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Lyrics & meaning

Yengengo Sellum

From Pattakkathi Bhairavan · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Pattakkathi Bhairavan1979

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
Engengo sellum en ennangalMy thoughts that wander everywhere,
Ingae thaan kanden pon vannangalIt is here that I found golden shades.
En vaazhkai vaanil nilaavae nilaavaeOh moon, oh moon in the sky of my life!
Ae….ae…..ae…..Ae... ae... ae...
Female
Engengo sellum en ennangalMy thoughts that wander everywhere,
Ingae thaan kanden pon vannangalIt is here that I found golden shades.
En vaazhkai vaanil nilaavae nilaavaeOh moon, oh moon in the sky of my life!
Ae….ae…..ae…..Ae... ae... ae...
Female
Aaah…naan kaanbathaeAaah... what I behold
Un kolamaeIs your form,
Angum..mm.. ingum..mm..There... here...
Engum..mmEverywhere...
Male
Aaah… en nenjilaeAaah... inside my heart
Un ennamaeIs your thought,
Andrum..mm..indrum…mm..Yesterday... today...
Endrum..mmm..Forever...
Female
Ullaththil devanGod inside my heart,
Ullae en jeevanMy life force deep within,
Nee..nee….nee…Is you... you... you...
Male
Engengo sellumWandering everywhere
En ennangalAre my thoughts,
Female :Ingae thaan kandenFemale: It is here that I found
Pon vannangalGolden shades,
Male :En vaazhkai vaanilMale: In the sky of my life,
Female :NilaavaaeFemale: Oh moon,
Male :NilaavaeMale: Oh moon!
Male
Aaah… kallaanavanAaah... I who was like a stone
PoovaaginenTurned into a flower,
Kannae …ae…unnai…ee…My dear... thinking of...
Enni..ee..You...
Female
Aaah… poovaasamumAaah... the fragrance of flowers
Pon manjamumAnd the golden couch,
Engo…oo… engo..ooo…Somewhere... somewhere...
Raajaa…aa…My King...
Male
Etharkaaga vaazhnthenFor what purpose did I live until now?
Unakkaaga vaazhvenI shall live for you now,
Naan… nee… naamMe... You... Us!
Female
Engengo sellumWandering everywhere
En ennangalAre my thoughts,
Male :Ingae thaan kandenMale: It is here that I found
Pon vannangalGolden shades,
Female :En vaazhkai vaanilFemale: In the sky of my life,
Male :NilaavaeMale: Oh moon,
Female :NilaavaeFemale: Oh moon!
Ae….ae…..ae…..Ae... ae... ae...
Male
Engengo sellum en ennangal…My thoughts that wander everywhere...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic romantic duet expresses the profound union of two lovers who find ultimate fulfillment and peace in each other's presence. The song portrays how wandering, restless thoughts come to a serene halt upon encountering true love, symbolized as finding radiant golden hues and a comforting moon in the dark sky of life. The lovers express that their hearts, past, present, and future are completely occupied by each other, transforming even a hardened heart into a gentle flower.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

“En vaazhkai vaanil nilaavae nilaavae”

Comparing 'vaazhkai' (life) to the 'vaan' (sky) and the lover to the 'nilaa' (moon) illuminating that sky.

Metaphor

“Aaah… kallaanavan Poovaaginen”

Comparing a hardened, emotionless person to 'kallu' (stone) and their transformation through love into 'poo' (flower).

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Angum..mm.. ingum..mm.. Engum..mm”

Rhyming of the second syllable 'ngu' across directional words 'Angum', 'Ingum', 'Engum'.

Anaphora / Temporal Rhyming

“Andrum..mm..indrum…mm.. Endrum..mmm..”

Parallel structures of time markers 'Andrum', 'Indrum', 'Endrum' to denote eternal devotion.

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Trivia

Pattakkathi Bhairavan (1979) features soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Shivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth. The lyrics were penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan, capturing a tender melodic duet performed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.

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