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Lyrics & meaning

Koodu Engae

From Senthamizh Selvan · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music directors
K. V. Mahadevan, Ilayaraja
Movie name
Senthamizh Selvan
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
7 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koodu engae
Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae
Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Kelviya badhil enna badhilgalae vazhi enna
Neengal sollungalaen
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Koodu engae
Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae
Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Kobamaai paesinen
Vaarthaiyai veesinen
Unnai vaayaadi pennaaga indru
Kaalangal thandhidum
Kaayangal thaanginen
Undhan sol kooda adhu pola ondru
Poonthogaiyae
Sonna en vaarthaiyae
Unnai ariyaamal
Naan sonna mozhi thaanammaa
En sogamae endrum
Ennodu thaan
Endhan sumai thaangi
Ennaalum naan thaan aiyaa
Koodu engae
Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae
Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Eendra thaai undu
Nee undu or veettilae
Andha thaai kooda enakkillai solla
Andha thaai pola
Naan undu un vaazhvilae
Ingu yaarum anaadhaigal alla
Or odathil serndhu
Naam pogirom
Serum karai ondru
Or naalil naam kaanalaam
Keezh vaanilae thondrum
Vidi velli pol
Vaazhvil oli veesum
Edhir kaalam undaagalaam
Koodu engae
Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae
Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Kelviya badhil enna badhilgalae vazhi enna
Neengal sollungalaen
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Koodu engae
Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae
Male :Uravu engae
Rendu ullangal alai paayudhingae
Where is the nest?
Searching for it, two parrots stumble here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Is it a question? What is the answer? What path do the answers show?
Won't you please tell us?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Where is the nest?
Searching for it, two parrots stumble here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
I spoke in anger,
I threw harsh words at you,
calling you a sharp-tongued girl today.
The wounds that time
inflicted on me, I have endured them;
your words were just like those wounds.
O graceful girl,
those words of mine,
spoken without truly knowing you,
were words said without thinking, my dear.
My sorrows will forever
remain with me alone;
to bear my own burdens,
I will always stand on my own, sir.
Where is the nest?
Searching for it, two parrots stumble here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
You have a mother who bore you,
and a place in a home;
to tell the truth, I don't even have a mother.
Just like a mother,
I am here in your life;
no one here is an orphan.
Together in a single boat,
we are journeying along;
a shore where we can land,
we will surely find one day.
Like the morning star
that appears in the eastern sky,
shining its light upon our lives,
a bright future will surely dawn.
Where is the nest?
Searching for it, two parrots stumble here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Is it a question? What is the answer? What path do the answers show?
Won't you please tell us?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
Where is the nest?
Searching for it, two parrots stumble here.
Where is our family?
Two hearts wander restlessly here.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Koodu Engae' from 'Senthamizh Selvan' (1994) is an emotional duet exploring themes of belonging, regret, mutual support, and hope amid emotional dislocation. The metaphor of two birds searching for a lost nest illustrates the inner turbulence and quest for emotional refuge of the two central characters.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Koodu engae / Thaedi kili rendum thadumaarudhingae

Comparing the lead characters to two birds ('kili rendum') searching for shelter ('koodu') symbolises their search for love, identity, and security.

Simile (Upamai)

Vidi velli pol / Vaazhvil oli veesum

Comparing hope and future brightness to the morning star ('vidi velli') rising in the sky.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

Eendra thaai undu / Andha thaai kooda enakkillai solla

The second consonant 'n' is repeated across successive lines ('Eendra' / 'Andha').

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Trivia

Senthamizh Selvan (1994) stars Prashanth and Madhoo in the lead roles, directed by Manoj Kumar, featuring a musical score composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja's associate Soundaryan.

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