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Anbe Anbe

From Ullam Kollai Poguthae · 2001

Lyricist: Pa. Vijay
Singer: Unnikrishnan
Music director: Karthik Raja
Movie name: Ullam Kollai Poguthae
Movie release year: 2001
Lyrics added on: 19 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Kaadhal oru paritchai thaanae

Ezhudhidavae naanum vandhen

Innoruvar perilthaanae

Thervezhuthi sendrenae

Rayil payanam thaanae kaadhal

Naanum adhil payanam seidhen

Iranga cholli kaadhal ketka

Naan irangi sendrenae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Siluvai sumanthaanae

Avan indha kaadhalil vizhundhirunthaal

Siluvai valiyendru

Vaarthayil vaai vazhi solvaana

Idhayam orunaal

Irandaaga odaiyum

Andru vandu paar

Un bimbam theriyum

Kanneerilae kadal seidhu vaithen

Nee vanduthaan neeraadi poo

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Mullaai nee vandhaal

Kangalai thiranthu kaathiruppen

Theeyaai nee vandhaal

Ennaiyum thiriyaai naan tharuven

Konjam konjamaai

Yen ennai kondraai

Karunai kolaithaan

Seiyaamal sendraai

Malarmaalaiyaai maaridavae ninaithen

Malarvalayamaai naan maarinen

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Kaadhal oru paritchai thaanae

Ezhudhidavae naanum vandhen

Innoruvar perilthaanae

Thervezhuthi sendrenae

Rayil payanam thaanae kaadhal

Naanum adhil payanam seidhen

Iranga cholli kaadhal ketka

Naan irangi sendrenae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

Anbae anbae

En kannae neethaanae

Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu

Veliyae sendren sarithaanae

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

Love is just an exam, isn't it?

I too came to write it.

Yet under someone else's name,

I wrote the test and walked away.

Love is like a train journey, isn't it?

I too travelled on it.

When love asked me to get down,

I stepped off and walked away.

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

The one who carried the cross,

if he had fallen into this love,

that the cross was painful,

would he have ever said it in words?

One day, my heart

will break into two.

Come and look on that day,

you will see your own reflection.

I have made an ocean with my tears,

come, bathe in it and go.

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

If you come as a thorn,

I will wait with my eyes wide open.

If you come as fire,

I will offer myself as the wick.

Little by little,

why did you kill me?

Even a merciful death,

you refused to give me before you left.

I hoped to become a wedding garland,

but I became a funeral wreath instead.

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

Love is just an exam, isn't it?

I too came to write it.

Yet under someone else's name,

I wrote the test and walked away.

Love is like a train journey, isn't it?

I too travelled on it.

When love asked me to get down,

I stepped off and walked away.

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

My love, my love,

Aren't you my dearest?

I came in like a breath,

and left again, isn't that true?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the deep heartache and selfless sacrifice of a lover. The protagonist feels like a fleeting breath in their beloved's life, or like someone who wrote an exam for someone else's benefit and quietly departed. Love is described as a journey where the protagonist willingly steps off when asked, sacrificing their own happiness for the sake of the other person. Through intense visual metaphors—such as turning into a funeral wreath instead of a garland, offering oneself as a wick to fire, and creating an ocean of tears—the lyrics capture the tragic essence of unrequited love and silent suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Moochu kaatraai naan vandhu / Veliyae sendren sarithaanae”

Comparing oneself to breath entering and leaving the body, symbolizing a momentary, life-giving, yet fleeting presence.

Analogy (Upamai)

“Kaadhal oru paritchai thaanae... / Rayil payanam thaanae kaadhal”

Comparing love to an examination written under someone else's name and to a train journey where one must disembark.

Contrast / Irony (Muran)

“Malarmaalaiyaai maaridavae ninaithen / Malarvalayamaai naan maarinen”

Contrasting the hope of becoming a festive flower garland (Malarmaalai) with the tragic reality of becoming a funeral wreath (Malarvalayam).

Self-Sacrificial Imagery

“Theeyaai nee vandhaal / Ennaiyum thiriyaai naan tharuven”

Offering oneself as a wick to burn in the fire brought by the beloved.

Did you know?

Trivia

The soundtrack for 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' (2001), starring Prabhu Deva and Anjala Zaveri, was composed by Karthik Raja, the eldest son of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics written by Pa. Vijay highlight the theme of noble sacrifice, which aligns closely with the movie's plot.

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