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Lyrics & meaning

Yenaiye Yenaku

From Thirupathi · 2006

Lyricist
Perarasu
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Thirupathi
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
11 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
Pinnala poranthathinaal ilaiyavala
Munnaala iranthathinaal mooththavala
Thangaiya poranthaalae
Thaayaai valanthaalae
Thaniyaai paranthathinaal
Theivamaai aanaalae
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
Irukkum pothunilae
Ulagam theriyala
Nee pona pinnaala
Ulagam perithilla
Enna nenappuladi
Poyi tholanjuputta
Irukkum uyirukkellaam
Kolli vechupputta
Varatha vaangi vaazhva vittiya
Adi unna neeyae kuththu vittiya
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
Aaah aaa…..aaa……
Haa…aaa…aaa…..aaa…aa….
Aaah aaa…..aaa……
Haa…aaa…aaa…..aaa…aa….
Entha bayathuladi
Kanna mooditta
Yaar potta kanakkuladi
Uyira niruththitta
Peththa manasukulla
Raththam uraiya vecha
Enga porathukku
Somaya erakki vecha
Varatha vaangi vaazhva vittiya
Adi unna neeyae kuththu vittiya
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
Pinnala poranthathinaal ilaiyavala
Munnaala iranthathinaal mooththavala
Thangaiya poranthaalae
Thaayaai valanthaalae
Thaniyaai paranthathinaal
Theivamaai aanaalae
Ennaiyae ennaku pudikkaliyae
Annanaai irunthum poruppilaiyae
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
Is she younger just because she was born after me?
Is she older now because she died before me?
She was born as my sister,
but she cared for me like a mother.
Because she flew away all alone,
she has become a goddess.
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
When you were still around,
I did not understand the world.
Now that you are gone,
this world means nothing at all.
What were you thinking, sister,
that you vanished and left us forever?
For those of us still alive,
you have set fire to our hearts.
Did you earn a boon just to leave us living in pain?
Tell me, did you give birth to yourself?
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
Aah aah... aah...
Haa... aah... aah... aah... aah
Aah aah... aah...
Haa... aah... aah... aah... aah
Out of what fear, sister,
did you close your eyes forever?
By whose cruel calculation
did you bring your breath to a stop?
Deep inside your parents' hearts,
you made the blood freeze cold.
Where were you in such a rush to go
that you laid down your life's burden?
Did you earn a boon just to leave us living in pain?
Tell me, did you give birth to yourself?
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
Is she younger just because she was born after me?
Is she older now because she died before me?
She was born as my sister,
but she cared for me like a mother.
Because she flew away all alone,
she has become a goddess.
I cannot even stand myself.
Though I was your elder brother, I failed in my duty.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This heart-wrenching song expresses the unbearable grief and guilt of an elder brother mourning the tragic death of his younger sister. He blames himself for failing in his duty as a protective elder brother, feeling deep self-loathing. He poignantly reflects on how she was born younger, yet cared for him with maternal tenderness, and how her early death ironically makes her 'older' in spirit as she ascends to godhood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

“Pinnala poranthathinaal ilaiyavala / Munnaala iranthathinaal mooththavala”

Contrasts being born later ('pinnala') to mean younger with dying earlier ('munnaala') to mean elder, creating a tragic paradox.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pinnala poranthathinaal / Munnaala iranthathinaal”

The second letter consonant sound ('nn') rhymes between 'Pinnala' and 'Munnaala'.

Metaphor

“Thaayaai valanthaalae”

Metaphorically equates the younger sister's protective and loving care to that of a mother.

Rhetorical Question

“Entha bayathuladi Kanna mooditta”

The brother despairingly asks what fear drove her to close her eyes forever, expressing profound grief and helplessness.

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Trivia

Written by director-lyricist Perarasu for the 2006 film 'Thirupathi' starring Ajith Kumar, this song highlights the central emotional pillar of the plot—the deep sibling bond between the lead character Thirupathi and his sister. The music for the film was composed by Bharadwaj, and the song was sung with intense raw emotion by folk singer Pushpavanam Kuppusamy.

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