Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Anbae Anbae

From Anbe Anbe · 2003

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Anbe Anbe
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Neeyindri naan illayae
Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Neeyindri naan illayae
Female :Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Ennodu naanillayae
Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradi
Female :Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradaa
Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Neeyindri naan illayae
Ootukullae naththayai pol
Olinthirundha oru nenjam
Paravai polae parakkirathae
Paarthu kollu nee konjam
Minnal vandhu vilakketrum
Megam vandhu thaalaatum
Ninaikkum thisayil paranthidalaam
Kaadhal unakku kai kodukkum
Kutti kutti chedi athu
Thottil kattum malar thinam
Un peyarai solli athu azhaikirathaey
Petravargal mugam sutri
Ullavargal mugam ada
Aththanaiyum nenjam indru marakkirathae
Oh..neeyindri naan illai
Adhu nichchayam
Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradaa
Male :Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradi
Anbae anbae
Female :La laala lala lala laala
Male :Anbae anbae
Female :La laala lala lala laala
Devethayin kadhai kettu
Chinna vayathil thoonginen
Thookam parikkum devedhayai
Neril indru paarkiren
Chinna vayathil paartha nila
Thooramaagi pogalaam
Indha vayathil nee ninaithaal
Nilavin madiyil vaazhalaam
Kaadhal oru vaanam adhil
Alaivathu sugamaa
Sutri sutri engum naam
Nadanththidalaam
Kaadhal oru mazhai adhil
Thevai illai kudai vaa
Sotta sotta adhil naam
Nanainthidalaam
Oh..neeyindri naan illai
Adhu nichchayam
Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradaa
Male :Orae murai orae murai
Orae murai paaradi
Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Neeyindri naan illayae
Female :Anbae anbae… anbae anbae
Ennodu naanillayae
My love, my love... my love, my love
Without you, I do not exist
My love, my love... my love, my love
Without you, I do not exist
Female: My love, my love... my love, my love
I am no longer with myself
Just once, just once,
look at me just once, girl.
Female: Just once, just once,
look at me just once.
My love, my love... my love, my love
Without you, I do not exist
Like a snail inside its shell,
a heart was once hidden away.
Now it is flying like a bird,
please take care of it a little.
The lightning will come and light a lamp,
the clouds will come and sing a lullaby.
You can fly in whatever direction you dream of,
love will lend you a helping hand.
A tiny little plant,
where blooming flowers make a cradle every day,
calls out, whispering your name.
The faces of my parents and
the faces of all those around me—
ah, my heart forgets every one of them today.
Oh, without you, I do not exist,
that is for sure.
Just once, just once,
look at me just once.
Male: Just once, just once,
look at me just once, girl.
My love, my love
Female: La laala lala lala laala
Male: My love, my love
Female: La laala lala lala laala
Listening to fairy tales,
I used to fall asleep when I was young.
The angel who steals away my sleep,
I see right in front of me today.
The moon we watched in childhood
may drift far away,
at this age, if you desire,
we can live in the lap of the moon.
Love is a sky—in it,
isn't wandering around a delight?
Wandering all around everywhere,
let us walk together.
Love is a rain—in it,
no umbrella is needed, come!
Drop by drop, in that downpour,
let us get completely drenched.
Oh, without you, I do not exist,
that is for sure.
Just once, just once,
look at me just once.
Male: Just once, just once,
look at me just once, girl.
My love, my love... my love, my love
Without you, I do not exist
Female: My love, my love... my love, my love
I am no longer with myself
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Anbe Anbe' expresses the profound emotional awakening and sweet surrender experienced through true love. The lyrics depict how love transforms a shy, introverted heart—once hiding inside like a snail—into a free-spirited bird soaring high into the sky. The lovers voice their deep interdependence, expressing that their identities and world cease to exist without each other. Through whimsical natural imagery, love is described as an enveloping sky and rain where normal rules do not apply, and where mundane reality fades away. It captures the magical transition from childhood fairy tales into real-life romance, emphasizing that being together creates a sweet, dreamlike reality of its own.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Ootukullae naththayai pol / Olinthirundha oru nenjam / Paravai polae parakkirathae”

Compares a shy, isolated heart to a snail inside its shell and its newly liberated feeling to a flying bird.

Personification

“Minnal vandhu vilakketrum / Megam vandhu thaalaatum”

Attributes human behaviors to natural elements like lightning lighting a lamp and clouds singing a lullaby.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Kaadhal oru vaanam adhil... / Kaadhal oru mazhai adhil...”

Directly compares love to an infinite sky to wander in and rain to get soaked in.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Kutti kutti chedi athu / Sotta sotta adhil naam”

Uses repetitive words like 'Kutti kutti', 'Sutri sutri', and 'Sotta sotta' to enhance rhythm and sensory imagery.

Did you know?

Trivia

This romantic track is from the 2003 Tamil movie 'Anbe Anbe' starring Shaam and Sharmili. The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, and vocal performances by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Aadatha Manamum1960
Kalathur KannammaAttractionDevotion
Ival Yaaro Vaanvittu1995
Rajavin ParvaiyileAttractionDevotion
Kaalukku Keezhe Nazhuvudhu1990
SilambuAttractionRomantic Union
Deva Deva Devathaiye2000
Uyirile KalanthathuDevotionLonging
Unnai Kaanum2002
En Mana VaanilAttractionDevotion
Geetham Sangeetham Duet1983
KokkarakkoDevotionRomantic

From the same album

More songs from Anbe Anbe

View album
Idhudhan Santhoshama2003
Anbe AnbeBittersweet
Rettai Jadai Rakkamma2003
Anbe AnbePlayful
Malayala Karaiyoram2003
Anbe AnbeEnergetic
Vasthu Sasthiram2003
Anbe AnbePlayful
Roobanottil2003
Anbe AnbePlayful

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.