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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Pannuven

From Panivizhum Nilavu · 2014

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Aalap Raja
Music director
L. V. Ganesan
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
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Male
Enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Nee illaama naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do without you?
En nenjai thaan enna pannuvenWhat will I do with my heart?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Thallaadudhae thadumaarudhaeIt reels and stumbles
Un pinnaal thathi thaavudhaeIt hops and leaps right behind you
Vendaamendrae sonnaalumaeEven when I tell it not to
Ketkaamal unnai thedudhaeIt searches for you without listening
Male
Pennae un kannaalaeOh girl, because of your eyes
Nenjil kaayam thaanadiThere is a wound in my heart
Yedhaedho aagindrenSomething inexplicable happens to me
Idhu maayam thaanadiThis is pure magic, girl
Engengo pogindrenI wander off to unknown places
Kaadhal megam thaanadiIt is a cloud of love, girl
Aanaalum sollaadhaYet it remains unsaid
Kaadhal sogam thaanadiIt is the sorrow of love, girl
Male
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Nee illaama naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do without you?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Nee illaama naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do without you?
Male
Thallaadudhae thadumaarudhaeIt reels and stumbles
Un pinnaal thathi thaavudhaeIt hops and leaps right behind you
Male
Kaadhal thaervu idhuThis love is an examination
Enna pannuven enna pannuvenWhat will I do, what will I do?
Idhil thottru ponaaloIf I happen to fail in this
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Enna solvaaiyoWhat will you say?
Enna pannuven enna pannuvenWhat will I do, what will I do?
Ennai vittu chendraaloIf you leave me and walk away
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Varum kaatrilae undhan vaasanaiYour fragrance floats in the incoming wind
Endrum nenjilae undhan yosanaiYour thoughts are always in my heart
Indha kaadhalae oru vedhanaiThis love itself is a pain
Idhu vandha pin tharum sodhanaiIt brings trials once it arrives
Male
Indha maatram yaavum thandhadhaaruWho brought about all this change?
Maayaa maayaaMaya, Maya!
Nenjai theeyin melae vittadhaaruWho placed my heart over the fire?
Maayaa maayaaMaya, Maya!
Adi podi enna pannuvenOh girl, go on, what will I do?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Aiyaiyo enna pannuvenOh dear, what will I do?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Thallaadudhae thadumaarudhaeIt reels and stumbles
Un pinnaal thathi thaavudhaeIt hops and leaps right behind you
Male
ThithippaanenaeIt felt sweet
Enna pannuven enna pannuvenWhat will I do, what will I do?
Idhai othi pottaaloIf she sets this aside
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Thooral kandenaeI saw a drizzle
Enna pannuven enna pannuvenWhat will I do, what will I do?
Udan kudaiyai thandhaaiyaeYou immediately offered an umbrella
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Male
Munbu koottathilEarlier in a crowd
Nee oruthi thaanYou were just another girl
Indru engumae nee oruthi thaanToday, everywhere I look, you are the only one
Indha nenjamae oru paruthi thaanThis heart of mine is like raw cotton
Adhai koluthinaal engumIf set ablaze, everywhere
Kaadhal thee thaanThere is only the fire of love
Male
Endhan vaanavillai pootta chonnaaiYou told me to lock up my rainbow
Maayaa maayaaMaya, Maya!
Ennai maunamaaga kaththa chonnaaiYou told me to scream silently
Maayaa maayaaMaya, Maya!
Adi podi enna pannuvenOh girl, go on, what will I do?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?
Aiyaiyo enna pannuvenOh dear, what will I do?
Naan enna pannuvenWhat will I do?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Enna Pannuven' from the movie 'Panivizhum Nilavu' depicts the vulnerability and confusion of a young man hopelessly falling in love with a girl named Maya. Caught in the intoxicating whirlwind of romance, he repeatedly asks himself 'Enna Pannuven' (What will I do?), feeling utterly helpless as his heart refuses to obey logic and keeps chasing after her. He experiences a mix of joy, anxiety, and fear of failure, comparing love to a difficult examination and a flame that burns within him. Throughout the lyrics, the protagonist struggles with the dualities of romance—the sweetness of her presence versus the painful agony of potential rejection. Poetic images like raw cotton catching fire and shouting silently emphasize his emotional turmoil, capturing the quintessential feeling of youthful infatuation where one person suddenly becomes the entire world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thallaadudhae thadumaarudhae

The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Th' (Thallaadudhae / thadumaarudhae) creates a rhythmic, tumbling cadence reflecting the feeling of stumbling.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal thaervu idhu

Love is directly equated to an 'exam' (thaervu), highlighting the stress, fear of failure, and testing nature of romantic feelings.

Simile / Metaphor

Indha nenjamae oru paruthi thaan

The protagonist's heart is compared to inflammable cotton (paruthi), showing how quickly and completely it catches the fire of love.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Varum kaatrilae undhan vaasanai / Endrum nenjilae undhan yosanai

Lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('vaasanai' / 'yosanai' / 'vedhanai' / 'sodhanai') establishing a melodic flow across verses.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Ennai maunamaaga kaththa chonnaai

'Screaming silently' (maunamaaga kaththa) is a paradox used to convey internal emotional explosion that cannot be voiced aloud.

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Trivia

'Panivizhum Nilavu' (2014) is a Tamil romantic drama featuring lyrics penned by Viveka, one of contemporary Tamil cinema's most prolific lyricists. Viveka is renowned for blending catchy modern slang with traditional literary metaphors, as seen in this song through oxymoronic phrases like 'shouting silently' (maunamaaga kaththa) and comparing the heart to flammable cotton.

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