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Lyrics & meaning

Aalangaattula

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Ve. Madhankumar
Singer
Sharon
Music director
Dr. Jijo C John
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aalangatula maetulaIn the banyan forest and on the elevated mounds,
Aathi manaso paatulaAathi's heart is lost in melody.
Female
Aalangatula maetulaIn the banyan forest and on the elevated mounds,
Aathi manaso paatulaAathi's heart is lost in melody.
Aasa koodithaan pogalaDesire didn't just grow wild,
Aana idhayam kekkalaYet the heart refuses to listen.
Female
Uppu kalla polaLike a lump of salt,
Karaiyuren naanuI am dissolving away.
Oosi mazhaiyo needhaanadaYou are like needle-sharp drizzle, my dear!
Female
Undivillai polaLike a pulled slingshot,
Izhukkura neeyumYou pull me toward you.
Neenda thooram varuvendaI will travel long distances for you.
Female
Chandirana polaLike the moon orbiting,
Unna suthi thaanaeAround you alone,
Naanum iruppendaI too will revolve.
Kooda iruppendaI will stay right beside you.
Female
Kalangara velichatha paathaLooking at the light from a lighthouse,
Eesal pola aanendaI became like a drawn winged termite.
Udhirtha oraayathaan vechuUsing thousands of shed leaves,
Uduppa naanum tharuvendaI will make a dress and give it to you.
Female
Sengattusoozha orathulaOn the edges surrounding the red forest,
Sendhoorapoo aanenI turned into a vibrant red flower.
Andha adivanam sevakkira neramAt the hour when that distant horizon turns red,
Piricha kayiraanenI became like an untwined rope.
Female
Sirichiduven kolanjidurenI will laugh and lose myself,
Thattaana polathaanJust like a dragonfly,
Unna suthi varuvenI will circle around you.
Female
Aalangatula maetulaIn the banyan forest and on the elevated mounds,
Aathi manaso paatulaAathi's heart is lost in melody.
Aasa koodithaan pogalaDesire didn't just grow wild,
Aana idhayam kekkalaYet the heart refuses to listen.
Female
Kalimanna irukkira manasuA heart that is like soft clay,
Magudama tharendaI will fashion into a crown and offer to you.
Kanamazha viluvadha polaLike heavy rain pouring down,
Kannumaniyila kavundhendaI tumbled right into your eyes.
Female
Senjaanthu pottu vaikkaiyilaWhile applying the red sandalwood dot,
Nenjoora nenappaanenI became a thought overflowing in your heart.
Dhinam idhayathila irukkadha naanumThough I wasn't in your heart every day,
Unarum usuraanenI became the vital soul you feel.
Female
Nelinjiduren paninjidurenI bend and yield with grace,
Nesatha kaathuthaanGuarding this love,
Unnodu vaazhuvenI will live my life with you.
Female
Aalangatula maetulaIn the banyan forest and on the elevated mounds,
Aathi manaso paatulaAathi's heart is lost in melody.
Aasa koodithaan pogalaDesire didn't just grow wild,
Aana idhayam kekkalaYet the heart refuses to listen.
Female
Uppu kalla polaLike a lump of salt,
Karaiyuren naanuI am dissolving away.
Oosi mazhaiyo needhaanadaYou are like needle-sharp drizzle, my dear!
Female
Undivillai polaLike a pulled slingshot,
Izhukkura neeyumYou pull me toward you.
Neenda thooram varuvendaI will travel long distances for you.
Female
Chandirana polaLike the moon orbiting,
Unna suthi thaanaeAround you alone,
Naanum iruppendaI too will revolve.
Kooda iruppendaI will stay right beside you.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses deep, tender romantic devotion rooted in nature and rural landscapes. The protagonist surrenders completely to her beloved, using vivid imagery of salt dissolving in water, termites drawn to light, and dragonflies hovering playfully to describe her total emotional absorption and desire to remain by his side forever.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Uppu kalla pola

Compares her dissolving heart to a rock of salt in water ('Uppu kalla pola karaiyuren').

Simile (Upamai)

Kalangara velichatha paatha / Eesal pola aanenda

Compares the attraction towards the lover to a termite drawn helplessly to a lighthouse beacon ('Eesal pola aanenda').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Kalimanna irukkira manasu

Metaphorically equates her pliable heart to clay that can be shaped into a crown ('Kalimanna irukkira manasu magudama tharenda').

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Trivia

This song features vocals by Sharon and showcases rural Tamil folk imagery blended with modern acoustic arrangements composed by Jijo C John.

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