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Aasai Nenjame Alai

From Boologa Rambai – 1958 · 1958

Lyricist
Kovi. Manisekaran
Singers
A. M. Raja, Radha Jayalakshmi
Music director
C. N. Pandurangan
Movie name
Boologa Rambai – 1958
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
25 Jul 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasai nenjamae
Alai modhum kadal meedhu naanae
Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen
Male :Inippana mozhi pesum ezhilae
Engae nee sendraayo ariyaen
Engae nee sendraayo ariyaen
Aasai nenjamae
Alai modhum kadal meedhu naanae
Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen
Vaanodu vilaiyaadum mugilae
Varuvaai en kadhai ketka neeyae
Thaenodum ezhir kaadhal vishamo
Thiruvae nam edhirkalam edhuvoo
Aasai nenjamae
Alai modhum kadal meedhu naanae
Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen
Vegamal vegum en ullam
Veenaaga punnagi pomo
Vegamal vegum en ullam
Veenaaga punnagi pomo
Vaadamal manam veesum anbae
Valamaana vaazhvendru kaanbom naam
Valamaana vaazhvendru kaanbom
Aasai nenjamae
Alai modhum kadal meedhu naanae
Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen
Aasai nenjamae
Alai modhum kadal meedhu naanae
Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen
Aasai nenjamae..
O longing heart,
On a sea where waves crash,
I have become like a tossing boat.
Male: O beauty who speaks sweet words,
I do not know where you have gone.
I do not know where you have gone.
O longing heart,
On a sea where waves crash,
I have become like a tossing boat.
O cloud playing across the sky,
Come and listen to my story.
Has sweet and beautiful love turned to poison?
My precious love, what will our future be?
O longing heart,
On a sea where waves crash,
I have become like a tossing boat.
My heart burns without a flame,
Will it just turn into a wound in vain?
My heart burns without a flame,
Will it just turn into a wound in vain?
O love whose fragrance never fades,
When will we see a happy life together?
When will we see a happy life?
O longing heart,
On a sea where waves crash,
I have become like a tossing boat.
O longing heart,
On a sea where waves crash,
I have become like a tossing boat.
O longing heart...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the deep pain, anxiety, and longing of a lover separated from his beloved. The singer compares his restless, troubled heart to a ship tossed endlessly on a sea of crashing waves. He wonders where his beloved has vanished and questions whether their once sweet love has turned into poison.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Asaindhadum kalam pola aanen”

Comparing the restless, troubled heart to a ship swaying on a turbulent sea using 'pola'.

Alliteration (MonaI)

“Vegamal vegum en ullam”

Repetition of the 'V' sound at the beginning of words in the line.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thaenodum ezhir kaadhal vishamo”

Comparing love directly to honey ('Thaenodum kaadhal') to emphasize its sweetness.

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Trivia

'Boologa Rambai' (1958) is a fantasy film starring Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi. The lyrics were penned by Kovi. Manisekaran, who later achieved great fame as a Sahitya Akademi award-winning Tamil historical novelist.

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