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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Indha Matramo

From Goripalayam · 2010

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Karthik, Srimathumitha
Music director
Sabesh – Murali
Details
Goripalayam2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Enna indha maatramo en manasu vazhikudhaeWhat is this sudden change? My heart is aching with emotion.
Kannu rendum kaandhamo enna katti izhukudhaeAre both your eyes magnets? They bind and pull me closer.
Un poo mugathil en thaai mugathai naan paarthenaeIn your flower-like face, I saw my mother's face.
Un nyaabagathai en aayul varai naan serpenaeI will treasure your memories for a lifetime.
Male
Nee vandhadhum ennaanadhoWhat came over me ever since you arrived?
En vaazhkaiyae veraanadhoMy whole life has transformed completely.
Male
Enna indha maatramo en manasu vazhikudhaeWhat is this sudden change? My heart is aching with emotion.
Kannu rendum kaandhamo enna katti izhukudhaeAre both your eyes magnets? They bind and pull me closer.
Female
Oh un pun siripil en uzhagathaiyae naan paarthenaeOh, in your gentle smile, I saw my entire world.
Un nyaabagathai en aayul varai naan serpenaeI will treasure your memories for a lifetime.
Female
Nee vandhadhum ennaanadhoWhat came over me ever since you arrived?
En vaazhkaiyae veraanadhoMy whole life has transformed completely.
Male
Chinna chinna punnagaiyil ennai parithaaiWith your tiny smile, you completely stole me away.
Vanna vanna kanavugal kannil koduthaaiYou filled my eyes with colorful dreams.
Siriya idhayathil periya kaadhalai thandhaayadi en anbaeIn this small heart, you gave such a giant love, my dear.
Female
Mella mella manasukul idam pidithaaiSlowly and gently, you claimed a place inside my heart.
Minminikum minnalaipol oli koduthaaiYou shed light like a sparkling flash of lightning.
Urangum nerathil ninaivin orathilWhile sleeping, at the edge of my memory,
Vandhaayada en anbaeYou appeared, my beloved.
Male
Oru paarvai paarkum bodhilaeThe moment you give a single glance,
Endhan paadham vaanam yerudhaeMy feet soar up into the sky.
Maru paarvai paarkum bodhilaeThe moment you look at me again,
Endhan jenma saabam theerudhaeThe curse of my life gets erased.
Female
En kaal kolusu un perai solla naan kettenaeI heard my own anklets whisper your name.
Male
Nee vandhadhum ennaanadhoWhat came over me ever since you arrived?
En vaazhkaiyae veraanadhoMy whole life has transformed completely.
Male
Enna indha maatramo en manasu vazhikudhaeWhat is this sudden change? My heart is aching with emotion.
Kannu rendum kaandhamo enna katti izhukudhaeAre both your eyes magnets? They bind and pull me closer.
Female
Sutri undhan mugamandri yedhum illaiyaeAll around me, I see nothing other than your face.
Matrapadi vera onnum tholla illaiyaeApart from that, I have no other troubles at all.
Uyirai edukiraai thirumba kodukiraaiYou snatch my life away and then give it back.
Thindaadudhae en nenjamMy heart falters with overwhelming feelings.
Male
Netri pottil netru varai kaaichal illaiyaeUntil yesterday, there was no fever on my forehead.
Natchathiram paarthu naanum pesavillayaeI never looked at the stars and talked to them before.
Uyiril kudhikiraai neechal adikiraaiYou dive into my soul and swim in it.
Kondaadudhae en nenjamMy heart celebrates in joy.
Female
Unnai paarthu konji pesa thaanJust to look at you and talk affectionately,
Endhan aasai thaavi odudhaeMy yearning leaps and runs ahead.
Unnai paarthu pesum nerathilWhen the moment comes to look and talk to you,
Endhan vaarthai oomai aagudhaeMy words turn completely speechless.
Male
Kan paarvai rendum sollaadhadhaiyaWhatever both eyes fail to speak,
Un idhazhgal sollumYour soft lips will express.
Female
Nee vandhadhum ennaanadhoWhat came over me ever since you arrived?
En vaazhkaiyae veraanadhoMy whole life has transformed completely.
Male
Enna indha maatramo en manasu vazhikudhaeWhat is this sudden change? My heart is aching with emotion.
Kannu rendum kaandhamo enna katti izhukudhaeAre both your eyes magnets? They bind and pull me closer.
Un poo mugathil en thaai mugathai naan paarthenaeIn your flower-like face, I saw my mother's face.
Un nyaabagathai en aayul varai naan serpenaeI will treasure your memories for a lifetime.
Female
Nee vandhadhum ennaanadhoWhat came over me ever since you arrived?
En vaazhkaiyae veraanadhoMy whole life has transformed completely.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a tender romantic duet expressing the profound emotional and physical transformation brought by love. The lovers describe how meeting each other changed the trajectory of their lives, making their hearts ache with fond affection, their minds wander into dreams, and their speech fail in moments of intense intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Rhetorical Question

Kannu rendum kaandhamo enna katti izhukudhae

Compares the captivating pull of the lover's eyes to magnets that physically pull the singer closer.

Adukkuthoodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Chinna chinna punnagaiyil ennai parithaai

The repetition of 'Chinna' emphasizes the sweetness and delicacy of the small smile.

Metaphor

Un poo mugathil en thaai mugathai naan paarthenae

Compares the beloved's face to a soft flower ('poo mugam') and associates it with maternal comfort.

Hyperbole

Endhan paadham vaanam yerudhae

Exaggerates the feeling of joy and weightlessness in love by stating that one's feet rise into the sky.

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Trivia

'Goripalayam' (2010) is a Tamil action drama written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The soundtrack features music composed by the duo Sabesh-Murali.

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