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Enakku Piditha Paadal (Duet)

From Julie Ganapathi · 2003

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Julie Ganapathi2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Enakku piditha paadalThe song that I like,
Adhu unakkum pidikumaeYou will like it too.
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaaiThe path your heart travels,
Endhan manadhu ariyumaeMy heart knows it well.
Male
Ennai piditha nilavuThe moon that captured me,
Adhu unnai pidikumaeWill capture you too.
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhuGiving medicine for the sickness of love,
Noiyaai koottumaeIt only increases the sickness.
Male
Uthirvadhu pookkalaaAre those flowers falling?
Female :Manadhu valartha solaiyilFemale: In the garden grown by the mind,
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaaDo flowers of love fall?
Female
Mella nerungidum podhuWhen I slowly approach you,
Nee dhoora pogiraaiYou move far away.
Vittu vilagidum podhuWhen I move away and leave,
Nee nerungi varugiraaiYou come closer.
Male
Kaadhalin thiruvizhaA festival of love
Kangalil nadakudhaeIs happening in the eyes.
Kuzhandhayaai polavaeJust like a child,
Idhayamum tholayudhaeMy heart gets lost.
Vaanathil parakiren..I fly in the sky...
Moghathil midhakirenI float in passion.
Kaadhalaal naanum orrBecause of love, I too
Kaathaadi aagirenHave become a kite.
Male
Enakku piditha paadalThe song that I like,
Adhu unakkum pidikumaeYou will like it too.
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaaiThe path your heart travels,
Endhan manadhu ariyumaeMy heart knows it well.
Male
Ennai piditha nilavuThe moon that captured me,
Adhu unnai pidikumaeWill capture you too.
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhuGiving medicine for the sickness of love,
Noiyaai koottumaeIt only increases the sickness.
Male
Uthirvadhu pookkalaaAre those flowers falling?
Manadhu valartha solaiyilIn the garden grown by the mind,
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaaDo flowers of love fall?
Male
Piththu pidithathai polaeAs if possessed by madness,
Adi pechchu kularudhaeOh girl, my speech falters.
Vandu kudaivadhai polaeLike a bee burrowing into a flower,
Vizhi manasai kudaiyudhaeYour eyes bore deep into my heart.
Female
Kaadhalin thiruvizhaA festival of love
Kangalil nadakudhaeIs happening in the eyes.
Kuzhandhayaai polavaeJust like a child,
Idhayamum tholayudhaeMy heart gets lost.
Vaanathil parakiren..I fly in the sky...
Moghathil midhakirenI float in passion.
Kaadhalaal naanum orrBecause of love, I too
Kaathaadi aagirenHave become a kite.
Female
Enakku piditha paadalThe song that I like,
Adhu unakkum pidikumaeYou will like it too.
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaaiThe path your heart travels,
Endhan manadhu ariyumaeMy heart knows it well.
Female
Ennai piditha nilavuThe moon that captured me,
Adhu unnai pidikumaeWill capture you too.
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhuGiving medicine for the sickness of love,
Noiyaai koottumaeIt only increases the sickness.
Female
Na na na na…..(4)Na na na na…..(4)
Aah aaah aaaah…….Aah aaah aaaah…….
Female
Velli kambigalai polaeLike strings of silver,
Oru thooral podudhooIs it drizzling a light rain?
Vinnum mannil vandhu seraFor the sky to meet the earth,
Adhu paalam podudhooIs it building a bridge?
Male
Neer thuli neenginaalAs a water droplet falls away,
Nee thodum nyaabaghamIt brings back memories of your touch.
Nee thotta idamellaamEvery spot that you touched
Veenayin thaen swaramSounds like the sweet honeyed notes of a Veena.
Aayiram aruviyaaiLike a thousand waterfalls,
Anbilae nanaikiraaiYou drench me in love.
Megham polae enakkullaeLike a cloud inside me,
Mogham valarthu kalaigiraaiYou grow my desire and then disperse.
Female
Enakku piditha paadalThe song that I like,
Adhu unakkum pidikumaeYou will like it too.
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaaiThe path your heart travels,
Endhan manadhu ariyumaeMy heart knows it well.
Female
Ennai piditha nilavuThe moon that captured me,
Adhu unnai pidikumaeWill capture you too.
Kaadhal noikku marundhu thandhuGiving medicine for the sickness of love,
Noiyaai koottumaeIt only increases the sickness.
Male
Uthirvadhu pookkalaaAre those flowers falling?
Manadhu valartha solaiyilIn the garden grown by the mind,
Kaadhal pookkal udhirumaaDo flowers of love fall?
Male
Enakku piditha paadalThe song that I like,
Adhu unakkum pidikumaeYou will like it too.
Un manadhu pogum vazhiyaaiThe path your heart travels,
Endhan manadhu ariyumaeMy heart knows it well.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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Trivia

Although listed in the prompt with unknown music director and singers, 'Julie Ganapathi' (2003) was directed by veteran filmmaker Balu Mahendra, with music composed by the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by Vaali. The soundtrack features multiple renditions of 'Enakku Piditha Paadal', sung individually by Vijay Yesudas, Shreya Ghoshal, and Vijay Prakash. The movie itself is a psychological thriller adapted from Stephen King's famous novel 'Misery'.

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