Yen Pen Endru
From Love Today · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Shiva
- Details
- Love Today1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru pirandhaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en kannil vizhundhaai | Why did you fall into my eyes? |
| Yen oru paadhi sirithaai | Why did you give a half smile? |
| En uyir poovai erithaai | Why did you burn the flower of my life? |
| Male | |
| Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai | You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep. |
| Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai | I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away. |
| En vali theera oru vazhi enna | What is the way to relieve my pain? |
| En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna | My snow flower, what if you look at me again? |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru pirandhaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en kannil vizhundhaai | Why did you fall into my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Nee soodum oru poo thandhaal | If you give me a single flower worn by you, |
| En aasthi ellam kodupen | I will give away all my property. |
| Un vaayaal en per sonnaal | If you utter my name with your mouth, |
| Un kaaladiyil kidapen | I will remain lying at your feet. |
| Male | |
| Thookathai tholaithenae | I have lost my sleep, |
| Thudikudhu nenjam | My heart is throbbing uncontrollably. |
| Male | |
| Thalai pona seval pol | Like a headless rooster, |
| Thavikudhu angam | My body writhes in agony. |
| Irandil ondru solli vidu | Tell me one outcome or the other, |
| Illai neeyae kolliyidu | Or else, light my funeral pyre yourself. |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru pirandhaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en kannil vizhundhaai | Why did you fall into my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Nogaamal pirar kaanaamal | Without causing pain and without others noticing, |
| Undhan aadai nuni thoduven | I will touch merely the edge of your dress. |
| Enna aanalum uyir ponaalum | Whatever happens, even if my life leaves me, |
| Oru thendral endrae varuven | I will come only like a gentle breeze. |
| Male | |
| Nee ennai paarthaal thaan | Only when you look at me, |
| Thudikudhu ullam | Does my heart beat with life. |
| Nee ennai pirindhaalo | If you separate from me, |
| Ullam verum pallam | My heart becomes an empty void. |
| Male | |
| Imayam ketkum en thudipu | The Himalayas could hear my heartbeat, |
| Yeno unakul kadhavadaipu | Yet why is there a closed door inside you? |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru pirandhaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en kannil vizhundhaai | Why did you fall into my eyes? |
| Yen oru paadhi sirithaai | Why did you give a half smile? |
| En uyir poovai erithaai | Why did you burn the flower of my life? |
| Male | |
| Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai | You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep. |
| Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai | I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away. |
| En vali theera oru vazhi enna | What is the way to relieve my pain? |
| En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna | My snow flower, what if you look at me again? |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru pirandhaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en kannil vizhundhaai | Why did you fall into my eyes? |
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று
பிறந்தாய் ஏன் என் கண்ணில்
விழுந்தாய் ஏன் ஒரு பாதி
சிரித்தாய் என் உயிர் பூவை
எரித்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Why did you give a half smile?
Why did you burn the flower of my life?
முதல் நாள்
பார்த்தாய் உறக்கம்
கெடுத்தாய் முறையா
என்றேன் கண்கள்
பறித்தாய் என் வலி தீர
ஒரு வழி என்ன என் பனிப்
பூவே மீண்டும் பார்த்தால்
என்ன
You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep.
I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away.
What is the way to relieve my pain?
My snow flower, what if you look at me again?
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று
பிறந்தாய் ஏன் என் கண்ணில்
விழுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my eyes?
நீ சூடும் ஒரு பூ
தந்தால் என் ஆஸ்தி
எல்லாம் கொடுப்பேன்
உன் வாயால் என் பேர்
சொன்னால் உன் காலடியில்
கிடப்பேன்
If you give me a single flower worn by you,
I will give away all my property.
If you utter my name with your mouth,
I will remain lying at your feet.
தூக்கத்தை
தொலைத்தேனே
துடிக்குது நெஞ்சம்
I have lost my sleep,
My heart is throbbing uncontrollably.
தலை போன
சேவல் போல் தவிக்குது
அங்கம் இரண்டில் ஒன்று
சொல்லிவிடு இல்லை நீயே
கொள்ளியிடு
Like a headless rooster,
My body writhes in agony.
Tell me one outcome or the other,
Or else, light my funeral pyre yourself.
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று
பிறந்தாய் ஏன் என் கண்ணில்
விழுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my eyes?
நோகாமல்
பிறர் காணாமல்
உந்தன் ஆடை நுனி
தொடுவேன் என்ன
ஆனாலும் உயிர்
போனாலும் ஒரு
தென்றல் என்றே
வருவேன்
Without causing pain and without others noticing,
I will touch merely the edge of your dress.
Whatever happens, even if my life leaves me,
I will come only like a gentle breeze.
