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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Vittu Odipoga Mudiyuma

From Kumudham · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Kumudham
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
Naam iruvar alla oruvar
Ini theriyumaa aaa..aaa…theriyumaa
Ennai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
Naam iruvar alla oruvar
Ini theriyumaa aaa..aaa…theriyumaa
Kannukkullae pugundhu
Kadhaigal sonna pinnae
Ennathilae nirandhu
Adhil idam piditha pinnae
Endhan annai thandhai
Sammadhitha pinnae
Endhan annai thandhai
Sammadhitha pinnae
Anbin thanmaiyai arindhu konda pinnae
Hoo ooo oo oo ooo
Unnai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
En ullam kaanum kanavu
Enna theriyumaa aa aaa theriyumaa
Annam pola nadai nadandhu vandhu
En arugamarndhu naanathodu kunindhu
Annam pola nadai nadandhu vandhu
En arugamarndhu naanathodu kunindhu
Kannam sivakka nee irukka
Manjal kayiru eduhunadhu
Kazhuthil mudikkum inba naal theriyum podhu
Aa… aa… aaa…aa…..aaa
Ennai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
Naam iruvar alla oruvar
Ini theriyumaa aaa..aaa…theriyumaa
Malar maalai sootti
Pala perum vaazhtha
Valaiyaadum en kaiyin viralil
Kanaiyaazhi pootti
Pudhu paadhai kaatti
Uravaadum thirunaalin iravil
Ilanthendral kaatrum
Valar kaadhal paattum
Vilaiyaadum azhagaana araiyil
Suvaiyoorum paalum
Kani chaarum kondu
Thaniyae nee varugindra nilaiyil
Hoo ooo oo oo ooo
Unnai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
En ullam kaanum kanavu
Enna theriyumaa aa aaa theriyumaa
Unnai vittu odi poga mudiyumaa
Ini mudiyumaa
En ullam kaanum kanavu
Enna theriyumaa aa aaa theriyumaa
Could you ever run away from me?
Could you do that now?
We are not two people, but one.
Do you realize it now? Ah... ah... do you know?
Could you ever run away from me?
Could you do that now?
We are not two people, but one.
Do you realize it now? Ah... ah... do you know?
After entering into my eyes
and whispering sweet stories,
after filling my thoughts
and making a home in my heart,
after my mother and father
have given their consent,
after my mother and father
have given their consent,
after understanding the true nature of love...
Hoo oh oh oh oh oh
Could I ever run away from you?
Could I do that now?
The dream my heart sees,
do you know what it is? Ah ah... do you know?
Walking with the grace of a swan,
sitting beside me and shyly bowing your head,
walking with the grace of a swan,
sitting beside me and shyly bowing your head,
as your cheeks blush red,
knowing the joyful day when the sacred yellow thread
is tied around your neck...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah
Could you ever run away from me?
Could you do that now?
We are not two people, but one.
Do you realize it now? Ah... ah... do you know?
Garlanded with flowers,
as so many people bless us,
on the finger of my bangle-wearing hand
slipping a wedding ring,
showing me a new path,
on that sacred wedding night when we unite,
as a gentle breeze
and a song of growing love
play around the lovely room,
bringing sweet, delicious milk
and fresh fruit juice,
when you come to me all alone...
Hoo oh oh oh oh oh
Could I ever run away from you?
Could I do that now?
The dream my heart sees,
do you know what it is? Ah ah... do you know?
Could I ever run away from you?
Could I do that now?
The dream my heart sees,
do you know what it is? Ah ah... do you know?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennai Vittu Odi Poga Mudiyumaa is a classic romantic duet from the 1961 Tamil film Kumudham, featuring lyrics by Kannadasan. The song captures a sweet, playful banter between lovers who realize that their individual identities have merged into one single soul. With the approval of their parents, they fondly tease each other about how impossible it has become to ever part ways.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Annam pola nadai nadandhu vandhu”

Compares the bride's graceful walk to the elegant movement of a swan ('Annam').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kadhaigal sonna pinnae / Adhil idam piditha pinnae / Sammadhitha pinnae”

Multiple consecutive lines end with the rhyming temporal suffix 'pinnae' ('after').

Muran (Antithesis)

“Naam iruvar alla oruvar”

Contrasts the concepts of two ('iruvar') and one ('oruvar') to emphasize emotional and spiritual oneness.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kannukkullae pugundhu / Kadhaigal sonna pinnae”

The initial letter sound 'Ka' repeats at the beginning of adjacent line segments.

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Trivia

This famous romantic track from Kumudham (1961) was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and sung by the legendary duo T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The film starred S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari. Poet Kannadasan's evocative imagery of traditional Tamil wedding rituals—such as the yellow thread ('manjal kayiru') and exchange of rings ('kanaiyaazhi')—made this song an enduring wedding favorite.

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