Ennudaiya Pondatti
From Gopura Deepam · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano
- Music director
- Soundaryan
- Details
- Gopura Deepam1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| Ava yaarunnu evarunnu | Who she is or who her people are |
| Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi | Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi |
| Enna perunnu oorunnu | What her name is or which town she belongs to |
| Evarukkum theriyaathudaa | Nobody knows at all |
| Doi doi doi doi | Doi doi doi doi |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| Maangalyam thanthavana mathikkanum | She must respect the man who ties the sacred thread |
| Mamanaar maamiyaara thuthikkanum | She must honor her father-in-law and mother-in-law |
| Kuninja thalai nimiraama nadakkanum | She should walk modestly without raising her bowed head |
| Kula perumaiya endrum kaakkanum | She must always uphold the family honor |
| Male | |
| Ada ooru uravoda oththu nadakkanum | Ah, she must get along well with the town and relatives |
| Peththa kozhanththaiya peni valarakkanum | She must nurture and raise the children she gives birth to |
| Valarkkanum padichchum kodukkanum | Raise them well and educate them too |
| Intha gunamellaam nirainjitta ponnuthaan | A girl filled with all these fine qualities |
| En vaazhkkaikki podi kodukkum kannuthaan | Is the precious light that energizes my life |
| Enakkeththa ponnuthaan kudumpaththin kannuthaan | She is the right girl for me, the light of our family |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| …………………… | |
| Male | |
| Karukkalilae kannu muzhichchu perukkuvaa | She will wake up before dawn and sweep the floor |
| Thoongi ponaa sevalaiththaan ezhuppuvaa | She will wake up even the sleeping rooster |
| Kattazhagi kulichchu koondhal thiruththuvaa | That beauty will bathe and arrange her long hair |
| En kaalai thottu kannula oththi ezhuppuvaa | She will touch my feet, press them to her eyes, and wake me up |
| Male | |
| Naan vazhakkam pola purandu paduththu | As usual, I will turn over in bed |
| Valathu kaiyil avalai izhukka thimiruvaa | She will try to resist when I pull her with my right hand |
| Muththamida thenaruvaa konjam sinunguvaa | She will hesitate to kiss and whine a little |
| Ullukkulla monanguvaa onnu madanguvaa | She will murmur deep inside and yield into my arms |
| Poga poga adanguvaa poga poga adanguvaa | Gradually she will settle down, slowly she will yield |
| Ennai kandu mayanguvaa hahahaa | Seeing me, she will be enchanted, hahaha! |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
| Male | |
| Ava yaarunnu evarunnu | Who she is or who her people are |
| Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi | Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi |
| Enna perunnu oorunnu | What her name is or which town she belongs to |
| Evarukkum theriyaathudaa | Nobody knows at all |
| Doi doi doi doi | Doi doi doi doi |
| Male | |
| Ennudaiya pondaatti | My prospective wife |
| Engaeyo poranthirukkaa | Has been born somewhere out there |
| Ennai ava kattikkaththaan | Just to marry me |
| Inneram valarnthiruppaa | She must have grown up by now |
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
அவ யாருன்னு எவருன்னு
யாருக்கும் தெரியாதுடா டோய் டோய்
என்ன பேருன்னு ஊருன்னு
எவருக்கும் தெரியாதுடா
டோய் டோய் டோய் டோய்
Who she is or who her people are
Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi
What her name is or which town she belongs to
Nobody knows at all
Doi doi doi doi
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
She must respect the man who ties the sacred thread
She must honor her father-in-law and mother-in-law
She should walk modestly without raising her bowed head
She must always uphold the family honor
மாங்கல்யம் தந்தவன மதிக்கணும்
மாமனார் மாமியார துதிக்கணும்
குனிஞ்ச தலை நிமிராம நடக்கணும்
குல பெருமைய என்றும் காக்கணும்
Ah, she must get along well with the town and relatives
She must nurture and raise the children she gives birth to
Raise them well and educate them too
A girl filled with all these fine qualities
Is the precious light that energizes my life
She is the right girl for me, the light of our family
அட ஊரு உறவோட ஒத்து நடக்கணும்
பெத்த கொழந்தைய பேணி வளர்க்கணும்
வளர்க்கணும் படிச்சும் கொடுக்கணும்
இந்த குணமெல்லாம் நிறைஞ்சிட்ட பொண்ணுதான்
என் வாழ்க்கைக்கு பொடி கொடுக்கும் கண்ணுதான்
எனக்கேத்த பொண்ணுதான் குடும்பத்தின் கண்ணுதான்
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
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She will wake up before dawn and sweep the floor
She will wake up even the sleeping rooster
That beauty will bathe and arrange her long hair
She will touch my feet, press them to her eyes, and wake me up
கருக்கலிலே கண்ணு முழிச்சு பெருக்குவா
தூங்கி போன சேவலைத்தான் எழுப்புவா
கட்டழகி குளிச்சு கூந்தல் திருத்துவா
என் காலை தொட்டு கண்ணுல ஒத்தி எழுப்புவா
As usual, I will turn over in bed
She will try to resist when I pull her with my right hand
She will hesitate to kiss and whine a little
She will murmur deep inside and yield into my arms
Gradually she will settle down, slowly she will yield
Seeing me, she will be enchanted, hahaha!
