Enge Irundhai
From Thenavattu · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Thenavattu2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai | Where were you? Where were you? |
| Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai | How did you enter within me? |
| Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai | You fell into my eyes and entered my heart, |
| Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai | You gave me a reason to live. |
| Male | |
| Unai paarkum munbu naan kagithathin venmayadi | Before I saw you, I was the whiteness of blank paper, my dear, |
| Unai paartha pinbu naan vanavillin vannamadi | After I saw you, I became the vibrant colors of a rainbow, my dear. |
| Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi | When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear, |
| Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi | When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai | Where were you? Where were you? |
| Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai | How did you enter within me? |
| Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai | You fell into my eyes and entered my heart, |
| Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai | You gave me a reason to live. |
| Female | |
| ………………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| En veetu thottathil pookindra poovellam | All the flowers blooming in my home garden, |
| Parikathan aalindri sediyil uthirumadi | Used to fall off the plant without anyone to pluck them, my dear. |
| Unnai naan paarthavudan unnakaga aasaiyudan | As soon as I saw you, filled with desire for you, |
| Kai viralgal ketkaamal parithida poguthadi | My fingers pluck them without even asking me, my dear. |
| Male | |
| En idhayam muzhuthum vithaiyai vizhundhai | You fell like a seed across my whole heart, |
| Verum vithai endru vittu vittu sendraai | You left thinking it was just a simple seed, |
| Viruchathai polae nee valarnthu nindrai | Yet you grew and stood tall like a mighty tree. |
| Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi | When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear, |
| Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi | When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear. |
எங்கே இருந்தாய்
எங்கே இருந்தாய் எப்படி
நீயும் என்னுள் வந்தாய்
கண்ணில் விழுந்தாய்
நெஞ்சில் நுழைந்தாய்
நான் வாழ நீயே அர்த்தம்
தந்தாய்
Where were you? Where were you?
How did you enter within me?
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart,
You gave me a reason to live.
உன்னை பார்க்கும்
முன்பு நான் காகிதத்தின்
வெண்மையடி உன்னை
பார்த்த பின்பு நான்
வானவில்லின் வண்ணமடி
தோளில் சாயும் போது
தோழி நீயடி மடியில் சாயும்
போது தாயும் நீயடி
Before I saw you, I was the whiteness of blank paper, my dear,
After I saw you, I became the vibrant colors of a rainbow, my dear.
When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear,
When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear.
எங்கே இருந்தாய்
எங்கே இருந்தாய் எப்படி
நீயும் என்னுள் வந்தாய்
கண்ணில் விழுந்தாய்
நெஞ்சில் நுழைந்தாய்
நான் வாழ நீயே அர்த்தம்
தந்தாய்
Where were you? Where were you?
How did you enter within me?
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart,
You gave me a reason to live.
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என் வீட்டு தோட்டத்தில்
பூக்கின்ற பூவெல்லாம் பறிக்கத்தான்
ஆள் இன்றி செடியில் உதிருமடி
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தவுடன்
உனக்காக ஆசையுடன் கை
விரல்கள் கேட்காமல் பறித்திட
போகுதடி
என் இதயம் முழுதும்
விதையாய் விழுந்தாய் வெறும்
விதை என்று விட்டு விட்டு
சென்றாய் விருட்சத்தை போல
நீ வளர்ந்து நின்றாய் தோளில்
சாயும் போது தோழி நீயடி
மடியில் சாயும் போது தாயும்
நீயடி
All the flowers blooming in my home garden,
Used to fall off the plant without anyone to pluck them, my dear.
As soon as I saw you, filled with desire for you,
My fingers pluck them without even asking me, my dear.
You fell like a seed across my whole heart,
You left thinking it was just a simple seed,
Yet you grew and stood tall like a mighty tree.
When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear,
When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear.
Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai
Where were you? Where were you?
Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai
How did you enter within me?
Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart,
Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai
You gave me a reason to live.
Unai paarkum munbu naan kagithathin venmayadi
Before I saw you, I was the whiteness of blank paper, my dear,
Unai paartha pinbu naan vanavillin vannamadi
After I saw you, I became the vibrant colors of a rainbow, my dear.
Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi
When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear,
Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi
When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear.
Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai
Where were you? Where were you?
Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai
How did you enter within me?
Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart,
Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai
You gave me a reason to live.
…………………………………..
………………………………………
En veetu thottathil pookindra poovellam
All the flowers blooming in my home garden,
Parikathan aalindri sediyil uthirumadi
Used to fall off the plant without anyone to pluck them, my dear.
Unnai naan paarthavudan unnakaga aasaiyudan
As soon as I saw you, filled with desire for you,
Kai viralgal ketkaamal parithida poguthadi
My fingers pluck them without even asking me, my dear.
En idhayam muzhuthum vithaiyai vizhundhai
You fell like a seed across my whole heart,
Verum vithai endru vittu vittu sendraai
You left thinking it was just a simple seed,
Viruchathai polae nee valarnthu nindrai
Yet you grew and stood tall like a mighty tree.
Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi
When leaning on my shoulder, you are my friend, my dear,
Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi
When resting on my lap, you are my mother, my dear.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful love ballad from the movie 'Thenavattu' expresses the protagonist's deep realization of love and how his beloved has transformed his life. He reflects on his past as an empty, monochrome existence (like white paper) which gained vivid colors (like a rainbow) only after her arrival. She fills multiple roles in his life, offering comfort as a friend and warmth as a mother figure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Unai paarkum munbu naan kagithathin venmayadi / Unai paartha pinbu naan vanavillin vannamadi”
The speaker directly compares his prior existence to blank white paper and his current state to a colorful rainbow, metaphorically describing emotional transformation.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Viruchathai polae nee valarnthu nindrai”
The lover's presence in his heart is compared to a grand tree using the explicit comparative marker 'polae' (like).
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai”
The second consonant sound 'nn' (ண்ணி/ன்னி) and 'nj' (ஞ்சி) forms internal rhythmic harmony across the phrase structure.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi / Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi”
Both lines end with the rhyming suffix 'neeyadi', creating a melodic repetition typical of Tamil lyrics.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for 'Thenavattu' (2008) was composed by Srikanth Deva. The heartfelt lyrics were penned by late legendary lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, who was widely celebrated for his evocative romantic metaphors.
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