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Ezhunthal Mella Ezhunthal

From En Vazhi Thani Vazhi · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Vanitha
Music director
R. D. Burman
Movie name
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
7 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Enna nadanthathu pennukkullae
Thendral adikkuthu kannukkullae
Kaadhal paavai indha adhikkaalai nerathil
Pani sindhum eerathil
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Yenindha mayakkam indru evarai ketpadho
Thaen engu inikkum endru erumbai ketpadho
Mella mella maeniyil minnal vandhu poguthoo
Ullae enna oosaiyoo odai ondru ooduthoo
Iduppil sariyum saelai pol idhayam nazhuvudho
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Naan indru vizhithu kondae kanavu kaangiren
Oo oo oo andha pani thulikkul ulagam paarkkiren
Kaadhal vandhu pinbhuthaan gyaanam konjam vandhadhu
Mounam ennum vaarthaikkul yedho artham ulladhu
Vaanukkum mannukkum oonjal katta vasadhi vandhadhu
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Enna nadanthathu pennukkullae
Thendral adikkuthu kannukkullae
Kaadhal paavai indha adhikkaalai nerathil
Pani sindhum eerathil
Ezhunthaal mella ezhunthaal
Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal
Mmm mmm mmmm…hmmmm….
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
What has happened inside this girl?
A gentle breeze blows in her eyes
This girl in love, in the early morning hour,
In the dampness of falling dew...
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
Why this sweet daze today, whom should I ask?
Does one ask an ant where honey tastes sweet?
Is lightning softly flashing across my body?
What is this sound inside, is a stream flowing?
Like the sari slipping from my waist, is my heart slipping away?
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
Today I am dreaming with wide-open eyes
Oh, I see the whole world inside a single drop of dew
Only after love arrived did a little wisdom come
The word called silence finally has a meaning
Now I can hang a swing between the sky and the earth
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
What has happened inside this girl?
A gentle breeze blows in her eyes
This girl in love, in the early morning hour,
In the dampness of falling dew...
She woke up, she gently rose
With her sari as wings, she flew into the sky
Mmmmmm..... mmmmmm.....
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This delicate romantic song portrays the blissful awakening of love in a young woman during the serene early morning. The protagonist experiences a sense of weightlessness and wonder, feeling as though her saree has turned into wings carrying her across the sky. Love brings a wave of sweet confusion, sensory heightened awareness, and a newfound spiritual wisdom. Through vivid imagery—such as a stream flowing within her, a dewdrop reflecting the universe, and silence revealing deeper truths—Vairamuthu captures the ecstatic transformation that love brings. Chandrabose's gentle composition and Vanitha's expressive vocals beautifully accentuate the song's tender, dreamy atmosphere.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Saelai siragaal vinnil parandhaal”

Compares the pallu/drape of the heroine's saree to bird wings that allow her to fly high in joy.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Iduppil sariyum saelai pol idhayam nazhuvudho”

Uses 'pol' (like) to compare her heart slipping away in love to a saree slipping gently from her waist.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Mella mella maeniyil minnal vandhu poguthoo”

Repetition of the 'M' sound ('Mella', 'mella', 'maeniyil', 'minnal') creates a rhythmic, euphonic flow.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)

“Thaen engu inikkum endru erumbai ketpadho”

Poses a rhetorical question comparing asking about love's sweetness to asking an ant where honey is sweet.

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Trivia

'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' (1988) was directed by V. Azhagappan, featuring music composed by Chandrabose, who produced a string of popular melodic albums in Tamil cinema during the late 1980s. Interestingly, the phrase 'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' later became iconic across Tamil pop culture when Superstar Rajinikanth used it as his famous punch line in the blockbuster film 'Padayappa' (1999).

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