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Ennamo Nadanthuruku

From Seeman · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Venkataraman, Shanmugasundari, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Seeman
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
26 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi ennaadi idhu pottellaam azhinjirukku…
Ada poovellaam kalanjirukku….
Aiyaiyo… ho ho ho ho
M… mmm… oo…
Ho ho ho ho mm… mm…oo…
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
Theerum namma samsiyam
Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan
Mothamaa senjeeraa
Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Naan arinja modha ivara nenjam innum marakkala
Naappatthettu varusam ippo aanaa enna kasakkala
Em purusan enna senjaan ippo adhaan nadandhuchu
Naan mudicha poovum pottum ippadi thaan kalanjuchu
Modha modha anubavam
Ho ho ho ho
Koodichaa koranjichaa
Ho ho ho ho
Paal vaangi kudichiruppaan paadangala padichiruppaan
Thaamboolam pottukkittu maaraappa izhuthiruppaan
Aathaadi vidiyum vara adichiruppaan lootti thaan
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
Theerum namma samsiyam
Lalalaa laala laalaa lalalaa lalaa …oho oho
Lalalaa oho lalaa …oho
Laala laalaalala laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa
Yaendiyammaa marumagalae
Enna senjaan maappilla
Yaeraalamaa silumisham thaan
Senjadhundaa iduppula
Pottikkada laandhara pol
Kannu sevandhu kedakkudhu
Poo udhadu kanni poyi
Kaayam pattu kedakkudhu
Vaadi poyi muzhikkiraen
Yaen yaen yaen
Vekkamaai sirikkiraen
Yaen yaen yaen
Thoongaama muzhichirundhu
Dramava nadathuniyaa
Maar maela kozhandhaiya pola
Maamaava kedathuniyaa
Kooraendi vaai thirandhu nee rasicha kaatchiya
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Ulla thaan maranjirukku palliyara ragasiyam
Thuppu thaan thulakki puttaa
Theerum namma samsiyam
Maappilla thappu thandaa thaan
Mothamaa senjeeraa
Senjadha solla chonna thaan ovvonnaa solveeraa
Ennamo nadandhirukku ennaangadi adhisayam
Kannamo sevandhirukku kandu pudi avasiyam
Hey girl, what is this, your bindi is all smudged...
And the flowers in your hair are all messed up...
Oh my goodness... ho ho ho ho
Mm... mmm... ooh...
Ho ho ho ho mm... mm... ooh...
Something has surely happened! What is this wonder, girls?
Her cheeks are glowing red; we must find out for sure!
Hidden inside is the secret of the bridal chamber.
Once we crack the clues,
All our doubts will be cleared!
Did the groom get up to all kinds of mischief,
Doing it all in one go?
If we ask what happened, will you tell us one by one?
Something has surely happened! What is this wonder, girls?
Her cheeks are glowing red; we must find out for sure!
My heart still hasn't forgotten my first night with him;
Forty-eight years have passed now, but the sweet memory hasn't faded!
What my husband did to me back then is what happened here now!
The flowers and bindi I wore got ruffled just like this!
That very first experience,
Ho ho ho ho
Did it live up to your hopes or fall short?
Ho ho ho ho
He must have drunk the milk and learned his sweet lessons,
Chewing betel leaves, he must have pulled at your sari pallu,
Oh my, till the break of dawn he must have had playful fun!
Something has surely happened! What is this wonder, girls?
Her cheeks are glowing red; we must find out for sure!
Hidden inside is the secret of the bridal chamber.
Once we crack the clues,
All our doubts will be cleared!
La la la laala laala lalala lala... oho oho
Lalala oho lala... oho
Lala laalalala laalaalaala laalaalaala
Tell us, dear daughter-in-law,
What did the groom do to you?
Plenty of playful, naughty mischief,
Did he tease around your waist?
Like a lantern in a roadside shop,
Your eyes are glowing bright red!
Your flower-soft lips are bruised,
Marked with tender bites!
You look so tired and stare blankly,
Why, why, why?
You smile with shy delight,
Why, why, why?
Staying awake the whole night,
Did you play out a whole drama of love?
Like a baby upon your chest,
Did you let your man rest?
Open your mouth and tell us the scenes you enjoyed!
Something has surely happened! What is this wonder, girls?
Her cheeks are glowing red; we must find out for sure!
Hidden inside is the secret of the bridal chamber.
Once we crack the clues,
All our doubts will be cleared!
Did the groom get up to all kinds of mischief,
Doing it all in one go?
If we ask what happened, will you tell us one by one?
Something has surely happened! What is this wonder, girls?
Her cheeks are glowing red; we must find out for sure!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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