Engengum Un Vannam
From Kannamma · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Kannamma1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
| Paaduvadho un mozhiyae | The song I sing is your language, |
| Theduvadho un nizhalae kannamaa | The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
| Male | |
| Muthu sippi polae | Like a pearl oyster, |
| Kann moodi konda podhum | Even when I close my eyes, |
| Moodi konda kannil endhan | Within those closed eyes, my |
| Ennam vandhu modhum | Thoughts of you come crashing in. |
| Male | |
| Maunathil vaarthai sollama | Speak words through your silence, |
| En nenjathil endrum nillamma | And stay forever in my heart, my dear. |
| Maunathil vaarthai sollama | Speak words through your silence, |
| En nenjathil endrum nillamma kannama | And stay forever in my heart, Oh Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
| Male | |
| Thaagam endru sonnen | I told you I was thirsty, |
| Nee thanneer tharavillai | Yet you did not offer me water. |
| Mogam endru sonna pinnum | Even after I confessed my desire, |
| Mutham tharavillai | You did not grant me a kiss. |
| Male | |
| Thaagathai theerthu vidamma | Either quench my thirst, my dear, |
| Illai mogathai kondru vidamma kannama | Or destroy this desire within me, Oh Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
| Paaduvadho un mozhiyae | The song I sing is your language, |
| Theduvadho un nizhalae kannamaa | The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Engengum un vannam | Wherever I look, it is your image, |
| Angellam en ennam | And in all those places, my thoughts reside. |
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
பாடுவதோ உன் மொழியே
தேடுவதோ உன் நிழலே கண்ணம்மா.....
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
The song I sing is your language,
The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma!
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
முத்துச் சிப்பிப் போலே
கண் மூடிக் கொண்ட போதும்
மூடிக் கொண்ட கண்ணில் எந்தன்
எண்ணம் வந்து மோதும்
Like a pearl oyster,
Even when I close my eyes,
Within those closed eyes, my
Thoughts of you come crashing in.
மௌனத்தில் வார்த்தை சொல்லம்மா என்
நெஞ்சத்தில் என்றும் நில்லம்மா
மௌனத்தில் வார்த்தை சொல்லம்மா என்
நெஞ்சத்தில் என்றும் நில்லம்மா கண்ணம்மா
Speak words through your silence,
And stay forever in my heart, my dear.
Speak words through your silence,
And stay forever in my heart, Oh Kannamma!
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
தாகம் என்று சொன்னேன் நீ
தண்ணீர் தரவில்லை
மோகம் என்று சொன்ன பின்னும்
முத்தம் தரவில்லை
I told you I was thirsty,
Yet you did not offer me water.
Even after I confessed my desire,
You did not grant me a kiss.
தாகத்தைத் தீர்த்து விடம்மா இல்லை
மோகத்தைக் கொன்று விடம்மா கண்ணம்மா...
Either quench my thirst, my dear,
Or destroy this desire within me, Oh Kannamma!
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
பாடுவதோ உன் மொழியே
தேடுவதோ உன் நிழலே கண்ணம்மா.....
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
The song I sing is your language,
The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma!
எங்கெங்கும் உன் வண்ணம்
அங்கெல்லாம் என் எண்ணம்
Wherever I look, it is your image,
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Paaduvadho un mozhiyae
The song I sing is your language,
Theduvadho un nizhalae kannamaa
The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma!
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Muthu sippi polae
Like a pearl oyster,
Kann moodi konda podhum
Even when I close my eyes,
Moodi konda kannil endhan
Within those closed eyes, my
Ennam vandhu modhum
Thoughts of you come crashing in.
Maunathil vaarthai sollama
Speak words through your silence,
En nenjathil endrum nillamma
And stay forever in my heart, my dear.
Maunathil vaarthai sollama
Speak words through your silence,
En nenjathil endrum nillamma kannama
And stay forever in my heart, Oh Kannamma!
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Thaagam endru sonnen
I told you I was thirsty,
Nee thanneer tharavillai
Yet you did not offer me water.
Mogam endru sonna pinnum
Even after I confessed my desire,
Mutham tharavillai
You did not grant me a kiss.
Thaagathai theerthu vidamma
Either quench my thirst, my dear,
Illai mogathai kondru vidamma kannama
Or destroy this desire within me, Oh Kannamma!
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Paaduvadho un mozhiyae
The song I sing is your language,
Theduvadho un nizhalae kannamaa
The shadow I seek is yours, Oh Kannamma!
Engengum un vannam
Wherever I look, it is your image,
Angellam en ennam
And in all those places, my thoughts reside.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song captures the deep devotion and intense longing of a lover for his beloved, addressed endearingly as Kannamma. He describes how her presence fills his vision and mind wherever he goes. Even when he closes his eyes like a shut oyster shell, thoughts of her flood his inner world. He pleads with her to communicate through her silence and remain in his heart forever. Expressing his emotional thirst and passion, he urges her to either fulfill his yearning or put an end to his agony, highlighting the sweet anguish of unrequited affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Engengum un vannam / Angellam en ennam”
The second letters 'ng' (ங) in 'Engengum' and 'Angellam' rhyme, creating a rhythmic harmony.
Simile
“Muthu sippi polae”
The imagery compares eyes shutting gently to a pearl oyster shell closing.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Paaduvadho un mozhiyae / Theduvadho un nizhalae”
The lines end with matching rhyming endings 'mozhiyae' and 'nizhalae'.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Thaagam endru sonnen ... / Thaagathai theerthu vidamma”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across related lines for poetic effect.
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Trivia
The song features soothing vocals by legendary playback singer P. B. Sreenivas, tuned by the iconic duo Shankar-Ganesh and written by Poet Laureate Kannadasan, who frequently used the name 'Kannamma' as a tribute to Mahakavi Bharathiyar's famous poetic persona.
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