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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Padaicha Saami

From Suthanthira Nattin Adimaigal · 1988

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Mano, Shoba Chandrasekar
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Suthanthira Nattin Adimaigal1988

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Female
Ennai padaichcha saamiThe God who created me
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaanIs the same one who created you
Adhu edhukkaagaWhy did he do that?
Female Chorus :Adhu edhukkaagaFemale Chorus: Why did he do that?
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oruMale: Hey, every day in the darkness of dusk
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaagaTo send a telegram (express love), that is why!
Male Chorus :Adhu adhukkaagaMale Chorus: That is why!
Female
Ennai padaichcha saamiThe God who created me
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaanIs the same one who created you
Adhu edhukkaagaWhy did he do that?
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oruMale: Hey, every day in the darkness of dusk
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga….oohhoi….To send a telegram, that is why... oohhoi...
Female
Ambu vechcha kannirendilWith eyes sharp like arrowheads
Angae ingae paakkiriyae edhukkaagaWhy are you looking here and there?
Ambu vechcha kannirendilWith eyes sharp like arrowheads
Angae ingae paakkiriyae edhukkaagaWhy are you looking here and there?
Male
Kombu renda munnae vachchuPutting forward two horns (playfully)
Mutta mutta paakkiriyae adhukkaaga…To stare and butt closely, that is why...
Kombu renda munnae vachchuPutting forward two horns
Mutta mutta paakkiriyae adhukkaaga….To stare and butt closely, that is why...
Female
Uchi mudhal padham varaiFrom top of head to the feet
Ennennamo thediriyae edhukkagaWhy are you searching for various things?
Uchi mudhal padham varaiFrom top of head to the feet
Ennennamo thediriyae edhukkagaWhy are you searching for various things?
Male
Machchamulla pakkathilaeNear the side with the charming mole
Muththamida venumadi adhukkaaTo plant a kiss, my dear, that is why!
Machchamulla pakkathilaeNear the side with the charming mole
Muththamida venumadi adhukkaaTo plant a kiss, my dear, that is why!
Female
Ennai padaichcha saamiThe God who created me
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaanIs the same one who created you
Adhu edhukkaagaWhy did he do that?
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oruMale: Hey, every day in the darkness of dusk
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga….To send a telegram, that is why...
Male
Munthiyile paai virichchuSpreading a mat beforehand
Anthiyilae kaaththiunthae edhukkaagaWhy were you waiting in the evening?
Munthiyile paai virichchuSpreading a mat beforehand
Anthiyilae kaaththiunthae edhukkaagaWhy were you waiting in the evening?
Female
Sonthamulla maaman unnaiSo your rightful maternal uncle (lover)
Sokka vachchu paakkanumae adhukkaaaCan gaze at you and captivate you, that is why!
Sonthamulla maaman unnaiSo your rightful maternal uncle (lover)
Sokka vachchu paakkanumae adhukkaaaCan gaze at you and captivate you, that is why!
Male
Andaiyila naan nerunaWhen I come close beside you
Anji anji oduriyae edhukkaaaWhy do you run away in fear?
Andaiyila naan nerunaWhen I come close beside you
Anji anji oduriyae edhukkaaaWhy do you run away in fear?
Female
Thottavudan oththukkittaaIf you yield as soon as you are touched
Vekkaththukku velaiyillai adhukkaagaShyness would have no job left, that is why!
Thottavudan oththukkittaaIf you yield as soon as you are touched
Vekkaththukku velaiyillai adhukkaagaShyness would have no job left, that is why!
Female
Ennai padaikka saamiThe God who created me
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaanIs the same one who created you
Adhu edhukkaagaWhy did he do that?
Female Chorus :Adhu edhukkaagaFemale Chorus: Why did he do that?
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oruMale: Hey, every day in the darkness of dusk
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaagaTo send a telegram, that is why!
Male Chorus :Adhu adhukkaaga….Male Chorus: That is why...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, romantic folk song revolves around a call-and-response dynamic exploring the divine purpose behind human creation and romantic attraction. The male protagonist whimsically argues that God created both man and woman specifically so they could connect, flirt, and share intimacy during the dusk of evening.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Uvamai

Ambu vechcha kannirendil

Compares sharp, piercing eyes to arrows tipped with deadly precision.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Mutta mutta paakkiriyae / Anji anji oduriyae

Doubling words like 'mutta' (butt/stare) and 'anji' (fear) emphasizes the playful actions of the lovers.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme / Refrain)

Adhu edhukkaaga / Adhu adhukkaaga

The rhythmic repetition of 'edhukkaaga' (why for) and 'adhukkaaga' (that is why) forms the central rhyming refrain of the song.

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Trivia

Written by famous lyricist and filmmaker Gangai Amaran for the 1988 movie 'Suthanthira Nattin Adimaigal'. The lyrics incorporate rural Tamil folk motifs and colloquial romantic teasing.

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