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Entha Desathil

From Priyamana Thozhi · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Priyamana Thozhi
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
7 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Entha desathil desathil
Nee pirandhaai
Ada iththanai perazhaga} (2)
Endhan swasathil swasathil
Nee kalandhaai…
Ini nee indri naan azhagaa
Edho oru maattram
Ennil ennil
Yeno idai yettram yettram
Idhayam thannil
Nee kaal mulaitha pushpam
Kadal nurayil seitha sirppam
Un munbu vandhu nindraal
Andha sorgam kooda arpam
Entha desathil desathil
Nee pirandhaai
Ada iththanai perazhaga
Vanna vanna poovelllaam
Vaasam veesi poo pookkum
Unnai pola ondrukkum
Vaasaam veesaa theriyadhae
Kodi kodi vaarthaigal
Korthu kondu vandhaalum
Nee sinungum osai pol
Artham edhilum kidaiyaadhae..
Oooo ..ooo…
Azhagae nee vaai pesa
Geetham enbenae
Sangeetham enbenae
Pesaatha mounaththai
Kavidhai enbenae
Pudhu kavidhai enbenae
Kadal oram
Neeyum vandhaal
Puyal vandhadhendru artham
Nee ennai
Neengi sendraal
Uyir nindradhendru artham
Entha desathil desathil
Nee pirandhaai
Ada iththanai perazhaga
Undhan kangal orathil
Theetti vaitha mai thandhaal
Aindhu alla ainnooru
Kaappiyangal undaghum
Undhan koondhal eerathai
Thottu pona kaattraithaan
Konja neram swasithaal
Endhan vazhvil varamaagum.
Oooo..oo…
Anbae un idhazhaithaan
Siraigal enbenae
Pani siraigal enbenae
Melithaana idaiyaithaan
Piraigal enbenae
Thei piraigal enbenae
Adi anna paravai ondru
Andru vazhndhadhaaga ketten
Naan ketta andha ondrai
Indru kangalaalae paarthen
Entha desathil desathil
Nee pirandhaai
Ada iththanai perazhaga
Endhan swasathil swasathil
Nee kalandhaai…
Ini nee indri naan azhagaa
Edho oru maattram
Ennil ennil
Yeno idai yettram yettram
Idhayam thannil
Nee kaal mulaitha pushpam
Kadal nurayil seitha sirppam
Un munbu vandhu nindraal
Andha sorgam kooda arpam
In which land, in which land
were you born,
oh, how are you this breathtakingly beautiful?
Into my breath, into my breath
you have blended...
Is there any beauty left in me without you now?
Some kind of change
within me, within me...
Why this restless racing
within my heart?
You are a flower that grew legs,
a sculpture crafted from sea foam.
When standing before you,
even heaven feels ordinary.
In which land, in which land
were you born,
oh, how are you this breathtakingly beautiful?
All the colorful flowers
blossom spreading their fragrance,
yet not a single one of them
knows how to share a scent like yours.
Even if millions and millions of words
are woven together into verse,
like the soft sound of your playful pout,
nothing carries such deep meaning.
Oh... oh...
My beauty, when you speak,
I would call it a melody,
I would call it sweet music.
Your unspoken silence,
I would call it poetry,
I would call it modern poetry.
If you come walking
along the seashore,
it means a storm has arrived.
If you ever
walk away from me,
it means my life has come to an end.
In which land, in which land
were you born,
oh, how are you this breathtakingly beautiful?
If you give me the kohl eyeliner
painted at the edge of your eyes,
not just five, but five hundred
great epic poems could be written.
The gentle breeze that touched
the dampness of your hair—
if I could breathe it for just a moment,
it would be the greatest blessing of my life.
Oh... oh...
My love, your lips,
I would call them a prison,
I would call them a dewy prison.
Your slender waist,
I would call it a crescent moon,
I would call it a waning crescent moon.
I had heard that a graceful swan
lived somewhere long ago,
and that wonder I only heard of,
today I saw with my very own eyes.
In which land, in which land
were you born,
oh, how are you this breathtakingly beautiful?
Into my breath, into my breath
you have blended...
Is there any beauty left in me without you now?
Some kind of change
within me, within me...
Why this restless racing
within my heart?
You are a flower that grew legs,
a sculpture crafted from sea foam.
When standing before you,
even heaven feels ordinary.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Entha Desathil from Priyamana Thozhi is a soul-stirring romantic track where the protagonist expresses profound wonder and adoration for his beloved's ethereal beauty. He marvellingly asks which land could have given birth to someone of such divine charm, confessing that she has mingled completely with his very breath. He describes her using imaginative visual metaphors—a flower that sprouted feet to walk, and a delicate sculpture carved out of sea foam—proclaiming that even heaven pales in comparison to standing in her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Nee kaal mulaitha pushpam / Kadal nurayil seitha sirppam”

The beloved is poetically compared to a flower that has sprouted legs and walk, and a sculpture crafted out of ocean foam.

Hyperbole

“Undhan kangal orathil / Theetti vaitha mai thandhaal / Aindhu alla ainnooru / Kaappiyangal undaghum”

The lyricist exaggerates the impact of her beauty by stating that even the kohl at the corner of her eyes could inspire five hundred classical epics.

Metaphor

“Anbae un idhazhaithaan / Siraigal enbenae / Pani siraigal enbenae / Melithaana idaiyaithaan / Piraigal enbenae / Thei piraigal enbenae”

The beloved's lips are metaphorically depicted as cool icy prisons, and her slender waist as a waning crescent moon.

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Trivia

Entha Desathil is a popular romantic solo composed by S. A. Rajkumar for the movie Priyamana Thozhi (2003), featuring soulful rendition by Hariharan and poetic imagery penned by lyricist Pa. Vijay.

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