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En-uyire En-uyire

From Uyire · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Srinivas, Sujatha
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Uyire
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
6 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ohhh ooo oooo… ohhh ooo oooo  ohhh ooo oooo… ohhh ooo oooo
Ennuyirae ennuyirae en aaruyirae-ae
Ennuyirae ennuyirae en ooruyirae
Kangal thaandi pogathae en aaruyirae en ooruyirae
Oru kadhalilae motham yezhu nilai
Ithu entha nilai endru thondra villai
En aararivil rendu kaanavillai
En aaruyirae-ae en ooruyirae-ae
Vanthu sernthu vidu ennai sera vidu illai saga vidu
Sooriyan chandhiran veezhnthazhinthu poividinum
Nam kadhalilae varum jothiyilae intha bhoomiyilae oli Koottiduvom
Kadhalar kangalae chandhiran sooriyan aagatho
Kaigal naangum theendum munnae
Kangal naangum theendidumae
Mogam konjam mulai vidumae
Kan paarvai mudhal nilaiyae
Aaruyirae ennuyirae ullam kondathu oor mayakkam
Ennuyirae kadhalil irandaam nilai thaan paal mayakkam
Mei theendum nesam thodangiyatho
Ithu kadhalin moondram padi nilaiyo
En udal vazhi amirtham vazhikiratho
En uyir mattum puthu vitha vazhi kandatho-ohoo
Ohhh ooo oooo…ohhh ooo oooo
Ennuyirae ennuyirae unnai konjam theenduven
Yezhvagai kadhalai eppothengae thaanduven
Ithil naangaam nilaiyai arinthu vitten
En naru malarae unnai thozhuthu vitten
En suya nilaienbathai izhanthu vitten
Antha sooriyan yelum thisai marandhu vitten
Kangal thaandi pogathae en aaruyirae… en ooruyirae
Oru kadhalilae motham yezhu nilai
Naam ithu varai kandathu naangu nilai
Ini enna nilai endru thondra villai
En aaruyirae -ae
{ En udal porul thanthen saran pugunthen
En uyirai unakkul oottri vitten
Ithu thaan kadhalin ainthu nilai
Naan un kaiyil neerthivalai } (2)
{ Oru mogathinaal varum pithu nilai
Ithu mosamillai oru mukthi nilai } (2)
Nam kadhalilae ithu aaru nilai
Ennuyirae ennuyirae en aaruyirae-ae
Ennuyirae ennuyirae en ooruyirae
Sooriyan chandhiran veezhnthazhinthu poividinum
Nam kadhalilae varum jothiyilae intha bhoomiyilae oli koottiduvom
kadhalar kangalae chandhiran sooriyan aagatho
Oh... oh... Oh... oh... Oh... oh... Oh... oh...
My life, my life, my precious soul...
My life, my life, my very breath...
Do not go beyond my sight, my precious soul, my very breath...
In love, there are seven stages in all.
I cannot tell which stage this is.
Of my six senses, I have lost two.
Oh my precious soul, oh my very breath...
Come and unite with me, let me reach you, or just let me die.
Even if the sun and the moon fall and perish,
we will light up this earth with the flame born of our love.
Won't the eyes of lovers become the sun and the moon?
Before four hands can touch,
four eyes meet and touch.
A spark of desire begins to sprout;
the first glance is the first stage.
My precious, my life, the heart has fallen into a sweet trance.
My life, the second stage of love is this intoxicating attraction.
Has the touch of love begun?
Is this the third stage of love?
Is sweet nectar flowing through my body?
Has my soul found a brand-new path?
Oh... oh... Oh... oh...
My life, my life, I will touch you gently.
When and where will I cross all seven stages of love?
I have come to know the fourth stage in this.
My fragrant flower, I have worshipped you.
I have lost all sense of myself.
I have forgotten which way the sun rises.
Do not go beyond my sight, my precious soul, my very breath...
In love, there are seven stages in all.
We have seen four stages so far.
I cannot tell what stage will come next,
oh my precious soul...
I gave my body and all I own, and surrendered myself.
I have poured my soul into you.
This is the fifth stage of love;
I am just a drop of water in your hands.
A state of madness born of deep desire—
this is not bad, it is a state of pure release.
In our love, this is the sixth stage.
My life, my life, my precious soul...
My life, my life, my very breath...
Even if the sun and the moon fall and perish,
we will light up this earth with the flame born of our love.
Won't the eyes of lovers become the sun and the moon?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennuyirae' (from Uyire / Dil Se..) revolves around the Arabic/Sufi concept of the Seven Stages of Love (Hubb, Uns, Ishq, Aqidat, Ibadat, Junoon, and Maut / Death/Rebirth). Lyricist Vairamuthu ingeniously adapts these Sufi stages of love into Tamil poetic verse, tracing the lovers' journey through eye contact, attraction, physical affection, devotion, complete surrender, and blissful madness. Throughout the track, the lover expresses complete devotion, describing how love strips away ego and self-awareness, leaving the soul intertwined with the beloved. Cosmic imagery—such as the sun and moon perishing while the light of love illuminates the earth—emphasizes the eternal and transcendent nature of their bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

“Kadhalar kangalae chandhiran sooriyan aagatho”

Comparing lovers' eyes to the sun and moon ('Kadhalar kangalae chandhiran sooriyan aagatho') to symbolize eternal brightness and guidance.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

“Sooriyan chandhiran veezhnthazhinthu poividinum / Nam kadhalilae varum jothiyilae intha bhoomiyilae oli Koottiduvom”

Exaggeration that even if the sun and moon perish, the light from their love will illuminate the entire world.

Edhai / Rhyme (Monnai / Edhugai)

“Kaigal naangum theendum munnae / Kangal naangum theendidumae”

Use of second-letter rhyming ('Kaigal' and 'Kangal', 'Udal' and 'Uyir') common in classical Tamil prosody.

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Trivia

This track corresponds to 'Satrangi Re' from the Hindi original movie 'Dil Se..' (1998) composed by A.R. Rahman. Both Mani Ratnam and lyricists (Gulzar in Hindi, Vairamuthu in Tamil) structured the song around the ancient Sufi concept of the 7 stages of love: Hubb (Attraction), Uns (Attachment), Ishq (Love), Aqidat (Trust/Trustworthiness), Ibadat (Worship), Junoon (Madness), and Maut (Death/Loss of Self).

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