Enge Enge Nee Pogirai
From Om Sakthi · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Om Sakthi1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa..aa…. | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Engae engae nee pogiraai | Wherever you go, |
| Angae naan thondruvaen | I shall appear there. |
| Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam | The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal, |
| Neruppaaga sudugindratho | Is it burning you like fire? |
| Nizhalaaga thodargindratho | Is it following you like a shadow? |
| Female | |
| Engae engae nee pogiraai | Wherever you go, |
| Angae naan thondruvaen | I shall appear there. |
| Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam | The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal, |
| Neruppaaga sudugindratho | Is it burning you like fire? |
| Nizhalaaga thodargindratho | Is it following you like a shadow? |
| Female | |
| Kolam intha kolam thanthaaro | Who caused this state of affairs? |
| Naan naan naan sollavo | Shall I, shall I, shall I reveal it? |
| Eliyavar saabam thottruvittaalum | Even if the curse of the helpless fails, |
| Enthan saabam ennaalum vellum | My curse will triumph forever! |
| Female | |
| Engae engae nee pogiraai | Wherever you go, |
| Angae naan thondruvaen | I shall appear there. |
| Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam | The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal, |
| Neruppaaga sudugindratho | Is it burning you like fire? |
| Nizhalaaga thodargindratho | Is it following you like a shadow? |
| Female | |
| Paavai enthan paarvai unthan melae | My gaze, as a maiden, is upon you, |
| Yaen yaen yaen achchamo | Why, why, why this fear? |
| Kulamagal maanam kulaiththavan neeyae | You are the one who ruined the honor of a virtuous woman, |
| Uyirodu unnai naan viduvenaa | Will I spare you alive? |
| Female | |
| Engae engae nee pogiraai | Wherever you go, |
| Angae naan thondruvaen | I shall appear there. |
| Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam | The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal, |
| Neruppaaga sudugindratho | Is it burning you like fire? |
| Nizhalaaga thodargindratho | Is it following you like a shadow? |
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
எங்கே எங்கே நீ போகிறாய்
அங்கே நான் தோன்றுவேன்
நீ செய்த பாவம் நீங்காத துரோகம்
நெருப்பாக சுடுகின்றதோ
நிழலாக தொடர்கின்றதோ....
Wherever you go,
I shall appear there.
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Is it burning you like fire?
Is it following you like a shadow?
எங்கே எங்கே நீ போகிறாய்
அங்கே நான் தோன்றுவேன்
நீ செய்த பாவம் நீங்காத துரோகம்
நெருப்பாக சுடுகின்றதோ
நிழலாக தொடர்கின்றதோ....
Wherever you go,
I shall appear there.
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Is it burning you like fire?
Is it following you like a shadow?
கோலம் இந்தக் கோலம் தந்ததாரோ
நான் நான் நான் சொல்லவோ
எளியவர் சாபம் தோற்றுவிட்டாலும்
எந்தன் சாபம் எந்நாளும் வெல்லும்
Who caused this state of affairs?
Shall I, shall I, shall I reveal it?
Even if the curse of the helpless fails,
My curse will triumph forever!
எங்கே எங்கே நீ போகிறாய்
அங்கே நான் தோன்றுவேன்
நீ செய்த பாவம் நீங்காத துரோகம்
நெருப்பாக சுடுகின்றதோ
நிழலாக தொடர்கின்றதோ....
Wherever you go,
I shall appear there.
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Is it burning you like fire?
Is it following you like a shadow?
பாவை எந்தன் பார்வை உந்தன் மேலே
ஏன் ஏன் ஏன் அச்சமோ
குலமகள் மானம் குலைத்தவன் நீயே
உயிரோடு உன்னை நான் விடுவேனோ
My gaze, as a maiden, is upon you,
Why, why, why this fear?
You are the one who ruined the honor of a virtuous woman,
Will I spare you alive?
எங்கே எங்கே நீ போகிறாய்
அங்கே நான் தோன்றுவேன்
நீ செய்த பாவம் நீங்காத துரோகம்
நெருப்பாக சுடுகின்றதோ
நிழலாக தொடர்கின்றதோ....
Wherever you go,
I shall appear there.
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Is it burning you like fire?
Is it following you like a shadow?
Aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa..aa….
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Engae engae nee pogiraai
Wherever you go,
Angae naan thondruvaen
I shall appear there.
Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Neruppaaga sudugindratho
Is it burning you like fire?
Nizhalaaga thodargindratho
Is it following you like a shadow?
Engae engae nee pogiraai
Wherever you go,
Angae naan thondruvaen
I shall appear there.
Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Neruppaaga sudugindratho
Is it burning you like fire?
Nizhalaaga thodargindratho
Is it following you like a shadow?
Kolam intha kolam thanthaaro
Who caused this state of affairs?
Naan naan naan sollavo
Shall I, shall I, shall I reveal it?
Eliyavar saabam thottruvittaalum
Even if the curse of the helpless fails,
Enthan saabam ennaalum vellum
My curse will triumph forever!
Engae engae nee pogiraai
Wherever you go,
Angae naan thondruvaen
I shall appear there.
Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Neruppaaga sudugindratho
Is it burning you like fire?
Nizhalaaga thodargindratho
Is it following you like a shadow?
Paavai enthan paarvai unthan melae
My gaze, as a maiden, is upon you,
Yaen yaen yaen achchamo
Why, why, why this fear?
Kulamagal maanam kulaiththavan neeyae
You are the one who ruined the honor of a virtuous woman,
Uyirodu unnai naan viduvenaa
Will I spare you alive?
Engae engae nee pogiraai
Wherever you go,
Angae naan thondruvaen
I shall appear there.
Nee seitha paavam neengaatha thurogam
The sin you committed, the unforgivable betrayal,
Neruppaaga sudugindratho
Is it burning you like fire?
Nizhalaaga thodargindratho
Is it following you like a shadow?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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