Ennai Konjam Maatri
From Kaakha Kaakha · 2003
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Timmy, Tippu, Pop Shalini
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Kaakha Kaakha2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Siragugal neeludhae | Wings are extending |
| Paravaigal polavae | Just like birds |
| Vinveli thandiyae | Crossing outer space |
| Thulli thulli pogudhae | Leaping and bounding away |
| Male | |
| Pudhuvidha anubhavam | A new kind of experience |
| Nodiyinil perugidum | Multiplies in an instant |
| Iruvarin uyirayum | Both of our lives |
| Alli alli pogudhae | Gathering and carrying away |
| Male | |
| Ennai konjam maatri… | Changing me a little bit... |
| En nenjil unnai ootri | Pouring you into my heart |
| Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae | Don't kill me slowly, slowly |
| Male | |
| Netrum indrum vaera | Yesterday and today are different |
| Indru kaanum naanum naanaa | Am I really the person I see today? |
| Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae | Don't bring me down with your words and leave |
| Chorus | |
| Sikkidabom sikkidabom | Sikkidabom sikkidabom |
| Sikkidabom go | Sikkidabom go |
| Female | |
| Onnae onnu sollanum… | I need to tell you just one thing... |
| Yeah heah | Yeah heah |
| Onnae onnu sollanum | I need to tell you just one thing |
| Un mugaththai paathu sollanum | I need to look at your face and say it |
| Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa | Can't I get a little bit of solitude? |
| Female | |
| Naanum maari ponadhae | I too have changed completely |
| En nalinam koodi ponadhae | My feminine grace has increased |
| Adhu therindhaal neeyae | If you realize that yourself, |
| Solla koodaadhaa | Can't you say it yourself? |
| Female | |
| Woahu woah aaa… | Woahu woah aaa… |
| Woahu woah ..aaa…. | Woahu woah ..aaa…. |
| Yaarai naan ketppen… | Whom shall I ask? |
| Nee solvaayaa | Will you tell me? |
| Female | |
| Woahu woah aaa… | Woahu woah aaa… |
| Woahu woah ..aaa…. | Woahu woah ..aaa…. |
| Yaarai naan ketppen… | Whom shall I ask? |
| Neeyae solvaayaa | Will you yourself tell me? |
| Male | |
| Ennai konjam maatri… | Changing me a little bit... |
| En nenjil unnai ootri | Pouring you into my heart |
| Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae | Don't kill me slowly, slowly |
| Male | |
| Netrum indrum vaera | Yesterday and today are different |
| Indru kaanum naanum naanaa | Am I really the person I see today? |
| Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae | Don't bring me down with your words and leave |
| Male | |
| Varugira vazhigalil | On the paths I traverse |
| Malargalin koottamundu | There are clusters of flowers |
| Oru murai kooda nindru rasithadhillai | I have never paused to admire them even once |
| Male | |
| Indru mattum konjam nindru | But today, standing for a moment |
| Oru poovai killi kondu | Plucking a single flower |
| Siripudan selven endru ninaithadhillai..illai | I never thought I would leave with a smile... no |
| Female | |
| Nee killum pookkalai… | The flowers that you pluck... |
| Naan soodi kollavae | For me to adorn in my hair |
| Endrae ennam indru vandhaachae..ae…. | Such a thought has crossed my mind today... |
| Female | |
| Aanaalum nerilae… | Yet, in person... |
| Eppodhum polavae | Just like always |
| Iyalbaaga pesi povadhu endraachae…heyyy | It has become routine to talk casually and leave... hey |
| Woahu hooo ooo..oo | Woahu hooo ooo..oo |
| Woahu..ooo…ooo | Woahu..ooo…ooo |
| Female | |
| Ennai konjam maatri… | Changing me a little bit... |
| En nenjil unnai ootri | Pouring you into my heart |
| Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae | Don't kill me slowly, slowly |
| Female | |
| Netrum indrum vaera | Yesterday and today are different |
| Indru kaanum naanum naanaa | Am I really the person I see today? |
