Enge Poveno Nee
From Angadi Theru · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Benny Dayal, MK Balaji, Janaki Iyer
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Angadi Theru2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Nee ennai neengivittai | You have left me. |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| En idhaiyathai vaangivittai | You took my heart away. |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| En kannai keerivittai | You wounded my eyes. |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai | You killed me with your words. |
| Male | |
| Koondukkul irrukum | Trapped inside a cage, |
| Paravai naan | I am a bird. |
| En kannilae oru thundu vaanam | In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky |
| Neethaanadi.. | Is you, my girl... |
| Male | |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Nee ennai neengivittai | You have left me. |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai | You killed me with your words. |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…..aaaa….aa…..aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Theerathu vaanin vali | Pain of the endless sky, |
| Ethirkaatril pogum kili | A bird flying against headwinds, |
| Irai thedi vaadum vali | Suffering in search of food, |
| Koodendru kaatum vidhi | Destiny pointing to a nest, |
| Male | |
| Panthaaduthae | Tossing me about like a ball. |
| Ennai vaalthalin nyayangal | Are there reasons for me to live? |
| Sambaathithae theerumoo jenmam | Will this life ever find fulfillment? |
| Male | |
| Kolaipola kaadhal | Love is like a murder; |
| Pengal veesidum vaarthaiyum | The words that women throw around, |
| Valigindrathae thukkamthaan.. | Only pain and sorrow remain... |
| Male | |
| Nee ennai neengivittal | If you leave me, |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai.. | You killed me with your words... |
| Male | |
| Deivangal ingae illai | Gods do not exist here, |
| Irrunthaalum irrakkam illai | Even if they do, they have no mercy. |
| Kazhuthodu kallai katti | Tying a heavy stone around my neck, |
| Kadalodu pottal ennai | And throwing me into the deep sea, |
| Male | |
| Maranathai thaana | Is it my death alone |
| Indha kaadhalum ketkuthu | That this love demands? |
| Poi veshamae ullathae engum | Everywhere there are false guises, |
| Male | |
| Illamai thaana ingu | Is it poverty and youth here |
| Kaadhalai maaipathu | That destroy love? |
| En soolnilai kolluthae….ae… | My helpless situation is killing me... |
| Male | |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Nee ennai neengivittai | You have left me. |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai | You killed me with your words. |
| Male | |
| Koondukkul irrukum | Trapped inside a cage, |
| Paravai naan | I am a bird. |
| En kannilae oru thundu vaanam | In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky |
| Neethaanadi.. | Is you, my girl... |
| Male | |
| Engae poveno | Where will I go? |
| Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai | You killed me with your words. |
எங்கே போவேனோ
நீ என்னை நீங்கிவிட்டாய்
எங்கே போவேனோ என்
இதயத்தை வாங்கிவிட்டாய்
எங்கே போவேனோ என் கண்ணை
கீறிவிட்டாய் எங்கே போவேனோ
என்னை வார்த்தையில் கொன்றுவிட்டாய்
Where will I go?
You have left me.
Where will I go?
You took my heart away.
Where will I go?
You wounded my eyes.
Where will I go?
You killed me with your words.
கூண்டுக்குள்
இருக்கும் பறவை நான்
என் கண்ணிலே ஒரு
துண்டு வானம் நீதானடி
Trapped inside a cage,
I am a bird.
In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky
Is you, my girl...
எங்கே போவேனோ
நீ என்னை நீங்கிவிட்டாய்
எங்கே போவேனோ என்னை
வார்த்தையில் கொன்றுவிட்டாய்
Where will I go?
You have left me.
Where will I go?
You killed me with your words.
...................................
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
தீராது வானின்
வழி எதிர்க்காற்றில் போகும்
கிளி இரை தேடி வாடும் வலி
கூடென்று காட்டும் விதி
Pain of the endless sky,
A bird flying against headwinds,
Suffering in search of food,
Destiny pointing to a nest,
பந்தாடுதே என்னை
வாழ்தலின் நியாயங்கள்
சம்பாதித்தே தீருமோ ஜென்மம்
Tossing me about like a ball.
Are there reasons for me to live?
Will this life ever find fulfillment?
கொலை போல
காதல் பெண்கள் வீசிடும்
வார்த்தையும் வழிகின்றதே
துக்கம் தான்
Love is like a murder;
The words that women throw around,
Only pain and sorrow remain...
நீ என்னை நீங்கிவிட்டாய்
எங்கே போவேனோ என்னை
வார்த்தையில் கொன்றுவிட்டாய்
If you leave me,
Where will I go?
You killed me with your words...
தெய்வங்கள் இங்கே
இல்லை இருந்தாலும் இரக்கம்
இல்லை கழுத்தோடு கல்லை கட்டி
கடலோடு போட்டாள் என்னை
Gods do not exist here,
Even if they do, they have no mercy.
Tying a heavy stone around my neck,
And throwing me into the deep sea,
மரணத்தை தானா
இந்த காதலும் கேட்குது
பொய் வேஷமே உள்ளதே
எங்கும்
Is it my death alone
That this love demands?
