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Lyrics & meaning

Engae Ponnai

From Zero · 2016

Lyricist: Kabilan
Singers: Vijay Prakash, Neeti Mohan
Music director: Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name: Zero
Movie release year: 2016
Lyrics added on: 24 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{Enghae ponai ennai vittu

Enghae poven unnai vittu} (2)

Avalin mughamoo

Azhagin sugamoo

Unai thodavae thudikkum

Viralin nagamoo

Thanimaiiii…seraiyil

Thaviyaai thavithenae

Vizhiyaai… tholaithen

Immaiyaai izhaithenae

{Enghae ponai ennai vittu

Enghae poven unnai vittu} (2)

Arugae irundhaai

Adhai yen marandhaai

Tholil irundhae

Dhooram parandhaai

Kanavaai irundhen

Kadhavai thirandhaai

Enakkul irundhum

Enai yen pirindhaai

Iravin mugathil

Nilavaai sirithen

Pagalil nilavaai

Tholaindhae ponen

Oru naal unai ariven

Unakkul uyir karaiven

{Enghae ponai ennai vittu

Enghae poven unnai vittu} (2)

{Enghae ponai ennai vittu

Enghae poven unnai vittu} (2)

Avalin mughamoo

Azhagin sugamoo

Unai thodavae thudikkum

Viralin nagamoo

Thanimaiiii…seraiyil

Thaviyaai thavithenae

Vizhiyaai… tholaithen

Immaiyaai izhaithenae

Where did you go, leaving me behind?

Where would I go, leaving you?

Is it her face?

Or the sweet bliss of beauty?

Longing to touch you,

is it the tip of a finger?

In the prison of loneliness,

I suffered in desperate anguish.

I lost my sight,

and wasted away like eyelids.

Where did you go, leaving me behind?

Where would I go, leaving you?

You were right beside me,

why did you forget that?

Right from my shoulders,

you flew far away.

I was like a dream,

and you opened the door.

Though you lived inside me,

why did you leave me?

On the face of the night,

I smiled like the moon.

Like the moon in the daytime,

I became completely lost.

One day I will understand you,

and dissolve my life into yours.

Where did you go, leaving me behind?

Where would I go, leaving you?

Where did you go, leaving me behind?

Where would I go, leaving you?

Is it her face?

Or the sweet bliss of beauty?

Longing to touch you,

is it the tip of a finger?

In the prison of loneliness,

I suffered in desperate anguish.

I lost my sight,

and wasted away like eyelids.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Enghae Ponai' from the supernatural fantasy thriller 'Zero' (2016) is a haunting expression of grief, longing, and emotional detachment caused by the sudden separation of lovers. The protagonist grapples with intense isolation, questioning where their soulmate has vanished to while recognizing their own inability to move forward without them. Through poignant imagery—comparing loneliness to a prison and self-worth to the moon invisible in daylight—lyricist Kabilan encapsulates a deep state of despair. Despite the anguish, the song ends on a hopeful note of spiritual unity, where the lover vows to understand their partner completely and dissolve into their existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Thanimaiiii…seraiyil”

Loneliness is metaphorically described as a prison ('serai') holding the protagonist captive.

Simile / Metaphor

“Pagalil nilavaai / Tholaindhae ponen”

The speaker compares their invisible and lost state of mind to the moon during the day, which exists but cannot be seen.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Thanimaiiii…seraiyil / Thaviyaai thavithenae”

Repetition of the initial letter 'Th' across 'Thanimai', 'Thaviyaai', and 'Thavithenae'.

Muran (Antithesis)

“Iravin mugathil... / Pagalil nilavaai...”

Contrast between night ('Iravu') and day ('Pagal') to highlight shifting states of presence and absence.

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