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Lyrics & meaning

Enga Solli Ketpathu

From Thee Ivan · 2023

Lyricist
T. M. Jayamurugan
Singer
Saindhavi
Music director
T. M. Jayamurugan
Details
Thee Ivan2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Enga solli ketpadhindhaWhere can one go and tell this
Sontha kadhaiyapersonal story?
Naama eppadithan theerpadhuHow are we going to resolve
Indha bandha kadhaiyathis story of relationships?
Female
Enga solli ketpadhindhaWhere can one go and tell this
Sontha kadhaiyapersonal story?
Naama eppadithan theerpadhuHow are we going to resolve
Indha bandha kadhaiyathis story of relationships?
Female
Vazhvukku oru paadhaya vachuHe set a path for life
Padhaikku oru veedhiyum vachanand laid out a street for that path.
Paadhai vazhi thavariyadhalBecause the correct path was lost along the way,
Oorum vallayethe village did not welcome us.
Pedhai aval pazhi sumakkaFor that innocent girl to bear the blame,
Niyayam illayethere is no justice at all.
Female
Thunbanillai maaraidumaWill this painful state ever change?
Inbam vandhu sernthidumaWill happiness ever come and reach us?
Thunbanillai maaraidumaWill this painful state ever change?
Inbam vandhu sernthidumaWill happiness ever come and reach us?
Vidiyalai kaana manam thavikkutdhuThe heart yearns to behold a new dawn,
Vidukadhaiyaga nillai irukkudhuyet our life's situation remains a riddle.
Vidukadhaiyaga nillai irukkudhuYet our life's situation remains a riddle.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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