Enna Kutram
From Dikkatra Parvathi · 1974
- Lyricist
- Rajaji
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chitti Babu
- Details
- Dikkatra Parvathi1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Enna kuttram seidhaeno | What crime have I committed, |
| Ellorum kaanamal | Unseen by everyone? |
| Enna kuttram seidhaeno | What crime have I committed, |
| Ellorum kaanamal | Unseen by everyone? |
| Annai suttramellaam | Mother and all my relatives, |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Female | |
| Enna kuttram seidhaeno | What crime have I committed, |
| Ellorum kaanamal | Unseen by everyone? |
| Annai suttramellaam | Mother and all my relatives, |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Female | |
| Kondraarai thindraenoo | Did I devour those who killed? |
| Thindraarai kondrenoo | Did I kill those who devoured? |
| Kondraarai thindraenoo | Did I devour those who killed? |
| Thindraarai kondrenoo | Did I kill those who devoured? |
| Kondraarai thindraenoo | Did I devour those who killed? |
| Thindraarai kondrenoo | Did I kill those who devoured? |
| Kondraarai thindraenoo | Did I devour those who killed? |
| Thindraarai kondrenoo | Did I kill those who devoured? |
| Ennadhadhu ellaam ennum | All that is mine, claiming it so, |
| Ichai marandhenoo | Did I forget my selfless desire? |
| Female | |
| Enna kuttram seidhaeno | What crime have I committed, |
| Ellorum kaanamal | Unseen by everyone? |
| Annai suttramellaam | Mother and all my relatives, |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Female | |
| Saadhiyil kootuvaaro | Will they accept me into our caste? |
| Samayathaar ennuvaaroo | Will people of faith count me as one of theirs? |
| Saadhiyil kootuvaaro | Will they accept me into our caste? |
| Samayathaar ennuvaaroo | Will people of faith count me as one of theirs? |
| Perittu vaazhndhadhellaam | All the prestige and reputation I lived with, |
| Pechukku idamaachudhadi | Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend. |
| Perittu vaazhndhadhellaam | All the prestige and reputation I lived with, |
| Pechukku idamaachudhadi | Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend. |
| Pechukku idamaachudhadi | Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend. |
| Pechukku idamaachudhadi | Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend. |
| Female | |
| Enna kuttram seidhaeno | What crime have I committed, |
| Ellorum kaanamal | Unseen by everyone? |
| Annai suttramellaam | Mother and all my relatives, |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
| Ariyaaroo ambuviyal | Do they not understand the ways of this world? |
என்ன குற்றம் செய்தேனோ
எல்லோரும் காணாமல்
என்ன குற்றம் செய்தேனோ
எல்லோரும் காணாமல்
அன்னை சுற்றமெல்லாம்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்....
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
What crime have I committed,
Unseen by everyone?
What crime have I committed,
Unseen by everyone?
Mother and all my relatives,
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
என்ன குற்றம் செய்தேனோ
எல்லோரும் காணாமல்
அன்னை சுற்றமெல்லாம்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்....
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
What crime have I committed,
Unseen by everyone?
Mother and all my relatives,
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
கொன்றாரை தின்றேனோ
தின்றாரை கொன்றேனோ
கொன்றாரை தின்றேனோ
தின்றாரை கொன்றேனோ
கொன்றாரை தின்றேனோ
தின்றாரை கொன்றேனோ
கொன்றாரை தின்றேனோ
தின்றாரை கொன்றேனோ
எண்ணாதது எல்லாம் எண்ணும்
இச்சை மறந்தேனோ
Did I devour those who killed?
Did I kill those who devoured?
Did I devour those who killed?
Did I kill those who devoured?
Did I devour those who killed?
Did I kill those who devoured?
Did I devour those who killed?
Did I kill those who devoured?
All that is mine, claiming it so,
Did I forget my selfless desire?
என்ன குற்றம் செய்தேனோ
எல்லோரும் காணாமல்
அன்னை சுற்றமெல்லாம்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்....
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
What crime have I committed,
Unseen by everyone?
Mother and all my relatives,
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
சாதியில் கூட்டுவரோ
சமயத்தார் எண்ணுவரோ
சாதியில் கூட்டுவரோ
சமயத்தார் எண்ணுவரோ
பேரிட்டு வாழ்ந்ததெல்லாம்
பேச்சுக்கு இடமாச்சுதடி
பேரிட்டு வாழ்ந்ததெல்லாம்
பேச்சுக்கு இடமாச்சுதடி
பேச்சுக்கு இடமாச்சுதடி
பேச்சுக்கு இடமாச்சுதடி...
