Enna Nadakudhu
From Maamanithan · 2021
- Lyricist
- Karunakaran
- Singer
- Muthu Sirpi
- Music directors
- Isaignani Ilayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Maamanithan2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Enna nadakkuthu saami | What is happening, Oh Lord? |
| Onnum puriyala saami | I do not understand anything, Oh Lord. |
| Enna nadakkuthu saami | What is happening, Oh Lord? |
| Onnum puriyala saami | I do not understand anything, Oh Lord. |
| Male | |
| Payanam irukkudhu | There is a journey ahead, |
| Paathai illayae | Yet there is no path. |
| Ada paadhai kidaichathum | Ah, even if a path is found, |
| Maranam illayae | There is no peaceful end. |
| Male | |
| Kaayamthaan patturuchu | A wound has been inflicted, |
| Kanneerum sutturuchu | And tears have scalded me. |
| Valikkum marunthumilla | There is no medicine for the pain, |
| Vedhana theeravilla | And the anguish never ends. |
| Male | |
| Enna nadakkuthu saami | What is happening, Oh Lord? |
| Onnum puriyala saami | I do not understand anything, Oh Lord. |
| Male | |
| Siraginai virithen | I spread my wings, |
| Aagaayathai kaanavillai | Yet I could not see the sky. |
| Aagaayam ini verum kanavo | Is the sky now merely a dream? |
| Male | |
| Mann meethu nadanthitten | I walked upon the earth, |
| Suvadinai thedigiren | And now I search for my footprints. |
| Porunthaatha paadham idhu enadhaa | Are these ill-fitting feet really mine? |
| Male | |
| Ethanai thedi alaigiren | How much I wander searching, |
| Ethanai thanthaai thavikkiren | How much You gave, yet I agonize. |
| Male | |
| Kadakkum nodigalai | The passing moments, |
| Valiyinaal unarnthen | I felt only through pain. |
| Thavikkum manathinai | This struggling heart, |
| Nee thara nee thara yerkindren | I accept whatever You give and give. |
| Male | |
| Vidiyaatha pozhuthundo | Is there a night that never dawns? |
| Vidiyalai vidiyalai ketkindren | I keep praying for the dawn, for the dawn. |
| Thenbam pothuyenil | If self-reliance is enough, |
| Yaar tholil yaar thaan saaya | Whose shoulder is left for anyone to lean on? |
| Male | |
| Payanam irukkuthu | There is a journey ahead, |
| Paadhai illayae | Yet there is no path. |
| Ada paadhai kidaichathum | Ah, even if a path is found, |
| Maranam illayae | There is no peaceful end. |
| Male | |
| Kaayam patturuchu | A wound has been inflicted, |
| Kanneerum sutturuchu | And tears have scalded me. |
| Valikkum marunthumilla | There is no medicine for the pain, |
| Vedhana theeravilla | And the anguish never ends. |
| Male | |
| Enna nadakkuthu saami | What is happening, Oh Lord? |
| Onnum puriyala saami | I do not understand anything, Oh Lord. |
| Male | |
| Enna nadakkuthu saami | What is happening, Oh Lord? |
| Onnum puriyala saami | I do not understand anything, Oh Lord. |
என்ன நடக்குது சாமி
ஒண்ணும் புரியல சாமி
என்ன நடக்குது சாமி
ஒண்ணும் புரியல சாமி
What is happening, Oh Lord?
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
What is happening, Oh Lord?
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
பயணம் இருக்குது
பாத இல்லயே
பாத கெடச்சதும்
பலனும் இல்லயே
There is a journey ahead,
Yet there is no path.
Ah, even if a path is found,
There is no peaceful end.
காயம் தான் பட்டுரிச்சி
கண்ணீரும் சுட்டுரிச்சி
வலிக்கு மருந்தும் இல்ல
வேதன தீரவில்ல
A wound has been inflicted,
And tears have scalded me.
There is no medicine for the pain,
And the anguish never ends.
என்ன நடக்குது சாமி
ஒண்ணும் புரியல சாமி
What is happening, Oh Lord?
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
சிறகினை விரித்தேன்
ஆகாயத்தை காணவில்லை
ஆகாயம் இனி வெறும் கனவோ
I spread my wings,
Yet I could not see the sky.
Is the sky now merely a dream?
மண் மீது நடந்திட்டேன்
சுவடினை தேடினேன்
பொருந்தாத பாதம் இது எனதா
I walked upon the earth,
And now I search for my footprints.
Are these ill-fitting feet really mine?
எதனை தேடி அலைகிறேன்
எதனை தந்தாய் தவிக்கிறேன்
How much I wander searching,
How much You gave, yet I agonize.
