae
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhu
Noiyaai koottumae
Uthirvadhu pookkalaa
Manadhu valartha solaiyil
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaa
Enakku piditha paadal
Adhu unakkum pidikumae
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaai
Endhan manadhu ariyumae
The song that I like,
You will like it too.
The path your heart takes,
My heart already knows.
The moon that charmed me,
Will charm you too.
Giving medicine for the sickness of love
Only adds to the illness.
Are those flowers falling?
Female: In the garden nurtured by the heart,
Will the flowers of love ever fall?
When I gently come closer,
You move far away.
When I step back and leave,
You come close to me.
A festival of love
Is taking place in our eyes.
Just like a little child,
My heart gets lost too.
I fly in the sky...
I float in longing...
Because of love, I too
Have become a kite.
The song that I like,
You will like it too.
The path your heart takes,
My heart already knows.
The moon that charmed me,
Will charm you too.
Giving medicine for the sickness of love
Only adds to the illness.
Are those flowers falling?
In the garden nurtured by the heart,
Will the flowers of love ever fall?
As if I have lost my mind,
Oh, my words get all tangled.
Like a beetle burrowing deep,
Your gaze pierces into my heart.
A festival of love
Is taking place in our eyes.
Just like a little child,
My heart gets lost too.
I fly in the sky...
I float in longing...
Because of love, I too
Have become a kite.
The song that I like,
You will like it too.
The path your heart takes,
My heart already knows.
The moon that charmed me,
Will charm you too.
Giving medicine for the sickness of love
Only adds to the illness.
Na na na na...
Aah aah aaah...
Like threads of silver,
Is a light drizzle falling?
For the sky to meet the earth,
Is it building a bridge?
When a drop of water rolls off,
It brings back the memory of your touch.
Every place you have touched
Echoes with the sweet melody of a veena (Indian string instrument).
Like a thousand waterfalls,
You drench me in your love.
Like a cloud within me,
You stir my desire and drift away.
The song that I like,
You will like it too.
The path your heart takes,
My heart already knows.
The moon that charmed me,
Will charm you too.
Giving medicine for the sickness of love
Only adds to the illness.
Are those flowers falling?
In the garden nurtured by the heart,
Will the flowers of love ever fall?
The song that I like,
You will like it too.
The path your heart takes,
My heart already knows.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Enakku Piditha Paadal' from the film Julie Ganapathi (2003) is a deeply emotional and reflective romantic song that explores the telepathic connection and sweet agony of love. The lyrics convey how two souls become so attuned to each other that their preferences, thoughts, and emotions merge effortlessly. Love is depicted as a captivating paradox—a cure that intensifies the ailment, and a game of distance and closeness that leaves lovers feeling lighthearted, flying high like kites in the sky. The song uses sensory nature imagery, comparing rain to silver threads bridging heaven and earth, and a lover's tender touch to the honeyed notes of a Veena. Through poetic expressiveness, Vaali highlights the innocence, vulnerability, and overwhelming intimacy shared between two people destined to understand each other without words.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Velli kambigalai polae / Oru thooral podudhoo

Compares gentle raindrops falling from the sky to thin, shining strings of silver.

Simile (Upamai)

Kaadhalaal naanum orr / Kaathaadi aagiren

Compares the feeling of being in love to becoming a free-floating kite soaring in the open sky.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhalin thiruvizha / Kangalil nadakudhae

Metaphorically describes the silent exchange of loving glances between lovers as a grand festival taking place in their eyes.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Megham polae enakkullae / Mogham valarthu kalaigiraai

The second consonant 'gha' (க்) in 'Megham' and 'Mogham' creates a rhythmic Ethugai pattern.

Paradox (Muran)

Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhu / Noiyaai koottumae

Presents a logical contradiction where offering medicine for love sickness only increases the severity of the illness.

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