Enga Pora Dora
From Dora · 2017
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singer
- Mervin Solomon
- Music director
- Vivek-Mervin
- Details
- Dora2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Enga pora enga pora | Where are you going, where are you going, |
| Enna kootti | Taking me along, |
| Enga pora dora | Where are you going, Dora? |
| Male | |
| Oh..nenjodu nenjaaga | Oh, heart to heart, |
| Serndhaayae adadadaa | You joined with me, oh wow! |
| Kannodu kannaaga | Eye to eye, |
| Nindraayae azhagazhaga..aa.. | You stood so beautifully! |
| Chorus | |
| Enga pora enga pora | Where are you going, where are you going, |
| Enna kootti | Taking me along, |
| Enga pora dora | Where are you going, Dora? |
| Male | |
| Nenjodu nenjaaga | Heart to heart, |
| Serndhaayae adadadaa | You joined with me, oh wow! |
| Kannodu kannaaga | Eye to eye, |
| Nindraayae azhagazhagaa | You stood so beautifully! |
| Male | |
| Neeyum naanum pesum | Will the language spoken by you and me |
| Baashai ondraai maarumaa | Become one? |
| Kangal moodi unnai | Closing my eyes to pamper you, |
| Konja kaalam podhumaa | Is a little time enough? |
| Male | |
| Neril vandha ammaa appaa | Are you like my parents coming in person, |
| Neethaan theriyuma | Do you even know? |
| Enna indha paasam endru | What kind of affection is this, |
| Sonnaal puriyumaa | Will anyone understand if I explain? |
| Male | |
| Nenjodu nenjaaga | Heart to heart, |
| Serndhaayae adadadaa | You joined with me, oh wow! |
| Kannodu kannaaga | Eye to eye, |
| Nindraayae azhagazhagaa | You stood so beautifully! |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa | Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa…. | Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa…. |
| Chorus | |
| {Enga pora | {Where are you going, |
| Enga pora | Where are you going, |
| Enna kootti | Taking me along, |
| Enga pora dora | Where are you going, Dora? |
| Thottu pora thottu pora | Touching and passing by, touching and passing by, |
| Nee pogaadha dora dora }(2) | Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2) |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa | Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa…. | Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa…. |
| Male | |
| En idhaya saththam kettu | Listening to the sound of my heartbeat, |
| Thoongum un azhagai paarthu | Watching your beauty as you sleep, |
| Naanum ezhundhu | Even I would forget to get up |
| Poga marappen adhigaalaiyil | And leave early in the morning. |
| Male | |
| Nee kodukkum muththam vaanga | To receive the kiss you give, |
| Un arugil nerungum podhu | When I move closer to you, |
| Naanum unai pol | Deep in my heart, I desire |
| Maara ninaippen manadhorathil | To turn into someone just like you. |
| Male | |
| Oh vilaiyaadum bommai | Oh, like a playing toy, |
| Adhupola nee vandhaai | You came into my life like that. |
| Thaalaattum anbil | With comforting love like a lullaby, |
| Thaai pola maarinaai | You turned into a mother. |
| Male | |
| Nee illaa vazhkai | A life without you, |
| Adhu vendaam eppodhum .. | I never want that ever... |
| Nee vazhum ulagam | The world in which you live, |
| Adhu podhum ingae | That alone is enough for me here. |
| Chorus | |
| {Enga pora | {Where are you going, |
| Enga pora | Where are you going, |
| Enna kootti | Taking me along, |
| Enga pora dora | Where are you going, Dora? |
| Thottu pora thottu pora | Touching and passing by, touching and passing by, |
| Nee pogaadha dora dora} (2) | Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2) |
எங்கப்போற
எங்கப்போற என்னக்கூட்டி
எங்கப்போற டோரா
Where are you going, where are you going,
Taking me along,
Where are you going, Dora?
ஓ…… நெஞ்சோடு
நெஞ்சாக சோ்ந்தாயே
அடடடடா கண்ணோடு
கண்ணாக நின்றாயே அழகழகா
Oh, heart to heart,
You joined with me, oh wow!
Eye to eye,
You stood so beautifully!
எங்கப்போற
எங்கப்போற என்னக்கூட்டி
எங்கப்போற டோரா
Where are you going, where are you going,
Taking me along,
Where are you going, Dora?
நெஞ்சோடு
நெஞ்சாக சோ்ந்தாயே
அடடடடா கண்ணோடு
கண்ணாக நின்றாயே அழகழகா
Heart to heart,
You joined with me, oh wow!
Eye to eye,
You stood so beautifully!
நீயும் நானும்
பேசும் பாஷை ஒன்றாய்
மாறுமா கண்கள் மூடி
உன்னை கொஞ்சகாலம்
போதுமா
Will the language spoken by you and me
Become one?
Closing my eyes to pamper you,
Is a little time enough?
நேரில் வந்த
அம்மா அப்பா நீதான்
தெரியுமா என்ன இந்த
பாசம் என்று சொன்னால்
புரியுமா
Are you like my parents coming in person,
Do you even know?
What kind of affection is this,
Will anyone understand if I explain?
நெஞ்சோடு
நெஞ்சாக சோ்ந்தாயே
அடடடடா கண்ணோடு
கண்ணாக நின்றாயே அழகழகா
Heart to heart,
You joined with me, oh wow!
Eye to eye,
You stood so beautifully!
ஆ…… ஆ……
ஆ…… ஆ…… ஆ……
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
{ எங்கப்போற
எங்கப்போற என்னக்கூட்டி
எங்கப்போற டோரா தொட்டு
போற தொட்டு போற நீ போகாத
டோரா டோரா } (2)
{Where are you going,
Where are you going,
Taking me along,
Where are you going, Dora?
