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Naan Enna Solli

From Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada · 1992

Lyricist: Aabavanan
Singers: B. Sasirekha, K. R. Vijaya
Music director: Gyan Varma
Movie name: Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada
Movie release year: 1992
Lyrics added on: 15 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Yaendi muththamma

Enna innikki paattu keettu

Onnaiyum kaanom

Kalyaanamaagi purushan vantha

Aanthoshaththula paattu kooda maranthu pochchaa

Naan enna solli paattedukka

Yaedhu solli paattedukka

Paateduththu paadurappo

Pazhassa nenju nenaikkuthammaa

Ennadi kalyaanamaagi

Oru maasamkooda aavula

Athukulla ippadi polampuriyae

Manasukulla irukkuratha

Maraikkaama solludi

Kai pudichchu karai saeththa

Mamanoda manasu

Chorus :Ada mamanoda manasu

Female :Antha mamanoda manasuthaanae

Ponathu oru thinusu

Chorus :Ada ponathu oru thinusu

Malluvetti azhaga paaththu

Manasu kolanju pochchu

Chorus :Ada manasu kolanju pochchu

Female :Vetti madippu kalainju pogumunnae

Manasu tholainju pochchu

Chorus :Maman manasu tholainju pochu

Ennadi soldra

Un prushan unna maranthuttu

Vera oruththikku manasa koduththudaannu soldriyaa

Santhanamaa naanirukka

Saakkadaiyil vizhunthaa

Chorus :Verum saakkadaiyil vizhunthaa

Female :Ha saakkadaiyila vizhunthaalum

Santhanaththa nenachchaa

Chorus :Intha santhanaththa nenachchaa

Sakkalaththi sandaiyilae

Saranjaramaa vedichaen

Chorus :Nee saranjaramaa vedichae

Female :Naan saranjaramaa vedichchaalum

Anaikkaiyilae maranthaen

Chorus :Aamaam anaikkaiyilae maranthae

Sari ennathaan soldra nee

Female :Un purushan nallavangiraiyaa

Kettavangiraiyaa…..

Nallathumaa kettathumaa

Naalu gunam irukkum

Chorus: Ada naalu gunam irukkum

Female :Haan nallathunnu eduththukittaa

Namakku vaazhkkai nilaikkum

Chorus :Namakku vaazhkkai nilaikkum

Nallavano kettavano

Manasa poruththu irukku

Chorus :Namma manasa poruththu irukku

Female :En purushan nallavannu

Manasukkulla nenappu

En manasukulla nenappu…..

Hey Muthamma!

What is this, I heard singing today

but you were nowhere to be seen?

Ever since you got married and your husband arrived,

did you forget to sing in all that joy?

What words can I use to start a song?

How can I even begin to sing?

Whenever I start to sing,

my heart remembers the past.

What is this, girl? It hasn't even been

a month since your wedding,

and you are already lamenting like this?

Whatever is in your heart,

tell me without hiding anything!

He held my hand and settled my life,

yet that man's heart...

Chorus: Oh, that man's heart...

Female: Yes, that man's heart

took a strange turn.

Chorus: Oh, it took a strange turn!

Seeing the charm of a fine dhoti,

his heart got unsettled.

Chorus: Oh, his heart got unsettled!

Female: Even before the folds of the dhoti came undone,

his heart was lost.

Chorus: His heart was completely lost!

What are you saying, girl?

Are you saying your husband forgot you

and gave his heart to another woman?

While I was right here like sandalwood,

he fell into a gutter.

Chorus: He fell right into a gutter!

Female: Ah, even though he fell into a gutter,

he still thought of this sandalwood.

Chorus: He still thought of this sandalwood!

In the fight over that other woman,

I burst out like a string of firecrackers.

Chorus: You burst out like a string of firecrackers!

Female: Even though I burst out like firecrackers,

I forgot it all when he embraced me.

Chorus: Yes, you forgot it all in his embrace!

All right, what are you trying to say?

Female: Are you calling your husband a good man,

or a bad man...?

Both good and bad,

people have all kinds of qualities.

Chorus: Oh, people have all kinds of qualities!

Female: Ah, if we look at the good,

our life together will last.

Chorus: Our life together will last!

Whether he is good or bad,

it all depends on our mindset.

Chorus: It all depends on our mindset!

Female: That my husband is a good man,

is the belief in my heart.

That is the belief deep in my heart...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is structured as a folk conversational dialogue (villu-paattu / thematic folk style) between a young married woman and her village friends. Her companions tease her about her silence after marriage and question if her husband has abandoned her or strayed toward another woman. The woman candidly shares her inner turmoil, reflecting on marital conflicts, her husband's shortcomings, and her explosive anger during disputes. Ultimately, she arrives at a mature, pragmatic resolution regarding her marriage. She realizes that all human beings possess a blend of good and bad qualities. Choosing to focus on her husband's love and affection rather than his flaws, she concludes that marital stability depends on one's own mindset and perspective, firmly holding on to the belief that her husband is good deep inside.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvakamm / Metaphorical Contrast)

“Santhanamaa naanirukka Saakkadaiyil vizhunthaa”

The woman contrasts her pure devotion ('Santhanaththa' / Sandalwood) with her husband's moral lapse ('Saakkadai' / Gutter), using stark sensory metaphors to depict virtue versus flaw.

Simile / Imagery (Uvamai)

“Sakkalaththi sandaiyilae Saranjaramaa vedichaen”

The phrase 'Saranjaramaa vedichaen' compares her explosive temper during arguments to the rapid, loud bursting of a continuous string of firecrackers.

Call-and-Response Folk Rhythm (Ethukai / Antiphonal Chorus)

“Chorus :Ada manasu kolanju pochchu”

The song uses repetitive echo lines from the chorus ('Ada manasu kolanju pochchu', 'Intha santhanaththa nenachchaa') typical of traditional Tamil folk theater and working-class women's group songs.

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Trivia

Lyricist Aabavanan frequently incorporated authentic village conversational idioms and rhythmic call-and-response patterns into his Tamil cinematic compositions, reflecting the traditional folk song structure of rural Tamil Nadu.

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