| Oru sollaal ennai veezhththi selladhae | Don't knock me down with just one word and leave |
| Male | |
| Siragugal neeludhae | Wings are extending |
| Paravaigal polavae | Just like birds |
| Vinveli thandiyae | Crossing outer space |
| Thulli thulli pogudhae | Leaping and bounding away |
| Male | |
| Pudhuvidha anubhavam | A new kind of experience |
| Nodiyinil perugidum | Multiplies in an instant |
| Iruvarin uyirayum | Both of our lives |
| Alli alli pogudhae | Gathering and carrying away |
| Chorus | |
| Sikkidabom sikkidabom | Sikkidabom sikkidabom |
| Sikkidabom go | Sikkidabom go |
| Male | |
| Ennai ingae vara seidhaai | You made me come here |
| Yennanavoo pesa seidhaai | You made me say all kinds of things |
| Punnagaigal pookka seidhaai | You made smiles blossom |
| Innum yenna | What else? |
| Male | |
| Ariginil amarndhu ennai | Sitting near me and |
| Uttru uttru paarkkum undhan | Staring intently at me |
| Thuru thuru paarvaikundaan | For your playful, restless gaze |
| Arththam yenna yenna | What is the meaning? What is it? |
| Female | |
| En paarvai pudhusudhaan | My look is new |
| En pechum pudhusudhaan | My speech is new |
| Unnalae naanum maariponenae | Because of you, I too have transformed |
| Koottaththil ennai dhaan | Only me in the crowd |
| Un kangal thedanum endrellam | That your eyes should search for me |
| Ennum payiththiyam aanenae | I became crazy with such thoughts |
| La lal laa la la la la la la laaa… | La lal laa la la la la la la laaa… |
| Chorus | |
| Sikkidabom sikkidabom | Sikkidabom sikkidabom |
| Sikkidabom go | Sikkidabom go |
| Male | |
| Ennai konjam maatri… | Changing me a little bit... |
| En nenjil unnai ootri | Pouring you into my heart |
| Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae | Don't kill me slowly, slowly |
| Hey hey hey…. | Hey hey hey…. |
| Male | |
| Netrum indrum vaera | Yesterday and today are different |
| Indru kaanum naanum naanaa | Am I really the person I see today? |
| Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae | Don't bring me down with your words and leave |
| Female | |
| Onnae onnu sollanum | I need to tell you just one thing |
| Un mugaththai paathu sollanum | I need to look at your face and say it |
| Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa | Can't I get a little bit of solitude? |
| Female | |
| Naanum maari ponadhae | I too have changed completely |
| En nalinam koodi ponadhae | My feminine grace has increased |
| Adhu therindhaal neeyae | If you realize that yourself, |
| Solla koodaadhaa | Can't you say it yourself? |
| Female | |
| Woahu woah aaa… | Woahu woah aaa… |
| Woahu woah ..aaa…. | Woahu woah ..aaa…. |
| Yaarai naan ketppen… | Whom shall I ask? |
| Nee solvaayaa | Will you tell me? |
| Female | |
| Woahu woah aaa… | Woahu woah aaa… |
| Woahu woah ..aaa…. | Woahu woah ..aaa…. |
| Yaarai naan ketppen… | Whom shall I ask? |
| Neeyae solvaayaa | Will you yourself tell me? |
| Neeyae solvaayaa… | Will you yourself tell me? |
| Neeyae sollvaayaa… | Will you yourself tell me? |
| Neeyae ….sollvaayaa… | Will you... tell me? |
| Neeyae…soll..vaayaa | Will you... tell... me? |
சிறகுகள் நீளுதே
பறவைகள் போலவே
விண்வெளி தாண்டியே
துள்ளி துள்ளி போகுதே
Wings are extending
Just like birds
Crossing outer space
Leaping and bounding away
புதுவித அனுபவம்
நொடியினில் பெருகிடும்
இருவரின் உயிரையும்
அள்ளி அள்ளி போகுதே
A new kind of experience
Multiplies in an instant
Both of our lives
Gathering and carrying away
என்னை கொஞ்சம்
மாற்றி என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னை
ஊற்றி நீ மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை கொல்லாதே
Changing me a little bit...
Pouring you into my heart
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
நேற்றும் இன்றும்
வேறா இன்று காணும்
நானும் நானா உன் பேச்சில்
என்னை வீழ்த்தி செல்லாதே
Yesterday and today are different
Am I really the person I see today?
