Alangara Valliye
From Sabaash Meena · 1958
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Music director
- T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Sabaash Meena1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Alangaara valliyae… ae…ae…ae… | Oh ornate creeper... |
| Alliyae nelliyae… | Oh water lily, oh gooseberry... |
| Aanaalum nenjilae anbu thaan illiyae… | Yet, there is no affection in your heart... |
| Ae…ae…ae…ae….ae…. | Ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Aasai kiliyae kobamaa | Beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| Aasai kiliyae kobamaa | Beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| Male | |
| Naesamaaga pesidaamal | Without speaking affectionately |
| Nirpadhaeno thangammaa | Why do you stand there, my golden lady? |
| Naesamaaga pesidaamal | Without speaking affectionately |
| Nirpadhaeno thangammaa | Why do you stand there, my golden lady? |
| Male | |
| Aasai kiliyae kobamaa | Beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kannaalaa | Oh groom who is as precious as my eyes |
| Kaadhal manavaalaa | Oh lover, my groom |
| Namma ennam ellaam veenaaga | Making all our wishes go to waste |
| Idaiyooru vandhadhaiyaa… aa… aa… aa… | An obstacle has arrived, my lord... |
| Male | |
| Haiyoo | Oh dear! |
| Female :Hmmkumm | Hmmkumm |
| Male | |
| Aasai irundhaal podhumaa | Is it enough just to have desire? |
| Unga appaa manamum maarumaa | Will your father's heart change? |
| Aasai irundhaal podhumaa | Is it enough just to have desire? |
| Aasai irundhaal podhumaa | Is it enough just to have desire? |
| Unga appaa manamum maarumaa | Will your father's heart change? |
| Aasai irundhaal podhumaa | Is it enough just to have desire? |
| Unga ammaa manamum maarumaa | Will your mother's heart change? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vaazhvai morachu paarkkum | Glaring at our life of love |
| Karadi thalai velagi pogumaa | Will this stubborn obstacle move away? |
| Kaadhal vaazhvai morachu paarkkum | Glaring at our life of love |
| Karadi thalai velaghi poghumaa | Will this stubborn obstacle move away? |
| Male | |
| Aasai kiliyae kobamaa | Beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| Aasai kiliyae kobamaa | Beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| En arugil varavum naanamaa | Are you shy to come near me? |
| Male | |
| Aasai irundhaal podhumaa | Is it enough just to have desire? |
| Unga appaa manamum maarumaa | Will your father's heart change? |
| Unga ammaa manamum maarumaa | Will your mother's heart change? |
மற்றும் சீர்காழி கோவிந்தராஜன்
Oh ornate creeper...
Oh water lily, oh gooseberry...
Yet, there is no affection in your heart...
Ah... ah...
அலங்கார வள்ளியே......ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ......
அல்லியே நெல்லியே
ஆனாலும் நெஞ்சிலே அன்புதான் இல்லியே.....
ஏ.....ஏ......ஏ.......ஏ......ஏ.....
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
Are you shy to come near me?
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
Are you shy to come near me?
Are you shy to come near me?
ஆசைக்கிளியே கோபமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
ஆசைக்கிளியே கோபமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
Without speaking affectionately
Why do you stand there, my golden lady?
Without speaking affectionately
Why do you stand there, my golden lady?
நேசமாகப் பேசிடாமல்
நிற்பதேனோ தங்கம்மா
நேசமாகப் பேசிடாமல்
நிற்பதேனோ தங்கம்மா
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
Are you shy to come near me?
Are you shy to come near me?
ஆசைக்கிளியே கோபமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
Oh groom who is as precious as my eyes
Oh lover, my groom
Making all our wishes go to waste
An obstacle has arrived, my lord...
கண்ணான கண்ணாளா
காதல் மணவாளா
நம்ம எண்ணமெல்லாம் வீணாக
இடையூறு வந்ததையா.....ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ....
Oh dear!
Hmmkumm
ஹையோ
ஹ்ம்ம்கும்ம்
Is it enough just to have desire?
Will your father's heart change?
Is it enough just to have desire?
Is it enough just to have desire?
Will your father's heart change?
Is it enough just to have desire?
Will your mother's heart change?
ஆசை இருந்தால் போதுமா
உங்க அப்பா மனமும் மாறுமா
ஆசை இருந்தால் போதுமா
ஆசை இருந்தால் போதுமா
உங்க அப்பா மனமும் மாறுமா
ஆசை இருந்தால் போதுமா
உங்க அம்மா மனமும் மாறுமா
Glaring at our life of love
Will this stubborn obstacle move away?
