Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam
From Policekaran Magal · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Policekaran Magal1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is the moon so angry at me, |
| Neruppaai erigiradhu | It burns like a fire! |
| Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is this flower angry at me, |
| Mullai maariyadhu} (2) | It has turned into a thorn! |
| Male | |
| Kani mozhikken mel ennadi kobam | Why is your sweet voice angry at me, |
| Kanalaai kaaikiradhu | It burns hot like embers! |
| Undhan kangalukken mel ennadi kobam | Why are your eyes angry at me, |
| Kanaiyaai paaikiradhu | They pierce through me like arrows! |
| Male | |
| Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is the moon so angry at me, |
| Neruppaai erigiradhu | It burns like a fire! |
| Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is this flower angry at me, |
| Mullai maariyadhu | It has turned into a thorn! |
| Male | |
| Kulungum munthaanai | Oh swaying saree pallu, |
| Sirikkum athaanai virattuvathenadiyo | Why do you chase away your smiling lover? |
| Kulungum munthaanai | Oh swaying saree pallu, |
| Sirikkum athaanai virattuvathenadiyo | Why do you chase away your smiling lover? |
| Undhan kodiyidai indru | Why does your slender vine-like waist today |
| Padai kondu vandhu kolvathumenadiyo | Bring an entire army to slay me? |
| Thirumana naalil manavarai meedhu | On the wedding dais on our marriage day, |
| Iruppavan naan thaanae | Am I not the groom who will stand by you? |
| Ennai oru murai paarthu | Looking at me just once, |
| Orakkannalae sirippaval neethaanae | Are you not the one who smiles at me from the corner of her eyes? |
| Male | |
| Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is the moon so angry at me, |
| Neruppaai erigiradhu | It burns like a fire! |
| Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is this flower angry at me, |
| Mullai maariyadhu | It has turned into a thorn! |
| Male | |
| Chithirai nilavae | Oh radiant moon of Chithirai, |
| Athaiyin magalae | Oh daughter of my aunt, |
| Sendrathai marandhu vidu aaa | Forget what happened in the past, ah... |
| Chithirai nilavae | Oh radiant moon of Chithirai, |
| Athaiyin magalae | Oh daughter of my aunt, |
| Sendrathai marandhu vidu | Forget what happened in the past, |
| Undhan bakthiyil thilaikkum | To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you, |
| Aththaan enakku paadhaiyai thirandhuvidu | Clear a path forward for me! |
| Undhan bakthiyil thilaikkum | To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you, |
| Aththaan enakku paadhaiyai thirandhuvidu | Clear a path forward for me! |
| Male | |
| Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is the moon so angry at me, |
| Neruppaai erigiradhu | It burns like a fire! |
| Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam | Why is this flower angry at me, |
| Mullai maariyadhu | It has turned into a thorn! |
{நிலவுக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
நெருப்பாய் எரிகிறது
இந்த மலருக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
முள்ளாய் மாறியது} (2)
Why is the moon so angry at me,
It burns like a fire!
Why is this flower angry at me,
It has turned into a thorn!
கனிமொழிக்கென்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
கனலாய் காய்கிறது
உந்தன் கண்களுக்கென்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
கணையாய் பாய்கிறது
Why is your sweet voice angry at me,
It burns hot like embers!
Why are your eyes angry at me,
They pierce through me like arrows!
நிலவுக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
நெருப்பாய் எரிகிறது
இந்த மலருக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
முள்ளாய் மாறியது
Why is the moon so angry at me,
It burns like a fire!
Why is this flower angry at me,
It has turned into a thorn!
குலுங்கும் முந்தானை
சிரிக்கும் அத்தானை
விரட்டுவதேனடியோ
குலுங்கும் முந்தானை
சிரிக்கும் அத்தானை
விரட்டுவதேனடியோ
உந்தன் கொடியிடை
இன்று படை கொண்டு வந்து
கொல்வதும் ஏனடியோ
திருமண நாளில் மணவறை மீது
இருப்பவன் நான் தானே
என்னை ஒருமுறை பார்த்து
ஓரக்கண்ணாலே சிரிப்பவள் நீதானே
Oh swaying saree pallu,
Why do you chase away your smiling lover?
Oh swaying saree pallu,
Why do you chase away your smiling lover?
Why does your slender vine-like waist today
Bring an entire army to slay me?
On the wedding dais on our marriage day,
Am I not the groom who will stand by you?
Looking at me just once,
Are you not the one who smiles at me from the corner of her eyes?
நிலவுக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
நெருப்பாய் எரிகிறது
இந்த மலருக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
முள்ளாய் மாறியது
Why is the moon so angry at me,
It burns like a fire!
Why is this flower angry at me,
It has turned into a thorn!
