Enga Pona
From Neruppu Da · 2017
- Lyricist
- Sean Roldan
- Singer
- Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- Neruppu Da2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enga pona enna aana | Where did you go, what happened to you? |
| Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae | Half of my life has been snatched away. |
| Kuthuyira kola uyira | Half-dead and gasping for life, |
| Thavikka vittu pona nee pona | You left me struggling and went away. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam thaandi neeyum pona | You went beyond time itself, |
| Kaalamellaam naan azhuga | Leaving me to weep for all time. |
| Swasikkira kaathaa nee karanja | You dissolved like the very air I breathe. |
| Male | |
| Enga pona enna aana | Where did you go, what happened to you? |
| Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae | Half of my life has been snatched away. |
| Kuthuyira kola uyira | Half-dead and gasping for life, |
| Thavikka vittu pona nee pona | You left me struggling and went away. |
| Male | |
| Ethana uyira | How many lives... |
| Naa kaakka ponen | I went to protect... |
| En uyirae | Yet my very own life... |
| Enakkillama ponaa | Was lost to me. |
| Male | |
| Nenjamellam | All across my heart, |
| Gnyabaganthaan | It is only your memory. |
| Poothirikku | Has blossomed, |
| Un poo muganthaan | Only your flower-like face. |
| Male | |
| En ulagam nee thaanae | You were my entire world, |
| Vaan ulagam ponaayae | Yet you departed for the heavenly world. |
| Kannil varum kanavaa | Like a dream in my eyes, |
| Nee karanjaa… | Did you just dissolve away... |
| Male | |
| Enga pona enna aana | Where did you go, what happened to you? |
| Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae | Half of my life has been snatched away. |
| Kuthuyira kola uyira | Half-dead and gasping for life, |
| Thavikka vittu pona nee pona | You left me struggling and went away. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam thaandi neeyum pona | You went beyond time itself, |
| Kaalamellaam naan azhuga | Leaving me to weep for all time. |
| Swasikkira kaathaa nee karanja | You dissolved like the very air I breathe. |
| Male | |
| Enga pona…. enna aana….. | Where did you go... what happened... |
| Enga Pona…. | Where did you go... |
எங்க போன
என்ன ஆன வாழ்க்கையில
பாதி பறி போச்சே குத்துயிர
கொல உயிரா தவிக்க விட்டுப்
போன நீ போன
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Half-dead and gasping for life,
You left me struggling and went away.
காலம் தாண்டி
நீயும் போன காலமெல்லாம்
நான் அழுக சுவாசிக்கிற
காத்தா நீ கரைஞ்ச
You went beyond time itself,
Leaving me to weep for all time.
You dissolved like the very air I breathe.
எங்க போன
என்ன ஆன வாழ்க்கையில
பாதி பறி போச்சே குத்துயிர
கொல உயிரா தவிக்க விட்டுப்
போன நீ போன
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Half-dead and gasping for life,
You left me struggling and went away.
எத்தன உயிர
நா காக்கப் போனேன்
என் உயிரே எனக்கில்லாம
போனா
How many lives...
I went to protect...
Yet my very own life...
Was lost to me.
நெஞ்சமெல்லாம்
ஞாபகந்தான் பூத்திருக்கு
உன் பூ முகந்தான்
All across my heart,
It is only your memory.
Has blossomed,
Only your flower-like face.
என் உலகம்
நீ தானே வான் உலகம்
போனாயே கண்ணில்
வரும் கனவா நீ கரைஞ்ச
You were my entire world,
Yet you departed for the heavenly world.
Like a dream in my eyes,
Did you just dissolve away...
எங்க போன
என்ன ஆன வாழ்க்கையில
பாதி பறி போச்சே குத்துயிர
கொல உயிரா தவிக்க விட்டுப்
போன நீ போன
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Half-dead and gasping for life,
You left me struggling and went away.
காலம் தாண்டி
நீயும் போன காலமெல்லாம்
நான் அழுக சுவாசிக்கிற
காத்தா நீ கரைஞ்ச
You went beyond time itself,
Leaving me to weep for all time.
You dissolved like the very air I breathe.
எங்க போன
என்ன ஆன எங்க போன
Where did you go... what happened...
Where did you go...
Enga pona enna aana
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Kuthuyira kola uyira
Half-dead and gasping for life,
Thavikka vittu pona nee pona
You left me struggling and went away.
Kaalam thaandi neeyum pona
You went beyond time itself,
Kaalamellaam naan azhuga
Leaving me to weep for all time.
Swasikkira kaathaa nee karanja
You dissolved like the very air I breathe.
Enga pona enna aana
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Kuthuyira kola uyira
Half-dead and gasping for life,
Thavikka vittu pona nee pona
You left me struggling and went away.
Ethana uyira
How many lives...
Naa kaakka ponen
I went to protect...
En uyirae
Yet my very own life...
Enakkillama ponaa
Was lost to me.
Nenjamellam
All across my heart,
Gnyabaganthaan
It is only your memory.
Poothirikku
Has blossomed,
Un poo muganthaan
Only your flower-like face.
En ulagam nee thaanae
You were my entire world,
Vaan ulagam ponaayae
Yet you departed for the heavenly world.
Kannil varum kanavaa
Like a dream in my eyes,
Nee karanjaa…
Did you just dissolve away...
Enga pona enna aana
Where did you go, what happened to you?
Vaazhkaiyila paathi pari pochae
Half of my life has been snatched away.
Kuthuyira kola uyira
Half-dead and gasping for life,
Thavikka vittu pona nee pona
You left me struggling and went away.
Kaalam thaandi neeyum pona
You went beyond time itself,
Kaalamellaam naan azhuga
Leaving me to weep for all time.
Swasikkira kaathaa nee karanja
You dissolved like the very air I breathe.
Enga pona…. enna aana…..
Where did you go... what happened...
Enga Pona….
Where did you go...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the deep grief and anguish of a protagonist who has lost his loved one. As someone whose profession is saving lives (a firefighter, in the context of the movie), he reflects mournfully on the tragic irony that despite rescuing countless souls, he could not save his own soulmate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Uvamai
“Un poo muganthaan”
Compares the beloved's face to a delicate blossom ('poo mugam'), highlighting her softness and beauty in memory.
Contrast / Muran
“En ulagam nee thaanae / Vaan ulagam ponaayae”
Contrasts 'En ulagam' (my earth/world) with 'Vaan ulagam' (the heavenly world), accentuating the painful distance between life and death.
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Enga pona / Vaazhkaiyila”
Rhyming pattern with the second letter/sound structure across consecutive line openings.
Simile / Metaphor
“Swasikkira kaathaa nee karanja”
Compares the departed lover's presence to the invisible yet vital air that one breathes.
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Trivia
The movie 'Neruppu Da' (2017) stars Vikram Prabhu as a firefighter. The emotional core of the film revolves around his profession and personal loss. Sean Roldan composed the soundtrack, bringing a soulful folk-acoustic fusion to this heart-wrenching track.
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