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Lyrics & meaning

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 sendraanaeHe wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Enn thotta kuyilae nillaaiOh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Oru kaadhal geetham sollaaiSing a song of love.
Ada poova ……theeyaa naanAh, 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 sendraanaeHe 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 kaathalLove through correspondence,
Avan solli kuduthaanHe taught it to me.
Dhooram nindra ennaiWhen I stood far away,
Avan thottu anaithaanHe touched and embraced me.
Kaathal bommai thaedumSeeking a toy of love,
Oru kaikulanthai naanthaanI am an infant in arms.
Kalai suriyan thaedumSeeking the morning sun,
Oru thamarai poo naanthaanI am a lotus flower.
Female
Irumbu poovai thaedumSeeking an iron flower,
Oru gandha manga naanthaanI am a magnetic maiden.
Meesai nilavai thaedumSeeking a moustached moon,
Oru vellai neramum naanthaan ……I am a pure white moment...
Ada poova ……theeya naanAh, 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 sendraanaeHe wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Chorus
…………………………...
Female
Kannamoochi aadiPlaying hide and seek,
En kannai maraithaanHe covered my eyes.
Pattampoochi siragaaiLike the wings of a butterfly,
Kai thatti alaithaanHe clapped his hands and called me.
Female
Intha poovin netri melaeUpon the forehead of this flower,
Oru pottu vaika sonnanHe asked to place a bindi.
Enn thayai polae ennaiJust like my mother,
Avan selai katta sonnanHe asked me to drape a saree.
Female
Kaathal veli pottaanHe built a fence of love,
Nan ennai maranthu nindrenAnd I stood there, forgetting myself.
Kangal avanai thodumoWill my eyes ever reach him?
Intha kavalai ennai vidumo …..Will this anxiety ever leave me?...
Ada poova ……theeyaa naanAh, 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 sendraanaeHoo... he wrote a poem with fire and departed.
Enn thotta kuyilae nillaaiOh cuckoo of my garden, please stop and wait,
Oru kaadhal geetham sollaaiSing a song of love.
Ada poova ……theeyaa naanAh, am I a flower or am I a fire?
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo ooWon't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo ooWon't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo ….hoo hoo ooWon't you pamper me and tell me? Hoo hoo oo
Nee konji konji sollaaiyo …hoo hoo ooWon'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.

Did you know?

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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