Enna Azhagu Ethanai Azhagu
From Love Today · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shiva
- Details
- Love Today1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu | What beauty, how much beauty! |
| Kodi malar kottiya azhagu | Beauty like ten million flowers showered together! |
| Indrenthan kai sernthadhae | Today, it has joined my hands. |
| Male | |
| Chinna azhagu sithirai azhagu | A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty! |
| Siru nenjai kothiya azhagu | A beauty that pecked at my small heart! |
| Indrenthan thozh saainthadhae | Today, she leaned on my shoulder. |
| Male | |
| Enthan ullankaiyil aval uyirai vaithaal | She placed her life right on my palm, |
| Orae sollil manasai thaithaal | With just a single word, she stitched my heart, |
| Suttum vizhi paarvaiyil sugam vaithaal | In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss. |
| Naan kaadhalin kadalil vizhunthu viten | I had fallen into the ocean of love, |
| Nee karam ondru koduthai ezhunthu viten | You gave me a hand, and I rose up. |
| Male | |
| Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu | What beauty, how much beauty! |
| Kodi malar kottiya azhagu | Beauty like ten million flowers showered together! |
| Indrenthan kai sernthadhae | Today, it has joined my hands. |
| Male | |
| Anbae un otrai paarvai | My love, your single glance, |
| Adhai thaanae yaasithen | That is all I begged for. |
| Kidaiyaathendral kiliyae | If I didn't get it, my sweet parrot, |
| En uyir poga yosithen | I pondered letting my life end. |
| Male | |
| Naankaandu thookam kettu | Losing sleep for days on end, |
| Indru unnai santhithen | Today I finally met you. |
| Kaatrum kadalum nilavum | The wind, the ocean, and the moon— |
| Ada thee kooda thithithen | Hey, even fire tastes sweet now! |
| Male | |
| Maanika therae unnai malar kondu poosithen | O ruby chariot, I worshipped you with flowers, |
| Ennai naan killi ithu nijamthaana sothithen | I pinched myself to test if this was really true. |
| Idhu pothumae idhu pothumae | This is enough, this is more than enough! |
| Ini en kaalgal vaan pogumae | From now on, my feet will walk in the sky! |
| Male | |
| Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu | What beauty, how much beauty! |
| Kodi malar kottiya azhagu | Beauty like ten million flowers showered together! |
| Indrenthan kai sernthadhae | Today, it has joined my hands. |
| Male | |
| Naan konda aasai ellam | All the desires I held, |
| Naankaandu aasai than | Were longings nurtured for ages. |
| Urangum pothum olikum | Even while sleeping, it echoes— |
| Adi un kolusin osai thaan | Hey, the sweet sound of your anklets! |
| Male | |
| Nee veesum paarvai illai | If it isn't the glance you cast, |
| Nerupachu nenjam thaan | My heart turns into fire. |
| Vazhiyin kodumai pozhiya | To describe the cruelty of this pain, |
| Adi tamil vaarthai konjam thaan | Hey girl, Tamil words fall short! |
| Male | |
| Indrae thaan pennae | Only today, O girl, |
| Un muzhu paarvai naan kanden | Did I see your full, complete gaze. |
| Kai thotta neram | The moment our hands touched, |
| Male | |
| En mudhal mocham naan konden | I attained my first taste of salvation. |
| Maharaniyae malarvaniyae | O my queen, O blooming garden! |
| Ini en aavi un aaviyae | From now on, my soul is your soul. |
| Male | |
| Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu | What beauty, how much beauty! |
| Kodi malar kottiya azhagu | Beauty like ten million flowers showered together! |
| Indrenthan kai sernthadhae | Today, it has joined my hands. |
| Male | |
| Chinna azhagu sithirai azhagu | A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty! |
| Siru nenjai kothiya azhagu | A beauty that pecked at my small heart! |
| Indrenthan thozh saainthadhae | Today, she leaned on my shoulder. |
| Male | |
| Enthan ullankaiyil aval uyirai vaithaal | She placed her life right on my palm, |
| Orae sollil manasai thaithaal | With just a single word, she stitched my heart, |
| Suttum vizhi paarvaiyil sugam vaithaal | In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss. |
| Naan kaadhalin kadalil vizhunthu viten | I had fallen into the ocean of love, |
| Nee karam ondru koduthai ezhunthu viten | You gave me a hand, and I rose up. |
| Male | |
| Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu | What beauty, how much beauty! |
| Kodi malar kottiya azhagu | Beauty like ten million flowers showered together! |
| Indrenthan kai sernthadhae | Today, it has joined my hands. |
என்ன அழகு
எத்தனை அழகு கோடி
மலர் கொட்டிய அழகு
இன்று எந்தன் கை சேர்ந்ததே
What beauty, how much beauty!
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Today, it has joined my hands.
சின்ன அழகு
சித்திரை அழகு சிறு
நெஞ்சை கொத்திய
அழகு இன்று எந்தன்
தோள் சாய்ந்ததே
A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty!
