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Lyrics & meaning

Aaha Enbargal

From Vaseegara · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Vaseegara
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
3 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Perazhagi endrethaan
Pen avalai sonnaalo
Sooriyanai pirai endru
Solluvathai pol aagum
{ Aaha enbargal
Adada enbargal
Avalai paartha ellorum
Moondrae vinaadi
Avalai kandalae
Nenjai thaakum minsaaram } (2)
Moochu vidum roja poo
Paarthathillai yaarumthaan
Avalai vanthu paarthaalae
Andha kurai theerumthaan
Ya
Aaha enbargal
Adada enbargal
Avalai paartha ellorum
Moondrae vinaadi
Avalai kandalae
Nenjai thaakum minsaaram
………………………….
Hey pathinezhu
Vayathu muthal varum
Pathinettu vayathu varai perum
Maatrangal athanaiyum
Aval azhagai kooti vidudhae
Paarvaiku patta
Idam angum paarkaamal
Vita idam engum
Baadhaamin
Vannam adhu pongum
Kangalukul sududhae
Oru ainooru
Naalana thaen aanathu
Aval senthooram sergindra
Idhazh aanathu
…………………………..
Aaha enbargal
Adada enbargal
Avalai paartha ellorum
Moondrae vinaadi
Avalai kandalae
Nenjai thaakum minsaaram
Hey hey hey
Porkappal polae iru imai
Meen thotti polae iru vizhi
Paal sirpi polae iru idhazh
Serntha azhagi avalthaan
Min kaantham
Polae oru mugam
Oosi poo polae oru idai
Thanga thoon polae oru udal
Konda mangai avalthaan
Aval azhagendra
Vaarthaiku agarathithaan
Naan solgindra ellamae
Oru paathithaan
{ Aaha enbargal
Adada enbargal
Avalai paartha ellorum
Moondrae vinaadi
Avalai kandalae
Nenjai thaakum minsaaram } (2)
Moochu vidum roja poo
Paarthathillai yaarumthaan
Avalai vanthu paarthaalae
Andha kurai theerumthaan
…………………………………….
Calling her a great beauty
if one speaks of that woman as such,
calling the sun a crescent moon
would be just like doing so.
{ They will say "Aaha!"
They will say "Adada!"
Everyone who has seen her.
Just three seconds,
if they set eyes on her,
electricity strikes the heart. } (2)
A breathing rose flower,
no one has ever seen.
But if they come and look at her,
that longing will be fulfilled.
Yeah
They will say "Aaha!"
They will say "Adada!"
Everyone who has seen her.
Just three seconds,
if they set eyes on her,
electricity strikes the heart.
.......................
Hey, seventeen,
coming from seventeen years of age,
and gained until eighteen years of age,
all those changes
only increase her beauty!
Places within her sight,
not looking just there,
everywhere left unlooked,
an almond's
color overflows,
burning within the eyes!
A five-hundred
paise coin turned into honey,
where she applies red vermilion,
turned into her lips.
........................
They will say "Aaha!"
They will say "Adada!"
Everyone who has seen her.
Just three seconds,
if they set eyes on her,
electricity strikes the heart.
Hey hey hey
Two eyelids like warships,
two eyes like a fish tank,
two lips like milky pearl oysters,
she is the beauty who combines them all.
Like an electromagnet,
a face,
a waist like a needle flower,
a body like a golden pillar,
she is the maiden who possesses them all.
She is the dictionary
for the word beauty itself.
Everything that I say
is only one half!
{ They will say "Aaha!"
They will say "Adada!"
Everyone who has seen her.
Just three seconds,
if they set eyes on her,
electricity strikes the heart. } (2)
A breathing rose flower,
no one has ever seen.
But if they come and look at her,
that longing will be fulfilled.
...............................
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Perazhagi' from the movie 'Vaseegara' (2003) is a hyperbolic celebration of extraordinary female beauty. The protagonist describes the heroine's captivating appearance, noting that calling her merely beautiful is an understatement comparable to underestimating the sun as a mere crescent moon. Anyone who catches a glimpse of her is instantly mesmerized, receiving a metaphorical electric shock within three seconds. Through elaborate similes, her eyelids are compared to warships, her eyes to fish tanks, her lips to milky seashells, her waist to delicate flowers, and her body to a golden pillar. The lyrics portray her as the definitive dictionary meaning of beauty itself, emphasizing that any attempt to describe her in words falls short.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Simile (உவமை)

“Porkappal polae iru imai”

Comparing eyelids to warships ('Porkappal polae iru imai'), eyes to fish tanks ('Meen thotti polae iru vizhi'), and lips to milk seashells ('Paal sirpi polae iru idhazh').

Uruvagham / Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Moochu vidum roja poo”

Metaphorically describing her as a breathing rose flower ('Moochu vidum roja poo') and referring to her as the dictionary for the word beauty ('Aval azhagendra vaarthaiku agarathithaan').

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

“Moondrae vinaadi Avalai kandalae Nenjai thaakum minsaaram”

Exaggerating that looking at her causes an electric shock in the heart within 3 seconds ('Moondrae vinaadi avalai kandalae nenjai thaakum minsaaram').

Monai / Alliteration (மோனை)

“Porkappal polae iru imai”

Repetition of starting letter sounds in lines, such as 'Porkappal', 'Paal', 'Min kaantham', 'Thanga thoon'.

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Trivia

The song 'Perazhagi' is composed by S. A. Rajkumar for the romantic comedy film 'Vaseegara' (2003) starring Vijay and Sneha. The lyrics were penned by Pa. Vijay. The upbeat track highlights classic 2000s Tamil pop-folk rhythm arrangements characteristic of S. A. Rajkumar's energetic compositions.

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