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம் கோ
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
ஒன்னே ஒன்னு
சொல்லணும் யே ஹே
ஒன்னே ஒன்னு சொல்லணும்
உன் முகத்தை பாத்து சொல்லணும்
தனிமை கொஞ்சம் கிடைக்க கூடாதா
I need to tell you just one thing...
Yeah heah
I need to tell you just one thing
I need to look at your face and say it
Can't I get a little bit of solitude?
நானும் மாறி
போனதே என் நளினம்
கூடி போனதே அது
தெரிந்தால் நீயே
சொல்ல கூடாதா
I too have changed completely
My feminine grace has increased
If you realize that yourself,
Can't you say it yourself?
.............................
யாரை நான் கேட்பேன்
நீ சொல்வாயா
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Whom shall I ask?
Will you tell me?
.............................
யாரை நான் கேட்பேன்
நீ சொல்வாயா
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Whom shall I ask?
Will you yourself tell me?
என்னை கொஞ்சம்
மாற்றி என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னை
ஊற்றி நீ மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை கொல்லாதே
Changing me a little bit...
Pouring you into my heart
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
நேற்றும் இன்றும்
வேறா இன்று காணும்
நானும் நானா உன் பேச்சில்
என்னை வீழ்த்தி செல்லாதே
Yesterday and today are different
Am I really the person I see today?
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
வருகிற வழிகளில்
மலர்களின் கூட்டமுண்டு
ஒரு முறை கூட நின்று
ரசித்ததில்லை
On the paths I traverse
There are clusters of flowers
I have never paused to admire them even once
இன்று மட்டும்
கொஞ்சம் நின்று ஒரு
பூவை கிள்ளி கொண்டு
சிரிப்புடன் செல்வேன்
என்று நினைத்ததில்லை
இல்லை
But today, standing for a moment
Plucking a single flower
I never thought I would leave with a smile... no
நீ கிள்ளும்
பூக்களை நான் சூடி
கொள்ளவே என்றே
எண்ணம் இன்று
வந்தாச்சே
The flowers that you pluck...
For me to adorn in my hair
Such a thought has crossed my mind today...
ஆனாலும் நேரிலே
எப்போதும் போலவே
இயல்பாக பேசி போவது
என்றாச்சே ஹே
............................................
Yet, in person...
Just like always
It has become routine to talk casually and leave... hey
Woahu hooo ooo..oo
Woahu..ooo…ooo
என்னை கொஞ்சம்
மாற்றி என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னை
ஊற்றி நீ மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை கொல்லாதே
Changing me a little bit...
Pouring you into my heart
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
நேற்றும் இன்றும்
வேறா இன்று காணும்
நானும் நானா ஒரு சொல்லால்
என்னை வீழ்த்தி செல்லாதே
Yesterday and today are different
Am I really the person I see today?
Don't knock me down with just one word and leave
சிறகுகள் நீளுதே
பறவைகள் போலவே
விண்வெளி தாண்டியே
துள்ளி துள்ளி போகுதே
Wings are extending
Just like birds
Crossing outer space
Leaping and bounding away
புதுவித அனுபவம்
நொடியினில் பெருகிடும்
இருவரின் உயிரையும்
அள்ளி அள்ளி போகுதே
A new kind of experience
Multiplies in an instant
Both of our lives
Gathering and carrying away
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம் கோ
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
என்னை இங்கே
வர செய்தாய் என்னனவோ
பேச செய்தாய் புன்னகைகள்
பூக்க செய்தாய் இன்னும் என்ன
You made me come here
You made me say all kinds of things
You made smiles blossom
What else?
அருகினில் அமர்ந்து
என்னை உற்று உற்று பார்க்கும்
உந்தன் துரு துரு பார்வைக்கும்
தான் அர்த்தம் என்ன என்ன
Sitting near me and
Staring intently at me
For your playful, restless gaze
What is the meaning? What is it?
