Engengu Nee Sendra Podhum
From Ninaikka Therindha Maname · 1987
- Lyricist
- Kamakodi
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ninaikka Therindha Maname1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
| Male | |
| Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum | A song of joy begins, |
| Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum | And all time sings along with us. |
| Female | |
| Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae | The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love. |
| Male | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
| Male | |
| Kangalin paarvai ambugal polae | Why does your eyes gaze, like arrows, |
| Nenjinilae..paaivathum yen | Pierce into my heart? |
| Ambugal meendum paainthidum podhu | When those arrows strike again, |
| Kaayangalum aariyathaen | Why do even the wounds heal? |
| Female | |
| Aaridum nenjam theridum neram | Just as the healing heart recovers, |
| Pirindhadhu yeno un uravu | Why did your relationship separate? |
| Nerungidum podhum neengidum podhum | Whether drawing near or moving away, |
| Mayanguvathaeno en manadhu | Why does my heart get swooned? |
| Male | |
| Irunenjin thunbam idhu kaadhalthaan | This distress of two hearts is love itself, |
| Adhu pola inbam edhu kanmani | What pleasure can compare to that, my darling? |
| Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae | The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love. |
| Female | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
| Male | |
| Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum | A song of joy begins, |
| Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum | And all time sings along with us. |
| Female | |
| Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae | The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love. |
| Male | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
| Female | |
| Maalai nanneram maarida vendaam | May this good evening hour never change, |
| Maankuyilae maanguyilae | Oh sweet nightingale, oh nightingale! |
| Kaalangal kooda maarida vendaam | May even time itself never change, |
| Kanmaniyae kanmaniyae | My precious one, my precious one! |
| Male | |
| Sooriyan merkinil sendridattum | Let the sun go down in the west, |
| Chandhiran angae vanthidattum | Let the moon arrive there, |
| Megangal vaanathil nilai perattum | Let the clouds hold their place in the sky, |
| Kadalinil kooda alai nirkattum | Let even the waves in the sea stand still, |
| Female | |
| Unnodu serum oru neramae | That single moment of uniting with you, |
| Endrendrum ingae nilaiyaagattum | May it stay eternal forever here! |
| Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae | The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love. |
| Female | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
| Male | |
| Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum | A song of joy begins, |
| Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum | And all time sings along with us. |
| Female | |
| Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae | The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love. |
| Male | |
| Engengu nee sendra podhum | Wherever you go, |
| En nenjame unnai thedum | My heart searches for you. |
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னைத் தேடும்
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
ஆனந்த கீதம் ஆரம்பமாகும்
காலங்கள் யாவும் நம்மோடு பாடும்
A song of joy begins,
And all time sings along with us.
பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டும்
அன்பே அன்பே
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னைத் தேடும்
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
கண்களின் பார்வை அம்புகள் போலே
நெஞ்சினிலே..பாய்வதும் ஏன்
அம்புகள் மீண்டும் பாய்ந்திடும் போது
காயங்களும் ஆறியதேன்
Why does your eyes gaze, like arrows,
Pierce into my heart?
When those arrows strike again,
Why do even the wounds heal?
ஆறிடும் நெஞ்சம் தேறிடும் நேரம்
பிரிந்தது ஏனோ உன் உறவு
நெருங்கிடும் போதும் நீங்கிடும் போதும்
மயங்குவதேனோ என் மனது
Just as the healing heart recovers,
Why did your relationship separate?
Whether drawing near or moving away,
Why does my heart get swooned?
இருநெஞ்சின் துன்பம்
இது காதல்தான்
அது போல இன்பம் எது கண்மணி
பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டும் அன்பே அன்பே
This distress of two hearts is love itself,
What pleasure can compare to that, my darling?
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னைத் தேடும்
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
ஆனந்த கீதம் ஆரம்பமாகும்
காலங்கள் யாவும் நம்மோடு பாடும்
A song of joy begins,
And all time sings along with us.
பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டும்
அன்பே அன்பே
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னை தேடும்
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
மாலை நன் நேரம்
மாறிட வேண்டாம்
மாங்குயிலே மாங்குயிலே
காலங்கள் கூட மாறிட வேண்டாம்
கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
May this good evening hour never change,
Oh sweet nightingale, oh nightingale!
