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Lyrics & meaning

Aayiram Nilave Vaa Song Lyrics – Sooraj Santhosh and Saindhavi

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Sooraj Santhosh, Saindhavi
Music director
C. Sathya (Remastered
Details
Album Songs 20212021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aayiram nilavae vaaCome, a thousand moons!
Orr aayiram nilavae vaaCome, O a thousand moons!
Idhazh oram suvai thedaSearching for sweetness at the edge of lips,
Pudhu paadal vizhi paada paadaAs eyes sing a new song again and again.
Male
Aayiram nilavae vaaCome, a thousand moons!
Orr aayiram nilavae vaaCome, O a thousand moons!
Idhazh oram suvai thedaSearching for sweetness at the edge of lips,
Pudhu paadal vizhi paada paadaAs eyes sing a new song again and again.
Female
Mannavanin thozh irandaiUpon the king's two shoulders,
Mangai endhan kai thazhuvaAs this maiden's hands embrace,
Kaar kuzhalum paai virikkumDark tresses spread out like a bed,
Kan sivandhu vaai velukkumEyes redden and lips turn pale.
Female
Mannavanin thozh irandaiUpon the king's two shoulders,
Mangai endhan kai thazhuvaAs this maiden's hands embrace,
Kaar kuzhalum paai virikkumDark tresses spread out like a bed,
Kan sivandhu vaai velukkumEyes redden and lips turn pale.
Female
Indha mayakam ezhil mugamWon't this entranced, beautiful face
Muthaaga verkaadhoPerspire like glistening pearls?
Indha mayakam ezhil mugamWon't this entranced, beautiful face
Muthaaga verkaadhoPerspire like glistening pearls?
Andha ninaivil vandhu vizhundhenLost in that thought, I came and fell,
Kothaana poovaagaLike a cluster of fresh flowers.
Male
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Female
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Male
Nalliravu thunaiyirukkaWith the midnight standing as our companion,
Naam iruvar thaniyirukkaWith the two of us left in solitude,
Naanamenna bhaavamennaWhy this bashfulness, why these expressions?
Nadai thalarndhu ponadhennaWhy has your gait grown so weary?
Male
Nalliravu thunaiyirukkaWith the midnight standing as our companion,
Naam iruvar thaniyirukkaWith the two of us left in solitude,
Naanamenna bhaavamennaWhy this bashfulness, why these expressions?
Nadai thalarndhu ponadhennaWhy has your gait grown so weary?
Male
Illai urakkamSleep is nowhere to be found,
Orae manam en aasai paarayoWith a singular mind, won't you witness my desire?
Illai urakkamSleep is nowhere to be found,
Orae manam en aasai paarayoWith a singular mind, won't you witness my desire?
En uyirilae unnai ezhudhaTo etch your name upon my soul,
Ponmeni thaarayoWon't you surrender your golden form?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic romantic duet celebrates intimate love and passionate longing under the night sky. The lyrics use vivid nature imagery—comparing perspiration to pearls and dark hair to a spread mat—to portray the sensory experience and sweet nervousness of two lovers spending the night together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Muthaaga verkaadho

Comparing drops of sweat on a beautiful face to shiny pearls ('Muthaaga').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Mannavanin thozh irandai / Mangai endhan kai thazhuva

Repetition of the 'Ma' sound at the beginning of consecutive words/lines ('Mannavanin', 'Mangai').

Emonai / Rhyme

Nalliravu thunaiyirukka / Naam iruvar thaniyirukka

Rhythmic rhyming end words ('thunaiyirukka', 'thaniyirukka').

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Trivia

This legendary song from the movie 'Adimai Penn' (1969) marked the Tamil cinema playback debut of the legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, SPB famously recorded this track while recovering from a fever, rendering it into an immortal classic.

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