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Lyrics & meaning

Ennunga Ennai Theriyuma

From Alli · 1964

Lyricist: Panchu Arunachalam
Singer: P. Susheela
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Alli
Movie release year: 1964
Lyrics added on: 24 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Ingae thaan ungal kavanama

Yaedhaenum sonnaal puriyumaa…aa..

Sollalaamaa

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Ingae thaan ungal kavanama

Yaedhaenum sonnaal puriyumaa…aa..

Sollalaamaa

Kangalil minnalai kanden

Ennilai mayangi nindren

Kaalgaloo munnum pinnum

Thalladi thalladi nadakka kanden

Kangalil minnalai kanden

Ennilai mayangi nindren

Kaalgaloo munnum pinnum

Thalladi thalladi nadakka kanden

Kaaranam ennaanga sollunga

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Ingae thaan ungal kavanama

Yaedhaenum sonnaal puriyumaa…aa..

Sollalaamaa

Paalilae kulithu vandhaen

Paniyil nanaindhu vandhen

Noolilae aadum penmai

Malarum menmai eduthu vandhen

Paalilae kulithu vandhaen

Paniyil nanaindhu vandhen

Noolilae aadum penmai

Malarum menmai eduthu vandhen

Innum sollalaanga

Vetkamaa irukkuthunga

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Ingae thaan ungal kavanama

Yaedhaenum sonnaal puriyumaa…aa..

Sollalaamaa

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Irutiil vilakku ondru

Siripathu yaarai kandu

Edhiril inbam irundhum

Thanni marandhu ungalai kandu

Irutiil vilakku ondru

Siripathu yaarai kandu

Edhiril inbam irundhum

Thanni marandhu ungalai kandu

Oru ponnu innum eppadi solvaanga

Yenga….

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

Ingae thaan ungal kavanama

Yaedhaenum sonnaal puriyumaa…aa..

Sollalaamaa

Ennaanga ennai theriyuma

My dear, do you know who I am?

Is your attention really here?

If I tell you something, will you understand?

Shall I say it?

My dear, do you know who I am?

Is your attention really here?

If I tell you something, will you understand?

Shall I say it?

I saw lightning in your eyes,

I stood there, losing myself in a daze.

With feet moving back and forth,

I saw you swaying and stumbling as you walked.

I saw lightning in your eyes,

I stood there, losing myself in a daze.

With feet moving back and forth,

I saw you swaying and stumbling as you walked.

Tell me, dear, what is the reason for this?

My dear, do you know who I am?

Is your attention really here?

If I tell you something, will you understand?

Shall I say it?

I have bathed in milk and come to you,

I got drenched in the fresh dew and came to you.

With womanly grace slender as a thread,

I brought the soft gentleness of a flower.

I have bathed in milk and come to you,

I got drenched in the fresh dew and came to you.

With womanly grace slender as a thread,

I brought the soft gentleness of a flower.

I could tell you even more,

But I feel so shy!

My dear, do you know who I am?

Is your attention really here?

If I tell you something, will you understand?

Shall I say it?

My dear, do you know who I am?

A lamp glowing in the dark—

Who is it smiling at?

With sweet joy right before it,

It forgets itself just looking at you.

A lamp glowing in the dark—

Who is it smiling at?

With sweet joy right before it,

It forgets itself just looking at you.

How else can a girl express this?

Tell me, dear...

My dear, do you know who I am?

Is your attention really here?

If I tell you something, will you understand?

Shall I say it?

My dear, do you know who I am?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful and romantic expression of love and shy flirtation. The heroine playfully addresses her beloved, seeking his undivided attention and asking if he truly understands the subtle hints of her affection. She describes her overwhelming emotions—dazzled by the spark in his eyes, stumbling with excitement, and feeling as delicate as a blooming flower bathed in milk and dew. Throughout the verses, she describes the captivating effect he has on her, contrasting darkness with the light of love and describing how she loses herself in his presence. She hesitatingly expresses her bashfulness, wondering aloud how much more directly a young woman can confess her romantic feelings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

“Thalladi thalladi nadakka kanden”

The word 'thalladi' is repeated as 'Thalladi thalladi' to emphasize the faltering, swaying movement caused by love and excitement.

Visual Imagery

“Paalilae kulithu vandhaen”

'Paalilae kulithu vandhaen, Paniyil nanaindhu vandhen' creates vivid visual and sensory imagery of delicacy, innocence, and freshness.

Metaphor

“Irutiil vilakku ondru”

'Irutiil vilakku ondru siripathu' uses the metaphor of a glowing lamp in the dark to symbolize joy and love illuminating gloom.

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Trivia

This lyric displays Panchu Arunachalam's classic conversational yet poetic songwriting style, marked by gentle rhyme schemes and tender feminine emotions.

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