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Lyrics & meaning

Enne Pulla Senja Nee

From Raman Thediya Seethai · 2008

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Vidyasagar
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Raman Thediya Seethai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
9 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna pulla senja nee…hoi
Paavi paya nenja nee
Enna pulla senja nee…. hoii…
Paavi paya nenja nee
Paarkayilae sokka vacha
Parakkathan rekka vacha
Thikka vacha thenara vacha
Thisaya-thaan unara vacha
Therka vacha valluvana
Othayilae nikka vacha
Enna pulla senja nee…hoi
Paavi paya nenja nee
Kolla kaaran naanae
Kollayagi ponen
Ae micham meedhi edhum illai
Ellam tholaichenae
Thedhi pola naalum
Thenju pogum dhegam
Naan thenja podhum valarudhae
Kaadhal theyama
Thanneril undagum meengal
Yen thanneril vegindra maayam
Unnalae vaazhgindra nenju
Yen unnalae en indha kaayam
En vaazhkaiyae nee vandhu thaan
aarambamae aagumm…
Enna pulla senja nee…
Paavi paya nenja nee…
Onna patha velai
Udambum chengal choolai
Ae sembarappu aruviya
Neeyae vandhaiyae
Padhai manna pisanjae
Paana pola valanjen
Ae enna neeyae ennidamae
Maathi thandhayae
Eppodhum un perai solli
En ul nakkum thandora podum
Uppathil meenaga thaanae
Ae appodhum un bimbam aadum
En vaazhkaiyae nee vandhu thaan
aarambamae aagumm…
Enna pulla senja nee…
Paavi paya nenja nee…
Enna pulla senja nee…
Paavi paya nenja nee…
Paarkayilae sokka vacha
Parakkathan rekka vacha
Thikka vacha thenara vacha
Thisaya-thaan unara vacha
Therka vacha valluvana
Othayilae nikka vacha
Girl, what have you done to me? Hoy...
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
Girl, what have you done to me? Hoy...
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
With one look, you charmed me,
You gave me wings to fly,
You left me tongue-tied and filled me with sweetness,
You made me find my direction,
Like Valluvar (ancient Tamil poet-sage) standing in the south,
You left me standing all alone.
Girl, what have you done to me? Hoy...
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
I was once a bandit,
Yet I was the one who got completely robbed.
Hey, there is nothing left behind,
I have lost everything.
Just like the dates passing on a calendar,
My body wears down every day.
Even as I wear away, it only keeps growing—
This love that never fades.
Why do the fish born in water
Scorched and boiled in that very water? What strange magic is this?
This heart that lives only for you,
Why does it suffer this wound because of you?
It is only after you came along
That my life has truly begun...
Girl, what have you done to me?
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
The moment I saw you,
My body burned like a brick kiln.
Hey, like a cool, rushing waterfall,
You came pouring over me.
Kneading the roadside clay,
I bent and took shape like a pot.
Hey, you took me into your hands
And gave me back completely changed.
Calling out your name all the time,
Even my tongue beats like an announcement drum.
Even if I am dried up like salted fish,
Hey, even then your image ripples in my eyes.
It is only after you came along
That my life has truly begun...
Girl, what have you done to me?
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
Girl, what have you done to me?
To this poor fellow's heart, what did you do?
With one look, you charmed me,
You gave me wings to fly,
You left me tongue-tied and filled me with sweetness,
You made me find my direction,
Like Valluvar (ancient Tamil poet-sage) standing in the south,
You left me standing all alone.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic and romantic song expresses the overwhelming feelings of a young man who has fallen madly in love with a woman. He describes how her presence transformed his life completely—turning a formerly rogue or reckless youth into a dedicated lover whose heart has been thoroughly stolen. Through vivid folk-inspired imagery and hyperboles, he conveys the intense physical and emotional sensations of love, such as feeling as though his body is burning like a brick kiln or being reshaped like clay in a potter's hands.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Paarkayilae sokka vacha / Parakkathan rekka vacha

The second letter 'r' (ர்) matches across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic flow standard in Tamil lyricism.

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Thikka vacha thenara vacha

The starting sound 'Thi/The' (தி/தெ) repeats across words in the line.

Simile

Paana pola valanjen

The protagonist compares his transformation to clay being shaped like a pot ('pola' meaning 'like').

Metaphor

Udambum chengal choolai

The physical heat and excitement of love is directly compared to a burning brick kiln.

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Trivia

Although the composer and credits were omitted in the context, this song from 'Raman Thediya Seethai' (2008) was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi and performed by Rahul Nambiar.

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