சித்திரை நிலவே
அத்தையின் மகளே
சென்றதை மறந்துவிடு ஆ…
சித்திரை நிலவே
அத்தையின் மகளே
சென்றதை மறந்துவிடு
உந்தன் பக்தியில் திளைக்கும்
அத்தான் எனக்கு பார்வையை திறந்துவிடு
உந்தன் பக்தியில் திளைக்கும்
அத்தான் எனக்கு பார்வையை திறந்துவிடு
Oh radiant moon of Chithirai,
Oh daughter of my aunt,
Forget what happened in the past, ah...
Oh radiant moon of Chithirai,
Oh daughter of my aunt,
Forget what happened in the past,
To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you,
Clear a path forward for me!
To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you,
Clear a path forward for me!
நிலவுக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
நெருப்பாய் எரிகிறது
இந்த மலருக்கு என்மேல் என்னடி கோபம்
முள்ளாய் மாறியது
Why is the moon so angry at me,
It burns like a fire!
Why is this flower angry at me,
It has turned into a thorn!
{Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is the moon so angry at me,
Neruppaai erigiradhu
It burns like a fire!
Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is this flower angry at me,
Mullai maariyadhu} (2)
It has turned into a thorn!
Kani mozhikken mel ennadi kobam
Why is your sweet voice angry at me,
Kanalaai kaaikiradhu
It burns hot like embers!
Undhan kangalukken mel ennadi kobam
Why are your eyes angry at me,
Kanaiyaai paaikiradhu
They pierce through me like arrows!
Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is the moon so angry at me,
Neruppaai erigiradhu
It burns like a fire!
Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is this flower angry at me,
Mullai maariyadhu
It has turned into a thorn!
Kulungum munthaanai
Oh swaying saree pallu,
Sirikkum athaanai virattuvathenadiyo
Why do you chase away your smiling lover?
Kulungum munthaanai
Oh swaying saree pallu,
Sirikkum athaanai virattuvathenadiyo
Why do you chase away your smiling lover?
Undhan kodiyidai indru
Why does your slender vine-like waist today
Padai kondu vandhu kolvathumenadiyo
Bring an entire army to slay me?
Thirumana naalil manavarai meedhu
On the wedding dais on our marriage day,
Iruppavan naan thaanae
Am I not the groom who will stand by you?
Ennai oru murai paarthu
Looking at me just once,
Orakkannalae sirippaval neethaanae
Are you not the one who smiles at me from the corner of her eyes?
Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is the moon so angry at me,
Neruppaai erigiradhu
It burns like a fire!
Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is this flower angry at me,
Mullai maariyadhu
It has turned into a thorn!
Chithirai nilavae
Oh radiant moon of Chithirai,
Athaiyin magalae
Oh daughter of my aunt,
Sendrathai marandhu vidu aaa
Forget what happened in the past, ah...
Chithirai nilavae
Oh radiant moon of Chithirai,
Athaiyin magalae
Oh daughter of my aunt,
Sendrathai marandhu vidu
Forget what happened in the past,
Undhan bakthiyil thilaikkum
To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you,
Aththaan enakku paadhaiyai thirandhuvidu
Clear a path forward for me!
Undhan bakthiyil thilaikkum
To this cousin who is immersed in devotion to you,
Aththaan enakku paadhaiyai thirandhuvidu
Clear a path forward for me!
Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is the moon so angry at me,
Neruppaai erigiradhu
It burns like a fire!
Indha malarukku enmel ennadi kobam
Why is this flower angry at me,
Mullai maariyadhu
It has turned into a thorn!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam' is a timeless romantic classic from the 1962 Tamil film 'Policekaran Magal'. Rendered tenderly by P. B. Sreenivas, the protagonist expresses his gentle sorrow and confusion over his beloved's sudden anger towards him. He poetically laments that nature's most soothing elements—the cool moonlight, soft flowers, her sweet voice, and loving gaze—now feel like burning fire, sharp thorns, hot coals, and piercing arrows because she is upset with him. Reminding her of their deep emotional bond, childhood closeness as cousins, and their promised future together, he lovingly pleads with her to forget past misunderstandings and clear the path for their love to bloom once again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)
“Nilavukku enmel ennadi kobam / Neruppaai erigiradhu”
Contrasts the inherently cool moon (Nilavu) with the sensation of burning fire (Neruppu) to emphasize emotional torment.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Kanaiyaai paaikiradhu”
Metaphorically compares the sharp, piercing glances of the angry beloved to arrows (Kanai) shot at the lover.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kulungum munthaanai / Sirikkum athaanai”
The second consonant sound 'lu'/'ri' and structural symmetry rhyme across the lines ('munthaanai' / 'athaanai').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kani mozhikken mel ennadi kobam / Kanalaai kaaikiradhu”
Compares her voice, usually sweet as fruit (Kani mozhi), to scorching hot embers (Kanal).
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Trivia
'Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam' remains one of the most celebrated romantic solos of P. B. Sreenivas, composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kaviyarasu Kannadasan. The track is renowned for its lush string arrangements and smooth vocal delivery, perfectly matching actor Muthuraman's on-screen performance.
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