Enakku Unnai Ninaicha
From Amaidhi Padai · 1994
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Amaidhi Padai1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| {Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Rhythmic folk beat (Thinakkuthaka thakajhum) |
| Thaajhum thaajhum | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Thinakkuthaka thakkajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakkajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum} (2) | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Female | |
| Enakku unna nenacha | When I think of you, |
| Majaa majaa | It is pure joy and excitement! |
| Nerungi konjam varavaa | Shall I come a little closer, |
| Machaan machaan | My dear cousin / beloved? |
| Udhatukulla madhuvin | Inside the lips, nectar's |
| Rasam rasam | Sweet juice and taste! |
| Vizhirandum mayakkum | Both eyes intoxicate like |
| Visham visham | Poison, poison! |
| Female | |
| Enakku sooluru | For me, a surrounding town, |
| Irukka melloru | A soft town to reside in, |
| Padikka keezhooru | A lower town to rest in, |
| Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi | Who am I? I am a riddle, come on! |
| Chorus | |
| Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Female :Enakku unna nenacha | Female: When I think of you, |
| Majaa majaa | It is pure joy and excitement! |
| Nerungi konjam varavaa | Shall I come a little closer, |
| Machaan machaan | My dear cousin / beloved? |
| Chorus | |
| Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Female :Udhatukulla madhuvin | Female: Inside the lips, nectar's |
| Rasam rasam | Sweet juice and taste! |
| Vizhirandum mayakkum | Both eyes intoxicate like |
| Visham visham | Poison, poison! |
| Female | |
| {Pasiyaana soru ketkudhu | A hungry person asks for food, |
| Paruvam vandha jodi ketkudhu | A youthful pair demands each other! |
| Idhilenna vetkam vazhuthu | What shyness slips away here, |
| Eracha kenaruthaanga ooruthu} (2) | Like a drawn well springing fresh water! |
| Female | |
| Thaagam vantha naanaachu | I became the one overcome by thirst, |
| Thanni patta paadaachu | It's like the condition when water is touched, |
| Illaiyinnu sollaama | Without saying 'no', |
| Allitharen ellamae | I will offer everything abundantly! |
| Chorus | |
| Oyyarae hoi | Oh stylish man! |
| Nee killadi thaan | You are a clever player indeed! |
| Oyyari oyyarae | Oh stylish beauty! |
| Enga pinnadi vaa..hoi | Come behind me! |
| Female | |
| Enakku unna nenacha | When I think of you, |
| Majaa majaa | It is pure joy and excitement! |
| Nerungi konjam varavaa | Shall I come a little closer, |
| Machaan machaan | My dear cousin / beloved? |
| Udhatukulla madhuvin | Inside the lips, nectar's |
| Rasam rasam | Sweet juice and taste! |
| Vizhirandum mayakkum | Both eyes intoxicate like |
| Visham visham | Poison, poison! |
| Female | |
| Enakku sooluru | For me, a surrounding town, |
| Irukka melloru | A soft town to reside in, |
| Padikka keezhooru | A lower town to rest in, |
| Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi | Who am I? I am a riddle, come on! |
| Chorus | |
| {Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum} (2) | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Female | |
| {Kadal aalam parthathaaraiya | Who has seen the depth of the ocean, sir? |
| Adi varaiyil ponathaaraiyya | Who has gone down to the bottom, sir? |
| Irunthaakka kaatu paarklaam | If you can, show me and let's see, |
| List eduthu neetu paarkalam} (2) | Take a list and stretch it out, let's see! |
| Female | |
| Kottai katti vechanae | I built a fortress and kept it, |
| Pootu pottu vechaana | Did he lock it up? |
| Endha pakkam thottaalum | Whichever side you touch, |
