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Aasai Nenjame

From Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
K. Jamunarani
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hoo o o hoo o oHoo o o hoo o o
Aasai nenjamae poruppaaiOh yearning heart, be patient
Innum konjamaeJust a little longer
Anbar vandhiduvaar inbam minjumaeMy beloved will arrive, and joy will overflow
Aasai nenjamae poruppaaiOh yearning heart, be patient
Innum konjamaeJust a little longer
Anbar vandhiduvaar inbam minjumaeMy beloved will arrive, and joy will overflow
Aasai nenjamae …..Oh yearning heart...
Female
Nesan thannaiyae kannaalaeEven before seeing my lover
Kaanum munnaal neeyaeWith your own eyes, you
Nilaiyae kollaamal thullugindraayaeAre leaping without restraint
Nesan thannaiyae kannaalaeEven before seeing my lover
Kaanum munnaal neeyaeWith your own eyes, you
Nilaiyae kollaamal thullugindraayaeAre leaping without restraint
Neril kandaal oodugindraaiYet when you see him in person, you hide in mock resentment
Neril kandaal oodugindraaiYet when you see him in person, you hide in mock resentment
Vetkathaalae nilaimaariOverwhelmed by shyness, your composure changes
Thavithidavum seigiraai veenilaeAnd you needlessly suffer in agony
Female
Aasai nenjamae poruppaaiOh yearning heart, be patient
Innum konjamaeJust a little longer
Anbar vandhiduvaar inbam minjumaeMy beloved will arrive, and joy will overflow
Aasai nenjamae …..Oh yearning heart...
Female
Udal noiyum theeravae avarkkuTo cure his physical ailment
Undu ingae marundhuThere is medicine right here
Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhuBut to cure your ailment, he himself is the medicine
Udal noiyum theeravae avarkkuTo cure his physical ailment
Undu ingae marundhuThere is medicine right here
Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhuBut to cure your ailment, he himself is the medicine
Uravae kollum yogam vandhaalaeIf the good fortune of uniting in love arrives
Uravae kollum yogam vandhaalaeIf the good fortune of uniting in love arrives
Unnai polae perum bakkiyamA great blessing like yours
Udaiyorae illaiyae vaazhvilaeNo one else will possess in life
Female
Aasai nenjamae poruppaaiOh yearning heart, be patient
Innum konjamaeJust a little longer
Anbar vandhiduvaar inbam minjumaeMy beloved will arrive, and joy will overflow
Aasai nenjamae …..Oh yearning heart...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the sweet anticipation and emotional restlessness of a heroine awaiting her beloved. Addressing her own heart as a companion, she counsels it to remain patient for just a little while longer, promising that immense happiness will overflow once he arrives. She playfully points out the paradox of her feelings: before her lover arrives, her heart leaps with unbridled joy, yet when he appears right before her eyes, shyness takes over, causing her to hide and suffer needlessly in sweet agony. She contrasts physical illness with the affliction of love, noting that while conventional medicine can heal physical body ailments, her beloved himself is the sole cure for her heart's longing. She concludes that if she achieves the divine fortune of true union with him, no one in the world will be more blessed than her. The lyrics beautifully evoke classical Sangam poetic themes of love-longing and inner dialogue.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Personification (Nenjodu Kilarthal)

Aasai nenjamae poruppaai

The heroine directly addresses her own heart ('Aasai nenjamae') as a conscious entity capable of feeling impatience and shyness.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhu

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' across consecutive lines ('Udal', 'Undu', 'Unadhu').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhu

The beloved person is directly equated to a healing medicine ('avarthaan marundhu') for love-sickness.

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Trivia

The song features in the 1959 Tamil movie 'Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom', with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi. Melodiously rendered by K. Jamunarani, it reflects the classical Tamil literary convention of 'Nenjodu Pechudhal' (speaking to one's own heart).

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