Ennadi Meenakshi
From Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaarthai thavari vitaai | You broke your word, |
| Kannama maarbu thudikuthadi | Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish! |
| Paartha idathil ellam unnaipol | Everywhere I look, a maiden like you |
| Paavai theriyuthadi | Appears right before my eyes! |
| Male | |
| { Ennadi meenakshi | { Hey Meenakshi, what is this? |
| Sonnadu ennachu } (2) | What happened to what you promised? } (2) |
| Netrodu nee sonna | What you told me yesterday, |
| Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu | Has it blown away with the wind? |
| Male | |
| Ennadi meenakshi | Hey Meenakshi, what is this? |
| Sonnadu ennachu | What happened to what you promised? |
| Netrodu nee sonna | What you told me yesterday, |
| Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu | Has it blown away with the wind? |
| Male | |
| { Undhan udhatil | { Upon your lips, |
| Nirainthirukum pazharasam | Sweet fruit juice overflows, |
| Andha manathil | But inside that heart, |
| Marainthirukum thuli visam } (2) | A drop of poison lies hidden! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Nenjam thudithidum naazhi | At this moment when my heart aches, |
| Neeyo aduthavan thozhi | You have become another man's companion! |
| Male | |
| Ennai maranthu povathum nyaayamo | Is it fair for you to just forget me? |
| Indha kaadhal oviyathin paathai maariyathu | Has the path of this painting of love diverted? |
| Kaalam seithuvita maayamo | Is this an illusion created by time? |
| Male | |
| Oru manam uruguthu | One heart melts in agony, |
| Oru manam vilaguthu hey | While another heart drifts away, hey! |
| Male | |
| Ennadi meenakshi | Hey Meenakshi, what is this? |
| Sonnadu ennachu | What happened to what you promised? |
| Netrodu nee sonna | What you told me yesterday, |
| Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu | Has it blown away with the wind? |
| Male | |
| { Anbil vilaintha | { The bond that blossomed in love |
| Uravu oru thodarkadhai | Was a never-ending saga, |
| Andha uravu unaku oru sirukadhai } (2) | But that relationship was merely a short story to you! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Kannan thanimayilae paada | While Krishna sings in solitude, |
| Raadhai than vazhiyae oda | Radha runs away along her own path! |
| Male | |
| Indha pirivai thaangumo enmanam | Can my heart endure this painful separation? |
| Oru noolil aadugindra oonjal pondrathadi | It is like a swing hanging by a single thread, |
| Naalum maarugindra un manam | Your heart that changes every single day! |
| Male | |
| Enaku indru purinthadhu | Today I finally understood, |
| Evan endru therinthadhu hey | I figured out who you really are, hey! |
| Male | |
| { Ennadi meenakshi | { Hey Meenakshi, what is this? |
| Sonnadu ennachu } (2) | What happened to what you promised? } (2) |
| Netrodu nee sonna | What you told me yesterday, |
| Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu | Has it blown away with the wind? |
| Male | |
| Vaarthai thavari vitaai | You broke your word, |
| Kannama maarbu thudikuthadi | Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish! |
வார்த்தை
தவறிவிட்டாய்
கண்ணம்மா மார்பு
துடிக்குதடி பார்த்த
இடத்தில் எல்லாம்
உன்னைபோல் பாவை
தெரியுதடி
You broke your word,
Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish!
Everywhere I look, a maiden like you
Appears right before my eyes!
{ என்னடி மீனாட்சி
சொன்னது என்னாச்சு } (2)
நேற்றோடு நீ சொன்ன
வார்த்தை காற்றோடு
போயாச்சு
{ Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
What happened to what you promised? } (2)
What you told me yesterday,
Has it blown away with the wind?
என்னடி மீனாட்சி
சொன்னது என்னாச்சு
நேற்றோடு நீ சொன்ன
வார்த்தை காற்றோடு
போயாச்சு
Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
What happened to what you promised?
What you told me yesterday,
Has it blown away with the wind?
{ உந்தன் உதட்டில்
நிறைந்திருக்கும் பழரசம்
அந்த மனதில் மறைந்திருக்கும்
துளி விஷம் } (2)
{ Upon your lips,
Sweet fruit juice overflows,
But inside that heart,
A drop of poison lies hidden! } (2)
நெஞ்சம்
துடித்திடும் நாழி
நீயோ அடுத்தவன்
தோழி
At this moment when my heart aches,
You have become another man's companion!
என்னை மறந்து
போவதும் நியாயமோ
இந்த காதல் ஓவியத்தின்
பாதை மாறியது காலம்
செய்து விட்ட மாயமோ
Is it fair for you to just forget me?
Has the path of this painting of love diverted?
Is this an illusion created by time?
ஒருமனம்
உருகுது ஒரு மனம்
விலகுது ஹே
One heart melts in agony,
While another heart drifts away, hey!
என்னடி மீனாட்சி
சொன்னது என்னாச்சு
நேற்றோடு நீ சொன்ன
வார்த்தை காற்றோடு
போயாச்சு
Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
What happened to what you promised?
What you told me yesterday,
Has it blown away with the wind?
{ அன்பில் விளைந்த
உறவு ஒரு தொடர்கதை
அந்த உறவு உனக்கொரு
சிறுகதை } (2)
{ The bond that blossomed in love
Was a never-ending saga,
But that relationship was merely a short story to you! } (2)
கண்ணன்
தனிமையிலே பாட
ராதை தன் வழியே ஓட
While Krishna sings in solitude,
Radha runs away along her own path!
