Ennodu Nee Irundhaal
From I · 2015
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- A. R. Rahman, Sid Sriram, Sunitha Sarathy
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- I2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatrai tharum kaadugalae vendam | I don't need the forests that provide air |
| Oh thaneer tharum kadalgal vendam | Oh, I don't need the oceans that give water |
| Naan unna urangavaeeee.. boomi vendam | I don't need the earth to sleep on |
| Thevai Ethuvum Thevai Illai | There is no need for anything at all |
| Thevai ellam devathaiyae | All I ever need is my angel |
| Male | |
| Ennai naan yaarendru sonnaalum puriyaathae | No one would understand even if I told them who I am |
| En kaadhal nee endru yaarukkum theriyaathae | No one knows that you are my love |
| Nee ketaal ulagathai naan vaangi tharuvenae | If you ask, I will buy and give you the whole world |
| Nee illa ulagathil naan vaazha maatenae | In a world without you, I will not live |
| Ennodu nee irundhal.. | If you are with me.. |
| Male | |
| Unmai kaadhal yaarendral | If anyone asks who true love is |
| Unnai ennai solvenae | I will name you and me |
| Neeyum naanum poi endraal | If you and I are considered a lie |
| Kadhalai thedi kolvenae | I will destroy love itself |
| Koonthal meesai ondraaga oosi noolil thaipenae | I will stitch long hair and mustache together with needle and thread |
| Thengai kulle neer pola | Like the water protected inside a coconut |
| Nenjil thekki vaipenae | I will store you safe inside my heart |
| Female | |
| Vathikuchi kaambil roja pookuma | Will a rose bloom at the tip of a matchstick? |
| Poonai thenai ketaal pookal yerkumaa? | If a cat asks for honey, will the flowers grant it? |
| Mudhalai kulathil malaraai malarnthen | I bloomed like a flower in a pond full of crocodiles |
| Kuzhanthai arugae kurangaai bayanthen | Near a child, I felt as frightened as a monkey |
| Male | |
| Ennodu nee irundhal | If you are with me |
| Uyirodu naan irupen | I will stay alive |
| Ennodu nee irundhal | If you are with me |
| Uyirodu naan irupen | I will stay alive |
| Male | |
| {Ennodu nee irundhal | {If you are with me |
| Uyirodu naan irupen | I will stay alive |
| Ennodu nee irundhal | If you are with me |
| Uyirodu naan irupen}(2) | I will stay alive}(2) |
| Male | |
| Nee illa ulagathil naan vaazha maatenae | In a world without you, I will not live |
| Ennodu nee irundhal.. | If you are with me.. |
காற்றை தரும்
காடுகளே வேண்டாம்
ஓ தண்ணீர் தரும் கடல்கள்
வேண்டாம் நான் உண்ண
உறங்கவே பூமி வேண்டாம்
தேவை எதுவும் தேவையில்லை
தேவை எல்லாம் தேவதையே
I don't need the forests that provide air
Oh, I don't need the oceans that give water
I don't need the earth to sleep on
There is no need for anything at all
All I ever need is my angel
{ என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன்
என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன் } (3)
No one would understand even if I told them who I am
No one knows that you are my love
If you ask, I will buy and give you the whole world
In a world without you, I will not live
If you are with me..
என்னை நான்
யாரென்று சொன்னாலும்
புரியாதே என் காதல் நீயென்று
யாருக்கும் தெரியாதே நீ கேட்டால்
உலகத்தை நான் வாங்கி தருவேனே
நீ இல்லா உலகத்தில் நான் வாழ
மாட்டேனே என்னோடு நீ இருந்தால்
If anyone asks who true love is
I will name you and me
If you and I are considered a lie
I will destroy love itself
I will stitch long hair and mustache together with needle and thread
Like the water protected inside a coconut
I will store you safe inside my heart
உண்மைக் காதல்
யாரென்றால் உன்னை
என்னை சொல்வேனே
நீயும் நானும் பொய்
என்றால் காதலை தேடி
கொல்வேனே கூந்தல் மீசை
ஒன்றாக ஊசி நூலில் தைப்பேனே
தேங்காய்க்குள்ளே நீர் போல
நெஞ்சில் தேக்கி வைப்பேனே
Will a rose bloom at the tip of a matchstick?
If a cat asks for honey, will the flowers grant it?