A beauty that pecked at my small heart!
Today, she leaned on my shoulder.
எந்தன்
உள்ளங்கையில்
அவள் உயிரை
வைத்தாள் ஒரே
சொல்லில் மனசை
தைத்தாள் சுட்டும் விழி
பார்வையில் சுகம் வைத்தாள்
நான் காதலின் கடலில்
விழுந்துவிட்டேன் நீ கரம்
ஒன்று கொடுத்தாய்
எழுந்து விட்டேன்
She placed her life right on my palm,
With just a single word, she stitched my heart,
In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss.
I had fallen into the ocean of love,
You gave me a hand, and I rose up.
என்ன அழகு
எத்தனை அழகு கோடி
மலர் கொட்டிய அழகு
இன்று எந்தன் கை
சேர்ந்ததே
What beauty, how much beauty!
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Today, it has joined my hands.
அன்பே உன்
ஒற்றை பார்வை அதை
தானே யாசிதேன்
கிடையாதென்றால்
கிளியே என் உயிர்
போக யோசித்தேன்
My love, your single glance,
That is all I begged for.
If I didn't get it, my sweet parrot,
I pondered letting my life end.
நான்காண்டு
தூக்கம் கெட்டு இன்று
உன்னை சந்தித்தேன்
காற்றும் கடலும் நிலவும்
அட தீ கூட தித்திதேன்
Losing sleep for days on end,
Today I finally met you.
The wind, the ocean, and the moon—
Hey, even fire tastes sweet now!
மாணிக்க
தேரே உன்னை மலர்
கொண்டு பூசிதேன்
என்னை நான் கில்லி
இது நிஜம் தான சோதித்தேன்
இது போதுமே இது போதுமே
இனி என் கால்கள்
வான் போகுமே
O ruby chariot, I worshipped you with flowers,
I pinched myself to test if this was really true.
This is enough, this is more than enough!
From now on, my feet will walk in the sky!
என்ன அழகு
எத்தனை அழகு கோடி
மலர் கொட்டிய அழகு
இன்று எந்தன் கை
சேர்ந்ததே
What beauty, how much beauty!
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Today, it has joined my hands.
நான் கொண்ட
ஆசை எல்லாம் நான்காண்டு
ஆசைதான் உறங்கும் போதும்
ஒலிக்கும் அடி உன் கொலுசின்
ஓசைதான்
All the desires I held,
Were longings nurtured for ages.
Even while sleeping, it echoes—
Hey, the sweet sound of your anklets!
நீ வீசும்
பார்வை இல்லை
நெருப்பாச்சு நெஞ்சம்
தான் வலியின் கொடுமை
ஒழிய அடி தமிழ் வார்த்தை
கொஞ்சம் தான்
If it isn't the glance you cast,
My heart turns into fire.
To describe the cruelty of this pain,
Hey girl, Tamil words fall short!
இன்றே தான்
பெண்ணே உன் முழு
பார்வை நான் கண்டேன்
கை தொட்ட நேரம் என்
முதல் மோட்சம் நான்
கொண்டேன் மஹா ராணியே
மலர் வாணியே இனி என்
ஆவி உன் ஆவியே
Only today, O girl,
Did I see your full, complete gaze.
The moment our hands touched,
என்ன அழகு
எத்தனை அழகு கோடி
மலர் கொட்டிய அழகு
இன்று எந்தன் கை சேர்ந்ததே
I attained my first taste of salvation.
O my queen, O blooming garden!
From now on, my soul is your soul.
சின்ன அழகு
சித்திரை அழகு சிறு
நெஞ்சை கொத்திய
அழகு இன்று எந்தன்
தோள் சாய்ந்ததே
What beauty, how much beauty!
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Today, it has joined my hands.
எந்தன்
உள்ளங்கையில்
அவள் உயிரை
வைத்தாள் ஒரே
சொல்லில் மனசை
தைத்தாள் சுட்டும் விழி
பார்வையில் சுகம் வைத்தாள்
நான் காதலின் கடலில்
விழுந்துவிட்டேன் நீ கரம்
ஒன்று கொடுத்தாய்
எழுந்து விட்டேன்
A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty!
A beauty that pecked at my small heart!
Today, she leaned on my shoulder.
என்ன அழகு
எத்தனை அழகு கோடி
மலர் கொட்டிய அழகு
இன்று எந்தன் கை
சேர்ந்ததே
She placed her life right on my palm,
With just a single word, she stitched my heart,
In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss.
I had fallen into the ocean of love,
You gave me a hand, and I rose up.
விஷ்லிங் :
........................
What beauty, how much beauty!
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Today, it has joined my hands.
Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu
What beauty, how much beauty!
Kodi malar kottiya azhagu
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Indrenthan kai sernthadhae
Today, it has joined my hands.
Chinna azhagu sithirai azhagu
A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty!
Siru nenjai kothiya azhagu
A beauty that pecked at my small heart!
Indrenthan thozh saainthadhae
Today, she leaned on my shoulder.