என் பார்வை புதுசு
தான் என் பேச்சும் புதுசுதான்
உன்னாலே நானும் மாறி
போனேனே கூட்டத்தில்
என்னை தான் உன் கண்கள்
தேடனும் என்றெல்லாம்
எண்ணும் பைத்தியம் ஆனேனே
லா லா லா லா லா லா லா
My look is new
My speech is new
Because of you, I too have transformed
Only me in the crowd
That your eyes should search for me
I became crazy with such thoughts
La lal laa la la la la la la laaa…
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம்
சிக்கிடபோம் கோ
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
என்னை கொஞ்சம்
மாற்றி என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னை
ஊற்றி நீ மெல்ல மெல்ல
என்னை கொல்லாதே ஹே
ஹே ஹே
Changing me a little bit...
Pouring you into my heart
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
Hey hey hey….
நேற்றும் இன்றும்
வேறா இன்று காணும்
நானும் நானா உன் பேச்சில்
என்னை வீழ்த்தி செல்லாதே
Yesterday and today are different
Am I really the person I see today?
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
ஒன்னே ஒன்னு
சொல்லணும் உன் முகத்தை
பாத்து சொல்லணும் தனிமை
கொஞ்சம் கிடைக்க கூடாதா
I need to tell you just one thing
I need to look at your face and say it
Can't I get a little bit of solitude?
நானும் மாறி
போனதே என் நளினம்
கூடி போனதே அது
தெரிந்தால் நீயே
சொல்ல கூடாதா
I too have changed completely
My feminine grace has increased
If you realize that yourself,
Can't you say it yourself?
.............................
யாரை நான் கேட்பேன்
நீ சொல்வாயா
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Whom shall I ask?
Will you tell me?
.............................
யாரை நான் கேட்பேன்
நீயே சொல்வாயா நீயே
சொல்வாயா நீயே
சொல்வாயா நீயே
சொல்வாயா நீயே
சொல் வாயா
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Whom shall I ask?
Will you yourself tell me?
Will you yourself tell me?
Will you yourself tell me?
Will you... tell me?
Will you... tell... me?
Siragugal neeludhae
Wings are extending
Paravaigal polavae
Just like birds
Vinveli thandiyae
Crossing outer space
Thulli thulli pogudhae
Leaping and bounding away
Pudhuvidha anubhavam
A new kind of experience
Nodiyinil perugidum
Multiplies in an instant
Iruvarin uyirayum
Both of our lives
Alli alli pogudhae
Gathering and carrying away
Ennai konjam maatri…
Changing me a little bit...
En nenjil unnai ootri
Pouring you into my heart
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
Netrum indrum vaera
Yesterday and today are different
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Am I really the person I see today?
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Sikkidabom go
Onnae onnu sollanum…
I need to tell you just one thing...
Yeah heah
Yeah heah
Onnae onnu sollanum
I need to tell you just one thing
Un mugaththai paathu sollanum
I need to look at your face and say it
Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa
Can't I get a little bit of solitude?
Naanum maari ponadhae
I too have changed completely
En nalinam koodi ponadhae
My feminine grace has increased
Adhu therindhaal neeyae
If you realize that yourself,
Solla koodaadhaa
Can't you say it yourself?
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Whom shall I ask?
Nee solvaayaa
Will you tell me?
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Whom shall I ask?
Neeyae solvaayaa
Will you yourself tell me?
Ennai konjam maatri…
Changing me a little bit...
En nenjil unnai ootri
Pouring you into my heart
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
Netrum indrum vaera
Yesterday and today are different
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Am I really the person I see today?
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
Varugira vazhigalil
On the paths I traverse
Malargalin koottamundu
There are clusters of flowers
Oru murai kooda nindru rasithadhillai
I have never paused to admire them even once
Indru mattum konjam nindru
But today, standing for a moment
Oru poovai killi kondu
Plucking a single flower
Siripudan selven endru ninaithadhillai..illai
I never thought I would leave with a smile... no
Nee killum pookkalai…
The flowers that you pluck...
Naan soodi kollavae
For me to adorn in my hair
Endrae ennam indru vandhaachae..ae….
Such a thought has crossed my mind today...
Aanaalum nerilae…
Yet, in person...
Eppodhum polavae
Just like always
Iyalbaaga pesi povadhu endraachae…heyyy
It has become routine to talk casually and leave... hey
Woahu hooo ooo..oo
Woahu hooo ooo..oo
Woahu..ooo…ooo
Woahu..ooo…ooo
Ennai konjam maatri…
Changing me a little bit...
