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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Aaruyire

From Sevvanthi · 1994

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Sevvanthi
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyirae
Uruguthu en manam
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyirae
Uruguthu en manam
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyirae
Uruguthu en manam
Jeevan oyum munnae varuvaen
Jeevan oyum munnae
Naan varuvaen unnidamae
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae
Unnai paarpatharkkae uyirae….
Nenam azhinthaalum unmai kadhal
Nesam azhiyaathu penn maanae
Unnai ninaiththae naan odaai thaeinthae
Uruvam kulainthae thaan ponaennae
En kadhalin chinnamae
Yaengaathae en annamae
Mannil naan ingae maranthaalum
Mayilae un ennam maraiyaathu
Kannae en thaegam saainthaalum
Kaattaraai unai thaedi varuvaenae….
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae…
Dheepam illaatha koyil polae
Dhinamum thaviththaenae naan ingae
Pookkal illaaytha cholai polae
Pozhuthae poongaaththae nee angae
Unakkaagavae naanumae
Uyir vaazhgiraen innumae
Iniyum sumai thaanga mudiyaathu
Enthan uyir koodu thaangaathu
Unnai naan vanthu paarkkaamal
Urugum en moochchu pogaathu
Anbe aaruyirae aasai poongiliyae…
My love, my dearest life, my sweet darling bird,
Just to see you, my life,
My heart melts with longing.
My love, my dearest life, my sweet darling bird,
Just to see you, my life,
My heart melts with longing.
Just to see you, my life,
My heart melts with longing.
Before my breath leaves me, I will come,
Before my life ends,
I will return to your side.
My love, my dearest life, my sweet darling bird,
Just to see you, my life...
Even if the world is destroyed, true love
And its affection will never die, my gentle deer.
Thinking constantly of you, I have worn away,
And lost my very shape.
O symbol of my love,
Do not grieve, my sweet swan.
Even if I vanish into this earth,
My peacock, my thoughts of you will never fade.
My darling, even if my body falls,
I will rush to find you like a wild river...
My love, my dearest life, my sweet darling bird...
Like a temple without a lamp,
I suffer here every day.
Like a garden without any flowers,
You languish there alone, my gentle breeze.
It is only for your sake
That I am still clinging to life.
I can bear this burden no longer,
This body of mine cannot endure it.
Without coming to see you,
My yearning breath will not leave me.
My love, my dearest life, my sweet darling bird...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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