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Lyrics & meaning

Aaradha Kobamillai

From Bale Pandiya (2010 film) · 2010

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Raman Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director
Deban Ekambaram
Details
Bale Pandiya (2010 film)2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aaraadha kobamillaiThere is no unquenchable anger
En aruginilae vaaCome near me
Ini naanaaga pirivadhillaiI will not separate on my own anymore
En vaazhvinilae vaaCome into my life
Female
En vaarthaiyai anbinMy words, in love's
Siraiyil thaan adaithenPrison alone I locked
Nee thottadhum anbaeOnce you touch me, my love
Udaiyum aasaiyin vellamaeThe flood of desire breaks open
Male
Naatkal ponadhaeDays passed by
Kaadhal nindradhaeLove endured
Pirivilae uruginenI melted in separation
Dhinam dhinam anuginenEvery day I drew closer
Female
Idhu aaraadha kobammillaiThis is not unquenchable anger
En aruginilae vaaCome near me
Ini naanaaga pirivadhillaiI will not separate on my own anymore
En vaazhvinilae vaaCome into my life
Female
Netruvaraiyil unai neengi irundhenaeUntil yesterday, I stayed away from you
Nenjin thiraiyil vaithu yenginenaeI longed for you behind the screen of my heart
Male
Thooram kuraiyumBelieving that the distance would lessen
Yena nambi nagarndhenaeI moved forward with faith
Thondri maraiyum oru kaanal neerilaeIn a mirage that appears and disappears
Parugida sendren piragumI went to drink, yet after that
Thaagathil nindrenI stood in thirst
Female
Kulir neerudan vandhenI came with cool water
Idhazhaal nerappida nindrenI stood to fill it with my lips
Female
Aaraadha kobammillaiThere is no unquenchable anger
En aruginilae vaaCome near me
Male :Ini naanaaga pirivadhillaiMale: I will not separate on my own anymore
En vaazhvinilae vaaCome into my life
Male
PesumbozhudhaeEven as we speak
Sila vaarthai thadam maarumSome words stray off course
Thendral naduvaeAmidst the gentle breeze
Female
Thalai neettippesa paarkkumIt tries to pop its head up and speak
Paarkkum pozhudhaeThe moment we look at each other
Irukkangal kavippaadumTensions turn into poetry
Naanam adhilaeThe shyness within that
Male
Idaivandhu pogumaeIntervenes and passes by
Male
Aaraadha kobammillaiThere is no unquenchable anger
En aruginilae vaaCome near me
Female :Ini naanaaga pirivadhillaiFemale: I will not separate on my own anymore
En vaazhvinilae vaaCome into my life
Male
En vaarthaiyai anbinMy words, in love's
Siraiyil thaan adaithenPrison alone I locked
Female :Nee thottadhum anbaeFemale: Once you touch me, my love
Udaiyum aasaiyin vellamaeThe flood of desire breaks open
Male
Naatkal ponadhaeDays passed by
Kaadhal nindradhaeLove endured
Pirivilae uruginenI melted in separation
Dhinam dhinam anuginenEvery day I drew closer

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from Bale Pandiya (2010) expresses a tender dialogue of reconciliation and deep affection between lovers. It conveys how superficial grievances and anger dissolve when faced with genuine love. Both lovers reflect on the pain of separation, realizing that their distance was merely an illusion like a mirage, and that every moment apart only brought them closer together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En vaarthaiyai anbin siraiyil thaan adaithen

Describing love as a prison ('Anbin sirai') and desire as a flood ('Aasaiyin vellam') metaphorically highlights the intensity of emotional restraint and release.

Imagery

Thondri maraiyum oru kaanal neerilae

The image of a mirage ('Kaanal neer') is used to visualize the illusion of emotional distance that disappears upon reflection.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Dhinam dhinam anuginen

The repetition of 'Dhinam dhinam' emphasizes the continuous, day-by-day progression of drawing closer in love.

Personification

Irukkangal kavippaadum

The line personifies unspoken tension as singing poetry ('Irukkangal kavippaadum').

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Trivia

The soundtrack for the 2010 comedy-thriller film Bale Pandiya was composed by singer-turned-composer Devan Ekambaram. Lyricist Thamarai penned the romantic tracks for the album.

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