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Lyrics & meaning

Aayiram Nilave Vaa

From Adimai Penn · 1969

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Adimai Penn
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
1 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Aayiram nilavae vaa
Oar aayiram nilavae vaa
Idhazhoram suvai theda
Puthu paadal vizhi paada paada } (2)
Aayiram nilavae vaa
Oar aayiram nilavae vaa
{ Nalliravu thunaiyiruka
Naamiruvar thaniyiruka
Naanamenna bhaavamenna
Nadai thalarndhu ponadhenna } (2)
{ Illai urakam orae
Manam ennaasai paaraayo } (2)
En uyirilae unnai ezhudha
Ponmeni thaaraayo
Aayiram nilavae vaa
Oar aayiram nilavae vaa
{ Mannavanin thol
Irandai mangai endhan kai
Thazhuva kaar kuzhalum
Paai virikum kan sivandhu
Vaai velukum } (2)
{ Indha mayakam
Ezhil mugam
Muthaaga verkaadho } (2)
Andha ninaivil
Vandhu vizhundhen
Kothaana poovaaga
Aayiram nilavae vaa
Oar aayiram nilavae vaa
Idhazhoram suvai theda
Puthu paadal vizhi paada paada
Poigai enum
Neermagalum
Poovaadai porthirundhaal
Thendral enum
Kaadhalanin kai vilaka
Verthu nindraal
Aaa… poigai enum
Neermagalum
Poovaadai porthirundhaal
Aaa… thendral enum
Kaadhalanin kai vilaka
Verthu nindraal
{ Enna thudipo
Aval nilai nee unara maataayo } (2)
Andha nilaiyil
Andha sugathai
Naan unara kaataayo
Come, radiant as a thousand moons,
come, oh moon of a thousand charms!
As lips search for sweetness,
and eyes sing a brand-new song...
Come, radiant as a thousand moons,
come, oh moon of a thousand charms!
With midnight as our only companion,
and the two of us all alone,
why this shyness, why this hesitation?
Why have your footsteps faltered?
Sleep is gone, my mind has only one thought—
won't you look at my desire?
To write your name into my very soul,
won't you offer your golden form?
Come, radiant as a thousand moons,
come, oh moon of a thousand charms!
When the shoulders of my king
are embraced by my woman's hands,
my dark hair
will spread like a bed, my eyes flushing red
and my lips turning pale.
In this sweet intoxication,
won't pearls of sweat
glisten on my lovely face?
Lost in that very thought,
I came and fell into your arms
like a bunch of fresh flowers.
Come, radiant as a thousand moons,
come, oh moon of a thousand charms!
As lips search for sweetness,
and eyes sing a brand-new song...
The pond, like a girl
born of water,
draped herself in a blanket of flowers.
When the gentle breeze,
her lover, pushed it aside with his hand,
she stood blushing with drops of sweat.
Ah... The pond, like a girl
born of water,
draped herself in a blanket of flowers.
Ah... When the gentle breeze,
her lover, pushed it aside with his hand,
she stood blushing with drops of sweat.
What a restless flutter of passion!
Won't you feel what she is going through?
In that tender state,
that sweet pleasure—
won't you show it to me so I can feel it?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Aayiram Nilave Vaa' is a classic romantic song set during a quiet midnight hour where two lovers exchange intimate expressions of romance, desire, and emotional connection. The song poetically weaves human intimacy with nature, comparing a pond draped in flowers to a shy maiden whose flower-garment is gently pulled aside by her lover, the southern breeze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagam)

“Poigai enum Neermagalum ... Thendral enum Kaadhalanin”

The pond is personified as a 'water maiden' (Neermagal) and the southern breeze as her 'lover' (Kaadhalan).

Simile (Upamaana)

“Vandhu vizhundhen Kothaana poovaaga”

The heroine compares herself falling softly into her lover's arms to a cluster of blooming flowers.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Nalliravu thunaiyiruka / Illai urakam orae”

Repetition of the second consonant 'll' across consecutive lines for melodic harmony.

Moonaal / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Poigai enum / Poovaadai porthirundhaal”

Matching starting sounds in adjacent phrases to create internal rhythm.

Did you know?

Trivia

This song marked the Tamil playback singing debut of legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. SPB fell severely ill with typhoid right before the scheduled recording date, but actor M. G. Ramachandran insisted on waiting for him to recover rather than replacing him, launching SPB's illustrious career in Tamil cinema.

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