Engellam Valaiyosai Song
From Veguli Penn · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Veguli Penn1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho | Wherever the sound of bangles is heard, |
| Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu | There my desire takes flight. |
| Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho | Wherever the sound of bangles is heard, |
| Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu | There my desire takes flight. |
| Male | |
| Ennai thotta ennangal | The thoughts that touched me, |
| Minnalitta kannangal | The cheeks that flashed like lightning, |
| Ennai thotta ennangal | The thoughts that touched me, |
| Minnalitta kannangal | The cheeks that flashed like lightning, |
| Ennendru naan solvatho | How can I describe what it is? |
| Male | |
| Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho | Wherever the sound of bangles is heard, |
| Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu | There my desire takes flight. |
| Male | |
| Sugamaana isaipaadum ilamangai yaaro | Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music? |
| Padhamaaga nadamaadum aval vanna thearo | Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot? |
| Sugamaana isaipaadum ilamangai yaaro | Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music? |
| Padhamaaga nadamaadum aval vanna thearo | Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot? |
| Male | |
| Vaanaththil irunthu devathai irangi | Did an angel descend from the sky, |
| Vanthu nindraalo valaiyalgal kulungi | And come stand here with her bangles jingling? |
| Male | |
| Ennai thotta ennangal | The thoughts that touched me, |
| Minnalitta kannangal | The cheeks that flashed like lightning, |
| Ennendru naan solvatho | How can I describe what it is? |
| Male | |
| Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho | Wherever the sound of bangles is heard, |
| Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu | There my desire takes flight. |
| Male | |
| Karai poda mudiyaatha pudhu vellai aadai | A pristine new white garment without boundaries, |
| Kalaimaanum ariyaatha vizhi vanna jaadai | A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer, |
| Karai poda mudiyaatha pudhu vellai aadai | A pristine new white garment without boundaries, |
| Kalaimaanum ariyaatha vizhi vanna jaadai | A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer, |
| Male | |
| Paarvaiyil ilamai vaarththaiyi mazhalai | Youth in her gaze and childish sweetness in her words, |
| Koondhalum vanangum kaaladi nizhalai | Even her long tresses bow down to the shadow of her feet, |
| Male | |
| Ennai thotta ennangal | The thoughts that touched me, |
| Minnalitta kannangal | The cheeks that flashed like lightning, |
| Ennendru naan solvatho | How can I describe what it is? |
| Male | |
| Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho | Wherever the sound of bangles is heard, |
| Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu | There my desire takes flight. |
எங்கெல்லாம் வளையோசை கேட்கின்றதோ
அங்கெல்லாம் என்னாசை பறக்கின்றது
எங்கெல்லாம் வளையோசை கேட்கின்றதோ
அங்கெல்லாம் என்னாசை பறக்கின்றது
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
There my desire takes flight.
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
There my desire takes flight.
ஆண்
: என்னைத் தொட்ட எண்ணங்கள்
மின்னலிட்ட கன்னங்கள்
என்னைத் தொட்ட எண்ணங்கள்
மின்னலிட்ட கன்னங்கள்
என்னென்று நான் சொல்வதோ
The thoughts that touched me,
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
The thoughts that touched me,
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
How can I describe what it is?
ஆண்
: எங்கெல்லாம் வளையோசை கேட்கின்றதோ
அங்கெல்லாம் என்னாசை பறக்கின்றது
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
There my desire takes flight.
சுகமான இசைப்பாடும் இளமங்கை யாரோ
பதமாக நடமாடும் அவள் வண்ணத் தேரோ
சுகமான இசைப்பாடும் இளமங்கை யாரோ
பதமாக நடமாடும் அவள் வண்ணத் தேரோ
Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music?
Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot?
Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music?
Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot?
வானத்தில் இருந்து தேவதை இறங்கி
வந்து நின்றாளோ வளையல்கள் குலுங்கி
Did an angel descend from the sky,
And come stand here with her bangles jingling?
என்னைத் தொட்ட எண்ணங்கள்
மின்னலிட்ட கன்னங்கள்
என்னென்று நான் சொல்வதோ
The thoughts that touched me,
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
How can I describe what it is?
