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Lyrics & meaning

Yen Pen Endru

From Love Today · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
P. Unnikrishnan
Music director
Shiva
Movie name
Love Today
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
25 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Yen oru paadhi sirithaai
En uyir poovai erithaai
Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai
Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai
En vali theera oru vazhi enna
En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Nee soodum oru poo thandhaal
En aasthi ellam kodupen
Un vaayaal en per sonnaal
Un kaaladiyil kidapen
Thookathai tholaithenae
Thudikudhu nenjam
Thalai pona seval pol
Thavikudhu angam
Irandil ondru solli vidu
Illai neeyae kolliyidu
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Nogaamal pirar kaanaamal
Undhan aadai nuni thoduven
Enna aanalum uyir ponaalum
Oru thendral endrae varuven
Nee ennai paarthaal thaan
Thudikudhu ullam
Nee ennai pirindhaalo
Ullam verum pallam
Imayam ketkum en thudipu
Yeno unakul kadhavadaipu
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Yen oru paadhi sirithaai
En uyir poovai erithaai
Mudhal naal paarthaai urakam keduthaai
Muraiyaa endren kangal parithaai
En vali theera oru vazhi enna
En pani poovae meendum paarthaal enna
Yen pen endru pirandhaai
Yen en kannil vizhundhaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my sight?
Why did you give me half a smile?
Why did you burn the flower of my soul?
You looked at me on the first day and stole my sleep.
I asked if that was fair, and you took away my eyes.
What is the way to ease my pain?
My dewy flower, what if you look at me again?
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my sight?
If you give me a single flower from your hair,
I will give away all my wealth.
If your lips speak my name,
I will lie at your feet.
I have lost my sleep,
My heart is throbbing wildly.
Like a headless rooster,
My body struggles in agony.
Tell me yes or no,
Or light my funeral pyre yourself.
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my sight?
Without hurting you, without anyone seeing,
I would only touch the edge of your dress.
Whatever happens, even if I lose my life,
I will come to you as a gentle breeze.
Only when you look at me
Does my heart beat with life.
If you part from me,
My heart is just an empty void.
Even the Himalayas can hear my heartbeat;
Why have you locked the door to your heart?
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my sight?
Why did you give me half a smile?
Why did you burn the flower of my soul?
You looked at me on the first day and stole my sleep.
I asked if that was fair, and you took away my eyes.
What is the way to ease my pain?
My dewy flower, what if you look at me again?
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you fall into my sight?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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