Ennenna Ennenna
From Mugarasi · 1966
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Mugarasi1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ennenna ennenna | What kinds of, oh what kinds of |
| Ennangal undaagumo | Thoughts will arise? |
| Sonnaalum thaalaadha | Pleasures beyond words, |
| Inbangal kondaadumo | Will they be celebrated? |
| Male | |
| Sevvandhi poovodu | With the chrysanthemum flower, |
| Pollaadha vandaadumo | Will a mischievous bee play? |
| Thaer yeri neeraadi | Riding a chariot and bathing, |
| Naaldhorum poraadumo.. | Will it engage in playful battles every day? |
| Female | |
| Hoi | Hoi! |
| Ennenna ennenna | What kinds of, oh what kinds of |
| Ennangal undaagumo | Thoughts will arise? |
| Sonnaalum thaalaadha | Pleasures beyond words, |
| Inbangal kondaadumo | Will they be celebrated? |
| Male | |
| Sevvandhi poovodu | With the chrysanthemum flower, |
| Pollaadha vandaadumo | Will a mischievous bee play? |
| Thaer yeri neeraadi | Riding a chariot and bathing, |
| Naaldhorum poraadumo.. | Will it engage in playful battles every day? |
| Female | |
| Maadathil panjanai virikkum | Spreading a soft bed on the balcony, |
| Mayakathil adikadi sirikkum | Laughing often in romantic enchantment, |
| Koodathin vilakinai anaikkum | Extinguishing the lamp in the living hall, |
| Kolathai oru murai ninaithaal | If one thinks of that scene just once, |
| Male | |
| Thaamarai kannangal sivakkum | Lotus-like cheeks will blush red, |
| Thaalaadhu sevvidhazh thudikkum | Red lips will quiver uncontrollably, |
| Naanathil meniyai maraikum | Hiding her body in bashful modesty, |
| Naanathil meniyai maraikum | Hiding her body in bashful modesty, |
| Andha naatkalai orumurai ninaithaal | If one remembers those past days once, |
| Female | |
| Ennenna ennenna | What kinds of, oh what kinds of |
| Ennangal undaagumo | Thoughts will arise? |
| Male :Sonnaalum thaalaadha | Male: Pleasures beyond words, |
| Inbangal kondaadumo | Will they be celebrated? |
| Female | |
| Sevvandhi poovodu | With the chrysanthemum flower, |
| Pollaadha vandaadumo | Will a mischievous bee play? |
| Male :Thaer yeri neeraadi | Male: Riding a chariot and bathing, |
| Naaldhorum poraadumo.. | Will it engage in playful battles every day? |
| Male | |
| Vaedikai pechukkal valarum | Playful talk and teasing will grow, |
| Siru vedhanai pol inbam malarum | Joy will bloom like a subtle ache, |
| Female :Vaadikaiyaai adhu nadakkum | Female: It happens as a sweet routine, |
| Andha manjathai nenjathil ninaithaal | If one remembers that marital bed in the heart, |
| Male | |
| Oodalum koodalum thodarum | Lovers' tiffs and reunions will follow, |
| Female :Pala oviyam meniyil padarum | Female: Many artistic love-marks will spread on the body, |
| Male :Vaadiya kodi ena valaiyum | Male: Bending gracefully like a tender vine, |
| Female :Andha vaazhkaiyai | Female: That romantic life, |
| Orumurai ninaithaal | If one thinks of it once, |
| Male | |
| Ennenna ennenna | What kinds of, oh what kinds of |
| Ennangal undaagumo | Thoughts will arise? |
| Female :Sonnaalum thaalaadha | Female: Pleasures beyond words, |
| Inbangal kondaadumo | Will they be celebrated? |
| Male | |
| Sevvandhi poovodu | With the chrysanthemum flower, |
| Pollaadha vandaadumo | Will a mischievous bee play? |
| Female :Thaer yeri neeraadi | Female: Riding a chariot and bathing, |
| Naaldhorum poraadumo.. | Will it engage in playful battles every day? |
என்னென்ன என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் உண்டாகுமோ
சொன்னாலும் தாளாத
இன்பங்கள் கொண்டாடுமோ
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Thoughts will arise?
Pleasures beyond words,
Will they be celebrated?
செவ்வந்திப் பூவோடு
பொல்லாத வண்டாடுமோ
தேரேறி நீராடி நாள்தோறும்
போராடுமோ....
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Will a mischievous bee play?
Riding a chariot and bathing,
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
ஹோய்....என்னென்ன என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் உண்டாகுமோ
சொன்னாலும் தாளாத
இன்பங்கள் கொண்டாடுமோ
Hoi!
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Thoughts will arise?
Pleasures beyond words,
Will they be celebrated?
செவ்வந்திப் பூவோடு
பொல்லாத வண்டாடுமோ
தேரேறி நீராடி நாள்தோறும்
போராடுமோ....
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Will a mischievous bee play?
Riding a chariot and bathing,
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
மாடத்தில் பஞ்சணை விரிக்கும்
மயக்கத்தில் அடிக்கடி சிரிக்கும்
கூடத்தில் விளக்கினை அணைக்கும்
கோலத்தை ஒரு முறை நினைத்தால்..
