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Ennai Mannikka

From Maadi Veettu Mappillai · 1967

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singer: P. Susheela
Music director: T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name: Maadi Veettu Mappillai
Movie release year: 1967
Lyrics added on: 13 Apr 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Aatrangarai solai amaithiyaana maalai

Kaatru varum velai kan moodi kidanthen

Paartha oru kaalai pakkathil amarthaan

Bayantheno naanum parivodu paarthen (Dialouge)

Ennai manikka vendum kanniyare

Antha mayakathin porul enna

Avan sonnthu pol naan nadanthen

Antha tholviyin sugamenna

Mella ennai anaithaan

Melaaga pidithaan

Kalla na marukka kaniyaanen suvaiyaaga (Dialouge)

Athu ondra irandaa

Ondra irandaa nadanthathai ellam

Ungalidam solla

Antha odamum nathiyum poga poga

Thoongiviten mella…. haan

Ennai manikka vendum kanniyare

Antha mayakathin porul enna

Avan sonnthu pol naan nadanthen

Antha tholviyin sugamenna

Ennvo karpanaigal

Ethanaiyo arputhangal

Kannai vizhithen naan

Kaadhalanai kaanavilai (Dialouge)

Azhuveno illai siripeno

Athai naanthane kaeten

Antha anubavam ondre pothum pothum

Avanukendre vaazhven

Ennai manikka vendum kanniyare

Antha mayakathin porul enna

Avan sonnthu pol naan nadanthen

Antha tholviyin sugamenna

Madhu kinnam maarinaal

Madhuvin suvai maaruma

Pudhu pennai soodinaal

Pudhiya sugam thondruma (Dialouge)

Avan meetiya veenaiyai

Marupadi meetta varuvaan ivvidame

Intha koottathil avanai

Paarkka nernthaal

Koorungal ennidame

Ennai manikka vendum

Ennai manikka vendum

Ennai manikka vendum

A grove on the riverbank, a quiet evening,

as the breeze blew, I lay with my eyes closed.

A young man saw me and sat beside me.

Was I afraid? I only looked at him with affection.

Please forgive me, young women,

what was the meaning of that sweet spell?

I did just as he told me,

oh, what joy there was in that surrender!

He gently embraced me,

and held me softly.

Was I a stone to refuse? I became a sweet fruit for him to taste.

Was it just one thing or two,

was it one or two, all that happened,

for me to tell you?

As the boat and the river drifted along,

I slowly drifted off to sleep... ah!

Please forgive me, young women,

what was the meaning of that sweet spell?

I did just as he told me,

oh, what joy there was in that surrender!

So many dreams,

so many wonders!

When I opened my eyes,

my lover was nowhere to be found!

Should I cry, or should I laugh?

After all, I was the one who welcomed it.

That single experience is more than enough,

I will live my life only for him.

Please forgive me, young women,

what was the meaning of that sweet spell?

I did just as he told me,

oh, what joy there was in that surrender!

If the wine cup changes,

does the taste of the wine change?

If a man takes a new bride,

does a completely new pleasure arise?

The veena (Indian lute) he once played,

he will surely return to this very place to play again.

If you happen to see him in this crowd,

if you happen to see him in the crowd,

please tell me!

Please forgive me,

please forgive me,

please forgive me.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennai Manikka Vendum' from 'Maadi Veettu Mappillai' is a dramatic and emotional narrative delivered as a public performance/confession by the female protagonist. She reminisces about a magical, dreamlike evening by the riverbank where she yielded to the charm of her lover. She reflects on the sweetness of surrendering to love and the intoxication of that brief romantic encounter, which ended abruptly when she awoke to find him gone.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)

“Mella ennai anaithaan / Melaaga pidithaan”

The second letter 'l' (ல்) matches in 'Mella' and 'Melaaga', creating a melodic rhythmic harmony.

Metaphor

“Avan meetiya veenaiyai marupadi meetta varuvaan ivvidame”

The lover playing a music instrument is used as a metaphor for the lover rekindling passion in the heroine's heart and life.

Rhetorical Question & Analogy

“Madhu kinnam maarinaal / Madhuvin suvai maaruma”

Kannadasan uses the analogy of a wine vessel changing while the taste of wine remains the same to argue that true love remains unchanged regardless of external circumstances.

Did you know?

Trivia

This song features music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao for the 1967 film 'Maadi Veettu Mappillai', which starred M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. Sung with rich theatrical expression by legendary playback singer P. Susheela, the song combines sung lyrics with spoken 'dialogue' pauses to enhance the dramatic storytelling on stage within the film narrative.

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