எங்கெல்லாம் வளையோசை கேட்கின்றதோ
அங்கெல்லாம் என்னாசை பறக்கின்றது
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
There my desire takes flight.
கரைப் போட முடியாத புது வெள்ளை ஆடை
கலைமானும் அறியாத விழி வண்ண ஜாடை
கரைப் போட முடியாத புது வெள்ளை ஆடை
கலைமானும் அறியாத விழி வண்ண ஜாடை
A pristine new white garment without boundaries,
A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer,
A pristine new white garment without boundaries,
A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer,
பார்வையில் இளமை வார்த்தையில் மழலை
கூந்தலும் வணங்கும் காலடி நிழலை
Youth in her gaze and childish sweetness in her words,
Even her long tresses bow down to the shadow of her feet,
என்னைத் தொட்ட எண்ணங்கள்
மின்னலிட்ட கன்னங்கள்
என்னென்று நான் சொல்வதோ
The thoughts that touched me,
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
How can I describe what it is?
எங்கெல்லாம் வளையோசை கேட்கின்றதோ
அங்கெல்லாம் என்னாசை பறக்கின்றது..
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
There my desire takes flight.
Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu
There my desire takes flight.
Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu
There my desire takes flight.
Ennai thotta ennangal
The thoughts that touched me,
Minnalitta kannangal
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
Ennai thotta ennangal
The thoughts that touched me,
Minnalitta kannangal
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
Ennendru naan solvatho
How can I describe what it is?
Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu
There my desire takes flight.
Sugamaana isaipaadum ilamangai yaaro
Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music?
Padhamaaga nadamaadum aval vanna thearo
Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot?
Sugamaana isaipaadum ilamangai yaaro
Who is this young maiden singing pleasant music?
Padhamaaga nadamaadum aval vanna thearo
Stepping delicately like a colorful chariot?
Vaanaththil irunthu devathai irangi
Did an angel descend from the sky,
Vanthu nindraalo valaiyalgal kulungi
And come stand here with her bangles jingling?
Ennai thotta ennangal
The thoughts that touched me,
Minnalitta kannangal
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
Ennendru naan solvatho
How can I describe what it is?
Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu
There my desire takes flight.
Karai poda mudiyaatha pudhu vellai aadai
A pristine new white garment without boundaries,
Kalaimaanum ariyaatha vizhi vanna jaadai
A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer,
Karai poda mudiyaatha pudhu vellai aadai
A pristine new white garment without boundaries,
Kalaimaanum ariyaatha vizhi vanna jaadai
A colorful glance unknown even to a wild deer,
Paarvaiyil ilamai vaarththaiyi mazhalai
Youth in her gaze and childish sweetness in her words,
Koondhalum vanangum kaaladi nizhalai
Even her long tresses bow down to the shadow of her feet,
Ennai thotta ennangal
The thoughts that touched me,
Minnalitta kannangal
The cheeks that flashed like lightning,
Ennendru naan solvatho
How can I describe what it is?
Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho
Wherever the sound of bangles is heard,
Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu
There my desire takes flight.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Engellaam Valaiyosai Ketkindratho' is a classic romantic song from the 1971 Tamil film 'Veguli Penn'. The song expresses the hero's enchanted romantic feelings triggered by the chiming of bangles. He describes the ethereal beauty of his beloved, comparing her to a heavenly angel who has descended upon earth, praising her grace, innocence, and charming presence. The lyrical narrative seamlessly captures poetic grandeur with deep emotional longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Engellaam valaiyosai ketkindratho / Angellaam ennaasai parakkindrathu”
Alliteration of the initial vowel sound 'E' and 'A' across paired lines creates rhythmic harmony.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Ennai thotta ennangal / Minnalitta kannangal”
The second consonant sound 'nn' rhymes across consecutive lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaanaththil irunthu devathai irangi”
Directly metaphorizing the woman as an angel descending from the heavens.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Koondhalum vanangum kaaladi nizhalai”
Exaggeration stating that even her long hair bows down in reverence to the shadow of her feet.
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Trivia
'Veguli Penn' (1971) was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. This song, composed by V. Kumar with lyrics by Kannadasan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan, remains one of the iconic romantic tracks of 1970s Tamil cinema, celebrated for its poetic beauty and melody.
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