- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Om Sakthi
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Jul 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Engae Engae Nee Pogiraai from the film Om Sakthi (1982) is a dramatic and haunting song of retribution. Driven by divine wrath and severe grief, the female protagonist confronts her oppressor, promising that he cannot escape the consequences of his atrocities. Her presence and the weight of his guilt will pursue him relentlessly wherever he runs. The lyricist Vaali emphasizes themes of divine justice, moral accountability, and vengeance. The song vows that the curse brought upon by ruining an innocent woman's honor will prove fatal, promising that the villain's sins will burn him like fire and pursue him like an inescapable shadow until justice is served.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Neruppaaga sudugindratho / Nizhalaaga thodargindratho”
Compares guilt and sin to fire ('neruppaaga') that burns and a shadow ('nizhalaaga') that relentlessly follows.
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Neruppaaga sudugindratho / Nizhalaaga thodargindratho”
Both lines end with the matching suffix '-gindratho', creating rhythmic musicality.
Ethugai (Second letter assonance)
“Engae engae nee pogiraai / Angae naan thondruvaen”
The second character 'ng' matches in both 'Engae' and 'Angae'.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Naan naan naan sollavo / Yaen yaen yaen achchamo”
Repetition of words like 'naan' and 'yaen' heightens the emotional urgency and dramatic tone of the singer.
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Trivia
Om Sakthi (1982) features music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics by Vaali. The song is rendered with deep emotional intensity by S. Janaki, capturing the iconic 1980s Tamil cinema trope of divine retribution and fierce female revenge.
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