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Ennai Thalattum Female

From Unnai Ninaithu · 2002

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Sujatha
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Unnai Ninaithu
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa….aaa…aaa…
Haaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….
Mmm….mmm….mmm…mm….
Ennai thaalaattum
Sangeedham neeyallava
Unnai seeraattum
Pon oonjal naan allava
Unnai mazhai enbadha
Illai thee enbadha
Andha aaghaayam
Nilam kaatru nee enbadha
Unnai naan enbadha
Ennai thaalaattum
Sangeedham neeyallava
Unnai seeraattum
Pon oonjal naan allava
Aaaa…..aaaa….
Aaaa…aaa…..aaa……
Nadhiyaaga neeyum
Irundhaalae naanum
Neeyirukkum thooram varai
Karaiyaagiren
Iravaaga neeyum
Nilavaaga naanum
Neeyirukkum neram varai
Uyir vaazhgiren
Mudhal naal en manadhil
Vidhaiyaai nee irundhaai
Marunaal paarkaiyilae
Vanamaai maarivittaai
Naadi thudippodu nadamaadi
Nee vaazhgiraai
Nenjil nee vaazhgiraai
Ennai thaalaattum
Sangeedham neeyallava
Unnai seeraattum
Pon oonjal naan allava
Boologam or naal
Kaatrindri ponaal
Endhan uyir undhan moochu
Kaatraagumae
Aagaayam or naal
Vidiyaamal ponaal
Endhan jeevan undhan kaiyil
Vilakkaagumae
Anbae naan irundhen
Vellai kaagidhamaai
Ennil nee vandhaai
Pesum oviyamaai
Dheepam nee endraal
Adhil naanae thiri aagiren
Dhinam thiriyaagiren
Ennai thaalaattum
Sangeedham neeyallava
Unnai seeraattum
Pon oonjal naan allava
Unnai mazhai enbadha
Illai thee enbadha
Andha aaghaayam
Nilam kaatru nee enbadha
Unnai naan enbadha
Ennai thaalaattum
Sangeedham neeyallava
Unnai seeraattum
Pon oonjal naan allava
Aa... aa... aa...
Haa... aa... aa... aa...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
The melody that lulls me to sleep,
aren't you that music?
The golden swing that cradles you,
aren't I that very swing?
Should I call you the rain?
Or should I call you fire?
The sky,
the earth, and the wind—should I say you are all of them?
Or should I simply call you myself?
The melody that lulls me to sleep,
aren't you that music?
The golden swing that cradles you,
aren't I that very swing?
Aahaa... aahaa...
Aahaa... aahaa... aahaa...
If you flow as a river,
then alongside you,
as far as you flow,
I become the riverbank.
If you are the night,
and I am the moon,
for as long as you are there,
I will continue to live.
On the very first day, in my heart,
you were just a seed.
When I looked the next day,
you had grown into a forest.
Moving along with my pulse,
you live within me.
You live inside my heart.
The melody that lulls me to sleep,
aren't you that music?
The golden swing that cradles you,
aren't I that very swing?
If the world, one day,
runs out of air,
my very life will become
the breath that you breathe.
If the sky, one day,
fails to bring the dawn,
my soul in your hands
will become a shining lamp.
My love, I used to be
like a blank sheet of paper.
You stepped into my life
like a painting that speaks.
If you are a lamp,
I become the wick within it.
Every day, I become that wick.
The melody that lulls me to sleep,
aren't you that music?
The golden swing that cradles you,
aren't I that very swing?
Should I call you the rain?
Or should I call you fire?
The sky,
the earth, and the wind—should I say you are all of them?
Or should I simply call you myself?
The melody that lulls me to sleep,
aren't you that music?
The golden swing that cradles you,
aren't I that very swing?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennai Thaalaattum Sangeedham from the film Unnai Ninaithu (2002) is a deeply emotional, romantic song expressing unconditional, self-sacrificing love and absolute devotion. The singer equates their beloved to the fundamental elements of life—rain, fire, sky, earth, and wind—eventually realizing that the lover is so intertwined with them that they are one and the same. Through poetic imagery, the song illustrates how love blossomed rapidly from a tiny seed into a lush forest within the heart. The protagonist expresses a willingness to give up their very life force—becoming breath if air runs out or a burning wick if light fades—to sustain the beloved. The lyrics frame romance as a soothing lullaby and an elevated spiritual union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Vidhaiyaai nee irundhaai / Marunaal paarkaiyilae / Vanamaai maarivittaai”

Compares the sudden and overwhelming growth of love in the speaker's heart from a small 'seed' (Vidhai) to an entire 'forest' (Vanam).

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Naadi thudippodu nadamaadi”

Repetition of the initial 'Na' syllable across words in the same line.

Metaphor

“Anbae naan irundhen / Vellai kaagidhamaai / Ennil nee vandhaai / Pesum oviyamaai”

Compares the speaker's unwritten life to a blank white paper and the lover's transformative entry to a speaking portrait.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ennai thaalaattum Sangeedham neeyallava / Unnai seeraattum Pon oonjal naan allava”

Both lines conclude with the rhyming suffix 'allava'.

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Trivia

Unnai Ninaithu (2002) was directed by Vikraman and starred Suriya, Laila, and Sneha in key roles. The song 'Ennai Thaalaattum Sangeedham' was composed by Sirpy with lyrics written by Yugabharathi. It remains one of the most popular tracks of the movie and was recorded in both male (sung by Hariharan) and female (sung by K. S. Chithra) versions.

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