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Lyrics & meaning

Ennudaiya Pondatti

From Gopura Deepam · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano
Music director
Soundaryan
Movie name
Gopura Deepam
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
18 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
Ava yaarunnu evarunnu
Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi
Enna perunnu oorunnu
Evarukkum theriyaathudaa
Doi doi doi doi
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
Maangalyam thanthavana mathikkanum
Mamanaar maamiyaara thuthikkanum
Kuninja thalai nimiraama nadakkanum
Kula perumaiya endrum kaakkanum
Ada ooru uravoda oththu nadakkanum
Peththa kozhanththaiya peni valarakkanum
Valarkkanum padichchum kodukkanum
Intha gunamellaam nirainjitta ponnuthaan
En vaazhkkaikki podi kodukkum kannuthaan
Enakkeththa ponnuthaan kudumpaththin kannuthaan
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
……………………
Karukkalilae kannu muzhichchu perukkuvaa
Thoongi ponaa sevalaiththaan ezhuppuvaa
Kattazhagi kulichchu koondhal thiruththuvaa
En kaalai thottu kannula oththi ezhuppuvaa
Naan vazhakkam pola purandu paduththu
Valathu kaiyil avalai izhukka thimiruvaa
Muththamida thenaruvaa konjam sinunguvaa
Ullukkulla monanguvaa onnu madanguvaa
Poga poga adanguvaa poga poga adanguvaa
Ennai kandu mayanguvaa hahahaa
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
Ava yaarunnu evarunnu
Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi
Enna perunnu oorunnu
Evarukkum theriyaathudaa
Doi doi doi doi
Ennudaiya pondaatti
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
Who she is, or what family she comes from,
nobody knows, my friend, thoy thoy!
What her name is, or what town she belongs to,
no one knows at all!
Thoy thoy thoy thoy!
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
She should respect the husband who gave her the thaali (sacred wedding thread),
and honour her parents-in-law.
She should walk modestly with her head bowed,
and always protect the family's honour.
She should live in harmony with the town and kin,
tenderly care for and raise the children she bears,
raise them and give them a good education.
A girl blessed with all these virtues
is the darling who will bring spark to my life!
She is the right match for me, the light of our family!
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
...
She will wake up before dawn and sweep the yard,
and if the rooster oversleeps, she will wake it up!
That beauty will bathe and arrange her hair,
touch my feet in reverence, and wake me up.
As I roll over in bed as usual
and pull her close with my right hand, she will squirm playfully.
When I try to kiss her, she will get flustered and whimper softly,
she will murmur inside and yield,
slowly, slowly she will give in, slowly, slowly she will give in,
and fall head over heels for me, ha ha ha!
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
Who she is, or what family she comes from,
nobody knows, my friend, thoy thoy!
What her name is, or what town she belongs to,
no one knows at all!
Thoy thoy thoy thoy!
My wife to be
was born somewhere out there.
Just to marry me,
she must have grown up by now.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ennudaiya Pondaatti' from the 1997 Tamil film 'Gopura Deepam' is a upbeat, playful folk-pop song in which the bachelor protagonist sings joyfully about his unknown future wife. He imagines that somewhere out in the world, his destined bride has already been born and raised, even though neither her identity, name, nor village is yet known to him or his friends. Through the verses, the protagonist describes his ideal partner—one who possesses traditional virtues such as respecting elders, maintaining family pride, and caring for future children, while also imagining an endearing, affectionate morning routine between them. The song blends humorous exaggeration with traditional cultural expectations, capturing the excitement and romantic optimism of a young man anticipating marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Ennudaiya pondaatti / Engaeyo poranthirukkaa”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' ('Ennudaiya', 'Engaeyo') across consecutive lines creates rhythmic harmony.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Maangalyam thanthavana mathikkanum / Mamanaar maamiyaara thuthikkanum”

Rhyming line endings using the suffix '-kanum' (mathikkanum, thuthikkanum, nadakkanum, kaakkanum) establishing a strong flow in the stanza.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Thoongi ponaa sevalaiththaan ezhuppuvaa”

Exaggeration claiming she wakes up so early that she awakens even the sleeping rooster, highlighting her diligence.

Imagery

“Karukkalilae kannu muzhichchu perukkuvaa”

Vivid rural imagery depicting a traditional morning routine before dawn.

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Trivia

'Ennudaiya Pondaatti' features energetic vocal performances by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Mano under the music direction of Soundaryan for the Ramarajan-starrer 'Gopura Deepam' (1997). Soundaryan was popular in the 1990s for composing rural-centric, catchy folk tunes, and this track became a popular comedic song celebrating bachelorhood.

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