I bloomed like a flower in a pond full of crocodiles
Near a child, I felt as frightened as a monkey
வத்திகுச்சி காம்பில்
ரோஜா பூக்குமா பூனை தேனை
கேட்டால் பூக்கள் ஏற்குமா
முதலை குளத்தில் மலராய்
மலர்ந்தேன் குழந்தை அருகே
குரங்காய் பயந்தேன்
If you are with me
I will stay alive
If you are with me
I will stay alive
என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன்
என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன்
{If you are with me
I will stay alive
If you are with me
I will stay alive}(2)
என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன்
உயிரோடு நான்
இருப்பேன்
In a world without you, I will not live
If you are with me..
{ என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன்
என்னோடு நீ
இருந்தால் உயிரோடு
நான் இருப்பேன் } (2)
நீ இல்லா உலகத்தில்
நான் வாழ மாட்டேனே
என்னோடு நீ இருந்தால்
Kaatrai tharum kaadugalae vendam
I don't need the forests that provide air
Oh thaneer tharum kadalgal vendam
Oh, I don't need the oceans that give water
Naan unna urangavaeeee.. boomi vendam
I don't need the earth to sleep on
Thevai Ethuvum Thevai Illai
There is no need for anything at all
Thevai ellam devathaiyae
All I ever need is my angel
Ennai naan yaarendru sonnaalum puriyaathae
No one would understand even if I told them who I am
En kaadhal nee endru yaarukkum theriyaathae
No one knows that you are my love
Nee ketaal ulagathai naan vaangi tharuvenae
If you ask, I will buy and give you the whole world
Nee illa ulagathil naan vaazha maatenae
In a world without you, I will not live
Ennodu nee irundhal..
If you are with me..
Unmai kaadhal yaarendral
If anyone asks who true love is
Unnai ennai solvenae
I will name you and me
Neeyum naanum poi endraal
If you and I are considered a lie
Kadhalai thedi kolvenae
I will destroy love itself
Koonthal meesai ondraaga oosi noolil thaipenae
I will stitch long hair and mustache together with needle and thread
Thengai kulle neer pola
Like the water protected inside a coconut
Nenjil thekki vaipenae
I will store you safe inside my heart
Vathikuchi kaambil roja pookuma
Will a rose bloom at the tip of a matchstick?
Poonai thenai ketaal pookal yerkumaa?
If a cat asks for honey, will the flowers grant it?
Mudhalai kulathil malaraai malarnthen
I bloomed like a flower in a pond full of crocodiles
Kuzhanthai arugae kurangaai bayanthen
Near a child, I felt as frightened as a monkey
Ennodu nee irundhal
If you are with me
Uyirodu naan irupen
I will stay alive
Ennodu nee irundhal
If you are with me
Uyirodu naan irupen
I will stay alive
{Ennodu nee irundhal
{If you are with me
Uyirodu naan irupen
I will stay alive
Ennodu nee irundhal
If you are with me
Uyirodu naan irupen}(2)
I will stay alive}(2)
Nee illa ulagathil naan vaazha maatenae
In a world without you, I will not live
Ennodu nee irundhal..
If you are with me..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ennodu Nee Irundhal' is a soul-stirring romantic ballad from the 2015 Tamil movie 'I', written by Kabilan. The song captures the profound, unconditional devotion of the protagonist (played by Vikram), who undergoes a tragic disfigurement due to a hunchback virus inflicted by his enemies. Despite his horrific physical state and deep self-loathing, his love for his beloved (played by Amy Jackson) remains his sole reason to survive. The lyrics rely on extreme imagery and metaphors—rejecting nature's essential elements like air, water, and earth, declaring that the heroine's presence alone sustains his life. It reflects both the grandeur of true love and the intense agony of his current monster-like existence, concluding with the emotional thesis that as long as she stays by his side, he will remain alive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Nee ketaal ulagathai naan vaangi tharuvenae”
Promising to purchase the entire world if the lover asks is a poetic hyperbole expressing boundless affection.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thengai kulle neer pola / Nenjil thekki vaipenae”
Compares storing love deep inside his heart to the natural, pure accumulation of sweet water hidden inside a coconut.
Metaphor / Paradox
“Vathikuchi kaambil roja pookuma”
Uses the paradoxical image of a rose blooming on a matchstick to represent his distorted, flammable state blooming with pure love.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ennodu nee irundhal / Uyirodu naan irupen”
The rhythmic rhyming ending of lines ('irundhal' / 'irupen') creates an echoing musical refrain that emphasizes the core theme.
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Trivia
'Ennodu Nee Irundhal' was composed by A. R. Rahman and sung by Sid Sriram alongside Sunitha Sarathy. Sid Sriram's vocal performance earned him widespread critical acclaim and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Tamil). The song visually contrasts Vikram's character's former bodybuilder physique with his disfigured hunchback form, emphasizing his internal emotional agony.
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