Ennodu
From Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Ennodu irupuram | On both sides with me |
| Karam seru | Join hands |
| Thalladae valam idam | Don't falter left and right |
| Idam maaru | Change places |
| Isai kettu | Listening to music |
| Nee unai maatru | Change yourself |
| Female | |
| Mel asaivugal aagividu | Become gentle movements |
| Un kavalaigal aaravidu | Let your worries heal |
| Nam iruvugal neela vidu | Let our nights lengthen |
| Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu} (2) | Let our distance survive |
| Male | |
| Naan kaadhal solla vanden | I came to express love |
| Nee vaayadacha podi | You remained silent, girl |
| Naan ottapaana thaandi | I am like a broken pot |
| Yen pottu vacha moodi | Why cover me with a lid? |
| Male | |
| Nee enakkae enakku | You are mine and mine alone |
| Eppo puriyum unakku | When will you understand? |
| Idhu vazhiya illa valiya | Is this a path or pain? |
| Ettu dhisaiyilum illa kezhakku | There is no east in all eight directions |
| Female | |
| Mel asaivugal aagividu | Become gentle movements |
| Un kavalaigal aaravidu | Let your worries heal |
| Nam iruvugal neela vidu | Let our nights lengthen |
| Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu | Let our distance survive |
| Female | |
| Enakkena thani oru | For myself, a separate |
| Ulagathil vasippen | World I will live in |
| Thuyarangal uyarangal | Sorrow and height |
| Enakkillai parapen | Are not for me, I will fly |
| Female | |
| Ooohoooo… | Ooohoooo... |
| Enakkena thani oru | For myself, a separate |
| Ulagathil vasippen | World I will live in |
| Thuyarangal uyarangal | Sorrow and height |
| Enakkillai parapen | Are not for me, I will fly |
| Female | |
| Jannal pakkam | By the window side |
| Thooral mattum | Only the drizzle |
| Rasikkiren | I enjoy |
| Mazhai ullae vara | For rain to come inside |
| Anumadhi marukkiren | I deny permission |
| Female | |
| Karaikonda nilavugal | Moons with stains |
| Udaikkiren | I break |
| En ulagatthai enakkulae | My world within myself |
| Adaikkiren | I enclose |
| Male | |
| Idhu irandaam ulagam | This is a second world |
| Konjam thunaiyaa varanum | You should accompany me a bit |
| Nee thiraiyaa idhu muraiyaa | Are you a curtain? Is this fair? |
| Indha vennilavu veli varanum | This white moon must come out |
| Female | |
| Mel asaivugal aagividu | Become gentle movements |
| Un kavalaigal aaravidu | Let your worries heal |
| Nam iruvugal neela vidu | Let our nights lengthen |
| Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu | Let our distance survive |
{ என்னோடு
இருபுறம் கரம் சேரு
தள்ளாதே வலம் இடம்
இடம் மாறு இசை கேட்டு
நீ உன்னை மாற்று
On both sides with me
Join hands
Don't falter left and right
Change places
Listening to music
Change yourself
மேல் அசைவுகள்
ஆகிவிடு உன் கவலைகள்
ஆறவிடு நம் இரவுகள் நீள
விடு நம் இடைவெளி வாழ
விடு } (2)
Become gentle movements
Let your worries heal
Let our nights lengthen
Let our distance survive
நான் காதல் சொல்ல
வந்தேன் நீ வாயடைச்ச
போடி நான் ஓட்ட பானை
தான்டி ஏன் போட்டு வச்ச
மூடி
I came to express love
You remained silent, girl
I am like a broken pot
Why cover me with a lid?
நீ எனக்கே எனக்கு
எப்போ புரியும் உனக்கு
இது வழியா இல்ல வலியா
எட்டு திசையிலும் இல்ல
கிழக்கு
You are mine and mine alone
When will you understand?
Is this a path or pain?
There is no east in all eight directions
மேல் அசைவுகள்
ஆகிவிடு உன் கவலைகள்
ஆறவிடு நம் இரவுகள் நீள
விடு நம் இடைவெளி வாழ
விடு
Become gentle movements
Let your worries heal
Let our nights lengthen
Let our distance survive
எனக்கென தனி
ஒரு உலகத்தில் வசிப்பேன்
துயரங்கள் உயரங்கள்
எனக்கில்லை பறப்பேன்
For myself, a separate
World I will live in
Sorrow and height
Are not for me, I will fly
ஓஹோ
எனக்கென தனி
ஒரு உலகத்தில் வசிப்பேன்
துயரங்கள் உயரங்கள்
எனக்கில்லை பறப்பேன்
Ooohoooo...
