Agap Porula
From Anjaneya · 2003
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Anjaneya2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Agaporula nee agaporula | Are you internal love grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Puraporula nee puraporula | Or are you external world grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Female | |
| Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal | If you remain right by my side, |
| Un agaporulai naan iruppen | I will exist as your inner emotional world. |
| Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae | Once you set off and leave, |
| Un puraporulai naan thavippen | I will pine away in your outer physical world. |
| Male | |
| Poo chedi neeyaanal | If you become a flowering plant, |
| Un ver yena nan iruppen | I will remain as your root underneath. |
| Female : Sooriyan neeyanal | Female: If you become the bright sun, |
| Un kaaichalil naan iruppen | I will dwell within your warmth. |
| Male | |
| Adhi kaalai vennila sirikkirathae | The early morning white moon smiles, |
| Enai aayul kaidhiyaai azhikkirathae | Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence. |
| Female :Pasi thookkam yaavaiyum marakkirathae | Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep, |
| Oru kadhal paithiyam pidikkirathae | A obsession of love takes hold of me. |
| Male | |
| Agaporula nee agaporula | Are you internal love grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Puraporula nee puraporula | Or are you external world grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Female | |
| Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal | If you remain right by my side, |
| Un agaporulai naan iruppen | I will exist as your inner emotional world. |
| Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae | Once you set off and leave, |
| Un puraporulai naan thavippen | I will pine away in your outer physical world. |
| Female | |
| Aagaayam oru veedu | The vast sky is our home, |
| Andha nilavu nam koodu | And that glowing moon is our nest. |
| Male :Poovaana un dhegam | Male: Your body is soft like a flower, |
| Athai pootti vaithaal paavam | Locking it away from love is a sin. |
| Ival vaasanai kandu | Sensing her sweet fragrance, |
| Un vayathai kindum vandu | A bumblebee stirs up your youthful passion. |
| Female | |
| Nee naanena ena maarinaal | If you and I merge into one another, |
| Ini rendu vaazhkai yedhethu | Where is the question of two separate lives? |
| Male :Thaamarai ilai meedhilae | Male: Upon the slick lotus leaf, |
| Manam thanneer pola thoongathu | The mind rolls endlessly, unanchored like water drops. |
| Female | |
| Vaazhgira naalilae | In these fleeting days of life, |
| Sorgam kandenae indru | I have experienced true heaven today. |
| Male :Poojaiyil poojaiyil | Male: In sacred worship and ritual, |
| Poovai thindru enai mendru | Devouring flowers and consuming me whole... |
| Female | |
| Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal | If you remain right by my side, |
| Un agaporulai naan iruppen | I will exist as your inner emotional world. |
| Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae | Once you set off and leave, |
| Un puraporulai naan thavippen | I will pine away in your outer physical world. |
| Male | |
| Agaporula nee agaporula | Are you internal love grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Puraporula nee puraporula | Or are you external world grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Male | |
| Kamban veettinil ulla | Preserved in the house of poet Kamban, |
| Oru kavithai olai neethan | You are a palm-leaf manuscript of poetry. |
| Female :Un thozhil dhinam thoongum | Female: Sleeping soundly on your shoulder every day, |
| Oru kuzhanthai pola aanen | I have become just like a little child. |
| Ennai nee killum bothu | When you softly pinch me, |
| Naan un per solli azhuven | I will cry out uttering your name. |
| Male | |
| Un kangalin imai yaavumae | All the lashes of your eyes, |
| En kannai vandhu kothaatho | Won't they come and gently peck at my eyes? |
| Female :Kangalil ulla paarpadha | Female: Is that light in the eyes seeing things, |
| Adhu kaadhal endru kaththaatho | Or isn't it shouting out that it is love? |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan unnai naan | I want to feed you, yes, I want to feed you, |
