- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shiva
- Movie name
- Love Today
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'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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