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Endhan Nenjil

From Alli Arjuna · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. Janaki, Srinivas
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Alli Arjuna
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
26 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Endhan nenjil
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Un ennam
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Neeyum naanum
Ondraanom verillaiyae
Endhan nenjil
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Un ennam
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Neeyum naanum
Ondraanom verillaiyae
Oh unnai moodi maraithaai
Poovin pinnaal olindhaai
Kaadhal unnai udaithappodhu
Vaai vedithaai
Unmai nee uraithaai
Endhan nenjil
Un ennam unnai yennil
Male :Vidhaithaai
Female :Uyirai oottri
Male :Valarthaai
Female :Orae pulliyil nam ullam
Poo pooththadhae
Male :Kaadhal thaen vaarthadhae
Medai pottu cholvadhalla
Pennin kaadhal enbadhu
Jaadai sollum vizhiyin asaivil
Sarvamozhiyum ulladhu
Oh iru vizhi asaivilae
Idhayam thalandru ponadhu
Innoru paarvaiyil
Idhayam enna aavadhu
Ada nenjil ezhundha
Kaadhal yennam
Velliya solla mudiyumaa
Tharaiyil vizhundhu
Nizhalgal yenna
Satham pottu kadharumaa
Oh nila padagil
Neeyum naanum
Ulaa povom vaadi vaa
Unnai yennil
Ah unnai yennil vidhaithaai
Uyirai oottri valarthaai
Oh unnai moodi maraithaai
Poovin pinnaal olindhaai
Kaadhal unnai udaithappodhu
Vaai vedithaai
Unmai nee uraithaai
Endhan nenjil un ennam
Neeyum naanum ondraanom verillaiyae
Endhan nenjil un ennam
Female :Endhan nenjil
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Un ennam
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Neeyum naanum
Ondraanom verillaiyae
Hoo… ho irandu siragu irundha podhum
Parakkum vaanam ondrudhaan
Irandu idhayam modhum bodhum
Irukkum kaadhal ondrudhaan
Ovvoru mozhiyilum
Veru veru vaarthaidhaan
Vaarthaigal maaralaam
Pookkal endrum pookkal dhaan
Oh kaalam maarum
Nilangal maarum
Kaadhal endrum kaadhaldhaan
Kangal izhandhaal kaadhal theriyum
Kandukkondadhum indrudhaan
Muththam pottaal
Mottham azhiyum
Vekkam ennum kodudhaan
Undhan moochil en swaasam
Kalandhu ulavum neramdhaan
Endhan nenjil un yennam
Neeyum naanum ondraanom verillaiyae
Endhan nenjil
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Un yennam
Chorus :Paahimaam
Female :Neeyum naanum
Ondraanom verillaiyae
In my heart
Chorus: Protect me
Female: Thoughts of you
Chorus: Protect me
Female: You and I
Have become one; there is no separation
In my heart
Chorus: Protect me
Female: Thoughts of you
Chorus: Protect me
Female: You and I
Have become one; there is no separation
Oh, you veiled and hid yourself
You hid behind a flower
When love broke through you
You burst into words
And you spoke the truth
In my heart
Thoughts of you... you in me
Male: You planted
Female: Pouring life into it
Male: You nurtured it
Female: At a single point, our hearts
Blossomed like a flower
Male: Love poured its sweet nectar
It is not proclaimed from a stage,
What a woman's love truly is
In the subtle glance and movement of her eyes
Every language in the world is found
Oh, with just a movement of those two eyes
My heart gave in and melted
With another look from you,
What will happen to my heart?
Can the thoughts of love
That rise within the heart
Ever be spoken out loud?
When shadows fall
Upon the ground,
Do they ever cry out with noise?
Oh, in a boat of moonlight,
You and I
Will go for a ride—come with me, my love
You in me...
Ah, you planted yourself in me
Pouring your life into it, you nurtured it
Oh, you veiled and hid yourself
You hid behind a flower
When love broke through you
You burst into words
And you spoke the truth
In my heart are thoughts of you
You and I became one; there is no separation
In my heart are thoughts of you
Female: In my heart
Chorus: Protect me
Female: Thoughts of you
Chorus: Protect me
Female: You and I
Have become one; there is no separation
Ooh... Even though there are two wings,
The sky they fly in is only one
Even when two hearts beat together,
The love that exists is only one
In every language,
The words are different
Words may change,
Yet flowers are always flowers
Oh, times will change,
Lands will change,
Yet love will always be love
When sight is lost, love is truly seen,
And I discovered that only today
When a kiss is shared,
It completely disappears—
That boundary line called shyness
In your breath, my breath
Is mingling and drifting right now
In my heart are thoughts of you
You and I became one; there is no separation
In my heart
Chorus: Protect me
Female: Thoughts of you
Chorus: Protect me
Female: You and I
Have become one; there is no separation
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Endhan Nenjil' expresses a deep, spiritual, and romantic union between two lovers. It highlights how love transcends outward expressions, spoken words, and physical barriers. The couple reflects on how their emotional connection was seeded silently and blossomed into an inseparable oneness, protected by divine grace (evoked by the chant 'Paahimaam'). In the later stanzas, the lyrics explore philosophical reflections on love's timeless nature. Just as wings share a single sky and different languages refer to the same flower, love remains constant despite changing times, places, and words. The intimacy peaks as bashfulness vanishes in a kiss and their breaths merge into one unified existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Unnai yennil vidhaithaai / Uyirai oottri valarthaai”

Compares planting feelings in one's heart to sowing a seed and nurturing it with life as water.

Analogy

“Irandu siragu irundha podhum / Parakkum vaanam ondrudhaan”

Uses the image of two wings sharing a single sky to describe two individuals sharing one love.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Irandu idhayam modhum bodhum / Irukkum kaadhal ondrudhaan”

The second consonant 'ra' matches across 'Irandu' and 'Irukkum', creating Tamil Ethugai rhyme.

Rhetorical Question

“Tharaiyil vizhundhu / Nizhalgal yenna / Satham pottu kadharumaa”

Asks whether falling shadows make noise, poetically emphasizing that deep inner heartache and love are silent.

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Trivia

'Endhan Nenjil' features in the 2001 Tamil romantic drama film 'Alli Arjuna', directed by K. S. Adhiyaman starring Manoj Bharathiraja and Richa Pallod. The soundtrack was composed by Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song incorporates the Sanskrit invocation 'Paahimaam' (meaning 'Protect/Save me') in the chorus background.

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