Anbe Anbe Kollathe
From Jeans · 1998
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Jeans1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae | My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes. |
| Pennae punnagaiyil idhayathai vedikaadhae | O girl, do not explode my heart with your smile. |
| Aiyoo … unnasaivil uyirai kudikkaadhae | Oh my... do not drain my life away with your subtle gestures. |
| Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae | My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Pennae unathu mellidai paarthen adadaa brahman Kanjanadi | O girl, I looked at your slender waist; alas, Brahma was a miser there! |
| Sattrae nimirnden thalai suttri ponen aahaa avanae vallaladi | I looked up a bit and felt dizzy; ah, he turned out to be a generous giver above! |
| Minnalai pidithu thoorigai samaithu | Catching lightning and turning it into a paintbrush, |
| Ravivarman ezhuthiya vathanamadi | Your face is a portrait painted by Raja Ravi Varma! |
| Nooradi palingai aaradi aakki sirpigal sethukkiya uruvamadi | It is a form sculpted by artists, turning a hundred feet of marble into six feet! |
| Ithuvarai mannil pirantha pennil neethaan neethaan azhagiyadi | Among all women born on earth until now, you alone are the ultimate beauty! |
| Ithanai azhagum motham sernthu | All this beauty coming together at once... |
| Ennai vadhaippathu kodumaiyadi | To torment me like this is sheer cruelty! |
| Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae… | My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes... |
| Female | |
| Koduthu vaitha poovae poovae | O blessed flower, blessed flower, |
| Aval koonthal manam solvaayaa | Will you tell me the fragrance of her hair? |
| koduthu vaitha nadhiyae nadhiyae | O blessed river, blessed river, |
| Aval kulitha sugam solvaayaa | Will you tell me the joy of her bathing in you? |
| Koduthu vaitha kaalkolusae kaalalavai solvaayaa | O blessed anklet, will you tell me the measure of her feet? |
| Koduthu vaitha maniyae maarazhagai solvaayaa | O blessed pendant, will you tell me the beauty of her chest? |
| Female | |
| Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Male | |
| Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Male | |
| { Anbae anbae kollaadhae } (2) | My love, my love, do not kill me (repeated twice) |
| Kannae kannai killaadhae | My darling, do not pinch my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
| Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha | Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations) |
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Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
அன்பே அன்பே
கொல்லாதே கண்ணே
கண்ணை கிள்ளாதே
பெண்ணே புன்னகையில்
இதயத்தை வெடிக்காதே
ஐயோ உன்னசைவில்
உயிரைக் குடிக்காதே
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes.
O girl, do not explode my heart with your smile.
Oh my... do not drain my life away with your subtle gestures.
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes.
அன்பே அன்பே
கொல்லாதே கண்ணே
கண்ணை கிள்ளாதே
O girl, I looked at your slender waist; alas, Brahma was a miser there!
I looked up a bit and felt dizzy; ah, he turned out to be a generous giver above!
Catching lightning and turning it into a paintbrush,
Your face is a portrait painted by Raja Ravi Varma!
It is a form sculpted by artists, turning a hundred feet of marble into six feet!
Among all women born on earth until now, you alone are the ultimate beauty!
All this beauty coming together at once...
To torment me like this is sheer cruelty!
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes...
பெண்ணே உனது
மெல்லிடை பார்த்தேன்
அடடா பிரம்மன் கஞ்சனடி
சற்றே நிமிர்ந்தேன் தலை
சுற்றிப் போனேன் ஆஹா
அவனே வள்ளலடி மின்னலைப்
பிடித்துத் தூரிகை சமைத்து
ரவிவர்மன் எழுதிய வதனமடி
நூறடிப் பளிங்கை ஆறடி ஆக்கிச்
சிற்பிகள் செதுக்கிய உருவமடி
இதுவரை மண்ணில் பிறந்த
பெண்ணில் நீதான் நீதான்
அழகியடி இத்தனை அழகும்
மொத்தம் சேர்ந்து என்னை
வதைப்பது கொடுமையடி
அன்பே அன்பே கொல்லாதே
கண்ணே கண்ணை கிள்ளாதே
O blessed flower, blessed flower,
Will you tell me the fragrance of her hair?
O blessed river, blessed river,
Will you tell me the joy of her bathing in you?
O blessed anklet, will you tell me the measure of her feet?
O blessed pendant, will you tell me the beauty of her chest?
கொடுத்து வைத்த
பூவே பூவே அவள் கூந்தல்
மணம் சொல்வாயா கொடுத்து
வைத்த நதியே நதியே அவள்
குளித்தச் சுகம் சொல்வாயா
கொடுத்து வைத்த கால்கொலுசே
கால் அளவைச் சொல்வாயா
கொடுத்து வைத்த மணியே
மார் அழகைச் சொல்வாயா
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
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Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
அழகிய நிலவில்
ஆக்ஸிஜன் நிரப்பி அங்கே
உனக்கொரு வீடு செய்வேன்
உன்னுயிர் காக்க என்னுயிர்
கொண்டு உயிருக்கு உயிரால்
உனையிடுவேன்
My love, my love, do not kill me (repeated twice)
My darling, do not pinch my eyes.