Glaring at our life of love
Will this stubborn obstacle move away?
காதல் வாழ்வை மொறைச்சுப் பார்க்கும்
கரடி தலை விலகிப் போகுமா......
காதல் வாழ்வை மொறைச்சுப் பார்க்கும்
கரடி தலை விலகிப் போகுமா......
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
Are you shy to come near me?
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
Are you shy to come near me?
Are you shy to come near me?
ஆசைக்கிளியே கோபமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
ஆசைக்கிளியே கோபமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
என் அருகில் வரவும் நாணமா
Is it enough just to have desire?
Will your father's heart change?
Will your mother's heart change?
ஆசை இருந்தால் போதுமா
உங்க அப்பா மனமும் மாறுமா
உங்க அம்மா மனமும் மாறுமா
Alangaara valliyae… ae…ae…ae…
Oh ornate creeper...
Alliyae nelliyae…
Oh water lily, oh gooseberry...
Aanaalum nenjilae anbu thaan illiyae…
Yet, there is no affection in your heart...
Ae…ae…ae…ae….ae….
Ah... ah...
Aasai kiliyae kobamaa
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
Aasai kiliyae kobamaa
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
Naesamaaga pesidaamal
Without speaking affectionately
Nirpadhaeno thangammaa
Why do you stand there, my golden lady?
Naesamaaga pesidaamal
Without speaking affectionately
Nirpadhaeno thangammaa
Why do you stand there, my golden lady?
Aasai kiliyae kobamaa
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
Kannaana kannaalaa
Oh groom who is as precious as my eyes
Kaadhal manavaalaa
Oh lover, my groom
Namma ennam ellaam veenaaga
Making all our wishes go to waste
Idaiyooru vandhadhaiyaa… aa… aa… aa…
An obstacle has arrived, my lord...
Haiyoo
Oh dear!
Female :Hmmkumm
Hmmkumm
Aasai irundhaal podhumaa
Is it enough just to have desire?
Unga appaa manamum maarumaa
Will your father's heart change?
Aasai irundhaal podhumaa
Is it enough just to have desire?
Aasai irundhaal podhumaa
Is it enough just to have desire?
Unga appaa manamum maarumaa
Will your father's heart change?
Aasai irundhaal podhumaa
Is it enough just to have desire?
Unga ammaa manamum maarumaa
Will your mother's heart change?
Kaadhal vaazhvai morachu paarkkum
Glaring at our life of love
Karadi thalai velagi pogumaa
Will this stubborn obstacle move away?
Kaadhal vaazhvai morachu paarkkum
Glaring at our life of love
Karadi thalai velaghi poghumaa
Will this stubborn obstacle move away?
Aasai kiliyae kobamaa
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
Aasai kiliyae kobamaa
Beloved parrot, are you angry?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
En arugil varavum naanamaa
Are you shy to come near me?
Aasai irundhaal podhumaa
Is it enough just to have desire?
Unga appaa manamum maarumaa
Will your father's heart change?
Unga ammaa manamum maarumaa
Will your mother's heart change?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aasai Kiliye Kobamaa is a playful duet from the 1958 film Sabaash Meena. The hero playfully teases his lover, addressing her with affectionate terms like 'ornate creeper' and 'beloved parrot,' asking whether anger or shyness keeps her silent and distant from him. In response, the heroine gently grounds his idealism in reality, highlighting the stern familial opposition they face. She ponders whether mere romantic longing is enough to change his parents' minds and overcome the looming societal obstacles threatening their love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai / Metaphor
“Alangaara valliyae… ae…ae…ae…”
Addressing the beloved using tender terms from nature like 'valliyae' (creeper) and 'aasai kiliyae' (desirable parrot).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Alliyae nelliyae…”
Matching ending rhyming syllables: valliyae, alliyae, nelliyae, and illiyae.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme) and Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kannaana kannaalaa”
Repetition of initial 'K' sound and matching second consonant 'n' creating poetic rhythm in Tamil.
Idiomatic Metaphor
“Karadi thalai velagi pogumaa”
Using 'karadi thalai' (bear's head) metaphorically to represent an intrusive or stubborn obstacle standing in the way of love.
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Trivia
Sabaash Meena (1958) was a major hit romantic comedy film directed by B. R. Panthulu, starring Sivaji Ganesan, J. P. Chandrababu, B. Saroja Devi, and Malini. The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa with lyrics written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, and the vocals were performed by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and P. Susheela.
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