Ennaththil Yedho
From Kallukkul Eeram · 1980
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kallukkul Eeram1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mm mmheem heeheem heehim aahaa | Mm mmheem heeheem heehim aahaa |
| Female | |
| Ennaththil edho silendrathu | A chilling freshness touched my thoughts |
| Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu | Passion lingers as this humble body yearns |
| Oo oo sollendrathu | Oo oo, it tells me to express |
| Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu | Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts |
| Female | |
| Thendral athu tharum santham | The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm |
| Saerum athiloru sontham | A sense of belonging joins within it |
| Thendral athu tharum santham | The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm |
| Saerum athiloru sontham | A sense of belonging joins within it |
| Female | |
| Thulir vidum aasai aadiyathu | The newly sprouted desire danced |
| Thodarnthoru raagam paadiyathu | It sang a continuous musical melody |
| Ullorrura mellaadum undaana santhosham | A bliss born deep within gently sways |
| Kadhal raagam thottu aadum neram kaalam mm mm mm | It is time for the melody of love to touch and dance, mm mm mm |
| Female | |
| Ennaththil edho silendrathu | A chilling freshness touched my thoughts |
| Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu | Passion lingers as this humble body yearns |
| Oo oo sollendrathu | Oo oo, it tells me to express |
| Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu | Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts |
| Female | |
| Maalai thazhuviya vannam | The hue that embraced the evening |
| Manathai thazhuviya ennam | The thought that embraced the heart |
| Maalai thazhuviya vannam | The hue that embraced the evening |
| Manathai thazhuviya ennam | The thought that embraced the heart |
| Female | |
| Marupadi saerum kaalam edhu | When is the time we will unite again? |
| Madiyinil aadum neram edhu | When is the moment to sway in your lap? |
| Yaeraatha inbangal kaanatha sonthangal | Unprecedented pleasures and unseen kinships |
| Maelum maelum ennai serum kaalam engae | Where is the time when they will join me more and more? |
| Female | |
| Ennaththil edho silendrathu | A chilling freshness touched my thoughts |
| Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu | Passion lingers as this humble body yearns |
| Oo oo sollendrathu | Oo oo, it tells me to express |
| Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu | Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts |
ம்ம் ம்ம்ஹீம் ஹீஹீம் ஹீஹிம் ஆஹா
Mm mmheem heeheem heehim aahaa
எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
ஏழை தேகம் ஏங்கும் மோகம் நில்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ சொல்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
தென்றல் அது தரும் சந்தம்
சேரும் அதிலொரு சொந்தம்
தென்றல் அது தரும் சந்தம்
சேரும் அதிலொரு சொந்தம்
The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm
A sense of belonging joins within it
The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm
A sense of belonging joins within it
துளிர் விடும் ஆசை ஆடியது
தொடர்ந்தொரு ராகம் பாடியது
உள்ளூற மெல்லாடும் உண்டான சந்தோஷம்
காதல் ராகம் தொட்டு ஆடும் நேரம் காலம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
The newly sprouted desire danced
It sang a continuous musical melody
A bliss born deep within gently sways
It is time for the melody of love to touch and dance, mm mm mm
எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
ஏழை தேகம் ஏங்கும் மோகம் நில்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ சொல்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
மாலை தழுவிய வண்ணம்
மனதைத் தழுவிய எண்ணம்
மாலை தழுவிய வண்ணம்
மனதைத் தழுவிய எண்ணம்
The hue that embraced the evening
The thought that embraced the heart
The hue that embraced the evening
The thought that embraced the heart
மறுபடி சேரும் காலம் எது
மடியினில் ஆடும் நேரம் எது
ஏறாத இன்பங்கள் காணாத சொந்தங்கள்
மேலும் மேலும் என்னைச்சேரும் காலம் எங்கே
When is the time we will unite again?
When is the moment to sway in your lap?
Unprecedented pleasures and unseen kinships
Where is the time when they will join me more and more?
எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
ஏழை தேகம் ஏங்கும் மோகம் நில்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ சொல்லென்றது
ஓ ஓ எண்ணத்தில் ஏதோ சில்லென்றது
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
Mm mmheem heeheem heehim aahaa
Mm mmheem heeheem heehim aahaa
Ennaththil edho silendrathu
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo sollendrathu
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
Thendral athu tharum santham
The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm
Saerum athiloru sontham
A sense of belonging joins within it
Thendral athu tharum santham
The southern breeze gives a gentle rhythm
Saerum athiloru sontham
A sense of belonging joins within it
Thulir vidum aasai aadiyathu
The newly sprouted desire danced
Thodarnthoru raagam paadiyathu
It sang a continuous musical melody
Ullorrura mellaadum undaana santhosham
A bliss born deep within gently sways
Kadhal raagam thottu aadum neram kaalam mm mm mm
It is time for the melody of love to touch and dance, mm mm mm
Ennaththil edho silendrathu
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo sollendrathu
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
Maalai thazhuviya vannam
The hue that embraced the evening
Manathai thazhuviya ennam
The thought that embraced the heart
Maalai thazhuviya vannam
The hue that embraced the evening
Manathai thazhuviya ennam
The thought that embraced the heart
Marupadi saerum kaalam edhu
When is the time we will unite again?
Madiyinil aadum neram edhu
When is the moment to sway in your lap?
Yaeraatha inbangal kaanatha sonthangal
Unprecedented pleasures and unseen kinships
Maelum maelum ennai serum kaalam engae
Where is the time when they will join me more and more?
Ennaththil edho silendrathu
A chilling freshness touched my thoughts
Yaezhai dhegam yaengum mogam nilendrathu
Passion lingers as this humble body yearns
Oo oo sollendrathu
Oo oo, it tells me to express
Oo oo ennaththil yaedho sillendrathu
Oo oo, something cool swept through my thoughts
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic song captures the subtle, refreshing awakenings of love within a person's heart. The protagonist describes how a soothing breeze and evening colors evoke deep feelings of longing, warmth, and intimacy. The lyrics express the longing for reunion, comparing sprouting desire to a melodious ragam that gently stirs happiness from deep within.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)
“Thendral athu tharum santham / Saerum athiloru sontham”
The lines end with rhyming sounds 'santham' and 'sontham', creating a musical flow.
Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)
“Thulir vidum aasai aadiyathu / Thodarnthoru raagam paadiyathu”
Both lines end with the verbal rhyme 'aadiyathu' and 'paadiyathu'.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Maalai thazhuviya vannam / Manathai thazhuviya ennam”
The initial letter sound 'Ma' is repeated in both consecutive lines.
Personification
“Thulir vidum aasai aadiyathu”
Desire is personified as a sprouting plant that dances.
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Trivia
'Kallukkul Eeram' (1980) was directed by famous cinematographer P. N. Sundaram, starring Bharathiraja in a lead role. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, and this soft romantic track is celebrated for its soothing vocal performance by S. Janaki.
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