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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Thedatho Odum Neerottam

From Raasi · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Raasi
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nana ga ahaha naana
Nana…ha ahahaa naanaa
Ennai thedaatho odum neerottam
Thegam moodaatho kaalai panimoottam
Naan nathiyinil kaal vaiththaen
Adhil thullum santhosam….mmm…
Ennai thedaatho odum neerottam
Thegam moodaatho kaalai panimoottam
Intha yaeriyilae sooriyanum
En thozhiyai pola kulikkirathae
Chella meengal vanthu kaaladiyil
Enai sadukudu aada azhaikkirathae
Kaalaiyil enna sugam
Antha poovai kelu therinthirukkum
Nettru vantha nilavoliyai
Pani poovil thedu olinthirukkum
Sevvaanin thoranamaa
Kilikoottam poguthammaa
Adhu siragugal thanthidumaa
Ennai thedaatho odum neerottam
Thegam moodaatho kaalai panimoottam
Intha neeralaiyin madiyinilae
Oru naanalai pola urangidavaa
Thendral kaattrinilae paravaigalin
Isai paadalai pola mithanthidavaa
Pullin meethu poovaaga
Naan mella mella malarnthidavaa
Chinna chinna paniththuligal
Adhu udainthidaamal nadanthidavaa
Nadhiyodu alai aanaen
Malarmeethu niramaanaen
Enaiyae naan maranthaenae
Ennai thedaatho odum neerottam
Thegam moodaatho kaalai panimoottam
Naan nathiyinil kaal vaiththaen
Adhil thullum santhosam….mmm…
Ennai thedaatho odum neerottam
Thegam moodaatho kaalai panimoottam
Nana ha ahaha naana...
Nana... ha ahaha naana...
Won't the flowing stream look for me?
Won't the morning mist wrap around me?
I dipped my feet in the river,
and pure joy leaped with delight... mmm
Won't the flowing stream look for me?
Won't the morning mist wrap around me?
Even the sun in this lake
is bathing just like a friend of mine!
Playful little fish come to my feet
and invite me to play sadugudu (kabaddi)!
What joy there is in the morning!
Ask that flower, it will know.
The moonlight that came last night,
search in the dewy flower, it hides there.
Like festive garlands across the crimson sky,
a flock of parrots flies by!
Will they give me wings?
Won't the flowing stream look for me?
Won't the morning mist wrap around me?
In the lap of these gentle ripples,
shall I fall asleep like a reed?
In the gentle breeze,
shall I float away like the song of birds?
Like a flower upon the grass,
shall I slowly blossom?
Over the tiny drops of dew,
shall I walk without breaking them?
I became a wave with the river,
I became the color on the flower,
and I forgot all about myself!
Won't the flowing stream look for me?
Won't the morning mist wrap around me?
I dipped my feet in the river,
and pure joy leaped with delight... mmm
Won't the flowing stream look for me?
Won't the morning mist wrap around me?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennai Thedaatho' from the movie 'Raasi' (1997) is a lighthearted, nature-centric track celebrating innocence, wonder, and blissful solitude. The heroine immerses herself in the misty morning setting, marveling at nature's beauty as she interacts with the river water, dew drops, morning sun, and swimming fish.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

En thozhiyai pola kulikkirathae

Compares the reflection of the sun in the lake to a female friend taking a bath using the explicitly comparative word 'pola'.

Personification / Tharghuripetru Ani

Chella meengal vanthu kaaladiyil / Enai sadukudu aada azhaikkirathae

Human qualities and playful behavior (inviting to play kabaddi) are attributed to little fish at her feet.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Ennai thedaatho / Thegam moodaatho

Both lines end with the rhyming rhythmic suffix '-daatho'.

Simile (English)

Oru naanalai pola urangidavaa

The singer compares herself sleeping in the water to a gentle reed ('naanalai pola').

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Trivia

The song is composed by Sirpy and sung by veteran singer K. S. Chithra for the 1997 Tamil film 'Raasi', starring Ajith Kumar and Rambha. Lyricist Pazhani Bharathi, famous for his picturesque, nature-inspired imagery in late 90s Tamil cinema, captured the breezy mood of a morning scene through playful and imaginative Tamil words.

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