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Lyrics & meaning

Penn Bothai

From Itho Enthan Deivam · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Itho Enthan Deivam
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu
En bothai adhaivida pudhithu
Pen bodhai madhuvininum inithu
En bothai adhaivida pudhithu
Thiththikkum thenaaru muththangal munnooru
Pennaasai illaatha ullangal ingaethu
Edhu edhu edhu……
Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu
Thallaadi aadungal kondaattam podungal
En meethu kann vaiyungal
Sallaapa leelaikku undaana amsangal
Santhiththappin sollungal
Thallaadi aadungal kondaattam podungal
En meethu kann vaiyungal
Sallaapa leelaikku undaana amsangal
Santhiththappin sollungal
En kannangal pon vannangal
Neeyaadu ingundu pookkinnangal
Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu
En bothai adhaivida pudhithu
Sorkkaththil rambaikku pakkaththil ninnaalum
Naan sollum inbam illai
Thukkaththai thallungal sorkaththai thedungal
Vetkaththil arththam illai
Naam vaazhvathu yaar ketpathu
Naan ketta kelvikku naal paarpathu
Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu
En bothai adhaivida pudhithu
Thiththikkum thenaaru muththangal munnooru
Pennaasai illaatha ullangal ingaethu
Edhu edhu edhu……
Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu
En bothai adhaivida pudhithu
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
My intoxication is even fresher than that
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
My intoxication is even fresher than that
A sweet river of honey, three hundred kisses
Where is a heart here that does not desire a woman?
Which one... which one... which one...?
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
Sway and dance, join the celebration
Keep your eyes on me
The charms made for playful romance,
Tell me about them after we meet
Sway and dance, join the celebration
Keep your eyes on me
The charms made for playful romance,
Tell me about them after we meet
My cheeks glow with golden hues
Come dance, here are cups full of flowers...
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
My intoxication is even fresher than that
Even if you stand beside Rambha in heaven,
There is no pleasure like the one I offer
Cast your sorrows away and seek heaven
There is no point in feeling shy
Who is there to question how we live?
Why check the calendar for an auspicious day to answer my call?
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
My intoxication is even fresher than that
A sweet river of honey, three hundred kisses
Where is a heart here that does not desire a woman?
Which one... which one... which one...?
A woman's intoxication is sweeter than wine
My intoxication is even fresher than that
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic club song from the 1972 movie 'Itho Enthan Deivam' celebrates sensuality, abandon, and the captivating nature of romance. Sung dynamic and temptingly by L. R. Eswari, the speaker entices the listener to cast aside worry, shyness, and societal inhibitions in favor of enjoying the immediate, heady pleasures of life, comparing womanhood to an intoxication sweeter than wine and superior even to heavenly temptations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pen bothai madhuvininum inithu / En bothai adhaivida pudhithu”

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythm ('bothai' and 'bothai', 'Thiththikkum' and 'Pennaasai').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thiththikkum thenaaru muththangal munnooru”

Comparing kisses directly to a flowing river of sweet honey ('thenaaru muththangal').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Sorkkaththil rambaikku pakkaththil ninnaalum / Naan sollum inbam illai”

Exaggerating pleasure as superior to standing next to the celestial nymph Rambha in paradise.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this track is a quintessential 1970s Tamil cabaret number rendered by L. R. Eswari, who was renowned in Indian cinema for her distinctive vocal timbre in westernized club numbers.

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