Ethanaala Ethanaala (Male)
From Rathnam · 2024
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- S. P. Charan
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Rathnam2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna | Why, oh why, did you speak like this? |
| Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna | What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me? |
| Male | |
| Edhirpaaraa oru vaarththai | An unexpected word, |
| Adha keattu thudiththaenae | Hearing it, I squirmed in pain. |
| Edhirkkaaththil padagaaga | Like a boat caught in headwinds, |
| Thisai maari thaviththaenae | I lost my direction and suffered in agony. |
| Karaiyoram alaiyaaga | Like a wave on the shore, |
| Thadumaari thiriyiraen | I am wandering, stumbling around. |
| Male | |
| Ethanaala ethanaala | Why, oh why? |
| Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna | Why, oh why, did you speak like this? |
| Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna | What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me? |
| Male | |
| Paadha engu pogum theriyala | I don't know where the path leads, |
| Paadham rendum nadakkiradhae | Yet both my feet keep walking. |
| Paarva unna thaedi thaedi engo alaigiradhae | My gaze wanders around, searching for you endlessly. |
| Male | |
| Kodai veiyyil koluththura naeram | Even in the scorching summer heat, |
| Naanum adha unaralaiyae | I don't even feel its burn. |
| Ulla manam neruppaa kodhikkudhu | The heart inside is boiling like fire, |
| Adhavida vali illaiyae | There is no pain greater than that. |
| Male | |
| Dhooramaa neeyum pogura | You are walking far away from me, |
| Enni enni ulla vegura | Thinking about it, I simmer inside. |
| Ennavida edhukku nogura | Why suffer more than I do? |
| Ennavittu thaniyaa aagura | Why distance yourself and become alone? |
| Puriyaadha pudhiraaga | Like an unsolved riddle, |
| En nenjam padharudhae | My heart trembles in anxiety. |
| Male | |
| Ethanaala ethanaala | Why, oh why? |
| Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna | Why, oh why, did you speak like this? |
| Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna | What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me? |
| Male | |
| Paasam vekka uravae illa | I had no kin to shower my love upon, |
| Paarthaen unna oru varamaa | I saw you as a blessed divine boon. |
| Paadhi vazhi pogum bodhu | Midway through the journey, |
| Pallakku murinjadhammaa | The palanquin broke down, oh dear. |
| Male | |
| Yaarum inga thunaiyaa illa | There is no companion for me here, |
| Poraen naan thani maramaa | I walk alone like a solitary tree. |
| Naesam ulla nenjam ippo | The heart that holds love is now |
| Nenachchu urugudhammaa | Melting away as it remembers you. |
| Male | |
| Unna naan usurula yaendhuraen | I carry you in my very soul, |
| Unnaiyae ulagamaa paakkuraen | I look upon you as my whole world. |
| Ennaiyae naanum kekkuraen | I ask myself, |
| Eppadi idha naan thaanguraen | How am I bearing all this? |
| Theriyaama ariyaama enakkullae karaiyira | Unknowingly and silently, you are dissolving inside me. |
| Male | |
| Ethanaala ethanaala | Why, oh why? |
| Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna | Why, oh why, did you speak like this? |
| Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna | What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me? |
எதனால எதனால இது போல பேசுன
எதுக்காக எதுக்காக அனல் அள்ளி வீசுன
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
எதிர்பாரா ஒரு வார்த்தை
அதை கேட்டு துடித்தேனே
எதிர்காத்தில் படகாக
திசை மாறி தவித்தேனே
கரையோரம் அலையாக
தடுமாறி திரியுரேன்
An unexpected word,
Hearing it, I squirmed in pain.
Like a boat caught in headwinds,
I lost my direction and suffered in agony.
Like a wave on the shore,
I am wandering, stumbling around.
எதனால எதனால
எதனால எதனால இது போல பேசுன
எதுக்காக எதுக்காக அனல் அள்ளி வீசுன
Why, oh why?
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
பாத எங்கு போகும் தெரியல
பாதம் ரெண்டும் நடக்கிறதே
பார்வை உன்ன தேர்சி தேடி எங்கோ அலைகிறதே
I don't know where the path leads,
Yet both my feet keep walking.
My gaze wanders around, searching for you endlessly.
கோடை வெயில் கொளுத்துற நேரம்
நானும் அதை உணரலையே
உள்ள மனம் நெருப்பா கொதிக்குது
அதைவிட வலி இல்லையே
Even in the scorching summer heat,
I don't even feel its burn.
The heart inside is boiling like fire,
There is no pain greater than that.
தூரமா நீயும் போகுற
எண்ணி எண்ணி உள்ள வேகுற
என்னைவிட எதுக்கு நோகுற
என்னைவிட்டு தனியா ஆகுற
புரியாத புதிராக
என் நெஞ்சம் பதறுதே
You are walking far away from me,
Thinking about it, I simmer inside.
Why suffer more than I do?
Why distance yourself and become alone?
Like an unsolved riddle,
My heart trembles in anxiety.
எதனால எதனால
எதனால எதனால இது போல பேசுன
எதுக்காக எதுக்காக அனல் அள்ளி வீசுன
Why, oh why?
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
பாசம் வெக்க உறவே இல்ல
பார்த்தேன் உன்ன ஒரு வாரமா
பாதி வழி போகும்போது
பல்லாக்கு முறிஞ்சுதம்மா
I had no kin to shower my love upon,
I saw you as a blessed divine boon.
Midway through the journey,
The palanquin broke down, oh dear.
