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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Thavam Seithen

From Thalli Pogathey · 2021

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Saindhavi
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Details
Thalli Pogathey2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{Oh ohho oo oho…..{Oh ohho oo oho…..
Oh ohho oo oho…..Oh ohho oo oho…..
Ooho ooho oo oo oho ho…..} (2)Ooho ooho oo oo oho ho…..} (2)
Male
Enna thavam seitheanWhat penance did I perform,
Ennai thedi vanthaaiThat you came searching for me?
Aga magizhvena aagiraai….You have become the deep joy within my heart...
Male
Veenai thanthi ennilOn the strings of my inner veena,
Veesum thendral neeyoAre you the blowing gentle breeze,
Isai arivithu pogiraai….Announcing music as you pass by?
Male
Maayaa neeyae….You are an illusion...
En idhazh puthai vinaaA riddle buried in my lips,
Oyaa oyaa…aa…Unceasingly and endlessly...
Vizhi munai vizhaaA celebration at the tip of my eyes.
Male
Hey nallavai allavai enbavai neengiHey, leaving behind notions of good and bad,
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Male
Kallena kallena ooriya ullamMy heart that had hardened like stone,
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!
Male
Enna thavam seitheanWhat penance did I perform,
Ennai thedi vanthaaiThat you came searching for me?
Aga magizhvena aagiraai….You have become the deep joy within my heart...
Male
Veenai thanthi ennilOn the strings of my inner veena,
Veesum thendral neeyoAre you the blowing gentle breeze,
Isai arivithu pogiraai….Announcing music as you pass by?
Male
Un paarvai charamThe stream of your glances,
Neengaatha varamIs an everlasting boon.
Un paatha thadamThe trail of your footprints,
En boomi padamIs the map of my world.
Male
Kuzhanthai ozhithu vaikkum bommayaaiLike a toy hidden away by a child,
Kadhal thurathi kondu paarthidumLove chases and watches over us.
Dhinamum mugam maraiyum pulliyilAt the spot where the face vanishes every day,
Kaatril narai vizhumGray hair falls in the wind,
En thaabam ennai thoithidumAnd my deep longing drenches me.
Male
Hey nallavai allavai enbavai neengiHey, leaving behind notions of good and bad,
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Male
Kallena kallena ooriya ullamMy heart that had hardened like stone,
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!
Female
Un perai manam reengaram idumMy mind continuously hums your name,
Unnalae varum singaara sinamBeautiful, playful anger arises because of you.
Female
Uyiril thangi vidum yeakkangalLongings that linger deep within the soul,
Nizhalin karumai ena poothidumBloom like the dark hue of a shadow.
Azhagil vinmini thodum aatralaiThe power to touch fireflies in beauty,
Pethai puraa perumA naive dove shall receive.
En kadhal ennai yaenthidumMy love will hold and lift me up.
Male
Enna thavam seitheanWhat penance did I perform,
Ennai thedi vanthaaiThat you came searching for me?
Aga magizhvena aagiraai….You have become the deep joy within my heart...
Male
Veenai thanthi ennilOn the strings of my inner veena,
Veesum thendral neeyoAre you the blowing gentle breeze,
Isai arivithu pogiraai….Announcing music as you pass by?
Male
Maayaa…aa….neeyaeYou are an illusion...
En idhazh puthai vinaaA riddle buried in my lips,
Oyaa oyaa…aa…Unceasingly and endlessly...
Vizhi munai vizhaaA celebration at the tip of my eyes.
Male
Hey nallavai allavai enbavai neengiHey, leaving behind notions of good and bad,
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Pallavi pallavi aanathu nenjaeMy heart has turned into a musical refrain.
Male
Kallena kallena ooriya ullamMy heart that had hardened like stone,
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!
Oh yeah oh yeahOh yeah, oh yeah.
Sillena sillena paayuthu pennaeIs now flowing with a cool splash, oh girl!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the protagonist's sense of wonder and overwhelming gratitude upon finding true love. Feeling unworthy yet blessed, he wonders what great spiritual penance he must have performed in a past life to earn the love of a person so extraordinary. He describes how her presence softens his once hardened heart and transforms all moral or binary thoughts into a sweet, melodic refrain that echoes within his soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Kallena kallena ooriya ullam / Sillena sillena paayuthu pennae

The second letter 'll' rhymes between 'Kallena' and 'Sillena', providing a rhythmic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Veenai thanthi ennil veesum thendral neeyo

The lover is metaphorically described as a gentle breeze playing music upon the strings of the speaker's heart.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kuzhanthai ozhithu vaikkum bommayaai

Love's playful, persistent presence is compared using 'aai' to a toy hidden away by a child.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Un paatha thadam en boomi padam

The lover's path of footprints is metaphorically equated to the map of the speaker's world.

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Trivia

This track features lyrics by Kabilan Vairamuthu for the 2021 romantic drama movie 'Thalli Pogathey', directed by R. Kannan, starring Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran. The film's musical score was composed by Gopi Sundar, and the movie is an official Tamil remake of the acclaimed 2017 Telugu film 'Ninnu Kori'.

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