Enge Maraindhanayo
From Amara Deepam · 1956
- Lyricist
- K. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music directors
- T. Chalapathi Rao, G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Amara Deepam1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Engae marainthanaiyo | Where did you hide away? |
| Engae maranthanaiyo | Where did you forget me? |
| Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae | My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss? |
| Female | |
| Engae maranthanaiyo | Where did you forget me? |
| Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae | My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss? |
| Kaanaththil kalanthanaiyo munivarpol | Did you vanish into the forest like a sage? |
| Monaththil nilaiththanaiyo | Did you settle into profound silent trance? |
| Anbai vaanaththil oli veesum thaaragai aanaayo | My love, did you become a star shining in the sky? |
| Vaanaththil oli veesum thaaragai aanaayo | Did you become a star shining in the sky? |
| Vaadidum enai kaana thedi alainthaayo | Did you wander searching to see me who am withering away? |
| Female | |
| Engae maranthanaiyo | Where did you forget me? |
| Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae | My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss? |
| Female | |
| Idhayaththil nee nirainthaai inaiyillaa | You filled my heart with peerless delight, |
| Inbaththil moozhga vaiththaai | You immersed me in endless bliss. |
| Needhaan kalangarai olipol kanni en vaazhvilae | You were like a lighthouse in my maiden life, |
| Kalangarai olipol kanni en vaazhvilae | Like a lighthouse in my maiden life, |
| Kaarirul thanai ooti kana neram olikaatti | Dispelling dense dark night and showing light for just a moment. |
| Female | |
| Engae maranthanaiyo | Where did you forget me? |
| Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae… | My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss... |
எங்கே மறைந்தனையோ
எங்கே மறைந்தனையோ
அன்பே எனை நீ மறந்தனையோ இன்பமே
Where did you hide away?
Where did you forget me?
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
எங்கே மறைந்தனையோ
அன்பே எனை நீ மறந்தனையோ இன்பமே
கானத்தில் கலந்தனையோ முனிவர்போல்
மோனத்தில் நிலைத்தனையோ
அன்பே வானத்தில் ஒளி வீசும் தாரகை ஆனாயோ
வானத்தில் ஒளி வீசும் தாரகை ஆனாயோ
வாடிடும் எனைக் காண தேடி அலைந்தாயோ
Where did you forget me?
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
Did you vanish into the forest like a sage?
Did you settle into profound silent trance?
My love, did you become a star shining in the sky?
Did you become a star shining in the sky?
Did you wander searching to see me who am withering away?
எங்கே மறைந்தனையோ
அன்பே எனை நீ மறந்தனையோ இன்பமே
Where did you forget me?
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
இதயத்தில் நீ நிறைந்தாய் இணையில்லா
இன்பத்தில் மூழ்க வைத்தாய்
நீதான் கலங்கரை ஒளிப்போல் கன்னி என் வாழ்விலே
கலங்கரை ஒளிப்போல் கன்னி என் வாழ்விலே
காரிருள் தனை ஓட்டி கண நேரம் ஒளிக்காட்டி
You filled my heart with peerless delight,
You immersed me in endless bliss.
You were like a lighthouse in my maiden life,
Like a lighthouse in my maiden life,
Dispelling dense dark night and showing light for just a moment.
எங்கே மறைந்தனையோ
அன்பே எனை நீ மறந்தனையோ இன்பமே....
Where did you forget me?
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss...
Engae marainthanaiyo
Where did you hide away?
Engae maranthanaiyo
Where did you forget me?
Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
Engae maranthanaiyo
Where did you forget me?
Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
Kaanaththil kalanthanaiyo munivarpol
Did you vanish into the forest like a sage?
Monaththil nilaiththanaiyo
Did you settle into profound silent trance?
Anbai vaanaththil oli veesum thaaragai aanaayo
My love, did you become a star shining in the sky?
Vaanaththil oli veesum thaaragai aanaayo
Did you become a star shining in the sky?
Vaadidum enai kaana thedi alainthaayo
Did you wander searching to see me who am withering away?
Engae maranthanaiyo
Where did you forget me?
Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss?
Idhayaththil nee nirainthaai inaiyillaa
You filled my heart with peerless delight,
Inbaththil moozhga vaiththaai
You immersed me in endless bliss.
Needhaan kalangarai olipol kanni en vaazhvilae
You were like a lighthouse in my maiden life,
Kalangarai olipol kanni en vaazhvilae
Like a lighthouse in my maiden life,
Kaarirul thanai ooti kana neram olikaatti
Dispelling dense dark night and showing light for just a moment.
Engae maranthanaiyo
Where did you forget me?
Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae…
My love, did you hide yourself from me, my bliss...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Engae Marainthanaiyo is a deeply emotional song expressing the agonizing grief and longing of a maiden separated from her beloved. She desperately seeks answers to his sudden disappearance, wondering whether he has retreated into the forest like an ascetic in silent meditation, transformed into a star high up in the night sky, or lost his path while searching for her as she languishes in pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Kaanaththil kalanthanaiyo munivarpol”
Compares the beloved's sudden disappearance into nature to a sage retreating into a forest ('munivarpol').
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Needhaan kalangarai olipol kanni en vaazhvilae”
Compares the presence of the beloved in her life to a lighthouse ('kalangarai olipol') guiding a ship.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Engae marainthanaiyo / Engae maranthanaiyo”
Repetition of the initial letter/sound 'E' (Engae) at the start of consecutive lines.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Refrain)
“Anbae enai nee marainthanaiyo inbamae”
The repeated ending refrain across stanzas reinforces the core theme of anguish and questioning.
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Trivia
Amara Deepam (1956) is a landmark Tamil drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, and Savitri in lead roles. The film's musical score was jointly composed by T. Chalapathi Rao and G. Ramanathan, with lyrics authored by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.
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