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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Idhu

From Rojavanam · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Rojavanam1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sirikkindrein silirkkindreinI smile, I thrill with excitement
Idhayam illaamalae naan vaazhgirenI am living without a heart
Idhayam engae idhayam engae ..engaeWhere is my heart, where is my heart... where?
I have fallen in loveI have fallen in love
I have fallen in loveI have fallen in love
Female
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En manadhu ennai vittuMy heart, leaving me,
Dhooram nindru paarkiradhaeIs standing at a distance watching me
Male
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En vizhigal ennai vittuMy eyes, leaving me,
Un vazhiyil kidakkiradhaeAre lying along your path
Female
Thendralilae eera padhamThe moisture level in the breeze
KuraigindradhaeIs decreasing
Male :Thendral ingae thee pidithuMale: Here, the breeze has caught fire
ErigindradhaeAnd is burning
Female :I have fallen in loveFemale: I have fallen in love
I have fallen in loveI have fallen in love
Female
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En manadhu ennai vittuMy heart, leaving me,
Dhooram nindru paarkiradhaeIs standing at a distance watching me
Male
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En vizhigal ennai vittuMy eyes, leaving me,
Un vazhiyil kidakkiradhaeAre lying along your path
Male
Haa….aaa…..aa…..Haa....aaa.....aa.....
Male
Haa…..aaa….aaa….aaa…..Haa.....aaa....aaa....aaa.....
Female
Minnal sudar vizhundhuAs a flash of lightning strikes
Megam thee pidikkaAnd sets the clouds on fire
Nindren nindren kaadhal konduI stood transfixed, filled with love
Male
Hmmm ..mmHmmm ..mm
Undhan azhagai kanduSeeing your breathtaking beauty
Urugum pani malaiyaiA melting snowy mountain
Kanden kanden naan inguIs what I witnessed here
Female
Orae oru pori podhumJust a single spark is enough
Patrikkollum oru kaaduTo set a whole forest ablaze
Male :Podhum undhan kaal suvaduMale: Just your footprints are enough
Aazhum adhil endhan manadhuMy heart will reign inside them
Female :Kaadhalar nadandhidumFemale: All the roads
Salaigal yaavayumOn which lovers walk
Sorgaththai nokkiyae sellumLead straight toward heaven
Female
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En manadhu ennai vittuMy heart, leaving me,
Dhooram nindru paarkiradhaeIs standing at a distance watching me
Male
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En vizhigal ennai vittuMy eyes, leaving me,
Un vazhiyil kidakkiradhaeAre lying along your path
Female
Kannam varudi vidumCaressing the cheek
Kaatrin iniya sugamThe sweet pleasure of the breeze
Inbham inbham unnai polaeIs blissful joy, just like you
Male
Hmmm ..mmHmmm ..mm
Poovin asaivugalumThe sway of the flowers
Nadhiyin valaivugalumAnd the curves of the river
Inbham inbham unnai polaeAre delightful, just like you
Female
Podhum podhum indha sparisamThis touch is more than enough
Podhum podhum indha nimishamThis moment is more than enough
Male :Thaevai illai indha ulagamMale: We don't need this world
Thaedu thaedu vera giragamSearch for another planet
Female :Ulaga adhisayam edhuvum illayaeFemale: No wonder of the world compares
Anbae nam kaadhalin munnaeMy love, before our love
Female
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En manadhu ennai vittuMy heart, leaving me,
Dhooram nindru paarkiradhaeIs standing at a distance watching me
Male
Enna idhu enna idhuWhat is this? What is this?
En vizhigal ennai vittuMy eyes, leaving me,
Un vazhiyil kidakkiradhaeAre lying along your path
Female
Thendralilae eera padhamThe moisture level in the breeze
KuraigindradhaeIs decreasing
Male :Thendral ingae thee pidithuMale: Here, the breeze has caught fire
ErigindradhaeAnd is burning
Both :I have fallen in loveBoth: I have fallen in love
I have fallen in loveI have fallen in love

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic track captures the overwhelming sensation of falling in love and the resulting sense of emotional detachment from reality. The protagonist feels as though their heart and vision have detached from their body to follow their beloved. The heat of passion turns cool breezes into metaphorical flames, illustrating how intensely love alters one's perception of nature and time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

En manadhu ennai vittu / Dhooram nindru paarkiradhae

The mind/heart is personified as an external entity that walks away and stands at a distance watching the protagonist.

Hyperbole

Thendral ingae thee pidithu / Erigindradhae

Exaggerates the heat of romantic passion by claiming that the cool breeze itself has caught fire and is burning.

Simile

Inbham inbham unnai polae

Compares the sweet joy of nature (breeze, flowers, river) to the beloved using 'polae' (just like).

Metaphor

Kaadhalar nadandhidum / Salaigal yaavayum / Sorgaththai nokkiyae sellum

Compares any pathway walked by lovers directly to a road leading into heaven.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for the 1999 Tamil film 'Rojavanam', starring Prashanth and Laila, was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

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