Yen Penn Endru Sad
From Love Today · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Shiva
- Details
- Love Today1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru piranthaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai | Why did you enter my life? |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru piranthaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai | Why did you enter my life? |
| Naan thalai thaalndhu thozhudhen | I bowed my head and worshipped you, |
| En thalai meedhu nadanthaai | Yet you walked right over my head. |
| Male | |
| Ulagahai ulagahai unnaal veruthen | Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world, |
| Uravaai uravaai unaiyae nenaithen | I thought of you alone as my true kin. |
| Intha ulagellam naan izhandhaalum | Even if I lose this entire world, |
| En pani poovae unnai paarthaal podhum | My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you. |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru piranthaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai | Why did you enter my life? |
| Male | |
| Nee engae sendru serndhaalum | Wherever you go and reach, |
| Un nizhal vazhiyae varuven | I will follow along the path of your shadow. |
| Theeyodu ennai erithaalum | Even if you burn me with fire, |
| Nee theendivitaal uyirpen | If you touch me, I will come back to life. |
| Male | |
| Orumurai unnai paarka | To see you just once, |
| Thudikuthu ullam | My heart aches with longing. |
| Kaveri nadhi thaandum kangalin vellam | The flood of tears from my eyes overflows like the Kaveri river. |
| Kaadhal uravai erithiduma | Will it burn down the relationship of love? |
| Ithu thaan kaadhal saritharamaa | Is this the true history of love? |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru piranthaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai | Why did you enter my life? |
| Naan thalai thaalndhu thozhudhen | I bowed my head and worshipped you, |
| En thalai meedhu nadanthaai | Yet you walked right over my head. |
| Male | |
| Ulagahai ulagahai unnaal veruthen | Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world, |
| Uravaai uravaai unaiyae nenaithen | I thought of you alone as my true kin. |
| Intha ulagellam naan izhandhaalum | Even if I lose this entire world, |
| En pani poovae unnai paarthaal podhum | My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you. |
| Male | |
| Yen pen endru piranthaai | Why were you born as a woman? |
| Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai | Why did you enter my life? |
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று பிறந்தாய்
ஏன் என் வாழ்வில் புகுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you enter my life?
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று பிறந்தாய்
ஏன் என் வாழ்வில் புகுந்தாய்
நான் தலை தாழ்ந்து தொழுதேன்
என் தலை மீது நடந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you enter my life?
I bowed my head and worshipped you,
Yet you walked right over my head.
உலகை உலகை உன்னால் வெறுத்தேன்
உறவாய் உறவாய் உனையே நினைத்தேன்
இந்த உலகெல்லாம் நான் இழந்தாலும்
என் பனிப் பூவே உன்னை பார்த்தால் போதும்
Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world,
I thought of you alone as my true kin.
Even if I lose this entire world,
My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you.
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று பிறந்தாய்
ஏன் என் வாழ்வில் புகுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you enter my life?
நீ எங்கே சென்று சேர்ந்தாலும்
உன் நிழல் வழியே வருவேன்
தீயோடு என்னை எரித்தாலும்
நீ தீண்டிவிட்டால் உயிர்ப்பேன்
Wherever you go and reach,
I will follow along the path of your shadow.
Even if you burn me with fire,
If you touch me, I will come back to life.
ஒருமுறை உன்னை பார்க்க
துடிக்குது உள்ளம்
காவிரி நதி தாண்டும் கண்களின் வெள்ளம்
காதல் உறவை எரித்திடுமா
இதுதான் காதல் சரித்திரமா
To see you just once,
My heart aches with longing.
The flood of tears from my eyes overflows like the Kaveri river.
Will it burn down the relationship of love?
Is this the true history of love?
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று பிறந்தாய்
ஏன் என் வாழ்வில் புகுந்தாய்
நான் தலை தாழ்ந்து தொழுதேன்
என் தலை மீது நடந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you enter my life?
I bowed my head and worshipped you,
Yet you walked right over my head.
உலகை உலகை உன்னால் வெறுத்தேன்
உறவாய் உறவாய் உனையே நினைத்தேன்
இந்த உலகெல்லாம் நான் இழந்தாலும்
என் பனிப் பூவே உன்னை பார்த்தால் போதும்
Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world,
I thought of you alone as my true kin.
Even if I lose this entire world,
My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you.
ஏன் பெண்ணென்று பிறந்தாய்
ஏன் என் வாழ்வில் புகுந்தாய்
Why were you born as a woman?
Why did you enter my life?
Yen pen endru piranthaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai
Why did you enter my life?
Yen pen endru piranthaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai
Why did you enter my life?
Naan thalai thaalndhu thozhudhen
I bowed my head and worshipped you,
En thalai meedhu nadanthaai
Yet you walked right over my head.
Ulagahai ulagahai unnaal veruthen
Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world,
Uravaai uravaai unaiyae nenaithen
I thought of you alone as my true kin.
Intha ulagellam naan izhandhaalum
Even if I lose this entire world,
En pani poovae unnai paarthaal podhum
My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you.
Yen pen endru piranthaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai
Why did you enter my life?
Nee engae sendru serndhaalum
Wherever you go and reach,
Un nizhal vazhiyae varuven
I will follow along the path of your shadow.
Theeyodu ennai erithaalum
Even if you burn me with fire,
Nee theendivitaal uyirpen
If you touch me, I will come back to life.
Orumurai unnai paarka
To see you just once,
Thudikuthu ullam
My heart aches with longing.
Kaveri nadhi thaandum kangalin vellam
The flood of tears from my eyes overflows like the Kaveri river.
Kaadhal uravai erithiduma
Will it burn down the relationship of love?
Ithu thaan kaadhal saritharamaa
Is this the true history of love?
Yen pen endru piranthaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai
Why did you enter my life?
Naan thalai thaalndhu thozhudhen
I bowed my head and worshipped you,
En thalai meedhu nadanthaai
Yet you walked right over my head.
Ulagahai ulagahai unnaal veruthen
Because of you, I grew to detest the entire world,
Uravaai uravaai unaiyae nenaithen
I thought of you alone as my true kin.
Intha ulagellam naan izhandhaalum
Even if I lose this entire world,
En pani poovae unnai paarthaal podhum
My dew-drop flower, it is enough just to look at you.
Yen pen endru piranthaai
Why were you born as a woman?
Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai
Why did you enter my life?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song captures the deep anguish and overwhelming devotion of a lover experiencing intense heartache. The protagonist questions why fate brought his beloved into his life, expressing sorrow over how his reverence and submission were met with emotional ruin. Despite the profound grief and feeling trampled by love, his devotion remains absolute and unconditional, elevating the beloved above all earthly possessions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uvamanai)
“Kaveri nadhi thaandum kangalin vellam”
Exaggerates the protagonist's weeping by comparing his stream of tears to a river flood overflowing the Kaveri.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En pani poovae unnai paarthaal podhum”
Addresses the beloved tenderly as a delicate dew-covered flower (pani poo).
Paradox
“Theeyodu ennai erithaalum / Nee theendivitaal uyirpen”
Presents the paradoxical idea that even if destroyed by fire, the beloved's mere touch has the power to grant life again.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Yen pen endru piranthaai / Yen en vazhvil pugundhaai”
Repeats rhetorical questions to emphasize the intense pain and existential questioning caused by heartbreak.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1997 blockbuster romantic drama 'Love Today' starring Vijay and Suvaluxmi, this song was composed by music director Shiva with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song remains one of the iconic sad anthems of late 90s Tamil cinema, portraying the agony of unrequited affection.
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