- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Sudha Raghunathan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ivan
- Movie release year
- 2002
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naa naa nanana naaa…
Naa…aa…naa…aa….
Naa…aaa…aaa….aa….
Naaaaaa….naaa…naaa
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Enakkum unakkum oru pagai illaiyae
Enakkum unakkum oru pagai illaiyae
Naalum suga naadham thandhu
Indha ila manam iyangidavae
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae…ae….ae….
Endrum isai vaelvi nadathugindraen….
Ae….ae….a.e….ae…ae….
Endrum isai vaelvi nadathugindraen
Endrum isai vaelvi nadathugindraen
Ennul ennai kandu nallinbam padaithu nindren
Endrum isai vaelvi nadathugindraen
Ennul ennai kandu nallinbam padaithu nindren
Vaeru nyabagangal varudaamal naanirundhaen
Vaeru nyabagangal varudaamal naanirundhaen
Yaaro…. avan yaaro….
Yaaro…. avan yaaro….
Yamuna nadhi dheerathil amarndhoru isai kalaiyaal
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Mazhai kambi kuththamal irukka
Kudai kambiyaai odhunginen
Kudai alla adhu un kural aruvi kutraalam
Ri ga ri ga ni sa ri ni sa ri dha sa ni ri riiii…
Sa ni dha pa dha sa ni sa ri ni ni sa ga ri
Gaanam ketkka kann mooda poi
Kaaaanamalae ponen naan
Gaa ga ri gaa ga sa ni ni paa ma ma dha ni ni
Vittu koodu paaindhirupaeno ena
Thattu thadumaari thaedi
Kaadhugalal iraindhirukum
Unn kaal adivaaram vandhu kidandhen
Moongil polae vilaindhoru mangai irukka
Ada daaa thaalamidum kaikkum
Thattu padum unn thodaikum idayae naan
Sikkikondirupadhai kandukonden
Moongil polae vilaindhoru mangai irukka
Thulaikum vandaai manadhai thulaithaai neeyae
Yaeno kaadhu kodukka vandhavan
Verum kaadhodu pogiren poo
Ga ni ri pa ma ga ga ri ri ni ni ga ri ga ma
Pa ma dha pa ni dha sa ni
Ni sa ri ni ni sa ri ni sa sa
Ga ri ma ga pa ma ga ri ni sa
Thoongum yaazhaai thanimayil thogai irukka
Aaaaa…… aaaa…. aaaaa…..
Meettum viralaai narambinil nadandhai neeyae
Vanna malar undu….uuuu…uuuu
Vanna malar undu
Velli alai undu……
Varudidum kaatrena ulava poo
Vanna malar undu
Velli alai undu……
Varudidum kaatrena ulava poo
Pattridum kodiyondru
Pasum pul madiyundu
Neer thuliyai pola thazhuva poo
Isaigal nuzhaiyaadha sevigal pala undu
Unadhu thiramaigal angu palikumoo
Neeyum vilayaada nooru idam undu
Anudhinam varuthudhal nyayamo
Ga gaa ri ga pa ma ga ri ri ga ri ga ga ri ga ri
Ni dha ma ga dha gaa
Sa ga ri sa ri sa ga sa dha ma dha
Dha ma sa sa ni ri sa
Pa ma dha maa ma da ni ni sa ni sa ri sa
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae
Enakkum unakkum oru pagai illaiyae
Enakkum unakkum oru pagai illaiyae
Naalum suga naadham thandhu
Indha ila manam iyangidavae
Ye vaenguzhalae vaenguzhalae……..
Na na nanana naa...
Na... aa... na... aa....
Na... aaaa... aaaa... aa....
Naaaaa... naaa... naaa
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
There is no enmity between you and me, is there?
There is no enmity between you and me, is there?
Giving sweet melodies every day,
To stir this young heart...
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute... aa... aa...
Every day, I offer myself in the sacred worship of music...