Touching and passing by, touching and passing by,
Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2)
ஆ…… ஆ……
ஆ…… ஆ…… ஆ……
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
என் இதய சத்தம்
கேட்டு தூங்கும்உன்
அழகைப் பார்த்து நானும்
எழுந்து போக மறப்பேன்
அதிகாலையில்
Listening to the sound of my heartbeat,
Watching your beauty as you sleep,
Even I would forget to get up
And leave early in the morning.
நீ கொடுக்கும்
முத்தம் வாங்க உன்
அருகில் நெருங்கும்போது
நானும் உனைப்போல்
மாற நினைப்பேன்
மனதோரத்தில்
To receive the kiss you give,
When I move closer to you,
Deep in my heart, I desire
To turn into someone just like you.
ஓ விளையாடும்
பொம்மை அதுபோல
நீ வந்தாய் தாலாட்டும்
அன்பில் தாய்ப்போல
மாறினாய்
Oh, like a playing toy,
You came into my life like that.
With comforting love like a lullaby,
You turned into a mother.
நீ இல்லா
வாழ்க்கை அது
வேண்டாம் எப்போதும்
நீ வாழும் உலகம் அது
போதும் இங்கே
A life without you,
I never want that ever...
The world in which you live,
That alone is enough for me here.
{ எங்கப்போற
எங்கப்போற என்னக்கூட்டி
எங்கப்போற டோரா தொட்டு
போற தொட்டு போற நீ போகாத
டோரா டோரா } (2)
{Where are you going,
Where are you going,
Taking me along,
Where are you going, Dora?
Touching and passing by, touching and passing by,
Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2)
Enga pora enga pora
Where are you going, where are you going,
Enna kootti
Taking me along,
Enga pora dora
Where are you going, Dora?
Oh..nenjodu nenjaaga
Oh, heart to heart,
Serndhaayae adadadaa
You joined with me, oh wow!
Kannodu kannaaga
Eye to eye,
Nindraayae azhagazhaga..aa..
You stood so beautifully!
Enga pora enga pora
Where are you going, where are you going,
Enna kootti
Taking me along,
Enga pora dora
Where are you going, Dora?
Nenjodu nenjaaga
Heart to heart,
Serndhaayae adadadaa
You joined with me, oh wow!
Kannodu kannaaga
Eye to eye,
Nindraayae azhagazhagaa
You stood so beautifully!
Neeyum naanum pesum
Will the language spoken by you and me
Baashai ondraai maarumaa
Become one?
Kangal moodi unnai
Closing my eyes to pamper you,
Konja kaalam podhumaa
Is a little time enough?
Neril vandha ammaa appaa
Are you like my parents coming in person,
Neethaan theriyuma
Do you even know?
Enna indha paasam endru
What kind of affection is this,
Sonnaal puriyumaa
Will anyone understand if I explain?
Nenjodu nenjaaga
Heart to heart,
Serndhaayae adadadaa
You joined with me, oh wow!
Kannodu kannaaga
Eye to eye,
Nindraayae azhagazhagaa
You stood so beautifully!
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
{Enga pora
{Where are you going,
Enga pora
Where are you going,
Enna kootti
Taking me along,
Enga pora dora
Where are you going, Dora?
Thottu pora thottu pora
Touching and passing by, touching and passing by,
Nee pogaadha dora dora }(2)
Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2)
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…aa
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaaa….
En idhaya saththam kettu
Listening to the sound of my heartbeat,
Thoongum un azhagai paarthu
Watching your beauty as you sleep,
Naanum ezhundhu
Even I would forget to get up
Poga marappen adhigaalaiyil
And leave early in the morning.
Nee kodukkum muththam vaanga
To receive the kiss you give,
Un arugil nerungum podhu
When I move closer to you,
Naanum unai pol
Deep in my heart, I desire
Maara ninaippen manadhorathil
To turn into someone just like you.
Oh vilaiyaadum bommai
Oh, like a playing toy,
Adhupola nee vandhaai
You came into my life like that.
Thaalaattum anbil
With comforting love like a lullaby,
Thaai pola maarinaai
You turned into a mother.
Nee illaa vazhkai
A life without you,
Adhu vendaam eppodhum ..
I never want that ever...
Nee vazhum ulagam
The world in which you live,
Adhu podhum ingae
That alone is enough for me here.
{Enga pora
{Where are you going,
Enga pora
Where are you going,
Enna kootti
Taking me along,
Enga pora dora
Where are you going, Dora?
Thottu pora thottu pora
Touching and passing by, touching and passing by,
Nee pogaadha dora dora} (2)
Don't go away, Dora, Dora} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Enga Pora Dora' from the movie Dora (2017) is an endearing track expressing deep affection, warmth, and an inseparable bond between the protagonist and Dora. Though Dora in the film context refers to a haunted vintage car, the song tenderly portrays Dora as a cherished companion, playmate, and protective figure, filling the singer's world with comfort and purpose.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Epizeuxis (Repetition)
“Enga pora enga pora”
The immediate repetition of 'Enga pora' creates a rhythmic cadence and emphasizes a sense of longing and questioning.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Thaai pola maarinaai”
The singer explicitly compares the love and comfort received from Dora to that of a mother using the word 'pola' (like).
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“En idhaya saththam kettu / Thoongum un azhagai paarthu”
Harmonious rhythm produced through sound patterns across the stanza lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although Dora is a horror-thriller film featuring a spirit-possessed 1959 Austin Cambridge vintage car starring Nayanthara, this tender composition by the duo Vivek-Mervin (sung by Mervin Solomon and Anirudh Ravichander) presents the car-human bond through sweet, maternal, and innocent emotional imagery.
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