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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Maanamulla Ponnu

From Chinna Pasanga Naanga · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Chinna Pasanga Naanga
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
6 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna maanamulla ponnu innu
Marudaiyile kettaaga
Seer senathiyoda vandhu
Seemaiyila kettaaga
{ Adhai ellam onnaala
Venaamunnu sonnen thannaala
En machan un melae
Aasa pattu vandhen munnaala } (2)
Enna maanamulla ponnu innu
Marudaiyile kettaaga
Konda mudi azhaga paarthu
Coimbatore-ile kettaaga
Nethiyile potta paarthu
Nellore-ile kettaaga
Kannazhaga paarthu paarthu
Kandamanoor-ile kettaaga
Mookazhaga paarthu enna
Mookaiyan kottai-yil kettaaga
Kobamulla ponnu-nnu enna
Kottaiyile kettaaga
Paasamulla ponnu-nnu enna
Pannapurathila kettaaga
Ithana peru suthi valaichum
Uthama raasaa unna nenaikum
Pathini ullamaiyaa
Enna maanamulla ponnu innu
Marudaiyile kettaaga
Adhai ellam onnaala
Venaamunnu sonnen thannaala
En machan un melae
Aasa pattu vandhen munnaala
Venda oru saamiyumilla
Virumbi vandhen ungala
Unna vida yaarum ingae
Urupadiyaa thonala
Vaari katti tholil anaichu
Vechukanga vera kekkala
Maari neenga poneenganno
Manasu ippo aarala
Thottanaika koodaadhaa
Enna soodi kondaa aagaadhaa
Pattu thuni melaaku
Adha thottu izhuka koodaadhaa
Ulladha ellam solli mudichen
Nalla mudivu sollunga machan
Innamum sollanumaa
Enna maanamulla ponnu innu
Marudaiyile kettaaga
Seer senathiyoda vandhu
Seemaiyila kettaaga
Adhai ellam onnaala
Venaamunnu sonnen thannaala
En machan un melae
Aasa pattu vandhen munnaala
Enna maanamulla ponnu innu
Marudaiyile kettaaga
Calling me an honorable girl,
they asked for my hand in Madurai.
Coming with grand gifts and wealth,
they asked for me from rich lands.
Because of you, to all of them,
I said no on my own.
My darling, yearning for you,
I came straight to you.
Calling me an honorable girl,
they asked for my hand in Madurai.
Admiring my beautiful bun of hair,
they asked for me in Coimbatore.
Seeing the pottu (forehead mark) on my forehead,
they asked for me in Nellore.
Gazing at the beauty of my eyes,
they asked for me in Kandamanur.
Seeing the beauty of my nose,
they asked for me in Mookkayan Kottai.
Calling me a girl with fiery spirit,
they asked for me at the fort palace.
Calling me an affectionate girl,
they asked for me in Pannapuram.
Even though so many men came pursuing me,
my noble king, it is only you
this devoted girl's heart longs for!
Calling me an honorable girl,
they asked for my hand in Madurai.
Because of you, to all of them,
I said no on my own.
My darling, yearning for you,
I came straight to you.
I have no other god to pray to,
I came desiring only you.
No one else in this world
feels right to me besides you.
Hold me tight against your shoulders,
and keep me close; I ask for nothing else.
If you turn away and leave me,
my heart will find no peace.
Can't you touch and embrace me?
Can't you take me and make me yours?
This silk cloth draped over me,
can't you reach out and pull it aside?
I have shared everything in my heart.
Give me a good decision, my love.
Do I still need to say more?
Calling me an honorable girl,
they asked for my hand in Madurai.
Coming with grand gifts and wealth,
they asked for me from rich lands.
Because of you, to all of them,
I said no on my own.
My darling, yearning for you,
I came straight to you.
Calling me an honorable girl,
they asked for my hand in Madurai.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enna Maanamulla Ponnu from the 1992 film Chinna Pasanga Naanga is a vibrant Tamil folk song sung from the heroine's perspective. She playfully boasts about how suitors from various towns—such as Madurai, Coimbatore, Nellore, Kandamanoor, Mookaiyan Kottai, and Pannapuram—sought her hand in marriage due to her charm, beauty, and virtuous nature. Despite receiving lucrative proposals accompanied by dowries, she proudly rejected them all out of her deep love and single-minded devotion to her chosen partner ('machan'). The lyricist Vaali captures the rural innocence, passionate yearning, and playful teasing of a young woman expressing her absolute commitment. She expresses that no other man or god matters to her except him, entreating him to embrace her and reciprocate her deep affection without further hesitation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Nethiyile potta paarthu / Nellore-ile kettaaga”

The second consonant 'th'/'ll' rhythmically pairs across matching line pairs, creating melodic flow typical in classical and folk Tamil prosody.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Mookazhaga paarthu enna / Mookaiyan kottai-yil kettaaga”

Repetition of the initial 'Moo' sound creates strong auditory harmony.

Geographical Anaphora / List Pattern

“Coimbatore-ile / Nellore-ile / Kandamanoor-ile / Mookaiyan kottai-yil / Pannapurathila”

Vaali uses a repetitive structural pattern naming various southern towns to hyperbolically demonstrate the heroine's widespread appeal across the land.

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Trivia

Chinna Pasanga Naanga (1992) features music composed by Deva and directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Prashanth alongside Sukanya and Saradha Preetha. The lyrics were penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, known for seamlessly weaving traditional village folklore and region-specific colloquial idioms into film music.

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