A.R. Rahman brings the music for En Swasa Kaatre. Vairamuthu writes the poetic lines that echo love. K. S. Chithra, the vocalist, stars with her voice, she lifts the chorus.
Released: March 3, 2023
En Swasa Kaatre
A.R. Rahman | Kasthuri Raja • From “En Swasa Kaatre”
En Swasa Kaatre Lyrics Translation (from “En Swasa Kaatre”)
M. G. Sreekumar, the singer, tells the story of breath, You’re my breath of life, my very breath. He describes a fountain of scented rosewater, he asks if hands will touch and eyes will see love bloom.
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
Un ninaivugal en swasa manadhu ennadiYour memories are my breath; what’s happened to my heart?
Nan padum patte panneer ootre neeyadiYou’re the song I sing, a fountain of ‘panneer’ (scented rosewater).
Mudhal mudhal vandha kadhal mayakkamThe first intoxicating spell of love that arrived,
Moochu kuzhalgalin vasal adaikkumblocks the very passage of my breath.
Kaigal theenduma kangal kanuma kadhal thondrumaWill hands touch, will eyes see, and will love be born?
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
Idhayathai thirudi kondenI’ve stolen a heart,
Enn uyirinai tholaithuvittenand I’ve lost my own life in the process.
Idhayathai thirudi kondenI’ve captured a heart,
Enn uyirinai tholaithuvittenand I’ve lost my very soul.
Tholaindhadhai adaiyave marumurai kanbenaWill I ever see what I’ve lost again to get it back?
AahhaalalalalalaaAahhaalalalalalaa
Lalalalaalaalalalalah ah ah ah ahLalalalaalaalalalalah ah ah ah ah
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
Un ninaivugal en swasa manadhu ennadiYour memories are my breath; what’s happened to my heart?
Nan padum patte panneer ootre neeyadiYou’re the song I sing, a fountain of ‘panneer’ (scented rosewater).
Mudhal mudhal vandha kadhal mayakkamThe first intoxicating spell of love that arrived,
Moochu kuzhalgalin vasal adaikkumblocks the very passage of my breath.
Kaigal theenduma kangal kanuma kadhal thondrumaWill hands touch, will eyes see, and will love be born?
En swasa katre swasa katre neeyadiYou’re my breath of life, my very breath.
Mmm aaMmm aa
Aaa aa aa aaAaa aa aa aa
En Swasa Kaatre Music Video
En Swasa Kaatre is about longing, the lyrics whisper a yearning for reunion. K. S. Chithra, the vocalist, sings in Tamil, she offers a soulful voice.