Anbe En Anbe
From Dhaam Dhoom · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Dhaam Dhoom2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anbae en anbae un vizhi paarka | Love, my love, to look into your eyes |
| Ithanai naalai thavithaen | I have yearned for all these days |
| Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal | O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping |
| Ulagam muzhuthai maranthaen | I forgot the entire world |
| Kannil sudum veyil kaalam | In the eyes, a scorching summer season |
| Un nenjil kulir pani kaalam | In your heart, a chilling winter season |
| Anbil adai mazhai kaalam | In love, a torrential rainy season |
| Ini aruginil vasapadum sugam sugam | From now on, near you, joy will be attained |
| Male | |
| Nee nee oru nadhi azhai aanai | You, you became a river wave |
| Naan naan adhil vizhum ilai aanaen | I, I became a leaf falling into it |
| Undhan madiyinil mithanthiduveno | Will I float upon your lap? |
| Undhan karai thoda pizhaithiduveno..oh.. | Will I survive to reach your shore? |
| Malaiyinilae pirakum nadhi | A river born in the mountain |
| Kadalinilae kalakum | Merges into the sea |
| Manadhinilae irupadhellam | Everything contained in the heart |
| Mounathilae kalakum | Merges into silence |
| Male | |
| Anbae en anbae un vizhi paarka | Love, my love, to look into your eyes |
| Ithanai naalai thavithaen | I have yearned for all these days |
| Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal | O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping |
| Ulagam muzhuthai maranthaen | I forgot the entire world |
| Male | |
| Nee nee pudhu kattalaigal vithika | You, you lay down new commands |
| Naan naan udan kattupattu nadaka | I, I instantly obey and walk accordingly |
| Indha ulagathai jeyithiduvenae | I will conquer this world |
| Anbu devathaiku parisalipenae | And present it as a gift to the goddess of love |
| Yedhai koduthom yedhai yeduthom | What did we give, what did we take? |
| Theriyavilai kanakku | The math is unknown |
| Yengu tholainthom yengu kidaithom | Where were we lost, where were we found? |
| Puriyavilai namaku | Is incomprehensible to us |
| Female | |
| Hoooooohoho…. | Hoooooohoho… |
| Male | |
| Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal | O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping |
| Female | |
| Hoooooohoho…. | Hoooooohoho… |
| Male | |
| Kannil sudum veyil kaalam | In the eyes, a scorching summer season |
| Un nenjil kulir pani kaalam | In your heart, a chilling winter season |
| Anbil adai mazhai kaalam | In love, a torrential rainy season |
| Ini aruginil vasapadum sugam sugam | From now on, near you, joy will be attained |
அன்பே என்
அன்பே உன் விழி
பார்க்க இத்தனை
நாளாய் தவித்தேன்
கனவே கனவே கண்
உறங்காமல் உலகம்
முழுதாய் மறந்தேன்
கண்ணில் சுடும் வெயில்
காலம் உன் நெஞ்சில்
குளிர் பனிக்காலம் அன்பில்
அடை மழைக்காலம் இனி
அருகினில் வசப்படும் சுகம் சுகம்
Love, my love, to look into your eyes
I have yearned for all these days
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
I forgot the entire world
In the eyes, a scorching summer season
In your heart, a chilling winter season
In love, a torrential rainy season
From now on, near you, joy will be attained
நீ நீ ஒரு நதி
அலை ஆனாய் நான்
நான் அதில் விழும்
இலை ஆனேன் உந்தன்
மடியினில் மிதந்திடுவேனோ
உந்தன் கரை தொட
பிழைத்திடுவேனோ ஓ
மழையினிலே பிறக்கும்
நதி கடலினிலே கலக்கும்
மனதினிலே இருப்பதெல்லாம்
மெளனத்திலே கலக்கும்
You, you became a river wave
I, I became a leaf falling into it
Will I float upon your lap?
Will I survive to reach your shore?
A river born in the mountain
Merges into the sea
Everything contained in the heart
Merges into silence
அன்பே என்
அன்பே உன் விழி
பார்க்க இத்தனை
நாளாய் தவித்தேன்
கனவே கனவே கண்
உறங்காமல் உலகம்
முழுதாய் மறந்தேன்
Love, my love, to look into your eyes
I have yearned for all these days
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
I forgot the entire world
நீ நீ புது கட்டளைகள்
விதிக்க நான் நான் உடன்
கட்டுப்பட்டு நடக்க இந்த
உலகத்தை ஜெயித்திடுவேனே
அன்பு தேவதைக்கு பரிசளிப்பேனே
எதைக் கொடுத்தோம் எதை
எடுத்தோம் தெரியவில்லை
கணக்கு எங்கு தொலைந்தோம்
எங்கு கிடைத்தோம் புரியவில்லை
நமக்கு
You, you lay down new commands
I, I instantly obey and walk accordingly
I will conquer this world
And present it as a gift to the goddess of love
What did we give, what did we take?
