Yeno Enai Azhaikka
From Thudhu Po Chellakiliye · 1991
- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Thudhu Po Chellakiliye1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haang yeno ennai | Ah, why did you... |
| Azhaikalaanai madamaane… maane | ...call out to me, gentle deer... my deer? |
| Indrenakku nee uraithaal | If you tell me today, |
| Isainthu kaetpen naanae naanae | I myself will listen with joy. |
| Male | |
| Yetho ragasiyatha kaathil | To whisper some secret in my ear, |
| uraikka vantha thaenae… | oh honey who came to speak... |
| Chorus :Adi thaene … | Chorus: Oh honey... |
| Male | |
| Velli kolusu katti | Wearing silver anklets, |
| Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana | Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana |
| Male :Thulli nadakkum kutti | Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce, |
| Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana | Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana |
| Male | |
| Velli kolusu katti | Wearing silver anklets, |
| Thulli nadakkum kutti | Oh little girl walking with a bounce, |
| Vidikaalai pani pola | Like the early morning dew, |
| Vantha enthan thangakattti | you came, my precious golden nugget! |
| Female | |
| Yeno ennai | Why did you... |
| Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane. | ...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer? |
| Chorus :Madamaane | Chorus: Gentle deer, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal ragasiyathai | Is it to whisper... |
| Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane.. | ...the secret of love into my ear? |
| Chorus :Adith thaenae… | Chorus: Oh my honey... |
| Female | |
| Sokku podiyai eduthu | Taking magic spell dust, |
| Mugathil thelichu.. | and sprinkling it on my face, |
| Ila manasa keduthaaiye. | you corrupted my tender young heart! |
| Sekku olakka pola Valachu valachu | Circling me round like an oil press pestle, |
| Enna ne thaedi pudichaayae.. | you searched for me and caught me! |
| Male | |
| Aahaan. | Aha! |
| Chinna ponnu | The young girl, |
| Kannukulla vetkkam vazhiya | with bashfulness brimming in her eyes, |
| Simitudhu simitudhu Mael mozhiya.. | blinks and speaks through her upper lips... |
| Santhana poo kannam | Her sandalwood-blossom cheeks |
| Rendum sivappedukka… | both turn blushing red... |
| SAmmathatha thandhuduchu Katti pidikka… | giving consent to hold her in an embrace... |
| Adi thaavi nadakkum Thaazhangkudaiyae .. | Oh umbrella of fragrant screw-pine flowers walking with a hop... |
| Female | |
| Yeno ennai | Why did you... |
| Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane. | ...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer? |
| Chorus :Madamaane | Chorus: Gentle deer, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal ragasiyathai | Is it to whisper... |
| Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane.. | ...the secret of love into my ear? |
| Chorus :Adith thaenae.. | Chorus: Oh my honey... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Manja kulicha mugame.. | Oh face bathed in turmeric, |
| Malarntha sugamae | a joy that has blossomed, |
| Manamkamazhum malarcharamae…. | a fragrant flower garland... |
| Konji kulavum kuyiley | Oh cooing cuckoo bird, |
| Kulungum mayiley Kzhundhu vantha | swaying peacock, like a tender breeze coming... |
| Malai pon vayiley… | ...from the golden mountain... |
| Female | |
| Oh karumbukulla | Oh, inside the sugarcane, |
| Inippa valarthu vachen.. | I nurtured sweetness... |
| Erumbukku naan atha | For the ant, I kept it... |
| Eduthu vachen | ...safely stored away. |
| Arumbukul manatha | Inside the bud, I kept... |
| Adakkki vachen | ...the fragrance locked in. |
| Atha naan unakkunu | I preserved all that... |
| Koduthu vachen | ...specially for you! |
| Nee vaari anaicha | If you embrace me tightly, |
| Vaasam kodupen.. | I will shower you with fragrance... |
| Female | |
| Yeno ennai | Why did you... |
| Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane. | ...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer? |
| Chorus :Madamaane | Chorus: Gentle deer, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal ragasiyathai | Is it to whisper... |
| Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane.. | ...the secret of love into my ear? |
| Chorus :Adith thaenae.. | Chorus: Oh my honey... |
| Male | |
| Velli kolusu katti | Wearing silver anklets, |
| Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana | Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana |
| Male :Thulli nadakkum kutti | Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce, |
| Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana | Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana |
| Male | |
| Velli kolusu katti | Wearing silver anklets, |
| Female :Thulli nadakkum kutti | Female: Oh little girl walking with a bounce, |
| Male :Vidikaalai pani pola | Male: Like the early morning dew, |
| Vantha enthan thangakattti | you came, my precious golden nugget! |
| Female | |
| Yeno ennai | Why did you... |
| Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane. | ...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer? |
| Chorus :Madamaane… | Chorus: Gentle deer... |
| Male | |
| Yetho ragasiyatha kaathil | To whisper some secret in my ear, |
| uraikka vantha thaenae… | oh honey who came to speak... |
| Chorus :Adi thaene … | Chorus: Oh honey... |
ஏனோ என்னை
அழைக்களானாய் மடமானே..
