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Lyrics & meaning

Aagayam Ambuttayum

From Freedom · 2025

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Pradeep Kumar
Music director
Ghibran Vaibodha
Movie name
Freedom
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
11 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aagayam ambuttaiyum
Allikudhae manasu thaan
Ambulinga kottathukkul
Alaiyudhae vayasu thaan
Naadoodi thaan
Kaadoodi thaan
Koodu vandhu serndhadhindha
Rettakili thaan
Onnukonnu pesudhingae
Kaadhal mozhi thaan
Aagayam ambuttaiyum
Allikudhae manasu thaan
Marapaachi
Bommaiyapolathaan rendum
Mallandhu vaanam paakkudhae azhaga
Vellandhi velaiyum manasula thaan
Kaadhal
Vervittu azhagaai pookkudhae medhuva
Per solla theriyaadha sondham idhu
Pizhai endru piriyathai yaar solvadhu
Kadalodu kadhaiyadi
Kanneeril puraiyodi
Karai serndha micham uyir thaan
Kannukulla nenjukulla kallam illa
Oo oo ooo
Enna pulla sonna pulla thukkam illa
Oo oo ooo
Aagayam ambuttaiyum
Allikudhae manasu thaan
Hey vazhi thedi pogira vazhi ellam
Kaadhal
Vazhi kaati maramaai varugiradhae engum
Nilamattra nilathil nindraalum
Kaadhal
Neengaadha nizhalai tharugiradhae ingum
Raavana dhesathu raaja rani
Parivaram illamal varudhae bavani
Thaai mannin sondham thaan
Thaaiyodu ponaalum
Thaayaaga thaangum kaadhal thaan
Kannukulla nenjukulla kallam illa
Oo oo ooo
Enna pulla sonna pulla thukkam illa
Oo oo ooo
Aagayam ambuttaiyum
Allikudhae manasu thaan
Ambulinga kottathukkul
Alaiyudhae vayasu thaan
Naadoodi thaan
Kaadoodi thaan
Koodu vandhu serndhadhindha
Rettakili thaan
Onnukonnu pesudhingae
Kaadhal mozhi thaan
Aagayam ambuttaiyum
Allikudhae manasu thaan
The whole sky,
my heart gathers it all up.
Among the cluster of moons,
my young heart wanders.
Like wanderers,
roaming through the wilderness,
they have reached their nest,
this pair of parrots.
Speaking to each other here,
in the language of love.
The whole sky,
my heart gathers it all up.
Like traditional wooden dolls,
the two of them
lie on their backs, gazing beautifully at the sky.
In a heart where pure innocence grows,
love
takes root and blossoms slowly and beautifully.
This is a bond that has no name,
who can call such deep affection a mistake?
Conversing with the sea,
scarred and soaked in tears,
the surviving remnant of life has reached the shore.
In our eyes and in our hearts, there is no deceit.
Oh oh oh oh oh
What did you say to me, girl? My sleep has vanished.
Oh oh oh oh oh
The whole sky,
my heart gathers it all up.
Hey, along every path I take searching for a way,
love
stands everywhere like a guiding tree.
Even when standing on ground without a land to call our own,
love
gives us an unfading shade right here.
The king and queen of Ravana's land
walk in procession without any royal followers.
Even if the kinship of our motherland
was lost along with our mother,
love still holds and shelters us like a mother.
In our eyes and in our hearts, there is no deceit.
Oh oh oh oh oh
What did you say to me, girl? My sleep has vanished.
Oh oh oh oh oh
The whole sky,
my heart gathers it all up.
Among the cluster of moons,
my young heart wanders.
Like wanderers,
roaming through the wilderness,
they have reached their nest,
this pair of parrots.
Speaking to each other here,
in the language of love.
The whole sky,
my heart gathers it all up.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aagayam ambuttaiyum from the movie Freedom (2025) paints a poignant, emotional portrait of two displaced souls who find solace, love, and home in each other amidst adversity. Describing themselves as wandering birds, innocent wooden dolls, or royalty without a kingdom from Ravana's land (referencing Sri Lankan Tamil roots), the couple leans on their pure affection to survive immense grief and displacement. Love acts as a guiding tree, a persistent shadow, and a motherly shield when everything else is lost. Sung soulfuly by Pradeep Kumar with lyrics by Snehan, the song celebrates guileless devotion that heals deep trauma.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Upamai)

“Koodu vandhu serndhadhindha Rettakili thaan”

Compares the displaced lovers seeking refuge to a pair of wandering parrots finally finding a nest.

Simile (Upamai)

“Marapaachi Bommaiyapolathaan rendum”

Compares the protagonists gazing up at the vast sky to traditional handcrafted wooden dolls (Marapaachi bommai).

Personification & Metaphor

“Vazhi kaati maramaai varugiradhae engum”

Personifies love as a shade-giving, guiding tree that accompanies travelers searching for a path.

Alliteration & Assonance (Monai / Edugai)

“Kannukulla nenjukulla kallam illa”

Rhythmic repetition of 'kulla' endings and inner rhymes creates a comforting, conversational rhythm.

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Trivia

The song 'Aagayam ambuttaiyum' is composed by Ghibran Vaibodha for the film 'Freedom' (2025), starring Sasikumar and Lijomol Jose. Snehan's lyric line 'Raavana dhesathu raaja rani' subtly touches upon the displaced Sri Lankan Tamil experience and refugee journey central to the film's narrative.

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