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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Thottu Sendrana

From Paar Magaley Paar · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Paar Magaley Paar
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
12 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennai thottu sendrana kangal
Yekkam kondae sendrana kaigal
Ennai thottu sendrana kangal
Yekkam kondae sendrana kaigal
Mullil niruthi ponadhu vetkam
Muthu charamae vaa indha pakkam
Aahaa thaazhai madal suttrum
Kattrai kanden ohoo
Oho thallaadi ullathai thazhuva kanden
Endhan vaazhai udal sattru
Vaada kanden
Vaavendru nee solla maattram kanden
Ennai thottu sendrana kangal
Yekkam kondae sendrana kaigal
Aahaa vanji nadai sattru
Anja kanden
Oho vanna kani idhazh
Konja kanden
Aahaa pinju kodi idai
Kenja kanden
Pennukkul mannodu vinnai kanden
Ennai thottu sendrana kangal
Yekkam kondae sendrana kaigal
Your eyes touched me and passed by
Your hands reached out, filled with longing
Your eyes touched me and passed by
Your hands reached out, filled with longing
My shyness left me standing on thorns
My string of pearls, come over to my side
Aha, swirling around the screwpine petals,
I saw the gentle breeze, oho!
Oho, swaying softly, I felt it embrace my heart
I saw my tender, plantain-smooth body
wilt away a little
When you called me close, I saw myself change
Your eyes touched me and passed by
Your hands reached out, filled with longing
Aha, I saw your graceful steps
hesitate with a touch of fear
Oho, I saw your colorful, fruit-like lips
speaking sweet words of love
Aha, I saw your tender, vine-like waist
pleading so gently
Within a woman, I saw both earth and heaven
Your eyes touched me and passed by
Your hands reached out, filled with longing
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennai Thottu Sendrana Kangal is a deeply romantic duet from the 1963 film Paar Magaley Paar, celebrating the sweet anguish of longing and intimate love. The song portrays two lovers capturing the subtle bodily and emotional shifts triggered by fleeting touches, shy glances, and gentle words. Through vivid imagery of nature—such as screwpine petals, tender banana stems, and fragile creepers—the lyrics convey how bashfulness and desire entwine to transform the lovers' world. Ultimately, the song elevates intimate romantic devotion to a cosmic experience, as the protagonist discovers both earth and heaven within the beloved. Kannadasan's lyrical finesse combined with Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy's composition creates a timeless portrait of delicate romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Endhan vaazhai udal sattru

Compares the tender body to a soft banana plant stem to convey vulnerability and delicate beauty.

Metaphor

Aahaa pinju kodi idai

Compares the woman's slender waist to a delicate young vine creeper.

Hyperbole

Pennukkul mannodu vinnai kanden

Exaggerates romantic bliss by claiming to see both the earth and heaven within the beloved woman.

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Trivia

The song features in the 1963 Tamil drama Paar Magaley Paar, composed by the acclaimed duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and rendered by P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela.

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