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Enge Irundhai

From Thenavattu · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Harish Raghavendra
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Thenavattu
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
2 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai
Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai
Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai
Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai
Unai paarkum munbu naan kagithathin venmayadi
Unai paartha pinbu naan vanavillin vannamadi
Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi
Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi
Enge irunthaai enge irunthaai
Eppadi neeyum ennul vanthaai
Kannil vizhundhaai nenjil nuzhainthaai
Naan vaazha neeyae artham thanthaai
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En veetu thottathil pookindra poovellam
Parikathan aalindri sediyil uthirumadi
Unnai naan paarthavudan unnakaga aasaiyudan
Kai viralgal ketkaamal parithida poguthadi
En idhayam muzhuthum vithaiyai vizhundhai
Verum vithai endru vittu vittu sendraai
Viruchathai polae nee valarnthu nindrai
Tholil saayum pothu thozhi neeyadi
Madiyil saayum pothu thaayum neeyadi
Where were you? Where were you?
How did you come into my heart?
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart.
You gave me a reason to live.
Before I saw you, my girl, I was just the whiteness of blank paper.
After I saw you, my girl, I became the colors of a rainbow.
When leaning on my shoulder, you are a friend, my girl.
When resting on my lap, you are a mother, my girl.
Where were you? Where were you?
How did you come into my heart?
You fell into my eyes and entered my heart.
You gave me a reason to live.
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All the flowers that bloom in my garden
Used to fall off the plant with no one to pick them, my girl.
The moment I saw you, with longing for you,
My fingers go to pluck them without even asking me, my girl.
You fell as a seed across my entire heart.
Thinking it was just a seed, you left it behind and walked away.
Yet you grew and stood tall like a grand tree.
When leaning on my shoulder, you are a friend, my girl.
When resting on my lap, you are a mother, my girl.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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