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Enna Ninaithu

From Anubavam Puthumai · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Manorama
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Anubavam Puthumai
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna ninaiththu ennai azhaiththaayo
Yaenintha kolaththai koduththaayo
Marma kathai ezhuthi mudiththaayo
Vazhvai theerththu kolla thudiththaayo
Enna ninaiththu ennai azhaiththaayo
Yaenintha kolaththai koduththaayo
Marma kathai ezhuthi mudiththaayo
Vazhvai theerththu kolla thudiththaayo
Koyilpatti kolaiyai
Uraiththaayo adhai kottoor endrae thiruththa maranthaayo
Koyilpatti kolaiyai
Uraiththaayo adhai kottoor endrae thiruththa maranthaayo
Vaasal vazhiyil oru meesai manithan vanthu
Vaavena azhaiththathai kettaayo
Enna ninaiththu ennai azhaiththaayo
Yaenintha kolaththai koduththaayo
Marma kathai ezhuthi mudiththaayo
Vazhvai theerththu kolla thudiththaayo
Inimel kadhai ezhutha viduveno
Un ezhuththai pirar padikka tharuveno
Inimel kadhai ezhutha viduveno
Un ezhuththai pirar padikka tharuveno
Unnai mudiththu vaikka
Ennum thalaivanidam
Unnaiyae naan thara maruppeno
Enna ninaiththu ennai azhaiththaayo
Yaenintha kolaththai koduththaayo
Marma kathai ezhuthi mudiththaayo
Vazhvai theerththu kolla thudiththaayo
What were you thinking when you called me?
Why did you reduce yourself to this miserable state?
Did you finish writing your mystery story?
Were you eager to put an end to your life?
What were you thinking when you called me?
Why did you reduce yourself to this miserable state?
Did you finish writing your mystery story?
Were you eager to put an end to your life?
Did you mention the murder at Kovilpatti,
and forget to change the place name to Kottur?
Did you mention the murder at Kovilpatti,
and forget to change the place name to Kottur?
A moustached man came to the doorway—
did you hear him calling you to come?
What were you thinking when you called me?
Why did you reduce yourself to this miserable state?
Did you finish writing your mystery story?
Were you eager to put an end to your life?
Will I ever let you write stories anymore?
Will I ever let others read what you write?
Will I ever let you write stories anymore?
Will I ever let others read what you write?
To finish you off
is what the boss plans—to him,
would I ever refuse to hand you over?
What were you thinking when you called me?
Why did you reduce yourself to this miserable state?
Did you finish writing your mystery story?
Were you eager to put an end to your life?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This suspense-laden track from the 1967 film Anubavam Puthumai features a dramatic narrative context revolving around crime, mystery writing, and looming vengeance. The character questions a writer or accomplice about writing murder plots, confusing crime locations like Kovilpatti and Kottur, and dealing with dangerous underworld figures. The tone is menacing yet dramatic, building up to a climax where the speaker threatens to deliver the target directly to a boss seeking to finish them off.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Enna ninaiththu ennai azhaiththaayo / Yaenintha kolaththai koduththaayo

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes '-aayo' (azhaiththaayo, koduththaayo, mudiththaayo, thudiththaayo), establishing a rhythmic, poetic cadence.

Rhetorical Questioning

Inimel kadhai ezhutha viduveno / Un ezhuththai pirar padikka tharuveno

The speaker asks challenging questions ending in '-eno' ('will I allow it?'), heightening the dramatic tension without expecting a true reply.

Ethugai (Second-letter Harmony)

Inimel kadhai ezhutha viduveno / Un ezhuththai pirar padikka tharuveno

The second letter consonant 'n' harmonizes between 'Inimel' and 'Un'.

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Trivia

Sung by the versatile actor-singer Manorama, this song highlights her capability to render intense, theatrical playback tracks beyond her iconic comedy numbers. The film Anubavam Puthumai (1967) featured music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Kannadasan.

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