நான் வழக்கம் போல புரண்டு படுத்து
வலது கையில் அவளை இழுக்க திமிருவா
முத்தமிட தெனருவா கொஞ்சம் சிணுங்குவா
உள்ளுக்குள்ள மொனங்குவா ஒன்னு மடங்குவா
போக போக அடங்குவா போக போக அடங்குவா
என்னை கண்டு மயங்குவா ஹஹாஹா
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
Who she is or who her people are
Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi
What her name is or which town she belongs to
Nobody knows at all
Doi doi doi doi
அவ யாருன்னு எவருன்னு
யாருக்கும் தெரியாதுடா டோய் டோய்
என்ன பேருன்னு ஊருன்னு
எவருக்கும் தெரியாதுடா
டோய் டோய் டோய் டோய்
My prospective wife
Has been born somewhere out there
Just to marry me
She must have grown up by now
என்னுடைய பொண்டாட்டி
எங்கேயோ பொறந்திருக்கா
என்னை அவ கட்டிக்கத்தான்
இந்நேரம் வளர்ந்திருப்பா
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Ava yaarunnu evarunnu
Who she is or who her people are
Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi
Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi
Enna perunnu oorunnu
What her name is or which town she belongs to
Evarukkum theriyaathudaa
Nobody knows at all
Doi doi doi doi
Doi doi doi doi
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Maangalyam thanthavana mathikkanum
She must respect the man who ties the sacred thread
Mamanaar maamiyaara thuthikkanum
She must honor her father-in-law and mother-in-law
Kuninja thalai nimiraama nadakkanum
She should walk modestly without raising her bowed head
Kula perumaiya endrum kaakkanum
She must always uphold the family honor
Ada ooru uravoda oththu nadakkanum
Ah, she must get along well with the town and relatives
Peththa kozhanththaiya peni valarakkanum
She must nurture and raise the children she gives birth to
Valarkkanum padichchum kodukkanum
Raise them well and educate them too
Intha gunamellaam nirainjitta ponnuthaan
A girl filled with all these fine qualities
En vaazhkkaikki podi kodukkum kannuthaan
Is the precious light that energizes my life
Enakkeththa ponnuthaan kudumpaththin kannuthaan
She is the right girl for me, the light of our family
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
……………………
Karukkalilae kannu muzhichchu perukkuvaa
She will wake up before dawn and sweep the floor
Thoongi ponaa sevalaiththaan ezhuppuvaa
She will wake up even the sleeping rooster
Kattazhagi kulichchu koondhal thiruththuvaa
That beauty will bathe and arrange her long hair
En kaalai thottu kannula oththi ezhuppuvaa
She will touch my feet, press them to her eyes, and wake me up
Naan vazhakkam pola purandu paduththu
As usual, I will turn over in bed
Valathu kaiyil avalai izhukka thimiruvaa
She will try to resist when I pull her with my right hand
Muththamida thenaruvaa konjam sinunguvaa
She will hesitate to kiss and whine a little
Ullukkulla monanguvaa onnu madanguvaa
She will murmur deep inside and yield into my arms
Poga poga adanguvaa poga poga adanguvaa
Gradually she will settle down, slowly she will yield
Ennai kandu mayanguvaa hahahaa
Seeing me, she will be enchanted, hahaha!
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Ava yaarunnu evarunnu
Who she is or who her people are
Yaarukkum theriyathudaa doi doi
Nobody knows, my friends, doi doi
Enna perunnu oorunnu
What her name is or which town she belongs to
Evarukkum theriyaathudaa
Nobody knows at all
Doi doi doi doi
Doi doi doi doi
Ennudaiya pondaatti
My prospective wife
Engaeyo poranthirukkaa
Has been born somewhere out there
Ennai ava kattikkaththaan
Just to marry me
Inneram valarnthiruppaa
She must have grown up by now
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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.
Did you know?
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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