Adiye Alangaari
From Thandakaaranyam · 2024
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singers
- Krishnaraj, Ananya Bhat
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Thandakaaranyam2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adiye alangaari | Hey beautifully adorned girl, |
| Alangaari | Beautifully adorned girl, |
| Azhagae agangaari | Oh beautiful, proud girl, |
| Agangaari | Proud girl, |
| Mazhai poovin vannam konda | Having the color of a rain flower, |
| Nandhaa vilakkae | Oh eternal lamp, |
| Malai maarbil manjal poosi | Smeared with turmeric on the mountain chest, |
| Minnum kizhakkae | Shining eastern horizon, |
| Female | |
| Indha vanakavalanin | This forest guard's |
| Uyir enakaanadhuvae | Life has now become yours/mine. |
| Oru madha yaanaiyai pol | Like a wild elephant in rut, |
| Kaadhal ennai aaludhae | Love rules over me. |
| Iru varaiyaadugalum | Two mountain goats |
| Thulli vilaiyaadidudhae | Are leaping and playing together. |
| Indha malai medugalo | These mountain slopes and mounds |
| Venu gaanam paaduthae..hey | Are singing the music of a bamboo flute... hey! |
| Male | |
| Adiye alangaari | Hey beautifully adorned girl, |
| Alangaari | Beautifully adorned girl, |
| Azhagae agangaari | Oh beautiful, proud girl, |
| Agangaari | Proud girl, |
| Female | |
| Ilangodi thavum peru malaiyae | Oh vast mountain where young vines climb, |
| Idaiveli neendaal uyir valiyae | If distance increases, life suffers pain. |
| Male :Sengaatu mannil pootha | Male: Blooming in the red forest soil, |
| En chella kova poovae | My dear beloved ivy gourd flower, |
| En aadhi andha kaadae | My forest from beginning to end, |
| Nan vandhadaiyum koodae | The nest where I come to rest, |
| Female | |
| En moocha eduthu | Taking my breath, |
| Un moochil kolachi | Mixing it into your breath, |
| Oor paarkka vaanathil | For the whole town to see, into the sky |
| Neelama thelippen | I will scatter blue color! |
| Male | |
| Allunpagala katti anaippen | Day and night I will hold you close in an embrace, |
| Aagamotham aayulum koduppen | Altogether I will give you my entire lifetime! |
| Male | |
| Adiye alangaari | Hey beautifully adorned girl, |
| Alangaari | Beautifully adorned girl, |
| Azhagae agangaari | Oh beautiful, proud girl, |
| Agangaari | Proud girl! |
அடியே அலங்காரி
அலங்காரி
அழகே அகங்காரி
அகங்காரி
மழைப்பூவின் வண்ணம் கொண்ட
நந்தா விளக்கே
மலை மார்பில் மஞ்சள் பூசி
மின்னும் கிழக்கே
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Beautifully adorned girl,
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Proud girl,
Having the color of a rain flower,
Oh eternal lamp,
Smeared with turmeric on the mountain chest,
Shining eastern horizon,
இந்த வணக்காவலனின்
உயிர் எனக்கானதுவே
ஒரு மத யானைய போல்
காதல் என்னை ஆளுதே
இரு வரையாடுகளும்
துள்ளி விளையாடிடுதே
இந்த மலை மேடுகளோ
வேணு கானம் பாடுதே ..ஹேய்
This forest guard's
Life has now become yours/mine.
Like a wild elephant in rut,
Love rules over me.
Two mountain goats
Are leaping and playing together.
These mountain slopes and mounds
Are singing the music of a bamboo flute... hey!
அடியே அலங்காரி
அலங்காரி
அழகே அகங்காரி
அகங்காரி
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Beautifully adorned girl,
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Proud girl,
இளங்கொடி தாவும் பெரு மலையே
இடைவெளி நீண்டால் உயிர் வலியே
செங்காட்டு மண்ணில் பூத்த
என் செல்ல கோவ பூவே
என் ஆதி அந்த காடே
நான் வந்தடையும் கூடே
Oh vast mountain where young vines climb,
If distance increases, life suffers pain.
