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Nenjukulle Innarunnu

From Ponnumani · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ponnumani
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
{ Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma } (2)
Ulagae azhinjaalum un uruvam azhiyaathae
Uyire pirinjaalum uravethum piriyaathae
Unaamal urangaamal unnal thavikum ponnumani
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
Yekka pattu pattu naan ilaithenae
Haha …haa ..haha ..haha ..haa ..haa
Yettu kalvi kettu naan salithenae
Oho..hoo ….oh..hoo..hoo..hoo …hoi
Thookam kettu kettu
Thudikum mullai mottu
Theku mara dhegam thottu
Thedi vanthu thaalam thattu
En thaalam maraathaiyaa
Unaamal urangaamal unnal thavikum sinthamani
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
Ulagae azhinjaalum un uruvam azhiyaathae
Uyire pirinjaalum uravethum piriyaathae
Unaamal urangaamal unnal thavikum sinthamani
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
Kanchi pattu onnu naan kodupenae
Oho….hoo …oho ..hoo …ooh ..hoi …hoi
Kaalamellam unnai naan sumapenae
Haha ….haa …haha ….haha …aaa …aaa
Maman unnai kandu
Engum malli chandu
Thozhil ennai alli kondu
Thoonga vaipaai anbae endru
En kannil nee thanamma
Unaamal urangaamal unnal thavikum ponnumani
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
Ulagae azhinjaalum un uruvam azhiyaathae
Uyire pirinjaalum uravethum piriyaathae
Unaamal urangaamal unnal thavikum ponnumani
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
Nenjukullae innarunu sonnal puriyuma
Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
Even if the world ends, your image will never fade.
Even if life leaves my body, our bond will never break.
Without eating or sleeping, Ponnumani longs for you.
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
Yearning and longing for you, I have grown so thin.
Haha... ha.. haha.. haha.. ha.. ha
Listening to endless advice, I grew so weary.
Oho.. ho... o.. ho.. ho.. ho... hoy
Having lost its sleep,
this jasmine bud quivers.
Touch this strong teak body,
come to me and strike the rhythm.
My rhythm will never falter, my dear.
Without eating or sleeping, Chinthamani longs for you.
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
Even if the world ends, your image will never fade.
Even if life leaves my body, our bond will never break.
Without eating or sleeping, Chinthamani longs for you.
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
I will give you a fine Kanchipuram silk sari.
Oho... ho... oho.. ho... ooh.. hoy... hoy
I will carry you with me all my life.
Haha... ha... haha... haha... aa... aa
When your sweetheart sees you,
every street turns into fragrant jasmine.
Lifting me gently onto your shoulder,
you will rock me to sleep, saying, "My love,"
you are the only one in my eyes, my dear.
Without eating or sleeping, Ponnumani longs for you.
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
Even if the world ends, your image will never fade.
Even if life leaves my body, our bond will never break.
Without eating or sleeping, Ponnumani longs for you.
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
If I tell you who is in my heart, will you understand?
Can you see in my eyes how lovingly it speaks to you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nenjukullae Innarunu Sonnal Puriyuma is an iconic romantic duet from the 1993 Tamil film Ponnumani, composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali. The song conveys the deep, unspoken emotional bond between the two lead characters, emphasizing that true love persists beyond physical presence and even cosmic destruction. Through gentle rhythmic vocalizations, affection-filled dialogue, and vivid rural imagery—such as jasmine buds and teak wood—the lovers voice their intense yearning, loss of sleep, and eternal commitment to one another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Second-letter Rhyme (Ethukai)

Ulagae azhinjaalum un uruvam azhiyaathae / Uyire pirinjaalum uravethum piriyaathae

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, enhancing the rhythmic harmony in classical Tamil prosody.

Initial Consonant Rhyme (Monaai)

Thookam kettu kettu / Thudikum mullai mottu / Theku mara dhegam thottu

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant across multiple short lines to build rhythmic momentum.

Anaphora / Word Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Athu konji konji pesurathu kannil theriyuma

Repetition of words like 'konji konji' and 'kettu kettu' to emphasize affection and continuous emotional states.

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