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Lyrics & meaning

Enga Pona Raasaa

From Maryan · 2013

Lyricist
Kutti Revathy
Singer
Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Maryan
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
26 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enga pona raasa
Saayangaalam aachae
Enga pona raasa
Saayangaalam aachae
Kanji aari pochu
Nenju yeri vaayen
Neeyum naanum saentha
Neeyum naanum saentha
Vaanam kondaadum
Andha vaanam kondaadum
Neeyum naanum saentha
Vaazhkai varamaagum
Indha vaazhkai varamaagum
Enna seiya raasa
Unmaththam aachae
Enga pona raasa
Kaalam enakkul uraiyudhu
Kanneer kadalodu kalakkuthu
Un mugam un udal theduthu
Yeno enakenna kedu idhu
Enga pona raasa
Naan enna seiya raasa
Enga pona raasa
Naan enna seiya raasa
En vayasu veenaaguthu
Enga pona raasa
Saayangaalam aachae
Kanji aari pochu
Nenju yeri vaayen
Neeyum naanum saentha
Neeyum naanum saentha
Vaanam kondaadum
Andha vaanam kondaadum
Neeyum naanum saentha
Vaazhkai varamaagum
Indha vaazhkai varamaagum
Enna seiya raasa
Saayangaalam aachae
Where have you gone, my king?
Evening has already fallen.
Where have you gone, my king?
Evening has already fallen.
The porridge has grown cold.
Come, step into my heart.
If you and I are together,
If you and I are together,
The sky will celebrate.
That sky will celebrate.
If you and I are together,
Life will become a blessing.
This life will become a blessing.
What am I to do, my king?
Madness has taken over me.
Where have you gone, my king?
Time freezes inside me.
My tears merge with the sea.
Longing for your face and your body,
Why has this misfortune fallen on me?
Where have you gone, my king?
What am I to do, my king?
Where have you gone, my king?
What am I to do, my king?
My youth is wasting away.
Where have you gone, my king?
Evening has already fallen.
The porridge has grown cold.
Come, step into my heart.
If you and I are together,
If you and I are together,
The sky will celebrate.
That sky will celebrate.
If you and I are together,
Life will become a blessing.
This life will become a blessing.
What am I to do, my king?
Evening has already fallen.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enga Pona Raasa is a deeply poignant song of yearning and separation from the movie Maryan. The lyrics express the agonizing heartbreak of the heroine as she waits endlessly for her lover across the sea. Simple domestic realities—such as evening falling and cooked rice porridge growing cold—are juxtaposed with overwhelming sorrow, highlighting how normal life grinds to a halt without her partner.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kaalam enakkul uraiyudhu / Kanneer kadalodu kalakkuthu”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, melancholic cadence.

Metaphor

“Kanneer kadalodu kalakkuthu”

Her endless tears mixing with the sea serves as a powerful metaphor for infinite sorrow blending into the vast ocean.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Enga pona raasa / Naan enna seiya raasa”

The repeated pleading invocation of 'raasa' (my king) underscores her helplessness and desperate distress.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Vaanam kondaadum / Vaazhkai varamaagum”

Rhyming line endings ('-aagum' / '-aadum') add a poetic, songlike harmony to the expressions of hope.

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