- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Chellamae
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aariya udhadugal unnathu
Dhraavida udhadugal ennathu
Aaariyam dhraavidam
Rendum kalakkattumae
Aanandha porkkalam
Ingae thodangattumae
Aariya udhadugal ennathu
Dhraavida udhadugal unnathu
Aaariyam dhraavidam
Rendum kalakkattumae..ae….
Aanandha porkkalam
Ingae thodangattumae…ae…
Idhil yaar tholviyurum podhum
Adhu thaan vetri endraagum
Idhil nee vetri pera vendum
Mana kidangugal theeppattri thithikkanum
Mmm…mmm….hmm….mmm….
Aariya udhadugal unnathu
Dhraavida udhadugal ennathu
Aaariyam dhraavidam
Rendum kalakkattumae…ae…
Aanandha porkkalam
Ingae thodangattumae
Huu hae…hoo hoo hae…
Huu hae…hoo hoo hae…
Huu hae…hoo hoo hae…
Huu hae…hoo hoo hae…
Eththanai ullathu pennil
Ada edhu miga pidithathu ennil
Pagal pozhuthin perazhagaa
Raathiriyin pooranamaa
Minnalgal sadugudu aadum
Kannaa kannaa
Mel aadai megam moodum
Nenjaa nenjaa
Ovvoru baagamum pidikkum
Un unarchiyin theeviram pidikkum
Mogam varum tharunangalil
Munagal idum oli pidikkum
Kattil mel ellaam kalaintha
Pinnae pinnae
Kalaiyaatha kolusu romba
Pidikkum pidikkum
En naayaga enai pirigaiyil
En nyaabagam thalai kaattuma
Un aan manam..hmm mmm
Thadumaaruma
Pira pengal mel …manam poguma
Aaa…haaa…
Kangalae neeyaai ponaal
Veru paarvai varuma
Aariya udhadugal ennathu
Dhraavida udhadugal unnathu
Aaariyam dhraavidam
Rendum kalakkattumae…ae….
Male : Aanandha porkkalam
Ingae thodangattumae…ae….
Devadhai punnagai seidhaal
Siru theipirai muzhu nilavaagum
Kuraikudamaai naan irunthen
Niraikudamaai yen nirainthen
Oonnodu mazhaiyaai vanthu
Pozhinthaai pozhinthaai
Uyirellaam odi odi
Nirainthaai nirainthaai
Jeevitha nadhiyena virainthaai
En jeevanin pallathil nirainthaai
Piraviyinai thaai koduthaal
Pirantha payan nee koduthaai
Aanukku muzhumai enna
Penn thaan penn thaan
Pennukku muzhumai enna
Aan thaan aan thaan
Adi kaatrinaal vaan niraiyuthu
Nam kaadhalaal uyir niraiyuthu
Valar jodhiyae endhan paadhiyae
Nee enna thaan edhir paarkkiraai
Jeevanin maiyam thedi
Kaigal meendum thoduma
Aariya udhadugal unnathu
Female :Dhraavida udhadugal unnathu
Male :Aaariyam dhraavidam
Rendum kalakkattumae…ae….
Female :Aanandha porkkalam
Ingae thodangattumae…ae….
Idhil yaar tholviyurum podhum
Adhu thaan vetri endraagum
Idhil nee vetri pera vendum
Male & Female :
Mana kidangugal theeppattri thithikkanum
Mmm…mmm….hmm….mmm….
Yours are Aryan lips,
Mine are Dravidian lips.
Let Aryan and Dravidian
Both blend together!
Let a battlefield of bliss
Begin right here!
Mine are Aryan lips,
Yours are Dravidian lips.
Let Aryan and Dravidian
Both blend together...
Let a battlefield of bliss
Begin right here...
Whoever loses in this,
That itself turns into victory.
In this, you must win,
And the storehouses of our hearts must catch fire and turn sweet.
Mmm... mmm... hmm... mmm...
Yours are Aryan lips,
Mine are Dravidian lips.
Let Aryan and Dravidian
Both blend together...
Let a battlefield of bliss
Begin right here!
Hoo hae... hoo hoo hae...
Hoo hae... hoo hoo hae...
Hoo hae... hoo hoo hae...
Hoo hae... hoo hoo hae...
There is so much within a woman,
Ah, what do you like the most about me?
Is it my daytime beauty?
Or my nighttime fullness?
Is it your eyes where lightning
Plays tag, my love?
Or your chest veiled
In cloud-like clothes, my love?
I love every single part of you,
And I love the intensity of your passion.
In the moments when desire rises,
I love the sound of your soft moaning.
On the bed, after everything is scattered,
Afterward...
I love the anklet that stays untouched,
I love it so much.
My love, when you part from me,
Will my memory come to mind?
Will your man's heart... hmm mmm...
Waver?
Will your thoughts wander to other women?
Aah... haah...
When my very eyes have become you,
Could I ever look at anyone else?
Mine are Aryan lips,
Yours are Dravidian lips.
Let Aryan and Dravidian
Both blend together...
Male: Let a battlefield of bliss
Begin right here...
When an angel smiles,
Even a crescent moon becomes full.
I was an incomplete vessel,
How did I become filled to the brim?
Like rain upon my body,
You poured and poured,
Flowing through my entire soul,
You filled and filled me.
You rushed like a river of life,
And filled the depths of my being.
My mother gave me this life,
But you gave purpose to being born.
What completes a man?
Only a woman, only a woman!
What completes a woman?
Only a man, only a man!
The sky fills with the wind,
And our souls fill with our love.
Growing flame, my other half,
What are you longing for?
Seeking the center of life,
Will your hands touch me again?
Yours are Aryan lips,
Female: Yours are Dravidian lips,
Male: Let Aryan and Dravidian
Both blend together...
Female: Let a battlefield of bliss
Begin right here...
Whoever loses in this,
Even that becomes a victory.
In this, you must win,
Male & Female:
And the storehouses of our hearts must catch fire and turn sweet.
Mmm... mmm... hmm... mmm...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Aariya Udhadugal is a sensuous and metaphorically rich duet from the movie Chellamae (2004), composed by Harris Jayaraj and written by Vairamuthu. The song frames intimate romance as a pleasurable battleground where historical and cultural divides—metaphorized as Aryan and Dravidian—dissolve into total unity and union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Aanandha porkkalam / Ingae thodangattumae”
Framing intimate passion as a battleground ('porkkalam') where losing actually constitutes a victory ('tholviyurum podhum adhu thaan vetri endraagum').
Metaphor
“Kuraikudamaai naan irunthen / Niraikudamaai yen nirainthen”
Comparing human emotional states to physical vessels (an empty/incomplete pot vs. a full pot).
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aariya udhadugal unnathu / Dhraavida udhadugal ennathu”
The second consonant 'ri' aligns in 'Aariya' and 'Dhraavida' across lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track was composed by Harris Jayaraj for Chellamae (2004), starring Vishal, Reema Sen, and Bharath. Lyricist Vairamuthu used historical/geographical terms ('Aariyam' and 'Dhraavidam') as a poetic conceit for two distinct halves coming together in passionate love.
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