Aagaayam Yaenadi
From Oru Iniya Udhayam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Oru Iniya Udhayam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu | Why is the sky crying, my dear? |
| Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu | Why are your tears falling in its rain? |
| Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu | My love, oh my love, you must not cry. |
| Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu | I am your protector, you must not be distressed. |
| Male | |
| Aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu | Why is the sky crying, my dear? |
| Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu | Why are your tears falling in its rain? |
| Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu | My love, oh my love, you must not cry. |
| Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu | I am your protector, you must not be distressed. |
| Female | |
| Yaeno vaazhvil ini enna aasai | Why is it so? What desire is left in life anymore? |
| Kanneer thaanae vizhigalin paasai | Tears are the only language of the eyes. |
| Male :Irulai paarththu payam enna maanae | Male: Why fear looking at the darkness, my gentle deer? |
| Inimaele ingae valarpiraithaanae | From now on, a waxing crescent moon shall rise here. |
| Female | |
| Endraalum naan poga oor illaiyae | Yet, I have no town or home left to go to. |
| Ini enthan kangal sintha neer illaiyae | My eyes have no more tears left to shed. |
| Male :Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu | Male: My love, oh my love, you must not cry. |
| Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu | I am your protector, you must not be distressed. |
| Male | |
| Vaanam indru pozhinthathu enna | Why did the sky pour rain today? |
| Pookkal konjam nanainthathu enna | Why did the flowers get a little drenched? |
| Female :Idhayam thoonga maruppathu enna | Female: Why does the heart refuse to sleep? |
| Irunthum penmai maraiththathu enna | Yet, why did womanhood conceal its pain? |
| Male :Neerodu neer saernthaal paavamillai | Male: There is no sin when water merges with water. |
| Ini nammai kelvi ketka aalumillai | There is no one left to question us anymore. |
| Female | |
| Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu | My love, oh my love, you must not cry. |
| Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu | I am your protector, you must not be distressed. |
| Male :Ahaha aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu | Male: Ahaha, why is the sky crying, my dear? |
| Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu | Why are your tears falling in its rain? |
| Male | |
| Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu | My love, oh my love, you must not cry. |
| Female :Mhheem | Female: Mm-hmm |
| Male :Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu | Male: I am your protector, you must not be distressed. |
ஆகாயம் ஏனடி அழுகின்றது
அதில் உந்தன் கண்ணீர் ஏன் விழுகின்றது
அன்பே என் அன்பே அழுவது ஆகாது
காவல் நான்தானே கலங்குதல் கூடாது
Why is the sky crying, my dear?
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
ஆகாயம் ஏனடி அழுகின்றது
அதில் உந்தன் கண்ணீர் ஏன் விழுகின்றது
அன்பே என் அன்பே அழுவது ஆகாது
காவல் நான் தானே கலங்குதல் கூடாது
Why is the sky crying, my dear?
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
ஏனோ வாழ்வில் இனி என்ன ஆசை
கண்ணீர் தானே விழிகளின் பாஷை
இருளை பார்த்து பயம் என்ன மானே
இனிமேல் இங்கே வளர்பிறைதானே
Why is it so? What desire is left in life anymore?
Tears are the only language of the eyes.
Male: Why fear looking at the darkness, my gentle deer?
From now on, a waxing crescent moon shall rise here.
என்றாலும் நான் போக ஊர் இல்லையே
இனி எந்தன் கண்கள் சிந்த நீர் இல்லையே
அன்பே என் அன்பே அழுவது ஆகாது
காவல் நான் தானே கலங்குதல் கூடாது
Yet, I have no town or home left to go to.
My eyes have no more tears left to shed.
Male: My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
வானம் இன்று பொழிந்தது என்ன
பூக்கள் கொஞ்சம் நனைந்தது என்ன
இதயம் தூங்க மறுப்பது என்ன
இருந்தும் பெண்மை மறைத்தது என்ன
நீரோடு நீர் சேர்ந்தால் பாவமில்லை
இனி நம்மை கேள்வி கேட்க ஆளுமில்லை
Why did the sky pour rain today?
Why did the flowers get a little drenched?
Female: Why does the heart refuse to sleep?
Yet, why did womanhood conceal its pain?
Male: There is no sin when water merges with water.
There is no one left to question us anymore.
அன்பே என் அன்பே நான் அழுவது ஆகாது
காவல் நீதானே நான் கலங்குதல் கூடாது
அஹஹ ஆகாயம் ஏனடி அழுகின்றது...
அதில் உந்தன் கண்ணீர் ஏன் விழுகின்றது...
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Male: Ahaha, why is the sky crying, my dear?
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
அன்பே என் அன்பே அழுவது ஆகாது...
ம்ஹ்ஹீம்
காவல் நான் தானே கலங்குதல் கூடாது...
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Female: Mm-hmm
Male: I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu
Why is the sky crying, my dear?
Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu
Why is the sky crying, my dear?
Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Yaeno vaazhvil ini enna aasai
Why is it so? What desire is left in life anymore?
Kanneer thaanae vizhigalin paasai
Tears are the only language of the eyes.
Male :Irulai paarththu payam enna maanae
Male: Why fear looking at the darkness, my gentle deer?
Inimaele ingae valarpiraithaanae
From now on, a waxing crescent moon shall rise here.
Endraalum naan poga oor illaiyae
Yet, I have no town or home left to go to.
Ini enthan kangal sintha neer illaiyae
My eyes have no more tears left to shed.
Male :Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu
Male: My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Vaanam indru pozhinthathu enna
Why did the sky pour rain today?
Pookkal konjam nanainthathu enna
Why did the flowers get a little drenched?
Female :Idhayam thoonga maruppathu enna
Female: Why does the heart refuse to sleep?
Irunthum penmai maraiththathu enna
Yet, why did womanhood conceal its pain?
Male :Neerodu neer saernthaal paavamillai
Male: There is no sin when water merges with water.
Ini nammai kelvi ketka aalumillai
There is no one left to question us anymore.
Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu
I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Male :Ahaha aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu
Male: Ahaha, why is the sky crying, my dear?
Adhil unthan kanneer yaen vizhugindrathu
Why are your tears falling in its rain?
Anbae en anbae azhuvathu aagaathu
My love, oh my love, you must not cry.
Female :Mhheem
Female: Mm-hmm
Male :Kaaval naanthaanae kalanguthal koodaathu
Male: I am your protector, you must not be distressed.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song depicts a tender dialogue between two lovers seeking refuge in each other amid sorrow and distress. The male protagonist comforts his beloved by likening the falling rain to the sky's tears, reassuring her that he will stand by her as a shield. Though the woman expresses feelings of despair and exhaustion, he offers hope, reminding her that even after the darkest nights, a new moon rises.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Aagaayam yaenadi azhugindrathu”
The sky is personified as crying, drawing a parallel between rain and human tears.
Metaphor
“Kanneer thaanae vizhigalin paasai”
Tears are metaphorically framed as the 'language' (paasai) through which eyes communicate sorrow.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Irulai paarththu payam enna maanae / Inimaele ingae valarpiraithaanae”
The initial 'I' sound is repeated across consecutive lines to establish rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
The song features in the 1986 Tamil action drama film 'Oru Iniya Udhayam', starring Vijayakanth and Amala, directed by Sooryan. The soundtrack was composed by the duo Manoj–Gyan with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
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