| Ootti vidavendum enbaen | I will insist on feeding you love. |
| Female :Unnai naan unnai naan | Female: I will consume you, yes, consume you, |
| Vaayai vaayaalae thinbaen | I will devour your lips with my lips. |
| Male | |
| Agaporula nee agaporula | Are you internal love grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Puraporula nee puraporula | Or are you external world grammar, my love? |
| Ena uraithidadi en uyirae | Tell me, my sweet life! |
| Female | |
| Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal | If you remain right by my side, |
| Un agaporulai naan iruppen | I will exist as your inner emotional world. |
| Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae | Once you set off and leave, |
| Un puraporulai naan thavippen | I will pine away in your outer physical world. |
| Male | |
| Poo chedi neeyaanal | If you become a flowering plant, |
| Un ver yena nan iruppen | I will remain as your root underneath. |
| Female :Sooriyan neeyanal | Female: If you become the bright sun, |
| Un kaaichalil naan iruppen | I will dwell within your warmth. |
| Male | |
| Adhi kaalai vennila sirikkirathae | The early morning white moon smiles, |
| Enai aayul kaidhiyaai azhikkirathae | Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence. |
| Female :Pasi thookkam yaavaiyum marakkirathae | Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep, |
| Oru kadhal paithiyam pidikkirathae | A obsession of love takes hold of me. |
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அகப்பொருளா நீ அகப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
புறப்பொருளா நீ புறப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
அருகினிலே நீ இருந்துவிட்டால்
உன் அகப்பொருளாய் நான் இருப்பேன்
புறப்பட்டுதான் நீ போன பின்னே
உன் புறப்பொருளாய் நான் தவிப்பேன்
If you remain right by my side,
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Once you set off and leave,
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
பூச்செடி நீயானால்
உன் வேர் என நான் இருப்பேன்
சூரியன் நீயானால்
உன் காய்ச்சலில் நான் இருப்பேன்
If you become a flowering plant,
I will remain as your root underneath.
Female: If you become the bright sun,
I will dwell within your warmth.
அதிகாலை வெண்ணிலா சிரிக்கிறதே
எனை ஆயுள் கைதியாய் அழைக்கிறதே
பசி தூக்கம் யாவுமே மறக்கிறதே
ஒரு காதல் பைத்தியம் பிடிக்கிறதே
The early morning white moon smiles,
Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence.
Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep,
A obsession of love takes hold of me.
அகப்பொருளா நீ அகப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
புறப்பொருளா நீ புறப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
அருகினிலே நீ இருந்துவிட்டால்
உன் அகப்பொருளாய் நான் இருப்பேன்
புறப்பட்டுதான் நீ போன பின்னே
உன் புறப்பொருளாய் நான் தவிப்பேன்
If you remain right by my side,
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Once you set off and leave,
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
ஆகாயம் ஒரு வீடு
அந்த நிலவு நமது கூடு
பூவான உன் தேகம்
அதை பூட்டி வைத்தால் பாவம்
இவள் வாசனை கண்டு
உன் வயத்தை கிண்டும் வண்டு
The vast sky is our home,
And that glowing moon is our nest.
Male: Your body is soft like a flower,
Locking it away from love is a sin.
Sensing her sweet fragrance,
A bumblebee stirs up your youthful passion.
நீ நானென என மாறினால்
இனி ரெண்டு வாழ்க்கை ஏதேது
தாமரை இலை மீதிலே
மனம் தண்ணீர் போல தூங்காது
If you and I merge into one another,
Where is the question of two separate lives?
Male: Upon the slick lotus leaf,
The mind rolls endlessly, unanchored like water drops.
வாழ்கிற நாளிலே
சொர்க்கம் கண்டேனே இன்று
பூஜையில் பூஜையில்
பூவை தின்று எனை மென்று
In these fleeting days of life,
I have experienced true heaven today.
Male: In sacred worship and ritual,
Devouring flowers and consuming me whole...
அருகினிலே நீ இருந்துவிட்டால்
உன் அகப்பொருளாய் நான் இருப்பேன்
புறப்பட்டுதான் நீ போன பின்னே
உன் புறப்பொருளாய் நான் தவிப்பேன்
If you remain right by my side,
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Once you set off and leave,
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
அகப்பொருளா நீ அகப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
புறப்பொருளா நீ புறப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
கம்பன் வீட்டினில் உள்ள
ஒரு கவிதை ஓலை நீதான்
உன் தோளில் தினம் தூங்கும்
ஒரு குழந்தை போல ஆனேன்
என்னை நீ கிள்ளும் போது
நான் உன் பேர் சொல்லி அழுவேன்
Preserved in the house of poet Kamban,
You are a palm-leaf manuscript of poetry.
