Ennai Paada Vaitha
From Punnagai Desam · 2002
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Punnagai Desam2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ennai paada vaiththa | Oh talking flower who made me sing, |
| Pesum poovae | Oh speaking flower, |
| Unnai enni | Thinking of you, |
| Vaazhugindraen | I am living. |
| Male | |
| En thaagam theera | To quench my thirst, |
| Unthan peyarai | Your name, |
| Solli solli paadugindrean | I sing repeatedly by chanting it. |
| Imaigal thiranthu paarththathum | As soon as I open my eyelids, |
| Edhiril vendum un mugam | I want your face in front of me. |
| Enathu swaasam unvasam | My breath is under your control. |
| Male | |
| Ennai paada vaiththa | Oh talking flower who made me sing, |
| Pesum poovae | Oh speaking flower, |
| Unnai enni | Thinking of you, |
| Vaazhugindraen | I am living. |
| Male | |
| Thaai andru | Even the kisses, |
| Kodutha muththangal kooda | Given back then by my mother, |
| Un killal pola sugamaaiyillai | Are not as sweet as your playful pinch. |
| Male | |
| Moongilil paadum | Even in the melody, |
| Raagathil kooda | Played through a bamboo flute, |
| Nee thittum azhagin idhame illai. | There is no comfort equal to the beauty of your scolding. |
| Male | |
| Un pechil therikkum | The tiny drop of saliva, |
| Echchil thuli | That splashes when you talk, |
| Motchathai adaiya | To attain ultimate salvation, |
| Sollum vazhi | Is the way shown. |
| Male | |
| Naan aalayam sendru paarkiren | When I go and look inside the temple, |
| Angu saami un saayalile. | The idol of God there takes on your image. |
| Male | |
| Ennai paada vaiththa | Oh talking flower who made me sing, |
| Pesum poovae | Oh speaking flower, |
| Unnai enni | Thinking of you, |
| Vaazhugindraen | I am living. |
| Male | |
| Poovukkul vaasam | The fragrance within a flower, |
| Pozhuthaanaal theerum | Fades as time passes. |
| Un vaasam endrum | Your sweet fragrance, |
| Theeraadhammaa | Will never fade away, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Oliyarai yaavum | All the rays of light, |
| Silaneram thoongum | Will sleep at times. |
| Un nesam | Your affection, |
| Endrum neengaathammaa | Will never depart from me, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Anbe nee sirithaal | My love, when you smile, |
| Sirippugal en vaazhvil kidaitha kavithaigal | Those smiles are poems gifted to my life. |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanathaan | Only to behold you, |
| Kangal vaanginen | I acquired my eyes. |
| Unnai kaana | Just to catch a glimpse of you, |
| Nenjam thudikkindrathe. | My heart pounds with anticipation. |
| Male | |
| Ennai paada vaiththa | Oh talking flower who made me sing, |
| Pesum poovae | Oh speaking flower, |
| Unnai enni | Thinking of you, |
| Vaazhugindraen | I am living. |
| Male | |
| En thaagam theera | To quench my thirst, |
| Unthan peyarai | Your name, |
| Solli solli paadugindrean | I sing repeatedly by chanting it. |
| Imaigal thiranthu paarththathum | As soon as I open my eyelids, |
| Edhiril vendum un mugam | I want your face in front of me. |
| Enathu swaasam unvasam | My breath is under your control. |
| Male | |
| Ennai paada vaiththa | Oh talking flower who made me sing, |
| Pesum poovae | Oh speaking flower, |
| Unnai enni | Thinking of you, |
| Vaazhugindraen | I am living. |
என்னை பாட வைத்த
பேசும் பூவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
வாழுகின்றேன்
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Oh speaking flower,
Thinking of you,
I am living.
என் தாகம் தீர
உந்தன் பெயரை சொல்லி
சொல்லி பாடுகின்றேன்
இமைகள் திறந்து பார்த்ததும்
எதிரில் வேண்டும் உன் முகம்.
எனது சுவாசம் உன்வசம்
To quench my thirst,
Your name,
I sing repeatedly by chanting it.
As soon as I open my eyelids,
I want your face in front of me.
My breath is under your control.
என்னை பாட வைத்த
பேசும் பூவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
வாழுகின்றேன்
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Oh speaking flower,
Thinking of you,
I am living.
தாய் அன்று
கொடுத்த முத்தங்கள் கூட
உன் கிள்ளல் போல சுகமாயில்லை
Even the kisses,
Given back then by my mother,
Are not as sweet as your playful pinch.
மூங்கிலில் பாடும்
ராகத்தில் கூட
நீ திட்டும் அழகின் இதமே இல்லை.
Even in the melody,
Played through a bamboo flute,
There is no comfort equal to the beauty of your scolding.
உன் பேச்சில் தெறிக்கும்
எச்சில் துளி.
மோட்சத்தை அடைய
சொல்லும் வழி.
The tiny drop of saliva,
That splashes when you talk,
To attain ultimate salvation,
Is the way shown.
நான் ஆலயம் சென்று பார்க்கிறேன்
அங்கு சாமி உன் சாயலில்.
When I go and look inside the temple,
The idol of God there takes on your image.
என்னை பாட வைத்த
பேசும் பூவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
வாழுகின்றேன்
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Oh speaking flower,
Thinking of you,
I am living.
பூவுக்குள் வாசம்
பொழுதானால் தீரும்
உன் வாசம்
என்றும் தீராதம்மா
The fragrance within a flower,
Fades as time passes.
Your sweet fragrance,
Will never fade away, my dear.
