Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Anjatha Singam album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Enna Thotta Machanukku

From Anjatha Singam · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Anjatha Singam
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
20 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa thanthaenae
Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa thanthaenae
Kannam ennum kinnaththilae
Thaeneduththu vanthaenae
Kannam ennum kinnaththilae
Thaeneduththu vanthaenae……hae…..hae….
Nee enna thottukka naan unna kattilla
Nenjukku santhosam
: Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila kondaattam
Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila kondaattam
Kannathila kannam vaikka
Vanthirukkaen vandaattaam
Kannathila kannam vaikka
Vanthirukkaen vandaattaam……hae…..hae….
Nee enna kattikka naan unna thottukka
Nenjukku santhosam
Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa thanthaenae
Male :Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila kondaattam
Thanamagan unna kandu
Thannaiyae maranthaen
Oosiyila paasi pola unnoda kalanthaen
Thanamagan unna kandu
Thannaiyae maranthaen
Oosiyila paasi pola unnoda kalanthaen
Perazhaga kannaala rasikka vanthaen
Paadangala unnoda padikka vanthaen
Female :Pazhagi vidu sugam prugi vidu
Perazhaga kannaala rasikka vanthaen
Paadangala unnoda padikka vanthaen
Male :Pazhagi vidu sugam prugi vidu
Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila kondaattam
Kannathila kannam vaikka
Vanthirukkaen vandaattaam
Hae……haei….nee enna thottukka
Naan unna kattikka nenjukku santhosam
Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila kondaattam
Female :Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa thanthaenae
Chinna chinna poovaattaanthaan
Sirikkira kannaatti
Chiththiraikku pinnaala nee enakkae pondatti
Chinna chinna poovaattaanthaan
Sirikkira kannaatti
Chiththiraikku pinnaala nee enakkae pondatti
Kattilukku appothu velaiyirukku
Kaiyanaikka kattaama kaalai irukku
Male :Thanimaiyilae manam inimaiyilae
Female :Mmm….
Male :Thanimaiyilae manam inimaiyilae
Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa thanthaenae
Kannam ennum kinnaththilae
Thaeneduththu vanthaenae……
Male :Haei
Female :Hae haei….
Male :Haei….
Female :Hae haei
Male :Nee enna kattikka naan unna thottukka
Nenjukku santhosam
Enna thotta machchaanukku
En manasa……hoohoomm
Male :Unna thotta machchaanukku
Ullaththila aahaah….aahaa…..
To the sweetheart who touched me,
I gave away my heart!
To the sweetheart who touched me,
I gave away my heart!
In the cup of my cheeks,
I brought honey for you!
In the cup of my cheeks,
I brought honey for you... hey... hey...
When you touch me and I hold you close,
my heart fills with joy!
For the sweetheart who touched you,
there is celebration in his heart!
For the sweetheart who touched you,
there is celebration in his heart!
To press cheek against cheek,
I have arrived like a buzzing honeybee!
To press cheek against cheek,
I have arrived like a buzzing honeybee... hey... hey...
When you embrace me and I touch you,
my heart fills with joy!
To the sweetheart who touched me,
I gave away my heart!
Male: For the sweetheart who touched you,
there is celebration in his heart!
Seeing you, my handsome man,
I completely forgot myself!
Like a bead threaded onto a needle, I blended with you!
Seeing you, my handsome man,
I completely forgot myself!
Like a bead threaded onto a needle, I blended with you!
I came to admire your great charm with my eyes!
I came to learn the lessons of love with you!
Female: Get close to me, drink in this pleasure!
I came to admire your great charm with my eyes!
I came to learn the lessons of love with you!
Male: Get close to me, drink in this pleasure!
For the sweetheart who touched you,
there is celebration in his heart!
To press cheek against cheek,
I have arrived like a buzzing honeybee!
Hey... hey... when you touch me,
and I hold you close, my heart fills with joy!
For the sweetheart who touched you,
there is celebration in his heart!
Female: To the sweetheart who touched me,
I gave away my heart!
Just like little blooming flowers,
you smile, my lovely darling!
After the month of Chithirai (mid-April to mid-May), you will be my wife!
Just like little blooming flowers,
you smile, my lovely darling!
After the month of Chithirai (mid-April to mid-May), you will be my wife!
Then our bed will have plenty of work,
and the morning awaits us to embrace freely!
Male: In this quiet solitude, my heart is in sweet bliss!
Female: Mmm...
Male: In this quiet solitude, my heart is in sweet bliss!
To the sweetheart who touched me,
I gave away my heart!
In the cup of my cheeks,
I brought honey for you...
Male: Hey!
Female: Hey hey...
Male: Hey...
Female: Hey hey!
Male: When you embrace me and I touch you,
my heart fills with joy!
To the sweetheart who touched me,
my heart... mmm-mmm!
Male: For the sweetheart who touched you,
inside his heart, ah... ah...
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Enna Thotta Machchaanukku is a lively romantic duet from the 1987 Tamil film Anjatha Singam. The song depicts two lovers expressing their deep affection, romantic banter, and eager anticipation of their forthcoming marriage after the month of Chithirai. The female protagonist offers her heart and love to her partner, while the male lover responds with joyful excitement and admiration for her beauty. Throughout the track, the couple engages in playful imagery involving honey, flowers, and intimate togetherness. Vaali's lyrics capture the essence of rural Tamil romance, blending traditional metaphors with joyful rhythms as the lovers look forward to starting their life together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Kannam ennum kinnaththilae

Compares the cheek to a cup (kinnam) holding sweet honey.

Simile (Uvamai)

Oosiyila paasi pola unnoda kalanthaen

Compares merging with the lover to a bead smoothly threading onto a needle.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

kondaattam / vandaattaam

The words kondaattam and vandaattaam rhyme at the end of consecutive lines.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Perazhaga kannaala rasikka vanthaen / Paadangala unnoda padikka vanthaen

Matching initial 'P' sound across consecutive lines.

Did you know?

Trivia

The lyrics for this song were penned by veteran Tamil lyricist Vaali for the 1987 film Anjatha Singam, which features traditional folk-inspired romantic lyricism typical of late 1980s Tamil cinema.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Anjatha Singam

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.