Enna Marantha
From Pandithurai · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pandithurai1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum… | Even when I forgot myself... |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae… | I did not forget you... |
| Female | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum… | Even when I forgot myself... |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae… | I did not forget you... |
| Kannu urangum pozhudhum | Even when my eyes sleep |
| Un ennam urangavillaiyae | Thoughts of you do not sleep |
| En raajaadhi raajan irundhaa..aa.. | If my king of kings is present.. |
| Naan ver yedhum kekkavillaiyae | I ask for nothing else |
| En maamaa en pakkam irundhaa | If my uncle is by my side |
| Ini ver yedhum thevai illaiyae | Nothing else is needed anymore |
| Female | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum… | Even when I forgot myself... |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae… | I did not forget you... |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo oo oo hoo oo | Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo oo oo hoo oo |
| Hoo oo oo hoo oo ………….. | Hoo oo oo hoo oo ………….. |
| Female | |
| Un mela aasa vachu | Placing my desire on you |
| Ullukkulla paasam vachu | Holding deep affection inside |
| Aalaana anna kili naan | I am the parrot-like girl who has grown up |
| Poo maala kothu vachu | Holding a bunch of flower garlands |
| Poda oru vela vachu | Fixing an auspicious time to wear it |
| Podaama kaathirukken naan | I am waiting without putting it on |
| Female | |
| Vendaadha saami illa | There is no deity I have not prayed to |
| Vera vazhi thonavilla | No other way comes to mind |
| Yengaama yengi ninnen naan | I stood longing and yearning |
| Female | |
| Podaadha veli onnu | A fence that was never built |
| Pottu vecha neram onnu | A time fixed by fate |
| Paadaadha sogam onnu | An unsung sorrow |
| Paadi varum ponnu onnu | A girl who comes singing it |
| En raagam ketkavillaiyaa | Did you not hear my melody? |
| Maamaa indru | Oh uncle, today |
| Yedhaachum vaartha sollaiyaa | Won't you say a word or two? |
| Female | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum… | Even when I forgot myself... |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae… | I did not forget you... |
| Female | |
| Ponnaana koondukkulla | Inside a golden cage |
| Pootti vecha pacha kili | A green parrot locked away |
| Kanneeru vittu kalangum..mm… | Sheds tears and grieves..mm.. |
| Kannaanaa maaman ennam | The thought of my precious uncle |
| Kaattaaru pola vandhu | Comes rushing like a wild river |
| Eppodhum thottu izhukkum..mm… | And always pulls at me..mm.. |
| Female | |
| Unna enni nitham nitham | Thinking of you every single day |
| Odudhaiyaa paattu chatham | The sound of song flows, oh dear |
| Ponnoda nenjam mayangum | The girl's heart swoons |
| Othaiyila poongolusu | All alone, the floral anklet |
| Thathalichu thaalam thatta | Struggles and beats to the rhythm |
| Methaiyila shenbaga poo | On the bed, the champak flower |
| Paattukkulla sogam thatta | Strikes sorrow within the song |
| Female | |
| Paadaama paadum kuyil naan | I am a cuckoo that sings without singing |
| Maamaa unna | Oh uncle, without you |
| Koodaama vaadum mayil naan | I am a peacock that withers away without uniting |
| Male | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum | Even when I forgot myself |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae | I did not forget you |
| En raasaathi pakkam irundhaa | If my princess is by my side |
| Ini ver yedhum thevai illaiyae | Nothing else is needed anymore |
| Female | |
| Enna marandha pozhudhum… | Even when I forgot myself... |
| Naan unna marakkavillaiyae… | I did not forget you... |
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
Even when I forgot myself...
I did not forget you...
கண்ணு உறங்கும் பொழுதும்
உன் எண்ணம் உறங்கவில்லையே
என் ராஜாதி ராஜன் இருந்தா
நான் வேறேதும் கேக்கவில்லையே
என் மாமா என் பக்கம் இருந்தா
இனி வேறேதும் தேவை இல்லையே.......
