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Ennamma Sowkkiyamma

From Koduthu Vaithaval · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Koduthu Vaithaval
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
20 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
{Chinnammaa odambilae ippo
Sirikkudhu kaanji pattu
Siru thaen kuzhal polae
Poonghuzhal maelae
Thoongudhu malligai mottu} (2)
Penmaiyilae thaen eduthu
Vandhadhu thanga thattu
Penmaiyilae thaen eduthu
Vandhadhu thanga thattu
Un kangalukkae virundhu vaikka
Parandhadhu kaadhal sittu
Un kangalukkae virundhu vaikka
Parandhadhu kaadhal sittu
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
Nenaikkira nenappae ippadi irundhaa
Nerukkatthilae varum sorkkam
Nenaikkira nenappae ippadi irundhaa
Nerukkatthilae varum sorkkam
Adhil inikkira inippai
Unakkena thandhaen
Inimael enakkenna vetkkam
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
Naaloru maeni pozhudhoru vannam
Yerudhu merugu angae
Adhai maalaiyil paarthaa manasula vellam
Oorudhu urugudhu ingae
Naaloru maeni pozhudhoru vannam
Yerudhu merugu angae
Adhai maalaiyil paarthaa manasula vellam
Oorudhu urugudhu ingae
Arubadhu naazhigai
Muzhuvadhum unnidam
Adaikkalam pugundhadhu nenjam
Arubadhu naazhigai
Muzhuvadhum unnidam
Adaikkalam pugundhadhu nenjam
Nee aalavandhaai naan
Vaazha vandhen
Idhil aanandham iniyenna panjam
Nee aalavandhaai naan
Vaazha vandhen
Idhil aanandham iniyenna panjam
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
Ennammaa saukkiyamaa
Eppadi irukkudhu manasu
Yaedho onga gnyaabagathaalae
Pozhachu kedakkudhu usuru
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
On my young lady's body now,
Kanchipuram silk shines brightly,
And like soft, sweet curls,
upon your flower-decked hair,
jasmine buds are sleeping softly.
Gathering honey from womanhood,
a golden platter has arrived.
Gathering honey from womanhood,
a golden platter has arrived.
To offer a feast for your eyes,
the little bird of love flew in.
To offer a feast for your eyes,
the little bird of love flew in.
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
If just the thought is like this,
heaven will arrive in our closeness.
If just the thought is like this,
heaven will arrive in our closeness.
The sweetness that is found within it,
I have given entirely to you;
what shyness is left for me now?
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
Growing more lovely by the day and hour,
your beauty glows so bright over there.
When I see it in the evening, a flood of feeling
wells up and melts my heart right here.
Growing more lovely by the day and hour,
your beauty glows so bright over there.
When I see it in the evening, a flood of feeling
wells up and melts my heart right here.
Through all sixty Nazhigais (all day and night),
fully by your side,
my heart has found its refuge.
Through all sixty Nazhigais (all day and night),
fully by your side,
my heart has found its refuge.
You came to rule, and I
came to live for you;
how could we ever lack joy?
You came to rule, and I
came to live for you;
how could we ever lack joy?
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
How are you doing, my dear?
How is your heart feeling?
Only because of your thoughts,
my life still manages to live on.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"Ennammaa Saukkiyamaa" is a tender romantic duet from the 1963 Tamil film Koduthu Vaithaval, presenting an affectionate exchange between lovers who inquire about each other's well-being and express how cherished memories sustain them through distance. The song captures the delicate beauty of romantic yearning, admiring traditional attire, floral adornments, and the ecstatic closeness shared between soulmates.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Sirikkudhu kaanji pattu

The silk garment is poetically described as smiling ('sirikkudhu kaanji pattu'), giving a human emotion to an inanimate attire to emphasize its radiant beauty.

Metaphor

Parandhadhu kaadhal sittu

The speaker metaphorically refers to affection as a little bird ('kaadhal sittu') taking flight to present a visual feast for the lover's eyes.

Hyperbole

Adhai maalaiyil paarthaa manasula vellam

The emotional stirrings in the heart are dramatically compared to a swelling flood ('manasula vellam oorudhu urugudhu') created by the sight of the beloved.

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Trivia

The film Koduthu Vaithaval (1963), starring M. G. Ramachandran, featured memorable music by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, showcasing popular romantic duets sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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