கடக்கும் நொடிகளை
வலியினில் உணர்ந்தேன்
தவிக்கும் மனதினை
நீ தர நீ தர ஏற்கின்றேன்
The passing moments,
I felt only through pain.
This struggling heart,
I accept whatever You give and give.
விடியாத பொழுதுண்டோ
விடியலை விடியலை கேட்கின்றேன்
துன்பம் பொது எனில்
யார் தோளில் யார் தான் சாய
Is there a night that never dawns?
I keep praying for the dawn, for the dawn.
If self-reliance is enough,
Whose shoulder is left for anyone to lean on?
பயணம் இருக்குது
பாத இல்லயே
பாத கெடச்சதும்
பலனும் இல்லயே
There is a journey ahead,
Yet there is no path.
Ah, even if a path is found,
There is no peaceful end.
காயம் தான் பட்டுரிச்சி
கண்ணீரும் சுட்டுரிச்சி
வலிக்கு மருந்தும் இல்ல
வேதன தீரவில்ல
A wound has been inflicted,
And tears have scalded me.
There is no medicine for the pain,
And the anguish never ends.
என்ன நடக்குது சாமி
ஒண்ணும் புரியல சாமி
What is happening, Oh Lord?
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
என்ன நடக்குது சாமி
ஒண்ணும் புரியல சாமி
What is happening, Oh Lord?
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Enna nadakkuthu saami
What is happening, Oh Lord?
Onnum puriyala saami
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Enna nadakkuthu saami
What is happening, Oh Lord?
Onnum puriyala saami
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Payanam irukkudhu
There is a journey ahead,
Paathai illayae
Yet there is no path.
Ada paadhai kidaichathum
Ah, even if a path is found,
Maranam illayae
There is no peaceful end.
Kaayamthaan patturuchu
A wound has been inflicted,
Kanneerum sutturuchu
And tears have scalded me.
Valikkum marunthumilla
There is no medicine for the pain,
Vedhana theeravilla
And the anguish never ends.
Enna nadakkuthu saami
What is happening, Oh Lord?
Onnum puriyala saami
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Siraginai virithen
I spread my wings,
Aagaayathai kaanavillai
Yet I could not see the sky.
Aagaayam ini verum kanavo
Is the sky now merely a dream?
Mann meethu nadanthitten
I walked upon the earth,
Suvadinai thedigiren
And now I search for my footprints.
Porunthaatha paadham idhu enadhaa
Are these ill-fitting feet really mine?
Ethanai thedi alaigiren
How much I wander searching,
Ethanai thanthaai thavikkiren
How much You gave, yet I agonize.
Kadakkum nodigalai
The passing moments,
Valiyinaal unarnthen
I felt only through pain.
Thavikkum manathinai
This struggling heart,
Nee thara nee thara yerkindren
I accept whatever You give and give.
Vidiyaatha pozhuthundo
Is there a night that never dawns?
Vidiyalai vidiyalai ketkindren
I keep praying for the dawn, for the dawn.
Thenbam pothuyenil
If self-reliance is enough,
Yaar tholil yaar thaan saaya
Whose shoulder is left for anyone to lean on?
Payanam irukkuthu
There is a journey ahead,
Paadhai illayae
Yet there is no path.
Ada paadhai kidaichathum
Ah, even if a path is found,
Maranam illayae
There is no peaceful end.
Kaayam patturuchu
A wound has been inflicted,
Kanneerum sutturuchu
And tears have scalded me.
Valikkum marunthumilla
There is no medicine for the pain,
Vedhana theeravilla
And the anguish never ends.
Enna nadakkuthu saami
What is happening, Oh Lord?
Onnum puriyala saami
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Enna nadakkuthu saami
What is happening, Oh Lord?
Onnum puriyala saami
I do not understand anything, Oh Lord.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Enna Nadakkuthu Saami' captures a poignant moment of existential anguish, hopelessness, and philosophical reflection. The protagonist addresses the Almighty ('Saami') in deep confusion and pain, expressing how life's journey feels pathless, painful, and relentless. Through metaphors of unfulfilled flight and lost footprints, the lyrics portray a soul searching for meaning, relief, and a ray of light amidst overwhelming struggles.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Payanam irukkudhu / Paathai illayae”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Pa' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic emphasis.
Metaphor
“Siraginai virithen / Aagaayathai kaanavillai”
Spreading wings without finding a sky symbolizes high ambition and potential met with lack of opportunity or space to flourish.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Kaayamthaan patturuchu / Kanneerum sutturuchu”
The lines end with rhyming phonetic structures ('patturuchu' and 'sutturuchu'), enhancing the poetic cadence of suffering.
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Trivia
Maamanithan features a historic collaboration where the legendary father-son duo 'Isaignani' Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the background score and songs together for the first time.
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