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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Kollathey

From Geethaiyin Raadhai · 2016

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Kumaresh, Keshvini Saravanan
Music director
Ztish
Details
Geethaiyin Raadhai2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ennai kollathaeDon't kill me
Thalli poogathaeDon't go far away
Nenjai killathaeDon't pinch my heart
Kanmani..My darling..
Male
Sonna en sollilIn the words I spoke
Illai unmaigalThere was no truth
Yeno kobangalWhy this anger?
Solladi..Tell me, girl..
Male
Unnai theendaamalWithout touching you
Unnai paarkaamalWithout seeing you
Konji pesamalWithout talking affectionately
Kannil thookamillaiThere is no sleep in my eyes
Male
Ennul nee vanthaaiYou came inside me
Nenjil vaazhgindraaiYou live in my heart
Vittu chellaathaeDon't leave and go away
Ithu nyayam illai..This is not fair..
Chorus
{Ahaaa…aaahaaa…aahaaa…{Ahaaa…aaahaaa…aahaaa…
Ahaaaa…aaaaaa..} (2)Ahaaaa…aaaaaa..} (2)
Female
Kannai moodi kondaalumEven when I close my eyes
Unnai kandenI saw you
Meendum enn intha yekkamWhy this yearning again?
Female
Vellai mega thundukkulLike a flash of lightning rising
Ezhum minnal polFrom within a piece of white cloud
Enthan vaazhvengum minnaal..Lightning flashes across my whole life..
Female
En ithazh mel indruUpon my lips today
Vaazhum maunangalThe silences that live
En manam pesuthaeMy mind speaks
Nooru ennangalA hundred thoughts
Female
Sonna sollin arthangalThe meanings of spoken words
Ennul vaazhuthaeLive within me
Thooram thalli sendraalumEven if you move far away
Uyir theduthae..My soul searches for you..
Female
Asai vaarthai ellamaeAll the sweet words of desire
Indru keeralaaiHave turned into scratches today
Enthan nenjin oorathilAt the corner of my heart
Paaya seigiraai..You make pain flow..
Female
Ennul nee vanthaaiYou came inside me
Innum vaazhgindraaiYou still live within me
Unthan sollaalaeWith your words
Thooram undaakinaaiYou created distance
Female
Ennai theendathaeDon't touch me
Ennai paarkathaeDon't look at me
Ondrum pesaathaeDon't say anything
Pothum thunbangal..Enough of these sorrows..
Chorus
{Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana{Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana
Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thiranaThiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana
Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thiranaThiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana
Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana} (2)Thiranathomtha thiranathomtha thirana} (2)
Male
Ennai vittu sellathaeDon't leave me and go
Enthan anbaeMy love
Vendum un kaadhalI need your love
Ondrae…Alone…
Male
Unnai mattum nesithenI loved only you
Ithu unmaiThis is the truth
Innum yen intha oodal..Why this lovers' quarrel still..
Male
En uyir kaadhalaiMy soul's love
Unthan kaathoramBeside your ear
Orumuraiyaavathu sollaTo say it at least once
Nee vendumI need you
Male
Enthan aasai muthangalWill my kisses of desire
Unnai serumooReach you?
Illai kaadhal yuthangalOr will these love wars
Innum neelumoo..Extend even longer?..
Male
Unthan kannil nee sindhumThe moisture you shed from your eyes
Eeram yenadiWhy is it there, my girl?
Nenjil baaram vendamaeDon't carry a burden in your heart
Ennai paaradi..Look at me, my girl..
Male
Ennai kollathaeDon't kill me
Thalli poogathaeDon't go far away
Nenjai killathaeDon't pinch my heart
Kanmani..My darling..
Male
Sonna en sollilIn the words I spoke
Illai unmaigalThere was no truth
Yeno kobangalWhy this anger?
Solladi..Tell me, girl..
Chorus
{Ahaaa…aaahaaa…aahaaa…{Ahaaa…aaahaaa…aahaaa…
Ahaaaa…aaaaaa..} (2)Ahaaaa…aaaaaa..} (2)
Male
Ennai kollathaeDon't kill me
Thalli poogathaeDon't go far away
Nenjai killathaeDon't pinch my heart
Kanmani..My darling..
Male
Sonna en sollilIn the words I spoke
Illai unmaigalThere was no truth
Yeno kobangalWhy this anger?
Solladi..iii…Tell me, girl..iii…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Ennai Kollathey' is a poignant romantic track from the Malaysian Tamil film Geethaiyin Raadhai. The song explores the emotional turmoil and pain of a lovers' quarrel (oodal), where misunderstanding creates temporary distance between the couple. The protagonist pleads with his beloved not to walk away or hurt him, confessing that any harsh words spoken previously were untruthful and born out of temporary anger.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyming end-words)

Ennai kollathae / Thalli poogathae / Nenjai killathae

The lines end with the matching suffix sound '-athae', creating a rhythmic, pleading tone.

Simile (Upamai)

Vellai mega thundukkul / Ezhum minnal pol

Compares the sudden arrival of love and feelings to a sudden flash of lightning emerging from a white cloud.

Metaphor

Asai vaarthai ellamae / Indru keeralaai

Words of love and desire are metaphorically described as scratches or wounds on the heart.

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Trivia

'Ennai Kollathey' became an immense viral hit across Malaysia, Singapore, and South India, garnering tens of millions of views on YouTube and putting Malaysian Tamil cinema on the global map.

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