Everywhere there are false guises,
இல்லாமை
தானா இங்கு காதலை
மாய்ப்பது என் சூழ்நிலை
கொல்லுதே
Is it poverty and youth here
That destroy love?
My helpless situation is killing me...
எங்கே போவேனோ
நீ என்னை நீங்கிவிட்டாய்
எங்கே போவேனோ என்னை
வார்த்தையில் கொன்றுவிட்டாய்
Where will I go?
You have left me.
Where will I go?
You killed me with your words.
கூண்டுக்குள்
இருக்கும் பறவை நான்
என் கண்ணிலே ஒரு
துண்டு வானம் நீதானடி
Trapped inside a cage,
I am a bird.
In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky
Is you, my girl...
எங்கே போவேனோ
என்னை வார்த்தையில்
கொன்றுவிட்டாய்
Where will I go?
You killed me with your words.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Nee ennai neengivittai
You have left me.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
En idhaiyathai vaangivittai
You took my heart away.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
En kannai keerivittai
You wounded my eyes.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai
You killed me with your words.
Koondukkul irrukum
Trapped inside a cage,
Paravai naan
I am a bird.
En kannilae oru thundu vaanam
In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky
Neethaanadi..
Is you, my girl...
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Nee ennai neengivittai
You have left me.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai
You killed me with your words.
Aaaa…..aaaa….aa…..aaa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Theerathu vaanin vali
Pain of the endless sky,
Ethirkaatril pogum kili
A bird flying against headwinds,
Irai thedi vaadum vali
Suffering in search of food,
Koodendru kaatum vidhi
Destiny pointing to a nest,
Panthaaduthae
Tossing me about like a ball.
Ennai vaalthalin nyayangal
Are there reasons for me to live?
Sambaathithae theerumoo jenmam
Will this life ever find fulfillment?
Kolaipola kaadhal
Love is like a murder;
Pengal veesidum vaarthaiyum
The words that women throw around,
Valigindrathae thukkamthaan..
Only pain and sorrow remain...
Nee ennai neengivittal
If you leave me,
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai..
You killed me with your words...
Deivangal ingae illai
Gods do not exist here,
Irrunthaalum irrakkam illai
Even if they do, they have no mercy.
Kazhuthodu kallai katti
Tying a heavy stone around my neck,
Kadalodu pottal ennai
And throwing me into the deep sea,
Maranathai thaana
Is it my death alone
Indha kaadhalum ketkuthu
That this love demands?
Poi veshamae ullathae engum
Everywhere there are false guises,
Illamai thaana ingu
Is it poverty and youth here
Kaadhalai maaipathu
That destroy love?
En soolnilai kolluthae….ae…
My helpless situation is killing me...
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Nee ennai neengivittai
You have left me.
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai
You killed me with your words.
Koondukkul irrukum
Trapped inside a cage,
Paravai naan
I am a bird.
En kannilae oru thundu vaanam
In my eyes, the tiny slice of sky
Neethaanadi..
Is you, my girl...
Engae poveno
Where will I go?
Ennai vaarthaiyil kondruvittai
You killed me with your words.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Engae Poveno' expresses the deep anguish, helplessness, and grief of a heartbroken lover who feels abandoned and destroyed by harsh words. He compares his plight to a caged bird yearning for a small slice of freedom and hope, represented by his beloved. In the context of the movie 'Angadi Theru', it reflects the harsh social realities, poverty, and systemic oppression that crush the innocent romantic dreams of young working-class individuals. As the song progresses, the protagonist questions the harshness of fate, the cruelty of society, and the absence of divine mercy. He feels cast into the sea with a stone around his neck, wondering if death is the only escape from his current plight. Through haunting metaphors, the lyrics depict love not as a comfort, but as an agonizing burden that exacerbates his suffering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Koondukkul irrukum Paravai naan”
The speaker directly compares himself to a bird trapped inside a cage, symbolizing his restriction and helplessness.
Metaphor
“En kannilae oru thundu vaanam Neethaanadi”
The beloved is metaphorically described as a 'slice of sky' visible to a caged bird, representing his only hope and sight of freedom.
Simile
“Kolaipola kaadhal”
Love is directly compared to murder using the comparative marker 'pola', emphasizing the destructive pain it inflicts.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Deivangal ingae illai / Irrunthaalum irrakkam illai”
Repetition of initial or internal vowel sounds ('I' in Irrunthaalum and irrakkam) to create rhythmic weight.
Hyperbole
“Kazhuthodu kallai katti Kadalodu pottal ennai”
An exaggerated imagery of being tied to a stone and thrown into the sea to highlight the crushing weight of emotional distress.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the overall soundtrack for Angadi Theru (2010), this particular emotional track 'Engae Poveno' was composed by guest composer Vijay Antony, who also sang it alongside Benny Dayal and MK Balaji. The lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar won immense critical acclaim for capturing the raw despair of impoverished textile shop workers in Chennai.
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