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Aagayam Bhoomi Ellam

From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Shyam
Movie name
Kal Vadiyum Pookkal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
7 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
Kanavilum thondrugindraal
Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Manam vaadugindraen
Azhagae arugae varuvaalo
Amutham idhazhil tharuvaalo
Antha naalum endru kaanum kannammaa…aa…
Anbe vaa….vizhigal ezhuthu varum
Iniya kavithaugalum nee allavo
Neeriyillaiyael ingu meeniyillaiyae
Adi neeyillaiyae ingu naanillaiyae
Sonthamaavathu entha neram sollamaa…aa….
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
Kanavilum thondrugindraal
Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Manam vaadugindraen
Nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Manam vaadugindraen
Across the sky and the whole earth,
I see colors just like hers everywhere.
Across the sky and the whole earth,
I see colors just like hers everywhere.
She appears even in my dreams;
am I a lover without a honeymoon?
Like a garden without rain,
my heart is withering away.
Will that beauty come close to me?
Will she offer the nectar of her lips?
When will I see that day, my Kannamma?
Come, my love... written by the eyes,
aren't you that sweet poem?
Without water, a fish cannot live here,
and without you, my dear, I cannot exist here.
Tell me, when will you become mine?
Across the sky and the whole earth,
I see colors just like hers everywhere.
She appears even in my dreams;
am I a lover without a honeymoon?
Like a garden without rain,
my heart is withering away.
Am I a lover without his moon?
Like a garden without rain,
my heart is withering away.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful romantic track expresses the deep yearning and heartache of a lover separated from his beloved. He beholds her vibrant presence everywhere in nature—across the sky and the earth—and finds her appearing endlessly in his dreams. Comparing his wilting heart to a parched garden deprived of rain, he longs for the day when she will draw close and bestow her love upon him. Using poetic imagery such as a fish needing water to survive, the speaker emphasizes that his very existence is tied to her presence. The song captures the delicate balance between the agony of longing and the sweet hope of ultimate union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mazhaiyillaa thottampol

Compares the protagonist's wilting, longing heart to a garden lacking rain ('Mazhaiyillaa thottampol manam vaadugindraen').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Iniya kavithaugalum nee allavo

Directly equates the beloved and her expressive gaze to sweet poetry ('vizhigal ezhuthu varum iniya kavithaugalum nee allavo').

Rhyme and Parallelism (Edhugai / Iyaibu)

Neeriyillaiyael ingu meeniyillaiyae

Uses rhyming structures and semantic parallelism ('Neeriyillaiyael... neeyillaiyae') to emphasize complete codependency.

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Trivia

'Kal Vadiyum Pookkal' (1983) features a delicate musical score by Shyam, a respected composer who delivered numerous melodious soundtracks across Tamil and Malayalam cinema in the late 1970s and 1980s. Sung with characteristic depth by K. J. Yesudas and penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, the song showcases Vaali's signature blend of classical poetic flair and accessible romantic emotion.

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