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Ennai Mannippaya

From Paagan · 2012

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Prasad
Music director: James Vasanthan
Movie name: Paagan
Movie release year: 2012
Lyrics added on: 22 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Ennai mannippaaya

Illai thandippaaya

Kanneeril en kangal muzhuguthadi

Pennae nesippaaya

Konjam yosippaaya

En ullam un anbai venduthadi..

Naadagathil yeno

Paathagathai kanden

Katchi maarumbothae

Kaadhal kondu nindren

Unnai naan ennathaan ketkkiren

Ennai mannippaaya

Illai thandippaaya

Kanneeril en kangal muzhuguthadi

Netru sonna vaarthaigal

Poigal ootri seithathu

Indru sollum vaarthaigal

Unmaiyalae neithathu

Muthan murai naan mayangugiren

Unthan arugae thayangugiren

Enna solli enna

Nee ennidathil illai

Unthan binbam vanthu

Kolluthadi kannai

Unnai naan ennathan ketkkiren

Ennai mannippaaya

Illai thandippaaya

Kanneeril en kangal muzhuguthadi

Kaadhal enthan vaasalil

Vanthu nindrabothilae

Thoongivita paavi naan

Kangal indru neerilae

Muthalmurai nee puriyavaithai

Muzhuvathumaai eriyavaithai

Pattadhellam pothum

Un paarvai varam vendum

Suttapinbuthaanae nyanam

Vanthu thondrum

Unnai naan ennathan ketkkiren

Ennai mannippaaya

Illai thandippaaya

Kanneeril en kangal muzhuguthadi

Pennae nesippaaya

Konjam yosippaaya

En ullam un anbai venduthadi..

Naadagathil yeno

Paathagathai kanden

Katchi maarumbothae

Kaadhal kondu nindren

Unnai naan ennathaan ketkkiren

Will you forgive me?

Or will you punish me?

My eyes are drowning in tears, girl.

Girl, will you love me?

Will you think about it a little?

My heart longs for your love, girl.

In that drama, somehow,

I saw only harm,

but as the scene changed,

I found myself standing in love.

What more am I even asking of you?

Will you forgive me?

Or will you punish me?

My eyes are drowning in tears, girl.

The words I spoke yesterday

were steeped in lies.

The words I speak today

are woven with truth.

For the first time, I am losing myself,

and I hesitate by your side.

What is the point of saying anything,

when you are not with me?

Your memory comes

and tortures my eyes, girl.

What more am I even asking of you?

Will you forgive me?

Or will you punish me?

My eyes are drowning in tears, girl.

When love came and stood

at my doorstep,

I was a fool who slept through it;

now my eyes are filled with tears.

For the first time, you made me understand,

and left me burning completely.

All that I have suffered is enough;

I only need the blessing of your glance.

Only after getting burned

does wisdom dawn.

What more am I even asking of you?

Will you forgive me?

Or will you punish me?

My eyes are drowning in tears, girl.

Girl, will you love me?

Will you think about it a little?

My heart longs for your love, girl.

In that drama, somehow,

I saw only harm,

but as the scene changed,

I found myself standing in love.

What more am I even asking of you?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennai Mannippaaya' is a deeply emotional plea for forgiveness and remorse. The protagonist realizes the true value of his lover only after hurting her with deceit and pushing her away. He candidly admits that his past words were built on falsehoods, but his current professions of love are woven out of absolute truth. Devastated by her absence, he feels haunted by her memories and tormented by his own past blindness. The narrative captures his painful awakening—likening his realization to gaining wisdom only after getting burned by fire. Having realized how carelessly he slept when true love arrived at his doorstep, he now stands broken, begging for her compassion, forgiveness, and a single loving glance to redeem him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ennai mannippaaya / Illai thandippaaya”

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('mannippaaya' / 'thandippaaya'), creating a rhythmic melancholic flow.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Netru sonna vaarthaigal / Indru sollum vaarthaigal”

The second letters of 'Netru' and 'Indru' feature harmonious consonantal sounds, establishing poetic symmetry between past lies and present truth.

Metaphor

“Indru sollum vaarthaigal / Unmaiyalae neithathu”

Spoken words are poetically metaphorized as fabric woven out of truth ('Unmaiyalae neithathu').

Idiom / Maxim

“Suttapinbuthaanae nyanam vanthu thondrum”

Refers to the well-known philosophical idea that true wisdom or realization dawns upon a person only after suffering the painful consequences of their actions.

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Trivia

'Ennai Mannippaaya' is a melodious romantic track from the 2012 Tamil comedy-drama movie 'Paagan', starring Srikanth and Janani Iyer. The film's musical score was composed by James Vasanthan, and the evocative, heart-rending lyrics were penned by the legendary lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.

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