| Antha pakkam thaenoorum | Honey overflows from that side! |
| Chorus | |
| Oyyarae hoi | Oh stylish man! |
| Nee killadi thaan | You are a clever player indeed! |
| Oyyari oyyarae | Oh stylish beauty! |
| Enga pinnadi vaa..hoi | Come behind me! |
| Female | |
| Enakku unna nenacha | When I think of you, |
| Majaa majaa | It is pure joy and excitement! |
| Nerungi konjam varavaa | Shall I come a little closer, |
| Machaan machaan | My dear cousin / beloved? |
| Udhatukulla madhuvin | Inside the lips, nectar's |
| Rasam rasam | Sweet juice and taste! |
| Vizhirandum mayakkum | Both eyes intoxicate like |
| Visham visham | Poison, poison! |
| Female | |
| Enakku sooluru | For me, a surrounding town, |
| Irukka melloru | A soft town to reside in, |
| Padikka keezhooru | A lower town to rest in, |
| Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi | Who am I? I am a riddle, come on! |
| Female | |
| Enakku unna nenacha | When I think of you, |
| Majaa majaa | It is pure joy and excitement! |
| Nerungi konjam varavaa | Shall I come a little closer, |
| Machaan machaan | My dear cousin / beloved? |
| Udhatukulla madhuvin | Inside the lips, nectar's |
| Rasam rasam | Sweet juice and taste! |
| Vizhirandum mayakkum | Both eyes intoxicate like |
| Visham visham | Poison, poison! |
| Chorus | |
| {Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum | Thaajhum thaajhum |
| Thinakkuthaka thakajhum | Thinakkuthaka thakajhum |
| Thaajhum thaajhum} (2) | Thaajhum thaajhum |
{தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்
தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்} (2)
Rhythmic folk beat (Thinakkuthaka thakajhum)
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakkajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
எனக்கு உன்ன நெனச்சா
மஜா மஜா
நெருங்கி கொஞ்சம் வரவா
மச்சான் மச்சான்
உதட்டுக்குள்ளே மதுவின்
ரசம் ரசம்
விழியிரண்டும் மயக்கும்
விஷம் விஷம்
When I think of you,
It is pure joy and excitement!
Shall I come a little closer,
My dear cousin / beloved?
Inside the lips, nectar's
Sweet juice and taste!
Both eyes intoxicate like
Poison, poison!
எனக்கு சூலூரு
இருக்க மேலூரு
படிக்க கீழூறு
நானாரு விடுகதைதான் வா... ஹோய்
For me, a surrounding town,
A soft town to reside in,
A lower town to rest in,
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்
எனக்கு உன்ன நெனச்சா
மஜா மஜா
நெருங்கி கொஞ்சம் வரவா
மச்சான் மச்சான்
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Female: When I think of you,
It is pure joy and excitement!
Shall I come a little closer,
My dear cousin / beloved?
தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்
உதட்டுக்குள்ளே மதுவின்
ரசம் ரசம்
விழியிரண்டும் மயக்கும்
விஷம் விஷம்
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Female: Inside the lips, nectar's
Sweet juice and taste!
Both eyes intoxicate like
Poison, poison!
{பசியானா சோறு கேட்குது
பருவம் வந்தா ஜோடி கேட்குது
இதிலென்ன வெட்கம் வாழுது
எறச்ச கிணறுதாங்க ஊறுது...} (2)
A hungry person asks for food,
A youthful pair demands each other!
What shyness slips away here,
Like a drawn well springing fresh water!
தாகம் வந்தா நானாச்சு
தண்ணிப் பட்டப் பாடாச்சு
இல்லயின்னு சொல்லாம
அள்ளித் தாரேன் எல்லாமே
I became the one overcome by thirst,
It's like the condition when water is touched,
Without saying 'no',
I will offer everything abundantly!
ஒய்யாரே ஹோய்......
நீ கில்லாடிதான்
ஒய்யாரி ஒய்யாரே
எங்க பின்னாடி வா......ஹோய்
Oh stylish man!
You are a clever player indeed!
Oh stylish beauty!
Come behind me!
எனக்கு உன்ன நெனச்சா
மஜா மஜா
நெருங்கி கொஞ்சம் வரவா
மச்சான் மச்சான்
உதட்டுக்குள்ளே மதுவின்
ரசம் ரசம்
விழியிரண்டும் மயக்கும்
விஷம் விஷம்
When I think of you,
It is pure joy and excitement!
Shall I come a little closer,
My dear cousin / beloved?
Inside the lips, nectar's
Sweet juice and taste!
Both eyes intoxicate like
Poison, poison!