Enthan ullankaiyil aval uyirai vaithaal
She placed her life right on my palm,
Orae sollil manasai thaithaal
With just a single word, she stitched my heart,
Suttum vizhi paarvaiyil sugam vaithaal
In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss.
Naan kaadhalin kadalil vizhunthu viten
I had fallen into the ocean of love,
Nee karam ondru koduthai ezhunthu viten
You gave me a hand, and I rose up.
Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu
What beauty, how much beauty!
Kodi malar kottiya azhagu
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Indrenthan kai sernthadhae
Today, it has joined my hands.
Anbae un otrai paarvai
My love, your single glance,
Adhai thaanae yaasithen
That is all I begged for.
Kidaiyaathendral kiliyae
If I didn't get it, my sweet parrot,
En uyir poga yosithen
I pondered letting my life end.
Naankaandu thookam kettu
Losing sleep for days on end,
Indru unnai santhithen
Today I finally met you.
Kaatrum kadalum nilavum
The wind, the ocean, and the moon—
Ada thee kooda thithithen
Hey, even fire tastes sweet now!
Maanika therae unnai malar kondu poosithen
O ruby chariot, I worshipped you with flowers,
Ennai naan killi ithu nijamthaana sothithen
I pinched myself to test if this was really true.
Idhu pothumae idhu pothumae
This is enough, this is more than enough!
Ini en kaalgal vaan pogumae
From now on, my feet will walk in the sky!
Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu
What beauty, how much beauty!
Kodi malar kottiya azhagu
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Indrenthan kai sernthadhae
Today, it has joined my hands.
Naan konda aasai ellam
All the desires I held,
Naankaandu aasai than
Were longings nurtured for ages.
Urangum pothum olikum
Even while sleeping, it echoes—
Adi un kolusin osai thaan
Hey, the sweet sound of your anklets!
Nee veesum paarvai illai
If it isn't the glance you cast,
Nerupachu nenjam thaan
My heart turns into fire.
Vazhiyin kodumai pozhiya
To describe the cruelty of this pain,
Adi tamil vaarthai konjam thaan
Hey girl, Tamil words fall short!
Indrae thaan pennae
Only today, O girl,
Un muzhu paarvai naan kanden
Did I see your full, complete gaze.
Kai thotta neram
The moment our hands touched,
En mudhal mocham naan konden
I attained my first taste of salvation.
Maharaniyae malarvaniyae
O my queen, O blooming garden!
Ini en aavi un aaviyae
From now on, my soul is your soul.
Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu
What beauty, how much beauty!
Kodi malar kottiya azhagu
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Indrenthan kai sernthadhae
Today, it has joined my hands.
Chinna azhagu sithirai azhagu
A sweet little beauty, a picture-perfect beauty!
Siru nenjai kothiya azhagu
A beauty that pecked at my small heart!
Indrenthan thozh saainthadhae
Today, she leaned on my shoulder.
Enthan ullankaiyil aval uyirai vaithaal
She placed her life right on my palm,
Orae sollil manasai thaithaal
With just a single word, she stitched my heart,
Suttum vizhi paarvaiyil sugam vaithaal
In her piercing gaze, she placed ultimate bliss.
Naan kaadhalin kadalil vizhunthu viten
I had fallen into the ocean of love,
Nee karam ondru koduthai ezhunthu viten
You gave me a hand, and I rose up.
Enna azhagu ethanai azhagu
What beauty, how much beauty!
Kodi malar kottiya azhagu
Beauty like ten million flowers showered together!
Indrenthan kai sernthadhae
Today, it has joined my hands.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Enna Azhagu' from the 1997 Tamil film 'Love Today' is an ecstatic romantic ballad celebrating the bliss of unrequited love finally being reciprocated. The protagonist expresses overwhelming joy as his beloved leans on his shoulder and entrusts her heart to him. Comparing her beauty to a shower of ten million flowers, he reflects on how her single glance rescued him from the deep ocean of romantic despair and restored his spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Kodi malar kottiya azhagu”
Exaggerates her beauty by comparing her to a shower of ten million blossoms.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naan kaadhalin kadalil vizhunthu viten”
Compares love to a vast, deep ocean into which the protagonist has fallen.
Oxymoron / Hyperbole
“Ada thee kooda thithithen”
Expresses extreme happiness by claiming that even burning fire tastes sweet due to love.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Chinna azhagu sithirai azhagu / Siru nenjai kothiya azhagu”
The second letter 'r/h/i' sounds align rhythmically across the lines ('Chinna' / 'Siru').
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Maharaniyae malarvaniyae”
Alliteration of the initial letter 'Ma' creates a pleasing melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
'Love Today' (1997) is a hit romantic drama starring Vijay and Suvalakshmi, directed by Balsekhar. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shiva (Shiva-Unni), with lyrics crafted by the legendary Vairamuthu. 'Enna Azhagu' was rendered by P. Unnikrishnan and became one of the standout romantic melodies of the late 1990s in Tamil cinema.
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