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Lyrics & meaning

Amirtha Yogam

From Anbu Engey · 1958

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Details
Anbu Engey1958

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Amirthayogam vellikizhamai kannaalaaFriday with an auspicious astrological alignment, my beloved!
Adhukkuththaaae kaaththirunthaen innaalaaI have been waiting for this very day all along!
Male :Azhagu silaiyae amutha kalaiyae unnaalaeMale: O beautiful statue, O nectar-like art, because of you,
Mezhugu polae urugi nindraen thannaalaeI stood melting on my own like wax!
Female
Ulaginilae oru pudhumai idhuThis is a novelty in the world,
Unakkena piranthitta padhumaiA doll born just for you.
Pazhagivittaal idhan magimaiOnce you get used to it, its glory is grand,
Vayiru pasiyum edukkaatha ilamaiYouth where even hunger is forgotten!
Ini pazhagivittaal idhan magimaiOnce you get used to it from now on, its glory is grand,
Vayiru pasiyum edukkaatha ilamaiYouth where even hunger is forgotten!
Ini pazhagivittaal idhan magimaiOnce you get used to it from now on, its glory is grand,
Inbam tharum kannaalaaO beloved who grants bliss!
Adhukkuththaanae kaaththirunthaen innaalaaI have been waiting for this very day all along!
Male
Azhagu silaiyae amutha kalaiyae unnaalaeO beautiful statue, O nectar-like art, because of you,
Mezhugu polae urugi nindraen thannaalaeI stood melting on my own like wax!
Male
Nee kanintha kadhalin virunthuYou are a ripe feast of love,
Adhu kavalai theerththidum marunthuThat is the medicine that cures all worries!
Ondru kalanthu konja kaalam irunthuUniting together and caressing for a while,
Mei kadhal vaazhvilae inainthuBound together in the life of true love!
Ondru kalanthu konja kaalam irunthuUniting together and caressing for a while,
Mei kadhal vaazhvilae inainthuBound together in the life of true love!
Inbam tharum unnalaeBecause of you who grants bliss,
Mezhugu polae urugi nindraen thannaalaeI stood melting on my own like wax!
Female
Amirthayogam vellikizhamai kannaalaaFriday with an auspicious astrological alignment, my beloved!
Adhukkuththaaae kaaththirunthaen innaalaaI have been waiting for this very day all along!
Female
Nigarilaa paruva thaagam thaniyaaTo quench this matchless youthful thirst,
Neendhuvom inba logamLet us swim in the world of bliss!
Male :Ini inaiyillaatha suga yogamMale: From now on, an unmatched joyous union,
Idhuthaanae vaazhvin anuraagamThis indeed is the true passion of life!
Ini inaiyillaatha suga yogamFrom now on, an unmatched joyous union,
Idhuthaanae vaazhvin anuraagamThis indeed is the true passion of life!
Inbam tharum unnalaeBecause of you who grants bliss,
Mezhugu polae urugi nindraen thannaalaeI stood melting on my own like wax!
Female
Amirthayogam vellikizhamai kannaalaaFriday with an auspicious astrological alignment, my beloved!
Adhukkuththaaae kaaththirunthaen innaalaa….I have been waiting for this very day all along....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Amirthayogam Vellikizhamai from the 1958 film Anbu Engey is a romantic duet expressing the joy and anticipation of lovers reuniting on an auspicious occasion. The lyrics combine astrological beliefs ('Amirthayogam') with Friday ('Vellikizhamai'), portraying the moment as a sacred and blissful time destined for love and union. The lovers express deep affection, comparing love to a healing remedy and an overwhelming force that makes one forget basic bodily needs like hunger, celebrating their emotional and spiritual togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mezhugu polae urugi nindraen thannaalae

Compares the emotional surrender and feeling of love to wax melting away under heat.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Azhagu silaiyae amutha kalaiyae unnaalae

Addresses the beloved metaphorically as a sculpture of beauty and an embodiment of nectar-like art.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Nee kanintha kadhalin virunthu / Adhu kavalai theerththidum marunthu

Frames love as a nutritious feast and a medicinal cure for life's worries.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Nee kanintha kadhalin virunthu / Adhu kavalai theerththidum marunthu

Rhyming endings in 'virunthu' and 'marunthu' create a rhythmic, musical quality.

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Trivia

Anbu Engey (1958) was directed by D. Yoganand and produced by Jubilee Films. The music was composed by Vedha, with lyrics authored by the renowned Thamizh lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.

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