Enge Thavarugal
From Jananam · 2004
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Bharathwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Jananam2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engae thavarugal nadanthatho | Where did mistakes happen? |
| Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho | My friend, where did mistakes happen? |
| Padaippil thavarugal nadanthatho | Did mistakes happen in creation? |
| Illai padippil thavarugal nadanthatho | Or did mistakes happen in education? |
| Male | |
| Iraivan manithanai kolvaaro | Will God kill man? |
| Illai manithan iraivanai velvaaro | Or will man conquer God? |
| Male | |
| Engae thavarugal nadanthatho | Where did mistakes happen? |
| Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho | My friend, where did mistakes happen? |
| Male | |
| Kalvi kannai thirakkum enbathu | That education opens one's eyes |
| Pazhaiya vedhaantham | Is an old philosophy. |
| Kalvi uyiraiyum kudikkum enbathu… | That education consumes life as well... |
| Vaazhvin mathippu maranathil puriyum | The true worth of life is understood in death, |
| Enbathu unmaiyada | That is the truth, my friend. |
| Nee vaazha ninatha vaazhkai ellam | All the life you dreamed of living |
| Kann mun tholainthadhada | Was lost right in front of your eyes. |
| Male | |
| Puthainthaal thaanae | Only if buried, |
| Vidhaiyum mulaikkum | Will a seed sprout; |
| Enbathaal puthainthaaiyoo | Is that why you buried yourself? |
| Erinthaal thaanae | Only if burned, |
| Irulum velukkum | Will the darkness turn to light; |
| Enbathaal erinthaayoo | Is that why you burned yourself? |
| Male | |
| Engae……engae…engae…. | Where... where... where... |
| Engae thavarugal nadanthatho | Where did mistakes happen? |
| Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho | My friend, where did mistakes happen? |
| Padaippil thavarugal nadanthatho | Did mistakes happen in creation? |
| Illai padippil thavarugal nadanthatho | Or did mistakes happen in education? |
| Male | |
| Iraivan manithanai kolvaaro | Will God kill man? |
| Illai manithan iraivanai velvaaro | Or will man conquer God? |
| Male | |
| Engae thavarugal nadanthatho | Where did mistakes happen? |
| Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho | My friend, where did mistakes happen? |
எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ.....
நண்பா எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ.....
படைப்பில் தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
இல்லை படிப்பில் தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
Where did mistakes happen?
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Did mistakes happen in creation?
Or did mistakes happen in education?
இறைவன் மனிதனை கொள்வாரோ
இல்லை மனிதன் இறைவனை வெல்வாரோ
Will God kill man?
Or will man conquer God?
எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
நண்பா எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ.......ஓ....
Where did mistakes happen?
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
கல்வி கண்ணை திறக்கும் என்பது
பழைய வேதாந்தம்
கல்வி உயிரையும் குடிக்கும் என்பது......
வாழ்வின் மதிப்பு மரணத்தில் புரியும்
என்பது உண்மையடா
நீ வாழ நினைத்த வாழ்க்கை எல்லாம்
கண் முன் தொலைந்ததடா
That education opens one's eyes
Is an old philosophy.
That education consumes life as well...
The true worth of life is understood in death,
That is the truth, my friend.
All the life you dreamed of living
Was lost right in front of your eyes.
புதைந்தால் தானே
விதையும் முளைக்கும்
என்பதால் புதைந்தையோ
எறிந்தால் தானே
இருளும் வெளுக்கும்
என்பதால் எறிந்தாயோ
Only if buried,
Will a seed sprout;
Is that why you buried yourself?
Only if burned,
Will the darkness turn to light;
Is that why you burned yourself?
எங்கே......எங்கே......எங்கே.....
எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ....
நண்பா எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ.....ஓ....
படைப்பில் தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
இல்லை படிப்பில் தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
Where... where... where...
Where did mistakes happen?
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Did mistakes happen in creation?
Or did mistakes happen in education?
இறைவன் மனிதனை கொள்வாரோ
இல்லை மனிதன் இறைவனை வெல்வாரோ
Will God kill man?
Or will man conquer God?
எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ
நண்பா எங்கே தவறுகள் நடந்ததோ.....ஓ.....
Where did mistakes happen?
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Engae thavarugal nadanthatho
Where did mistakes happen?
Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Padaippil thavarugal nadanthatho
Did mistakes happen in creation?
Illai padippil thavarugal nadanthatho
Or did mistakes happen in education?
Iraivan manithanai kolvaaro
Will God kill man?
Illai manithan iraivanai velvaaro
Or will man conquer God?
Engae thavarugal nadanthatho
Where did mistakes happen?
Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Kalvi kannai thirakkum enbathu
That education opens one's eyes
Pazhaiya vedhaantham
Is an old philosophy.
Kalvi uyiraiyum kudikkum enbathu…
That education consumes life as well...
Vaazhvin mathippu maranathil puriyum
The true worth of life is understood in death,
Enbathu unmaiyada
That is the truth, my friend.
Nee vaazha ninatha vaazhkai ellam
All the life you dreamed of living
Kann mun tholainthadhada
Was lost right in front of your eyes.
Puthainthaal thaanae
Only if buried,
Vidhaiyum mulaikkum
Will a seed sprout;
Enbathaal puthainthaaiyoo
Is that why you buried yourself?
Erinthaal thaanae
Only if burned,
Irulum velukkum
Will the darkness turn to light;
Enbathaal erinthaayoo
Is that why you burned yourself?
Engae……engae…engae….
Where... where... where...
Engae thavarugal nadanthatho
Where did mistakes happen?
Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Padaippil thavarugal nadanthatho
Did mistakes happen in creation?
Illai padippil thavarugal nadanthatho
Or did mistakes happen in education?
Iraivan manithanai kolvaaro
Will God kill man?
Illai manithan iraivanai velvaaro
Or will man conquer God?
Engae thavarugal nadanthatho
Where did mistakes happen?
Nanba engae thavarugal nadanthatho
My friend, where did mistakes happen?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Engae Thavarugal Nadanthatho is a deeply melancholic and reflective song from the 2004 movie Jananam. Written by lyricist Snehan, the song expresses profound grief and existential anguish over the tragic loss of a young friend. It questions whether the root of human suffering lies in divine creation or in flawed educational and social systems that push young people to despair.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Padaippil thavarugal nadanthatho / Illai padippil thavarugal nadanthatho”
The second consonant sound 'da' is shared between 'Padaippil' (creation) and 'Padippil' (education), creating a rhythmic contrast.
Metaphor
“Puthainthaal thaanae vidhaiyum mulaikkum”
Compares a person's tragic sacrifice or death to a seed being buried in the soil in order to sprout and bring change.
Rhetorical Question
“Iraivan manithanai kolvaaro / Illai manithan iraivanai velvaaro”
Asks thought-provoking questions about divine will versus human power without seeking a simple direct answer.
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Trivia
The movie Jananam (2004) stars Prashanth and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, and the film focuses heavily on themes of youth unemployment, educational stress, and social reform.
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