Spreading a soft bed on the balcony,
Laughing often in romantic enchantment,
Extinguishing the lamp in the living hall,
If one thinks of that scene just once,
தாமரைக் கன்னங்கள் சிவக்கும்
தாளாது செவ்விதழ் துடிக்கும்
நாணத்தில் மேனியை மறைக்கும்
நாணத்தில் மேனியை மறைக்கும்
அந்த நாட்களை ஒரு முறை நினைத்தால்..
Lotus-like cheeks will blush red,
Red lips will quiver uncontrollably,
Hiding her body in bashful modesty,
Hiding her body in bashful modesty,
If one remembers those past days once,
என்னென்ன என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் உண்டாகுமோ
சொன்னாலும் தாளாத
இன்பங்கள் கொண்டாடுமோ
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Thoughts will arise?
Male: Pleasures beyond words,
Will they be celebrated?
செவ்வந்திப் பூவோடு
பொல்லாத வண்டாடுமோ
தேரேறி நீராடி நாள்தோறும்
போராடுமோ....
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Will a mischievous bee play?
Male: Riding a chariot and bathing,
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
வேடிக்கைப் பேச்சுக்கள் வளரும்
சிறு வேதனை போல் இன்பம் மலரும்
வாடிக்கையாய் அது நடக்கும்
அந்த மஞ்சத்தை நெஞ்சத்தில் நினைத்தால்
Playful talk and teasing will grow,
Joy will bloom like a subtle ache,
Female: It happens as a sweet routine,
If one remembers that marital bed in the heart,
ஊடலும் கூடலும் தொடரும்
பல ஓவியம் மேனியில் படரும்
வாடிய கொடியென வளையும்
அந்த வாழ்க்கையை
ஒரு முறை நினைத்தால்......
Lovers' tiffs and reunions will follow,
Female: Many artistic love-marks will spread on the body,
Male: Bending gracefully like a tender vine,
Female: That romantic life,
If one thinks of it once,
என்னென்ன என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் உண்டாகுமோ
சொன்னாலும் தாளாத
இன்பங்கள் கொண்டாடுமோ
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Thoughts will arise?
Female: Pleasures beyond words,
Will they be celebrated?
செவ்வந்திப் பூவோடு
பொல்லாத வண்டாடுமோ
தேரேறி நீராடி நாள்தோறும்
போராடுமோ....
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Will a mischievous bee play?
Female: Riding a chariot and bathing,
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
இருவரும் :
என்னென்ன என்னென்ன
எண்ணங்கள் உண்டாகுமோ
Ennenna ennenna
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Ennangal undaagumo
Thoughts will arise?
Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Pleasures beyond words,
Inbangal kondaadumo
Will they be celebrated?
Sevvandhi poovodu
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Will a mischievous bee play?
Thaer yeri neeraadi
Riding a chariot and bathing,
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
Hoi
Hoi!
Ennenna ennenna
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Ennangal undaagumo
Thoughts will arise?
Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Pleasures beyond words,
Inbangal kondaadumo
Will they be celebrated?
Sevvandhi poovodu
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Will a mischievous bee play?
Thaer yeri neeraadi
Riding a chariot and bathing,
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
Maadathil panjanai virikkum
Spreading a soft bed on the balcony,
Mayakathil adikadi sirikkum
Laughing often in romantic enchantment,
Koodathin vilakinai anaikkum
Extinguishing the lamp in the living hall,
Kolathai oru murai ninaithaal
If one thinks of that scene just once,
Thaamarai kannangal sivakkum
Lotus-like cheeks will blush red,
Thaalaadhu sevvidhazh thudikkum
Red lips will quiver uncontrollably,
Naanathil meniyai maraikum
Hiding her body in bashful modesty,
Naanathil meniyai maraikum
Hiding her body in bashful modesty,
Andha naatkalai orumurai ninaithaal
If one remembers those past days once,
Ennenna ennenna
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Ennangal undaagumo
Thoughts will arise?
Male :Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Male: Pleasures beyond words,
Inbangal kondaadumo
Will they be celebrated?
Sevvandhi poovodu
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Will a mischievous bee play?
Male :Thaer yeri neeraadi
Male: Riding a chariot and bathing,
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
Vaedikai pechukkal valarum
Playful talk and teasing will grow,
Siru vedhanai pol inbam malarum
Joy will bloom like a subtle ache,
Female :Vaadikaiyaai adhu nadakkum
Female: It happens as a sweet routine,
Andha manjathai nenjathil ninaithaal
If one remembers that marital bed in the heart,
Oodalum koodalum thodarum
Lovers' tiffs and reunions will follow,
Female :Pala oviyam meniyil padarum
Female: Many artistic love-marks will spread on the body,
Male :Vaadiya kodi ena valaiyum
Male: Bending gracefully like a tender vine,
Female :Andha vaazhkaiyai
Female: That romantic life,
Orumurai ninaithaal
If one thinks of it once,
Ennenna ennenna
What kinds of, oh what kinds of
Ennangal undaagumo
Thoughts will arise?
Female :Sonnaalum thaalaadha
Female: Pleasures beyond words,
Inbangal kondaadumo
Will they be celebrated?
Sevvandhi poovodu
With the chrysanthemum flower,
Pollaadha vandaadumo
Will a mischievous bee play?
Female :Thaer yeri neeraadi
Female: Riding a chariot and bathing,
Naaldhorum poraadumo..
Will it engage in playful battles every day?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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