மடமானே.... மானே..
இன்று எனக்கு நீ உரைத்தால்
இசைவு கேட்டேன் நானே.. நானே
Ah, why did you...
...call out to me, gentle deer... my deer?
If you tell me today,
I myself will listen with joy.
ஏனோ என்னை அழைக்க..
ஏனோ என்னை அழைக்க..
ஏனோ என்னை அழைக்க
To whisper some secret in my ear,
oh honey who came to speak...
Chorus: Oh honey...
ஏனோ உனை
அழைக்கலானேன் அழகு மடமானே
குழு :
மடமானே....
Wearing silver anklets,
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
ஏதோ ரகசியத்த
காதில் உரைக்க வந்த தேனே...
குழு :
அடித் தேனே....
Wearing silver anklets,
Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Like the early morning dew,
you came, my precious golden nugget!
வெள்ளி கொலுசு கட்டி
குழு :
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன
துள்ளி நடக்கும் குட்டி
குழு :
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன
Why did you...
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus: Gentle deer,
வெள்ளி கொலுசு கட்டி
துள்ளி நடக்கும் குட்டி
விடிகாலை பனிப்போல
வந்த எந்தன் தங்க கட்டி
Is it to whisper...
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus: Oh my honey...
ஏனோ உனை
அழைக்கலானேன் அழகு மடமானே
குழு :
மடமானே....
Taking magic spell dust,
and sprinkling it on my face,
you corrupted my tender young heart!
Circling me round like an oil press pestle,
you searched for me and caught me!
காதல் ரகசியத்த
காதில் உரைப்பதற்கு தானே
குழு :
அடித்..தேனே...
Aha!
The young girl,
with bashfulness brimming in her eyes,
blinks and speaks through her upper lips...
Her sandalwood-blossom cheeks
both turn blushing red...
giving consent to hold her in an embrace...
Oh umbrella of fragrant screw-pine flowers walking with a hop...
முனங்கல் :
...............
Why did you...
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus: Gentle deer,
சொக்கு பொடியை எடுத்து முக்கத்தில் தெளிச்சு
இள மனசை கெடுத்தாயே
செக்கு உலக்கை போல வளைச்சு வளைச்சு
என்னை நீ தேடிப் பிடிச்சாயே
Is it to whisper...
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus: Oh my honey...
ஆஹான்
சின்னப்பொண்ணு கண்ணுக்குள்ள வெட்கம் வழிய
சிமிட்டுது சிமிட்டுது மேல் முழியே
சந்தனப்பூ கண்ணம் இரண்டும் செவத்திருக்க
சம்மதத்தை தந்திடுச்சு கட்டிப்புடிக்க
அடி தாவி நடக்கும் தாழம் குளையே
...
ஏனோ உனை
அழைக்கலானேன் அழகு மடமானே
குழு :
மடமானே....
Oh face bathed in turmeric,
a joy that has blossomed,
a fragrant flower garland...
Oh cooing cuckoo bird,
swaying peacock, like a tender breeze coming...
