Enna Solli Paduven
From Muthu Mandapam · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Muthu Mandapam1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mmm…mm…mm…mm…mm..mm.. | Mmm…mm…mm…mm…mm..mm.. |
| Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mm mm | Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mm mm |
| Hoo hoo ooo ooo | Hoo hoo ooo ooo |
| Female | |
| Enna solli paaduven | With what words shall I sing? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
| Thannai alli enakku thandha | Who showered himself entirely upon me, |
| Thanga vanna kannanukkae | To that golden-complexioned Krishna? |
| Female | |
| Enna solli paaduven | With what words shall I sing? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
| Thannai alli enakku thandha | Who showered himself entirely upon me, |
| Thanga vanna kannanukkae | To that golden-complexioned Krishna? |
| Female | |
| Enna solli paaduven | With what words shall I sing? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
| Female | |
| {Arumbu meesai kurumbukkaaran | {A mischievous man with a sprouting mustache, |
| Endru ninaithaen | Is what I thought he was; |
| Avan aayarpaadi kannan endru | That he is Lord Krishna of Gokulam, |
| Manadhil vaithaen} (2) | I now treasure in my heart.} (2) |
| Female | |
| Karumbu peidha sollamudhai | The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane, |
| Ketka maranthaen | I forgot to listen to; |
| Karumbu peidha sollamudhai | The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane, |
| Ketka maranthaen | I forgot to listen to; |
| Indru kann edhirae kandavudan | Today, as soon as I saw him right before my eyes, |
| Ennai izhandhaen | I lost myself. |
| Female | |
| Enna solli paaduven | With what words shall I sing? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
| Female | |
| {Andru sonna vaarthaigalai | {The words spoken on that day, |
| Maranthida vendum | Ought to be forgotten; |
| Indha arivariya kulandhai pechai | This naive, childish banter of mine, |
| Mannikka vendum} (2) | Ought to be forgiven.} (2) |
| Female | |
| Kandru kanda thaaiyai polae | Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf, |
| Kaninthida vendum naan | I must melt with tender affection; |
| Kandru kanda thaaiyai polae | Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf, |
| Kaninthida vendum naan | I must melt with tender affection; |
| Kaalamellaam kannodu | All through life, with his eyes, |
| Kalanthida vendum | I must remain entwined. |
| Female | |
| Ver enna solli paaduven | What else shall I sing with? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
| Thannai alli enakku thandha | Who showered himself entirely upon me, |
| Thanga vanna kannanukkae | To that golden-complexioned Krishna? |
| Female | |
| Enna solli paaduven | With what words shall I sing? |
| Endha vaarthai kooruven | Which words shall I utter? |
ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்.....ம்ம்.....ம்ம்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்....
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ
Mmm…mm…mm…mm…mm..mm..
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mm mm
Hoo hoo ooo ooo
என்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
தன்னை அள்ளி எனக்குத் தந்த
தங்க வண்ணக் கண்ணனுக்கே
With what words shall I sing?
Which words shall I utter?
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
என்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
தன்னை அள்ளி எனக்குத் தந்த
தங்க வண்ணக் கண்ணனுக்கே
With what words shall I sing?
Which words shall I utter?
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
என்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
With what words shall I sing?
Which words shall I utter?
{அரும்பு மீசை குறும்புக்காரன்
என்று நினைத்தேன் அவன்
ஆயர்பாடிக் கண்ணனென்று
மனதில் வைத்தேன்} (2)
{A mischievous man with a sprouting mustache,
Is what I thought he was;
That he is Lord Krishna of Gokulam,
I now treasure in my heart.} (2)
கரும்பு பெய்த சொல்லமுதைக்
கேட்க மறந்தேன்
கரும்பு பெய்த சொல்லமுதைக்
கேட்க மறந்தேன்
இன்று கண்ணெதிரே கண்டவுடன்
என்னை இழந்தேன்
The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane,
I forgot to listen to;
The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane,
I forgot to listen to;
Today, as soon as I saw him right before my eyes,
I lost myself.
என்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
With what words shall I sing?
Which words shall I utter?
