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Ennammaa Ennammaa

From Pon Ondru Kanden · 2024

Lyricist
Vignesh Ramakrishna
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Pon Ondru Kanden2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ennamma ennammaa irukkaadaaHow amazing she is, man!
Moththama moththama kavuthaadaaShe completely bowled me over, man!
Thangama thangama jolichaadaaShe shone like pure gold, man!
Bodhai kaadaaA forest of intoxication!
Male
Konjamaa konjamaa sirichaadaaShe gave just a tiny smile, man!
Bangamaa bangamaa mudichaadaaShe totally finished me off, man!
Engammaa polave azhagaa irukaadaaShe is as beautiful as my mother, man!
Male
Hey ava nenappaa kedaken thavikenHey, I lie restless, immersed in her thoughts!
Ava morachaa muliyaa mulikkeanIf she glares, I stare helplessly like a fool!
Ava nadakkum vazhiyil thenamumEvery day on the path where she walks,
Alaiyuren naanumI too wander around aimlessly!
Male
Ava imaiyaa porakka thudikkeanI long to be born as her eyelash!
Ava kanavaa kadatha nenaikkeanI wish to kidnap her dreams!
Athai nadathi mudippean koduppeanI will make that happen and give my all,
Rasippean dhenam dhenam thaanguveaneyI will cherish it every day and endure it!
Male
Ennamma ennammaa irukkaadaaHow amazing she is, man!
Moththama moththama kavuthaadaaShe completely bowled me over, man!
Thangama thangama jolichaadaaShe shone like pure gold, man!
Bodhai kaadaaA forest of intoxication!
Male
Modhavaati puriyala perusaaThe first time, I didn't understand it much,
Manasoda orasuraa dhinusaaShe brushes against my heart in a unique way,
Uyirellaam olappuraa kalakkuraaShe stirs up and shakes my entire soul,
Pudhusaaga porantheneyI felt like I was born anew!
Male
Alaiyaame veetukkula irundhumEven without roaming outside, sitting inside the house,
Palavaati kulikkuren dhinamumI take a bath multiple times a day!
Azhaga naan kolamburen kudhikkuren unnaaleI beautifully get confused and jump with joy because of you!
Male
Appappa oru paarvaiyathaan vachchaOh my, she cast just a single glance at me,
Kannukkulla niyabagama thaichchaaShe stitched it as a memory inside my eyes!
Enna venummnu ennai kettaaIf anyone asks me what I want,
Unna mattumthaan kaetpenI will ask only for you!
Male
Thappu onnu senju maatru vethanaiyaMaking a mistake and enduring the altered pain,
Thanimaiyil naan paarkuren eppodhumI always face it alone in solitude.
Oruvaati nee vaadi seralaamadiCome to me just once, girl, let us join together!
Male
Ennamma ennammaa irukkaadaaHow amazing she is, man!
Moththama moththama kavuthaadaaShe completely bowled me over, man!
Thangama thangama jolichaadaaShe shone like pure gold, man!
Bodhai kaadaaA forest of intoxication!
Male
Konjamaa konjamaa sirichaadaaShe gave just a tiny smile, man!
Bangamaa bangamaa mudichaadaaShe totally finished me off, man!
Engammaa polave azhagaa irukaadaa deiShe is as beautiful as my mother, hey man!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Ennamma Ennamma from Pon Ondru Kanden is a vibrant, youth-centric romantic track expressing a young man's playful and overwhelmed state of mind after falling in love. He enthusiastically describes his beloved to his friend, comparing her endearing nature to his mother's beauty and describing her presence as an intoxicating trance. The protagonist detail how she occupies his entire mind, making him feel reborn, confused, and filled with restless joy. Through hyperbole and colloquial imagery—such as wanting to become her eyelash or stitching her glance inside his eyes—the song captures the innocent, obsessive excitement of contemporary love. Yuvan Shankar Raja's signature vocals bring out the carefree slang and upbeat emotional cadence of the lyrics.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Addukodai / Repetition

Konjamaa konjamaa sirichaadaa

Repetition of words like 'konjamaa konjamaa' and 'moththama moththama' emphasizes the degree and intensity of feelings.

Simile

Engammaa polave azhagaa irukaadaa

Direct comparison of the girl's beauty and innocence to the protagonist's mother using 'polave' (like).

Metaphor

Bodhai kaadaa

Describes the girl or the feeling of love as a 'forest of intoxication'.

Metaphor

Kannukkulla niyabagama thaichchaa

Metaphorically describes capturing a glance as 'stitching a memory inside the eyes'.

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Trivia

Pon Ondru Kanden (2024) features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who also lent his voice to this song written by Vignesh Ramakrishna. The title of the movie is inspired by the iconic classic song 'Pon Ondru Kanden' from the 1961 movie Padithal Mattum Bumaa.

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