Aanandha Vaan Vilimbil
From Pandavar Vanavasam · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Pandavar Vanavasam1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hoo o o o o hoo o o o o | Hoo o o o o hoo o o o o |
| Male | |
| Aanandha vaan vilambil | On the edge of the blissful sky, |
| Uraavaadum paravai naamae | we are the birds that mingle and play. |
| Thaen inbam parugalaamae | Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey; |
| Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai | our love will never grow cloying. |
| Female | |
| Aanandha vaan vilambil | On the edge of the blissful sky, |
| Uraavaadum paravai naamae | we are the birds that mingle and play. |
| Thaen inbam parugalaamae | Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey; |
| Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai | our love will never grow cloying. |
| Female | |
| Madhu pongum alli idazh pol | Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar, |
| Anbu sunai meedhu virindha poo naanae | I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love. |
| Madhu pongum alli idazh pol | Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar, |
| Anbu sunai meedhu virindha poo nanae | I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love. |
| Male | |
| Viri thaenilaavil madhuvunna vandhu | Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight, |
| Isaipaadum vandu polaanaen | I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes. |
| Viri thaenilaavil madhuvunna vandhu | Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight, |
| Isaipaadum vandu polaanaen | I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes. |
| Female | |
| Aanandha vaan vilambil | On the edge of the blissful sky, |
| Uraavaadum paravai naamae | we are the birds that mingle and play. |
| Male :Thaen inbam parugalaamae | Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey; |
| Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai | our love will never grow cloying. |
| Male | |
| Naan ennum ninaivu ilaiyendru maraindhu | The thought of self faded away into nonexistence, |
| Ninaiyaandu kondathoo maanae | has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear? |
| Naan ennum ninaivu ilaiyendru maraindhu | The thought of self faded away into nonexistence, |
| Ninaiyaandu kondathoo maanae | has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear? |
| Female | |
| En kannin koyil thanilummai niruvi | Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes, |
| Pugazh thaedi kondaen swaami | I have attained glory, my lord. |
| En kannin koyil thanilummai niruvi | Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes, |
| Pugazh thaedi kondaen swaami | I have attained glory, my lord. |
| Male | |
| Aanandha vaan vilambil | On the edge of the blissful sky, |
| Female :Uraavaadum paravai naamae | Female : we are the birds that mingle and play. |
| Male :Thaen inbam parugalaamae | Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey; |
| Female :Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai | Female : our love will never grow cloying. |
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
Hoo o o o o hoo o o o o
ஆனந்த வான் விளிம்பில்
உறவாடும் பறவை நாமே
தேனின்பம் பருகலாமே
திகட்டாது நமது ப்ரேமை
On the edge of the blissful sky,
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
our love will never grow cloying.
ஆனந்த வான் விளிம்பில்
உறவாடும் பறவை நாமே
தேனின்பம் பருகலாமே
திகட்டாது நமது ப்ரேமை
On the edge of the blissful sky,
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
our love will never grow cloying.
மது பொங்கும் அல்லி இதழ்போல்
அன்புச் சுனை மீது விரிந்த பூ நானே
மது பொங்கும் அல்லி இதழ்போல்
அன்புச் சுனை மீது விரிந்த பூ நானே
விரி தேனிலாவில் மதுவுண்ண வந்து
இசைபாடும் வண்டு போலானேன்...
விரி தேனிலாவில் மதுவுண்ண வந்து
இசைபாடும் வண்டு போலானேன்...
Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar,
I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love.
Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar,
I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love.
ஆனந்த வான் விளிம்பில்
உறவாடும் பறவை நாமே
தேனின்பம் பருகலாமே
திகட்டாது நமது ப்ரேமை
Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight,
I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes.
Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight,
I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes.
நானென்னும் நினைவு இலையென்று மறைந்து
நினையாண்டு கொண்டதோ மானே
நானென்னும் நினைவு இலையென்று மறைந்து
நினையாண்டு கொண்டதோ மானே
என் கண்ணின் கோயில் தனிலும்மை நிறுவி
புகழ் தேடிக் கொண்டேன் ஸ்வாமி..
