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Enne Pulla Senja Nee

From Raman Thediya Seethai · 2008

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Vidyasagar
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Raman Thediya Seethai2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Enna pulla senja nee…hoiWhat did you do to me, girl... hoi
Paavi paya nenja neeTo this sinful guy's heart
Enna pulla senja nee…. hoii…What did you do to me, girl... hoii...
Paavi paya nenja neeTo this sinful guy's heart
Male
Paarkayilae sokka vachaYou captivated me the moment I looked at you
Parakkathan rekka vachaYou gave me wings to fly
Thikka vacha thenara vachaYou made me stutter and made me gasp
Thisaya-thaan unara vachaYou made me sense my direction
Therka vacha valluvanaYou made Valluvar, who was from the south,
Othayilae nikka vachaStand alone in sheer amazement
Male
Enna pulla senja nee…hoiWhat did you do to me, girl... hoi
Paavi paya nenja neeTo this sinful guy's heart
Male
Kolla kaaran naanaeI was a thief myself
Kollayagi ponenBut I ended up getting looted completely
Ae micham meedhi edhum illaiHey, there is nothing left over
Ellam tholaichenaeI lost everything
Male
Thedhi pola naalumLike calendar dates day by day
Thenju pogum dhegamThe body wears away
Naan thenja podhum valarudhaeEven as I wear out, it grows
Kaadhal theyamaLove grows without fading
Male
Thanneril undagum meengalFish that are born in water
Yen thanneril vegindra maayamWhy is it a mystery that they get boiled in water?
Unnalae vaazhgindra nenjuMy heart that lives because of you
Yen unnalae en indha kaayamWhy is it wounded because of you?
Male
En vaazhkaiyae nee vandhu thaanMy life truly became a fresh start
aarambamae aagumm…Only after you arrived...
Male
Enna pulla senja nee…What did you do to me, girl...
Paavi paya nenja nee…To this sinful guy's heart...
Male
Onna patha velaiThe moment I saw you
Udambum chengal choolaiMy body turned into a brick kiln
Ae sembarappu aruviyaHey, like a red-soil waterfall
Neeyae vandhaiyaeYou came to me yourself
Male
Padhai manna pisanjaeKneading the dirt from the path
Paana pola valanjenI molded myself like an earthen pot
Ae enna neeyae ennidamaeHey, you reshaped me
Maathi thandhayaeAnd handed me back to myself
Male
Eppodhum un perai solliAlways chanting your name
En ul nakkum thandora podumEven my uvula beats a drum inside
Uppathil meenaga thaanaeLike a fish preserving in salt
Ae appodhum un bimbam aadumEven then, your image dances within
Male
En vaazhkaiyae nee vandhu thaanMy life truly became a fresh start
aarambamae aagumm…Only after you arrived...
Male
Enna pulla senja nee…What did you do to me, girl...
Paavi paya nenja nee…To this sinful guy's heart...
Enna pulla senja nee…What did you do to me, girl...
Paavi paya nenja nee…To this sinful guy's heart...
Male
Paarkayilae sokka vachaYou captivated me the moment I looked at you
Parakkathan rekka vachaYou gave me wings to fly
Thikka vacha thenara vachaYou made me stutter and made me gasp
Thisaya-thaan unara vachaYou made me sense my direction
Therka vacha valluvanaYou made Valluvar, who was from the south,
Othayilae nikka vachaStand alone in sheer amazement

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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