Maane Engedi Pore
From Engal Kural · 1985
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Engal Kural1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Male | |
| Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum | The golden evening breeze blows coolly |
| Aa ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum | Ah, the golden evening breeze blows coolly |
| Poonthendral neeyum puyalaagi ponaa | If you, the gentle floral breeze, turn into a storm |
| Thaangaathammaa aa thaangaathammaa | I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it! |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
| Male | |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay! |
| Maanae engaedi porae yaei | Oh my doe, where are you going, yay? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Male | |
| Aalamara pakkaththula kaaththiruppaenae | I will be waiting near the banyan tree |
| Annam varum vazhiya naan paaththiruppaenae | I will be watching the path where my swan walks |
| Poovirunthaa paadhaiyilae thooviduvaenae | If flowers are present, I will shower them on your path |
| Ponnu endra aasaiyilae thaaviduvaenae | Out of desire for my girl, I will leap forward |
| Male | |
| Thallaadum bodhaiyilae thangaththai paarkkaiyilae | In a sway of intoxication, when I look at my gold-like beloved |
| Kondaattam enakku kondaattam | It is a celebration for me, a celebration! |
| Pollaatha kobaththilae mullaaga maarayilae | When you turn into a thorn in harsh anger |
| Thindaattam enakku thindaattam | It is a struggle for me, a struggle! |
| Male | |
| Ada kaanthaththa kannoram vachchuthaan paaththiyo | Hey, did you look at me with magnets in the corners of your eyes? |
| Naan irumbaaga maaraththaan irumaappil nee poriyo | Are you walking away with pride so that I turn into iron? |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi thaerae | Hey my chariot-like girl |
| Nee nillaama porae | Why are you going without stopping? |
| Hahaan adi ennadi thaerae | Haha, hey my chariot-like girl |
| Nee nllaama porae…. | Why are you going without stopping? |
| Male | |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay! |
| Maanae engaedi porae……yae…. | Oh my doe, where are you going, yay? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Male | |
| Thaazhankolla pakkaththulae thavichchirupaenae | I would pine near the screw-pine bushes |
| Thanni molla pogaiyilae pidichchizhuppaenae | When you go to draw water, I would pull you close |
| Thanjavooru kadhampaththa vaangiduvaenae | I will buy you a garland of mixed flowers from Thanjavur |
| Thaamaraiyum soodi kolla yaengiduvaenae | I will yearn to adorn you with lotus flowers |
| Male | |
| Maayooram santhaiyilae mayilae nee nikkaiyilae | When you, my peacock, stand in the Mayiladuthurai market |
| Kettaenae vilaiyai kettaenae | I asked for the price, I asked! |
| Aang idhayaththai panamaakki ennaththai kaasaakki | Making my heart into money and my thoughts into coins |
| Thanthaenae unakku thanthaenae | I gave them all to you, I gave them! |
| Male | |
| Thaenu vazhinjodum kuralaiththaan | Your voice from which honey drips |
| Sinthaama nee poriyae | Are you walking away without spilling a drop? |
| Naanum rompaththaan kenjuraen | I am begging you so much |
| Minjiththaan nee poriyae | Yet you walk away dominating me |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi thaerae | Hey my chariot-like girl |
| Nee nillaama porae | Why are you going without stopping? |
| Aah aah adi ennadi thaerae | Ah ah, hey my chariot-like girl |
| Nee nllaama porae…. | Why are you going without stopping? |
| Male | |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay! |
| Maanae engaedi porae……yae…. | Oh my doe, where are you going, yay? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Male | |
| Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum | The golden evening breeze blows coolly |
| Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum | The golden evening breeze blows coolly |
| Poonthendral neeyum puyalaagi ponaa | If you, the gentle breeze, turn into a storm |
| Thaangaathammaa aa thaangaathammaa | I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it! |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
| Male | |
| Maanae engaedi porae | Oh my doe, where are you going? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada aa….aa.. | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, ah... |
| Maanae engaedi porae……yae…. | Oh my doe, where are you going, yay? |
| Maman ingaeyum vaada | Come here to your maternal uncle/lover! |
| Male | |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
| Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla | Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication! |
மானே எங்கேடி போறே
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
மானே எங்கேடி போறே......
