Enna Paattu Venum
From Oru Naal Oru Kanavu · 2005
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Sonu Nigam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Oru Naal Oru Kanavu2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae… hae hae… hae… hae… hae… | Hey… hey hey… hey… hey… hey… |
| Enna paattu vendum unakku… | What song do you want? |
| Chorus :Kuu kuu kuu | Chorus: Coo coo coo |
| Male :Adhil yenna theriyum unakku… | Male: What do you know about it? |
| Chorus :Ya yaya …ya yaya… | Chorus: Ya yaya …ya yaya… |
| Male | |
| Enna paattu vendum unakku | What song do you want? |
| Adhil yenna theriyum unakku | What do you know about it? |
| Thira dheemtha theemtha dhinukku | Thira dheemtha theemtha dhinukku (Rhythmic beat) |
| Idhu thaanae undhan kanakku | Isn't this your style and calculation? |
| Male | |
| Disco vil nee missaanaai | You got lost in the disco |
| Unnai kaanaamal engu nee ponaai | Where did you disappear off to? |
| Unnai meettu varum paattu chollven | I will sing a song that rescues and redeems you |
| Male | |
| Enna paattu vendum unakku | What song do you want? |
| Adhil yenna theriyum unakku | What do you know about it? |
| Male | |
| Natchathiram vaanil minni minni | Stars twinkling in the sky |
| Un nenjai thaalaattum kannaalaa | Will sing a lullaby to your heart, my dear |
| Paadalgal idhazh mottu vittu | Songs blossom like flower buds |
| Poo pookkum chedi undu arivaayaa | Do you know there are plants that bloom into songs? |
| Male | |
| Asaindhaadum imai kooda isai paadum | Even fluttering eyelashes sing music |
| Adhai nee ketka sangeedha chevi vendum | To hear that, you need an ear attuned to music |
| Puriyaadha paattai vittu | Leave aside songs you don't understand |
| Purigindra paattai kelu | Listen to songs that you can understand |
| Male | |
| Azhagae azhagae | Oh beautiful one, beautiful one |
| Aagaayam engum indha | Across the entire sky, this |
| Azhagaana gaanam sellum | Beautiful melody will travel |
| Maayaa maayaa maayaa | Maya, Maya, Maya |
| Maayaa manjadi manjula bhaashani | Maya, sweet-tongued with charming speech, |
| Madhura manohari madhashaalini madhaniroopi | Sweet, enchanting, graceful, embodiment of love, |
| Maadhavi maadhangi maithili manavasigari mayoori… | Madhavi, Madhangi, Maithili, mind-captivator, peacock... |
| Male | |
| Enna paattu vendum unakku | What song do you want? |
| Adhil yenna theriyum unakku | What do you know about it? |
| Male | |
| Isai yenna ingu vilaiyaattaa | Is music just a joke to you here? |
| Maidhaana koochalgal podaadhae | Don't make noisy stadium shouts |
| Isai illaa oru naadaedhu | Where is a land without music? |
| Ulagathin padam kooda kaattaadhae | Even the world map wouldn't show such a place |
| Male | |
| Isai ondru illaamal ponaalae | If music ceases to exist |
| Ada ennaagum nam boomi nee yosi | Oh, think about what would happen to our Earth |
| Naan endra garvathukku | For the egoistic arrogance of 'I' |
| Naadhangal sondham illai | Musical notes do not belong |
| Male | |
| Arivaai arivaai | Know this, know this |
| Un ullil veenai undu | There is a Veena inside you |
| Nee konjam kandu pidi | Try to discover it a little |
| Ga ga ga ga ri pa nee sa be pa ne ri | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Ga ga ga ga ri pa nee sa be pa ne ri | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Panisarigaa rigari nipari | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Nidhani panigaa rigaga nipaari | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Nirini pani sagasa nigani panipa gapaga | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Rigari pagapa panipa | [Swaras/Musical notes] |
| Male | |
| Enna paattu vendum unakku | What song do you want? |
| Adhil yenna theriyum unakku | What do you know about it? |
ஹே ஹே ஹே
ஹே ஹே ஹே என்ன
பாட்டு வேண்டும் உனக்கு
குழு :
கூ கூ கூ
அதில் என்ன
தெரியும் உனக்கு
குழு :
யா யாயா
யா யாயா
Hey… hey hey… hey… hey… hey…
What song do you want?
Chorus: Coo coo coo
Male: What do you know about it?
