Anbe Anbin
From Peranbu · 2018
- Lyricist
- Sumathi Ram
- Singers
- Karthik, Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Peranbu2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae | Oh love, you are the sum total of all love |
| Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae | You are also the imagination seen by the eyes |
| Vaanamthaiyum nilathaiyum nirappidavae | To fill up both the sky and the land |
| Oru paravai pothum pothum..mmm | A single bird is enough, enough... mmm |
| Kadal sumantha siru padagae | Oh little boat carried by the ocean |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae | Oh love, you are the sum total of all love |
| Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae | You are also the imagination seen by the eyes |
| Male | |
| Kuruvi neendhum nadhiyae | Oh river where sparrows swim |
| Meengal parakkum vanamae | Oh sky where fish fly |
| Suttum kulirum sudarae | Oh flame of burning coldness |
| Maayamae…ae…. | Oh magic... |
| Male | |
| Yeri neeril un mugam thaan | When your face falls |
| Vizhugayilae | Into the lake water |
| Yendhi kolla devathaigal | Angels will come down |
| Vanthidumae | To hold and cradle it |
| Male | |
| Thisaigal tholaithenae | I lost my directions |
| Alaiyil mithanthenae | I floated on the waves |
| Theevai pola vanthaai | You came like an island |
| Nindraai neeyae… | And stood firmly, you... |
| Kadal sumantha siru padagae | Oh little boat carried by the ocean |
| Male | |
| Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae | Oh love, you are the sum total of all love |
| Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae | You are also the imagination seen by the eyes |
| Male | |
| Ohoo..kadavulin kaigalai | Oho.. God's very hands |
| Kandathu unnidam mattum thaan | I saw only within you |
| En uyir boomiyil piranthathu | My soul was born on earth |
| Pidithadhu innodi mattum thaan | And loved living only this very instant |
| Male | |
| Idiyum minnalum | The thunder and the lightning |
| Murinthathu indru | Broke apart today |
| Thaniyaai maram ondru | A single tree standing alone |
| Vendrathu nindru | Has triumphed today |
| Male | |
| Nilavin mozhiyil nee | You speak in the moon's language |
| Nilathin mozhiyil naan | I speak in the earth's language |
| Pesa pesa pookkal pesuthae | As we converse, even the flowers begin to speak |
| Male | |
| Oho…en magalae…hey | Oho... my daughter... hey |
| Oho oho oho…en magalae…hey | Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey |
| Oho oho oho…en magalae…hey | Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey |
| Oho oho ooo… | Oho oho ooo... |
அன்பே அன்பின்
அத்தனையும் நீயே
கண்கள் காணும் கற்பனையும் நீயே
வானத்தையும் நிலத்தையும்
நிரப்பிடவே
ஒரு பறவை போதும் போதும்..ம்ம்ம்..
கடல் சுமந்த சிறு படகே
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
To fill up both the sky and the land
A single bird is enough, enough... mmm
Oh little boat carried by the ocean
அன்பே அன்பின்
அத்தனையும் நீயே
கண்கள் காணும் கற்பனையும் நீயே
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
குருவி நீந்தும் நதியே
மீன்கள் பறக்கும் வனமே
சுட்டும் குளிரும் சுடரே
மாயமே....யே.....
Oh river where sparrows swim
Oh sky where fish fly
Oh flame of burning coldness
Oh magic...
ஏரி நீரில் உன் முகம் தான்
விழுகையிலே
ஏந்தி கொள்ள தேவதைகள்
வந்திடுமே
When your face falls
Into the lake water
Angels will come down
To hold and cradle it
திசைகள் தொலைத்தேனே
அலையில் மிதந்தேனே
தீவை போல வந்தாய்
நின்றாய் நீயே
கடல் சுமந்த சிறு படகே
I lost my directions
I floated on the waves
You came like an island
And stood firmly, you...