Ae... ae... a-ae... ae... ae...
Every day, I offer myself in the sacred worship of music,
Every day, I offer myself in the sacred worship of music,
Finding myself within, creating pure joy and bliss,
Every day, I offer myself in the sacred worship of music,
Finding myself within, creating pure joy and bliss,
I lived peacefully without any other thoughts brushing past me,
I lived peacefully without any other thoughts brushing past me...
Someone... who is he...?
Someone... who is he...?
Sitting on the banks of the Yamuna river, through the art of music,
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
To avoid being pricked by the needles of the rain,
I huddled under the ribs of an umbrella.
That was no umbrella—it was the waterfall of your voice, pouring like Courtallam!
Ri ga ri ga ni sa ri ni sa ri dha sa ni ri reee...
Sa ni dha pa dha sa ni sa ri ni ni sa ga ri
Closing my eyes to listen to the melody,
I completely lost myself!
Gaa ga ri gaa ga sa ni ni paa ma ma dha ni ni
Wondering if my spirit had leaped into another body,
I fumbled around, searching,
And listening intently with my ears,
I came and lay right at your feet.
While a woman grew slender like a bamboo stem,
Oh, between your hand keeping the beat
and your thigh that it taps against,
I found myself trapped!
While a woman grew slender like a bamboo stem,
You drilled into my heart like a boring beetle!
Having come only to lend an ear,
Why do I leave with nothing but my bare ears?
Ga ni ri pa ma ga ga ri ri ni ni ga ri ga ma
Pa ma dha pa ni dha sa ni
Ni sa ri ni ni sa ri ni sa sa
Ga ri ma ga pa ma ga ri ni sa
While this graceful girl rested in solitude like a sleeping harp,
Aaaaa... aaaa... aaaaa...
You walked across the strings like strumming fingers!
There are colorful flowers... ooo... ooo...
There are colorful flowers,
There are silvery waves...
To wander about like a caressing breeze.
There are colorful flowers,
There are silvery waves...
To wander about like a caressing breeze.
There are vines to cling to,
There is the lap of green grass,
To embrace gently like a drop of dew.
There are many ears where music never enters;
Would your talents ever work there?
There are a hundred places for you to play;
Is it fair to torment me every single day?
Ga gaa ri ga pa ma ga ri ri ga ri ga ga ri ga ri
Ni dha ma ga dha gaa
Sa ga ri sa ri sa ga sa dha ma dha
Dha ma sa sa ni ri sa
Pa ma dha maa ma dha ni ni sa ni sa ri sa
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
What have you done to me, O bamboo flute?
There is no enmity between you and me, is there?
There is no enmity between you and me, is there?
Giving sweet melodies every day,
To stir this young heart...
O bamboo flute, O bamboo flute...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classical song from 'Ivan' features a classical musician expressing her deep, overwhelming enchantment with music and her beloved's playing. Addressing the bamboo flute ('vaenguzhal'), she questions how its divine melody has so completely captivated her heart, disrupting her serene, solitary life of pure musical worship. She describes falling under the spell of music that feels like a waterfall of notes, driving her into a transcendent state of longing and surrender.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe
“Ennai enna seidhaai vaenguzhalae”
Addressing the inanimate bamboo flute ('vaenguzhal') directly as if it were a conscious companion or captor.
Metaphor
“Kudai alla adhu un kural aruvi kutraalam”
Describing the performer's cascading music not merely as cover, but as the overwhelming, purifying Courtallam waterfall.
Metaphor
“Thoongum yaazhaai thanimayil thogai irukka”
Comparing the solitary woman to a sleeping harp ('yaazh') and the flute player's tune to fingers walking along its strings.
Did you know?
Trivia
In Parthiban's 2002 film 'Ivan', this intricate Carnatic-based track was rendered by renowned classical vocalist Sudha Raghunathan, set to Ilaiyaraaja's music and Vaali's evocative lyrics.
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