For myself, a separate
World I will live in
Sorrow and height
Are not for me, I will fly
ஜன்னல் பக்கம்
தூறல் மட்டும் ரசிக்கிறேன்
மழை உள்ளே வர அனுமதி
மறுக்கிறேன்
By the window side
Only the drizzle
I enjoy
For rain to come inside
I deny permission
கறைகொண்ட
நிலவுகள் உடைக்கிறேன்
என் உலகத்தை எனக்குள்ளே
அடைக்கிறேன்
Moons with stains
I break
My world within myself
I enclose
இது இரண்டாம்
உலகம் கொஞ்சம் துணையா
வரணும் நீ திரையா இது
முறையா இந்த வெண்ணிலவு
வெளி வரணும்
This is a second world
You should accompany me a bit
Are you a curtain? Is this fair?
This white moon must come out
மேல் அசைவுகள்
ஆகிவிடு உன் கவலைகள்
ஆறவிடு நம் இரவுகள் நீள
விடு நம் இடைவெளி வாழ
விடு
Become gentle movements
Let your worries heal
Let our nights lengthen
Let our distance survive
{Ennodu irupuram
On both sides with me
Karam seru
Join hands
Thalladae valam idam
Don't falter left and right
Idam maaru
Change places
Isai kettu
Listening to music
Nee unai maatru
Change yourself
Mel asaivugal aagividu
Become gentle movements
Un kavalaigal aaravidu
Let your worries heal
Nam iruvugal neela vidu
Let our nights lengthen
Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu} (2)
Let our distance survive
Naan kaadhal solla vanden
I came to express love
Nee vaayadacha podi
You remained silent, girl
Naan ottapaana thaandi
I am like a broken pot
Yen pottu vacha moodi
Why cover me with a lid?
Nee enakkae enakku
You are mine and mine alone
Eppo puriyum unakku
When will you understand?
Idhu vazhiya illa valiya
Is this a path or pain?
Ettu dhisaiyilum illa kezhakku
There is no east in all eight directions
Mel asaivugal aagividu
Become gentle movements
Un kavalaigal aaravidu
Let your worries heal
Nam iruvugal neela vidu
Let our nights lengthen
Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu
Let our distance survive
Enakkena thani oru
For myself, a separate
Ulagathil vasippen
World I will live in
Thuyarangal uyarangal
Sorrow and height
Enakkillai parapen
Are not for me, I will fly
Ooohoooo…
Ooohoooo...
Enakkena thani oru
For myself, a separate
Ulagathil vasippen
World I will live in
Thuyarangal uyarangal
Sorrow and height
Enakkillai parapen
Are not for me, I will fly
Jannal pakkam
By the window side
Thooral mattum
Only the drizzle
Rasikkiren
I enjoy
Mazhai ullae vara
For rain to come inside
Anumadhi marukkiren
I deny permission
Karaikonda nilavugal
Moons with stains
Udaikkiren
I break
En ulagatthai enakkulae
My world within myself
Adaikkiren
I enclose
Idhu irandaam ulagam
This is a second world
Konjam thunaiyaa varanum
You should accompany me a bit
Nee thiraiyaa idhu muraiyaa
Are you a curtain? Is this fair?
Indha vennilavu veli varanum
This white moon must come out
Mel asaivugal aagividu
Become gentle movements
Un kavalaigal aaravidu
Let your worries heal
Nam iruvugal neela vidu
Let our nights lengthen
Nam idaiveli vaazha vidu
Let our distance survive
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track expresses the delicate balance between emotional intimacy and personal boundaries in romance. The speaker encourages their partner to release lingering anxieties through movement and rhythm, longing to turn quiet evenings into healing, shared moments.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Mel asaivugal aagividu / Un kavalaigal aaravidu”
The recurring chorus uses matching ending verbs ending in '-vidu' (aagividu, aaravidu, neela vidu, vaazha vidu) creating a rhythmic lullaby-like cadence.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Idhu vazhiya illa valiya”
Matching second consonants between adjacent lines ('vazhiya' and 'valiya') enhances poetic harmony while contrasting meaning (path vs. pain).
Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)
“Mazhai ullae vara / Anumadhi marukkiren”
The speaker uses the window and rain as metaphors for self-protection, choosing to enjoy love from a safe distance before letting it fully inside.
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Trivia
Featured in the 2016 Tamil romantic drama 'Maalai Nuerathu Mayakkam', directed by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan with music composed by Amrit, the lyrics reflect the introspective and emotionally complex character dynamics characteristic of Selvaraghavan's style.
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