Vani Jairam’s ‘Enakkenna Manakkavalai’ from the album ‘Sorgathil Thirumanam’ features minimalist composition by Shankar Ganesh. Lyricist Kannadasan frames a philosophical stance beyond emotional attachments. Jairam’s vocal delivery embodies ascetic calm.
Enakkenna Manakkavalai
Vani Jairam • From “Sorgathil Thirumanam”
Sorgathil Thirumanam’s Enakkenna Manakkavalai Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Kannadasan questions core relationships, labeling motherhood and affection as transient roles in a drama. He asserts solitude exists both at birth and death. Jairam sings this without inflection toward joy or sorrow.
Enakkenna ManakkavalaiWhat worries could burden my heart?
Enakkenna ManakkavalaiWhat worries could burden my heart?
Inippillai Kasappum IllaiThere is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu Thuravu NilaiThis is the state of true renunciation.
Mazhaiyile NanaigirenI get drenched in the pouring rain.
Veyyilil KaaigirenI dry myself in the scorching sun.
No Mother No Father We Don’t BotherNo Mother, No Father, We Don’t Bother.
Thaayennum Panbu Thavariya PinbuOnce the sanctity of motherhood is lost,
Thaayena Solvathu PaavamIt is a sin to even call her ‘Mother’.
Annai Enna Pillai EnnaWhat is a mother? What is a child?
Panthamaa Paasamaa Yaavumae NaadagamIs it a bond? Is it affection? It is all just a drama.
Enakkenna ManakkavalaiWhat worries could burden my heart?
Inippillai Kasappum IllaiThere is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu Thuravu NilaiThis is the state of true renunciation.
Mazhaiyile NanaigirenI get drenched in the pouring rain.
Veyyilil KaaigirenI dry myself in the scorching sun.
Kadhalan Endrum Kadhali EndrumCalling oneself a lover or a beloved,
Konjiyathaal Enna LaabamWhat gain comes from all that intimacy?
Micham Enna Meetham EnnaWhat is left over? What truly remains?
Aangale Pengale Kadhal Orr KaanaleOh men, oh women, love is merely a mirage.
Where We Begin Where We EndWhere We Begin, Where We End,
Then And There We Have No FriendThen And There We Have No Friend.
Yaarengu Povaar Yaarukku TheriyumWho knows where anyone will go?
Yaar Vazhai Yaar Vara KoodumWho is to live? Who is to come?
Kelvi Illai Vidaiyum IllaiThere are no questions, and there are no answers.
Karuvarai Kallarai Irandilum ThanimaithaanIn the womb and in the grave, we are utterly alone.
Enakkenna ManakkavalaiWhat worries could burden my heart?
Inippillai Kasappum IllaiThere is no sweetness, nor is there bitterness.
Idhu Thuravu NilaiThis is the state of true renunciation.
Mazhaiyile NanaigirenI get drenched in the pouring rain.
Veyyilil KaaigirenI dry myself in the scorching sun.
Enakkenna Manakkavalai Music Video
Kannadasan’s Tamil ‘Enakkenna Manakkavalai’ lyrics translation maps a path to liberation through detachment. The song resolves that human bonds offer no lasting shelter from inherent solitude.