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Ennenna Ennenna

From Mugarasi · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Mugarasi
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennenna ennenna
Ennangal undaagumo
Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Inbangal kondaadumo
Sevvandhi poovodu
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Thaer yeri neeraadi
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Hoi
Ennenna ennenna
Ennangal undaagumo
Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Inbangal kondaadumo
Sevvandhi poovodu
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Thaer yeri neeraadi
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Maadathil panjanai virikkum
Mayakathil adikadi sirikkum
Koodathin vilakinai anaikkum
Kolathai oru murai ninaithaal
Thaamarai kannangal sivakkum
Thaalaadhu sevvidhazh thudikkum
Naanathil meniyai maraikum
Naanathil meniyai maraikum
Andha naatkalai orumurai ninaithaal
Ennenna ennenna
Ennangal undaagumo
Male :Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Inbangal kondaadumo
Sevvandhi poovodu
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Male :Thaer yeri neeraadi
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Vaedikai pechukkal valarum
Siru vedhanai pol inbam malarum
Female :Vaadikaiyaai adhu nadakkum
Andha manjathai nenjathil ninaithaal
Oodalum koodalum thodarum
Female :Pala oviyam meniyil padarum
Male :Vaadiya kodi ena valaiyum
Female :Andha vaazhkaiyai
Orumurai ninaithaal
Ennenna ennenna
Ennangal undaagumo
Female :Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Inbangal kondaadumo
Sevvandhi poovodu
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Female :Thaer yeri neeraadi
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
thoughts will arise?
Beyond words to describe,
will we celebrate such joys?
With the chrysanthemum flower,
will the naughty bee play?
Riding the chariot and bathing in love,
will it playfully battle every day?
Hoy!
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
thoughts will arise?
Beyond words to describe,
will we celebrate such joys?
With the chrysanthemum flower,
will the naughty bee play?
Riding the chariot and bathing in love,
will it playfully battle every day?
Spreading a soft bed in the room upstairs,
smiling again and again in a daze of love,
putting out the lamp in the hall,
if one only thinks of that scene once...
Lotus cheeks will blush red,
unable to bear it, rosy lips will quiver,
shyly covering the body,
shyly covering the body,
if one only thinks of those days once...
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
thoughts will arise?
Beyond words to describe,
will we celebrate such joys?
With the chrysanthemum flower,
will the naughty bee play?
Riding the chariot and bathing in love,
will it playfully battle every day?
Playful banter will grow,
pleasure will bloom like a sweet little ache,
it will happen day after day,
if the heart recalls that bridal bed...
Lovers' quarrels and sweet reunions will continue,
many love-marks will spread across the skin,
bending like a delicate flowering vine,
that life together,
if remembered just once...
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
thoughts will arise?
Beyond words to describe,
will we celebrate such joys?
With the chrysanthemum flower,
will the naughty bee play?
Riding the chariot and bathing in love,
will it playfully battle every day?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennenna Ennenna is a classic romantic duet from the 1966 Tamil movie Mugarasi, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and written by Kannadasan. The song captures a married couple reminiscing about their intimate moments, passion, and affectionate lovers' tiffs. Through evocative metaphors of flowers, bees, and chariots, the lyrics tenderly describe physical and emotional closeness, bashfulness, and the enduring joy of marital bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Sevvandhi poovodu pollaadha vandaadumo”

The naughty bee (pollaadha vandu) and chrysanthemum flower (sevvandhi poo) represent the husband and wife engaged in intimacy.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Maadathil panjanai virikkum / Mayakathil adikadi sirikkum”

Rich second-letter rhyming (Ethiraimonai) across lines like Maadathil, Mayakathil, Koodathin, Kolathai.

Simile (Upamai)

“Vaadiya kodi ena valaiyum”

Comparing the blushing cheeks to a lotus (Thaamarai kannangal sivakkum) and the romantic embrace to a bending vine (Vaadiya kodi ena valaiyum).

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Trivia

Mugarasi (1966) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Geminiganesan alongside Jayalalithaa. The song is famed for Kannadasan's subtle yet deeply sensory eroticism (Sringara rasa) rendered delicately by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela under K. V. Mahadevan's lush melodies.

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