Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Kalaignan album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Endhan Nenjil

From Kalaignan · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kalaignan
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
26 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Isaiyin swarangal
Thaena..aa
Isaikkum kuyil nee
Thaanaa… vaaa
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Paniyil nanaiyum
Maargazhi poovae
Enai nee pirinthaal
Yethoru vaazhvae
Unakkena piranthaval
Naaanaaaa
Nilavukku thunai intha vaaanaa..aa
Male :Vaazhnthenae uravindri
Munnaa…aal
Vanthaayae uravaaga innaal
Enthan nenjil ho.. mmm mmm
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Isaiyin swarangal
Thaena..aa
Isaikkum kuyil nee
Thaanaa… vaaa
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Aaaa….aaa….aaa….
Aaa…haaa….aaaa….aaa….
Sagarima garisani sani pama
Pani sagari
Sugangal methuvaai
Nee thara vendum
Nagangal pathithaal
Kaayangal thondrum
Uthadugal urasidathaanae
Valigalum kurainthidum maanae
Naan soodum
Noolaadai polae
Nee aadu poomeni melae ..a.e…
Enthan nenjil ho..mmm mmm
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
Isaiyin swarangal
Thaena..aa
Male :Isaikkum kuyil nee
Thaanaa… vaaa
Enthan nenjil neengaatha
Thendral neethaana
Male :Ennam engum nee paadum
Thirithiru thillaana
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Are the notes of music
as sweet as honey?
Are you the singing cuckoo
who creates them? Come...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Drenched in the morning dew,
O flower of Margazhi (winter month),
if you separate from me,
what kind of life will I have?
Was I the one born
just for you?
Like this sky is companion to the moon?
Male: I lived without any bond of love
in the past...
Today you arrived as my dearest one!
In my heart... ho... mmm mmm...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Are the notes of music
as sweet as honey?
Are you the singing cuckoo
who creates them? Come...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Aaa... aa... aa...
Aa... haa... aaa... aa...
Sa ga ri ma ga ri sa ni sa ni pa ma
Pa ni sa ga ri
Sweet pleasures,
you should give them to me gently...
If fingernails press too hard,
little marks will appear...
As our lips brush gently,
every pain will soften, my dear...
Just like the woven dress
that I wear,
wrap and sway over my flower-soft body...
In my heart... ho... mmm mmm...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Are the notes of music
as sweet as honey?
Male: Are you the singing cuckoo
who creates them? Come...
In my heart, never leaving,
are you that gentle breeze?
Male: Everywhere in my thoughts, you sing
a joyful thillana (rhythmic song)...
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enthan Nenjil Neengaatha from the 1993 film Kalaignan is a passionate romantic duet that weaves classical musical imagery with deep emotional intimacy. The song frames love through poetic comparisons, likening the lover to an unceasing gentle breeze lingering in the heart and a joyful musical Tillana resounding across one's thoughts. The female lead expresses total devotion, viewing herself as born solely for her partner, much like the sky serves as a natural backdrop to the moon.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Enthan nenjil neengaatha / Ennam engum nee paadum

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' in 'Enthan' and 'Ennam' across adjacent lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Maargazhi poovae

Addressing the beloved directly as a delicate flower blooming in the cold Margazhi month.

Simile (Upamai)

Noolaadai polae / Nee aadu poomeni melae

Comparing the intimate physical presence of the lover to a soft cotton garment draped across a tender, flower-like body.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Kalaignan

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.