என் கண்ணின் கோயில் தனிலும்மை நிறுவி
புகழ் தேடிக் கொண்டேன் ஸ்வாமி..
On the edge of the blissful sky,
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
our love will never grow cloying.
ஆனந்த வான் விளிம்பில்
உறவாடும் பறவை நாமே
தேனின்பம் பருகலாமே
திகட்டாது நமது ப்ரேமை
The thought of self faded away into nonexistence,
has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear?
The thought of self faded away into nonexistence,
has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear?
ஆனந்த வான் விளிம்பில்
உறவாடும் பறவை நாமே
ஆஹா ..ஹா ..ஆஅ..ஆஆ ....
ஆஹா ..ஹா ..ஆஅ..ஆஆ ....
Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes,
I have attained glory, my lord.
Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes,
I have attained glory, my lord.
On the edge of the blissful sky,
Female : we are the birds that mingle and play.
Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
Female : our love will never grow cloying.
Hoo o o o o hoo o o o o
Hoo o o o o hoo o o o o
Aanandha vaan vilambil
On the edge of the blissful sky,
Uraavaadum paravai naamae
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Thaen inbam parugalaamae
Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai
our love will never grow cloying.
Aanandha vaan vilambil
On the edge of the blissful sky,
Uraavaadum paravai naamae
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Thaen inbam parugalaamae
Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai
our love will never grow cloying.
Madhu pongum alli idazh pol
Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar,
Anbu sunai meedhu virindha poo naanae
I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love.
Madhu pongum alli idazh pol
Like the lily petals overflowing with nectar,
Anbu sunai meedhu virindha poo nanae
I am the flower blossomed upon the stream of love.
Viri thaenilaavil madhuvunna vandhu
Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight,
Isaipaadum vandu polaanaen
I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes.
Viri thaenilaavil madhuvunna vandhu
Coming to taste nectar under the expansive moonlight,
Isaipaadum vandu polaanaen
I have become a beetle singing sweet tunes.
Aanandha vaan vilambil
On the edge of the blissful sky,
Uraavaadum paravai naamae
we are the birds that mingle and play.
Male :Thaen inbam parugalaamae
Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai
our love will never grow cloying.
Naan ennum ninaivu ilaiyendru maraindhu
The thought of self faded away into nonexistence,
Ninaiyaandu kondathoo maanae
has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear?
Naan ennum ninaivu ilaiyendru maraindhu
The thought of self faded away into nonexistence,
Ninaiyaandu kondathoo maanae
has your remembrance come to rule over me, my dear?
En kannin koyil thanilummai niruvi
Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes,
Pugazh thaedi kondaen swaami
I have attained glory, my lord.
En kannin koyil thanilummai niruvi
Enshrining you within the temple of my eyes,
Pugazh thaedi kondaen swaami
I have attained glory, my lord.
Aanandha vaan vilambil
On the edge of the blissful sky,
Female :Uraavaadum paravai naamae
Female : we are the birds that mingle and play.
Male :Thaen inbam parugalaamae
Male : Let us drink the sweet bliss of honey;
Female :Dhigattaadhu namadhu premai
Female : our love will never grow cloying.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet depicts lovers expressing their deep, sublime devotion by comparing themselves to birds soaring across a heavenly sky, bees drinking nectar in full moonlight, and blossoms floating on a spring of pure love. As the song progresses, the lovers speak of how personal ego fades away in love, leaving only the cherished presence of the beloved who is enshrined like a deity inside the heart and mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Madhu pongum alli idazh pol”
Compares lily petals brimming with honey to the blossoming state of love.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anbu sunai meedhu virindha poo naanae”
Metaphorically describes love as a spring/stream (Anbu sunai) on which the speaker blooms as a flower.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En kannin koyil thanilummai niruvi”
Compares eyes to a temple (kannin koyil) where the beloved is consecrated.
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Trivia
Composed by Ghantasala for the mythological Tamil film 'Pandavar Vanavasam' (1961), this melody highlights lyricist Kuyilan's classical poetic imagery sung by legendary playback singers T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela.
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