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Ennai Konjam Paaru

From Raja Bakthi · 1960

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
G. Govindarajulu Naidu
Movie name
Raja Bakthi
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
24 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennai konjam paaru
En sollai kaelu
Idhai kollu adhai thallu
Seiyaadhae thavaru
Ennai konjam paaru
En sollai kaelu
Idhai kollu adhai thallu
Seiyaadhae thavaru
Ennai konjam paaru……konjam paaru
Kannai nambaadhae karuthizhakaadhae
Kalangi pinnalae vaadaathae
Kannai nambaadhae karuthizhakaadhae
Kalangi pinnalae vaadaathae
Unnai marakkadhae ennai verukkadhae
Unnai marakkadhae ennai verukkadhae
Uruvilla aagaasa kottai kattaadhae
Ennai konjam paaru
En sollai kaelu
Idhai kollu adhai thallu
Seiyaadhae thavaru
Ennai konjam paaru……konjam paaru
Padhavikku munnae thalai vanangaadhae
Bambaram polae aadathae
Padhavikku munnae thalai vanangaadhae
Bambaram polae aadathae
Udhattinil sirippum ullathil neruppum
Udhattinil sirippum ullathil neruppum
Uravaadum pagattalae mayakkam kolladhae
Ennai konjam paaru
En sollai kaelu
Idhai kollu adhai thallu
Seiyaadhae thavaru
Ennai konjam paaru……konjam paaru
Look at me for a moment
Listen to what I say
Take this and cast that away
Do not make a mistake...
Look at me for a moment
Listen to what I say
Take this and cast that away
Do not make a mistake...
Look at me a little... look at me
Do not trust your eyes, do not lose your sense
Do not get confused and suffer later
Do not trust your eyes, do not lose your sense
Do not get confused and suffer later
Do not forget who you are, do not hate me
Do not forget who you are, do not hate me
Do not build formless castles in the air
Look at me for a moment
Listen to what I say
Take this and cast that away
Do not make a mistake...
Look at me a little... look at me
Do not bow your head before power and status
Do not spin around like a top
Do not bow your head before power and status
Do not spin around like a top
With a smile on their lips and fire in their hearts,
With a smile on their lips and fire in their hearts,
Do not be fooled by their show of false friendship
Look at me for a moment
Listen to what I say
Take this and cast that away
Do not make a mistake...
Look at me a little... look at me
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ennai Konjam Paaru' is a cautionary advice song from the 1960 Tamil film 'Raja Bakthi'. The lyrics deliver a timeless philosophical message advising a person to exercise discernment and self-control rather than being swayed by deceptive appearances, false status, or flatterers. The singer cautions against blindly trusting outward appearances, building castles in the air, or subserviently bowing before power. The song highlights the hypocrisy of people who flash false smiles while concealing malice in their hearts ('Udhattinil sirippum ullathil neruppum'). Rendered with clarity by P. Susheela under G. Govindarajulu Naidu's composition and penned by A. Maruthakasi, the song emphasizes maintaining self-dignity and ethical clear-headedness in life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kannai nambaadhae karuthizhakaadhae”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words ('Kannai', 'karuthizhakaadhae') creates a rhythmic phonetic harmony.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Bambaram polae aadathae”

Compares mindless servility and lack of direction to a spinning top ('bambaram').

Antithesis / Imagery

“Udhattinil sirippum ullathil neruppum”

Juxtaposes 'smile on the lips' with 'fire in the heart' to vividly depict false affection and hidden malice.

Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)

“Kannai nambaadhae karuthizhakaadhae / Kalangi pinnalae vaadaathae”

Lines consistently end with the negative imperative suffix '-adhae' ('nambaadhae', 'karuthizhakaadhae', 'vaadaathae').

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Trivia

The film 'Raja Bakthi' (1960) starred prominent actors including Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, P. Bhanumathi, and T. S. Balaiah. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was widely known for weaving moral advice and social awareness seamlessly into commercial song numbers during the golden age of Tamil cinema. The song's composer, G. Govindarajulu Naidu, was a respected musician who scored music for early South Indian talkies and historical dramas.

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