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Yennadi Seidhaai

From 1945 · 2021

Lyricist
Mohan Raja
Singers
Haricharan, Priya Mali
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
1945
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
16 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Ennadi seidhaai enai
En vizhi thedum unai
Uraigiren udaigiren edhilum neethanae
Mun andhi nera mazhai
Nenjellaam veesum alai
Karaigiren kalaigiren edhuvum neethanae
Marandhu pona nyabagam thirumba varuvadhu pol
Female :Kadandhu pona kaalangal thirumbi varugiradho
Male :Megam mannai serum varai kaatrin kaigalil bommaiyadi
Ennadi seidhaai enai
En vizhi thedum unai
Uraigiren udaigiren edhilum neethanae
Mun andhi nera mazhai
Nenjellaam veesum alai
Karaigiren kalaigiren edhuvum neethanae
En vasathil naanum illai
Un vasathil neeyum illai
Udalgal maarum unarvu maaradhae
Sondhamellaam unmai illai
Unmai ellaam sollil illai
Udhattil udhadu urangum neram mozhigal thoongadhae
Unakkena naan pirandhavan
Purindhathu indha nimidamae
Female :Uyirena unai ninaithaval
Kidaithadhu pudhu velichamae
Male :Kadalum theerum kadavul theerum
Kaadhal theeradhae
Ennadi seidhaai enai
En vizhi thedum unai
Uraigiren udaigiren edhilum neethanae
Mun andhi nera mazhai
Nenjellaam veesum alai
Karaigiren kalaigiren edhuvum neethanae
What have you done to me, girl?
My eyes keep searching for you.
I freeze, I break apart, in everything it is only you.
Like rain falling at dusk,
Like a wave sweeping through my whole heart,
I dissolve, I drift away, you are in everything.
Like a forgotten memory coming back to life,
Female: Are the times gone by returning again?
Male: Until a cloud reaches the earth, it is just a puppet in the hands of the wind, girl.
What have you done to me, girl?
My eyes keep searching for you.
I freeze, I break apart, in everything it is only you.
Like rain falling at dusk,
Like a wave sweeping through my whole heart,
I dissolve, I drift away, you are in everything.
I am no longer in my own control,
Nor are you in yours.
Bodies may change, but this feeling will never change.
Not every relationship is true,
And not all truth can be spoken in words.
When lips rest on lips, language never sleeps.
I was born just for you,
I understood that this very moment.
Female: I, who held you as my very life,
Have found a whole new light.
Male: Oceans may run dry, even gods may fade,
Love will never end.
What have you done to me, girl?
My eyes keep searching for you.
I freeze, I break apart, in everything it is only you.
Like rain falling at dusk,
Like a wave sweeping through my whole heart,
I dissolve, I drift away, you are in everything.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ennadi Seidhaai Enai is a soulful romantic duet from the historical period drama '1945'. The song captures the intense longing, deep emotional attachment, and timeless bond shared between two lovers. It depicts the overwhelming vulnerability of falling in love, where one loses self-control and finds their partner reflected in every aspect of nature and existence. The lyrics emphasize the eternal, transcendent nature of love that surpasses physical form, spoken language, and the passage of time. Through rich imagery of evening rain, restless ocean waves, and wind-swept clouds, the song conveys that while earthly ties and bodies are temporary, true soulbound love remains imperishable—surviving even beyond cosmic and divine boundaries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Ennadi seidhaai enai / En vizhi thedum unai”

The lines end with rhyming phonetic sounds ('enai' and 'unai'), establishing a rhythmic flow.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Megam mannai serum varai kaatrin kaigalil bommaiyadi”

Compares human destiny and helplessness in love to a cloud being a mere toy tossed in the hands of the wind until it reaches earth.

Muran (Antithesis)

“Udalgal maarum unarvu maaradhae”

Contrasts the perishable and changing nature of physical bodies ('udalgal maarum') with the permanent nature of underlying feelings ('unarvu maaradhae').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Kadalum theerum kadavul theerum / Kaadhal theeradhae”

An poetic exaggeration asserting that while vast oceans and divine entities might come to an end, love remains infinite and eternal.

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Trivia

'1945' is a period drama set against the backdrop of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA) during World War II, starring Rana Daggubati and Regina Cassandra. The song 'Ennadi Seidhaai Enai' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, known for creating evocative melodic arrangements for period romance films. The track highlights the vocal chemistry between Haricharan and Priya Mali, set against lyricist Mohan Raja's reflective poetic verses.

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