Aantha Avasthai
From February 14 · 2005
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- February 142005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aahaaaaa. aahaaaaa…aaa…aa….. | Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Aahaaaaa. aahaaaaa…aaa…aa….. | Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa... |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa….aaa….aa… | Aaa....aaa....aaa....aa... |
| Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae … | Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony... |
| Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae | He wrote a poem with fire and departed. |
| Enn thotta kuyilae nillaai | Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait, |
| Oru kaadhal geetham sollaai | Sing a song of love. |
| Ada poova ……theeyaa naan | Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo … | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …. | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Female | |
| Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae … | Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony... |
| Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae | He wrote a poem with fire and departed. |
| Chorus | |
| Haaa ..haa haaa…… | Haaa... haa haaa... |
| Haaa ..haa haaa…… | Haaa... haa haaa... |
| Haaa ..haa haaa…… | Haaa... haa haaa... |
| Female | |
| Anjal vali kaathal | Love through correspondence, |
| Avan solli kuduthaan | He taught it to me. |
| Dhooram nindra ennai | When I stood far away, |
| Avan thottu anaithaan | He touched and embraced me. |
| Kaathal bommai thaedum | Seeking a toy of love, |
| Oru kaikulanthai naanthaan | I am an infant in arms. |
| Kalai suriyan thaedum | Seeking the morning sun, |
| Oru thamarai poo naanthaan | I am a lotus flower. |
| Female | |
| Irumbu poovai thaedum | Seeking an iron flower, |
| Oru gandha manga naanthaan | I am a magnetic maiden. |
| Meesai nilavai thaedum | Seeking a moustached moon, |
| Oru vellai neramum naanthaan …… | I am a pure white moment... |
| Ada poova ……theeya naan | Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo … | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …. | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Female | |
| Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae … | Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony... |
| Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae | He wrote a poem with fire and departed. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi aadi | Playing hide and seek, |
| En kannai maraithaan | He covered my eyes. |
| Pattampoochi siragaai | Like the wings of a butterfly, |
| Kai thatti alaithaan | He clapped his hands and called me. |
| Female | |
| Intha poovin netri melae | Upon the forehead of this flower, |
| Oru pottu vaika sonnan | He asked to place a bindi. |
| Enn thayai polae ennai | Just like my mother, |
| Avan selai katta sonnan | He asked me to drape a saree. |
| Female | |
| Kaathal veli pottaan | He built a fence of love, |
| Nan ennai maranthu nindren | And I stood there, forgetting myself. |
| Kangal avanai thodumo | Will my eyes ever reach him? |
| Intha kavalai ennai vidumo ….. | Will this anxiety ever leave me?... |
| Ada poova ……theeyaa naan | Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo … | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …. | Won't you pamper me and tell me? |
| Female | |
| Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae … | Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony... |
| Hoo …theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae | Hoo... he wrote a poem with fire and departed. |
| Enn thotta kuyilae nillaai | Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait, |
| Oru kaadhal geetham sollaai | Sing a song of love. |
| Ada poova ……theeyaa naan | Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire? |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo oo | Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo oo | Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo oo | Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo |
| Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo oo | Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo |
ஆஹாஆ.....ஆஹாஆ.....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
ஆஹாஆ.....ஆஹாஆ.....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa...
ஆஅ....ஆ.....ஆஅ....ஆ....
ஐயையோ ஆனந்த அவசத்தை தந்தானே....
தீயாலே கவிதை எழுதி சென்றானே
என் தோட்டகுயிலே நில்லாய்
ஒரு காதல் கீதம் சொல்லாய்
அட பூவா.....தீயா நான்
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ....
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ.....
Aaa....aaa....aaa....aa...
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Sing a song of love.
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
ஐயையோ ஆனந்த அவசத்தை தந்தானே....
தீயாலே கவிதை எழுதி சென்றானே
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
ஹா....ஹா....ஹா....
ஹா...ஹா....ஹா.....
ஹா....ஹா....ஹா....
Haaa... haa haaa...
Haaa... haa haaa...
Haaa... haa haaa...
அஞ்சல் வலி காதல்
அவன் சொல்லி ககுடுத்தான்
தூரம் நின்ற என்னை
அவன் தொட்டு அணைத்தான்
காதல் பொம்மை தேடும்
ஒரு கைக்குழந்தை நான்தான்
காலை சூரியன் தேடும்
ஒரு தாமரை பூ நான்தான்
Love through correspondence,
He taught it to me.
When I stood far away,
He touched and embraced me.
Seeking a toy of love,
I am an infant in arms.
Seeking the morning sun,
I am a lotus flower.
இரும்பு பூவை தேடும்
ஒரு காந்த மங்க நான்தான்
மீசை நிலவை தேடும்
ஒரு வெள்ளை நிறமும் நான்தான்
அட பூவா.....தீயா நான்
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ...ஓ.....
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ.....
Seeking an iron flower,
I am a magnetic maiden.
Seeking a moustached moon,
I am a pure white moment...
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
ஐயையோ ஆனந்த அவசத்தை தந்தானே....