Even when I forgot myself...
I did not forget you...
Even when my eyes sleep
Thoughts of you do not sleep
If my king of kings is present..
I ask for nothing else
If my uncle is by my side
Nothing else is needed anymore
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
Even when I forgot myself...
I did not forget you...
ஓஓஹோ ஒஓஹோ
ஓஓஹோ ஒஓஹோ
ஓஓஒ ஓஓ ஒஓஹோ
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo oo oo hoo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo oo …………..
உன் மேல ஆச வச்சு
உள்ளுக்குள்ள பாசம் வச்சு
ஆளான அன்னக்கிளி நான்.....
Placing my desire on you
Holding deep affection inside
I am the parrot-like girl who has grown up
Holding a bunch of flower garlands
Fixing an auspicious time to wear it
I am waiting without putting it on
பூ மால கோத்து வச்சு
போட ஒரு வேள வச்சு
போடாம காத்திருக்கேன் நான்.....
There is no deity I have not prayed to
No other way comes to mind
I stood longing and yearning
வேண்டாத சாமி இல்ல
வேற வழி தோணவில்ல
ஏங்காம ஏங்கி நின்னேன் நான்
A fence that was never built
A time fixed by fate
An unsung sorrow
A girl who comes singing it
Did you not hear my melody?
Oh uncle, today
Won't you say a word or two?
போடாத வேலி ஒண்ணு
போட்டு வெச்ச நேரம் ஒண்ணு
பாடாத சோகம் ஒண்ணு
பாடி வரும் பொண்ணு ஒண்ணு
Even when I forgot myself...
I did not forget you...
என் ராகம் கேட்கவில்லையா
மாமா இன்று
ஏதாச்சும் வார்த்த சொல்லய்யா
Inside a golden cage
A green parrot locked away
Sheds tears and grieves..mm..
The thought of my precious uncle
Comes rushing like a wild river
And always pulls at me..mm..
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
Thinking of you every single day
The sound of song flows, oh dear
The girl's heart swoons
All alone, the floral anklet
Struggles and beats to the rhythm
On the bed, the champak flower
Strikes sorrow within the song
பொன்னான கூண்டுக்குள்ள
பூட்டி வெச்ச பச்சக் கிளி
கண்ணீரு விட்டுக் கலங்கும்......ம்ம்ம்....
I am a cuckoo that sings without singing
Oh uncle, without you
I am a peacock that withers away without uniting
கண்ணான மாமன் எண்ணம்
காட்டாறு போல வந்து
எப்போதும் தொட்டு இழுக்கும்....ம்ம்ம்.....
Even when I forgot myself
I did not forget you
If my princess is by my side
Nothing else is needed anymore
உன்ன எண்ணி நித்தம் நித்தம்
ஓடுதையா பாட்டுச் சத்தம்
பொண்ணோட நெஞ்சம் மயங்கும்
Even when I forgot myself...
I did not forget you...
ஒத்தையில பூங்கொலுசு
தத்தளிச்சு தாளம் தட்ட
மெத்தையில செண்பகப்பூ
பாட்டுக்குள்ள சோகம் தட்ட
பாடாம பாடும் குயில் நான்
மாமா உன்ன
கூடாம வாடும் மயில் நான்
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
என் ராசாத்தி பக்கம் இருந்தா
இனி வேறேதும் தேவை இல்லையே.......
என்ன மறந்த பொழுதும்
நான் உன்ன மறக்கவில்லையே
Enna marandha pozhudhum…
Even when I forgot myself...
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae…
I did not forget you...
Enna marandha pozhudhum…
Even when I forgot myself...
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae…
I did not forget you...
Kannu urangum pozhudhum
Even when my eyes sleep
Un ennam urangavillaiyae
Thoughts of you do not sleep
En raajaadhi raajan irundhaa..aa..
If my king of kings is present..
