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Lyrics & meaning

Ennaalum Vaazhvilae Sad

From Vidivelli · 1960

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
A. M. Rajah
Details
Vidivelli1960

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ennaalum vaazhvilaeIn my life for all time,
Kannaana kaadhalaeOh precious love, dear as my eyes,
Ennenna maattramellaamWhat all changes
Kaattugindraai aasai nenjilaedo you show in my yearning heart!
Female
Ennaalum vaazhvilaeIn my life for all time,
Kannaana kaadhalaeOh precious love, dear as my eyes,
Female
Kannaara kanda kaatchiWill the vision seen fully with my eyes
Kaanal neerai maaripomoturn into a mirage?
En ullam konda inbamWill the joy that filled my heart
Ennai vittu neengi pomodepart and leave me?
Female
Kannaara kanda kaatchiWill the vision seen fully with my eyes
Kaanal neerai maaripomoturn into a mirage?
En ullam konda inbamWill the joy that filled my heart
Ennai vittu neengi pomodepart and leave me?
Female
Kanneerae sondhamaagumWill a time arrive when
Kaalam vandhu saerumotears become my only true companion?
Kalaiyaadha thuyar maegamWill an undissolving cloud of sorrow
En vaazhvil endrum soozhumoloom over my life forever?
Female
Ennaalum vaazhvilaeIn my life for all time,
Kannaana kaadhalaeOh precious love, dear as my eyes,
Ennenna maattramellaamWhat all changes
Kaattugindraai aasai nenjilaedo you show in my yearning heart!
Female
Unnaalae endhan ullach solaiBecause of you, won't the garden of my heart
Meendum pooththidaadhobloom once again?
En aasai anbaroduWith my beloved partner of desire,
Ennai kaalam saerththidaadhowon't time unite me?
Female
Unnaalae endhan ullach solaiBecause of you, won't the garden of my heart
Meendum pooththidaadhobloom once again?
En aasai anbaroduWith my beloved partner of desire,
Ennai kaalam saerththidaadhowon't time unite me?
Female
Minnaadha ponnai polaeLike gold that has lost its shine,
Naanum ingae vaazhvadhaaam I destined to live here like this?
Unnaiyandri thunaiyindruExcept for you, without any other support,
En vaazhvil yaarum illayaethere is no one else in my life.
Female
Ennaalum vaazhvilaeIn my life for all time,
Kannaana kaadhalaeOh precious love, dear as my eyes,
Ennenna maattramellaamWhat all changes
Kaattugindraai aasai nenjilaedo you show in my yearning heart!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant Tamil song expresses the deep pain, longing, and emotional uncertainty of a lover facing separation and heartache. The protagonist reflects on how love, once cherished like one's own eyes, has brought unforeseen emotional shifts and turbulence to their heart. They anxiously question whether the joyful moments they once experienced were mere illusions destined to vanish like a mirage, leaving behind a lifelong cloud of grief.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kannaara kanda kaatchi / Kaanal neerai maaripomo

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of words in adjacent phrases creates a pleasing auditory harmony.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Minnaadha ponnai polae / Naanum ingae vaazhvadhaa

The singer compares her dull, sorrowful life to 'minnaadha pon' (unpolished or lustreless gold).

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Unnaalae endhan ullach solai / Meendum pooththidaadho

The heart is metaphorically represented as a garden ('ullach solai') waiting to bloom with love again.

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Trivia

Vidivelli (1960) was directed by acclaimed filmmaker C. V. Sridhar and starred Sivaji Ganesan alongside B. Saroja Devi. The film's musical score was composed by singer-composer A. M. Rajah, with lyrics penned by A. Maruthakasi.

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