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Ennavo

From Ninnu Vilayadu · 2024

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Sreekanth Hariharan
Music director
Sathya Dev Uthayasankar
Details
Ninnu Vilayadu2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ennavo senju puttaShe did something unexplainable to me
Peranbaala sachu puttaShe bowled me over with her immense love
En nenja vaangi puttaShe took hold of my heart
En nizhalattam senthukitaShe merged with me like my own shadow
Mattu kombaa naan irunthenI used to be hard like a bull's horn
Malli poova maathi puttaShe transformed me into a soft jasmine flower
Paasa kari nesa kariGirl filled with affection, girl filled with love
Kili mooku sevapala kirukethi poraleWith her parrot-like nose and rosy complexion, she drives me crazy as she goes
Male
Ennavo senju puttaShe did something unexplainable to me
Peranbaala sachu puttaShe bowled me over with her immense love
Male
Konja konjamai ennidathil neeBit by bit, unto me...
Unna vandhu serkura...you come and add yourself
Ottu mothama unnidathil naanAnd completely, unto you...
Ennai thara vendura...I yearn to surrender myself
Aadhi andhamai vaaltha vaalkaiyaThe life I lived from start to finish...
Neeyum vandhu mathura...you came along and changed it entirely
Ennai enake putham pudhusaTo my own self, brand new...
Kaati neyum pogura...you reveal me as you pass by
Male
Oru vaan suruka nee mudiyuraYou fold yourself up like a compact sky
Usuru muluka nee neraiyuraYou fill up my whole soul completely
Mazhai adikaiyila veyil adikiratheSunlight shines right while rain falls
Mana kugaiyila alai adikiraWaves break inside the deep cave of my mind
Kuruthi vazhinchu usurum vilakaEven if blood flows out and life fades away...
Male
Endha pakamum nee irupadhaal...because you are on every side of me...
Nooru kangal kekura...I wish I had a hundred eyes to behold you
Ezhu jenmathai intha jenmathilSeven lifetimes within this single life...
Vaazhnthu vida pakura...she seeks to make us live through
Katti podura kanna rendu laWith her pair of captivating eyes...
Koodu katta yengura...she longs to build a nest for us
Metti pola than suthi kidanthuWrapped around you tightly like a toe ring...
Un purusan aaguren...I become your loving husband
Male
Koduka puliya naan valaiyurenI bend soft like a pliable creeper stem
Retta suliya nan suzhalurenI swirl around like a double whirlpool
Imai asaikirathe isai pirakiratheAs her eyelashes flutter, music is born
Pudhu paravaiya manam parakutheMy mind flies free like a brand new bird
Enakkul olunja usuru neeyeYou are the soul hidden deep within me
Male
En chella rakkachiyeMy beloved darling girl
Pesi en nenja nee saachiyeBy just talking, you swayed my heart
En mela kannu vachuCasting your gaze upon me...
En usuru ellam thaen vachiye...you filled my entire life with sweet honey
Mattu kombaa naan irunthenI used to be hard like a bull's horn
Malli poova maathi puttaShe transformed me into a soft jasmine flower
Paasa kari nesa kariGirl filled with affection, girl filled with love
Kili mooku sevapala kirukethi poraleWith her parrot-like nose and rosy complexion, she drives me crazy as she goes
Male
Ennavo senju puttaShe did something unexplainable to me
Peranbaala sachu puttaShe bowled me over with her immense love

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Ninnu Vilayadu expresses the overwhelmed joy and deep emotional transformation of a man swept off his feet by his beloved. He reflects on how he used to be tough and unyielding, like a bull's horn, but her tender affection transformed him into something soft and fragrant, like a jasmine flower. She fills his thoughts, shapes his identity, and gives new meaning to his existence. The song captures intense romantic devotion where every gesture of the beloved—her glance, her flutter of eyelashes, her voice—creates magic and music in his life. He envisions spending multiple lifetimes of joy within a single life with her, surrendering his entire heart and soul to her endearing presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mattu kombaa naan irunthen / Malli poova maathi putta

Contrasts the protagonist's earlier hard nature (bull's horn) with his current soft, tender nature (jasmine flower) induced by love.

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Mana kugaiyila alai adikira

Metaphorically compares the inner mind to a cave where emotional waves crash.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Mazhai adikaiyila veyil adikirathe / Mana kugaiyila alai adikira

Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in consecutive lines creates a rhythmic musical cadence.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Koduka puliya naan valaiyuren / Retta suliya nan suzhaluren

The second consonant sound 'd' is repeated in 'Koduka' and 'Retta' across lines to maintain poetic meter.

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Trivia

'Ninnu Vilayadu' features music composed by Sathya Dev Uthayasankar with soul-stirring vocals by Sreekanth Hariharan. The lyricist Mohan Rajan uses classic rural Tamil idioms alongside vivid folk imagery like 'Mattu kombu' (bull horn) and 'Melli poovu' (jasmine) to convey deep emotional vulnerability.

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