- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- En Jeevan Paduthu
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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