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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Aaruyire

From Sevvanthi · 1994

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Sevvanthi1994

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyaeMy love, my precious life, my beloved parrot-like sweet heart,
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyiraeJust to see you, my life,
Uruguthu en manamMy heart melts.
Male
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyaeMy love, my precious life, my beloved parrot-like sweet heart,
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyiraeJust to see you, my life,
Uruguthu en manamMy heart melts.
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyiraeJust to see you, my life,
Uruguthu en manamMy heart melts.
Jeevan oyum munnae varuvaenBefore my life fades away, I will come.
Jeevan oyum munnaeBefore my life fades away,
Naan varuvaen unnidamaeI will come to you.
Male
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyaeMy love, my precious life, my beloved parrot-like sweet heart,
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyirae….Just to see you, my life...
Male
Nenam azhinthaalum unmai kadhalEven if memory perishes, true love's
Nesam azhiyaathu penn maanaeAffection never dies, my deer-like girl.
Unnai ninaiththae naan odaai thaeinthaeThinking of you, I wore away like a worn-out stream,
Uruvam kulainthae thaan ponaennaeMy very form has lost its shape.
Male
En kadhalin chinnamaeOh symbol of my love,
Yaengaathae en annamaeDo not yearn, my gentle swan.
Mannil naan ingae maranthaalumEven if I am forgotten or buried here on earth,
Mayilae un ennam maraiyaathuOh peacock, thoughts of you will never fade.
Kannae en thaegam saainthaalumOh my eyes, even if my body collapses,
Kaattaraai unai thaedi varuvaenae….I will come searching for you like a wild mountain stream...
Male
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae…My love, my precious life, my beloved parrot-like sweet heart...
Male
Dheepam illaatha koyil polaeLike a temple without a lit lamp,
Dhinamum thaviththaenae naan ingaeI suffered in anguish here every day.
Pookkal illaaytha cholai polaeLike a garden without flowers,
Pozhuthae poongaaththae nee angaeTime passes without a gentle breeze, as you stay there.
Male
Unakkaagavae naanumaeOnly for your sake,
Uyir vaazhgiraen innumaeI am still keeping this life alive.
Iniyum sumai thaanga mudiyaathuI can no longer bear this burden,
Enthan uyir koodu thaangaathuThe cage of my life cannot endure it.
Unnai naan vanthu paarkkaamalWithout coming to see you,
Urugum en moochchu pogaathuMy melting breath will not leave me.
Male
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae…My love, my precious life, my beloved parrot-like sweet heart...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful Tamil song expresses intense grief, eternal devotion, and longing caused by separation from a beloved. The singer addresses their partner with deeply romantic epithets such as 'poongiliyae' (sweet parrot), 'penn maanae' (deer-like woman), and 'annamae' (gentle swan). The lyricist highlights that physical decay, memory loss, or earthly demise cannot diminish true love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Dheepam illaatha koyil polae / Pookkal illaaytha cholai polae

Compares an empty, suffering life without the beloved to a temple without a lamp ('Dheepam illaatha koyil polae') and a garden without flowers ('Pookkal illaaytha cholai polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Enthan uyir koodu thaangaathu

Refers to the physical body as a 'cage of life' ('uyir koodu') holding the soul.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Nenam azhinthaalum unmai kadhal / Nesam azhiyaathu penn maanae

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sound 'Ne' in consecutive lines ('Nenam' / 'Nesam').

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Trivia

Lyricist Muthulingam is known for incorporating classical Tamil poetic imagery (such as comparing women to swans, peacocks, and deer) into modern film music. The song's melody emphasizes melancholy through traditional melodic structures.

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