...from the golden mountain...
காதல் ரகசியத்த
காதில் உரைப்பதற்கு தானே
குழு :
அடித்..தேனே...
Oh, inside the sugarcane,
I nurtured sweetness...
For the ant, I kept it...
...safely stored away.
Inside the bud, I kept...
...the fragrance locked in.
I preserved all that...
...specially for you!
If you embrace me tightly,
I will shower you with fragrance...
முனங்கல் :
..................
Why did you...
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus: Gentle deer,
மஞ்ச குளிச்ச முகமே..
மலர்ந்த சுகமே
மணங்கமழும் மலர்ச்சரமே....
கொஞ்சி குலவும் குயிலே
குலுங்கும் மயிலே கொழுந்து வந்த
மாலை பொன் வெயிலே...
Is it to whisper...
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus: Oh my honey...
ஓ... கரும்புக்குள்
இனிப்ப வளத்து வச்சேன்..
எறும்புக்கு அத நான்
எடுத்து வச்சேன்
அரும்புக்குள் மணத்த
அடக்கி வச்சேன்
அத நான் உனக்குன்னு
கொடுத்து வச்சேன்
நீ வாரி அணைச்சா
வாசம் கொடுப்பேன்..
Wearing silver anklets,
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
ஏனோ உனை
அழைக்கலானேன் அழகு மடமானே
குழு :
மடமானே....
Wearing silver anklets,
Female: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Male: Like the early morning dew,
you came, my precious golden nugget!
காதல் ரகசியத்த
காதில் உரைப்பதற்கு தானே
குழு :
அடித்..தேனே...
Why did you...
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus: Gentle deer...
வெள்ளி கொலுசு கட்டி
குழு :
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன
துள்ளி நடக்கும் குட்டி
குழு :
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன தந்தன
To whisper some secret in my ear,
oh honey who came to speak...
Chorus: Oh honey...
வெள்ளி கொலுசு கட்டி
துள்ளி நடக்கும் குட்டி
விடிகாலை பனிப்போல
வந்த எந்தன் தங்க கட்டி
ஏனோ உனை
அழைக்கலானேன் அழகு மடமானே
குழு :
மடமானே....
ஏதோ ரகசியத்த
காதில் உரைக்க வந்த தேனே...
குழு :
அடித் தேனே....
Haang yeno ennai
Ah, why did you...
Azhaikalaanai madamaane… maane
...call out to me, gentle deer... my deer?
Indrenakku nee uraithaal
If you tell me today,
Isainthu kaetpen naanae naanae
I myself will listen with joy.
Yetho ragasiyatha kaathil
To whisper some secret in my ear,
uraikka vantha thaenae…
oh honey who came to speak...
Chorus :Adi thaene …
Chorus: Oh honey...
Velli kolusu katti
Wearing silver anklets,
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Male :Thulli nadakkum kutti
Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Velli kolusu katti
Wearing silver anklets,
Thulli nadakkum kutti
Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Vidikaalai pani pola
Like the early morning dew,
Vantha enthan thangakattti
you came, my precious golden nugget!
Yeno ennai
Why did you...
Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane.
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus :Madamaane
Chorus: Gentle deer,
Kaadhal ragasiyathai
Is it to whisper...
Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane..
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus :Adith thaenae…
Chorus: Oh my honey...
Sokku podiyai eduthu
Taking magic spell dust,
Mugathil thelichu..
and sprinkling it on my face,
Ila manasa keduthaaiye.
you corrupted my tender young heart!
Sekku olakka pola Valachu valachu
Circling me round like an oil press pestle,
Enna ne thaedi pudichaayae..
you searched for me and caught me!
Aahaan.
Aha!
Chinna ponnu
The young girl,
Kannukulla vetkkam vazhiya
with bashfulness brimming in her eyes,
Simitudhu simitudhu Mael mozhiya..
blinks and speaks through her upper lips...
Santhana poo kannam
Her sandalwood-blossom cheeks
Rendum sivappedukka…
both turn blushing red...
SAmmathatha thandhuduchu Katti pidikka…
giving consent to hold her in an embrace...
