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Lyrics & meaning

Adhikalai Nerame Pudhithana

From Meendum Oru Kathal Kathai · 1985

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Meendum Oru Kathal Kathai
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
5 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adhikaalai neramae pudhidhaana raagamae
Female :Engengilum aalabanai
Male :Koodadha nenjam rendum kooduthae paadudhae
Adhikaalai neramae pudhidhaana raagamae
Male :Engengilum aalabanai
Female :Koodadha nenjam rendum kooduthae paadudhae
Kaatrodu mogam
Aanandha raagam thaalattudhu
Female :Kaaveri neer alai adhu
Kadalodu vandhu serndhathu
Kaaveri neer alai adhu
Kadalodu vandhu serndhathu
Pudhu Sangamam sugam engilum
Female :Endrendrum neeyum naanum
Servadhae aanandham
Adhikaalai neramae pudhidhaana raagamae
Female :Engengilum aalabanai
Male :Koodadha nenjam rendum kooduthae paadudhae
Unnodu naanum ennodu neeyum
Uravaadlaaam
Male :Nenjodu oorvlam vara
Neengaamal naam sugam pera
Nenjodu oorvlam vara
Neengaamal naam sugam pera
Tholodu thaan thol serave
Thoongaamal kaanum inbam
Vaa venum neramae
Adhikaalai neramae pudhidhaana raagamae
Male :Engengilum aalabanai
Female :Koodadha nenjam rendum kooduthae paadudhae
In the early morning hour, a brand-new melody,
Female: A sweet humming echoes everywhere,
Male: Two hearts once kept apart are coming together and singing.
In the early morning hour, a brand-new melody,
Male: A sweet humming echoes everywhere,
Female: Two hearts once kept apart are coming together and singing.
A gentle longing in the breeze,
A joyful tune rocks us like a lullaby.
Female: The rolling waves of river Kaveri
Have reached and merged into the sea.
The rolling waves of river Kaveri
Have reached and merged into the sea.
In this new union, sweet joy is everywhere.
Female: Forever and ever, you and I
Being together is pure happiness.
In the early morning hour, a brand-new melody,
Female: A sweet humming echoes everywhere,
Male: Two hearts once kept apart are coming together and singing.
You with me and I with you,
Let us share our love.
Male: As tender feelings parade in our hearts,
To find lasting joy together without ever parting,
As tender feelings parade in our hearts,
To find lasting joy together without ever parting,
Resting shoulder to shoulder,
To taste the joy of staying awake together,
Come, this is the moment we longed for!
In the early morning hour, a brand-new melody,
Male: A sweet humming echoes everywhere,
Female: Two hearts once kept apart are coming together and singing.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adhikaalai Nerame is a soulful romantic duet that celebrates the emotional reunion and bonding of two lovers at dawn. The break of day is depicted as a fresh musical melody (pudhidhaana raagam) accompanied by divine vocal improvisions (aalapana) vibrating through nature. The lyrics draw upon serene natural imagery, comparing the lovers' reunion to the Kaveri river flowing into and becoming one with the vast ocean.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Kaaveri neer alai adhu Kadalodu vandhu serndhathu”

The confluence of the Kaveri river wave entering the sea is used as a metaphor for two lovers uniting seamlessly.

Iyaibu (இயைபு - End Rhyme)

“Adhikaalai neramae pudhidhaana raagamae”

The end-rhyming suffixes 'neramae' and 'raagamae' create a pleasing musical cadence suited for the dawn context.

Personification

“Aanandha raagam thaalattudhu”

The joyous musical raagam is personified as a gentle caregiver lulling the lovers into peace.

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Trivia

Meendum Oru Kathal Kathai (1985) was directed by Pratap K. Pothen, who also starred in the lead role alongside Radhika. The film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 32nd National Film Awards. Maestro Ilaiyaraaja crafted the soundscape using soft classical morning motifs to heighten the song's tender romance.

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