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Enga Solli Ketpathu

From Thee Ivan · 2023

Lyricist
T. M. Jayamurugan
Singer
Saindhavi
Music director
T. M. Jayamurugan
Movie name
Thee Ivan
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enga solli ketpadhindha
Sontha kadhaiya
Naama eppadithan theerpadhu
Indha bandha kadhaiya
Enga solli ketpadhindha
Sontha kadhaiya
Naama eppadithan theerpadhu
Indha bandha kadhaiya
Vazhvukku oru paadhaya vachu
Padhaikku oru veedhiyum vachan
Paadhai vazhi thavariyadhal
Oorum vallaye
Pedhai aval pazhi sumakka
Niyayam illaye
Thunbanillai maaraiduma
Inbam vandhu sernthiduma
Thunbanillai maaraiduma
Inbam vandhu sernthiduma
Vidiyalai kaana manam thavikkutdhu
Vidukadhaiyaga nillai irukkudhu
Vidukadhaiyaga nillai irukkudhu
Where can I share and seek answers for
this story of my own life?
How will we ever resolve
this tale of tangled family bonds?
Where can I share and seek answers for
this story of my own life?
How will we ever resolve
this tale of tangled family bonds?
He gave a path for life,
and laid a road along the way.
Since the path went astray,
the destination was never reached.
For an innocent woman to carry the blame,
there is no justice at all.
Will this state of sorrow ever change?
Will happiness ever find its way to us?
Will this state of sorrow ever change?
Will happiness ever find its way to us?
The heart yearns to see a new dawn,
yet our life remains a riddle.
Yet our life remains a riddle.
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional track reflects deep melancholy, existential questioning, and grief over familial bonds and social rejection. The singer laments about an innocent girl who is unfairly burdened with societal blame for a path that strayed course, expressing how their lives feel abandoned by their village and community.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)

Vazhvukku oru paadhaya vachu / Padhaikku oru veedhiyum vachan

The second consonant 'dh' (adhai) rhymes across adjacent lines.

Muran (Antithesis)

Thunbanillai maaraiduma / Inbam vandhu sernthiduma

Contrasting 'Thunbam' (sorrow) with 'Inbam' (joy) to express emotional uncertainty.

Metaphor

Vidukadhaiyaga nillai irukkudhu

Comparing the uncertain state of life to a riddle (Vidukadhai).

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Trivia

The track is composed and written by T. M. Jayamurugan for the movie 'Thee Ivan' (2023), rendered melodiously by renowned playback singer Saindhavi.

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