Engum Inbam Kaanudhe
From Thanga Kalasam · 1988
- Lyricist
- London Gopal
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thanga Kalasam1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Engum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen everywhere |
| Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen all across the world |
| Engum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen everywhere |
| Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen all across the world |
| Male | |
| Pongum vangakkadal polae | Like the surging Bay of Bengal |
| Alai pongum vangakkadal polae | Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal |
| Pongum vangakkadal polae | Like the surging Bay of Bengal |
| Alai pongum vangakkadal polae | Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal |
| Male | |
| Engum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen everywhere |
| Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen all across the world |
| Female | |
| Vasantha kaala yaazhisaiyil | To the harp's music of springtime |
| Asainthu annam nadai payila | As the swan sways and walks gracefully |
| Vasantha kaala yaazhisaiyil | To the harp's music of springtime |
| Asainthu annam nadai payila | As the swan sways and walks gracefully |
| Male | |
| Anthi nera nilavin azhagil | In the beauty of the twilight moon |
| Vanthinainthu kooduthinbam | Joy unites us as we come together |
| Anthi nera nilavin azhagil | In the beauty of the twilight moon |
| Vanthinainthu kooduthinbam | Joy unites us as we come together |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aa….aa….a…. | Aaa….aa….aa….a…. |
| Male :Aaa….aa….aa….a…. | Male: Aaa….aa….aa….a…. |
| Female :Aaa….aa….aa…. | Female: Aaa….aa….aa…. |
| Female | |
| Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae | Cuckoos are cooing and singing |
| Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae | Peacocks are dancing |
| Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae | Cuckoos are cooing and singing |
| Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae | Peacocks are dancing |
| Male | |
| Vizhigal inbam theduthae | Eyes are searching for joy |
| Uyirgal inainthu kooduthae | Souls are uniting and gathering |
| Uyirgal inainthu kooduthae…. | Souls are uniting and gathering…. |
| Female | |
| Engum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen everywhere |
| Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen all across the world |
| Female | |
| Karumbae kanaiyum paayuthae | Even the sugarcane shoots like Kamadeva's arrow |
| Arumbil malarum naanuthae | The blossoming flower bud feels shy |
| Male :Marundu vandum isaikkuthae | Male: The intoxicated beetle plays music |
| Surangam nirainthu poguthae | Surangam (melody) fills up and overflows |
| Female | |
| Engum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen everywhere |
| Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae | Joy is seen all across the world |
| Male :Pongum vangakkadal polae | Male: Like the surging Bay of Bengal |
| Alai pongum vangakkadal polae | Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal |
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
Joy is seen everywhere
Joy is seen all across the world
Joy is seen everywhere
Joy is seen all across the world
பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
அலை பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
அலை பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே....
Joy is seen everywhere
Joy is seen all across the world
வசந்தக் கால யாழிசையில்
அசைந்து அன்னம் நடை பயில
வசந்தக் கால யாழிசையில்
அசைந்து அன்னம் நடை பயில
To the harp's music of springtime
As the swan sways and walks gracefully
To the harp's music of springtime
As the swan sways and walks gracefully
அந்தி நேர நிலவின் அழகில்
வந்திணைந்து கூடுதின்பம்
அந்தி நேர நிலவின் அழகில்
வந்திணைந்து கூடுதின்பம்.......
In the beauty of the twilight moon
Joy unites us as we come together
In the beauty of the twilight moon
Joy unites us as we come together
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.......அ...
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.......ஆ....
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.......
Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Male: Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Female: Aaa….aa….aa….
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
Cuckoos are cooing and singing
Peacocks are dancing
Cuckoos are cooing and singing
Peacocks are dancing
குயில்கள் கூவி பாடுதே
மயில்கள் நடனம் ஆடுதே
குயில்கள் கூவி பாடுதே
மயில்கள் நடனம் ஆடுதே
Eyes are searching for joy
Souls are uniting and gathering
Souls are uniting and gathering….
விழிகள் இன்பம் தேடுதே
உயிர்கள் இணைந்து கூடுதே
உயிர்கள் இணைந்து கூடுதே....
Joy is seen everywhere
Joy is seen all across the world
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
Even the sugarcane shoots like Kamadeva's arrow
The blossoming flower bud feels shy
Male: The intoxicated beetle plays music
Surangam (melody) fills up and overflows
கரும்பே கணையும் பாயுதே
அரும்பில் மலரும் நாணுதே
மருண்டு வண்டும் இசைக்குதே
சுரங்கம் நிறைந்து பொங்குதே
Joy is seen everywhere
Joy is seen all across the world
Male: Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
அலை பொங்கும் வங்கக் கடல் போலே
எங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே
உலகெங்கும் இன்பம் காணுதே.....
Engum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen everywhere
Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen all across the world
Engum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen everywhere
Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen all across the world
Pongum vangakkadal polae
Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Alai pongum vangakkadal polae
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
Pongum vangakkadal polae
Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Alai pongum vangakkadal polae
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
Engum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen everywhere
Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen all across the world
Vasantha kaala yaazhisaiyil
To the harp's music of springtime
Asainthu annam nadai payila
As the swan sways and walks gracefully
Vasantha kaala yaazhisaiyil
To the harp's music of springtime
Asainthu annam nadai payila
As the swan sways and walks gracefully
Anthi nera nilavin azhagil
In the beauty of the twilight moon
Vanthinainthu kooduthinbam
Joy unites us as we come together
Anthi nera nilavin azhagil
In the beauty of the twilight moon
Vanthinainthu kooduthinbam
Joy unites us as we come together
Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Male :Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Male: Aaa….aa….aa….a….
Female :Aaa….aa….aa….
Female: Aaa….aa….aa….
Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae
Cuckoos are cooing and singing
Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae
Peacocks are dancing
Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae
Cuckoos are cooing and singing
Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae
Peacocks are dancing
Vizhigal inbam theduthae
Eyes are searching for joy
Uyirgal inainthu kooduthae
Souls are uniting and gathering
Uyirgal inainthu kooduthae….
Souls are uniting and gathering….
Engum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen everywhere
Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen all across the world
Karumbae kanaiyum paayuthae
Even the sugarcane shoots like Kamadeva's arrow
Arumbil malarum naanuthae
The blossoming flower bud feels shy
Male :Marundu vandum isaikkuthae
Male: The intoxicated beetle plays music
Surangam nirainthu poguthae
Surangam (melody) fills up and overflows
Engum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen everywhere
Ulagengum inbam kaanuthae
Joy is seen all across the world
Male :Pongum vangakkadal polae
Male: Like the surging Bay of Bengal
Alai pongum vangakkadal polae
Like the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Engum Inbam Kaanuthae' from the 1988 film Thanga Kalasam is a cheerful romantic song celebrating happiness, love, and the beauty of nature. The song paints a vivid picture of a world brimming with joy, comparing overflowing happiness to the majestic, surging waves of the Bay of Bengal.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pongum vangakkadal polae”
Comparing the swell of joy and enthusiasm directly to the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal using 'polae'.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae / Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('paaduthae' and 'aaduthae').
Personification
“Arumbil malarum naanuthae”
Human shyness (naanam) is attributed to a blooming flower bud.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Karumbae kanaiyum paayuthae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Karumbae' and 'kanaiyum'.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were penned by London Gopal, a overseas lyricist who contributed select songs to Tamil cinema in the late 1980s.
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