Aagayam Bhoomi Ellam
From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Kal Vadiyum Pookkal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam | In all of the sky and the earth |
| Aval pola vannam kanadaen | I saw colors like hers |
| Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam | In all of the sky and the earth |
| Aval pola vannam kanadaen | I saw colors like hers |
| Kanavilum thondrugindraal | She appears even in my dreams |
| Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano | Is he a hero living without a sweet moon? |
| Mazhaiyillaa thottampol | Like a garden without rain |
| Manam vaadugindraen | My heart is wilting |
| Male | |
| Azhagae arugae varuvaalo | Will beauty come close to me? |
| Amutham idhazhil tharuvaalo | Will she offer nectar from her lips? |
| Antha naalum endru kaanum kannammaa…aa… | When will I see that day, my dear Kannamma? |
| Male | |
| Anbe vaa….vizhigal ezhuthu varum | Come, my love... written by the eyes |
| Iniya kavithaugalum nee allavo | Are you not also the sweet poems? |
| Neeriyillaiyael ingu meeniyillaiyae | Without water, there is no fish here |
| Adi neeyillaiyae ingu naanillaiyae | Hey, without you, I do not exist here |
| Sonthamaavathu entha neram sollamaa…aa…. | Tell me, at what moment will you become mine? |
| Male | |
| Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam | In all of the sky and the earth |
| Aval pola vannam kanadaen | I saw colors like hers |
| Kanavilum thondrugindraal | She appears even in my dreams |
| Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano | Is he a hero living without a sweet moon? |
| Mazhaiyillaa thottampol | Like a garden without rain |
| Manam vaadugindraen | My heart is wilting |
| Male | |
| Nilavillaa thalaivan thaano | Is he a hero living without a moon? |
| Mazhaiyillaa thottampol | Like a garden without rain |
| Manam vaadugindraen | My heart is wilting |
ஆகாயம் பூமி எல்லாம்
அவள் போல வண்ணம் கண்டேன்
ஆகாயம் பூமி எல்லாம்
அவள் போல வண்ணம் கண்டேன்
கனவிலும் தோன்றுகின்றாள்
தேன் நிலவில்லா தலைவன் தானோ
மழையில்லா தோட்டம்போல்
மனம் வாடுகின்றேன்
In all of the sky and the earth
I saw colors like hers
In all of the sky and the earth
I saw colors like hers
She appears even in my dreams
Is he a hero living without a sweet moon?
Like a garden without rain
My heart is wilting
அழகே அருகே வருவாளோ
அமுதம் இதழில் தருவாளோ
அந்த நாளும் என்று காணும் கண்ணம்மா...ஆ....
Will beauty come close to me?
Will she offer nectar from her lips?
When will I see that day, my dear Kannamma?
அன்பே வா......விழிகள் எழுதி வரும்
இனிய கவிதைகளும் நீ அல்லவோ
நீரில்லையேல் இங்கு மீனில்லையே
அடி நீயில்லையே இங்கு நானில்லையே
சொந்தமாவது எந்த நேரம் சொல்லம்மா....ஆ.....
Come, my love... written by the eyes
Are you not also the sweet poems?
Without water, there is no fish here
Hey, without you, I do not exist here
Tell me, at what moment will you become mine?
ஆகாயம் பூமி எல்லாம்
அவள் போல வண்ணம் கண்டேன்
கனவிலும் தோன்றுகின்றாள்
தேன் நிலவில்லா தலைவன் தானோ
மழையில்லா தோட்டம்போல்
மனம் வாடுகின்றேன்
In all of the sky and the earth
I saw colors like hers
She appears even in my dreams
Is he a hero living without a sweet moon?
Like a garden without rain
My heart is wilting
நிலவில்லா தலைவன் தானோ
மழையில்லா தோட்டம்போல்
மனம் வாடுகின்றேன்
Is he a hero living without a moon?
Like a garden without rain
My heart is wilting
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
In all of the sky and the earth
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
I saw colors like hers
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
In all of the sky and the earth
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
I saw colors like hers
Kanavilum thondrugindraal
She appears even in my dreams
Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Is he a hero living without a sweet moon?
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Like a garden without rain
Manam vaadugindraen
My heart is wilting
Azhagae arugae varuvaalo
Will beauty come close to me?
Amutham idhazhil tharuvaalo
Will she offer nectar from her lips?
Antha naalum endru kaanum kannammaa…aa…
When will I see that day, my dear Kannamma?
Anbe vaa….vizhigal ezhuthu varum
Come, my love... written by the eyes
Iniya kavithaugalum nee allavo
Are you not also the sweet poems?
Neeriyillaiyael ingu meeniyillaiyae
Without water, there is no fish here
Adi neeyillaiyae ingu naanillaiyae
Hey, without you, I do not exist here
Sonthamaavathu entha neram sollamaa…aa….
Tell me, at what moment will you become mine?
Aagaayam bhoomi ellaam
In all of the sky and the earth
Aval pola vannam kanadaen
I saw colors like hers
Kanavilum thondrugindraal
She appears even in my dreams
Thaen nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Is he a hero living without a sweet moon?
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Like a garden without rain
Manam vaadugindraen
My heart is wilting
Nilavillaa thalaivan thaano
Is he a hero living without a moon?
Mazhaiyillaa thottampol
Like a garden without rain
Manam vaadugindraen
My heart is wilting
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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