Engirundho Azhaikkum
From En Jeevan Paduthu · 1988
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singers
- Mano, Lata Mangeshkar
- 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 out from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | Your song |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Has blended into my soul, |
| Adhu paadum | And it sings! |
| Male | |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh… |
| Yengiduthae manamae | My heart yearns! |
| Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho | To unite with you, oh… |
| Yengiduthae manamae | My heart yearns! |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling out from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | Your song |
| Ennuyiril kalandhae | Has blended into my soul, |
| Adhu paadum | And it sings! |
| Male | |
| Vasandhamum | Even if spring season |
| Ingae vandhathendru | Is said to have arrived here |
| Vasanai malargal sonnalum | By the fragrant flowers, |
| Female | |
| Vasandhamum | Even if spring season |
| Ingae vandhathendru | Is said to have arrived here |
| Vasanai malargal sonnalum | By the fragrant flowers, |
| Male | |
| Thendralum ingae | Even if the breeze here |
| Vandhu nindru | Comes and stays |
| Inbathin geetham thandhaalum | And bestows a song of bliss, |
| Female | |
| Nee indri yedhu | Without you, what is |
| Vasandham ingae | Spring here? |
| Male :Nee indri yedhu | Male: Without you, what is |
| Jeevan ingae | Life here? |
| Female :Serndhidavae unnai oo..hoo | Female: To unite with you, oh… |
| Female | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling out from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | Your song |
| Male :Ennuyiril kalandhae | Male: Has blended into my soul, |
| Adhu paadum | And it sings! |
| Female :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo | Female: To unite with you, oh… |
| Yengiduthae manamae | My heart yearns! |
| Male | |
| Engirundho azhaikkum | Calling out from somewhere, |
| Un geedham | Your song |
| Female :Ennuyiril kalandhae | Female: Has blended into my soul, |
| Adhu paadum | And it sings! |
| Male :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo | Male: To unite with you, oh… |
| Yengiduthae manamae | My heart yearns! |
| Female :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo | Female: To unite with you, oh… |
| Yengiduthae manamae | My heart yearns! |
ஓஹோ
ஓஓஓஹோ ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
Calling out from somewhere,
Your song
Has blended into my soul,
And it sings!
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
To unite with you, oh…
My heart yearns!
To unite with you, oh…
My heart yearns!
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
Calling out from somewhere,
Your song
Has blended into my soul,
And it sings!
வசந்தமும்
இங்கே வந்ததென்று
வாசனை மலர்கள்
சொன்னாலும்
Even if spring season
Is said to have arrived here
By the fragrant flowers,
வசந்தமும்
இங்கே வந்ததென்று
வாசனை மலர்கள்
சொன்னாலும்
Even if spring season
Is said to have arrived here
By the fragrant flowers,
தென்றலும் இங்கே
வந்து நின்று இன்பத்தின்
கீதம் தந்தாலும்
Even if the breeze here
Comes and stays
And bestows a song of bliss,
நீ இன்றி ஏது
வசந்தம் இங்கே
நீ இன்றி ஏது
ஜீவன் இங்கே
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
Without you, what is
Spring here?
Male: Without you, what is
Life here?
Female: To unite with you, oh…
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
Calling out from somewhere,
Your song
Male: Has blended into my soul,
And it sings!
Female: To unite with you, oh…
My heart yearns!
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
என்னுயிரில் கலந்தே
அது பாடும்
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
சேர்ந்திடவே
உன்னை ஓஹோ
ஏங்கிடுதே மனமே
Calling out from somewhere,
Your song
Female: Has blended into my soul,
And it sings!
Male: To unite with you, oh…
My heart yearns!
Female: To unite with you, oh…
My heart yearns!
ஆண் & பெண் :
எங்கிருந்தோ
அழைக்கும் உன் கீதம்
எங்கிருந்தோ அழைக்கும்
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Ohooo…ooohooo…
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
Aaaaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling out from somewhere,
Un geedham
Your song
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Has blended into my soul,
Adhu paadum
And it sings!
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh…
Yengiduthae manamae
My heart yearns!
Serndhidavae unnai oo..ho
To unite with you, oh…
Yengiduthae manamae
My heart yearns!
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling out from somewhere,
Un geedham
Your song
Ennuyiril kalandhae
Has blended into my soul,
Adhu paadum
And it sings!
Vasandhamum
Even if spring season
Ingae vandhathendru
Is said to have arrived here
Vasanai malargal sonnalum
By the fragrant flowers,
Vasandhamum
Even if spring season
Ingae vandhathendru
Is said to have arrived here
Vasanai malargal sonnalum
By the fragrant flowers,
Thendralum ingae
Even if the breeze here
Vandhu nindru
Comes and stays
Inbathin geetham thandhaalum
And bestows a song of bliss,
Nee indri yedhu
Without you, what is
Vasandham ingae
Spring here?
Male :Nee indri yedhu
Male: Without you, what is
Jeevan ingae
Life here?
Female :Serndhidavae unnai oo..hoo
Female: To unite with you, oh…
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling out from somewhere,
Un geedham
Your song
Male :Ennuyiril kalandhae
Male: Has blended into my soul,
Adhu paadum
And it sings!
Female :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo
Female: To unite with you, oh…
Yengiduthae manamae
My heart yearns!
Engirundho azhaikkum
Calling out from somewhere,
Un geedham
Your song
Female :Ennuyiril kalandhae
Female: Has blended into my soul,
Adhu paadum
And it sings!
Male :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo
Male: To unite with you, oh…
Yengiduthae manamae
My heart yearns!
Female :Serndhidavae unnai ooo..hoo
Female: To unite with you, oh…
Yengiduthae manamae
My heart yearns!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful song expresses deep longing and emotional attachment between lovers. The song of the beloved resonates from afar, mingling directly with the protagonist's soul and creating an aching yearning for reunion. The lyrics emphasize that natural joys—such as blooming flowers announcing spring or a gentle breeze carrying pleasant melodies—are completely meaningless and hollow without the presence of the loved one, as true spring and life itself exist only in their union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Vasanai malargal sonnalum”
Fragrant flowers are given the human ability to speak and announce the arrival of spring.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Engirundho / Ennuyiril”
The second consonant sound 'ng' / 'nn' creates a rhythmic harmony across lines.
Rhetorical Question
“Nee indri yedhu / Vasandham ingae”
The singer asks what spring or life means without their beloved, emphasizing that nature holds no beauty without love.
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Trivia
This track features lyrics written by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja himself, highlighting his lesser-known talent as a lyricist alongside his legendary career as a music composer.
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