Engirundho Azhaikkum Song Lyrics (Male Version)
From En Jeevan Paduthu · 1988
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Jeevan Paduthu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ohooo…ooohooo… | Ohooo…ooohooo… |
| Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa…. | Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa…. |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | is your song. |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Blending into my life, |
| Adhu paadum | it sings. |
| Male | |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh, |
| Yengiduthae manamae | my heart longs. |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh, |
| Yengiduthae manamae | my heart longs. |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | is your song. |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Blending into my life, |
| Adhu paadum | it sings. |
| Male | |
| {Vasandhamum | {Even if spring |
| Ingae vandhathendru | has arrived here, |
| Vasanai malargal sonnalum} (2) | as the fragrant flowers say} |
| Male | |
| Thendralum ingae | Even if the gentle breeze |
| Vandhu nindru | comes and stays here, |
| Inbathin geetham thandhaalum | and gives a song of joy, |
| Male | |
| Nee indri yedhu | without you, what is |
| Vasandham ingae | spring here? |
| Nee indri yedhu | Without you, what is |
| Jeevan ingae | life here? |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..hoo | To unite with you, oh, |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | is your song. |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Blending into my life, |
| Adhu paadum | it sings. |
| Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo | To unite with you, oh, |
| Yengiduthae manamae | my heart longs. |
| Male | |
| {Kaadhalil urugum | {A song melting |
| Paadal ondru | in love, |
| Ketkiradha unn kathinilae} (2) | do you hear it in your ears?} |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalin uyirai | Seeking the soul |
| Thedi vanthu | of love, |
| Kalanthidava | will it merge |
| Enn jeevanilae | into my life? |
| Male | |
| Uyirinai thedum | A life seeking |
| Uyir ingae | a life is here, |
| Jeevanai thedum | a soul seeking |
| Jeevan ingae | a soul is here. |
| Serndhidavae unnai ..oo..hoo | To unite with you, oh, |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | is your song. |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Blending into my life, |
| Adhu paadum | it sings. |
| Male | |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh, |
| Yengiduthae manamae | my heart longs. |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh, |
| Yengiduthae manamae | my heart longs. |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | is your song. |
| Engirundho azhaikkum… | Calling from somewhere… |
ஓஹோ
ஓஓஓஹோ ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
Calling from somewhere,
is your song.
Blending into my life,
it sings.
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
To unite with you, oh,
my heart longs.
To unite with you, oh,
my heart longs.
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
Calling from somewhere,
is your song.
Blending into my life,
it sings.
{ வசந்தமும்
இங்கே வந்ததென்று
வாசனை மலர்கள்
சொன்னாலும் } (2)
{Even if spring
has arrived here,
as the fragrant flowers say}
தென்றலும் இங்கே
வந்து நின்று இன்பத்தின்
கீதம் தந்தாலும்
Even if the gentle breeze
comes and stays here,
and gives a song of joy,
நீ இன்றி ஏது
வசந்தம் இங்கே நீ
இன்றி ஏது ஜீவன்
இங்கே சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
without you, what is
spring here?
Without you, what is
life here?
To unite with you, oh,
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும் சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
Calling from somewhere,
is your song.
Blending into my life,
it sings.
To unite with you, oh,
my heart longs.
{ காதலில் உருகும்
பாடல் ஒன்று கேட்கிறதா
உன் காதினிலே } (2)
{A song melting
in love,
do you hear it in your ears?}
காதலின் உயிரை
தேடி வந்து கலந்திட வா
என் ஜீவனிலே
Seeking the soul
of love,
will it merge
into my life?
உயிரினை
தேடும் உயிர் இங்கே
ஜீவனை தேடும் ஜீவன்
இங்கே சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
A life seeking
a life is here,
a soul seeking
a soul is here.
To unite with you, oh,
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
Calling from somewhere,
is your song.
Blending into my life,
it sings.
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
To unite with you, oh,
my heart longs.
To unite with you, oh,
my heart longs.
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
எங்கிருந்தோ அழைக்கும்
Calling from somewhere,
is your song.
Calling from somewhere…
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling from somewhere,
Un geedham
is your song.
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Blending into my life,
Adhu paadum
it sings.
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh,
Yengiduthae manamae
my heart longs.
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh,
Yengiduthae manamae
my heart longs.
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling from somewhere,
Un geedham
is your song.
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Blending into my life,
Adhu paadum
it sings.
{Vasandhamum
{Even if spring
Ingae vandhathendru
has arrived here,
Vasanai malargal sonnalum} (2)
as the fragrant flowers say}
Thendralum ingae
Even if the gentle breeze
Vandhu nindru
comes and stays here,
Inbathin geetham thandhaalum
and gives a song of joy,
Nee indri yedhu
without you, what is
Vasandham ingae
spring here?
Nee indri yedhu
Without you, what is
Jeevan ingae
life here?
Serndhidavae unnai oo..hoo
To unite with you, oh,
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling from somewhere,
Un geedham
is your song.
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Blending into my life,
Adhu paadum
it sings.
Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo
To unite with you, oh,
Yengiduthae manamae
my heart longs.
{Kaadhalil urugum
{A song melting
Paadal ondru
in love,
Ketkiradha unn kathinilae} (2)
do you hear it in your ears?}
Kaadhalin uyirai
Seeking the soul
Thedi vanthu
of love,
Kalanthidava
will it merge
Enn jeevanilae
into my life?
Uyirinai thedum
A life seeking
Uyir ingae
a life is here,
Jeevanai thedum
a soul seeking
Jeevan ingae
a soul is here.
Serndhidavae unnai ..oo..hoo
To unite with you, oh,
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling from somewhere,
Un geedham
is your song.
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Blending into my life,
Adhu paadum
it sings.
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh,
Yengiduthae manamae
my heart longs.
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh,
Yengiduthae manamae
my heart longs.
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling from somewhere,
Un geedham
is your song.
Engirundho azhaikkum…
Calling from somewhere…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Engirundho Azhaikkum is a deeply poignant track expressing romantic longing and emotional yearning. The protagonist hears a distant melody that merges into their soul, calling them toward their beloved. The song highlights how worldly beauty—fragrant flowers, arrival of spring, and gentle breezes—feels meaningless without the presence of the beloved. The soul continues its restless search for its counterpart to complete its existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Engirundho azhaikkum / Ennuyiril kalandhae”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' (E-ngirundho / E-nnuyiril) across consecutive lines creates melodic rhythm.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nee indri yedhu Vasandham ingae / Nee indri yedhu Jeevan ingae”
Both lines end with the word 'ingae', reinforcing the sense of absence in the current space.
Parallelism / Anaphora
“Uyirinai thedum Uyir ingae / Jeevanai thedum Jeevan ingae”
Symmetrical structural repetition highlighting the search for a soulmate using synonymous terms ('Uyir' and 'Jeevan').
Rhetorical Question
“Nee indri yedhu Vasandham ingae”
Asks what spring really means without the beloved, emphasizing that nature's bloom is futile in separation.
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Trivia
This song features lyrics penned by the maestro Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja himself for the film 'En Jeevan Paduthu' (1988), demonstrating his versatility as both a lyricist and a master of soulful emotional expressions.
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