- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Kovai Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Movie name
- Idhayam Parkiradhu
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Aug 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Ennooru Aandugalil' expresses the intense emotion of love that feels as grand and vast as eight hundred years of accumulated thoughts suddenly coming alive in a single instant upon seeing the beloved. The lovers share their passion, explaining how love robs them of sleep and fills their lives with immense joy and fulfillment akin to the flooding waters of the river Ganges. Through poetic dialogues between the male and female lead, the lyrics convey the transition from longing and emotional pain to complete contentment and romantic union. It celebrates the bliss of youth and the deep, blossoming bond between two souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monae (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Ennooru aandugalil / Ennugindra ennangal / Ezhunthana oru naal unai paarththu”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' across consecutive lines (Ennooru / Ennugindra / Ezhunthana).
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ennooru / Ennugindra”
Matching of the second consonant cluster 'nn' in adjacent lines.
Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)
“Gangai konda vellam / Inbam konjum illam”
Comparing the abundance of joy in the heart to the immense floods carried by the holy river Ganges.
Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodai)
“Iravum pagalum arivom arivom / Ilamai muzhuthm peruvom peruvom”
Repetition of words like 'arivom arivom' and 'peruvom peruvom' to emphasize enthusiastic eagerness.
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Trivia
The song features music composed by T. R. Pappa for the 1974 film 'Idhayam Parkiradhu'. The lyrics were penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan and sung as a duet by Kovai Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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