Male: Blooming in the red forest soil,
My dear beloved ivy gourd flower,
My forest from beginning to end,
The nest where I come to rest,
என் மூச்ச எடுத்து
உன் மூச்சில் கொழச்சி
ஊர் பார்க்க வானத்தில்
நீலமா தெளிப்பேன்
Taking my breath,
Mixing it into your breath,
For the whole town to see, into the sky
I will scatter blue color!
அல்லும் பகலா கட்டி அணைப்பேன்
ஆகமொத்தம் ஆயுளும் கொடுப்பேன்
Day and night I will hold you close in an embrace,
Altogether I will give you my entire lifetime!
கை கோர்த்து போகும் நேரம்
கதை பேசும் காதல் மேகம்
நீ எனை சேர நாள் பார்த்திருப்பேன்
நெடு நாள் நிலவா நான் பூத்திருப்பேன்
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Beautifully adorned girl,
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Proud girl!
அடியே அலங்காரி
அலங்காரி
அழகே அகங்காரி
அகங்காரி
Adiye alangaari
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Alangaari
Beautifully adorned girl,
Azhagae agangaari
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Agangaari
Proud girl,
Mazhai poovin vannam konda
Having the color of a rain flower,
Nandhaa vilakkae
Oh eternal lamp,
Malai maarbil manjal poosi
Smeared with turmeric on the mountain chest,
Minnum kizhakkae
Shining eastern horizon,
Indha vanakavalanin
This forest guard's
Uyir enakaanadhuvae
Life has now become yours/mine.
Oru madha yaanaiyai pol
Like a wild elephant in rut,
Kaadhal ennai aaludhae
Love rules over me.
Iru varaiyaadugalum
Two mountain goats
Thulli vilaiyaadidudhae
Are leaping and playing together.
Indha malai medugalo
These mountain slopes and mounds
Venu gaanam paaduthae..hey
Are singing the music of a bamboo flute... hey!
Adiye alangaari
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Alangaari
Beautifully adorned girl,
Azhagae agangaari
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Agangaari
Proud girl,
Ilangodi thavum peru malaiyae
Oh vast mountain where young vines climb,
Idaiveli neendaal uyir valiyae
If distance increases, life suffers pain.
Male :Sengaatu mannil pootha
Male: Blooming in the red forest soil,
En chella kova poovae
My dear beloved ivy gourd flower,
En aadhi andha kaadae
My forest from beginning to end,
Nan vandhadaiyum koodae
The nest where I come to rest,
En moocha eduthu
Taking my breath,
Un moochil kolachi
Mixing it into your breath,
Oor paarkka vaanathil
For the whole town to see, into the sky
Neelama thelippen
I will scatter blue color!
Allunpagala katti anaippen
Day and night I will hold you close in an embrace,
Aagamotham aayulum koduppen
Altogether I will give you my entire lifetime!
Adiye alangaari
Hey beautifully adorned girl,
Alangaari
Beautifully adorned girl,
Azhagae agangaari
Oh beautiful, proud girl,
Agangaari
Proud girl!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Adiye Alangaari from Thandakaaranyam (2024), composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics by Uma Devi, is a deeply expressive romantic song set in the heart of nature. The song captures the intense affection between a forest guard and his beloved, celebrating their bond through vivid wilderness imagery. The lyrics compare the lover to an eternal lamp, mountain mornings smeared with golden turmeric, and wild red blossoms growing in rich forest earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru madha yaanaiyai pol”
Compares the overpowering, untamed force of falling in love to a wild elephant in rut.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nandhaa vilakkae”
Directly compares the beloved to an eternal, unfading light source.
Rhyme and Assonance (Edhugai / Monai)
“Adiye alangaari / Azhagae agangaari”
Creates rhythmic musicality by pairing 'alangaari' (adorned) with 'agangaari' (proud/possessive).
Visual Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagamm)
“Malai maarbil manjal poosi / Minnum kizhakkae”
Paints a vivid natural scene of morning sunlight spreading like turmeric over mountain hills.
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Trivia
The lyrics uniquely feature native wildlife references such as the 'varaiyaadu' (Nilgiri Tahr), the native wild goat endemic to the Western Ghats and the state animal of Tamil Nadu, reflecting the ecological setting of the movie Thandakaaranyam.
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