Will they accept me into our caste?
Will people of faith count me as one of theirs?
Will they accept me into our caste?
Will people of faith count me as one of theirs?
All the prestige and reputation I lived with,
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
All the prestige and reputation I lived with,
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
என்ன குற்றம் செய்தேனோ
எல்லோரும் காணாமல்
அன்னை சுற்றமெல்லாம்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்....
அறியாரோ அம்புவியில்
What crime have I committed,
Unseen by everyone?
Mother and all my relatives,
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Enna kuttram seidhaeno
What crime have I committed,
Ellorum kaanamal
Unseen by everyone?
Enna kuttram seidhaeno
What crime have I committed,
Ellorum kaanamal
Unseen by everyone?
Annai suttramellaam
Mother and all my relatives,
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Enna kuttram seidhaeno
What crime have I committed,
Ellorum kaanamal
Unseen by everyone?
Annai suttramellaam
Mother and all my relatives,
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Kondraarai thindraenoo
Did I devour those who killed?
Thindraarai kondrenoo
Did I kill those who devoured?
Kondraarai thindraenoo
Did I devour those who killed?
Thindraarai kondrenoo
Did I kill those who devoured?
Kondraarai thindraenoo
Did I devour those who killed?
Thindraarai kondrenoo
Did I kill those who devoured?
Kondraarai thindraenoo
Did I devour those who killed?
Thindraarai kondrenoo
Did I kill those who devoured?
Ennadhadhu ellaam ennum
All that is mine, claiming it so,
Ichai marandhenoo
Did I forget my selfless desire?
Enna kuttram seidhaeno
What crime have I committed,
Ellorum kaanamal
Unseen by everyone?
Annai suttramellaam
Mother and all my relatives,
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Saadhiyil kootuvaaro
Will they accept me into our caste?
Samayathaar ennuvaaroo
Will people of faith count me as one of theirs?
Saadhiyil kootuvaaro
Will they accept me into our caste?
Samayathaar ennuvaaroo
Will people of faith count me as one of theirs?
Perittu vaazhndhadhellaam
All the prestige and reputation I lived with,
Pechukku idamaachudhadi
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Perittu vaazhndhadhellaam
All the prestige and reputation I lived with,
Pechukku idamaachudhadi
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Pechukku idamaachudhadi
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Pechukku idamaachudhadi
Has now become mere fodder for local gossip, my friend.
Enna kuttram seidhaeno
What crime have I committed,
Ellorum kaanamal
Unseen by everyone?
Annai suttramellaam
Mother and all my relatives,
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Ariyaaroo ambuviyal
Do they not understand the ways of this world?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the agony, confusion, and social isolation experienced by a woman facing unjust societal judgment. She questions what grave crime she could have committed to deserve such cruelty from her own family, relatives, and community. She wonders why her loved ones fail to understand the harsh realities of the world and why society isolates those who suffer. Through intense rhetorical questions, she questions if she committed horrendous acts like killing or devouring someone to warrant such ostracization. A once-honorable life built on dignity has dissolved into cheap gossip and public scandal, leaving her questioning whether she will ever be accepted back into her community or religious fold. The song captures deeply rooted social stigmas and existential grief.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Chiasmus / Antithesis
“Kondraarai thindraenoo / Thindraarai kondrenoo”
Inversion of words across adjacent lines to highlight extreme absurdities that society acts as if she committed.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Saadhiyil kootuvaaro / Samayathaar ennuvaaroo”
Repetition of the initial 'Sa' sound creates rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Perittu vaazhndhadhellaam / Pechukku idamaachudhadi”
The second letter consonant sound 'ri' / 'ch' pairing aligns with classical Tamil meter rules.
Rhetorical Questioning
“Enna kuttram seidhaeno / Ellorum kaanamal”
Posing rhetorical questions to emphasize helplessness and the absurdity of societal condemnation.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were written by C. Rajagopalachari (popularly known as Rajaji), freedom fighter and the last Governor-General of India, based on his own short story 'Dikkatra Parvathi'. The film was directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
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