Chorus: Ya yaya …ya yaya…
என்ன பாட்டு வேண்டும்
உனக்கு அதில் என்ன தெரியும்
உனக்கு திர தீம்த தீம்த தினக்கு
இது தானே உந்தன் கணக்கு
What song do you want?
What do you know about it?
Thira dheemtha theemtha dhinukku (Rhythmic beat)
Isn't this your style and calculation?
டிஸ்கோவில் நீ மிஸ்
ஆனாய் உன்னை காணாமல்
எங்கு நீ போனாய் உன்னை
மீட்டு வரும் பாட்டு சொல்வேன்
You got lost in the disco
Where did you disappear off to?
I will sing a song that rescues and redeems you
என்ன பாட்டு வேண்டும்
உனக்கு அதில் என்ன தெரியும்
உனக்கு
What song do you want?
What do you know about it?
நட்சத்திரம் வானில்
மின்னி மின்னி உன் நெஞ்சை
தாலாட்டும் கண்ணாளா பாடல்கள்
இதழ் மொட்டு விட்டு பூ பூக்கும்
செடி உண்டு அறிவாயா
Stars twinkling in the sky
Will sing a lullaby to your heart, my dear
Songs blossom like flower buds
Do you know there are plants that bloom into songs?
அசைந்தாடும் இமை
கூட இசை பாடும் அதை நீ
கேட்க சங்கீத செவி வேண்டும்
புரியாத பாட்டை விட்டு புரிகின்ற
பாட்டை கேளு
Even fluttering eyelashes sing music
To hear that, you need an ear attuned to music
Leave aside songs you don't understand
Listen to songs that you can understand
அழகே அழகே ஆகாயம்
எங்கும் இந்த அழகான கானம்
செல்லும் மாயா மாயா மாயா
மாயா மஞ்சடி மஞ்சுளா பாஷானி
மதுரை மனோகரி மதஷாலினி
மதனிரூபி மாதவி மாதங்கி
மைதிலி மணவாசிகரி மயூரி
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
Across the entire sky, this
Beautiful melody will travel
Maya, Maya, Maya
Maya, sweet-tongued with charming speech,
Sweet, enchanting, graceful, embodiment of love,
Madhavi, Madhangi, Maithili, mind-captivator, peacock...
என்ன பாட்டு வேண்டும்
உனக்கு அதில் என்ன தெரியும்
உனக்கு
What song do you want?
What do you know about it?
இசை என்ன இங்கு
விளையாட்டா மைதான
கூச்சல்கள் போடாதே இசை
இல்லா ஒரு நாடேது உலகத்தின்
படம் கூட காட்டாதே
Is music just a joke to you here?
Don't make noisy stadium shouts
Where is a land without music?
Even the world map wouldn't show such a place
இசை ஒன்று இல்லாமல்
போனாலே அட என்னாகும் நம்
பூமி நீ யோசி நான் என்ற கர்வத்துக்கு
நாதங்கள் சொந்தம் இல்லை
If music ceases to exist
Oh, think about what would happen to our Earth
For the egoistic arrogance of 'I'
Musical notes do not belong
அறிவாய் அறிவாய்
உன் உள்ளில் வீணை உண்டு
நீ கொஞ்சம் கண்டு பிடி க க க
க ரி ப நீ ச பி ப நீ ரி க க க க ரி
ப நீ ச பி ப நீ ரி பநீசரிக ரிகரி
நீபரி நீதாநீ பநீக ரிகக நீபாரி
நீரிநீ பனி சகச நீகநீ பநீப கபக
ரிகரி பகப பநீப
Know this, know this
There is a Veena inside you
Try to discover it a little
[Swaras/Musical notes]
[Swaras/Musical notes]
[Swaras/Musical notes]
[Swaras/Musical notes]
[Swaras/Musical notes]
[Swaras/Musical notes]
என்ன பாட்டு வேண்டும்
உனக்கு அதில் என்ன தெரியும்
உனக்கு
What song do you want?
What do you know about it?
Hae… hae hae… hae… hae… hae…
Hey… hey hey… hey… hey… hey…
Enna paattu vendum unakku…
What song do you want?
Chorus :Kuu kuu kuu
Chorus: Coo coo coo
Male :Adhil yenna theriyum unakku…
Male: What do you know about it?
Chorus :Ya yaya …ya yaya…
Chorus: Ya yaya …ya yaya…
Enna paattu vendum unakku
What song do you want?
