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Lyrics & meaning

Enge En Kinnangal Enge

From Malathi · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Malathi1970

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haan engae enn kinnangal engaeAh, where are my wine cups, where?
Nee kondu vaa vaa en mainaaYou bring them, come, my Maina bird!
Engae unn kannangal engaeWhere are your cheeks, where?
Naan konja vaa vaa en meenaFor me to cuddle, come, my Meena!
Raadhika devika odi vaaRadhika, Devika, come running!
Odi vaa odi vaa odi vaa vaa vaaCome running, come running, come running, come, come, come!
Male
Engae enn kinnangal engaeWhere are my wine cups, where?
Nee kondu vaa vaa en mainaaYou bring them, come, my Maina bird!
Female :HahahahahFemale :Hahahahah
Male :Engae unn kannangal engaeMale :Where are your cheeks, where?
Naan konja vaa vaa en meenaNaan konja vaa vaa en meena
Female :HahahahaFemale :Hahahaha
Male :Raadhika devika odi vaaMale :Radhika, Devika, come running!
Male
Raadhika devika odi vaaRadhika, Devika, come running!
Chorus
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Female
{Ennai vandaaki sendaadungal{Turn me into a bee and play around,
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Female :Inbangal undaaki kondaadungalFemale :Create pleasures and celebrate,
Chorus :Lalalalaaa} (2)Chorus :Lalalalaaa} (2)
Female
{Ennai panneeril neeraatungal{Bathe me in rosewater,
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Female :Aana pinnaalae paaratungalFemale :And praise me afterwards,
Chorus :Lalalalaaa} (2)Chorus :Lalalalaaa} (2)
Male
{Kodi kodi sorgam undu{There are millions of heavens,
Thaedi paarkalaamLet us search and see,
Odugindra kaalathodu odi paarkkalaam} (2)Let us run along with the running time} (2)
Raadhika devika odi vaaRadhika, Devika, come running!
Odi vaa odi vaa odi vaa vaa vaaCome running, come running, come running, come, come, come!
Male
Engae enn kinnangal engaeWhere are my wine cups, where?
Nee kondu vaa vaa en mainaaYou bring them, come, my Maina bird!
Female :HahahaFemale :Hahaha
Male :Engae unn kannangal engaeMale :Where are your cheeks, where?
Naan konja vaa vaa en meenaNaan konja vaa vaa en meena
Female :LalalaFemale :Lalala
Male :Raadhika devika odi vaaMale :Radhika, Devika, come running!
Chorus
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Female
Endha inbangal engae undooWhatever pleasures exist anywhere,
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Female :Andha vannangal ingae unduFemale :Those colors and delights are present right here,
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Female :Neengal sollungal vendum endruFemale :Just say that you want them,
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Female :Ingae illathathengae unduFemale :What is missing here that exists anywhere else?
Chorus :LalalalaaaChorus :Lalalalaaa
Male
Nooru nooru bodhai konduFilled with a hundred types of intoxication,
Neendhi paarkanumWe must swim through it and see!
Raadhika devika odi vaaRadhika, Devika, come running!
Odi vaa odi vaa odi vaa vaa vaaCome running, come running, come running, come, come, come!
Male
Engae enn kinnangal engaeWhere are my wine cups, where?
Nee kondu vaa vaa en mainaaYou bring them, come, my Maina bird!
Female :HahahaFemale :Hahaha
Male :Engae unn kannangal engaeMale :Where are your cheeks, where?
Naan konja vaa vaa en meenaNaan konja vaa vaa en meena
Female :HahahaFemale :Hahaha
Male :Raadhika devika odi vaaMale :Radhika, Devika, come running!
Odi vaa odi vaa odi vaa vaa vaaCome running, come running, come running, come, come, come!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat, playful cabaret/party song revolves around themes of romance, intoxication, and hedonic celebration. The male protagonist playfully calls out to his companions for wine and affection, while the female protagonist invites him to indulge in life's pleasures, compare love to heaven, and immerse himself in intoxicating delight. Written by Kannadasan, the song captures a youthful spirit of abandoning worries and living fully in the present moment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second letter rhyme)

Haan engae enn kinnangal engae / Engae unn kannangal engae

The second consonant sound 'nna' in 'kinnangal' matches 'kannangal'.

Adukkuthodar / Epizeuxis (Repetition)

Odi vaa odi vaa odi vaa vaa vaa

The continuous repetition of 'odi vaa' (come running) creates a rhythmic pace and sense of urgency/excitement.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Ennai vandaaki sendaadungal / Inbangal undaaki kondaadungal

Both lines end with matching rhyming suffixes '-aadungal'.

Metaphor

Ennai vandaaki sendaadungal

The singer metaphorically asks to be made into a bee ('vandu') that hovers and plays among flowers.

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Trivia

The movie 'Malathi' (1970) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by the legendary Kannadasan. Songs of this genre were typically performed by L. R. Eswari and T. M. Soundararajan, serving as energetic dance numbers in 1970s Tamil cinema.

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