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Aambalaikum Pombalaikum

From Kazhugu · 2012

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Krishnaraj, Velmurugan, Sathyan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kazhugu
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
22 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Aambalaikum pombalaikum
Avasaram adha kaadhalunnu
Solluraanga anaivarum
Kaadhal oru kannaampoochi
Kalavaram adhu eppothumae
Bothaiyaana nelavaram } (2)
Appo aanum ponnum
Othumaiya irunthuchu
Adhu kaadhalilae
Uzhagathayae maranthuchu
Adhu vaazhntha pothilum
Illa erantha pothilum
Adhu pirinjadhae illa
Adhu maranjadhae illa
Thinam jodi jodiyaai
Inga sethu kedakumdaa
Adha thookumbothellam
En nenju valikumdaa
Nee sollum kaadhalellaam
Malai yeri pochu situ
Thumbala polae vanthu
Poguthu indha kaadhalu
Kaadhalunnu solluraanga
Kandapadi suthuraanga
Dabu koranja mabbu koranja
Thalli poraanga
Kaadhal ellamae
Oru kannaampoochi
Idhil aanum pennumae
Thinam kaanaa pochu
Kaadhalilae tharkolaigal
Koranjae pochu
Ada unmai kaadhalae
Illa sithapu inga oruthan
Saavuraan aana
Oruthan vaazhuraan
Ada ennada uzhagam
Idhil ethana kalagam
Inga kaadhalae paavam
Idhu yaar vita saabam
Aambalaikum pombalaikum
Avasaram adha kaadhalunnu
Solluraanga anaivarum
Innaiki kaadhal ellam
Romba romba maariduchu
Kanna paakuthu kaiya
Korkuthu roomu ketkuthu
Ellaam mudinja pinnum
Friendunu sollikitu
Vaazhuravanga romba
Perudaa ketu paaruda
Ippa kaadhal thothutaa
Yaarum saavadhae illa
Ada onnu thothutaa
Rendu irukuthu ulla
Ippa ellam devadaasu
Evanum illa
{ Avan pozhuthu pokuku
Oru figurea paakuraan
Ava selavu pannathaan
Oru loosa theduraa
Rendu perumae inga
Poiyaa pazhaguraa
Romba pulichu pochuna
Kai kuluki piriyiraa } (2)
………………………………..
Men and women are in such a
hurry, and everyone calls that
love nowadays!
Love is a game of hide-and-seek,
a riot, and it is always
an intoxicating state of mind!
Back then, a man and a woman
lived together in perfect harmony.
Deep in their love,
they forgot the whole world.
Whether in life
or in death,
they were never separated;
their love never faded away.
Day after day, as couples,
they lie dead together here, man!
Whenever I carry their bodies,
my heart aches, man!
All the love you talk about
has vanished into thin air, my friend!
Just like a sudden sneeze,
this modern love comes and goes!
They claim it is love,
and roam around aimlessly.
Once the charm fades and the high wears off,
they just walk away!
All of love
is just a game of hide-and-seek,
where both men and women
go missing every day.
Suicides over love
have drastically decreased.
Look, there is no true love
anymore, uncle! Here, one person
dies, while
the other goes on living!
What kind of world is this,
with so much confusion in it?
Here, love itself is pitiful;
whose curse is this?
Men and women are in such a
hurry, and everyone calls that
love nowadays!
Love today
has changed so very much.
It locks eyes, holds
hands, and asks for a room!
Even after doing everything,
claiming they are "just friends,"
so many people live like this—
just ask around and see, man!
Nowadays, if love fails,
nobody dies for it.
Ah, if one fails,
they have two more lined up!
Nowadays, a tragic lover like Devadas
exists nowhere at all.
He looks for a girl
just to pass his time;
she looks for a fool
just to spend his money!
Both of them here
keep up a fake relationship;
once they get sick and tired of it,
they shake hands and part ways!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie 'Kazhugu' is a cynical, folk-pop commentary on modern relationships compared to true, historical love. The protagonist, who recovers bodies of suicide victims who jumped off cliffs, reflects on the contrast between genuine past devotion and present-day shallow infatuation. He laments that today's youth confuse lust and convenience for love, easily moving on from broken relationships without emotional depth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Thumbala polae vanthu”

Compares modern love to a sneeze ('Thumbala polae vanthu poguthu') that arrives suddenly and leaves just as fast.

Metaphor

“Kaadhal oru kannaampoochi”

Compares love to a game of hide-and-seek ('Kaadhal oru kannaampoochi').

Ethirai (Rhyme scheme / Second-letter agreement)

“Aambalaikum / Avasaram”

Tamil poetic rhyme where second letters match across lines: 'Aambalaikum' and 'Avasaram' (m-sound consonant pattern).

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Trivia

The song 'Aambalaikum Pombalaikum' is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film Kazhugu (2012), starring Kreshna. The film revolves around men whose job is to retrieve bodies of people who commit suicide by jumping off the Suicide Point in Kodaikanal.

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