Ennamo Nadanthuruku
From Seeman · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Venkataraman, Shanmugasundari, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Seeman1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Adi ennaadi idhu pottellaam azhinjirukku… | Oh my, why has the bindi smudged like this... |
| Male | |
| Ada poovellaam kalanjirukku…. | Oh, and all the flowers are disheveled.... |
| Chorus | |
| Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho | Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho |
| M… mmm… oo… | M… mmm… oo… |
| Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo… | Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo… |
| Female | |
| Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam | Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder? |
| Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam | Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential! |
| Male | |
| Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam | Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber. |
| Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa | If we unravel the clues, |
| Theerum namma samsiyam | Our doubts will be resolved! |
| Chorus | |
| Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan | Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief? |
| Mothamaa senjeeraa | Did he do it all in full? |
| Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa | If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one? |
| Female | |
| Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam | Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder? |
| Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam | Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential! |
| Female | |
| Naan arinja modha ivara nenjam innum marakkala | My heart has still not forgotten the first time I knew him. |
| Naappatthettu varusam ippo aanaa enna kasakkala | Though forty-eight years have passed now, it hasn't lost its sweetness. |
| Em purusan enna senjaan ippo adhaan nadandhuchu | What my husband did to me then, is what happened now! |
| Naan mudicha poovum pottum ippadi thaan kalanjuchu | The flowers and bindi I wore got messy in the same way. |
| Female | |
| Modha modha anubavam | Was it a first-time experience? |
| Chorus | |
| Ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho |
| Female | |
| Koodichaa koranjichaa | Did it increase or decrease? |
| Chorus | |
| Ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho |
| Paal vaangi kudichiruppaan paadangala padichiruppaan | He must have bought and drunk milk, and learned his lessons! |
| Thaamboolam pottukkittu maaraappa izhuthiruppaan | Chewing betel leaves, he must have pulled her saree drape! |
| Aathaadi vidiyum vara adichiruppaan lootti thaan | Oh my, until dawn broke, he must have caused quite a riot of romance! |
| Female | |
| Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam | Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder? |
| Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam | Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential! |
| Male | |
| Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam | Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber. |
| Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa | If we unravel the clues, |
| Theerum namma samsiyam | Our doubts will be resolved! |
| Chorus | |
| Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho | Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho |
| Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho | Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho |
| Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa | Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa |
| Male | |
| Yaendiyammaa marumagalae | Tell me, daughter-in-law, |
| Enna senjaan maappilla | What did the groom do? |
| Female | |
| Yaeraalamaa silumisham thaan | Did he indulge in endless playful flirtation |
| Senjadhundaa iduppula | At your waist? |
| Male | |
| Pottikkada laandhara pol | Like the lantern in a small roadside shop, |
| Kannu sevandhu kedakkudhu | Your eyes lie glowing red! |
| Female | |
| Poo udhadu kanni poyi | Your flower-like lips have bruised, |
| Kaayam pattu kedakkudhu | And lie wounded! |
| Female | |
| Vaadi poyi muzhikkiraen | I stare wilted and tired, |
| Chorus | |
| Yaen yaen yaen | Why, why, why? |
| Female | |
| Vekkamaai sirikkiraen | I laugh shyly, |
| Chorus | |
| Yaen yaen yaen | Why, why, why? |
| Thoongaama muzhichirundhu | Staying awake without sleeping, |
| Dramava nadathuniyaa | Did you put on a whole drama? |
| Maar maela kozhandhaiya pola | Like a child on your chest, |
| Maamaava kedathuniyaa | Did you make uncle lie down? |
| Kooraendi vaai thirandhu nee rasicha kaatchiya | Speak up and tell us the scene you enjoyed! |
| Female | |
| Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam | Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder? |
| Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam | Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential! |
| Male | |
| Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam | Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber. |
| Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa | If we unravel the clues, |
| Theerum namma samsiyam | Our doubts will be resolved! |
| Chorus | |
| Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan | Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief? |
| Mothamaa senjeeraa | Did he do it all in full? |
| Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa | If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one? |
| Female | |
| Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam | Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder? |
| Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam | Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential! |
அடி என்னாடி இது பொட்டெல்லாம் அழிஞ்சிருக்கு...
Oh my, why has the bindi smudged like this...
அட பூவெல்லாம் கலஞ்சிருக்கு...
Oh, and all the flowers are disheveled....
அய்யய்யோ... ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ
ம்... ம்... ம்... ஓ...
ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ...ம்... ம்... ம்... ஓ...
Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho
M… mmm… oo…
Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo…
என்னமோ நடந்திருக்கு என்னாங்கடி அதிசயம்
கன்னமோ செவந்திருக்கு கண்டு புடி அவசியம்
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
உள்ள தான் மறஞ்சிருக்கு பள்ளியற ரகசியம்
துப்புத் தான் துலக்கிப் புட்டா
தீரும் நம்ம சம்சியம்
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
If we unravel the clues,
Our doubts will be resolved!
மாப்பிள்ள தப்பு தண்டாதான்
மொத்தமா செஞ்சீரா
செஞ்சத சொல்லச் சொன்னாதான்
ஒவ்வொண்ணா சொல்வீரா
Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief?
Did he do it all in full?
If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one?
என்னமோ நடந்திருக்கு என்னாங்கடி அதிசயம்
கன்னமோ செவந்திருக்கு கண்டு புடி அவசியம்
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
நான் அறிஞ்ச மொத இரவ
நெஞ்சம் இன்னும் மறக்கல
நாப்பத்தெட்டு வருசம் இப்போ
ஆனா என்ன கசக்கல
எம் புருசன் என்ன செஞ்சான்
இப்போ அதான் நடந்துச்சு
நான் முடிச்ச பூவும் பொட்டும்
இப்படித்தான் கலஞ்சுச்சு
My heart has still not forgotten the first time I knew him.
Though forty-eight years have passed now, it hasn't lost its sweetness.
What my husband did to me then, is what happened now!
The flowers and bindi I wore got messy in the same way.
மொத மொத அனுபவம்
Was it a first-time experience?
ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ
Ho ho ho ho
கூடிச்சா கொறஞ்சிச்சா
Did it increase or decrease?
ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ ஹொ
பால் வாங்கி குடிச்சிருப்பான்
பாடங்கள படிச்சுருப்பான்
தாம்பூலம் போட்டுக்கிட்டு
மாராப்ப இழுத்திருப்பான்
ஆத்தாடி விடியும் வர
அடிச்சிருப்பான் லூட்டி தான்
Ho ho ho ho
He must have bought and drunk milk, and learned his lessons!
Chewing betel leaves, he must have pulled her saree drape!
Oh my, until dawn broke, he must have caused quite a riot of romance!
என்னமோ நடந்திருக்கு என்னாங்கடி அதிசயம்
கன்னமோ செவந்திருக்கு கண்டு புடி அவசியம்
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
உள்ள தான் மறஞ்சிருக்கு பள்ளியற ரகசியம்
துப்புத் தான் துலக்கிப் புட்டா
தீரும் நம்ம சம்சியம்
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
If we unravel the clues,
Our doubts will be resolved!
லலலா லால லாலா லலலா லலா ஒஹோ ஒஹோ
லலலா ஒஹோ லலா ஒஹோ
லால லாலாலல லாலாலாலா லாலாலாலா
Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho
Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho
Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa
ஏன்டியம்மா மருமகளே
என்ன செஞ்சான் மாப்பிள்ள
Tell me, daughter-in-law,
What did the groom do?
ஏராளமா சிலுமிஷம்தான்
செஞ்சதுண்டா இடுப்புல
Did he indulge in endless playful flirtation
At your waist?
பொட்டிக்கட லாந்தரப் போல்
கண்ணு செவந்து கெடக்குது
Like the lantern in a small roadside shop,
Your eyes lie glowing red!
பூ உதடு கன்னிப் போயி
காயம் பட்டுக் கெடக்குது
Your flower-like lips have bruised,
And lie wounded!
வாடிப் போய் முழிக்கிறேன்
I stare wilted and tired,
ஏன் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
Why, why, why?
வெக்கமாய் சிரிக்கிறேன்
I laugh shyly,
ஏன் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
தூங்காம முழிச்சிருந்து
டிராமாவ நடத்துனியா
மார் மேல கொழந்தையப் போல்
மாமாவ கெடத்துனியா
கூறேன்டி வாய் திறந்து நீ ரசிச்ச காட்சிய
Why, why, why?
Staying awake without sleeping,
Did you put on a whole drama?
Like a child on your chest,
Did you make uncle lie down?
Speak up and tell us the scene you enjoyed!
என்னமோ நடந்திருக்கு என்னாங்கடி அதிசயம்
கன்னமோ செவந்திருக்கு கண்டு புடி அவசியம்
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
உள்ள தான் மறஞ்சிருக்கு பள்ளியற ரகசியம்
துப்புத் தான் துலக்கிப் புட்டா
தீரும் நம்ம சம்சியம்
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
If we unravel the clues,
Our doubts will be resolved!
மாப்பிள்ள தப்பு தண்டா தான்
மொத்தமா செஞ்சீரா
செஞ்சத சொல்லச் சொன்னா தான்
ஒவ்வொண்ணா சொல்வீரா
Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief?