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மேகத்தைப் பிடித்து மெத்தைகள்
அமைத்து மெல்லிய பூ உன்னைத்
தூங்க வைப்பேன் தூக்கத்தில் மாா்பில்
வேர்க்கின்ற போது நட்சத்திரம் கொண்டு
நான் துடைப்பேன் பால் வண்ணப் பறவை
குளிப்பதற்காக பனித்துளி எல்லாம்
சேகரிப்பேன் தேவதை குளித்த துளிகளை
அள்ளித் தீர்த்தம் என்றே நான் குடிப்பேன்
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
அன்பே அன்பே
கொல்லாதே அன்பே
அன்பே கொல்லாதே
கண்ணே கண்ணை கிள்ளாதே
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Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes.
Pennae punnagaiyil idhayathai vedikaadhae
O girl, do not explode my heart with your smile.
Aiyoo … unnasaivil uyirai kudikkaadhae
Oh my... do not drain my life away with your subtle gestures.
Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes.
Pennae unathu mellidai paarthen adadaa brahman Kanjanadi
O girl, I looked at your slender waist; alas, Brahma was a miser there!
Sattrae nimirnden thalai suttri ponen aahaa avanae vallaladi
I looked up a bit and felt dizzy; ah, he turned out to be a generous giver above!
Minnalai pidithu thoorigai samaithu
Catching lightning and turning it into a paintbrush,
Ravivarman ezhuthiya vathanamadi
Your face is a portrait painted by Raja Ravi Varma!
Nooradi palingai aaradi aakki sirpigal sethukkiya uruvamadi
It is a form sculpted by artists, turning a hundred feet of marble into six feet!
Ithuvarai mannil pirantha pennil neethaan neethaan azhagiyadi
Among all women born on earth until now, you alone are the ultimate beauty!
Ithanai azhagum motham sernthu
All this beauty coming together at once...
Ennai vadhaippathu kodumaiyadi
To torment me like this is sheer cruelty!
Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae…
My love, my love, do not kill me; my darling, do not pinch my eyes...
Koduthu vaitha poovae poovae
O blessed flower, blessed flower,
Aval koonthal manam solvaayaa
Will you tell me the fragrance of her hair?
koduthu vaitha nadhiyae nadhiyae
O blessed river, blessed river,
Aval kulitha sugam solvaayaa
Will you tell me the joy of her bathing in you?
Koduthu vaitha kaalkolusae kaalalavai solvaayaa
O blessed anklet, will you tell me the measure of her feet?
Koduthu vaitha maniyae maarazhagai solvaayaa
O blessed pendant, will you tell me the beauty of her chest?
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
{ Anbae anbae kollaadhae } (2)
My love, my love, do not kill me (repeated twice)
Kannae kannai killaadhae
My darling, do not pinch my eyes.
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaahaa..aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha
Aahaa …aahaa…haa…aaahaa..haa..haa..haa..aaha (Vocalizations)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Anbae Anbae Kollaadhae from the 1998 movie Jeans is a captivating romantic song celebrating the overwhelming beauty of the beloved. The protagonist playfully complains that her captivating smile, graceful movements, and ethereal appearance are torturing his heart. He praises her physical attributes using mythological and artistic imagery—comparing her waist to a minimalist creation by Brahma, her face to a painting by Raja Ravi Varma rendered with lightning, and her stature to a six-foot masterpiece carved from a massive marble block. In the second stanza, the lover turns his attention to the inanimate items in close contact with her—the flower in her hair, the river where she bathes, her anklet, and her necklace—envying their closeness and addressing them directly to learn the intimate secrets of her allure. Written by Vairamuthu and composed by A. R. Rahman, the song masterfully pairs playful classical hyperbolic poetry with modern orchestration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uvamaani / Atisayokthi)
“Nooradi palingai aaradi aakki sirpigal sethukkiya uruvamadi”
Exaggerates her form as a six-foot statue sculpted by compressing a hundred feet of marble.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Minnalai pidithu thoorigai samaithu Ravivarman ezhuthiya vathanamadi”
Compares her face to a painting drawn by Raja Ravi Varma using a paintbrush made of captured lightning.
Personification
“Koduthu vaitha poovae poovae Aval koonthal manam solvaayaa”
Addresses non-living objects (flower, river, anklet, necklace) as if they are conscious beings capable of telling her secrets.
Rhyme and Assonance (Etukai / Monai)
“Anbae anbae kollaadhae kannae kannai killaadhae”
Rhythmic repetition of sounds (kollaadhae/killaadhae, poovae/nadhiyae) creating a melodious lyrical flow.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for S. Shankar's romantic comedy 'Jeans' (1998), this song features vocals by Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram. 'Jeans' was India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards in 1999.
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