Aanazhaga Enadhu
From Sarvadhikari · 1951
- Lyricist
- Ka. Mu. Sheriff
- Singers
- Trichy Loganathan, P. Leela
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Sarvadhikari1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aanazhagaa enadhu | Oh handsome man, my |
| Kaigal seidha punyamae | Hands have earned good karma! |
| Aanazhagaa enadhu | Oh handsome man, my |
| Kaigal seidha punyamae | Hands have earned good karma! |
| Indru aadaigalaal alangarikkum | Today, to adorn you with fine clothes, |
| Bakkyam naerndhadhe | I have gained this fortunate blessing! |
| Male | |
| Hoo ohoo | Hoo ohoo |
| Andru endhan kannathilae | Back then, upon my cheek, |
| Araindha kaigalae | These very hands slapped me... |
| Andru endhan kannathilae | Back then, upon my cheek, |
| Araindha kaigalae | These very hands slapped me... |
| Aadaigalai anivadhellaam piraayachithamae | Wearing these clothes now is all an act of atonement. |
| Female | |
| Aanazhagaa enadhu | Oh handsome man, my |
| Kaigal seidha punyamae | Hands have earned good karma! |
| Indru aadaigalaal alangarikkum | Today, to adorn you with fine clothes, |
| Bakkyam naerndhadhe | I have gained this fortunate blessing! |
| Female | |
| Vaanavillai polae | Like a radiant rainbow, |
| Undhan vadivam thonudhe | Your figure appears! |
| Male :Varna baedham yedhu | Male: What variation of colors |
| Kandaai endhan vadivilae | Did you see in my appearance? |
| Female | |
| Vaanavillai polae | Like a radiant rainbow, |
| Undhan vadivam thonudhe | Your figure appears! |
| Male :Varna baedham yedhu | Male: What variation of colors |
| Kandaai endhan vadivilae | Did you see in my appearance? |
| Male :En aaviyae | Male: My very soul! |
| Female :Veen vaadhamae | Female: Empty argument! |
| Female | |
| Enadhu anbe jeyaththodu | My love, if you return with victory, |
| Vandhaal yedhu parisae tharuveer hoo | What gift will you grant me? Hoo... |
| Enadhu anbe jeyaththodu | My love, if you return with victory, |
| Vandhaal yedhu parisae tharuveer | What gift will you grant me? |
| Male | |
| Ennaiyae naan parisaaga thandhen | I have given my very self as the prize, |
| Yedhu vendum verae | What else could be needed? |
| Ennaiyae naan parisaaga thandhen | I have given my very self as the prize, |
| Yedhu vendum verae | What else could be needed? |
| Eedilla kaadhalil geetham | In matchless love, the song... |
| Naan naadham nee | I am, and the tone is you! |
ஆணழகா எனது
கைகள் செய்த புண்யமே
ஆணழகா எனது கைகள்
செய்த புண்யமே
இன்று ஆடைகளால் அலங்கரிக்கும்
பாக்யம் நேர்ந்ததே.....
Oh handsome man, my
Hands have earned good karma!
Oh handsome man, my
Hands have earned good karma!
Today, to adorn you with fine clothes,
I have gained this fortunate blessing!
ஹோ ஓஹோ ...
அன்று எந்தன் கன்னத்திலே
அறைந்த கைகளே
அன்று எந்தன் கன்னத்திலே
அறைந்த கைகளே
ஆடைகளை அணிவதெல்லாம் பிராயச்சித்தமே
Hoo ohoo
Back then, upon my cheek,
These very hands slapped me...
Back then, upon my cheek,
These very hands slapped me...
Wearing these clothes now is all an act of atonement.
ஆணழகா எனது
கைகள் செய்த புண்யமே
இன்று ஆடைகளால்
அலங்கரிக்கும் பாக்யம் நேர்ந்ததே
Oh handsome man, my
Hands have earned good karma!
Today, to adorn you with fine clothes,
I have gained this fortunate blessing!
வானவில்லை போல
உந்தன் வடிவம் தோணுதே
வர்ண பேதம் ஏது
கண்டாய் எந்தன் வடிவிலே
Like a radiant rainbow,
Your figure appears!
Male: What variation of colors
Did you see in my appearance?
வானவில்லை போல
உந்தன் வடிவம் தோணுதே
வர்ண பேதம் ஏது
கண்டாய் எந்தன் வடிவிலே
என் ஆவியே......
பெண் : வீண் வாதமே.....
Like a radiant rainbow,
Your figure appears!
Male: What variation of colors
Did you see in my appearance?
Male: My very soul!
Female: Empty argument!
எனது அன்பே ஜெயத்தோடு
வந்தால் ஏது பரிசே தருவீர்.. ஹோ.....
