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Lyrics & meaning

Engu Poven

From Ondraga Originals · 2015

Lyricist
Rozario
Singer
Rozario
Music directors
Rozario, Kiran Surath
Movie name
Ondraga Originals
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
9 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan ini engu poven
Nee ingu illaiyae
Naan ini engu poven
Chorus :Naan ini engu poven
Male :Nee ingu illaiyae
Chorus :Nee ingu illaiyae
Vaanam irulum
Pookal azhugum
Avalum avanum ondraai inaindhirundhaal
Naanum inimel
Ullam theliven
Avalum avanum ondraai inaindhirundhaal
Chorus :Ondraai inaindhirundhaal
Naan ini engu poven
Nee ingu illaiyae
Oru maalai nerathil..nerathil
Aval kaadhal thunaiyodu..thunaiyodu
Thozh saayum bodhellam ..bodhellam ..
Thudithenae naan ingae..naan ingae
Vaanam irulum
Pookal azhugum
Avalum avanum ondraai inaindhirundhaal
Chorus :Inaindhirundhaal
Male :Naanum inimel
Ullam theliven
Avalum avanum ondraai inaindhirundhaal
Where will I go now?
You are not here.
Where will I go now?
Chorus: Where will I go now?
Male: You are not here.
Chorus: You are not here.
The sky turns dark,
The flowers weep,
If she and he stay together,
I too, from now on,
Will find peace in my heart,
If she and he stay together.
Chorus: If they stay together...
Where will I go now?
You are not here.
During the evening... evening time,
With the one she loves... one she loves,
Whenever she leans on his shoulder... leans on his shoulder...
My heart ached right here... right here.
The sky turns dark,
The flowers weep,
If she and he stay together.
Chorus: Stay together...
Male: I too, from now on,
Will find peace in my heart,
If she and he stay together.
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track expresses the profound grief and loneliness of a lover after a painful separation. The protagonist wanders aimlessly, questioning where to go now that his loved one is no longer by his side. Watching his former love with her new companion brings him immense heartbreak, causing even nature—the sky and flowers—to mourn with him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Pookal azhugum

Giving human emotions to nature by describing flowers as weeping in sympathy with the protagonist's grief.

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Naan ini engu poven / Nee ingu illaiyae

Repetition of the initial nasal consonants 'Na' and 'Ne' creates a rhythmic sad motif.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Oru maalai nerathil..nerathil

Echoing words at the end of lines emphasizes emotional distress and nostalgia.

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Trivia

This song was released under 'Ondraga Originals', an independent music initiative launched by acclaimed filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon to promote independent Tamil musical talent.

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