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Lyrics & meaning

Innum Enna

From Raaja Raajathan · 1989

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raaja Raajathan
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
16 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Innum enna paechu
Ippo vetriyadanjaachu
Avanga aasai enna aachu
Andha meesai enga pochu
Unga kaalam kaninjaachu
Ena kaigal osandhaachu
Oru poovae puyalaachu
Nalla naeram porandhaachu haei
Innum enna paechu
Ippo vetriyadanjaachu
Avanga aasai enna aachu
Andha meesai enga pochu
Sonnaalum kekkaadha oorukku neenga
Sonneenga paadatha thaan
Kai katti nikkaama kannaana perae
Kalacheenga vaedatha thaan
Ammaa un varavaalae oorellaam ini melae
Aanandha pan paadanum
Pon maala poo maala pugazh maala ellaamae
Thol meedhu nee soodanum
Ellorum koodi vaazhthu paada
Ezhaigal naangal ennam kaana
Ellaam thirunaal namakku
Ammaa un raajaangam endrendrum vaazhga
Innum enna paechu
He haei
Ippo vetriyadanjaachu
Aahaa
Avanga aasai enna aachu
Aahaa
Andha meesai enga pochu
Aehe haei
Eppodhum unmaigal thorkkaadhu endrum
Appodhu nee sonnadhu
Appaavi ezhaikku uppaaga vaazhum
Ammaa un paer solludhu
Allaadha dhuttilla adikkaadha kaasilla
Appo nam aiyaavukku
Kuttellaam odanjaachu
Kodai ellaam kavundhaachu
Kurai yaedhu ammaavukku
Poovodu saerum naara pola
Ponnaana kaalam vandhadhaalae
Irutta verattum velakku
Pallaandu pallaandu pallaandu vaazhga
Vetriyadanjaachu
Chorus :Hae hae
Female :Ippo innum enna paechu
Chorus :Hae hae
Avanga aasai enna aachu
Chorus :Hae hae
Male :Andha meesai enga pochu
Chorus :Hae hae
Unga kaalam kaninjaachu
Chorus :Hae hae
Female :Ena kaigal osandhaachu
Chorus :Hae hae
Oru poovae puyalaachu
Chorus :Hae hae
Male :Nalla naeram porandhaachu haei
Chorus :Hae hae
Vetriyadanjaachu
Yehaei
Ippo innum enna paechu
He haei
Thotravargal vaazhga
Haa haa
Thotravargal vaazhga
Hae hae hae haei
What is there left to talk about?
We have won now!
What happened to their desires?
Where did that proud mustache disappear?
Your golden time has arrived!
Our hands are raised in triumph!
A gentle flower has turned into a storm!
Good times have dawned, hey!
What is there left to talk about?
We have won now!
What happened to their desires?
Where did that proud mustache disappear?
To this town that refused to listen,
You taught a proper lesson!
Without standing by idly, our dearest one,
You ripped off their false masks!
Mother, with your arrival, from now on the whole town
Must sing songs of pure joy!
Garlands of gold, flowers, and glory—
You must wear them all upon your shoulders!
As everyone gathers to sing your praises,
And we poor folk see our dreams fulfilled,
Every day is a celebration for us!
Mother, may your reign live on forever!
What is there left to talk about?
Hey hey!
We have won now!
Aaha!
What happened to their desires?
Aaha!
Where did that proud mustache disappear?
Ehey hey!
Truth will never suffer defeat—
That is what you told us back then!
Living as vital as salt to the innocent poor,
Mother, your very name proves it!
There was no dirty money left unpocketed, no bribe untaken,
By our former boss back then!
All their secrets have burst wide open!
All their sheltering umbrellas have collapsed!
What flaw could anyone find in our Mother?
Like the string that shares the flower's fragrance,
Because a golden era has arrived,
You are the lamp that chases away the darkness!
May you live long, for many thousands of years!
Victory is ours!
Chorus: Hey hey
Female: What is there left to talk about now?
Chorus: Hey hey
What happened to their desires?
Chorus: Hey hey
Male: Where did that proud mustache disappear?
Chorus: Hey hey
Your golden time has arrived!
Chorus: Hey hey
Female: My hands are raised in triumph!
Chorus: Hey hey
A gentle flower has turned into a storm!
Chorus: Hey hey
Male: Good times have dawned, hey!
Chorus: Hey hey
Victory is ours!
Ehey!
What is there left to talk about now?
Hey hey!
Long live the losers!
Ha ha!
Long live the losers!
Hey hey hey hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a celebratory political/hero-praise anthem from the movie Raaja Raajathan (1989). Written by lyricist Mu. Metha, the song celebrates a decisive political or moral victory achieved by a revered female leader figure ('Amma'). It mockingly questions the defeated opposition ('Where did that mustache go?', 'What happened to their desires?') while praising the leader's resilience, integrity, and dedication to the poor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Oru poovae puyalaachu

Comparing a gentle female leader to a gentle flower that transformed into a powerful storm ('Oru poovae puyalaachu').

Simile (Uvamai)

Poovodu saerum naara pola

Using the classical Tamil idiom of simple string/fiber gaining value and fragrance when combined with flowers ('Poovodu saerum naara pola').

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Eppodhum unmaigal thorkkaadhu endrum

Initial letter matching across consecutive words/lines (Eppodhum / Appodhu / Appaavi / Ammaa).

Erhai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Innum enna paechu / Ippo vetriyadanjaachu

Rhyming of the second syllable across consecutive lines (Innum / Ippo / Avanga / Andha).

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Trivia

The lyricist Mu. Metha incorporated strong political subtexts popular in late-80s Tamil cinema culture, celebrating female leadership and social justice tropes typical of regional political anthems.

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