எனது அன்பே ஜெயத்தோடு
வந்தால் ஏது பரிசே தருவீர்
My love, if you return with victory,
What gift will you grant me? Hoo...
My love, if you return with victory,
What gift will you grant me?
என்னையே நான் பரிசாக தந்தேன்
ஏது வேண்டும் வேறே
என்னையே நான் பரிசாக தந்தேன்
ஏது வேண்டும் வேறே
ஈடில்லா காதலில் கீதம்
நான் நாதம் நீ
I have given my very self as the prize,
What else could be needed?
I have given my very self as the prize,
What else could be needed?
In matchless love, the song...
I am, and the tone is you!
கரும்பின் இனிமை
குறும்பு பேச்சில் காணுவோம்
அரும்பும் காதல் வாழ்வு
மலரும் அதனால்தானே
கரும்பின் இனிமை
குறும்பு பேச்சில் காணுவோம்
அரும்பும் காதல் வாழ்வு
மலரும் அதனால்தானே.....
Aanazhagaa enadhu
Oh handsome man, my
Kaigal seidha punyamae
Hands have earned good karma!
Aanazhagaa enadhu
Oh handsome man, my
Kaigal seidha punyamae
Hands have earned good karma!
Indru aadaigalaal alangarikkum
Today, to adorn you with fine clothes,
Bakkyam naerndhadhe
I have gained this fortunate blessing!
Hoo ohoo
Hoo ohoo
Andru endhan kannathilae
Back then, upon my cheek,
Araindha kaigalae
These very hands slapped me...
Andru endhan kannathilae
Back then, upon my cheek,
Araindha kaigalae
These very hands slapped me...
Aadaigalai anivadhellaam piraayachithamae
Wearing these clothes now is all an act of atonement.
Aanazhagaa enadhu
Oh handsome man, my
Kaigal seidha punyamae
Hands have earned good karma!
Indru aadaigalaal alangarikkum
Today, to adorn you with fine clothes,
Bakkyam naerndhadhe
I have gained this fortunate blessing!
Vaanavillai polae
Like a radiant rainbow,
Undhan vadivam thonudhe
Your figure appears!
Male :Varna baedham yedhu
Male: What variation of colors
Kandaai endhan vadivilae
Did you see in my appearance?
Vaanavillai polae
Like a radiant rainbow,
Undhan vadivam thonudhe
Your figure appears!
Male :Varna baedham yedhu
Male: What variation of colors
Kandaai endhan vadivilae
Did you see in my appearance?
Male :En aaviyae
Male: My very soul!
Female :Veen vaadhamae
Female: Empty argument!
Enadhu anbe jeyaththodu
My love, if you return with victory,
Vandhaal yedhu parisae tharuveer hoo
What gift will you grant me? Hoo...
Enadhu anbe jeyaththodu
My love, if you return with victory,
Vandhaal yedhu parisae tharuveer
What gift will you grant me?
Ennaiyae naan parisaaga thandhen
I have given my very self as the prize,
Yedhu vendum verae
What else could be needed?
Ennaiyae naan parisaaga thandhen
I have given my very self as the prize,
Yedhu vendum verae
What else could be needed?
Eedilla kaadhalil geetham
In matchless love, the song...
Naan naadham nee
I am, and the tone is you!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet from Sarvadhikari (1951) features a playful dialogue between two lovers. The heroine teasingly recalls a past conflict where the hero slapped her, framing her current act of dressing and adorning him as his playful penance and her own good fortune. She compares his magnificent form to a colorful rainbow, while he modestly questions her praise. As the song progresses, she asks him what reward he will give her if he returns victorious from his mission. He affectionately responds that he has surrendered his entire self to her as the ultimate gift, culminating in a poetic declaration that in their incomparable love, one is the song and the other is its sweet tone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanavillai polae / Undhan vadivam thonudhe”
Comparing the hero's form to a rainbow using the explicit comparative word 'polae' ('Vaanavillai polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Eedilla kaadhalil geetham / Naan naadham nee”
Directly equating the lovers to a song and its melody ('Geetham naan, naadham nee').
Irony / Playful Banter
“Aadaigalai anivadhellaam piraayachithamae”
Framing the act of wearing clothes as 'pirayachitham' (atonement/penance) for a past slap, adding playful irony to the romance.
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Trivia
Sarvadhikari (1951), starring M. G. Ramachandran and Chittor V. Nagaiah, featured music composed by legendary maestro V. Dakshinamurthy. This duet, sung by Tiruchy Loganathan and P. Leela with lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sheriff, remains a celebrated early example of theatrical Tamil film music duet structures.
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