Alathi Anbai
From Asuravadham · 2018
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Ananthu
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Asuravadham2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan alaathi anbai | Leaving behind an extraordinary love, |
| Neengi pogiren | I am moving away. |
| Anaadhai vazhvai | To an orphaned life, |
| Meendum vazha pogiren | I am going to live once again. |
| Ul saagiren | I am dying inside, |
| Male | |
| Thinam… | Every day… |
| Anbae… | My love… |
| Male | |
| Ohhh…kanneeril moozhgum | Ohhh… drowning in tears, |
| Paarai aagiren | I am becoming a stone. |
| Ennodu naanae | Within myself, |
| Kelvi aagi pogiren | I am becoming a lingering question. |
| Ul vegiren | I am burning inside, |
| Male | |
| Thinam… | Every day… |
| Anbae… | My love… |
| Male | |
| Yeno vazhvae ododi | For some reason, life runs away, |
| Ellaam yengi | Longing for everything, |
| Pooradi yaar vazhvaro | Struggling, who will truly live? |
| En vazhvai | My life, |
| Yaar paarparo en poovai | Who will look after my flower? |
| Male | |
| Moorkkamaai | Fiercely, |
| Indha vazhkai panthadudhae | This life tosses me around like a ball. |
| Yekkamaai oru jeevan pinnodudhae | With deep yearning, a soul runs behind. |
| Saambal kattil alaindhum | Even after wandering on a bed of ashes, |
| Siru kakkam koottai adaindhidumae | The small crow will eventually reach its nest. |
| Thedal theerum oru naal | The search will end one day, |
| Ivan paasam thanaai thirumbidumae | His love will automatically return. |
| Male | |
| Ohhh…kanavil kooda | Ohhh… even in dreams, |
| Thookkam illaiyae | There is no sleep. |
| Thunjadhu kaanum kaatchi | The sight beheld while slumbering, |
| Yaavum poo mugam | Is entirely your flower-like face, |
| Un nyabagam | Your memory, |
| Kannae… | My dear… |
| Kannae… | My dear… |
| Male | |
| Ohhh… | Ohhh… |
| Ellaamae ennai kooru podudhae | Everything chops me into pieces, |
| Ondraga vazhntha | The time we lived together |
| Kaalam konjam thettrudhae | Offers a little comfort, |
| Vali maatrudhae | And eases the pain. |
| Anbae… | My love… |
| Anbae… | My love… |
| Male | |
| Tholil saindhae | Leaning on your shoulder, |
| Nee pesum ponnaal yendhi | Holding onto that golden day when you speak, |
| Naan vazhven varuvenae | I will live, I will return, |
| Naan en poove | My flower, |
| Un madi saayum en vazhvae | My life that rests on your lap. |
நான் அலாதி
அன்பை நீங்கி போகிறேன்
அனாதை வாழ்வை மீண்டும்
வாழ போகிறேன் உள்
சாகிறேன்
Leaving behind an extraordinary love,
I am moving away.
To an orphaned life,
I am going to live once again.
I am dying inside,
தினம்
அன்பே
Every day…
My love…
ஓ கண்ணீரில்
மூழ்கும் பாறை ஆகிறேன்
என்னோடு நானே கேள்வி
ஆகி போகிறேன் உள்
வேகிறேன்
Ohhh… drowning in tears,
I am becoming a stone.
Within myself,
I am becoming a lingering question.
I am burning inside,
தினம்
அன்பே
Every day…
My love…
ஏனோ வாழ்வே
ஓடோடி எல்லாம் ஏங்கி
போராடி யார் வாழ்வாரோ
என் வாழ்வை யார்
பார்ப்பாரோ என் பூவை
For some reason, life runs away,
Longing for everything,
Struggling, who will truly live?
My life,
Who will look after my flower?
மூர்க்கமாய் இந்த
வாழ்க்கை பந்தாடுதே
ஏக்கமாய் ஒரு ஜீவன்
பின்னோடுதே சாம்பல்
காட்டில் அலைந்தும் சிறு
காகம் கோட்டை
அடைந்திடுமே தேடல்
தீரும் ஒரு நாள் இவன்
பாசம் தானாய் திரும்பிடுமே
Fiercely,
This life tosses me around like a ball.
With deep yearning, a soul runs behind.
Even after wandering on a bed of ashes,
The small crow will eventually reach its nest.
The search will end one day,
His love will automatically return.
ஓ கனவில் கூட
தூக்கம் இல்லையே
துஞ்சது காணும் காட்சி
யாவும் பூ முகம் உன்
ஞாபகம் கண்ணே
கண்ணே
Ohhh… even in dreams,
There is no sleep.
