Engiruntho Vanthan
From Padikkadha Medhai · 1960
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Padikkadha Medhai1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Idai jaadhi naan endraan | He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste. |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Idai jaadhi naan endraan | He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste. |
| Ingivanai yaan peravae | To obtain him here as my servant, |
| Enna thavam seidhu vitten | What penance must I have done? |
| Ingivanai yaan peravae | To obtain him here as my servant, |
| Enna thavam seidhu vitten kannan | What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna? |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Male | |
| Sonna padi ketpaan | He listens and obeys whatever is asked, |
| Thuni manigal kaathiduvaan | He guards clothes and precious valuables, |
| Chinna kuzhandhaikku | For young children, |
| Singaara paattsaippaan | He composes and sings beautiful songs. |
| Male | |
| Kannai imai irandum | Just like both eyelids |
| Kaappadhu pol | protect the eyes, |
| En kudumbam vannamura kaakkindraan | He protects my family, allowing it to flourish in beauty. |
| Vaai munuthal kandariyen kannan | I have never heard him murmur or complain, this Kannan! |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Idai jaadhi naan endraan | He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste. |
| Ingivanai yaan peravae | To obtain him here as my servant, |
| Enna thavam seidhu vitten kannan | What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna? |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan… | He came from somewhere unknown... |
| Male | |
| Pattru migundhu vara paarkkindren | As my devotion and affection towards him grow, |
| Kannanaal pettru varum nanmaiyellaam | All the good fortune brought by Lord Krishna |
| Pesi mudiyaadhu | Cannot be fully described in words. |
| Male | |
| Nanbanaai mandhiriyaai | As a friend, as a wise counselor, |
| Nallaasiriyanumaai | And as a good teacher, |
| Male | |
| Panbilae dheivamaai… | He is divine in his noble character... |
| Male | |
| Paarvaiyilae saevaganaai rangan | Yet in outward appearance, he remains a humble servant, this Rangan! |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan | He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan! |
| Ingivanai yaan peravae | To obtain him here as my servant, |
| Enna thavam seidhu vitten rangan | What penance must I have done, Rangan? |
| Male | |
| Engirundho… engirundho. rangan | From somewhere unknown... from somewhere unknown, Rangan! |
| Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan | He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan! |
| Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan | He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan! |
| Rangaa rangaa rangaa rangaa… | Ranga, Ranga, Ranga, Ranga… |
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
He came from somewhere unknown...
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
இடை ஜாதி நான் என்றான்
He came from somewhere unknown...
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
இடை ஜாதி நான் என்றான்
இங்கிவனை யான் பெறவே
என்ன தவம் செய்து விட்டேன்
இங்கிவனை யான் பெறவே
என்ன தவம் செய்து விட்டேன் கண்ணன்
He came from somewhere unknown...
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
To obtain him here as my servant,
What penance must I have done?
To obtain him here as my servant,
What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna?
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
He came from somewhere unknown...
சொன்னபடி கேட்பான்
துணிமணிகள் காத்திருப்பான்
சின்ன குழைந்தைக்கு
சிங்கார பாட்டிசைப்பான்
He listens and obeys whatever is asked,
He guards clothes and precious valuables,
For young children,
He composes and sings beautiful songs.
கண்ணை இமையிரண்டும்
காப்பதுபோல்
என் குடும்பம் வண்ணமுற காக்கின்றான்
வாய் முணுத்தல் கண்டறியேன் கண்ணன்
Just like both eyelids
protect the eyes,
He protects my family, allowing it to flourish in beauty.
I have never heard him murmur or complain, this Kannan!
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
இடை ஜாதி நான் என்றான்
இங்கிவனை யான் பெறவே
என்ன தவம் செய்து விட்டேன்
He came from somewhere unknown...
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
To obtain him here as my servant,
What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna?
எங்கிருந்தோ.....வந்தான்......
He came from somewhere unknown...
பற்று மிகுந்த வரப் பார்க்கின்றான்
கண்ணனால் பெற்று வரும் நன்மையெல்லாம்
பேசி முடியாது
As my devotion and affection towards him grow,
All the good fortune brought by Lord Krishna
Cannot be fully described in words.
நண்பனாய் மந்திரியாய்
நல்லாசிரியனுமாய்
As a friend, as a wise counselor,
And as a good teacher,
யதா யதாய தர்மஸ்ய
க்ழானிர் பவதி பாரத
அப்க்ரித்தானம் அதர்மர்ஷ்ய
ததாத்மானம் ஸ்ருஜாம்யஹம்
He is divine in his noble character...
