Naan Eppodhu Pennanen
From Sakkarakatti · 2007
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Reena Bharadwaj
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Sakkarakatti2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En idhayam kangalil vandhu | My heart came into my eyes, |
| Imayai thudithathu yeno | and why did my eyelids flutter? |
| Naan eppodhu…. | When did I... |
| Female | |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen.. | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu …pennanen… | When did I... become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Female | |
| Mudhal punnagai | Was it when the first smile |
| Poothadhu appodha | bloomed then? |
| Mudhal vaarthai | Was it when you spoke |
| Pesinai appodha | the first word then? |
| Female | |
| Agal vilakkugal | On the festival day when |
| Yetriya thirunaalil | clay lamps were lit, |
| Unnai devathai | was it when I called you |
| Endran appodha | an angel then? |
| Female | |
| En urakkathil naduvae | In the middle of my sleep, |
| Chinna bayam | was it when a slight fear came |
| Vandhu muzhu udal | and drenched my whole body |
| Verthadhae appodha | in sweat then? |
| Female | |
| Nee engo nindru | As if you were standing somewhere |
| Paarpadhu pol | watching me, |
| Naan manasukkul | was it when I felt it |
| Unardhen appodha | inside my heart then? |
| Female | |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen.. | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Female | |
| Ada yaarum illa | Ah, on a deserted |
| Kadarkarayil | beach, |
| Manal veedai naanum | like a sandcastle, I |
| Kathirundhen | was waiting. |
| Oru alayaai neeyum | Like a wave, you too |
| Vandhu-vidu | just come, |
| Ennai unnil kondu | and take me into yourself |
| Sendru-vidu | and go away. |
| Female | |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen.. | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu …pennanen… | When did I... become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Female | |
| Un paarvai | Was it when your glance |
| Paindhathu appodha | pierced through me then? |
| Un per mattum | Was it when only your name |
| Therindadhae appodha | became known to me then? |
| Female | |
| {En vizhigal meduvaai | {Asking my eyes slowly |
| Thirakka solli | to open, |
| Imai vinnappam | was it when my eyelid filed a petition |
| Pottadhae appodha} (2) | then?} |
| Female | |
| Un melliya meesai | As if your soft mustache |
| Paduvadhu pol | was brushing against me, |
| Naan kulikkayil | was it when I felt it while bathing |
| Unardhen appodha.. | then? |
| Female | |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen.. | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu …pennanen… | When did I... become a woman? |
| Naan eppodhu pennanen… | When did I become a woman? |
| Female | |
| Aaaaa…aaaa..aaa…aaaaa…. | Aaaaa…aaaa..aaa…aaaaa…. |
என் இதயம்
கண்களில் வந்து
இமையை துடித்தது
ஏனோ நான் எப்போது
My heart came into my eyes,
and why did my eyelids flutter?
When did I...
நான் எப்போது
பெண்ணானேன் நான்
எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
When did I become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
When did I... become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
முதல் புன்னகை
பூத்தது அப்போதா முதல்
வார்த்தை பேசினாய் அப்போதா
Was it when the first smile
bloomed then?
Was it when you spoke
the first word then?
அகல் விளக்குகள்
ஏற்றிய திருநாளில் உன்னை
தேவதை என்றான் அப்போதா
On the festival day when
clay lamps were lit,
was it when I called you
an angel then?
என் உறக்கத்தில்
நடுவே சின்ன பயம்
வந்து முழு உடல்
வேர்த்ததே அப்போதா
In the middle of my sleep,
was it when a slight fear came
and drenched my whole body
in sweat then?
நீ எங்கோ நின்று
பார்ப்பது போல் நான்
மனசுக்குள் உணர்ந்தேன்
அப்போதா
As if you were standing somewhere
watching me,
was it when I felt it
inside my heart then?
நான் எப்போது
பெண்ணானேன் நான்
எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
When did I become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
அட யாரும்
இல்லா கடற்கரையில்
மணல் வீடாய் நானும்
காத்திருந்தேன் ஒரு
அலையாய் நீயும் வந்து
விடு என்னை உன்னில்
கொண்டு சென்று விடு
Ah, on a deserted
beach,
like a sandcastle, I
was waiting.
Like a wave, you too
just come,
and take me into yourself
and go away.