ஒலியரை யாவும்
சிலநேரம் தூங்கும்
உன் நேசம்
என்றும் நீங்காதம்மா
All the rays of light,
Will sleep at times.
Your affection,
Will never depart from me, my dear.
அன்பே நீ சிரித்தால்
சிரிப்புகள் என் வாழ்வில் கிடைத்த கவிதைகள்
My love, when you smile,
Those smiles are poems gifted to my life.
உன்னை காணத்தான்
கண்கள் வாங்கினேன்
உன்னை காண
நெஞ்சம் துடிக்கின்றதே.
Only to behold you,
I acquired my eyes.
Just to catch a glimpse of you,
My heart pounds with anticipation.
என்னை பாட வைத்த
பேசும் பூவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
வாழுகின்றேன்
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Oh speaking flower,
Thinking of you,
I am living.
என் தாகம் தீர
உந்தன் பெயரை சொல்லி
சொல்லி பாடுகின்றேன்
இமைகள் திறந்து பார்த்ததும்
எதிரில் வேண்டும் உன் முகம்.
எனது சுவாசம் உன்வசம்
To quench my thirst,
Your name,
I sing repeatedly by chanting it.
As soon as I open my eyelids,
I want your face in front of me.
My breath is under your control.
என்னை பாட வைத்த
பேசும் பூவே
உன்னை எண்ணி
வாழுகின்றேன்
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Oh speaking flower,
Thinking of you,
I am living.
Ennai paada vaiththa
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Pesum poovae
Oh speaking flower,
Unnai enni
Thinking of you,
Vaazhugindraen
I am living.
En thaagam theera
To quench my thirst,
Unthan peyarai
Your name,
Solli solli paadugindrean
I sing repeatedly by chanting it.
Imaigal thiranthu paarththathum
As soon as I open my eyelids,
Edhiril vendum un mugam
I want your face in front of me.
Enathu swaasam unvasam
My breath is under your control.
Ennai paada vaiththa
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Pesum poovae
Oh speaking flower,
Unnai enni
Thinking of you,
Vaazhugindraen
I am living.
Thaai andru
Even the kisses,
Kodutha muththangal kooda
Given back then by my mother,
Un killal pola sugamaaiyillai
Are not as sweet as your playful pinch.
Moongilil paadum
Even in the melody,
Raagathil kooda
Played through a bamboo flute,
Nee thittum azhagin idhame illai.
There is no comfort equal to the beauty of your scolding.
Un pechil therikkum
The tiny drop of saliva,
Echchil thuli
That splashes when you talk,
Motchathai adaiya
To attain ultimate salvation,
Sollum vazhi
Is the way shown.
Naan aalayam sendru paarkiren
When I go and look inside the temple,
Angu saami un saayalile.
The idol of God there takes on your image.
Ennai paada vaiththa
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Pesum poovae
Oh speaking flower,
Unnai enni
Thinking of you,
Vaazhugindraen
I am living.
Poovukkul vaasam
The fragrance within a flower,
Pozhuthaanaal theerum
Fades as time passes.
Un vaasam endrum
Your sweet fragrance,
Theeraadhammaa
Will never fade away, my dear.
Oliyarai yaavum
All the rays of light,
Silaneram thoongum
Will sleep at times.
Un nesam
Your affection,
Endrum neengaathammaa
Will never depart from me, my dear.
Anbe nee sirithaal
My love, when you smile,
Sirippugal en vaazhvil kidaitha kavithaigal
Those smiles are poems gifted to my life.
Unnai kaanathaan
Only to behold you,
Kangal vaanginen
I acquired my eyes.
Unnai kaana
Just to catch a glimpse of you,
Nenjam thudikkindrathe.
My heart pounds with anticipation.
Ennai paada vaiththa
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Pesum poovae
Oh speaking flower,
Unnai enni
Thinking of you,
Vaazhugindraen
I am living.
En thaagam theera
To quench my thirst,
Unthan peyarai
Your name,
Solli solli paadugindrean
I sing repeatedly by chanting it.
Imaigal thiranthu paarththathum
As soon as I open my eyelids,
Edhiril vendum un mugam
I want your face in front of me.
Enathu swaasam unvasam
My breath is under your control.
Ennai paada vaiththa
Oh talking flower who made me sing,
Pesum poovae
Oh speaking flower,
Unnai enni
Thinking of you,
Vaazhugindraen
I am living.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ennai Paada Vaiththa is a romantic melodic song from the film Punnagai Desam (2002), sung with emotional depth by Hariharan and composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The lyrics, penned by Viveka, express a lover's intense devotion and deep affection for his beloved, idealizing her as his source of inspiration, comfort, and vitality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pesum poovae”
Compares the beloved directly to a 'talking flower' to accentuate her delicacy and beauty.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Unnai enni / Vaazhugindraen”
Repetition of consonant/vowel harmony across lines to enhance rhythmic flow.
Hyperbole
“Thaai andru / Kodutha muththangal kooda / Un killal pola sugamaaiyillai”
Exaggerates the pleasure of the beloved's playful pinch over even a mother's tender kisses.
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Un vaasam endrum / Theeraadhammaa ... Endrum neengaathammaa”
Use of matching end words ('ammaa') creates a soft melodic cadence.
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Trivia
'Punnagai Desam' (2002), directed by K. Selva Bharathy, features Tarun, Sneha, Dhamu, and Kunal. S. A. Rajkumar's soulful soundtrack, especially this song rendered by Hariharan, was widely praised for its soothing melody and expressive lyricism.
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