Naan ver yedhum kekkavillaiyae
I ask for nothing else
En maamaa en pakkam irundhaa
If my uncle is by my side
Ini ver yedhum thevai illaiyae
Nothing else is needed anymore
Enna marandha pozhudhum…
Even when I forgot myself...
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae…
I did not forget you...
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo oo oo hoo oo
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo oo oo hoo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo oo …………..
Hoo oo oo hoo oo …………..
Un mela aasa vachu
Placing my desire on you
Ullukkulla paasam vachu
Holding deep affection inside
Aalaana anna kili naan
I am the parrot-like girl who has grown up
Poo maala kothu vachu
Holding a bunch of flower garlands
Poda oru vela vachu
Fixing an auspicious time to wear it
Podaama kaathirukken naan
I am waiting without putting it on
Vendaadha saami illa
There is no deity I have not prayed to
Vera vazhi thonavilla
No other way comes to mind
Yengaama yengi ninnen naan
I stood longing and yearning
Podaadha veli onnu
A fence that was never built
Pottu vecha neram onnu
A time fixed by fate
Paadaadha sogam onnu
An unsung sorrow
Paadi varum ponnu onnu
A girl who comes singing it
En raagam ketkavillaiyaa
Did you not hear my melody?
Maamaa indru
Oh uncle, today
Yedhaachum vaartha sollaiyaa
Won't you say a word or two?
Enna marandha pozhudhum…
Even when I forgot myself...
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae…
I did not forget you...
Ponnaana koondukkulla
Inside a golden cage
Pootti vecha pacha kili
A green parrot locked away
Kanneeru vittu kalangum..mm…
Sheds tears and grieves..mm..
Kannaanaa maaman ennam
The thought of my precious uncle
Kaattaaru pola vandhu
Comes rushing like a wild river
Eppodhum thottu izhukkum..mm…
And always pulls at me..mm..
Unna enni nitham nitham
Thinking of you every single day
Odudhaiyaa paattu chatham
The sound of song flows, oh dear
Ponnoda nenjam mayangum
The girl's heart swoons
Othaiyila poongolusu
All alone, the floral anklet
Thathalichu thaalam thatta
Struggles and beats to the rhythm
Methaiyila shenbaga poo
On the bed, the champak flower
Paattukkulla sogam thatta
Strikes sorrow within the song
Paadaama paadum kuyil naan
I am a cuckoo that sings without singing
Maamaa unna
Oh uncle, without you
Koodaama vaadum mayil naan
I am a peacock that withers away without uniting
Enna marandha pozhudhum
Even when I forgot myself
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae
I did not forget you
En raasaathi pakkam irundhaa
If my princess is by my side
Ini ver yedhum thevai illaiyae
Nothing else is needed anymore
Enna marandha pozhudhum…
Even when I forgot myself...
Naan unna marakkavillaiyae…
I did not forget you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic romantic song from Pandithurai expresses deep devotion, emotional agony, and unconditional love. The protagonist conveys that even if she forgets herself or falls asleep, her heart never stops thinking about her beloved ('Maama'). She feels like a helpless green parrot trapped inside a golden cage, shedding tears in solitude while memories of him surge like a wild river. Through rich folk imagery of anklets, champak flowers, and birds, Vaali's lyrics depict a woman yearning for her partner's presence and reassuring words, affirming that having her beloved near is all she needs in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kaattaaru pola vandhu”
Comparing the rushing memories and thoughts of the beloved to a wild, surging river (Kaattaaru).
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Ponnaana koondukkulla / Pootti vecha pacha kili”
The second letter 'nna' / 'tt' consonant alignment creates a rhythmic internal rhyme structure common in Tamil poetry.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Koodaama vaadum mayil naan”
The heroine metaphorically compares herself to a wilting peacock that languishes without her partner.
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Trivia
'Pandithurai' (1992) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Prabhu and Sukanya in the lead roles. The lyrics were penned by the veteran poet Vaali, known for seamlessly weaving traditional rural metaphors with heartfelt emotion.
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