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Enakkum Unakkum

From Pudhiya Sangamam · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ramakrishna Raja
Movie name
Pudhiya Sangamam
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
12 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Female :Aa…..aa…..aa….
Male :Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Female :Aa…..aa…..aa….
Idhu ariyasambavam
Un azhagu mangalam
Tharum manjal kungumam pudhiya sangamam….
Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Female :Aa…..aa…..aa….
Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Male :Aa…..haa…..aa….
Unnaal vanthathu ennaal vanthathu
Ulagil namathu sontham
Unnaal vanthathu ennaal vanthathu
Ulagil namathu sontham
Unnai kannaal kandathum
Nenjaal thottathum
Kannaal kandathum nenjaal thottathum
Kaninthuvittathu pantham
Ingu neththirunthathu pooththirunththu
Kaattukkul oru nerunji
Male :Idhu enthan paakkiyam iniya kaaviyam
Hhham Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Male :Aa…..haa…..aa….
Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Female :Aa…..aahaa…..aa….
Nenjil ullathum ninaivil ullathum
Nadanthu vittathu indru
Nenjil ullathum ninaivil ullathum
Nadanthu vittathu indru
Ingu konji nikkuth kulungi nirkkuthu
Konji nikkuth kulungi nirkkuthu
Nerainja manasu rendu
Eppadi eppadi nadakkumenpathu
Evarukingae theriyum
Ellaam vallavan podum mudichchai
Yaaraal avizhkka mudiyum
Antha vidhiyin valimai perisu
Sontha madhiyin valimai sirisu
Female :Oru dheivam vanththu uravai thanthathu
Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Female :Aa…..aa…..aa….
Male :Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Female :Aa…..aa…..aa….
Enakkum unakkum
Inimale enna kurai
Male :Aa…..haa…..aa….
Female :Irukkum varaikkum padippom
Anbukkathai
Male :Ooho….oo…..oo…..
For you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
For you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
Female: Aah... aah... aah...
Male: As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
Female: Aah... aah... aah...
This is a rare blessing,
your auspicious beauty,
blessed with sacred turmeric and kumkum, a new union...
For you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
Female: Aah... aah... aah...
As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
Male: Aah... haa... aah...
It came through you, it came through me,
this bond of ours in this world.
It came through you, it came through me,
this bond of ours in this world.
Seeing you with my eyes,
touching you with my heart,
seeing you with my eyes and touching you with my heart,
our relationship has blossomed so sweet.
Yesterday, right here it bloomed,
a thorn flower in the wild forest.
Male: This is my good fortune, a sweet poetic tale.
Mmm, for you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
Male: Aah... haa... aah...
As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
Female: Aah... aahaa... aah...
What was in our hearts and in our dreams
has come true today.
What was in our hearts and in our dreams
has come true today.
Affectionately teasing and trembling with joy,
affectionately teasing and trembling with joy,
two hearts filled with pure contentment.
How each thing comes to pass,
who in this world could ever know?
The knot tied by the Almighty,
who has the power to untie?
The power of destiny is mighty,
the strength of our own mind is small.
Female: God Himself came and gave us this bond.
For you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
Female: Aah... aah... aah...
Male: As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
Female: Aah... aah... aah...
For you and me,
what could we ever lack from now on?
Male: Aah... haa... aah...
Female: As long as we live, let us read
this story of love.
Male: Oho... oh... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Enakkum Unakkum' from Pudhiya Sangamam (1984) is an affectionate romantic duet celebrating the fulfilled union of two lovers. The couple reflects on how their love story feels like an auspicious, newly found confluence ('pudhiya sangamam') gifted by destiny. They promise to cherish and live through this saga of love as long as they live, leaving behind all worries and regrets. The lyrics move from intimate celebration to philosophical introspection, emphasizing that human intellect and planning are insignificant before the grand design of fate. They acknowledge that God has tied an unbreakable knot between their souls, turning deep-seated desires into a joyful reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Antha vidhiyin valimai perisu / Sontha madhiyin valimai sirisu”

The second letters 'dhi' (vidhiyin) and 'dhi' (madhiyin) rhyme across consecutive lines.

Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)

“Antha vidhiyin valimai perisu / Sontha madhiyin valimai sirisu”

Contrasts the immense power of destiny ('perisu') with the smallness of human intellect ('sirisu').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Idhu enthan paakkiyam iniya kaaviyam”

Compares their relationship and newfound togetherness directly to a sweet epic ('iniya kaaviyam').

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

“Unnai kannaal kandathum / Nenjaal thottathum”

Alliteration and rhythmic parallelism between seeing with eyes ('kannaal') and touching with heart ('nenjaal').

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Trivia

Written by acclaimed lyricist Vairamuthu, the line 'pudhiya sangamam' (new confluence) directly echoes the film's title *Pudhiya Sangamam* (1984). The song uniquely weaves deep philosophical reflections on fate ('vidhi') and divine will alongside traditional romantic imagery of turmeric and kumkum.

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