Adi thaavi nadakkum Thaazhangkudaiyae ..
Oh umbrella of fragrant screw-pine flowers walking with a hop...
Yeno ennai
Why did you...
Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane.
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus :Madamaane
Chorus: Gentle deer,
Kaadhal ragasiyathai
Is it to whisper...
Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane..
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus :Adith thaenae..
Chorus: Oh my honey...
………………
...
Manja kulicha mugame..
Oh face bathed in turmeric,
Malarntha sugamae
a joy that has blossomed,
Manamkamazhum malarcharamae….
a fragrant flower garland...
Konji kulavum kuyiley
Oh cooing cuckoo bird,
Kulungum mayiley Kzhundhu vantha
swaying peacock, like a tender breeze coming...
Malai pon vayiley…
...from the golden mountain...
Oh karumbukulla
Oh, inside the sugarcane,
Inippa valarthu vachen..
I nurtured sweetness...
Erumbukku naan atha
For the ant, I kept it...
Eduthu vachen
...safely stored away.
Arumbukul manatha
Inside the bud, I kept...
Adakkki vachen
...the fragrance locked in.
Atha naan unakkunu
I preserved all that...
Koduthu vachen
...specially for you!
Nee vaari anaicha
If you embrace me tightly,
Vaasam kodupen..
I will shower you with fragrance...
Yeno ennai
Why did you...
Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane.
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus :Madamaane
Chorus: Gentle deer,
Kaadhal ragasiyathai
Is it to whisper...
Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane..
...the secret of love into my ear?
Chorus :Adith thaenae..
Chorus: Oh my honey...
Velli kolusu katti
Wearing silver anklets,
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Male :Thulli nadakkum kutti
Male: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
Velli kolusu katti
Wearing silver anklets,
Female :Thulli nadakkum kutti
Female: Oh little girl walking with a bounce,
Male :Vidikaalai pani pola
Male: Like the early morning dew,
Vantha enthan thangakattti
you came, my precious golden nugget!
Yeno ennai
Why did you...
Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane.
...call out to me, beautiful gentle deer?
Chorus :Madamaane…
Chorus: Gentle deer...
Yetho ragasiyatha kaathil
To whisper some secret in my ear,
uraikka vantha thaenae…
oh honey who came to speak...
Chorus :Adi thaene …
Chorus: Oh honey...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yeno Ennai Azhaikalaanai' from the movie 'Thudhu Po Chellakiliye' (1991) is a playful, folk-infused duet between two lovers expressing their affection and magnetic attraction. The male protagonist affectionately addresses his beloved as a gentle deer ('madamaane'), morning dew, and a precious gold nugget, playfully accusing her of casting a magical spell that won over his young heart. In response, the female protagonist describes her bashful joy and tender devotion, explaining how she saved all her sweetness and fragrance exclusively for him, like sweet nectar within sugarcane reserved for an ant. Set to upbeat folk rhythms by Deva and sung with charm by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, the duet captures the innocent, celebratory essence of rural Tamil romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Vidikaalai pani pola / Vantha enthan thangakattti”
Compares the beloved's gentle and refreshing arrival to the soft early morning dew ('vidikaalai pani pola').
Metaphor (Uruvakam Ani)
“Azhaikalaanai Azhagu madamaane”
Directly addresses the beloved as a 'beautiful gentle deer' ('azhagu madamaane') to symbolize grace and innocence.
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Velli kolusu katti / Thulli nadakkum kutti”
The second letter 'lli' in 'Velli' and 'Thulli' rhymes across consecutive lines.
Monai (Initial sound alliteration)
“Kaadhal ragasiyathai / Kaadhil uraipatharkku thaane..”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Kaa' in 'Kaadhal' and 'Kaadhil'.
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Trivia
'Thudhu Po Chellakiliye' (1991) features music composed by Deva with lyrics written by Kalidasan. Sung by legendary playback singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, this track is a classic example of Deva's early 1990s rural folk-pop style characterized by rhythmic percussion and native Tamil metaphors.
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