பண்பிலே தெய்வமாய்
Yet in outward appearance, he remains a humble servant, this Rangan!
பார்வையிலே சேவகனாய் ரங்கன்
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
To obtain him here as my servant,
What penance must I have done, Rangan?
எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தான் ரங்கன் ரங்கன்
இங்கிவனை யான் பெறவே
என்ன தவம் செய்துவிட்டேன்
From somewhere unknown... from somewhere unknown, Rangan!
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
Ranga, Ranga, Ranga, Ranga…
எங்கிருந்தோ எங்கிருந்தோ ரங்கன்
எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தான் ரங்கன் ரங்கன்
எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தான் ரங்கன் ரங்கன்
ரங்கா ரங்கா ரங்கா ரங்கா......
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Idai jaadhi naan endraan
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Idai jaadhi naan endraan
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
Ingivanai yaan peravae
To obtain him here as my servant,
Enna thavam seidhu vitten
What penance must I have done?
Ingivanai yaan peravae
To obtain him here as my servant,
Enna thavam seidhu vitten kannan
What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna?
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Sonna padi ketpaan
He listens and obeys whatever is asked,
Thuni manigal kaathiduvaan
He guards clothes and precious valuables,
Chinna kuzhandhaikku
For young children,
Singaara paattsaippaan
He composes and sings beautiful songs.
Kannai imai irandum
Just like both eyelids
Kaappadhu pol
protect the eyes,
En kudumbam vannamura kaakkindraan
He protects my family, allowing it to flourish in beauty.
Vaai munuthal kandariyen kannan
I have never heard him murmur or complain, this Kannan!
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Idai jaadhi naan endraan
He claimed to belong to the shepherd caste.
Ingivanai yaan peravae
To obtain him here as my servant,
Enna thavam seidhu vitten kannan
What penance must I have done, Lord Krishna?
Engirundho… vandhaan…
He came from somewhere unknown...
Pattru migundhu vara paarkkindren
As my devotion and affection towards him grow,
Kannanaal pettru varum nanmaiyellaam
All the good fortune brought by Lord Krishna
Pesi mudiyaadhu
Cannot be fully described in words.
Nanbanaai mandhiriyaai
As a friend, as a wise counselor,
Nallaasiriyanumaai
And as a good teacher,
Panbilae dheivamaai…
He is divine in his noble character...
Paarvaiyilae saevaganaai rangan
Yet in outward appearance, he remains a humble servant, this Rangan!
Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
Ingivanai yaan peravae
To obtain him here as my servant,
Enna thavam seidhu vitten rangan
What penance must I have done, Rangan?
Engirundho… engirundho. rangan
From somewhere unknown... from somewhere unknown, Rangan!
Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
Engirundho… vandhaan.. rangan rangan
He came from somewhere unknown, Rangan, Rangan!
Rangaa rangaa rangaa rangaa…
Ranga, Ranga, Ranga, Ranga…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This iconic song, adapted from Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's 'Kannan Pattu' (specifically 'Kannan En Sevagan'), depicts the supreme Lord Krishna arriving in the guise of a humble servant named Rangan. The protagonist marvels at his good fortune, wondering what great penances he must have performed in past lives to earn the service of God Himself, who has unexpectedly entered his home as a worker from the shepherd caste. The song highlights Krishna's devotion to his duties: protecting the family's wealth, entertaining children, and safeguarding the household as tenderly as eyelids protect the eyes. Ultimately, the song celebrates God's multifaceted relationship with humanity—serving not just as a worker, but as a loyal friend, wise minister, inspiring teacher, and supreme deity wrapped in the humble attire of a servant.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannai imai irandum / Kaappadhu pol / En kudumbam vannamura kaakkindraan”
Compares Krishna's protective care over the narrator's family to the way eyelids naturally protect the eyes.
Contrast (Muran)
“Panbilae dheivamaai… / Paarvaiyilae saevaganaai rangan”
Contrasts Krishna's inner divine nature ('dheivamaai') with his outward appearance as a humble servant ('saevaganaai').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Nanbanaai mandhiriyaai / Nallaasiriyanumaai”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('N') across lines describing the various roles Krishna plays.
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Trivia
This song is based on Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's famous work 'Kannan En Sevagan' from the 'Kannan Pattu' collection. In the film 'Padikkadha Medhai' (1960), starring Sivaji Ganesan, the music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan, beautifully integrating Bharathiyar's classical literary masterpiece into popular Tamil cinematic music.
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