எனக்கு சூலூரு
இருக்க மேலூரு
படிக்க கீழூறு
நானாரு விடுகதைதான் வா... ஹோய்
For me, a surrounding town,
A soft town to reside in,
A lower town to rest in,
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
{தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்
தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்} (2)
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
{கடல் ஆழம் பார்த்ததாரைய்யா
அடி வரையில் போனதாரைய்யா
இருந்தாக்க காட்டுப் பார்க்கலாம்
லிஸ்ட்ட எடுத்து நீட்டுப் பார்க்கலாம்} (2)
Who has seen the depth of the ocean, sir?
Who has gone down to the bottom, sir?
If you can, show me and let's see,
Take a list and stretch it out, let's see!
கோட்டை கட்டி வச்சானே
பூட்டு போட்டு வச்சானா
எந்தப் பக்கம் தொட்டாலும்
அந்தப் பக்கம் தேனூறும்
I built a fortress and kept it,
Did he lock it up?
Whichever side you touch,
Honey overflows from that side!
ஒய்யாரே ஹோய்......
நீ கில்லாடிதான்
ஒய்யாரி ஒய்யாரே எங்க
பின்னாடி வா......ஹோய்
Oh stylish man!
You are a clever player indeed!
Oh stylish beauty!
Come behind me!
எனக்கு உன்ன நெனச்சா
மஜா மஜா
நெருங்கி கொஞ்சம் வரவா
மச்சான் மச்சான்
உதட்டுக்குள்ளே மதுவின்
ரசம் ரசம்
விழியிரண்டும் மயக்கும்
விஷம் விஷம்
When I think of you,
It is pure joy and excitement!
Shall I come a little closer,
My dear cousin / beloved?
Inside the lips, nectar's
Sweet juice and taste!
Both eyes intoxicate like
Poison, poison!
எனக்கு சூலூரு
இருக்க மேலூரு
படிக்க கீழூறு
நானாரு விடுகதைதான் வா... ஹோய்
For me, a surrounding town,
A soft town to reside in,
A lower town to rest in,
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
எனக்கு உன்ன நெனச்சா
மஜா மஜா
நெருங்கி கொஞ்சம் வரவா
மச்சான் மச்சான்
உதட்டுக்குள்ளே மதுவின்
ரசம் ரசம்
விழியிரண்டும் மயக்கும்
விஷம் விஷம்
When I think of you,
It is pure joy and excitement!
Shall I come a little closer,
My dear cousin / beloved?
Inside the lips, nectar's
Sweet juice and taste!
Both eyes intoxicate like
Poison, poison!
{தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்
தினக்குதக தகஜூம்
தஜூம் தஜூம்} (2)
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
{Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Rhythmic folk beat (Thinakkuthaka thakajhum)
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakkajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakkajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum} (2)
Thaajhum thaajhum
Enakku unna nenacha
When I think of you,
Majaa majaa
It is pure joy and excitement!
Nerungi konjam varavaa
Shall I come a little closer,
Machaan machaan
My dear cousin / beloved?
Udhatukulla madhuvin
Inside the lips, nectar's
Rasam rasam
Sweet juice and taste!
Vizhirandum mayakkum
Both eyes intoxicate like
Visham visham
Poison, poison!
Enakku sooluru
For me, a surrounding town,
Irukka melloru
A soft town to reside in,
Padikka keezhooru
A lower town to rest in,
Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Female :Enakku unna nenacha
Female: When I think of you,
Majaa majaa
It is pure joy and excitement!
Nerungi konjam varavaa
Shall I come a little closer,
Machaan machaan
My dear cousin / beloved?
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Female :Udhatukulla madhuvin
Female: Inside the lips, nectar's
Rasam rasam
Sweet juice and taste!
Vizhirandum mayakkum
Both eyes intoxicate like
Visham visham
Poison, poison!
{Pasiyaana soru ketkudhu
A hungry person asks for food,
Paruvam vandha jodi ketkudhu
A youthful pair demands each other!
Idhilenna vetkam vazhuthu
What shyness slips away here,
Eracha kenaruthaanga ooruthu} (2)
Like a drawn well springing fresh water!
Thaagam vantha naanaachu
I became the one overcome by thirst,
Thanni patta paadaachu
It's like the condition when water is touched,
Illaiyinnu sollaama
Without saying 'no',
Allitharen ellamae
I will offer everything abundantly!