Female: Sleeping soundly on your shoulder every day,
I have become just like a little child.
When you softly pinch me,
I will cry out uttering your name.
உன் கண்களில் இமை யாவுமே
என் கண்ணை வந்து கொத்தாதோ
கண்களில் உள்ள பார்ப்பதா
அது காதல் என்று கத்தாதோ
All the lashes of your eyes,
Won't they come and gently peck at my eyes?
Female: Is that light in the eyes seeing things,
Or isn't it shouting out that it is love?
உன்னை நான் உன்னை நான்
ஊட்டி விடவேண்டும் என்பேன்
உன்னை நான் உன்னை நான்
வாயை வாயாலே தின்பேன்
I want to feed you, yes, I want to feed you,
I will insist on feeding you love.
Female: I will consume you, yes, consume you,
I will devour your lips with my lips.
அகப்பொருளா நீ அகப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
புறப்பொருளா நீ புறப்பொருளா
என உரைத்திடடி என் உயிரே
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Tell me, my sweet life!
அருகினிலே நீ இருந்துவிட்டால்
உன் அகப்பொருளாய் நான் இருப்பேன்
புறப்பட்டுதான் நீ போன பின்னே
உன் புறப்பொருளாய் நான் தவிப்பேன்
If you remain right by my side,
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Once you set off and leave,
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
பூச்செடி நீயானால்
உன் வேர் என நான் இருப்பேன்
சூரியன் நீயானால்
உன் காய்ச்சலில் நான் இருப்பேன்
If you become a flowering plant,
I will remain as your root underneath.
Female: If you become the bright sun,
I will dwell within your warmth.
அதிகாலை வெண்ணிலா சிரிக்கிறதே
எனை ஆயுள் கைதியாய் அழைக்கிறதே
பசி தூக்கம் யாவையும் மறக்கிறதே
ஒரு காதல் பைத்தியம் பிடிக்கிறதே
The early morning white moon smiles,
Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence.
Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep,
A obsession of love takes hold of me.
……………………..
...
Agaporula nee agaporula
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Puraporula nee puraporula
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal
If you remain right by my side,
Un agaporulai naan iruppen
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae
Once you set off and leave,
Un puraporulai naan thavippen
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
Poo chedi neeyaanal
If you become a flowering plant,
Un ver yena nan iruppen
I will remain as your root underneath.
Female : Sooriyan neeyanal
Female: If you become the bright sun,
Un kaaichalil naan iruppen
I will dwell within your warmth.
Adhi kaalai vennila sirikkirathae
The early morning white moon smiles,
Enai aayul kaidhiyaai azhikkirathae
Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence.
Female :Pasi thookkam yaavaiyum marakkirathae
Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep,
Oru kadhal paithiyam pidikkirathae
A obsession of love takes hold of me.
Agaporula nee agaporula
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Puraporula nee puraporula
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal
If you remain right by my side,
Un agaporulai naan iruppen
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae
Once you set off and leave,
Un puraporulai naan thavippen
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
Aagaayam oru veedu
The vast sky is our home,
Andha nilavu nam koodu
And that glowing moon is our nest.
Male :Poovaana un dhegam
Male: Your body is soft like a flower,
Athai pootti vaithaal paavam
Locking it away from love is a sin.
Ival vaasanai kandu
Sensing her sweet fragrance,
Un vayathai kindum vandu
A bumblebee stirs up your youthful passion.
Nee naanena ena maarinaal
If you and I merge into one another,
Ini rendu vaazhkai yedhethu
Where is the question of two separate lives?
Male :Thaamarai ilai meedhilae
Male: Upon the slick lotus leaf,
Manam thanneer pola thoongathu
The mind rolls endlessly, unanchored like water drops.