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
பொன்னந்தி நேரம் சில்லென்று வீசும்
ஆ பொன்னந்தி நேரம் சில்லென்று வீசும்
பூந்தென்றல் நீயும் புயலாகி போனா
தாங்கதம்மா ஆ தாங்காதம்மா
மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
Ah, the golden evening breeze blows coolly
If you, the gentle floral breeze, turn into a storm
I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
மானே எங்கேடி போறே
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட ஏய்ஏய்
மானே எங்கேடி போறே ஏய்
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
ஆலமர பக்கத்துல காத்திருப்பேனே
அன்னம் வரும் வழிய நான் பாத்திருப்பேனே
பூவிருந்தா பாதையிலே தூவிடுவேனே
பொண்ணு என்ற ஆசையிலே தாவிடுவேனே
I will be waiting near the banyan tree
I will be watching the path where my swan walks
If flowers are present, I will shower them on your path
Out of desire for my girl, I will leap forward
தள்ளாடும் போதையிலே தங்கத்தை பார்க்கையிலே
கொண்டாட்டம் எனக்கு கொண்டாட்டம்
பொல்லாத கோபத்திலே முள்ளாக மாறயிலே
திண்டாட்டம் எனக்கு திண்டாட்டம்
In a sway of intoxication, when I look at my gold-like beloved
It is a celebration for me, a celebration!
When you turn into a thorn in harsh anger
It is a struggle for me, a struggle!
அட காந்தத்த கண்ணோரம் வச்சுத்தான் பாத்தியோ
நான் இரும்பாக மாறத்தான் இறுமாப்பில் நீ போறியோ
அடி என்னடி தேரே நீ நில்லாம போறே.....
ஹஹான் அடி என்னடி தேரே நீ நில்லாம போறே......
Hey, did you look at me with magnets in the corners of your eyes?
Are you walking away with pride so that I turn into iron?
மானே எங்கேடி போறே
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
மானே எங்கேடி போறே.....ஏ....
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
Hey my chariot-like girl
Why are you going without stopping?
Haha, hey my chariot-like girl
Why are you going without stopping?
தாழங்கொல்ல பக்கத்துலே தவிச்சிருப்பேனே
தண்ணி மொள்ள போகையிலே பிடிச்சிழுப்பேனே
தஞ்சாவூரு கதம்பத்த வாங்கிடுவேனே
தாமரையும் சூடிக் கொள்ள ஏங்கிடுவேனே
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
மாயூரம் சந்தையிலே மயிலே நீ நிக்கையிலே
கேட்டேனே விலையை கேட்டேனே
ஆங் இதயத்தை பணமாக்கி எண்ணத்தை காசாக்கி
தந்தேனே உனக்கு தந்தேனே
I would pine near the screw-pine bushes
When you go to draw water, I would pull you close
I will buy you a garland of mixed flowers from Thanjavur
I will yearn to adorn you with lotus flowers
தேனு வழிஞ்சோடும் குரலைத்தான்
சிந்தாம நீ போறியே
நானும் ரொம்பத்தான் கெஞ்சுறேன்
மிஞ்சித்தான் நீ போறியே
When you, my peacock, stand in the Mayiladuthurai market
I asked for the price, I asked!
Making my heart into money and my thoughts into coins
I gave them all to you, I gave them!
அடி என்னடி தேரே
நீ நில்லாம போறே......
ஆஹ் ஆஹ் அடி என்னடி தேரே
நீ நில்லாம போறே.......
Your voice from which honey drips
Are you walking away without spilling a drop?
I am begging you so much
Yet you walk away dominating me
மானே எங்கேடி போறே
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
மானே எங்கேடி போறே.....ஏ....
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
Hey my chariot-like girl
Why are you going without stopping?
Ah ah, hey my chariot-like girl
Why are you going without stopping?
பொன்னந்தி நேரம் சில்லென்று வீசும்
பொன்னந்தி நேரம் சில்லென்று வீசும்
பூந்தென்றல் நீயும் புயலாகி போனா
தாங்கதம்மா ஆ தாங்காதம்மா
மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
மானே எங்கேடி போறே
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட ஆ....ஆ....
மானே எங்கேடி போறே.....ஏ....
மாமன் இங்கேயும் வாட
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
If you, the gentle breeze, turn into a storm
I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
ஹே மணக்கும் ஜாதி முல்ல மயக்கம் தாங்கவில்ல
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, ah...
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
Aa ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum
Ah, the golden evening breeze blows coolly
Poonthendral neeyum puyalaagi ponaa
If you, the gentle floral breeze, turn into a storm
Thaangaathammaa aa thaangaathammaa
I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Maanae engaedi porae yaei
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Aalamara pakkaththula kaaththiruppaenae
I will be waiting near the banyan tree
Annam varum vazhiya naan paaththiruppaenae
I will be watching the path where my swan walks
Poovirunthaa paadhaiyilae thooviduvaenae
If flowers are present, I will shower them on your path
Ponnu endra aasaiyilae thaaviduvaenae
Out of desire for my girl, I will leap forward
Thallaadum bodhaiyilae thangaththai paarkkaiyilae
In a sway of intoxication, when I look at my gold-like beloved
Kondaattam enakku kondaattam
It is a celebration for me, a celebration!
