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Lyrics & meaning

Enga Ooru England Rani

From Padicha Pulla · 1989

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singer
S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Padicha Pulla
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
27 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enga ooru engilaandhu raani
Apdi ettu vechu kittatthula vaa nee
Thanga neram manja poosum maeni
Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni
Om peril mandram onnu
Chorus :Vekka porom
Male :Un kooda eppozhudhum
Chorus :Pakka thunaiya iruppom
Enga ooru… haa enga ooru…
Hoi enga ooru
Engilaandhu raani
Ada ettu vechu kittathula vaa nee
Thanga neram manja poosum maeni
Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni
Thaerdhalilae ninnu paaru
Machaan machaan
Unna vittaa vera yaaru
Jeyippaan jeyippaan
Enga ooru engilaandhu raani
Vaadaa malli pooveduthu
Vechu paarthen thala melae
Alaek
Laalaalalaa laalaalalaa
Laala laalaa laallaa laa
Joraa nee kekkaama thaan
Nikkireenga sela pola
Moodaama moodinen maaraappu
Venaanga aambala veeraappu
Vaadaama vaadudhu rosaa poo
Paadaama paadudhu pen poovu
Alla venaa killa venaa
Innum enna venum nee thaan venum
Enga ooru… haa enga ooru…
Enga ooru engilaandhu raani
Apdi ettu vechu kittatthula vaa nee
Thanga neram manja poosum maeni
Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni
Yaaiyaayaa yaaiyaayaa
Yaiyaaya yaiyaa yaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaiyaaya yaiyaa yaiyaa yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaaiyaa yaiyaa yaiyaa yaaiyaa yaiyaa yaiyaa
Yaiyaaya yaiyaa yaiyaa yaaiyaaya yaiyaa yaiyaa
Yaiyaa yaiyaa yaiyaa yaiyaa
Maaraama thaan aasai irukku
Alli paathu naalaachu
Meiyaavaa
Laalaalalaa laalaalalaa
Laala laalaa laallaa laa
Seraama thaan jodi edhukku
Ennudambu noolaachu
Naalonnu paaraiyaa thai maasam
Kaanaama kaanalaam kailaasam
Ulloora odudhu un nesam
Unakkaaga paadudhu poo vaasam
Onnu mela onnu podu
Odi vandhu koodu baanam podu
Enga ooru… haa enga ooru…
Adadada enga ooru engilaandhu raani
Apdi ettu vechu kittatthula vaa nee
Thanga neram manja poosum maeni
Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni
Om peril mandram onnu
Chorus :Vekka porom
Male :Un kooda eppozhudhum
Chorus :Pakka thunaiya iruppom
Enga ooru engilaandhu raani
Female :Amaaa
Chorus :Apdi ettu vechu kittatthula vaa nee
Female :Haan
Chorus :Thanga neram manja poosum maeni
Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni
Our village's Queen of England!
Take a step like that and come close to me!
A golden body smeared with turmeric,
It is a ladder that leads up to heaven!
A fan club in your name...
Chorus: ...we are going to start!
Male: With you always...
Chorus: ...we will stand as your support!
Our village... ha, our village...
Hey, our village's...
...Queen of England!
Hey, take a step and come close to me!
A golden body smeared with turmeric,
It is a ladder that leads up to heaven!
Just try standing in an election,
My handsome cousin,
Who else besides you...
...will win? Will win!
Our village's Queen of England!
Taking the unfading globe amaranth flower,
I wore it in my hair to see,
Effortlessly!
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la
Without even asking nicely,
You stand there like a statue!
I casually covered myself with my sari,
Stop showing off your macho pride!
Without fading, the rose is wilting,
Without singing, this flower of a girl is singing!
Don't you want to gather me, don't you want to pinch me?
What else is needed? Only you are needed!
Our village... ha, our village...
Our village's Queen of England!
Take a step like that and come close to me!
A golden body smeared with turmeric,
It is a ladder that leads up to heaven!
Ya ya ya, ya ya ya
Yaiyaya, yaiya yaiya yaya
Yaiyaya, yaiya yaiya yaya yaya
Yaya yaiya yaiya yaya yaya yaya
Yaiyaya, yaiya yaiya yayaya yaiya yaiya
Yaiya yaiya yaiya yaiya
My desire remains unchanged,
It has been days since I held you close!
Is that true?
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la
Without being together, why even be a pair?
My body has grown thin as a thread!
Each day feels heavy as a rock in the month of Thai (Tamil harvest month),
Without searching far, we can experience heaven right here!
Deep inside me, your love flows,
For you, the fragrance of flowers sings!
Layer one touch upon another,
Run over, embrace me, and shoot love's arrow!
Our village... ha, our village...
Oh my, our village's Queen of England!
Take a step like that and come close to me!
A golden body smeared with turmeric,
It is a ladder that leads up to heaven!
A fan club in your name...
Chorus: ...we are going to start!
Male: With you always...
Chorus: ...we will stand as your support!
Our village's Queen of England!
Female: Yes!
Chorus: Take a step like that and come close to me!
Female: Haan!
Chorus: A golden body smeared with turmeric,
It is a ladder that leads up to heaven!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enga Ooru Engilaandhu Raani from the movie Padicha Pulla (1989) is a upbeat, playful folk-romantic duet. The song humorously hyperbolizes the heroine's beauty by calling her the 'Queen of England' of their village. The male protagonist and the chorus express admiration for her golden radiance, lightheartedly offering to launch a fan club and vote for her if she stands in an election.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)

Adhu sorgathukku yethi vidum yaeni

Her enchanting golden body is metaphorically described as a ladder that transports one directly to heaven.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Nikkireenga sela pola

The speaker compares the onlookers/lover standing motionless without responding to statues ('sela pola').

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Moodaama / Vaadaama / Paadaama

The second letter 'da' (ட) rhymes across consecutive lines in the verse.

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Alla venaa killa venaa

The starting sound 'A' ('Alla') and 'Ki' ('Killa') follow a rhythmic structural pattern.

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Trivia

The song lyrics were written by Na. Kamarasan, a prominent Tamil poet famous for blending surrealism, folk idioms, and modern sensibilities into 1980s film songs. The title phrase 'Engilaandhu Raani' (Queen of England) is a popular colloquial hyperbole in rural Tamil Nadu used to teasingly elevate a local beauty.

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