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Ennai Vittu Sendravaney

From Mine · 2020

Lyricist
Kavingan Sandy
Singers
Madhura Dhara Talluri, Aswath Ajith
Music director
Naveed Rehman
Details
Mine2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kaadhal pol vali illaiThere is no pain quite like love,
Adhu pol veru sugamum illaiNor is there any sweet pleasure like it.
Un nizhal kooda ithanai naatkalAll these days, even your shadow
Kaana mudiyavillaiCould not be seen.
Female
Un kural ketkaTo hear your voice,
Un mugam paarkkaTo look at your face,
Ithanai naatkal aanathaeIt has taken so many days.
Un kaiyai koorkkaTo intertwine our hands,
Ithanai naatkalAll these days
Naragathil vaazhthenaeI have lived in hell.
Female
Ennai vittu sendravanaeOh, the one who walked away from me,
Nee engae ponai ithanai naalumWhere did you go all these days?
Undhan nyabaga theeyilIn the burning fire of your memories,
Erindhae karaigindrenI am consumed and melting away.
Pani poovai naan malarthenaeI blossomed like a delicate dewdrop flower
Nee sonna vaarthaiyai kettuUpon listening to the words you spoke.
Ithanai naatkal naan kaathirunthenAll these days I have been waiting,
Unnai paarkka thudikindrenMy heart aches with longing to see you.
Female
En uyirinil kalantha un vaasamYour fragrance, intertwined with my very soul,
Nee varum bodhellaam minnal veesumBrings a flash of lightning whenever you appear.
Paarvaiyal nee alaikkum neramWhen you call out to me with your glance,
Kanavae uravai thondrumaeEven a mere dream feels like a living bond.
Female
Nee vittu ponathumEver since you departed,
En vaazhkayin artham kaanalaI haven't found any meaning in my life.
Vazhiyinil vandha mazhaiyum neeyaeYou are the soothing rain that arrived along my path,
Puyalum neeyae thaaragaiyaeYou are the tempest, and you are the guiding star.
Female
Neeyae neeyae kaadhal aavaiYou yourself become love,
Ennai adhil moozhga seivaiAnd submerge me deep within it.
Vizhikamalae vizhi engumEven without opening my eyes, everywhere,
Un vazhi kaatuvathaeYour presence guides my path.
Male
Kangal kaana penmai neeyaeYou are womanhood personified for eyes to behold,
Unnil ennai eerkiraayaeDrawing me helplessly into you.
Visai yaavaiyumAll the forces of nature—
Ingu isaiyena maatrida ninaipadhu yenWhy attempt to turn them all into music here?
Female
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Male
Udal mattum pirindhidumaeOnly our physical bodies will separate,
Manam ondrai vaazhdhidumaeOur souls shall live united as one.
Ninaivugal serthidavaeTo gather our cherished memories,
Ennul vaa nee endhan uyiraeCome inside me, oh my very soul.
Female
Ennai vittu sendravanaeOh, the one who walked away from me,
Nee engae ponai ithanai naalumWhere did you go all these days?
Un nyabaga theeyilIn the burning fire of your memory,
Erindhae karaigindrenI am consumed and melting away.
Pani poovai naan malarthenaeI blossomed like a delicate dewdrop flower
Nee sonna vaarthaiyai kettuUpon listening to the words you spoke.
Ithanai naatkal naan kaathirunthenAll these days I have been waiting,
Unnai paarkka thudikindrenMy heart aches with longing to see you.
Female
En uyirinil kalantha un vaasamYour fragrance, intertwined with my very soul,
Nee varum bodhellam minnal veesumBrings a flash of lightning whenever you appear.
Paarvaiyal nee alaikkum neramWhen you call out to me with your glance,
Kanavae uravai thondrumaeEven a mere dream feels like a living bond.
Female
Nee vittu ponathumEver since you departed,
En vaazhkayin artham kaanalaI haven't found any meaning in my life.
Vazhiyinil vandha mazhaiyum neeyaeYou are the soothing rain that arrived along my path,
Puyalum neeyae thaaragaiyaeYou are the tempest, and you are the guiding star.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song explores the poignant agony and blissful intensity of romantic separation and longing. The protagonist reflects on the bittersweet duality of love—how it causes immense pain while simultaneously offering incomparable joy. Suffering through the agonising absence of their beloved, the lover feels as though they have been living in a dark void where memories act as a burning fire, consuming them from within. Despite the physical separation, the underlying emotional connection remains unshakeable. The lover envisions the beloved as contrasting forces of nature—both a gentle rain and a turbulent storm, a distant star and the essence of love itself. Ultimately, the song reinforces the transcendental bond of love that goes beyond physical boundaries, declaring that while bodies may drift apart, their souls remain forever entwined.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

Kaadhal pol vali illai / Adhu pol veru sugamum illai

Contrasts 'vali' (pain) and 'sugam' (pleasure) in consecutive lines to emphasize the dual nature of love.

Metaphor

Undhan nyabaga theeyil / Erindhae karaigindren

Compares memories to a burning fire ('nyabaga theeyil') that consumes the lover.

Simile

Pani poovai naan malarthenae

Compares the protagonist blossoming in love to a delicate, dew-kissed flower ('pani poo').

Muran (Antithesis / Oxymoron)

Vazhiyinil vandha mazhaiyum neeyae / Puyalum neeyae thaaragaiyae

Juxtaposes soothing imagery ('mazhai' - rain) with chaotic imagery ('puyal' - storm) to describe the lover's overwhelming presence.

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Trivia

The track features music composed by Naveed Rehman for the 2020 film 'Mine'. With lyrics penned by Kavingan Sandy, the emotional vocal delivery by Madhuri Dhara Talluri and Aswath Ajith accentuates the song's themes of separation, soulmate bonds, and romantic yearning.

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