Enga Pona Raasaa
From Maryan · 2013
- Lyricist
- Kutti Revathy
- Singer
- Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Maryan2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Saayangaalam aachae | It has become evening time. |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Saayangaalam aachae | It has become evening time. |
| Kanji aari pochu | The rice porridge has gone cold. |
| Nenju yeri vaayen | Come, climb into my heart. |
| Female | |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Vaanam kondaadum | The sky will celebrate. |
| Andha vaanam kondaadum | That sky will celebrate. |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Vaazhkai varamaagum | Life will become a divine gift. |
| Indha vaazhkai varamaagum | This life will become a divine gift. |
| Female | |
| Enna seiya raasa | What should I do, my king? |
| Unmaththam aachae | I have gone mad with longing. |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Female | |
| Kaalam enakkul uraiyudhu | Time freezes within me. |
| Kanneer kadalodu kalakkuthu | My tears mix into the ocean. |
| Un mugam un udal theduthu | Searching for your face and your body. |
| Yeno enakenna kedu idhu | Why is this misfortune happening to me? |
| Female | |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Naan enna seiya raasa | What am I to do, my king? |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Naan enna seiya raasa | What am I to do, my king? |
| En vayasu veenaaguthu | My youth is going to waste. |
| Female | |
| Enga pona raasa | Where did you go, my king? |
| Saayangaalam aachae | It has become evening time. |
| Kanji aari pochu | The rice porridge has gone cold. |
| Nenju yeri vaayen | Come, climb into my heart. |
| Female | |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Vaanam kondaadum | The sky will celebrate. |
| Andha vaanam kondaadum | That sky will celebrate. |
| Neeyum naanum saentha | If you and I join together, |
| Vaazhkai varamaagum | Life will become a divine gift. |
| Indha vaazhkai varamaagum | This life will become a divine gift. |
| Female | |
| Enna seiya raasa | What should I do, my king? |
| Saayangaalam aachae | It has become evening time. |
எங்க போன ராசா
சாயங்காலம் ஆச்சே
எங்க போன ராசா
சாயங்காலம் ஆச்சே
கஞ்சி ஆறி போச்சு
நெஞ்சு ஏரி வாயேன்
Where did you go, my king?
It has become evening time.
Where did you go, my king?
It has become evening time.
The rice porridge has gone cold.
Come, climb into my heart.
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
வானம் கொண்டாடும்
அந்த வானம் கொண்டாடும்
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
வாழ்க்கை வரமாகும்
இந்த வாழ்க்கை வரமாகும்
If you and I join together,
If you and I join together,
The sky will celebrate.
That sky will celebrate.
If you and I join together,
Life will become a divine gift.
This life will become a divine gift.
என்ன செய்ய ராசா
உன்மத்தம் ஆச்சு
எங்க போன ராசா
What should I do, my king?
I have gone mad with longing.
Where did you go, my king?
காலம் எனக்குள் உரையுது
கண்ணீர் கடலோடு கலக்குது
உன் முகம் உன் உடல் தேடுது
யேனோ யேனக்கென்ன கேடு இது
Time freezes within me.
My tears mix into the ocean.
Searching for your face and your body.
Why is this misfortune happening to me?
எங்க போன ராசா
நான் என்ன செய்ய ராசா
எங்க போன ராசா
நான் என்ன செய்ய ராசா
என் வயசு வீணாகுது
Where did you go, my king?
What am I to do, my king?
Where did you go, my king?
What am I to do, my king?
My youth is going to waste.
எங்க போன ராசா
சாயங்காலம் ஆச்சே
கஞ்சி ஆறி போச்சு
நெஞ்சு ஏரி வாயேன்
Where did you go, my king?
It has become evening time.
The rice porridge has gone cold.
Come, climb into my heart.
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
வானம் கொண்டாடும்
அந்த வானம் கொண்டாடும்
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்தா
வாழ்க்கை வரமாகும்
இந்த வாழ்க்கை வரமாகும்
If you and I join together,
If you and I join together,
The sky will celebrate.
That sky will celebrate.
If you and I join together,
Life will become a divine gift.
This life will become a divine gift.
என்ன செய்ய ராசா
சாயங்காலம் ஆச்சே
What should I do, my king?
It has become evening time.
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Saayangaalam aachae
It has become evening time.
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Saayangaalam aachae
It has become evening time.
Kanji aari pochu
The rice porridge has gone cold.
Nenju yeri vaayen
Come, climb into my heart.
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Vaanam kondaadum
The sky will celebrate.
Andha vaanam kondaadum
That sky will celebrate.
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Vaazhkai varamaagum
Life will become a divine gift.
Indha vaazhkai varamaagum
This life will become a divine gift.
Enna seiya raasa
What should I do, my king?
Unmaththam aachae
I have gone mad with longing.
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Kaalam enakkul uraiyudhu
Time freezes within me.
Kanneer kadalodu kalakkuthu
My tears mix into the ocean.
Un mugam un udal theduthu
Searching for your face and your body.
Yeno enakenna kedu idhu
Why is this misfortune happening to me?
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Naan enna seiya raasa
What am I to do, my king?
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Naan enna seiya raasa
What am I to do, my king?
En vayasu veenaaguthu
My youth is going to waste.
Enga pona raasa
Where did you go, my king?
Saayangaalam aachae
It has become evening time.
Kanji aari pochu
The rice porridge has gone cold.
Nenju yeri vaayen
Come, climb into my heart.
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Vaanam kondaadum
The sky will celebrate.
Andha vaanam kondaadum
That sky will celebrate.
Neeyum naanum saentha
If you and I join together,
Vaazhkai varamaagum
Life will become a divine gift.
Indha vaazhkai varamaagum
This life will become a divine gift.
Enna seiya raasa
What should I do, my king?
Saayangaalam aachae
It has become evening time.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although the music director and singer were listed as unknown in the prompt, the song was actually composed by A. R. Rahman and sung by Shakthisree Gopalan. The lyrics were penned by celebrated feminist poet Kutti Revathy, who integrated rustic coastal Tamil metaphors to convey female desire and longing.
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