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Ennamo Seithai Nee

From Kadhalna Summa Illai · 2009

Lyricists
Not listed
Singers
Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan
Music directors
Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma
Movie name
Kadhalna Summa Illai
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Ennamo seithaai nee
Enna thaan seithaai nee } (2)
Ethiril yaarai paarkum pothum ho
Kangal unnaiya thaanae thedum
Kaalgal tharaiyil irukum pothum …mm
Manasu paranthu paarka thondrum
Ennamo seithaai nee
Enna thaan seithaai nee
Kudaigal kaiyil irukum pothum mm ..oh
Mazhaiyil nanainthu paarka thondrum
Konjam nerungi paarka thondrum ..mm
Konjam vilagi paarka thondrum
Unnai paarkum munnae uzhagam siriyathadi
Unnai paartha pinnae uzhagam periyathadi
Jannal thiranthu paarka vaithaai ho
Ennai unarnthu paarka vaithaai
Ho oh oh oh oh oh nee paarkum paarvai oru naal
Naan paarkum paarvai aagum
Eppadi eppadi eppadi enakul vanthaai
Enthan nenjai kettu paarthen
Ethanai ethanai ethanai thadavai ketum bathilgal illaiyae
Nathiyil midhakum vilaku ellam
Nathiyin aalam therivathillai
Kaadhal entha nimidam pirakum
Kadavul manathum arivathillai
Ennamo seithaai nee
Enna thaan seithaai nee
………………………………………..
Kuzhandhai siripinilae ullam thirudugiraai
Methuvaai mayil iragaai manathai varudugiraai
Kaalam urainthu poga vaithaai
Kanavil karainthu poga vaithaai
Oh oh oh oh oh oh boologam muzhuthum poo poothu
Pookolam aanathu unnalae
Eppadi eppadi eppadi enakul vanthaai
Enthan nenjai kettu paarthen
Ethanai ethanai ethanai ethanai thadavai ketum bathilgal illaiyae
Kangal kaditham pota pinnae ho
Kiligal paranthu varuvathillai
Kangal virumbi paartha pinnae oh
Idhayam murandu pidipathillai
Ennamo seithaai nee
Enna thaan seithaai nee
Konjam nerungi paarka thondrum mm .. oh
Konjam virumbi paarka thondrum
Kaalgal tharaiyil irukum pothum oh oh
Manasu paranthu paarka thondrum
You did something to me,
what on earth did you do to me?
Whoever stands before me, oh,
my eyes search only for you.
Even when my feet are on the ground, mm,
my heart wants to take flight.
You did something to me,
what on earth did you do to me?
Even with an umbrella in my hand, mm.. oh,
I feel like getting drenched in the rain.
I feel like stepping a little closer, mm,
and I feel like stepping a little away.
Before I saw you, the world was small, my girl;
after seeing you, the world became so vast.
You made me open the window and look out, oh,
you made me understand my own self.
Oh oh oh... the way you look at me one day
will become the way I look too.
How, how, how did you step into my heart?
I asked my own heart,
but no matter how many times I ask, there is no answer.
The little lamps that float on a river
never know the river's true depth.
At what moment love will be born,
even God does not know.
You did something to me,
what on earth did you do to me?
...
With a childlike smile, you steal my heart.
Like a soft peacock feather, you gently caress my soul.
You made time stand completely still,
you made me melt away in dreams.
Oh oh oh... the whole world bloomed with flowers,
becoming a carpet of blossoms because of you.
How, how, how did you step into my heart?
I asked my own heart,
but no matter how many times I ask, there is no answer.
Once the eyes have sent their message, oh,
parrots do not fly as messengers anymore.
Once the eyes look with longing and love, oh,
the heart no longer resists.
You did something to me,
what on earth did you do to me?
I feel like stepping a little closer, mm.. oh,
I feel like gazing at you with love.
Even when my feet are on the ground, oh oh,
my heart wants to take flight.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennamo Seithaai Nee' expresses the sweet bewilderment and emotional awakening caused by falling in love. The protagonist feels transformed as love alters their perception of everyday reality—making feet feel weightless, umbrellas redundant in the rain, and expanding their worldview from narrow to boundless. The lyrics playfully explore the mystery of love, comparing it to floating river lamps unaware of the river's depth and noting that even God cannot predict the precise moment love takes root in a heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

“Unnai paarkum munnae uzhagam siriyathadi / Unnai paartha pinnae uzhagam periyathadi”

Contrasts 'siriyathadi' (small) and 'periyathadi' (big) to show how love expands one's view of the world.

Simile (Upamai)

“Methuvaai mayil iragaai manathai varudugiraai”

Compares the gentle sensation of love caressing the mind to the softness of a peacock feather (mayil iragu).

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nathiyil midhakum vilaku ellam / Nathiyin aalam therivathillai”

Uses floating lamps on a river as a metaphor for lovers who experience the journey of love without knowing its infinite depth.

Ethugai (Second-Letter Rhyming)

“Kaalam urainthu poga vaithaai / Kanavil karainthu poga vaithaai”

Rhyming of the second letter 'la' / 'na' in 'Kaalam' and 'Kanavil' creating a melodious rhythm.

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Trivia

'Kadhalna Summa Illai' (2009) is a Tamil romantic drama film starring Sharwanand and Gurbani. It is a remake of the acclaimed 2008 Telugu hit film 'Gamyam'. The soundtrack features compositions by Vidyasagar and Mani Sharma, who adapted and embellished original themes to fit Tamil sensibilities.

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