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Lyrics & meaning

Soodana Ennam Nenjil

From Annaparavai · 1980

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singers
P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
Music director
R. Ramanujam
Details
Annaparavai1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuThe warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold
Male :Kadhal kondaadum manm thaenaanathuMale: The heart celebrating love turns sweet like honey
Kalyaana kolam dhinam kondaaduthuIt celebrates a festive marriage attire every day
Female
Oo….oo….soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuOo....oo.... The warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold
Male :Aa….aa….kadhal kondaadum manm thaenaanaMale: Aa....aa.... The heart celebrating love becomes sweet like honey
Kalyaana kolam dhinam kondaaduthuIt celebrates a festive marriage attire every day
Female
Kodivitta malar ithuThis is a blooming flower
Idai konda kaniyithuThis is a fruit with a slender waist
Male :Adipatta sugamithuMale: This is a sweet bliss gently struck
Anaikkira karamithuThis is an embracing hand
Female :Madhi mugam sirikkuthuFemale: The moon-like face smiles
Male :Manathukkul thudikkuthuMale: The heart throbs within
Kondaadum ennangalaeOh, celebrating thoughts!
Female
Soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuThe warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold
Female
Aalaana kaalaththil naalaaga naalaagaAs time progresses into adulthood day by day
Inikkum ilamai raagangalaeOh sweet melodies of youth!
Male :Kaanaatha kolangal ondraaga kaanbomMale: Let us witness unseen visions together
Thudikkum azhagin jaadaigalaeOh gestures of throbbing beauty!
Female :Edukkavaa thodukkavaa kodukkavaa virunthu naanFemale: Shall I gather, weave, and serve a feast?
Male :Rasikkavaa rusikkavaa azhagi un rasigan naanMale: Shall I relish and savor it, beautiful one? I am your fan
Female
Kodivitta malar ithuThis is a blooming flower
Idai konda kaniyithuThis is a fruit with a slender waist
Male :Adipatta sugamithuMale: This is a sweet bliss gently struck
Anaikkira karamithuThis is an embracing hand
Female :Madhi mugam sirikkuthuFemale: The moon-like face smiles
Male :Manathukkul thudikkuthuMale: The heart throbs within
Kondaadum ennangalaeOh, celebrating thoughts!
Female
Soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuThe warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold
Female
Thaenaaga thiththikkum paalaadai maenikkuFor the body soft as cream that tastes sweet as honey
Anaiththa karangal aaraathanaiThe embracing hands offer worship
Male :Poopola kannangal thottaalum inbamMale: Even touching cheeks soft like flowers brings pleasure
Manakkum sugangalai naan kaangiraenI behold fragrant joys
Female
Unakku naan enakku neeI am for you, you are for me
Dhinam dhinam thiruizhaaEvery day is a grand festival
Male :Ninaiththathae nadanthathuMale: What was wished for has come to pass
Enakku nee kidaiththathuI have obtained you
Female
Kodivitta malar ithuThis is a blooming flower
Idai konda kaniyithuThis is a fruit with a slender waist
Male :Adipatta sugamithuMale: This is a sweet bliss gently struck
Anaikkira karamithuThis is an embracing hand
Female :Madhi mugam sirikkuthuFemale: The moon-like face smiles
Male :Manathukkul thudikkuthuMale: The heart throbs within
Kondaadum ennangalaeOh, celebrating thoughts!
Female
Soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuThe warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold
Male :Aa….aa….kadhal kondaadum manm thaenaanaMale: Aa....aa.... The heart celebrating love becomes sweet like honey
Kalyaana kolam dhinam kondaaduthuIt celebrates a festive marriage attire every day
Female
Oo….oo…soodaana ennam nenjil thanikirathuOo....oo... The warm desire in my heart cools down
Anbe saernthaadumpothu suvai nooraanathuWhen we dance together in love, the sweetness multiplies a hundredfold

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Soodaana Ennam Nenjil Thanikirathu is a romantic duet from the film Annaparavai (1980). The song depicts the passion, warmth, and joyful union of two lovers. It conveys how intense romantic longings find soothing fulfillment when the couple unites, celebrating their bonding as an unending, daily festival of sweet youth and happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Madhi mugam sirikkuthu

Compares the beloved's smiling face to the radiant moon ('Madhi mugam sirikkuthu').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Kodivitta malar ithu / Idai konda kaniyithu

Metaphorically addresses the beloved as a blooming flower and a fruit with a slender waist.

Iyaibu (Internal Rhyme / End Rhyme)

Edukkavaa thodukkavaa kodukkavaa virunthu naan

Rhythmic rhyming of action verbs to create musicality ('Edukkavaa thodukkavaa kodukkavaa').

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Trivia

Annaparavai (1980) features lyrics penned by veteran writer-lyricist Panchu Arunachalam, known for bringing accessible poetic sweetness to Tamil film soundtracks during the late 1970s and 1980s.

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