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Lyrics & meaning

Enga Pore De

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
RJ Vijay
Singer
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Details
Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Enga pora di thanimayil niruthiWhere are you going, girl, leaving me alone?
Unnai thaan nenachu melugu polaThinking of you, like wax...
Uruguven naanum...I melt away.
Kannin oorama kanneer yen ammaWhy are there tears at the corner of your eyes, my girl?
Neeyum thaan pogaiyil naan thantha muthangalAs you leave, will you remember the kisses...
Nyabagam varuma...that I gave you?
Male
Vilaga vilaga nee ennai vilagaAs you move further and further away from me,
Idhayam thool thoolai norungudhaeMy heart shatters into tiny pieces.
Nodi neeyum pirindhaalumEven if you part for a second,
Un vaasam maraindhaalumOr if your fragrance fades away,
Nenjam thaangumaCan my heart bear it?
Male
Pada padavena nee pesumIn the hundreds of words you speak...
Pala nooru vaarthaikul...so rapidly,
Arthangal thedi thaan kandidalaamOne can search for and find deep meanings.
Anbaai nee anaithaalum sandaigal pottaalumWhether you hug me lovingly or pick fights with me,
Kaadhal theerumaWill love ever run out?
Male
Enga pora di thanimayil niruthiWhere are you going, girl, leaving me alone?
Unnai thaan nenachu melugu polaThinking of you, like wax...
Uruguven naanum...I melt away.
Kannin oorama kanneer yen ammaWhy are there tears at the corner of your eyes, my girl?
Neeyum thaan pogaiyil naan thantha muthangalAs you leave, will you remember the kisses...
Nyabagam varuma...that I gave you?
Male
Thaanaga kangal unnai thedum..thedumAutomatically, my eyes keep searching for you... searching.
Theendatha endhan dhegam yekkathil vaadumMy untouched body wilts in longing,
Yekkathil vaadumWilts in longing.
Nee illa naatkalum neezhum…neezhumDays without you drag on endlessly... drag on endlessly.
Male
Unnai mattum thaandi vechirukken nenjulaI have enshrined only you deep inside my heart.
Urasa urasa manasa urasaBrushing, brushing, brushing against my mind,
Ninaivu manasa urasa thaanAs your memories brush against my mind,
En thozhil nee saayaFor you to lean on my shoulder,
Unnoda sernthaada thirumba thirumba vaaTo dance together with you, come back again and again.
Male
Idhayam kadhava thoranthu irukkuThe door of my heart is kept open,
Mazhalai sirippa pidikka thaanJust to capture your childlike smile.
En aasai perazhagiMy beloved beautiful girl,
En kaiyil unai thaangiHolding you gently in my arms,
Kaadhal seiyava…seiyavaaShall I make love to you?
Male
Enga pona di thanimayil niruthiWhere did you go, girl, leaving me alone?
Unnai thaan nenachu melugu polaThinking of you, like wax...
Uruginen naanae...I melted away.
Kannin oorama kanneer yen ammaWhy are there tears at the corner of your eyes, my girl?
Neeyum thaan pogaiyil naan thantha muthangalAs you leave, will you remember the kisses...
Nyabagam varuma...that I gave you?
Male
Enga pona deeeeWhere did you go, girl?
Enga ponaWhere did you go?
Enga ponaWhere did you go?
Enga pona de…eeeeWhere did you go, girl?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track depicts the agony of separation and intense romantic longing felt by a lover whose partner is walking away. Throughout the song, he reflects on the painful void left behind, comparing his emotional state to wax melting under heat and his heart shattering to pieces with every inch of distance between them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Unnai thaan nenachu melugu pola / Uruguven naanum

Compares the emotional state of the lover melting in grief and longing to wax melting when exposed to heat.

Repetition / Adukku Thodar

Vilaga vilaga nee ennai vilaga

The word 'Vilaga' is repeated consecutively to emphasize the painful, gradual distancing between lovers.

Metaphor

Idhayam thool thoolai norungudhae

Describing the emotional distress metaphorically as a heart physically shattering into dust.

Alliteration (Monai)

Pada padavena nee pesum / Pala nooru vaarthaikul

Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound at the start of adjacent lines creates a rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

The lyrics for this song were written by RJ Vijay, a popular radio jockey turned actor, presenter, and lyricist in Tamil cinema and digital media.

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