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Lyrics & meaning

Ennenbatho Yethenbatho

From Lorry Driver Rajakannu · 1981

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Lorry Driver Rajakannu
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
1 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennenpatho yaedhenpatho
Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam
Kadavul vadivaana roobam
Ennenpatho yaedhenpatho
Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam
Kadavul vadivaana roobam
………………
Manjal poomaalai maangalyam thanthu
Mangai tholodu thol sera nindru
Manjal poomaalai maangalyam thanthu
Mangai tholodu thol sera nindru
Maanam mariyaathai kaaval kondu
Vaazhvaan un ullam koyil endru
Annan kadan theerkka vanthaan
Thannai unakkaga thanthaan
Ennenpatho yaedhenpatho
Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam
Kadavul vadivaana roobam
………………
Raman avanalla pazhi sollai ketka
Kannan avanalla pala thaarram paarkka
Yaettil adhu pola nooru dheivam
Nooril ivanalla veru dheivam
Kannai imai pola kappaan
Ketta varam kondu saerppaan….
Ennenpatho yaedhenpatho
Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam
Kadavul vadivaana roobam
………………
Endrum nee ingu en annan endraal
Kodi jenmangal kurudaaga pirappaen
Endrum nee ingu en annan endraal
Kodi jenmangal kurudaaga pirappaen
Nandri naan solla vaarththai yaedhu
Naalum neeyindri vaazhkkai yaedhu
Anbil alai paayum nenjam
Annan thiruppaadham thanjam
Ennenpatho yaedhenpatho
Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam
Kadavul vadivaana roobam
What shall I call this? How do I describe it?
A lamp that brings light to the eyes,
God arriving in human form!
What shall I call this? How do I describe it?
A lamp that brings light to the eyes,
God arriving in human form!
...
Giving the yellow flower garland and sacred mangalyam (wedding necklace),
Standing shoulder to shoulder with his bride,
Giving the yellow flower garland and sacred mangalyam (wedding necklace),
Standing shoulder to shoulder with his bride,
Guarding your honor and self-respect,
He will live, treating your heart as his temple.
A brother who came to fulfill his duty,
He gave himself completely for your sake...
What shall I call this? How do I describe it?
A lamp that brings light to the eyes,
God arriving in human form!
...
He is not like Rama to heed slanderous gossip,
Nor is he like Krishna to take many wives;
The scriptures may speak of a hundred such gods,
But he is a god unlike any of those hundred!
He will protect you like an eyelid guards the eye,
And grant you every blessing you ask for...
What shall I call this? How do I describe it?
A lamp that brings light to the eyes,
God arriving in human form!
...
If you will always be my brother in this world,
I would gladly be born blind for ten million lifetimes!
If you will always be my brother in this world,
I would gladly be born blind for ten million lifetimes!
What words do I have to thank you?
Without you, what life is there day after day?
My heart, overflowing with love,
Finds refuge at my brother's feet...
What shall I call this? How do I describe it?
A lamp that brings light to the eyes,
God arriving in human form!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song from Lorry Driver Rajakannu (1981) celebrates the deep bond, reverence, and selflessness of an elder brother. The lyrics compare the brother to a protective, living deity who prioritizes family duties, safeguards dignity, and offers unwavering support without expecting anything in return. The singer expresses ultimate devotion, stating that even ten million births of blindness would be worthwhile if one gets to have such a noble brother.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Kannai imai pola kappaan”

The brother's protective care is compared to eyelids protecting the eye ('Kannai imai pola kappaan').

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

“Kannil oli yaettrum dheepam”

The brother is directly conceptualized as an illuminating lamp ('oli yaettrum dheepam') and as a temple ('ullam koyil').

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Raman avanalla pazhi sollai ketka / Kannan avanalla pala thaarram paarkka”

Rhyming of the second consonant ('ma') across 'Raman' and 'Kannan', or 'n' in 'Annan' and 'Thannai'.

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Trivia

Lorry Driver Rajakannu (1981) features actor Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, continuing their iconic collaboration in Tamil cinema's emotional family dramas.

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