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Lyrics & meaning

Yen Azhga

From Ganesapuram · 2020

Lyricist
Pa. Iniyavan
Singers
Sreekanth Hariharan, Madhura Dhara Talluri
Music director
Veerangan K
Details
Ganesapuram2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yaen azhagaa ennai kaakka vaithu paarkiraaiWhy, my handsome one, do you make me wait and watch?
Yezhai ival usuroda bhaaram saerkkiraaiYou add weight to the soul of this poor girl.
Kaathiduven unakkaga nooru senmamaeI will wait for you across a hundred lifetimes.
Kangal rendilae kadalaiyum adakkinaenIn my two eyes, I contained even an ocean.
Female
Ada kodi kodiyaai kotti koduthaalumOh, even if given crores and crores,
Kodukkaatha en manasaMy heart that wouldn't yield to anyone,
Nee kedutheyada vayasaYou ruined my age, oh man,
Yetti puduchiyada usuraAnd reached out to snatch my soul.
Female
Un morattu thanamaana paasathulayaeIn your rough and tough love,
Naanum kooda konjam bayanthaenEven I got a little scared.
Un kirukku thanamana paarvaiyilaeIn your crazy, intense gaze,
Intha paavi chirukkiyum vizhunthenThis sinful young girl fell for you.
Female
Thindadi nikkuraen naanadaaI stand here struggling and helpless, oh man.
Un pondaati manasaiyum paaradaaLook at the heart of your future wife, oh man.
Ini ennaalum unakku naanadaaFrom now on, forever, I am yours, oh man.
Female
Unnoda meesaiya murukkanumI want to twirl your mustache,
Un pondaatiyaaga naan merattanumAs your wife, I want to playfully threaten you.
Konjam adangi odangi nee nadakkanumYou must walk a bit subdued and disciplined,
Kanji aakki pottalum kudikkanumEven if I cook porridge and serve it, you must drink it,
Female
Ennaalum ennai thaanganumForever you must bear and protect me,
Kannaaga un kannaagaLike an eye, as your very eye.
Male
Ammaadi athukulla thovanguraOh girl, you are starting so soon!
Yemmaadi yemputtu polampuraOh my, how much you complain and chatter!
Ennai kalakku kalakkunu kalakkuraYou churn me up, churning me completely.
Koththu iduppu saaviyaa kulunguraYou sway like a bunch of waist keys.
Male
Unnala aattam kaanuraenBecause of you, I am dancing with joy.
Adi manasil pada padanu vediya sethara vuttaOh, in my heart, you set off crackling firecrackers.
Adiyae azhagu sirukkiHey, beautiful girl,
En manasa odacha kirukkiCrazy girl who broke my heart,
Unnai kadaththa venum irukkiI need to abduct and hold you tight.
Male
En irumbu tholukkula karumba nee vedhachaWithin my iron shoulders, you sowed sweet sugarcane.
Kalava naanum konjam marakkaMaking me forget my rogue ways a little,
Chinna kozhantha pola ennai konji thookki puttaYou pampered and lifted me like a small child,
Thaaya pola unnai nenaikkaMaking me think of you like a mother.
Unnalae aalanen…..Because of you, I have grown and become a complete person...
Female
Un mugam thaanOnly your face,
Ennai konji paarka thoonduthaeTempts me to pamper and gaze at you.
En mogamoMy desire/face,
Maruthani pola sevanthathaeReddened like henna.
Female
Vetkkam ennavoWhat is this shyness?
En vaazhvil ithu pol illaiyaeNever in my life has it been like this.
Enakkenna thaanWhatever happened to me,
Nadanthatho maranthathaeI forgot everything that occurred.
Female
Anbaala dhenam unnai aalanumWith love, I want to rule over you every day.
En aasai iravula kooranumMy desire must be whispered at night.
Unnai irukki puduchi thaan uranganumHolding you tight, I want to sleep.
Mella izhuthu pothi thaan keranganumGently pulled and covered, I want to be intoxicated in love.
Anjaaru pulla yaenthanumI want to bear five or six children.
Unnalae en melaeBecause of you, upon me...
Male
Kannaga dhinam unnai kaakkanumLike my own eyes, I must protect you daily.
Un aasai muzhusaiyum sekkanumI must fulfill all your desires.
Unnai kolantha pola thaan paakkanumI must look after you like a child.
Konji kumari aagaiyil thookkanumAs you grow into a pampering maiden, I want to carry you.
Un moochu kaathil vaazhanumI want to live in the air of your breath.
Male
Kalla chirukki ivan manasaThis thieving girl hit and washed this man's heart,
Adichi thovachi puttaTo whiten my heart like a cloth,
Thuniyaa manasu velukkaSo that I am born anew on this earth.
Naan pudhusa boomiyil porakkaWalking light, floating in thoughts of you,
Un nenappula medhapula nadakkaInside your baby talk,
Male
Un kozhanthai pechikullaI become a child myself, girl.
Kozhanthai aagurandiOh beautiful lady, I admired you every day.
Azhagi naalum unnai rasichaenThreatening you and trapping you inside my mustache,
Unnai meratti meesiakullaI lacked the courage for that,
Adaikka veeramillaI subdued myself like a snake in a box.
Potti paambaaga adanjaenWith love, through your love...
Anbalae un anbalaeIt is enough, my man, what else is needed in life?
Female
Pothumadaa ini enna venum vaazhvilaeHaving you near and your love alone is enough.
Nee arugil un kadhal ondru podhumaeGathering together as one, we can live as wide as the sky.
Ondraai koodiye vaanamaai vaazhalaamGathering together as one, we can live as wide as the sky.
Ondraai koodiye vaanamaai vaazhalaam

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic duet from the film 'Ganesapuram' portrays an endearing exchange between two lovers expressing their deep devotion, playful expectations, and emotional transformation. The female partner sings about her willingness to wait lifetimes for her beloved, while playfully setting boundaries for their future life together as husband and wife. She asks him to love her tenderly while accepting her gentle dominance in marriage. In response, the male partner describes how her innocent affection softened his rough demeanor, turning his 'iron shoulders' into a place where sweet love grows. He reflects on how she comforts him like a mother and makes him feel as innocent as a child. Together, they envision building a harmonious future, filled with shared warmth, family, and boundless love that spans as wide as the sky.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En irumbu tholukkula karumba nee vedhacha

Comparing his strong, tough shoulders to iron and her affection to sowing sugarcane ('En irumbu tholukkula karumba nee vedhacha').

Simile (Upamai)

Maruthani pola sevanthathae

Comparing the blushing of her face/desire to the deep red color of henna ('Maruthani pola sevanthathae').

Simile (Upamai)

Potti paambaaga adanjaen

Comparing the hero's submission in love to a snake settled quietly inside a box ('Potti paambaaga adanjaen').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kangal rendilae kadalaiyum adakkinaen

Exaggerating the depth of her emotions by stating she contained an entire ocean within her two eyes ('Kangal rendilae kadalaiyum adakkinaen').

Monai / Alliteration

Kanji aakki pottalum kudikkanum

Repetition of the initial letter sound 'K' across 'Kanji', 'kudikkanum', and 'Kannaaga'.

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Trivia

'Ganesapuram' is a 2020 Tamil period-drama film directed by Veeravel Raaj, starring Chinna and Risha Jacobs. The lyrics written by Pa. Iniyavan capture authentic rural Tamil dialects and metaphors, contrasting rugged rustic masculinity with gentle, affectionate romance.

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