- Lyricist
- Kambadasan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- Shankar Jaikishan
- Movie name
- Avan (1953)
- Movie release year
- 1953
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Mar 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song portrays a young woman experiencing the overwhelming realization of falling deeply in love and the emotional turmoil that accompanies it. She marvels at the depth of her own feelings, questioning why she let herself fall so completely. While love brings sweet moments of anticipation—such as dressing up, braiding her hair, and applying eye cosmetics—the pain of separation and uncertainty turns her joy into bittersweet agony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagandhal)
“Aasai theeyae mingunthaen”
'Aasai theeyae' compares intense desire to a raging fire that consumes caution.
Oxymoron (Muran Thodai)
“Inbam saerntha thunba sunganthaan”
'Inbam saerntha thunba sunganthaan' pairs pleasure (Inbam) and pain (Thunbam) together to describe love's dual nature.
Anaphora / Repetition (Edual / Reffrain)
“Aahaa naanindru arinthu kondaen”
The line 'Aahaa naanindru arinthu kondaen' repeats throughout the song to anchor the protagonist's recurring realization.
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Trivia
Avan (1953) is the Tamil dubbed version of Raj Kapoor's legendary Hindi masterpiece Awaara (1951). Shankar-Jaikishan's iconic Hindi compositions were adapted into Tamil by lyricist Kambadasan, with playback singer Jikki providing the expressive vocals for this song.
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