Pollaatha kobaththilae mullaaga maarayilae
When you turn into a thorn in harsh anger
Thindaattam enakku thindaattam
It is a struggle for me, a struggle!
Ada kaanthaththa kannoram vachchuthaan paaththiyo
Hey, did you look at me with magnets in the corners of your eyes?
Naan irumbaaga maaraththaan irumaappil nee poriyo
Are you walking away with pride so that I turn into iron?
Adi ennadi thaerae
Hey my chariot-like girl
Nee nillaama porae
Why are you going without stopping?
Hahaan adi ennadi thaerae
Haha, hey my chariot-like girl
Nee nllaama porae….
Why are you going without stopping?
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Maanae engaedi porae……yae….
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Thaazhankolla pakkaththulae thavichchirupaenae
I would pine near the screw-pine bushes
Thanni molla pogaiyilae pidichchizhuppaenae
When you go to draw water, I would pull you close
Thanjavooru kadhampaththa vaangiduvaenae
I will buy you a garland of mixed flowers from Thanjavur
Thaamaraiyum soodi kolla yaengiduvaenae
I will yearn to adorn you with lotus flowers
Maayooram santhaiyilae mayilae nee nikkaiyilae
When you, my peacock, stand in the Mayiladuthurai market
Kettaenae vilaiyai kettaenae
I asked for the price, I asked!
Aang idhayaththai panamaakki ennaththai kaasaakki
Making my heart into money and my thoughts into coins
Thanthaenae unakku thanthaenae
I gave them all to you, I gave them!
Thaenu vazhinjodum kuralaiththaan
Your voice from which honey drips
Sinthaama nee poriyae
Are you walking away without spilling a drop?
Naanum rompaththaan kenjuraen
I am begging you so much
Minjiththaan nee poriyae
Yet you walk away dominating me
Adi ennadi thaerae
Hey my chariot-like girl
Nee nillaama porae
Why are you going without stopping?
Aah aah adi ennadi thaerae
Ah ah, hey my chariot-like girl
Nee nllaama porae….
Why are you going without stopping?
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada yaeiyeai
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, yay!
Maanae engaedi porae……yae….
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum
The golden evening breeze blows coolly
Poonthendral neeyum puyalaagi ponaa
If you, the gentle breeze, turn into a storm
Thaangaathammaa aa thaangaathammaa
I cannot bear it, oh I cannot bear it!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Maanae engaedi porae
Oh my doe, where are you going?
Maman ingaeyum vaada aa….aa..
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover, ah...
Maanae engaedi porae……yae….
Oh my doe, where are you going, yay?
Maman ingaeyum vaada
Come here to your maternal uncle/lover!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Manakkum jaadhi mulla mayakkam thaangavilla
Fragrant Jasmine flower, I cannot endure this intoxication!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This upbeat and rhythmic romantic track expresses a lover's playful teasing and earnest longing for his beloved. Calling her affectionate names like 'doe', 'swan', and 'peacock', he admires her beauty and describes how deeply mesmerized he is by her presence. He compares her gentleness to a cool evening breeze and her anger to a storm or a sharp thorn that troubles his heart. Throughout the song, the protagonist promises to shower her with gifts like Thanjavur flower garlands and lotuses, while metaphorically dedicating his entire heart and soul as currency for her affection. Despite his repeated begging and adoration, she playfully walks past him like a moving chariot, leaving him enchanted and craving her love even more.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kondaattam enakku kondaattam / Thindaattam enakku thindaattam”
Matching second consonants across lines to create rhythmic flow, typical of T. Rajendar's lyrical style.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Ponnanthi neram sillendru veesum / Poonthendral neeyum puyalaagi ponaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds within a line.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Ada kaanthaththa kannoram vachchuthaan paaththiyo / Naan irumbaaga maaraththaan irumaappil nee poriyo”
Comparing the beloved's eyes to magnets and the lover's heart to iron drawn to her.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Aang idhayaththai panamaakki ennaththai kaasaakki / Thanthaenae unakku thanthaenae”
The lover's heart and thoughts are metaphorically transformed into money and coins given away to win her love.
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Trivia
Engal Kural (1985) is a Tamil drama film directed by T. Rajendar, starring Arjun, Suresh, Nalini, and Jeevitha. T. Rajendar composed the music, wrote the lyrics, and directed the film, exhibiting his signature style of rhyming lyricism (Monai and Edhugai) that became a hallmark of 1980s Tamil cinema.
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