En nenjil unnai ootri
Pouring you into my heart
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
Netrum indrum vaera
Yesterday and today are different
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Am I really the person I see today?
Oru sollaal ennai veezhththi selladhae
Don't knock me down with just one word and leave
Siragugal neeludhae
Wings are extending
Paravaigal polavae
Just like birds
Vinveli thandiyae
Crossing outer space
Thulli thulli pogudhae
Leaping and bounding away
Pudhuvidha anubhavam
A new kind of experience
Nodiyinil perugidum
Multiplies in an instant
Iruvarin uyirayum
Both of our lives
Alli alli pogudhae
Gathering and carrying away
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Sikkidabom go
Ennai ingae vara seidhaai
You made me come here
Yennanavoo pesa seidhaai
You made me say all kinds of things
Punnagaigal pookka seidhaai
You made smiles blossom
Innum yenna
What else?
Ariginil amarndhu ennai
Sitting near me and
Uttru uttru paarkkum undhan
Staring intently at me
Thuru thuru paarvaikundaan
For your playful, restless gaze
Arththam yenna yenna
What is the meaning? What is it?
En paarvai pudhusudhaan
My look is new
En pechum pudhusudhaan
My speech is new
Unnalae naanum maariponenae
Because of you, I too have transformed
Koottaththil ennai dhaan
Only me in the crowd
Un kangal thedanum endrellam
That your eyes should search for me
Ennum payiththiyam aanenae
I became crazy with such thoughts
La lal laa la la la la la la laaa…
La lal laa la la la la la la laaa…
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Sikkidabom go
Ennai konjam maatri…
Changing me a little bit...
En nenjil unnai ootri
Pouring you into my heart
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Don't kill me slowly, slowly
Hey hey hey….
Hey hey hey….
Netrum indrum vaera
Yesterday and today are different
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Am I really the person I see today?
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Don't bring me down with your words and leave
Onnae onnu sollanum
I need to tell you just one thing
Un mugaththai paathu sollanum
I need to look at your face and say it
Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa
Can't I get a little bit of solitude?
Naanum maari ponadhae
I too have changed completely
En nalinam koodi ponadhae
My feminine grace has increased
Adhu therindhaal neeyae
If you realize that yourself,
Solla koodaadhaa
Can't you say it yourself?
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Whom shall I ask?
Nee solvaayaa
Will you tell me?
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Whom shall I ask?
Neeyae solvaayaa
Will you yourself tell me?
Neeyae solvaayaa…
Will you yourself tell me?
Neeyae sollvaayaa…
Will you yourself tell me?
Neeyae ….sollvaayaa…
Will you... tell me?
Neeyae…soll..vaayaa
Will you... tell... me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ennai Konjam Maatri from Kaakha Kaakha captures the euphoric inner transformation experienced when falling in love. The female protagonist reflects on how her perception of the world and herself has altered completely—she feels weightless, notices simple pleasures like flowers, smiles without realization, and feels a heightened sense of feminine grace. She finds herself constantly thinking of her beloved and wondering if he notices these subtle shifts in her demeanor. Throughout the track, there is a playful interplay between excitement and secret yearning. She longs for quiet solitude with him to confess her feelings, yet struggles to break her habitual casual demeanor when they meet face-to-face. The lyrics evoke the enchanting confusion of new love, where one hardly recognizes the person they have become.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Siragugal neeludhae / Paravaigal polavae”
Compares the feeling of emotional weightlessness in love directly to birds spreading their wings.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En nenjil unnai ootri”
Metaphorically describes pouring the beloved's presence into her heart like a liquid.
Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Ennai konjam maatri / En nenjil unnai ootri”
The matching initial vowel sound 'E' (Ennai / En) creates a melodic head-rhyme across consecutive lines.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Vinveli thandiyae / Thulli thulli pogudhae”
Exaggerates the thrill of love as bounding across outer space.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by lyricist Thamarai, 'Ennai Konjam' features vocals by Timmy and Mahalakshmi Iyer (with backing vocals by Bombay Jayashri). Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kaakha Kaakha (2003) was a landmark action-thriller starring Suriya and Jyothika, solidifying the highly successful director-composer pairing of GVM and Harris Jayaraj.
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