யாரும் இங்க துணையா இல்ல
போறேன் நான் தனி மரமா
நேசம் உள்ள நநெஞ்சம் இப்போ
நெனைச்சு உருகுதம்மா
There is no companion for me here,
I walk alone like a solitary tree.
The heart that holds love is now
Melting away as it remembers you.
உன்ன நான் உசுருல ஏந்துறேன்
உன்னையே உலகமா பாக்குறேன்
என்னையே நானும் கேக்குறேன்
எப்படி இதை நான் தாங்குறேன்
தெரியாம அறியாம எனக்குள்ளே கரையிற
I carry you in my very soul,
I look upon you as my whole world.
I ask myself,
How am I bearing all this?
Unknowingly and silently, you are dissolving inside me.
எதனால எதனால
எதனால எதனால இது போல பேசுன
எதுக்காக எதுக்காக அனல் அள்ளி வீசுன
Why, oh why?
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
Edhirpaaraa oru vaarththai
An unexpected word,
Adha keattu thudiththaenae
Hearing it, I squirmed in pain.
Edhirkkaaththil padagaaga
Like a boat caught in headwinds,
Thisai maari thaviththaenae
I lost my direction and suffered in agony.
Karaiyoram alaiyaaga
Like a wave on the shore,
Thadumaari thiriyiraen
I am wandering, stumbling around.
Ethanaala ethanaala
Why, oh why?
Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
Paadha engu pogum theriyala
I don't know where the path leads,
Paadham rendum nadakkiradhae
Yet both my feet keep walking.
Paarva unna thaedi thaedi engo alaigiradhae
My gaze wanders around, searching for you endlessly.
Kodai veiyyil koluththura naeram
Even in the scorching summer heat,
Naanum adha unaralaiyae
I don't even feel its burn.
Ulla manam neruppaa kodhikkudhu
The heart inside is boiling like fire,
Adhavida vali illaiyae
There is no pain greater than that.
Dhooramaa neeyum pogura
You are walking far away from me,
Enni enni ulla vegura
Thinking about it, I simmer inside.
Ennavida edhukku nogura
Why suffer more than I do?
Ennavittu thaniyaa aagura
Why distance yourself and become alone?
Puriyaadha pudhiraaga
Like an unsolved riddle,
En nenjam padharudhae
My heart trembles in anxiety.
Ethanaala ethanaala
Why, oh why?
Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
Paasam vekka uravae illa
I had no kin to shower my love upon,
Paarthaen unna oru varamaa
I saw you as a blessed divine boon.
Paadhi vazhi pogum bodhu
Midway through the journey,
Pallakku murinjadhammaa
The palanquin broke down, oh dear.
Yaarum inga thunaiyaa illa
There is no companion for me here,
Poraen naan thani maramaa
I walk alone like a solitary tree.
Naesam ulla nenjam ippo
The heart that holds love is now
Nenachchu urugudhammaa
Melting away as it remembers you.
Unna naan usurula yaendhuraen
I carry you in my very soul,
Unnaiyae ulagamaa paakkuraen
I look upon you as my whole world.
Ennaiyae naanum kekkuraen
I ask myself,
Eppadi idha naan thaanguraen
How am I bearing all this?
Theriyaama ariyaama enakkullae karaiyira
Unknowingly and silently, you are dissolving inside me.
Ethanaala ethanaala
Why, oh why?
Ethanaala ethanaala idhu pola pesuna
Why, oh why, did you speak like this?
Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna
What for, what for, did you throw sparks of fire at me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ethanaala Ethanaala' from the film 'Rathnam' (2024) is a deeply emotional song depicting distress, confusion, and grief after receiving sharp, hurtful words from a loved one. The protagonist feels completely disoriented, comparing his vulnerable state to a boat adrift against harsh winds or a solitary wave endlessly breaking on the shore. Having considered this person a divine boon in a life devoid of close relations, the sudden emotional distance leaves him feeling utterly abandoned, like a lone tree in a barren landscape. The song captures the paradox of love and pain: while the harsh words burn hotter than the summer heat, the protagonist's devotion remains unshaken. He carries his beloved in his soul and views her as his entire universe, wondering how he can survive the overwhelming grief as she continues to silently reside within his heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagadam)
“Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga anal alli veesuna”
Hurtful and harsh words are metaphorically referred to as throwing burning embers/sparks of fire ('anal').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Edhirkkaaththil padagaaga / Karaiyoram alaiyaaga”
The protagonist compares his lost and struggling emotional state to a boat fighting headwinds ('padagaaga') and a wave stumbling on the shore ('alaiyaaga').
Adukku Thodar / Repetition
“Ethanaala ethanaala / Edhukkaaga edhukkaaga / thaedi thaedi”
The repetition of words back-to-back intensifies the emotional distress, questioning, and desperation.
Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Paadha engu pogum theriyala / Paadham rendum nadakkiradhae”
The initial sound 'Paa' repeats at the beginning of consecutive lines, giving a rhythmic flow to the lyrics.
Cultural Idiom / Metaphor
“Poraen naan thani maramaa”
'Thani maram' (solitary tree) is a traditional Tamil idiom representing complete loneliness and lack of support system.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) for the 2024 Tamil action film 'Rathnam', directed by Hari and starring Vishal. Sung by S. P. Charan, the song carries a soulful performance reminiscent of his legendary father S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's emotive vocal style. The lyrics are penned by prominent Tamil lyricist Viveka, known for blending relatable colloquial expressions with deep emotional metaphors.
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