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Aalai Paar Azhagai Paar

From Rajavukketha Rani · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
K. Vijaya Baskar
Details
Rajavukketha Rani1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaaLook at the person, look at the beauty, is it visible?
Angangal adaiyaalam purigindrathaaDo you recognize the identity of my body?
Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaaLook at the person, look at the beauty, is it visible?
Angangal adaiyaalam purigindrathaaDo you recognize the identity of my body?
Female
Engenko paranthu sendruHaving flown to various distant places,
Ennai nee ninaithathunduYou have thought of me.
Unnai naan marakkavillai vaa arugaeI haven't forgotten you, come closer.
Male
Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaaLook at the person, look at the beauty, is it visible?
Angangal adaiyaalam purigindrathaaDo you recognize the identity of my body?
Female
Kannukkul padangal undandroIsn't there a picture captured inside the eyes?
Ennaththil pathintha mugam androIsn't this the face imprinted in your thoughts?
Kinnaththil nirangal undandriJust as there are colors in a cup,
Penmaikkul vithangal undandroAren't there varied facets to womanhood?
Female
Adhisayam ellaam nadakkattumLet all miracles happen.
Avasara neram pirakkattumLet the hour of urgency be born.
Ragasiyam ellaam thodarattumLet all secrets continue.
Avasiyam aanathu mudiyattum…aah…Let what is essential be completed... ah...
Male
Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaaLook at the person, look at the beauty, is it visible?
Angangal adaiyaalam purigindrathaaDo you recognize the identity of my body?
Female
Sorkkaththai eduththu vaikkindraenI am presenting heaven for you.
Vetkaththai maraiththu vaikkindreanI am hiding away my shyness.
Pakkaththil vilakkai vaikkindraenI am placing the lamp nearby.
Thookkaththai marakka vaikkindraenI am making you forget your sleep.
Female
Vanthathu vanthaal valai poduSince you have come this far, cast your net.
Vantha idaththil vilaiyaaduPlay right here where you have arrived.
Kandathu mattum pothaathuMerely seeing is not enough.
Kaariyam seivaai mudivodu…aah…Accomplish the deed decisively... ah...
Male
Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaaLook at the person, look at the beauty, is it visible?
Angangal adaiyaalam purigindrathaaDo you recognize the identity of my body?
Engenko paranthu sendruHaving flown to various distant places,
Ennai nee ninaithathunduYou have thought of me.
Unnai naan marakkavillai vaa arugaeI haven't forgotten you, come closer.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Aalai paar azhagai paar is a playful and romantic song from the 1978 Tamil film Rajavukketha Rani. Sung with alluring expressiveness by Vani Jairam, the song features a heroine enticing her lover, urging him to look closely at her beauty and recognize the passion that binds them together. She reminds him of how he longed for her while away, assuring him that her heart has remained equally faithful and eager. Through Kannadasan's evocative poetry, she describes shedding her inhibitions to offer him heavenly bliss and make him forget sleep. Comparing the shades of womanhood to colorful drinks in a cup, she beckons him to act upon his desires now that they are finally united in privacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monae (Initial Alliteration)

Aalai paar azhagai paar therigindrathaa

Repetition of the initial 'Aa' vowel sound creates a rhythmic opening.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Sorkkaththai eduththu vaikkindraen / Vetkaththai maraiththu vaikkindrean

Use of the repeating verb ending 'vaikkindraen' at the end of consecutive lines creates a melodic cadence.

Uvamai (Metaphor / Imagery)

Kinnaththil nirangal undandri / Penmaikkul vithangal undandro

Comparing the many emotional and sensual facets of womanhood to distinct colors poured in a cup.

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Trivia

The film Rajavukketha Rani (1978) featured music by K. Vijaya Baskar, a renowned composer primarily known for his seminal work in Kannada cinema. His collaboration with lyricist Kannadasan and singer Vani Jairam resulted in this memorable, rhythmically rich romantic track.

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