Vaazhgira naalilae
In these fleeting days of life,
Sorgam kandenae indru
I have experienced true heaven today.
Male :Poojaiyil poojaiyil
Male: In sacred worship and ritual,
Poovai thindru enai mendru
Devouring flowers and consuming me whole...
Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal
If you remain right by my side,
Un agaporulai naan iruppen
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae
Once you set off and leave,
Un puraporulai naan thavippen
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
Agaporula nee agaporula
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Puraporula nee puraporula
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Kamban veettinil ulla
Preserved in the house of poet Kamban,
Oru kavithai olai neethan
You are a palm-leaf manuscript of poetry.
Female :Un thozhil dhinam thoongum
Female: Sleeping soundly on your shoulder every day,
Oru kuzhanthai pola aanen
I have become just like a little child.
Ennai nee killum bothu
When you softly pinch me,
Naan un per solli azhuven
I will cry out uttering your name.
Un kangalin imai yaavumae
All the lashes of your eyes,
En kannai vandhu kothaatho
Won't they come and gently peck at my eyes?
Female :Kangalil ulla paarpadha
Female: Is that light in the eyes seeing things,
Adhu kaadhal endru kaththaatho
Or isn't it shouting out that it is love?
Unnai naan unnai naan
I want to feed you, yes, I want to feed you,
Ootti vidavendum enbaen
I will insist on feeding you love.
Female :Unnai naan unnai naan
Female: I will consume you, yes, consume you,
Vaayai vaayaalae thinbaen
I will devour your lips with my lips.
Agaporula nee agaporula
Are you internal love grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Puraporula nee puraporula
Or are you external world grammar, my love?
Ena uraithidadi en uyirae
Tell me, my sweet life!
Aruginilae nee irundhuvitaal
If you remain right by my side,
Un agaporulai naan iruppen
I will exist as your inner emotional world.
Purappattuthan nee pona pinnae
Once you set off and leave,
Un puraporulai naan thavippen
I will pine away in your outer physical world.
Poo chedi neeyaanal
If you become a flowering plant,
Un ver yena nan iruppen
I will remain as your root underneath.
Female :Sooriyan neeyanal
Female: If you become the bright sun,
Un kaaichalil naan iruppen
I will dwell within your warmth.
Adhi kaalai vennila sirikkirathae
The early morning white moon smiles,
Enai aayul kaidhiyaai azhikkirathae
Destroying me like a prisoner serving a life sentence.
Female :Pasi thookkam yaavaiyum marakkirathae
Female: I forget all my hunger and sleep,
Oru kadhal paithiyam pidikkirathae
A obsession of love takes hold of me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poetic duet from the film Anjaneya portrays two lovers lost in deep romantic obsession and mutual devotion. Using rich classical imagery, the lovers compare their bond to foundational elements of nature—such as the roots nourishing a plant, the sun and its warmth, and water resting restlessly on a lotus leaf. They describe how love reshapes their perception of time and reality, driving away sleep and hunger while granting them a taste of heavenly bliss in each other's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Classical Allusion (Agapporul & Purapporul)
“Agaporula nee agaporula... Puraporula nee puraporula”
Vairamuthu weaves Sangam Tamil grammatical concepts—'Agapporul' (internal, subjective love grammar) and 'Purapporul' (external, objective worldly grammar)—into metaphors for emotional proximity versus physical separation.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaamarai ilai meedhilae / Manam thanneer pola thoongathu”
The mind's restless, fluid state in love is compared to water droplets sliding unattached on a smooth lotus leaf surface.
Hyperbole (Athyokthi)
“Enai aayul kaidhiyaai azhikkirathae / Pasi thookkam yaavaiyum marakkirathae”
Exaggerates love intensity by claiming the morning moon renders the lover a life-sentence prisoner, or that love causes complete loss of sleep and hunger.
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Trivia
The song incorporates Sangam Tamil literary concepts 'Agham' (inner realm of personal romantic feelings) and 'Puram' (outer realm of action and society). Lyricist Vairamuthu, known for bringing classical Tamil literature into contemporary film songs, cleverly wordplays on 'Purappattuthan' (having departed) with 'Purapporul'.
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