The sight beheld while slumbering,
Is entirely your flower-like face,
Your memory,
My dear…
My dear…
ஓ எல்லாமே என்னை
கூறு போடுதே ஒன்றாக
வாழ்ந்த காலம் கொஞ்சம்
தேற்றுதே வலி மாற்றுதே
அன்பே அன்பே
Ohhh…
Everything chops me into pieces,
The time we lived together
Offers a little comfort,
And eases the pain.
My love…
My love…
தோளில் சாய்ந்தே
நீ பேசும் பொன்நாள் ஏந்தி
நான் வாழ்வேன் வருவேனே
நான் என் பூவே உன் மடி
சாயும் என் வாழ்வே
Leaning on your shoulder,
Holding onto that golden day when you speak,
I will live, I will return,
My flower,
My life that rests on your lap.
Naan alaathi anbai
Leaving behind an extraordinary love,
Neengi pogiren
I am moving away.
Anaadhai vazhvai
To an orphaned life,
Meendum vazha pogiren
I am going to live once again.
Ul saagiren
I am dying inside,
Thinam…
Every day…
Anbae…
My love…
Ohhh…kanneeril moozhgum
Ohhh… drowning in tears,
Paarai aagiren
I am becoming a stone.
Ennodu naanae
Within myself,
Kelvi aagi pogiren
I am becoming a lingering question.
Ul vegiren
I am burning inside,
Thinam…
Every day…
Anbae…
My love…
Yeno vazhvae ododi
For some reason, life runs away,
Ellaam yengi
Longing for everything,
Pooradi yaar vazhvaro
Struggling, who will truly live?
En vazhvai
My life,
Yaar paarparo en poovai
Who will look after my flower?
Moorkkamaai
Fiercely,
Indha vazhkai panthadudhae
This life tosses me around like a ball.
Yekkamaai oru jeevan pinnodudhae
With deep yearning, a soul runs behind.
Saambal kattil alaindhum
Even after wandering on a bed of ashes,
Siru kakkam koottai adaindhidumae
The small crow will eventually reach its nest.
Thedal theerum oru naal
The search will end one day,
Ivan paasam thanaai thirumbidumae
His love will automatically return.
Ohhh…kanavil kooda
Ohhh… even in dreams,
Thookkam illaiyae
There is no sleep.
Thunjadhu kaanum kaatchi
The sight beheld while slumbering,
Yaavum poo mugam
Is entirely your flower-like face,
Un nyabagam
Your memory,
Kannae…
My dear…
Kannae…
My dear…
Ohhh…
Ohhh…
Ellaamae ennai kooru podudhae
Everything chops me into pieces,
Ondraga vazhntha
The time we lived together
Kaalam konjam thettrudhae
Offers a little comfort,
Vali maatrudhae
And eases the pain.
Anbae…
My love…
Anbae…
My love…
Tholil saindhae
Leaning on your shoulder,
Nee pesum ponnaal yendhi
Holding onto that golden day when you speak,
Naan vazhven varuvenae
I will live, I will return,
Naan en poove
My flower,
Un madi saayum en vazhvae
My life that rests on your lap.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Asuravadham' conveys profound grief, loneliness, and emotional suffering. The protagonist feels compelled to abandon a deep, extraordinary affection, returning to a desolate and orphaned existence. Burning and dying internally each day, he feels overwhelmed by existential questions and sleepless nights where his mind continuously revisits the beloved's face.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ohhh…kanneeril moozhgum Paarai aagiren”
Describing oneself as a 'rock drowning in tears' (kanneeril moozhgum paarai) highlights how grief hardens the heart while submerging it in sorrow.
Personification / Metaphor
“Indha vazhkai panthadudhae”
Life is metaphorically portrayed as a player tossing a ball ('panthadudhae'), representing helplessness against fate.
Analogy
“Saambal kattil alaindhum Siru kakkam koottai adaindhidumae”
Comparing a wandering soul returning home to a crow returning to its nest after flying over ashes emphasizes ultimate rest and reunion.
Hyperbole / Visual Imagery
“Ellaamae ennai kooru podudhae”
'Ellaamae ennai kooru podudhae' (Everything slices me into pieces) dramatically illustrates acute psychological pain.
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Trivia
The music for 'Asuravadham' (2018), starring Sasikumar, was composed by Govind Vasantha (of '96' fame). The song lyrics written by Karthik Netha express the dark, emotional trauma and vengeful grief central to the film's storyline.
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