Did he do it all in full?
If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one?
என்னமோ நடந்திருக்கு என்னாங்கடி அதிசயம்
கன்னமோ செவந்திருக்கு கண்டு புடி அவசியம்
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Adi ennaadi idhu pottellaam azhinjirukku…
Oh my, why has the bindi smudged like this...
Ada poovellaam kalanjirukku….
Oh, and all the flowers are disheveled....
Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho
Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho
M… mmm… oo…
M… mmm… oo…
Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo…
Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo…
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
If we unravel the clues,
Theerum namma samsiyam
Our doubts will be resolved!
Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan
Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief?
Mothamaa senjeeraa
Did he do it all in full?
Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa
If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one?
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Naan arinja modha ivara nenjam innum marakkala
My heart has still not forgotten the first time I knew him.
Naappatthettu varusam ippo aanaa enna kasakkala
Though forty-eight years have passed now, it hasn't lost its sweetness.
Em purusan enna senjaan ippo adhaan nadandhuchu
What my husband did to me then, is what happened now!
Naan mudicha poovum pottum ippadi thaan kalanjuchu
The flowers and bindi I wore got messy in the same way.
Modha modha anubavam
Was it a first-time experience?
Ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho
Koodichaa koranjichaa
Did it increase or decrease?
Ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho
Paal vaangi kudichiruppaan paadangala padichiruppaan
He must have bought and drunk milk, and learned his lessons!
Thaamboolam pottukkittu maaraappa izhuthiruppaan
Chewing betel leaves, he must have pulled her saree drape!
Aathaadi vidiyum vara adichiruppaan lootti thaan
Oh my, until dawn broke, he must have caused quite a riot of romance!
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
If we unravel the clues,
Theerum namma samsiyam
Our doubts will be resolved!
Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho
Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho
Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho
Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho
Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa
Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa
Yaendiyammaa marumagalae
Tell me, daughter-in-law,
Enna senjaan maappilla
What did the groom do?
Yaeraalamaa silumisham thaan
Did he indulge in endless playful flirtation
Senjadhundaa iduppula
At your waist?
Pottikkada laandhara pol
Like the lantern in a small roadside shop,
Kannu sevandhu kedakkudhu
Your eyes lie glowing red!
Poo udhadu kanni poyi
Your flower-like lips have bruised,
Kaayam pattu kedakkudhu
And lie wounded!
Vaadi poyi muzhikkiraen
I stare wilted and tired,
Yaen yaen yaen
Why, why, why?
Vekkamaai sirikkiraen
I laugh shyly,
Yaen yaen yaen
Why, why, why?
Thoongaama muzhichirundhu
Staying awake without sleeping,
Dramava nadathuniyaa
Did you put on a whole drama?
Maar maela kozhandhaiya pola
Like a child on your chest,
Maamaava kedathuniyaa
Did you make uncle lie down?
Kooraendi vaai thirandhu nee rasicha kaatchiya
Speak up and tell us the scene you enjoyed!
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Hidden inside is the secret of the bedchamber.
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
If we unravel the clues,
Theerum namma samsiyam
Our doubts will be resolved!
Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan
Did the groom commit all kinds of playful mischief?
Mothamaa senjeeraa
Did he do it all in full?
Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa
If we ask you to reveal what happened, will you tell us one by one?
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Something has happened, girls, what is this wonder?
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Her cheeks are blushing red, figure it out, it is essential!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ennamo Nadandhirukku is a playful and lighthearted folk-style celebration song from the film Seeman (1994). The lyrics center around the women of the household good-naturedly teasing a newlywed bride after her first night of marriage. Observing her smudged pottu (bindi), ruffled floral hair ornaments, glowing red cheeks, and tired eyes, the women curiosity-tease her to uncover the playful secrets of the bedchamber.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ennamo nadandhirukku / Kannamo sevandhirukku”
The second consonant sound 'nna' (ன்ன) matches between 'Ennamo' and 'Kannamo', creating rhythmic harmony.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ennamo nadandhirukku / Kannamo sevandhirukku”
Both lines end with the matching suffix '-hirukku', forming a delightful end rhyme.
Upamai (Simile)
“Pottikkada laandhara pol / Kannu sevandhu kedakkudhu”
The bride's red, tired eyes after an all-nighter are explicitly compared to the glowing red flame of a small shop lantern ('pottikkada laandhar').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Poo udhadu kanni poyi”
The bride's soft lips are metaphorically described as 'flower lips' (poo udhadu).
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Trivia
Seeman is a 1994 Tamil village drama film starring R. Sarathkumar and Sukanya, directed by Raj Kapoor. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Soundaryan with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali.
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