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Lyrics & meaning

Enthaaraa Enthaaraa

From Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah · 2014

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Shadab Faridi, Chinmayi
Music director
M. Ghibran
Details
Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Enthaaraa enthaaraa neeye en thaaraaMy star, my star, you alone are my star!
Enmanam poothadhae thaaraaMy heart has blossomed, my star!
Kanpooraa kanpooraa neeyae thaan thaaraaIn my entire vision, you alone fill my eyes like a star!
Kannalae kaangiren pooraThrough my eyes, I see everything in completion.
Female
Unthaara unthaara naanae un thaaraaYours, completely yours, I am your star!
En vaanam poothadhae seraaMy sky has blossomed, my beloved!
Kanpooraa kanpooraa neeyae than veeraa.In my entire vision, you alone are my brave heart.
En paarvai aandhae kooraaaMy gaze has become sharp and mesmerized.
Male
Yeno indru yenoWhy today, oh why?
Naan undhan naano…Am I truly yours?
Neeyoo illai naanoo.Is it you, or is it me?
Naam ennum naamo..Are we really existing as 'us'?
Female
Thoondilaaa nee oonjalaaAre you a fishing hook, or are you a swing?
Male :Thooralaa nee kaanalaaaMale: Are you a gentle drizzle, or a mirage?
Female :Prathiyoga mounam nee kondu vandhaaiFemale: You brought a unique, divine silence with you,
En vaarthai anathaeMy words have been lost in it.
Illadha oril illadha perilIn a non-existent town, under an unspoken name,
Male :Namm kadhal vazhumaeMale: Our love shall live on.
Hoi .. nam kadhal vazhumaeOh, our love shall live on!
Female
Un asaivnil en dhisaigalai padapadavena thandhaaiWith your movement, you made all my directions flutter with excitement.
Minminigalai un vizhigalail kondaaiYou held fireflies trapped within your eyes.
Kann imaigalil en iravinaiUpon my eyelids, you draped my nights...
Katha kathapudan thandhaai...with immense warmth.
Kann avikaiyil venn nizhavoli thandhaaiWhen you winked your eyes, you poured down white moonlight.
Female
Bramanda kaalam nee thandhu sendraaiYou bestowed a cosmic, cosmic time upon me and left,
Ennaatkal theerndhadhaeMy ordinary days have come to an end.
Male
Enthaaraa enthaaraa neeye en thaaraaMy star, my star, you alone are my star!
Enmanam poothadhae thaaraaMy heart has blossomed, my star!
Kanpooraa kanpooraa neeyae thaan thaaraaIn my entire vision, you alone fill my eyes like a star!
Kannalae kaangiren pooraThrough my eyes, I see everything in completion.
Female
Thanneerai koosikondu mella sellumWalking gently, treading shyly upon the water,
Bimbangal nee aagiraai edhiraeYou become the reflections floating right before me.
Ennodu kadhal vandhu enna sollaLove came over me, what can I say?
Male :Vetkkangal pesudhaeMale: Soft blushes do all the talking!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Enthaaraa Enthaaraa' from the movie 'Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah' is a dreamy, romantic duet expressing the ethereal feeling of falling deeply in love. The song captures a sensory overload where the lovers question their own identity and reality ('Is it you or is it me?'). The lyrics play on poetic dualities—comparing the lover to a hook vs. a swing, a drizzle vs. a mirage—illustrating how love creates both sweet agony and comforting joy. Narratively, the song highlights how love transcends physical boundaries and social conventions, surviving in an imaginary, pure realm ('In a non-existent town, under an unspoken name'). Through rich poetic imagery involving fireflies, moonlight, fluttering horizons, and silent reflections on water, the song depicts the transformative power of romance, turning mundane existence into a cosmic experience.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Ethugai (Second-letter Agreement)

Thoondilaaa nee oonjalaa / Male :Thooralaa nee kaanalaaa

The second consonant sound 'oo' / 'oo' creates a rhythmic harmony between 'Thoondil' and 'Thooral'.

Metaphor

Minminigalai un vizhigalail kondaai

The lover's bright, twinkling eyes are poetically compared directly to fireflies ('minminigal').

Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)

Thoondilaaa nee oonjalaa / Thooralaa nee kaanalaaa

Contrasts sharp/trapping elements ('Thoondil' - hook, 'Kaanal' - mirage) with comforting ones ('Oonjal' - swing, 'Thooral' - drizzle) to express love's bewildering nature.

Personification

Vetkkangal pesudhae

Shyness/blushing ('vetkkam') is personified as an entity capable of speaking when words fail.

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Trivia

'Enthaaraa Enthaaraa' is a popular romantic track from the 2014 Tamil movie 'Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah'. While lyricist Karthik Netha penned these poetic lines, the music was composed by M. Ghibran, and the song was beautifully rendered by singers Shadab Faridi and Chinmayi Sripada.

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