Aananthame Alaipayuthe
From Madhu Malar · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Madhu Malar1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………….. | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Male | |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | The memories in my mind, |
| Manathilae ninaivugal | Grow and dance without changing. |
| Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Male | |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | The heart searches for a companion, |
| Male | |
| Idhayam ondrai theduthae | Drawing patterns of sweet melody. |
| Inimai kolam poduthae | At the moment I sing an auspicious ragam... mm... |
| Suba raagam naan paadum neram…mm… | A thousand desires overflow in my heart, |
| Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae | A thousand desires overflow in my heart. |
| Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae | Oh thoughts, oh dear kith and kin, |
| Ennangalae sonthangalae | At the moment when you come and dance in my heart, |
| En nenjil vanthaadum velai | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Male | |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | Aa... aa... aa... bliss is surging like waves, |
| Aa…aa…aa…ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | Like a star in the beautiful sky, |
| Male | |
| Azhagu vaanil thaaragai | Like an angel of sweet nectar, |
| Amutham polae devathai | She arrived as an immortal story. |
| Azhiyaatha kadhaiyaaga vanthaal | She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts, |
| Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval | She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts, |
| Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval | Without even expressing her thoughts, |
| Ennangalae sollaamalae | At the moment she plays with me, |
| Ennodu vilaiyaadum velai | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Male | |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | The memories in my mind, |
| Manathilae ninaivugal | Grow and dance without changing. |
| Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae | Bliss is surging like waves, |
| Male | |
| Ananthamae alaipaayuthae | Like a river breaching its dam. |
| Anai meerum nadhi polavae | |
.......................
Bliss is surging like waves,
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
மனதிலே நினைவுகள்
மாறாமல் வளர்ந்தாடுதே....
Like a river breaching its dam.
Bliss is surging like waves,
Like a river breaching its dam.
The memories in my mind,
Grow and dance without changing.
Bliss is surging like waves,
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
Like a river breaching its dam.
The heart searches for a companion,
இதயம் ஒன்றை தேடுதே
இனிமை கோலம் போடுதே
சுப ராகம் நான் பாடும் நேரம்.....ம்ம்.....
ஆசைகள் நெஞ்சிலே ஆயிரம் பொங்குதே
ஆசைகள் நெஞ்சிலே ஆயிரம் பொங்குதே
எண்ணங்களே சொந்தங்களே
என் நெஞ்சில் வந்தாடும் வேளை
Drawing patterns of sweet melody.
At the moment I sing an auspicious ragam... mm...
A thousand desires overflow in my heart,
A thousand desires overflow in my heart.
Oh thoughts, oh dear kith and kin,
At the moment when you come and dance in my heart,
Bliss is surging like waves,
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
Like a river breaching its dam.
Aa... aa... aa... bliss is surging like waves,
Like a river breaching its dam.
Like a star in the beautiful sky,
அழகு வானில் தாரகை
அமுதம் போலே தேவதை
அழியாத கதையாக வந்தாள்
கனவிலே வந்தவள் கருத்திலே நின்றவள்
கனவிலே வந்தவள் கருத்திலே நின்றவள்
எண்ணங்களே சொல்லாமலே
என்னோடு விளையாடும் வேளை......
Like an angel of sweet nectar,
She arrived as an immortal story.
She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts,
She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts,
Without even expressing her thoughts,
At the moment she plays with me,
Bliss is surging like waves,
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
மனதிலே நினைவுகள்
மாறாமல் வளர்ந்தாடுதே....
Like a river breaching its dam.
The memories in my mind,
Grow and dance without changing.
Bliss is surging like waves,
ஆனந்தமே அலைபாயுதே
அணை மீறும் நதி போலவே
Like a river breaching its dam.
………………..
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
The memories in my mind,
Manathilae ninaivugal
Grow and dance without changing.
Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
The heart searches for a companion,
Idhayam ondrai theduthae
Drawing patterns of sweet melody.
Inimai kolam poduthae
At the moment I sing an auspicious ragam... mm...
Suba raagam naan paadum neram…mm…
A thousand desires overflow in my heart,
Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae
A thousand desires overflow in my heart.
Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae
Oh thoughts, oh dear kith and kin,
Ennangalae sonthangalae
At the moment when you come and dance in my heart,
En nenjil vanthaadum velai
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Aa... aa... aa... bliss is surging like waves,
Aa…aa…aa…ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Like a star in the beautiful sky,
Azhagu vaanil thaaragai
Like an angel of sweet nectar,
Amutham polae devathai
She arrived as an immortal story.
Azhiyaatha kadhaiyaaga vanthaal
She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts,
Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval
She who came in my dreams and settled in my thoughts,
Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval
Without even expressing her thoughts,
Ennangalae sollaamalae
At the moment she plays with me,
Ennodu vilaiyaadum velai
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
The memories in my mind,
Manathilae ninaivugal
Grow and dance without changing.
Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae
Bliss is surging like waves,
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Like a river breaching its dam.
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ananthamae Alaipaayuthae from the 1981 movie Madhu Malar conveys the overwhelming surge of joy and romantic longing experienced by the protagonist. The ecstasy inside his heart overflows like a river bursting past its dam, filling his mind with everlasting memories and endless desires. He feels inspired to sing auspicious melodies as love blossoms within him. He describes his beloved as a celestial star and an angelic nymph of pure nectar who stepped into his dreams and captured his inner thoughts. Her quiet presence and playful charm bring immense bliss, turning his feelings into an immortal love story.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Anai meerum nadhi polavae”
Compares the uncontainable joy and surge of emotions to a river overflowing its dam using the comparative word 'polavae'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Azhagu vaanil thaaragai / Amutham polae devathai / Azhiyaatha kadhaiyaaga vanthaal”
Repetition of the vowel sound 'A' at the beginning of adjacent lines to establish rhythmic harmony.
Emonai / Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Ananthamae alaipaayuthae / Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae”
End-rhyming with '-thae' across lines to reinforce the melodic flow of the song.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Inimai kolam poduthae”
Metaphorically describes the sweet feelings created in the heart as drawing a decorative kolam pattern.
Did you know?
Trivia
The title phrase 'Alaipaayuthae' subtly evokes the classical Carnatic composition 'Alaipayuthey Kanna' by Oothukkadu Venkata Subbaier. In Madhu Malar (1981), music director Gangai Amaran teamed up with lyricist Vaali and singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam to create this soothing romantic solo that showcases SPB's expressive vocal modulation and classical nuances.
Keep listening
More from Madhu Malar
Madhu Malar
Madhu Malar
Madhu Malar