May even time itself never change,
My precious one, my precious one!
சூரியன் மேற்கினில் சென்றிடட்டும்
சந்திரன் அங்கே வந்திடட்டும்
மேகங்கள் வானத்தில் நிலை பெறட்டும்
கடலினில் கூட அலை நிற்கட்டும்
Let the sun go down in the west,
Let the moon arrive there,
Let the clouds hold their place in the sky,
Let even the waves in the sea stand still,
உன்னோடு சேரும் ஒரு நேரமே
என்றென்றும் இங்கே நிலையாகட்டும்
பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டும் அன்பே அன்பே
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னை தேடும்
That single moment of uniting with you,
May it stay eternal forever here!
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
ஆனந்த கீதம் ஆரம்பமாகும்
காலங்கள் யாவும் நம்மோடு பாடும்
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
பூங்காற்று தாலாட்டும்
அன்பே அன்பே
A song of joy begins,
And all time sings along with us.
எங்கெங்கு நீ சென்ற போதும்
என் நெஞ்சமே உன்னை தேடும்
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
லாலா லா லா லா
லாலா லா லா லா
Wherever you go,
My heart searches for you.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum
A song of joy begins,
Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum
And all time sings along with us.
Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Kangalin paarvai ambugal polae
Why does your eyes gaze, like arrows,
Nenjinilae..paaivathum yen
Pierce into my heart?
Ambugal meendum paainthidum podhu
When those arrows strike again,
Kaayangalum aariyathaen
Why do even the wounds heal?
Aaridum nenjam theridum neram
Just as the healing heart recovers,
Pirindhadhu yeno un uravu
Why did your relationship separate?
Nerungidum podhum neengidum podhum
Whether drawing near or moving away,
Mayanguvathaeno en manadhu
Why does my heart get swooned?
Irunenjin thunbam idhu kaadhalthaan
This distress of two hearts is love itself,
Adhu pola inbam edhu kanmani
What pleasure can compare to that, my darling?
Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum
A song of joy begins,
Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum
And all time sings along with us.
Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Maalai nanneram maarida vendaam
May this good evening hour never change,
Maankuyilae maanguyilae
Oh sweet nightingale, oh nightingale!
Kaalangal kooda maarida vendaam
May even time itself never change,
Kanmaniyae kanmaniyae
My precious one, my precious one!
Sooriyan merkinil sendridattum
Let the sun go down in the west,
Chandhiran angae vanthidattum
Let the moon arrive there,
Megangal vaanathil nilai perattum
Let the clouds hold their place in the sky,
Kadalinil kooda alai nirkattum
Let even the waves in the sea stand still,
Unnodu serum oru neramae
That single moment of uniting with you,
Endrendrum ingae nilaiyaagattum
May it stay eternal forever here!
Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Aanandha geedham aarambamaakum
A song of joy begins,
Kaalangal yaavum nammodu paadum
And all time sings along with us.
Poongaatru thaalaattum anbae anbae
The gentle breeze lulls us, my love, my love.
Engengu nee sendra podhum
Wherever you go,
En nenjame unnai thedum
My heart searches for you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender expression of romantic devotion and the inescapable pull of true love. The speaker describes how their heart persistently seeks out their beloved, regardless of physical separation or distance. The lyrics portray love as a beautiful paradox where the gaze of the lover acts as an arrow that wounds yet heals the heart simultaneously. The song concludes with a passionate plea to freeze time during moments of togetherness, wishing that nature's cycles could pause so that their union remains everlasting.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kangalin paarvai ambugal polae”
Compares the sharp, piercing look of the beloved's eyes directly to arrows ('ambugal polae').
Antithesis (Muran Ani)
“Nerungidum podhum neengidum podhum”
Uses contrasting ideas of drawing near ('nerungidum') and drifting away ('neengidum') within the same line to illustrate emotional flux.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Engengu nee sendra podhum / En nenjame unnai thedum”
Repetition of the initial 'E' sound ('Engengu' and 'En') across adjacent lines.
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Trivia
The movie 'Ninaikka Therindha Maname' (1987) shares its title with a famous classic Tamil song from 'Anandhi' (1965). The lyrics for this soundtrack were penned by poet Kamakodi.
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