தீயாலே கவிதை எழுதி சென்றானே
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
.............................
...
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆடி
என் கண்ணை மறைத்தான்
பட்டாம்பூச்சி சிறகாய்
கை தட்டி அழைத்தான்
Playing hide and seek,
He covered my eyes.
Like the wings of a butterfly,
He clapped his hands and called me.
இந்த பூவின் நெற்றி மேலே
ஒரு பொட்டு வைக்க சொன்னான்
என் தாயை போலே என்னை
அவன் சேலை கட்ட சொன்னான்
Upon the forehead of this flower,
He asked to place a bindi.
Just like my mother,
He asked me to drape a saree.
காதல் வேலி போட்டான்
நான் என்னை மறந்து நின்றேன்
கண்கள் அவனை தொடுமோ
இந்த கவலை என்னை விடுமோ...
அட பூவா.....தீயா நான்
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ....
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ....
He built a fence of love,
And I stood there, forgetting myself.
Will my eyes ever reach him?
Will this anxiety ever leave me?...
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
ஐயையோ ஆனந்த அவசத்தை தந்தானே....
ஹோ.....தீயாலே கவிதை எழுதி சென்றானே
என் தோட்டகுயிலே நில்லாய்
ஒரு காதல் கீதம் சொல்லாய்
அட பூவா.....தீயா நான்
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ...
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ...
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ....
நீ கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சி சொல்லாயோ....ஓ...
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
Hoo... he wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Sing a song of love.
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Aahaaaaa. aahaaaaa…aaa…aa…..
Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aahaaaaa. aahaaaaa…aaa…aa…..
Aahaaaaa... aahaaaaa...aaa...aa...
Aaa….aaa….aaa….aa…
Aaa....aaa....aaa....aa...
Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae …
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Enn thotta kuyilae nillaai
Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Oru kaadhal geetham sollaai
Sing a song of love.
Ada poova ……theeyaa naan
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae …
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Haaa ..haa haaa……
Haaa... haa haaa...
Haaa ..haa haaa……
Haaa... haa haaa...
Haaa ..haa haaa……
Haaa... haa haaa...
Anjal vali kaathal
Love through correspondence,
Avan solli kuduthaan
He taught it to me.
Dhooram nindra ennai
When I stood far away,
Avan thottu anaithaan
He touched and embraced me.
Kaathal bommai thaedum
Seeking a toy of love,
Oru kaikulanthai naanthaan
I am an infant in arms.
Kalai suriyan thaedum
Seeking the morning sun,
Oru thamarai poo naanthaan
I am a lotus flower.
Irumbu poovai thaedum
Seeking an iron flower,
Oru gandha manga naanthaan
I am a magnetic maiden.
Meesai nilavai thaedum
Seeking a moustached moon,
Oru vellai neramum naanthaan ……
I am a pure white moment...
Ada poova ……theeya naan
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae …
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
Theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae
He wrote a poem with fire and departed.
…………………………
...
Kannamoochi aadi
Playing hide and seek,
En kannai maraithaan
He covered my eyes.
Pattampoochi siragaai
Like the wings of a butterfly,
Kai thatti alaithaan
He clapped his hands and called me.
Intha poovin netri melae
Upon the forehead of this flower,
Oru pottu vaika sonnan
He asked to place a bindi.
Enn thayai polae ennai
Just like my mother,
Avan selai katta sonnan
He asked me to drape a saree.
Kaathal veli pottaan
He built a fence of love,
Nan ennai maranthu nindren
And I stood there, forgetting myself.
Kangal avanai thodumo
Will my eyes ever reach him?
Intha kavalai ennai vidumo …..
Will this anxiety ever leave me?...
Ada poova ……theeyaa naan
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….
Won't you pamper me and tell me?
Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae …
Oh my, he gave me a state of blissful agony...
Hoo …theeyalae kavithai ezhuthi sendraanae
Hoo... he wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Enn thotta kuyilae nillaai
Oh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Oru kaadhal geetham sollaai
Sing a song of love.
Ada poova ……theeyaa naan
Ah, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo oo
Won't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ayyayoo Ananda Avasthai' from the film February 14 depicts the intoxicating and overwhelming emotions of a young woman falling in love. She describes her state as 'ananda avasthai'—a blissfully agonizing predicament where the passion of love burns warmly like fire yet feels delicate like a flower.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Ayyayoo ananda avasthai thanthaanae …”
Juxtaposition of contrasting words 'Ananda' (bliss) and 'Avasthai' (agony/distress) to represent the bitter-sweet intensity of love.
Metaphor
“Meesai nilavai thaedum Oru vellai neramum naanthaan ……”
Comparing the hero to a 'Meesai nilavu' (moustached moon) and herself to magnetic attraction and lotus flowers seeking sunlight.
Simile
“Enn thayai polae ennai Avan selai katta sonnan”
Comparing the hero's gentle, nurturing care to that of a mother instructing her to wear a saree.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for February 14 (2005), starring Bharath and Renuka Menon, was composed by Bharadwaj, with evocative romance lyrics penned by Kabilan.
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