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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Therinja Sollatheengo

From Sugamana Raagangal · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sugamana Raagangal
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
21 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennai therinjaa sollaatheengo
Kandu pudichchaa nampaatheengo
Ennai therinjaa sollaatheengo
Kandu pudichchaa nampaatheengo
Sontha oorenna perenna ketkaatheengo
Neenga kettaalum naan sollai koodaathungo
Sontha oorenna perenna ketkaatheengo
Neenga kettaalum naan sollai koodaathungo
Unnai therinjae vanthaenadi
Moodi maraikka venaamadi
Unnai therinjae vanthaenadi
Moodi maraikka venaamadi
Ennai yaemmaaththa yaaraalum aagaathadi
Intha kaathoram poo suththa koodaathadi
Ennai yaemmaaththa yaaraalum aagaathadi
Intha kaathoram poo suththa koodaathadi
Aattangal naan poda koottangalthaan kooda
Nottangal nee poda ullaasam undaanatho
Male :Raajatho raajakkal villaathi villangal
Ellorum yaemaara munnaadi vanthaadutho
Intha edai poda aagaathaiyyaa
Male :Ennai thadai poda koodaathammaa
Female :Intha edai poda aagaathaiyyaa
Male :Ennai thadai poda koodaathammaa
Unnai therinjae vanthaenadi
Moodi maraikka venaamadi
Ennai yaemmaaththa yaaraalum aagaathadi
Intha kaathoram poo suththa koodaathadi
Ooyaatha maayangal oorakkan jaalangal
Oyyaara veshangal ondraaga nindraadutho
Female :Maan konda kannangal thaenkonda kinnangal
Nee konda ennangal eedaerum naalallavo
Indru valai veesum poraattamo
Female :Suttri valaiththaalae veliyaerumo
Male :Indru valai veesum poraattamo
Female :Suttri valaiththaalae veliyaerumo
Ennai therinjaa sollaatheengo
Kandu pudichchaa nampaatheengo
Sontha oorenna perenna ketkaatheengo
Neenga kettaalum naan sollai koodaathungo
If you figure out who I am, don't tell anyone
Even if you find out, don't believe it
If you figure out who I am, don't tell anyone
Even if you find out, don't believe it
Don't ask about my hometown or my name
Even if you ask, I shouldn't tell you
Don't ask about my hometown or my name
Even if you ask, I shouldn't tell you
I came here already knowing who you are
There is no need to hide or cover it up
I came here already knowing who you are
There is no need to hide or cover it up
No one in the world can fool me
Don't try to play your clever tricks on me
No one in the world can fool me
Don't try to play your clever tricks on me
As I dance and the crowds gather around
While you watch me closely, has delight sparked in you?
King of kings and the mightiest champions
Did you come dancing before us to fool them all?
You cannot size me up so easily, sir
You must not try to hold me back, girl
You cannot size me up so easily, sir
You must not try to hold me back, girl
I came here already knowing who you are
There is no need to hide or cover it up
No one in the world can fool me
Don't try to play your clever tricks on me
Endless charms and the magic of sidelong glances
Are all these graceful disguises dancing as one?
Cheeks soft as a deer's, cups brimming with honey
Isn't today the day all your desires come true?
Is this a struggle today of casting nets?
Even if you corner me, can I still escape?
Is this a struggle today of casting nets?
Even if you corner me, can I still escape?
If you figure out who I am, don't tell anyone
Even if you find out, don't believe it
Don't ask about my hometown or my name
Even if you ask, I shouldn't tell you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a witty exchange between two characters operating under disguises or hidden identities. The female lead urges her companion not to reveal her identity or probe into her personal background, maintaining an aura of mystery. The male lead playfully counters that he already sees through her facade and cannot be easily tricked by her charms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Ennai therinjaa sollaatheengo / Kandu pudichchaa nampaatheengo”

Matching end sounds in consecutive lines such as 'sollaatheengo', 'nampaatheengo', 'ketkaatheengo', and 'koodaathungo'.

Idiom / Colloquial Metaphor

“Intha kaathoram poo suththa koodaathadi”

The phrase 'kaathoram poo suththa' literally means 'spinning a flower behind one's ear' and is a famous Tamil idiom for deceiving or fooling someone.

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Aattangal naan poda koottangalthaan kooda / Nottangal nee poda”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across paired lines like 'Aattangal' and 'Nottangal'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan for the 1985 film Sugamana Raagangal, this song uses colloquial spoken Tamil idioms cleverly penned by Vaali to emphasize the playful banter between singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam.

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