நான் எப்போது
பெண்ணானேன் நான்
எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
When did I become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
When did I... become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
உன் பார்வை
பாய்ந்தது அப்போதா
உன் பேர் மட்டும்
தெரிந்ததே அப்போதா
Was it when your glance
pierced through me then?
Was it when only your name
became known to me then?
{ என் விழிகள்
மெதுவாய் திறக்கச்
சொல்லி இமை
விண்ணப்பம் போட்டதே
அப்போதா } (2)
{Asking my eyes slowly
to open,
was it when my eyelid filed a petition
then?}
உன் மெல்லிய
மீசை படுவது போல்
நான் குளிக்கையில்
உணர்ந்தேன் அப்போதா
As if your soft mustache
was brushing against me,
was it when I felt it while bathing
then?
நான் எப்போது
பெண்ணானேன் நான்
எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
நான் எப்போது பெண்ணானேன்
When did I become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
When did I... become a woman?
When did I become a woman?
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Aaaaa…aaaa..aaa…aaaaa….
En idhayam kangalil vandhu
My heart came into my eyes,
Imayai thudithathu yeno
and why did my eyelids flutter?
Naan eppodhu….
When did I...
Naan eppodhu pennanen..
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu …pennanen…
When did I... become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Mudhal punnagai
Was it when the first smile
Poothadhu appodha
bloomed then?
Mudhal vaarthai
Was it when you spoke
Pesinai appodha
the first word then?
Agal vilakkugal
On the festival day when
Yetriya thirunaalil
clay lamps were lit,
Unnai devathai
was it when I called you
Endran appodha
an angel then?
En urakkathil naduvae
In the middle of my sleep,
Chinna bayam
was it when a slight fear came
Vandhu muzhu udal
and drenched my whole body
Verthadhae appodha
in sweat then?
Nee engo nindru
As if you were standing somewhere
Paarpadhu pol
watching me,
Naan manasukkul
was it when I felt it
Unardhen appodha
inside my heart then?
Naan eppodhu pennanen..
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Ada yaarum illa
Ah, on a deserted
Kadarkarayil
beach,
Manal veedai naanum
like a sandcastle, I
Kathirundhen
was waiting.
Oru alayaai neeyum
Like a wave, you too
Vandhu-vidu
just come,
Ennai unnil kondu
and take me into yourself
Sendru-vidu
and go away.
Naan eppodhu pennanen..
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu …pennanen…
When did I... become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Un paarvai
Was it when your glance
Paindhathu appodha
pierced through me then?
Un per mattum
Was it when only your name
Therindadhae appodha
became known to me then?
{En vizhigal meduvaai
{Asking my eyes slowly
Thirakka solli
to open,
Imai vinnappam
was it when my eyelid filed a petition
Pottadhae appodha} (2)
then?}
Un melliya meesai
As if your soft mustache
Paduvadhu pol
was brushing against me,
Naan kulikkayil
was it when I felt it while bathing
Unardhen appodha..
then?
Naan eppodhu pennanen..
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Naan eppodhu …pennanen…
When did I... become a woman?
Naan eppodhu pennanen…
When did I become a woman?
Aaaaa…aaaa..aaa…aaaaa….
Aaaaa…aaaa..aaa…aaaaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naan Eppodhu Pennanen from the film Sakkarakatti is a soulful monologue expressing a young woman's awakening to romantic love and womanhood. The protagonist wonders about the exact moment she transitioned into a woman in love, tracing back memories—from a simple glance, a shared word, or an unseen gaze felt in her sleep, to the sensation of phantom touch while bathing. Through delicate imagery of beach sandcastles and petitioning eyelids, the lyrics capture the beauty of bashfulness and longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Imai vinnappam pottadhae appodha”
Personifies eyelids as petitioners filing a request ('vinnappam') asking the eyes to open slowly.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Oru alayaai neeyum vandhu-vidu”
Compares the beloved's sudden arrival and overwhelming affection to an ocean wave.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Manal veedai naanum kathirundhen”
Compares her solitary waiting to a fragile sandcastle on a quiet beach.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Naan eppodhu pennanen..”
The recurring central question emphasizes the protagonist's introspection and self-discovery.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman and sung by Chinmayi Sripaada, 'Naan Eppodhu' stands out for its intimate arrangement and delicate vocal expression. The film Sakkarakatti (2008), directed by Kalaaprabhu, featured lyrics by Pa. Vijay, who won praise for translating delicate female emotions into poetic Tamil.
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