Adhil yenna theriyum unakku
What do you know about it?
Thira dheemtha theemtha dhinukku
Thira dheemtha theemtha dhinukku (Rhythmic beat)
Idhu thaanae undhan kanakku
Isn't this your style and calculation?
Disco vil nee missaanaai
You got lost in the disco
Unnai kaanaamal engu nee ponaai
Where did you disappear off to?
Unnai meettu varum paattu chollven
I will sing a song that rescues and redeems you
Enna paattu vendum unakku
What song do you want?
Adhil yenna theriyum unakku
What do you know about it?
Natchathiram vaanil minni minni
Stars twinkling in the sky
Un nenjai thaalaattum kannaalaa
Will sing a lullaby to your heart, my dear
Paadalgal idhazh mottu vittu
Songs blossom like flower buds
Poo pookkum chedi undu arivaayaa
Do you know there are plants that bloom into songs?
Asaindhaadum imai kooda isai paadum
Even fluttering eyelashes sing music
Adhai nee ketka sangeedha chevi vendum
To hear that, you need an ear attuned to music
Puriyaadha paattai vittu
Leave aside songs you don't understand
Purigindra paattai kelu
Listen to songs that you can understand
Azhagae azhagae
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
Aagaayam engum indha
Across the entire sky, this
Azhagaana gaanam sellum
Beautiful melody will travel
Maayaa maayaa maayaa
Maya, Maya, Maya
Maayaa manjadi manjula bhaashani
Maya, sweet-tongued with charming speech,
Madhura manohari madhashaalini madhaniroopi
Sweet, enchanting, graceful, embodiment of love,
Maadhavi maadhangi maithili manavasigari mayoori…
Madhavi, Madhangi, Maithili, mind-captivator, peacock...
Enna paattu vendum unakku
What song do you want?
Adhil yenna theriyum unakku
What do you know about it?
Isai yenna ingu vilaiyaattaa
Is music just a joke to you here?
Maidhaana koochalgal podaadhae
Don't make noisy stadium shouts
Isai illaa oru naadaedhu
Where is a land without music?
Ulagathin padam kooda kaattaadhae
Even the world map wouldn't show such a place
Isai ondru illaamal ponaalae
If music ceases to exist
Ada ennaagum nam boomi nee yosi
Oh, think about what would happen to our Earth
Naan endra garvathukku
For the egoistic arrogance of 'I'
Naadhangal sondham illai
Musical notes do not belong
Arivaai arivaai
Know this, know this
Un ullil veenai undu
There is a Veena inside you
Nee konjam kandu pidi
Try to discover it a little
Ga ga ga ga ri pa nee sa be pa ne ri
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Ga ga ga ga ri pa nee sa be pa ne ri
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Panisarigaa rigari nipari
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Nidhani panigaa rigaga nipaari
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Nirini pani sagasa nigani panipa gapaga
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Rigari pagapa panipa
[Swaras/Musical notes]
Enna paattu vendum unakku
What song do you want?
Adhil yenna theriyum unakku
What do you know about it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Enna Paattu Vendum Unakku' from the movie 'Oru Naal Oru Kanavu' (2005) is a spirited musical dialogue exploring the true depth and essence of music versus superficial sound. It challenges those who view music merely as loud, modern disco noise or stadium shouting, reminding the listener that genuine music requires a sensitive heart and an ear tuned to subtle melodies.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai / Alliteration
“Maayaa manjadi manjula bhaashani / Madhura manohari madhashaalini...”
Extensive alliteration on the sound 'Ma' across poetic classical Sanskritized Tamil epithets.
Metaphor
“Un ullil veenai undu”
Compares the human inner consciousness and soul to a musical instrument (Veena).
Personification
“Asaindhaadum imai kooda isai paadum”
Personifies fluttering eyelashes by attributing them the human ability to sing music.
Iyaipu / End Rhyme
“Enna paattu vendum unakku / Adhil yenna theriyum unakku”
Repetition of the line-ending word 'unakku' to create rhythmic cohesion.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Oru Naal Oru Kanavu' was directed by veteran director Fazil and featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. In this song, lyricist Vaali brilliantly contrasts modern colloquial phrasing with rich, classical Sanskrit-infused Tamil epithets (such as 'Manjula Bhaashani' and 'Madhura Manohari') to emphasize the depth of classical musical tradition against shallow pop trends.
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