The math is unknown
Where were we lost, where were we found?
Is incomprehensible to us
அன்பே என்
அன்பே உன் விழி
பார்க்க
........................
கனவே கனவே
கண் உறங்காமல்
........................
Hoooooohoho…
கண்ணில் சுடும் வெயில்
காலம் உன் நெஞ்சில்
குளிர் பனிக்காலம் அன்பில்
அடை மழைக்காலம் இனி
அருகினில் வசப்படும் சுகம் சுகம்
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
Hoooooohoho…
In the eyes, a scorching summer season
In your heart, a chilling winter season
In love, a torrential rainy season
From now on, near you, joy will be attained
Anbae en anbae un vizhi paarka
Love, my love, to look into your eyes
Ithanai naalai thavithaen
I have yearned for all these days
Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
Ulagam muzhuthai maranthaen
I forgot the entire world
Kannil sudum veyil kaalam
In the eyes, a scorching summer season
Un nenjil kulir pani kaalam
In your heart, a chilling winter season
Anbil adai mazhai kaalam
In love, a torrential rainy season
Ini aruginil vasapadum sugam sugam
From now on, near you, joy will be attained
Nee nee oru nadhi azhai aanai
You, you became a river wave
Naan naan adhil vizhum ilai aanaen
I, I became a leaf falling into it
Undhan madiyinil mithanthiduveno
Will I float upon your lap?
Undhan karai thoda pizhaithiduveno..oh..
Will I survive to reach your shore?
Malaiyinilae pirakum nadhi
A river born in the mountain
Kadalinilae kalakum
Merges into the sea
Manadhinilae irupadhellam
Everything contained in the heart
Mounathilae kalakum
Merges into silence
Anbae en anbae un vizhi paarka
Love, my love, to look into your eyes
Ithanai naalai thavithaen
I have yearned for all these days
Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
Ulagam muzhuthai maranthaen
I forgot the entire world
Nee nee pudhu kattalaigal vithika
You, you lay down new commands
Naan naan udan kattupattu nadaka
I, I instantly obey and walk accordingly
Indha ulagathai jeyithiduvenae
I will conquer this world
Anbu devathaiku parisalipenae
And present it as a gift to the goddess of love
Yedhai koduthom yedhai yeduthom
What did we give, what did we take?
Theriyavilai kanakku
The math is unknown
Yengu tholainthom yengu kidaithom
Where were we lost, where were we found?
Puriyavilai namaku
Is incomprehensible to us
Hoooooohoho….
Hoooooohoho…
Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal
O dream, O dream, without eyes sleeping
Hoooooohoho….
Hoooooohoho…
Kannil sudum veyil kaalam
In the eyes, a scorching summer season
Un nenjil kulir pani kaalam
In your heart, a chilling winter season
Anbil adai mazhai kaalam
In love, a torrential rainy season
Ini aruginil vasapadum sugam sugam
From now on, near you, joy will be attained
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Anbae En Anbae is a tender and evocative love song depicting the overwhelming depth of emotion experienced when reuniting with or gazing upon one's beloved. The speaker expresses how sleepless nights and deep longing fade into oblivion in the presence of love. Using vivid natural imagery—comparing emotions to summer heat, winter cold, and heavy rainfall—the lyrics capture the transformative and chaotic yet beautiful nature of falling deeply in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nee nee oru nadhi azhai aanai / Naan naan adhil vizhum ilai aanaen”
Compares the beloved to a river wave and the speaker to a floating leaf, symbolizing total surrender to love's flow.
Contrast / Seasonal Imagery
“Kannil sudum veyil kaalam / Un nenjil kulir pani kaalam / Anbil adai mazhai kaalam”
Juxtaposes burning heat ('sudum veyil'), cold frost ('kulir pani'), and heavy rain ('adai mazhai') to convey the intense range of feelings love brings.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Kanavae kanavae kan urangamal”
Employs emphatic word duplication ('Anbae en anbae', 'Kanavae kanavae', 'Nee nee', 'Naan naan') to heighten the emotional intensity and rhythm.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and sung by Harish Raghavendra, this song belongs to Dhaam Dhoom (2008). The movie was the final directorial project of celebrated cinematographer-director Jeeva, who tragically passed away due to cardiac arrest in Russia during the film's final schedule.
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