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Lyrics & meaning

Ennai Yaar Endru

From Palum Pazhamum · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Palum Pazhamum
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
2 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai
Idhu yaar paadum paadalendru
Nee ketkiraai} (2)
Naan aval perai dhinam paadum
Kuyilallavaa…aaa
En paadal aval thantha
Mozhiyallavaa…
Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai
Idhu yaar paadum paadalendru
Nee ketkiraai
{Endrum silaiyaana
Un deivam pesaathaiyaa
Sarugaana malar meendum
Malaraathaiyaa} (2)
Kanavaana kadhai meendum
Thodaraathaiyaa
Kanavaana kadhai meendum
Thodaraathaiyaa
Kaatraana aval vaazhvu
Thirumbaathaiyaa…..
Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai
Idhu yaar paadum paadalendru
Nee ketkiraai
Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai….
{Enthan mana kovil silaiyaaga
Valarnthaalammaa
Malarodu malaraaga
Malarnthaalammaa} (2)
Kanavennum thaer yeri
Paranthaalammaa
Kanavennum thaer yeri
Paranthaalammaa
Kaatrodu kaatraaga
Kalanthaalammaa…
Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai
Idhu yaar paadum paadalendru
Nee ketkiraai
Indru unakkaaga uyir vaazhum
Thunaiyillaiyaa
Aval oli veesum ezhil konda
Silaiyillaiyaa
Aval vaazhvu nee thandha
Varamallavaa
Aval vaazhvu nee thandha
Varamallavaa
Anbodu avalodu
Magizhvaai aiyaa….
Ennai yaarendru enni enni
Nee paarkkiraai….aaa…aa…
Wondering who I am,
you look at me.
Asking whose song this is,
you listen.
Am I not the songbird
that sings her name every day?
Is not my song the language
that she gave me?
Wondering who I am,
you look at me.
Asking whose song this is,
you listen.
Turned forever into a stone idol,
your goddess will not speak.
A flower that has withered away
will never bloom again.
A story that turned into a dream
will not continue anymore.
A story that turned into a dream
will not continue anymore.
Her life that dissolved into the breeze
will never return...
Wondering who I am,
you look at me.
Asking whose song this is,
you listen.
Wondering who I am,
you look at me...
As an idol in the temple of my heart,
she lived and grew.
Like a blossoming flower among flowers,
she bloomed.
Riding on a chariot of dreams,
she flew away.
Riding on a chariot of dreams,
she flew away.
Blending with the wind,
she faded into the air...
Wondering who I am,
you look at me.
Asking whose song this is,
you listen.
Today, living only for you,
do you not have a life partner?
Is she not a radiant and graceful
living sculpture?
Is not her life a blessing
given by you?
Is not her life a blessing
given by you?
With love, beside her,
find your happiness, my dear...
Wondering who I am,
you look at me... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennai Yaarendru Enni Enni' from the classic 1961 film 'Palum Pazhamum' is a soulful, philosophical lament on love, loss, and acceptance. Sung from the perspective of a wandering singer or observer who understands the deep emotional turmoil of the protagonist, the lyrics compare lost love to a flower that has withered, a statue that cannot speak, or a dream that cannot be resumed once ended. Kannadasan's profound verses urge the listener to let go of dead memories that have dissolved like the wind and instead embrace the living companion who stands before them. The song moves from tragic mourning for a lost past to a gentle plea for emotional healing and moving forward with life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Enthan mana kovil silaiyaaga”

Compares the heart to a temple ('mana kovil') where the loved one resides as an enshrined deity.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Sarugaana malar meendum malaraathaiyaa”

Compares lost love/life to a withered flower ('sarugaana malar') that can never bloom again.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Valarnthaalammaa / Malarnthaalammaa / Paranthaalammaa / Kalanthaalammaa”

Consistent end-rhyming using the suffix '-aalammaa' across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, song-like cadence.

Personification

“Kaatraana aval vaazhvu thirumbaathaiyaa”

Personifies a person's departed life as the intangible wind ('kaatraana aval vaazhvu') that cannot return.

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Trivia

'Palum Pazhamum' (1961) is a celebrated Tamil drama directed by A. Bhimsingh, starring Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, and Sowcar Janaki. The music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by Kannadasan. This particular track, sung powerfully by T. M. Soundararajan (TMS), is renowned for its haunting melody and poignant philosophy about accepting reality over past heartbreak.

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