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Enna Illai Enakku

From Annai Illam · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
A. L. Ragavan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Annai Illam
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna illai enakku
Enna illai enakku
Edhudhaan undhan kanakku
Chinna vayasu sirikkira manasu
Tiptop condition udambu
O hoo hoo hoo
Enna illai enakku
Edhudhaan undhan kanakku
Chinna vayasu sirikkira manasu
Tiptop condition udambu
Aahaa ohoo hoho hoho
Pagal kollaikkaaran vaalmiki
Avan bharatha kadhaiya ezhudalaiya..aaaa..
Paavalanam kavi..
Mannichikka stuck aayipocchu
Arambathilirundu varen
Paavalanam kavi kaalidaasan
Oru paarthiban kanavu varaiyalaya
Ayyaiyoo karmo karmo
Ella thalakizha sollriyae
Adhu naan sirasaasanam
Pottukittu padichadhu
Viswamithra munivan
Ezhudiya veettu vaidhiyam padikkaliya
Viswamithra munivan
Ezhudiya veettu vaidhiyam padikkaliya
Andha vegathil naanum ponadhu paarthu
Vittutiya moottai kattitiya
Vegathilae naanum ponadhu paarthu
Vittutiya moottai kattitiya
Enna illai enakku
Edhudhaan undhan kanakku
Harichandran manaivi malayani
Andha arjunan manaivi chandramathi..
Indiran manaivi mandodhari
Andha ravanan manaivi indrani..
Purushanukkaaga uyirai vittada
Puranam irukkudhu ennikkama
Purushanukkaaga uyirai vittada
Puranam irukkudhu ennikkama
Naa pondaattikaaga uyirayum tharuven
Pottuunnu kalyanam pannikkama
Pondaattikaaga uyirayum tharuven
Pottuunnu kalyanam pannikkama
Enna illai enakku
Edhudhaan undhan kanakku
Chinna vayasu sirikkira manasu
Tiptop condition udambu
Aahaa ohoo hoho hoho
What do I lack?
What do I lack?
What are you calculating?
A young age, a cheerful heart,
and a body in tip-top condition!
Oh hoo hoo hoo
What do I lack?
What are you calculating?
A young age, a cheerful heart,
and a body in tip-top condition!
Aaha ohoo hoho hoho
Valmiki, the highway robber,
didn't he write the story of Bharatha... ah...
The master poet...
Sorry, I got stuck!
Let me start from the beginning!
The master poet Kalidasa,
didn't he write Parthiban Kanavu?
Oh dear, what a mess!
You are telling everything upside down!
That's because I studied all that
while doing a headstand!
The sage Vishvamitra,
haven't you read the home remedies he wrote?
The sage Vishvamitra,
haven't you read the home remedies he wrote?
Seeing me race ahead with such speed,
did you give up and pack your bags?
Seeing me race ahead with such speed,
did you give up and pack your bags?
What do I lack?
What are you calculating?
Harishchandra's wife Malaiyani,
that Arjuna's wife Chandramathi,
Indra's wife Mandodari,
that Ravana's wife Indrani...
That they gave their lives for their husbands,
there are legends to prove it, count them, girl!
That they gave their lives for their husbands,
there are legends to prove it, count them, girl!
I will give my very life for my wife,
so marry me right away, my girl!
I will give my very life for my wife,
so marry me right away, my girl!
What do I lack?
What are you calculating?
A young age, a cheerful heart,
and a body in tip-top condition!
Aaha ohoo hoho hoho
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enna illai enakku is a high-spirited comedic track from the 1963 Tamil film Annai Illam, with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. The protagonist playfully showcases his vigor, youthful spirit, and top physical condition, arguing that he is completely eligible for marriage and living a full life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-Letter Rhyme)

“Purushanukkaaga uyirai vittada / Puranam irukkudhu ennikkama”

The second consonant 'ru' (ரு) matches across the two lines, creating a classic Tamil rhythmic flow.

Nakai (Humor / Satire)

“Pagal kollaikkaaran vaalmiki / Avan bharatha kadhaiya ezhudalaiya”

Kannadasan uses intentional mythological blunders (e.g., asserting Valmiki wrote Mahabharata or Kalidasa drew Parthiban Kanavu) to build comedic character traits.

Irony / Comic Justification

“Ella thalakizha sollriyae / Adhu naan sirasaasanam pottukittu padichadhu”

The character humorously justifies telling everything upside down by claiming he studied while performing a headstand (Sirsasana).

Did you know?

Trivia

The film Annai Illam (1963) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Devika, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyricist Kannadasan was well known for weaving clever self-deprecating comedy and deliberate historical mix-ups into comic tracks for Tamil cinema.

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