நீ என்னைப்
பார்த்தால் தான்
துடிக்குது உள்ளம்
நீ என்னைப் பிரிந்தாலோ
உள்ளம் வெறும் பள்ளம்
Only when you look at me,
Does my heart beat with life.
If you separate from me,
My heart becomes an empty void.
இமயம் கேட்கும்
என் துடிப்பு ஏனோ உனக்குள்
கதவடைப்பு
The Himalayas could hear my heartbeat,
Yet why is there a closed door inside you?
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று
பிறந்தாய் ஏன் என் கண்ணில்
விழுந்தாய் ஏன் ஒரு பாதி
சிரித்தாய் என் உயிர் பூவை
எரித்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Why did you give a half smile?
Why did you burn the flower of my life?
முதல் நாள்
பார்த்தாய் உறக்கம்
கெடுத்தாய் முறையா
என்றேன் கண்கள்
பறித்தாய் என் வலி தீர
ஒரு வழி என்ன என் பனிப்
பூவே மீண்டும் பார்த்தால்
என்ன
You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep.
I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away.
What is the way to relieve my pain?
My snow flower, what if you look at me again?
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று
பிறந்தாய் ஏன் என் கண்ணில்
விழுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Yen oru paadhi sirithaai
Why did you give a half smile?
En uyir poovai erithaai
Why did you burn the flower of my life?
Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai
You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep.
Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai
I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away.
En vali theera oru vazhi enna
What is the way to relieve my pain?
En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna
My snow flower, what if you look at me again?
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Nee soodum oru poo thandhaal
If you give me a single flower worn by you,
En aasthi ellam kodupen
I will give away all my property.
Un vaayaal en per sonnaal
If you utter my name with your mouth,
Un kaaladiyil kidapen
I will remain lying at your feet.
Thookathai tholaithenae
I have lost my sleep,
Thudikudhu nenjam
My heart is throbbing uncontrollably.
Thalai pona seval pol
Like a headless rooster,
Thavikudhu angam
My body writhes in agony.
Irandil ondru solli vidu
Tell me one outcome or the other,
Illai neeyae kolliyidu
Or else, light my funeral pyre yourself.
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Nogaamal pirar kaanaamal
Without causing pain and without others noticing,
Undhan aadai nuni thoduven
I will touch merely the edge of your dress.
Enna aanalum uyir ponaalum
Whatever happens, even if my life leaves me,
Oru thendral endrae varuven
I will come only like a gentle breeze.
Nee ennai paarthaal thaan
Only when you look at me,
Thudikudhu ullam
Does my heart beat with life.
Nee ennai pirindhaalo
If you separate from me,
Ullam verum pallam
My heart becomes an empty void.
Imayam ketkum en thudipu
The Himalayas could hear my heartbeat,
Yeno unakul kadhavadaipu
Yet why is there a closed door inside you?
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Yen oru paadhi sirithaai
Why did you give a half smile?
En uyir poovai erithaai
Why did you burn the flower of my life?
Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai
You looked at me on the first day and ruined my sleep.
Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai
I asked if this was fair, but you snatched my eyes away.
En vali theera oru vazhi enna
What is the way to relieve my pain?
En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna
My snow flower, what if you look at me again?
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why did you fall into my eyes?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yen Pen Endru Pirandhaai from Love Today (1997) is a soulful romantic track expressing the overwhelming anguish and helpless adoration of a man captivated by love. The protagonist addresses his beloved, asking why fate brought her into his life to disrupt his peace. A single half-smile from her has shattered his rest and consumed his soul, leaving him torn between intense passion and emotional agony. Throughout the song, he expresses a willingness to surrender everything—his wealth, his pride, and even his life—for the smallest gesture of acknowledgment from her. He pleads for clarity, begging her either to accept his devotion or put an end to his suffering once and for all.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Thalai pona seval pol”
Compares the hero's squirming emotional agony directly to the restless movements of a headless rooster.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Imayam ketkum en thudipu”
Exaggerates the loudness and intensity of his pounding heart by claiming even the distant Himalayas can hear it.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“En uyir poovai erithaai”
Compares the protagonist's fragile life and soul to a delicate flower that has been set ablaze by love.
Anaphora (Moni)
“Yen pen endru pirandhaai / Yen en kannil vizhundhaai”
Repetition of the questioning word 'Yen' at the beginning of consecutive lines to emphasize his bewilderment.
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Trivia
Love Today (1997), directed by Balasekaran and starring Vijay and Suvalakshmi, was a blockbuster romantic drama that cemented Vijay's stardom in Tamil cinema. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shiva, and this emotional track was rendered by renowned playback singer Unni Menon with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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