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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Konjam Maatri

From Kaakha Kaakha · 2003

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Timmy, Tippu, Pop Shalini
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Kaakha Kaakha
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
13 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Siragugal neeludhae
Paravaigal polavae
Vinveli thandiyae
Thulli thulli pogudhae
Pudhuvidha anubhavam
Nodiyinil perugidum
Iruvarin uyirayum
Alli alli pogudhae
Ennai konjam maatri…
En nenjil unnai ootri
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Netrum indrum vaera
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Onnae onnu sollanum…
Yeah heah
Onnae onnu sollanum
Un mugaththai paathu sollanum
Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa
Naanum maari ponadhae
En nalinam koodi ponadhae
Adhu therindhaal neeyae
Solla koodaadhaa
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Nee solvaayaa
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Neeyae solvaayaa
Ennai konjam maatri…
En nenjil unnai ootri
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Netrum indrum vaera
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Varugira vazhigalil
Malargalin koottamundu
Oru murai kooda nindru rasithadhillai
Indru mattum konjam nindru
Oru poovai killi kondu
Siripudan selven endru ninaithadhillai..illai
Nee killum pookkalai…
Naan soodi kollavae
Endrae ennam indru vandhaachae..ae….
Aanaalum nerilae…
Eppodhum polavae
Iyalbaaga pesi povadhu endraachae…heyyy
Woahu hooo ooo..oo
Woahu..ooo…ooo
Ennai konjam maatri…
En nenjil unnai ootri
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Netrum indrum vaera
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Oru sollaal ennai veezhththi selladhae
Siragugal neeludhae
Paravaigal polavae
Vinveli thandiyae
Thulli thulli pogudhae
Pudhuvidha anubhavam
Nodiyinil perugidum
Iruvarin uyirayum
Alli alli pogudhae
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Ennai ingae vara seidhaai
Yennanavoo pesa seidhaai
Punnagaigal pookka seidhaai
Innum yenna
Ariginil amarndhu ennai
Uttru uttru paarkkum undhan
Thuru thuru paarvaikundaan
Arththam yenna yenna
En paarvai pudhusudhaan
En pechum pudhusudhaan
Unnalae naanum maariponenae
Koottaththil ennai dhaan
Un kangal thedanum endrellam
Ennum payiththiyam aanenae
La lal laa la la la la la la laaa…
Sikkidabom sikkidabom
Sikkidabom go
Ennai konjam maatri…
En nenjil unnai ootri
Nee ennai mella mella kolladhae
Hey hey hey….
Netrum indrum vaera
Indru kaanum naanum naanaa
Un pechchil ennai veezhththi selladhae
Onnae onnu sollanum
Un mugaththai paathu sollanum
Thanimai konjam kidaikka koodaadhaa
Naanum maari ponadhae
En nalinam koodi ponadhae
Adhu therindhaal neeyae
Solla koodaadhaa
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Nee solvaayaa
Woahu woah aaa…
Woahu woah ..aaa….
Yaarai naan ketppen…
Neeyae solvaayaa
Neeyae solvaayaa…
Neeyae sollvaayaa…
Neeyae ….sollvaayaa…
Neeyae…soll..vaayaa
Wings are spreading out
Just like birds
Crossing beyond the skies
Leaping and soaring away
A brand new feeling
Growing in an instant
Both our souls
It sweeps away completely
Changing me a little...
Pouring yourself into my heart
Don't kill me slowly like this
Yesterday and today are so different
Is the person I see today really me?
Don't bowl me over with your words and leave
Chikkidabom chikkidabom
Chikkidabom go
I have just one thing to tell you...
Yeah hey
I have just one thing to tell you
Looking at your face, I want to say it
Can't we get a moment alone?
The way I have changed
The way I carry myself with new grace
If you notice it,
Can't you say it yourself?
Woah-woah ah...
Woah-woah ah...
Whom should I ask...
Will you tell me?
Woah-woah ah...
Woah-woah ah...
Whom should I ask...
Will you tell me yourself?
Changing me a little...
Pouring yourself into my heart
Don't kill me slowly like this
Yesterday and today are so different
Is the person I see today really me?
Don't bowl me over with your words and leave
Along the paths I take
There are clusters of flowers
I never stopped once to admire them
Just today, stopping for a while
Plucking a single flower
I never thought I would walk away with a smile... never
The flowers you pluck...
For me to wear in my hair
Such a thought has crossed my mind today...
Even so, in person...
Just like always
It ends with us talking casually and walking away... hey
Woah-hoo ooh... ooh
Woah... ooh... ooh
Changing me a little...
Pouring yourself into my heart
Don't kill me slowly like this
Yesterday and today are so different
Is the person I see today really me?
Don't disarm me with just one word and leave
Wings are spreading out
Just like birds
Crossing beyond the skies
Leaping and soaring away
A brand new feeling
Growing in an instant
Both our souls
It sweeps away completely
Chikkidabom chikkidabom
Chikkidabom go
You made me come here
You made me talk about all kinds of things
You made smiles bloom
What else?
Sitting close beside me
Staring intently at me,
For that playful, restless gaze of yours
What is the meaning, tell me what?
The way I look at things is new
The way I speak is new
Because of you, I have completely changed
In the middle of a crowd,
That your eyes should search only for me—
Thinking like that, I've gone crazy
La lal la la la la la la la laa...
Chikkidabom chikkidabom
Chikkidabom go
Changing me a little...
Pouring yourself into my heart
Don't kill me slowly like this
Hey hey hey...
Yesterday and today are so different
Is the person I see today really me?
Don't bowl me over with your words and leave
I have just one thing to tell you
Looking at your face, I want to say it
Can't we get a moment alone?
The way I have changed
The way I carry myself with new grace
If you notice it,
Can't you say it yourself?
Woah-woah ah...
Woah-woah ah...
Whom should I ask...
Will you tell me?
Woah-woah ah...
Woah-woah ah...
Whom should I ask...
Will you tell me yourself?
Will you tell me yourself...
Will you tell me yourself...
Will you... tell me yourself...
Will you... tell... me yourself?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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