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Lyrics & meaning

Yenggugiren Nee En Pakkam Ilaiye

From Dhilip Varman Album-Kathal Oru Payanam · 2011

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Gowri Arumugam
Music director
Jay
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Dhilip Varman Album-Kathal Oru Payanam2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
{Yengugiren nee en{I yearn because you are not
Pakkam illaiyaeby my side
Urugugiren unthanI melt away, the trouble of
Yekkam thollaiyae..} (2)longing for you..} (2)
Female
Oru naal unnai naanOne day, thinking of you, I
Ninaithen sirithen…smiled...
Maru naal unnai naanThe next day, thinking of you, I
Ninaithen alunthen…cried...
Female
Yengugiren nee enI yearn because you are not
Pakkam illaiyaeby my side
Urugugiren unthanI melt away, the trouble of
Yekkam thollaiyae..longing for you..
Female
Un nenjinil orumuraiOn your chest, if I once
Saainthu kondallean upon
Maranam ethada en kannaWhat is death to me, my dear?
Unnai oru murai anaithu kondalIf I embrace you once
Saranamagumae en manna…It will be my ultimate refuge, my king...
Female
Anbilae unnai naanIn love, I will carry you
Manathilae sumapenaein my heart
Illaiyae ennai naan…If not, I will
Mannilae puthaipenae…bury myself in the earth...
Female
Unn kurumbinil ennaiWith your mischievous antics,
Silirka vaithaaiyou made me thrill
Manam urugidu ennulMelting my heart, inside me
Nulainthu vittaiyou entered
Kulanthaiyai madimelLike a child upon my lap
Saainthu kondaiyou leaned
Indru kulanthai aginenToday, I have become a child
Un ninaivaal…because of your memories...
Female
Anbilae unnai enniThinking of you in love
Thavippathu theriyathadon't you know how I suffer?
Orumurai…oraemuraiJust once... just one time
Ennidam varuvaaya…will you come to me?...
Female
Yengugiren nee enI yearn because you are not
Pakkam illaiyaeby my side
Urugugiren unthanI melt away, the trouble of
Yekkam thollaiyae..longing for you..
Female
Oru naal unnai naanOne day, thinking of you, I
Ninaithen sirithen…smiled...
Maru naal unnai naanThe next day, thinking of you, I
Ninaithen alunthen…cried...
Female
My feelings for uMy feelings for u
Will never dieWill never die
Till my last breathTill my last breath
All i need is u…only u…All i need is u…only u…
Missing u…like crazy…Missing u…like crazy…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a poignant expression of deep romantic yearning and heartbreak caused by separation. The protagonist grieves over the absence of their beloved, describing an emotional turmoil where cherished memories bring joy one moment and tears the next. The love expressed is so profound that even a brief embrace or resting on the beloved's chest is seen as ultimate peace, making even death lose its sting.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Assonance/Second Letter Rhyme)

Yengugiren / Urugugiren

Matching secondary acoustic patterns between 'Yengugiren' and 'Urugugiren' establish a melodic rhythmic flow in the verse.

Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)

Ninaithen sirithen… / Ninaithen alunthen…

Contrasting 'sirithen' (smiled) with 'alunthen' (cried) highlights the extreme emotional highs and lows brought by separation.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Manathilae sumapenae / Mannilae puthaipenae…

The lines end with matching phonetic suffixes ('sumapenae' / 'puthaipenae'), reinforcing the poetic rhythm.

Simile / Metaphor

Kulanthaiyai madimel... Indru kulanthai aginen

Compares the beloved leaning on the lap to a child, and metaphorically describes the protagonist becoming as helpless and innocent as a child due to longing.

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Trivia

Dhilip Varman is a Malaysian Tamil singer-composer who gained massive popularity across independent Tamil music platforms worldwide during the late 2000s and early 2010s. His album 'Kathal Oru Payanam' remains a landmark hit among diaspora Tamil music lovers for its soulful melodies and emotionally resonant vocals.

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