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Lyrics & meaning

Enthan Anbe Sonthame

From Irandu Manam · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Irandu Manam1985

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMy love, you are forever my very own.
Male :Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMale: My love, you are forever my very own.
Female :Vinnmeengal udhirum kaalam varinumFemale: Even if the time comes when the stars fall from the sky,
Ullamathu maarumo unnai vitu pogumoWill this heart ever change, or will it ever leave you?
Male
Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMy love, you are forever my very own.
Female :Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumFemale: My love, you are forever my very own.
Male
Mannavan enthan nenjamMy heart belongs to my king,
Mangai nee vaazhum manjamIt is the couch where you, my maiden, reside.
Female :Kannilae kadhal konjumFemale: Love caresses sweetly in my eyes,
Kanni naan unthan thanjamI, a young maiden, am your refuge.
Male
Enathu manam endrum unnoduMy heart will always remain with you,
Veru oru pennai naadaathuIt will never seek another woman.
Female :Ilamai pongum kanni poomaathuFemale: This maiden, blooming like a flower brimming with youth,
Innoruvar kayil seraathuWill never fall into the hands of another.
Male
Odum nadhiyae unnai thodarnthuFollowing you like a flowing river,
Dhinam varum nizhal naanaeI am the shadow that accompanies you daily.
Ullamathu maarumo unnai vitu pogumoWill this heart ever change, or will it ever leave you?
Female
Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMy love, you are forever my very own.
Male :Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMale: My love, you are forever my very own.
Female
Vannangal vaanil maarumColors in the sky may change,
Vaazhkkaiyum orr naal maarumLife too may change one day,
Male :Kaalangal maarumpothumMale: Even when times change,
Kadhalo nenjil vaazhumLove will forever live in our hearts.
Female
Valarum pirai vaanil thaeinthaalumEven if the waxing crescent moon wanes in the sky,
Anbu manam endrum thaeyaathuA heart filled with love will never diminish.
Male :Imayamathu saainthu veezhnthaalumMale: Even if the great Himalayas crumble and fall,
Endrum intha kadhal saayaathuThis love will never bend or crumble.
Female
Vaazhum varaikkum nammai pirikkaTo separate us as long as we live,
Thadai ingae illai endraenI say there is no obstacle here!
Ullamathu maarumo unnai vitu pogumoWill this heart ever change, or will it ever leave you?
Male
Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumMy love, you are forever my very own.
Female :Enthan anbe sonthamae neethaan endrumFemale: My love, you are forever my very own.
Male :Vinnmeengal udhirum kaalam varinumMale: Even if the time comes when the stars fall from the sky,
Ullamathu maarumo unnai vitu pogumoWill this heart ever change, or will it ever leave you?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Enthan Anbe Sonthamae' is a soulful romantic duet from the 1985 film 'Irandu Manam', composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan and written by poet Vaali. Sung by S. Janaki and P. Jayachandran, the song is a passionate declaration of eternal love and devotion between two souls who vow that nothing in the universe can drift them apart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Mannavan enthan nenjam / Mangai nee vaazhum manjam

Matching initial consonant 'M' sound across lines ('Mannavan' and 'Mangai').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Imayamathu saainthu veezhnthaalum / Endrum intha kadhal saayaathu

Poetic exaggeration declaring that even if the mighty Himalayas crumble and fall, their love will never falter.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Odum nadhiyae unnai thodarnthu / Dhinam varum nizhal naanae

The lover metaphorically compares herself to a faithful shadow constantly following the running river of her partner's life.

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Trivia

'Irandu Manam' (1985) features music by the iconic composer M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, one of Tamil cinema's most celebrated composer-lyricist partnerships. The song highlights the expressive vocal chemistry of veteran playback singers S. Janaki and P. Jayachandran.

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