Nenjukkule

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

Inside my heart

I've tied you into a knot 

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empozhappu vidinjirukko?

Inside my heart 

I've tied you into a knot 

Now from which direction

Will my work dawn

vella paarva

veesiviteer munnadi

itha thaangatha manasu

thanni patta kannadi

Your innocent glance

You threw it in front of me

This heart that can't bear it

Is like a mirror sprinkled with water 

vanna maniyaram

valathugai kediyaaram

aanai puliyellam

adakum athigaram

The colorful stone

Even the watch on my right hand

Even the elephants and tigers

All will obey your temper 

neer pona pinnum nizhal mattum

pogalaye pogalaye

nenjukuliyil nizhal vanthu

vizhunthiruchu

After you left, just your shadow

Didn't go with you

Inside my heart your shadow came

and Fell inside 

apa niminthava thaan

aparama kuniyalaye kuniyalaye

kodakambi pola manam

kuthi nikkuthey

I used to stand straight 

and I never bent forward

Now my heart is standing straight

like a pole went stuck through it 

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

nenjukkulle

uma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

pachi oorankiruchu

paal, thayira thirinjiruchu

ichi marathu mela

ela kuda thugiruchu

 all the birds have fallen asleep

even the milk has curdled into curds

Even the leaf on the tree

has fallen asleep

kaasa noikkaarigalum

kannurangum velaiyila

aasa noi vanthamaga

aranimisham thungalaiye

All of mankind

When their eyes are not working [when they are asleep]

Once the disease of desire came

I couldn't even sleep for half a minute  

nenjukkulle

uma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

oru vaai erangalaye

ull naaku nanaiyalaiye

ezhettu naala

echil muzhungalaiye

I couldn't swallow even a mouthful

The inside of my tounge isn't moist

For seven or eight days

I haven't swallowed my spit 

ela ilanchirukki

etho solla mudiyalaye

rubber valavikkellam

sathamida vaaiyillaiye

Like a poor girl

I am not able to say anything

Because of rubber bangles

Even that sound won't come  

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?

vella paarva

veesiviteer munnadi

intha thaangatha manasu

thanni patta kannadi

vanna maniyaram

valaruthu kediyaaram

aanai puliyellam

adakum un athigaram

neer pona pinnum nizhal mattum

pogalaye pogalaye

nenjukuliyil nizhal vanthu

vizhunthiruchu

apa niminthava naan

aparama kuniyalaye kuniyalaye

kodakambi pola manam

kuthi nikkuthey

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

nenjukkulle

omma mudinjirukken

inga yethisaiyil

empolappu vidinjiruko?