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Ennadi Papa

From Enga Oor Raja · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Enga Oor Raja
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennadi paappaa sowkiyamaa
Thanniyilae ulla sugam enna solladiyo
Ennadi paappaa sowkiyamaa
Thanniyilae ulla sugam enna solladiyo
Kaalodu meen vandhu
Modhidum sugathai
Kangalil kooradiyo
Whistling :…………………….
Male :Karutha koondhalil
Maeniyai moodi
Karaiyil yeradiyo
Neerinil aadidum
Poovinai kaanattum
Naerukku naeradiyo ooo…
Nee oru pen pillai
Naanoru aan pillai
Vendravar yaaradiyo
Ennadi paappaa sowkiyamaa
Thanniyilae ulla sugam enna solladiyo
Ponnaana kaigalai
Maerpuram thookki
Kumbidu podadiyo
Pudhiya kannanin gopiyai polae
Udaiyai keladiyo
Leelaigal seidhavan saelaiyai thandhaal
Naan konjam vaeradiyo…ooo
Nee oru pen pillai
Naanoru aan pillai
Vendravar yaaradiyo
Ennadi paappaa sowkiyamaa
Thanniyilae ulla sugam enna solladiyo
Burrraah burrr burrr
Hey girl, are you doing well?
Tell me, what is the joy of being in the water?
Hey girl, are you doing well?
Tell me, what is the joy of being in the water?
The joy of fish swimming up
and brushing against your feet—
tell me all about it with your eyes!
(Whistling)
Covering your body
with your dark hair,
step up onto the bank!
Let me gaze upon
the flower dancing in the water,
face to face!
You are a woman,
and I am a man—
tell me, who won between us?
Hey girl, are you doing well?
Tell me, what is the joy of being in the water?
Raise your golden hands
high above,
and plead with folded hands!
Like a gopi (cowherd maiden) before a new Krishna,
ask me for your clothes!
The mischievous Krishna may have returned the sari,
but I am quite different!
You are a woman,
and I am a man—
tell me, who won between us?
Hey girl, are you doing well?
Tell me, what is the joy of being in the water?
Purr-rah, purr purr!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennadi Paappaa Sowkiyamaa is a playful, flirtatious song from Enga Oor Raja (1968) where the hero lovingly teases the heroine as she bathes in a water body. He marvels at her beauty, comparing her to a blossoming flower dancing in the water and invoking the mythological theme of Lord Krishna playfully stealing the garments of the gopis.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion

“Pudhiya kannanin gopiyai polae”

Invokes the mythological stories of Lord Krishna playfully hiding the clothes of the bathing gopis in the lines Pudhiya kannanin gopiyai polae / Udaiyai keladiyo.

Metaphor

“Neerinil aadidum / Poovinai kaanattum”

Compares the heroine swimming and moving in the water to a flower swaying in the river.

Refrain / Parallelism

“Nee oru pen pillai / Naanoru aan pillai”

Repeats the rhythmic pairing of 'pen pillai' and 'aan pillai' to emphasize a playful romantic duel between the man and woman.

Did you know?

Trivia

Enga Oor Raja (1968) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The song is composed by M. S. Vishwanathan, written by Kannadasan, and sung by T. M. Soundararajan with energetic vocalizations and whistling.

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