{அன்று சொன்ன வார்த்தைகளை
மறந்திட வேண்டும்
இந்த அறிவறியாக் குழந்தை பேச்சை
மன்னிக்க வேண்டும்} (2)
{The words spoken on that day,
Ought to be forgotten;
This naive, childish banter of mine,
Ought to be forgiven.} (2)
கன்று கண்ட தாயைப் போல
கனிந்திட வேண்டும்
கன்று கண்ட தாயைப் போல
கனிந்திட வேண்டும்
நான் காலமெல்லாம் கண்ணனோடு
கலந்திட வேண்டும்
Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf,
I must melt with tender affection;
Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf,
I must melt with tender affection;
All through life, with his eyes,
I must remain entwined.
வேறென்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
தன்னை அள்ளி எனக்குத் தந்த
தங்க வண்ணக் கண்ணனுக்கே
What else shall I sing with?
Which words shall I utter?
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
என்ன சொல்லிப் பாடுவேன்
எந்த வார்த்தை கூறுவேன்
With what words shall I sing?
Which words shall I utter?
Mmm…mm…mm…mm…mm..mm..
Mmm…mm…mm…mm…mm..mm..
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mm mm
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm mm mm
Hoo hoo ooo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo ooo
Enna solli paaduven
With what words shall I sing?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
Thannai alli enakku thandha
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
Thanga vanna kannanukkae
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
Enna solli paaduven
With what words shall I sing?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
Thannai alli enakku thandha
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
Thanga vanna kannanukkae
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
Enna solli paaduven
With what words shall I sing?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
{Arumbu meesai kurumbukkaaran
{A mischievous man with a sprouting mustache,
Endru ninaithaen
Is what I thought he was;
Avan aayarpaadi kannan endru
That he is Lord Krishna of Gokulam,
Manadhil vaithaen} (2)
I now treasure in my heart.} (2)
Karumbu peidha sollamudhai
The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane,
Ketka maranthaen
I forgot to listen to;
Karumbu peidha sollamudhai
The ambrosial nectar of words like sweet sugarcane,
Ketka maranthaen
I forgot to listen to;
Indru kann edhirae kandavudan
Today, as soon as I saw him right before my eyes,
Ennai izhandhaen
I lost myself.
Enna solli paaduven
With what words shall I sing?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
{Andru sonna vaarthaigalai
{The words spoken on that day,
Maranthida vendum
Ought to be forgotten;
Indha arivariya kulandhai pechai
This naive, childish banter of mine,
Mannikka vendum} (2)
Ought to be forgiven.} (2)
Kandru kanda thaaiyai polae
Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf,
Kaninthida vendum naan
I must melt with tender affection;
Kandru kanda thaaiyai polae
Like a mother cow seeing her newborn calf,
Kaninthida vendum naan
I must melt with tender affection;
Kaalamellaam kannodu
All through life, with his eyes,
Kalanthida vendum
I must remain entwined.
Ver enna solli paaduven
What else shall I sing with?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
Thannai alli enakku thandha
Who showered himself entirely upon me,
Thanga vanna kannanukkae
To that golden-complexioned Krishna?
Enna solli paaduven
With what words shall I sing?
Endha vaarthai kooruven
Which words shall I utter?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply expressive romantic and devotional expression of love where the heroine reflects on her changing emotions toward her lover, comparing him to Lord Krishna (Aayarpaadi Kannan). Initially, she mistook him for merely a playful young man with a budding mustache, but upon realizing the depth of his devotion and seeing him face to face, she yields completely and surrenders her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upama Ani)
“Kandru kanda thaaiyai polae”
The heroine's melting affection is explicitly compared to a mother cow overflowing with maternal love upon seeing her calf ('polae' meaning 'like').
Metaphor (Uruvagani)
“Karumbu peidha sollamudhai”
The sweet words of the lover are metaphorically described as 'sollamudhai' (nectar of words poured like sugarcane).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Enna solli paaduven / Endha vaarthai kooruven”
Matching initial vowel sounds ('E' in Enna and Endha) establish rhythmic harmony across the lines.
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Trivia
Written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan, this song subtly blends romantic longing ('Sringara') with divine devotion ('Bhakti'), elevated by comparing the beloved to Lord Krishna (Aayarpaadi Kannan).
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