Oyyarae hoi
Oh stylish man!
Nee killadi thaan
You are a clever player indeed!
Oyyari oyyarae
Oh stylish beauty!
Enga pinnadi vaa..hoi
Come behind me!
Enakku unna nenacha
When I think of you,
Majaa majaa
It is pure joy and excitement!
Nerungi konjam varavaa
Shall I come a little closer,
Machaan machaan
My dear cousin / beloved?
Udhatukulla madhuvin
Inside the lips, nectar's
Rasam rasam
Sweet juice and taste!
Vizhirandum mayakkum
Both eyes intoxicate like
Visham visham
Poison, poison!
Enakku sooluru
For me, a surrounding town,
Irukka melloru
A soft town to reside in,
Padikka keezhooru
A lower town to rest in,
Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
{Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum} (2)
Thaajhum thaajhum
{Kadal aalam parthathaaraiya
Who has seen the depth of the ocean, sir?
Adi varaiyil ponathaaraiyya
Who has gone down to the bottom, sir?
Irunthaakka kaatu paarklaam
If you can, show me and let's see,
List eduthu neetu paarkalam} (2)
Take a list and stretch it out, let's see!
Kottai katti vechanae
I built a fortress and kept it,
Pootu pottu vechaana
Did he lock it up?
Endha pakkam thottaalum
Whichever side you touch,
Antha pakkam thaenoorum
Honey overflows from that side!
Oyyarae hoi
Oh stylish man!
Nee killadi thaan
You are a clever player indeed!
Oyyari oyyarae
Oh stylish beauty!
Enga pinnadi vaa..hoi
Come behind me!
Enakku unna nenacha
When I think of you,
Majaa majaa
It is pure joy and excitement!
Nerungi konjam varavaa
Shall I come a little closer,
Machaan machaan
My dear cousin / beloved?
Udhatukulla madhuvin
Inside the lips, nectar's
Rasam rasam
Sweet juice and taste!
Vizhirandum mayakkum
Both eyes intoxicate like
Visham visham
Poison, poison!
Enakku sooluru
For me, a surrounding town,
Irukka melloru
A soft town to reside in,
Padikka keezhooru
A lower town to rest in,
Naanaaru vidukadhai thaan vaa..hoi
Who am I? I am a riddle, come on!
Enakku unna nenacha
When I think of you,
Majaa majaa
It is pure joy and excitement!
Nerungi konjam varavaa
Shall I come a little closer,
Machaan machaan
My dear cousin / beloved?
Udhatukulla madhuvin
Inside the lips, nectar's
Rasam rasam
Sweet juice and taste!
Vizhirandum mayakkum
Both eyes intoxicate like
Visham visham
Poison, poison!
{Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thinakkuthaka thakajhum
Thaajhum thaajhum} (2)
Thaajhum thaajhum
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Enakku Unna Nenacha is a seductive and high-energy folk duet from the political satire movie Amaidhi Padai (1994). The song revolves around playful romantic banter, physical attraction, and youthful desire. The female lead playfully teases her lover, expressing how the thought of him brings immense delight ('Majaa') and describing her own allure through riddles and metaphors of nectar and sweet poison.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Enakku sooluru / Irukka melloru / Padikka keezhooru”
The words 'sooluru', 'melloru', and 'keezhooru' at the line endings rhyme with the '-uru' sound, establishing a melodic flow.
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)
“Udhatukulla madhuvin Rasam rasam / Vizhirandum mayakkum Visham visham”
The sweetness of lips is directly metaphorized as honey nectar, and alluring eyes are described as intoxicating poison.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Eracha kenaruthaanga ooruthu”
Compares the continuous flow of romantic passion to a well spring that yields fresh water as it is continuously drawn.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Thaagam vantha naanaachu / Thanni patta paadaachu”
The repetition of the 'Tha' initial sound across consecutive lines enhances rhythm.
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Trivia
Amaidhi Padai (1994) is a seminal Tamil political satire film directed by Manivannan, starring Sathyaraj in a double role as the iconic anti-hero Amavasai / Nagaraja Cholan and his idealist son Senthil. Although listed with unknown credits in the query, the music for the film was composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Pulamaipithan, and the vocals for this vibrant duet were performed by S. Janaki and Mano.
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