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Aananthame Alaipayuthe

From Madhu Malar · 1981

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Madhu Malar
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Manathilae ninaivugal
Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Idhayam ondrai theduthae
Inimai kolam poduthae
Suba raagam naan paadum neram…mm…
Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae
Aasaigal nenjilae aayiram ponguthae
Ennangalae sonthangalae
En nenjil vanthaadum velai
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Aa…aa…aa…ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Azhagu vaanil thaaragai
Amutham polae devathai
Azhiyaatha kadhaiyaaga vanthaal
Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval
Kanavilae vanthaval karuththilae nindraval
Ennangalae sollaamalae
Ennodu vilaiyaadum velai
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
Manathilae ninaivugal
Maaraamal valarnthaaduthae
Ananthamae alaipaayuthae
Anai meerum nadhi polavae
...
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
The memories within my mind,
Unchanging, continue to grow and dance.
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
My heart searches for its soulmate,
Sweetness draws lovely patterns of joy.
As I sing an auspicious melody... mm...
A thousand desires well up in my heart,
A thousand desires well up in my heart.
Oh my thoughts, my cherished kin,
At the moment you come and dance in my heart,
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
Ah... ah... ah... joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
Like a star in the beautiful sky,
An angel as sweet as divine nectar,
She arrived as an immortal story.
She who came into my dreams and stayed in my thoughts,
She who came into my dreams and stayed in my thoughts,
Without even expressing her feelings,
As she plays merrily with me,
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
The memories within my mind,
Unchanging, continue to grow and dance.
Joy is surging like restless waves,
Like a river bursting past its dam.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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.

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