Sattena Nenaindhadhu Nenjam
From Kannathil Muthamittal · 2002
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Minmini
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kannathil Muthamittal2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam | Suddenly, my heart became drenched |
| Sarkarai aanadhu kaneer | My tears turned sweet as sugar |
| Inbam inbam oru thunbam | Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow |
| Thunbam eththanai perinbam | And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is! |
| Female | |
| Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam | Suddenly, my heart became drenched |
| Sarkarai aanadhu kaneer | My tears turned sweet as sugar |
| Inbam inbam oru thunbam | Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow |
| Thunbam eththanai perinbam | And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is! |
| Female | |
| Udalukkul malligai thooral | A drizzle of jasmine inside my body |
| En uyirukkul melliya keeral | A soft scratch within my soul |
| Sugamaai sugammaai kollai idu | Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully |
| En uyirai mattum vittu vidu | Just spare my life alone |
| Female | |
| Endha vaasal vazhi | Through which doorway |
| Kaadhal nadandhuvarum | Love would walk in |
| Endru kaathu kidandhen | Thus I lay waiting |
| Adhu vaanil parandhu vandhu | That it would fly through the sky |
| Koorai thirandhu varum | And come breaking through the roof |
| Endru indru thelindhen | Today I finally understood |
| Female | |
| Thaavi vandhu enai anaitha podhu | When it leaped and embraced me |
| Endhan salli vergal arundhen | My tiny taproots snapped |
| Saavin ellai varai sendru meendu | Going up to the boundary of death and returning |
| Indru rendu janmam adaidhen | Today I have attained a second rebirth |
| Female | |
| {Thudikkum udhadu kondu | With quivering lips |
| Thudaiththidu vetkaththai | Wipe away my shyness |
| Anaippin aadhikkathaal | Through the dominance of your embrace |
| Veliyetru achaththai} (2) | Banish my fear |
| Female | |
| Sugamaai sugamaai kollai idu | Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully |
| En uyirai mattum vittu vidu…uuu | Just spare my life alone |
| Female | |
| Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam | Suddenly, my heart became drenched |
சட்டென நனைந்தது நெஞ்சம்
சர்க்கரையானது கண்ணீர்
இன்பம் இன்பம் ஒரு துன்பம்
துன்பம் எத்தனை பேரின்பம்
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
My tears turned sweet as sugar
Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow
And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is!
சட்டென நனைந்தது நெஞ்சம்
சர்க்கரையானது கண்ணீர்
இன்பம் இன்பம் ஒரு துன்பம்
துன்பம் எத்தனை பேரின்பம்
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
My tears turned sweet as sugar
Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow
And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is!
உடலுக்குள் மல்லிகை தூரல்
என் உயிருக்குள் மெல்லிய கீறல்
சுகமாய் சுகமாய் கொள்ளையிடு
என் உயிரை மட்டும் விட்டுவிடு
A drizzle of jasmine inside my body
A soft scratch within my soul
Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully
Just spare my life alone
எந்த வாசல் வழி
காதல் நடந்து வரும்
என்று காத்து கிடந்தேன்
அது வானில் பறந்து வந்து
கூரை திறந்து வரும்
என்று இன்று தெளிந்தேன்
Through which doorway
Love would walk in
Thus I lay waiting
That it would fly through the sky
And come breaking through the roof
Today I finally understood
தாவி வந்து எனை அணைத்த போது
எந்தன் சல்லி வேர்கள் அறுந்தேன்
சாவின் எல்லை வரை சென்று மீண்டு
இன்று இரண்டு ஜென்மம் அடைந்தேன்
When it leaped and embraced me
My tiny taproots snapped
Going up to the boundary of death and returning
Today I have attained a second rebirth
{துடிக்கும் உதடு கொண்டு
துடைத்திடு வெட்கத்தை
அணைப்பின் ஆதிக்கத்தால்
வெளியேற்று அச்சத்தை} (2)
With quivering lips
Wipe away my shyness
Through the dominance of your embrace
Banish my fear
சுகமாய் சுகமாய் கொள்ளையிடு
என் உயிரை மட்டும் விட்டுவிடு
Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully
Just spare my life alone
சட்டென நனைந்தது நெஞ்சம்
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
Sarkarai aanadhu kaneer
My tears turned sweet as sugar
Inbam inbam oru thunbam
Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow
Thunbam eththanai perinbam
And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is!
Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
Sarkarai aanadhu kaneer
My tears turned sweet as sugar
Inbam inbam oru thunbam
Joy, joy is a kind of sorrow
Thunbam eththanai perinbam
And how great a supreme bliss this sorrow is!
Udalukkul malligai thooral
A drizzle of jasmine inside my body
En uyirukkul melliya keeral
A soft scratch within my soul
Sugamaai sugammaai kollai idu
Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully
En uyirai mattum vittu vidu
Just spare my life alone
Endha vaasal vazhi
Through which doorway
Kaadhal nadandhuvarum
Love would walk in
Endru kaathu kidandhen
Thus I lay waiting
Adhu vaanil parandhu vandhu
That it would fly through the sky
Koorai thirandhu varum
And come breaking through the roof
Endru indru thelindhen
Today I finally understood
Thaavi vandhu enai anaitha podhu
When it leaped and embraced me
Endhan salli vergal arundhen
My tiny taproots snapped
Saavin ellai varai sendru meendu
Going up to the boundary of death and returning
Indru rendu janmam adaidhen
Today I have attained a second rebirth
{Thudikkum udhadu kondu
With quivering lips
Thudaiththidu vetkaththai
Wipe away my shyness
Anaippin aadhikkathaal
Through the dominance of your embrace
Veliyetru achaththai} (2)
Banish my fear
Sugamaai sugamaai kollai idu
Plunder me pleasantly and delightfully
En uyirai mattum vittu vidu…uuu
Just spare my life alone
Sattena nanaindhadhu nenjam
Suddenly, my heart became drenched
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses a profound emotional awakening and the overwhelming power of love and intimacy. The narrator describes love not as a gentle visitor entering through expected doors, but as an uncontrollable force crashing in from above, completely altering their existence. The intense emotions create a sensation of sweet surrender, where tears turn to sugar and pain merges seamlessly with bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Oxymoron / Paradox)
“Inbam inbam oru thunbam / Thunbam eththanai perinbam”
Pairs contrasting terms like 'Inbam' (joy) and 'Thunbam' (sorrow) to portray the sweet agony of intense love.
Uruvaagam (Metaphor)
“Sarkarai aanadhu kaneer / Udalukkul malligai thooral”
Compares emotional relief to tears turning into sugar and internal sensations to a rain of jasmine flowers.
Uyarnavirtchi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Saavin ellai varai sendru meendu / Indru rendu janmam adaidhen”
Exaggerates the depth of emotional experience as traveling to the edge of death and gaining a rebirth.
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Trivia
Featured in the critically acclaimed film 'Kannathil Muthamittal' (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam with music composed by A. R. Rahman and lyricist Vairamuthu.
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