இந்த பிரிவை
தாங்குமோ என் மனம்
ஒரு நூலில் ஆடுகின்ற
ஊஞ்சல்போன்றதடி
நாளும் மாறுகின்ற
உன்மனம்
Can my heart endure this painful separation?
It is like a swing hanging by a single thread,
Your heart that changes every single day!
எனக்கு இன்று
புரிந்தது எவன் என்று
தெரிந்தது ஹேய்
Today I finally understood,
I figured out who you really are, hey!
{ என்னடி மீனாட்சி
சொன்னது என்னாச்சு } (2)
நேற்றோடு நீ சொன்ன
வார்த்தை காற்றோடு
போயாச்சு
{ Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
What happened to what you promised? } (2)
What you told me yesterday,
Has it blown away with the wind?
வார்த்தை
தவறிவிட்டாய்
கண்ணம்மா மார்பு
துடிக்குதடி
You broke your word,
Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish!
Vaarthai thavari vitaai
You broke your word,
Kannama maarbu thudikuthadi
Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish!
Paartha idathil ellam unnaipol
Everywhere I look, a maiden like you
Paavai theriyuthadi
Appears right before my eyes!
{ Ennadi meenakshi
{ Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
Sonnadu ennachu } (2)
What happened to what you promised? } (2)
Netrodu nee sonna
What you told me yesterday,
Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu
Has it blown away with the wind?
Ennadi meenakshi
Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
Sonnadu ennachu
What happened to what you promised?
Netrodu nee sonna
What you told me yesterday,
Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu
Has it blown away with the wind?
{ Undhan udhatil
{ Upon your lips,
Nirainthirukum pazharasam
Sweet fruit juice overflows,
Andha manathil
But inside that heart,
Marainthirukum thuli visam } (2)
A drop of poison lies hidden! } (2)
Nenjam thudithidum naazhi
At this moment when my heart aches,
Neeyo aduthavan thozhi
You have become another man's companion!
Ennai maranthu povathum nyaayamo
Is it fair for you to just forget me?
Indha kaadhal oviyathin paathai maariyathu
Has the path of this painting of love diverted?
Kaalam seithuvita maayamo
Is this an illusion created by time?
Oru manam uruguthu
One heart melts in agony,
Oru manam vilaguthu hey
While another heart drifts away, hey!
Ennadi meenakshi
Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
Sonnadu ennachu
What happened to what you promised?
Netrodu nee sonna
What you told me yesterday,
Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu
Has it blown away with the wind?
{ Anbil vilaintha
{ The bond that blossomed in love
Uravu oru thodarkadhai
Was a never-ending saga,
Andha uravu unaku oru sirukadhai } (2)
But that relationship was merely a short story to you! } (2)
Kannan thanimayilae paada
While Krishna sings in solitude,
Raadhai than vazhiyae oda
Radha runs away along her own path!
Indha pirivai thaangumo enmanam
Can my heart endure this painful separation?
Oru noolil aadugindra oonjal pondrathadi
It is like a swing hanging by a single thread,
Naalum maarugindra un manam
Your heart that changes every single day!
Enaku indru purinthadhu
Today I finally understood,
Evan endru therinthadhu hey
I figured out who you really are, hey!
{ Ennadi meenakshi
{ Hey Meenakshi, what is this?
Sonnadu ennachu } (2)
What happened to what you promised? } (2)
Netrodu nee sonna
What you told me yesterday,
Vaarthai kaatrodu poyaachu
Has it blown away with the wind?
Vaarthai thavari vitaai
You broke your word,
Kannama maarbu thudikuthadi
Oh Kannamma, my heart throbs with anguish!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This iconic song captures the deep anguish, anger, and feelings of betrayal experienced by a lover whose partner broke her promises and chose someone else. It opens by invoking Mahakavi Bharathiyar's legendary line 'Vaarthai thavari vittai Kannamma', establishing the pain of broken trust. The song develops through vivid contrasts—juxtaposing the sweet words on her lips with the poison in her mind, and comparing his commitment to a lifelong saga against her treatement of it as a mere short story.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Literary Allusion
“Vaarthai thavari vitaai Kannama maarbu thudikuthadi”
Directly borrows and adapts Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous poem 'Vaarthai Thavari Vittai Kannamma', invoking timeless literary sorrow.
Metaphor / Contrast (Muran)
“Undhan udhatil Nirainthirukum pazharasam Andha manathil Marainthirukum thuli visam”
Contrasts nectar/fruit juice on her lips with poison hidden in her heart to illustrate outward sweet deception versus inward betrayal.
Contrast (Muran)
“Uravu oru thodarkadhai / Andha uravu unaku oru sirukadhai”
Contrasts 'Thodarkadhai' (never-ending serial story) with 'Sirukadhai' (short story) to highlight how deeply he valued the relationship compared to how lightly she discarded it.
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru noolil aadugindra oonjal pondrathadi Naalum maarugindra un manam”
Compares her fickle, constantly changing mind to a precarious swing hanging by a single frail thread.
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Trivia
This track from 'Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu' (1978) was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Performed on screen by Rajinikanth, lyricist Vaali famously blended classical poetic themes inspired by Bharathiyar with modern western pop-rock rhythms.
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