Oh little boat carried by the ocean
அன்பே அன்பின் அத்தனையும் நீயே
கண்கள் காணும் கற்பனையும் நீயே
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
ஓ.....கடவுளின் கைகளை
கண்டது உன்னிடம் மட்டும் தான்
என் உயிர் பூமியில் பிறந்தது
பிடித்தது இந்நொடி மட்டும் தான்
Oho.. God's very hands
I saw only within you
My soul was born on earth
And loved living only this very instant
இடியும் மின்னலும்
முறிந்தது இன்று
தனியாய் மரம் ஒன்று
வென்றது நின்று
The thunder and the lightning
Broke apart today
A single tree standing alone
Has triumphed today
நிலவின் மொழியில் நீ
நிலத்தின் மொழியில் நான்
பேச பேச பூக்கள் பேசுதே
You speak in the moon's language
I speak in the earth's language
As we converse, even the flowers begin to speak
ஓஓ...என் மகளே ஹே
ஓஓஓ...என் மகளே ஹே
ஓஓஓ...என் மகளே ஹே
ஓஓஓ....
Oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho ooo...
Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Vaanamthaiyum nilathaiyum nirappidavae
To fill up both the sky and the land
Oru paravai pothum pothum..mmm
A single bird is enough, enough... mmm
Kadal sumantha siru padagae
Oh little boat carried by the ocean
Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Kuruvi neendhum nadhiyae
Oh river where sparrows swim
Meengal parakkum vanamae
Oh sky where fish fly
Suttum kulirum sudarae
Oh flame of burning coldness
Maayamae…ae….
Oh magic...
Yeri neeril un mugam thaan
When your face falls
Vizhugayilae
Into the lake water
Yendhi kolla devathaigal
Angels will come down
Vanthidumae
To hold and cradle it
Thisaigal tholaithenae
I lost my directions
Alaiyil mithanthenae
I floated on the waves
Theevai pola vanthaai
You came like an island
Nindraai neeyae…
And stood firmly, you...
Kadal sumantha siru padagae
Oh little boat carried by the ocean
Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae
Oh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyae
You are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Ohoo..kadavulin kaigalai
Oho.. God's very hands
Kandathu unnidam mattum thaan
I saw only within you
En uyir boomiyil piranthathu
My soul was born on earth
Pidithadhu innodi mattum thaan
And loved living only this very instant
Idiyum minnalum
The thunder and the lightning
Murinthathu indru
Broke apart today
Thaniyaai maram ondru
A single tree standing alone
Vendrathu nindru
Has triumphed today
Nilavin mozhiyil nee
You speak in the moon's language
Nilathin mozhiyil naan
I speak in the earth's language
Pesa pesa pookkal pesuthae
As we converse, even the flowers begin to speak
Oho…en magalae…hey
Oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho…en magalae…hey
Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho…en magalae…hey
Oho oho oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho ooo…
Oho oho ooo...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Anbae Anbin' from the film Peranbu is a deeply emotional, poetic ode from a father to his daughter with special needs. The song celebrates pure, unconditional love that transcends conventional reality, using surreal imagery like swimming birds and flying fish to convey the magical, world-altering bond between parent and child. It reflects resilience through storms and finding ultimate purpose in caring for one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Surrealism / Oxymoron
“Kuruvi neendhum nadhiyae / Meengal parakkum vanamae / Suttum kulirum sudarae”
Uses surreal, paradoxical imagery ('sparrows swimming in river', 'fish flying in sky', 'burning coldness') to describe the otherworldly, innocent perspective of love.
Simile (Upamai)
“Theevai pola vanthaai”
Compares the daughter's comforting presence to an island appearing in a chaotic, directionless ocean.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae”
Repeats 'Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyae' to emphasize the central theme of boundless affection.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kadal sumantha siru padagae”
Describes the child as a small boat carried by the vast ocean of life and fatherly love.
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Trivia
The song is part of the critically acclaimed soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Ram's directorial 'Peranbu'. Sumathi Ram's lyrics capture the surreal and tender relationship between a father (played by Mammootty) and his spastic daughter (played by Sadhana).
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