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Lyrics & meaning

Aasai Nenjil Ini Deepam

From Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate · 1983

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
2 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai
Poosai illai ingu devi illai
Aagaathu pennin ullam
Aazham kaana yaaraal aagum
Aagaathu pennin ullam
Aazham kaana yaaraal aagum
Aattrangarai kanavu kannil
Aaraaroro aayiramthaano
Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai
Poosai illai ingu devi illai
Nee soodum poovum pottum
Kadhal seitha paavam
Naan paadum paadal kettu
Yaarukenna laabam
Kannaal jaadai munnaalaeyae
Sonnaal kooda pothaatho….aa….aa…aa….
Nee soodum poovum pottum
Kadhal seitha paavam
Naan paadum paadal kettu
Yaarukenna laabam
Kannaal jaadai munnaalaeyae
Sonnaal kooda pothaatho….
Neeyaaga thaedi vanthu
Theeyaaga nenjil nindru
Ponnaa endru ennai
Suttu paarththaai
Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai
Poosai illai ingu devi illai
Kalyaana kolam kandaen
Kaalil metti thaalam
Nalvaazhththu paada vanthaen
Kannil enna eeram
Yaedho yaezhu jenmam undaam
Naamum ondru saervomae…..
Nee paarththa paarvai nenjil
Paal vaarkkumpothum
Minjum vaazhnaal endrum
Needhaan endrae vaazhvaen naan…
Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai
Poosai illai ingu devi illai
Aagaathu pennin ullam
Aazham kaana yaaraal aagum
Aagaathu pennin ullam
Aazham kaana yaaraal aagum
Aattrangarai kanavu kannil
Aaraaroro aayiramthaano
Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai
Poosai illai ingu devi illai
There is no light left in this longing heart,
There is no worship here, and no goddess either.
A woman's heart cannot be fathomed,
Who could ever measure its depth?
A woman's heart cannot be fathomed,
Who could ever measure its depth?
Those riverbank dreams in my eyes,
Are they now just a thousand lullabies?
There is no light left in this longing heart,
There is no worship here, and no goddess either.
The flowers and bindi you wear,
Is it the sin that love committed?
From listening to the song I sing,
What does anyone have to gain?
If you had only given a sign with your eyes beforehand,
Wouldn't that have been enough?... Ah... Ah... Ah...
The flowers and bindi you wear,
Is it the sin that love committed?
From listening to the song I sing,
What does anyone have to gain?
If you had only given a sign with your eyes beforehand,
Wouldn't that have been enough?...
You came searching for me on your own,
And like a fire within my heart,
To see if I was pure gold,
You burned and tested me.
There is no light left in this longing heart,
There is no worship here, and no goddess either.
I saw you dressed in your wedding glory,
The toe-rings on your feet chiming in rhythm.
I came to sing my blessings for you,
So why are my eyes filled with tears?
They say seven lifetimes exist,
May we unite in one of them...
Even as the look in your eyes
Pours soothing comfort into my heart,
For all the days left in my life,
I will live thinking only of you...
There is no light left in this longing heart,
There is no worship here, and no goddess either.
A woman's heart cannot be fathomed,
Who could ever measure its depth?
A woman's heart cannot be fathomed,
Who could ever measure its depth?
Those riverbank dreams in my eyes,
Are they now just a thousand lullabies?
There is no light left in this longing heart,
There is no worship here, and no goddess either.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses the heartbreak and anguish of unrequited love and separation. The protagonist laments that the shrine of love in his heart has gone dark, as the beloved deity (his lover) is no longer there. He ponders the complex and mysterious nature of a woman's heart, questioning whether the emotional suffering he endures is the price paid for falling in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Aasai nenil ini dheepam illai / Poosai illai ingu devi illai

The heart is compared to a temple shrine that lacks a lamp (dheepam) and a deity (devi), representing emotional emptiness.

Simile / Fire Metaphor

Theeyaaga nenjil nindru / Ponnaa endru ennai / Suttu paarththaai

Comparing love and emotional turmoil to fire ('Theeyaaga') that tests the lover like purifying gold.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Aagaathu pennin ullam / Aazham kaana yaaraal aagum

Repetition of initial vowel sounds 'Aa' across lines creating melodic flow.

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Trivia

This melancholic melody features lyrics written by renowned Tamil poet Muthulingam for the 1983 movie 'Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate'.

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