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Lyrics & meaning

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 neeyaeOh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyaeYou are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Vaanamthaiyum nilathaiyum nirappidavaeTo fill up both the sky and the land
Oru paravai pothum pothum..mmmA single bird is enough, enough... mmm
Kadal sumantha siru padagaeOh little boat carried by the ocean
Male
Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyaeOh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyaeYou are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Male
Kuruvi neendhum nadhiyaeOh river where sparrows swim
Meengal parakkum vanamaeOh sky where fish fly
Suttum kulirum sudaraeOh flame of burning coldness
Maayamae…ae….Oh magic...
Male
Yeri neeril un mugam thaanWhen your face falls
VizhugayilaeInto the lake water
Yendhi kolla devathaigalAngels will come down
VanthidumaeTo hold and cradle it
Male
Thisaigal tholaithenaeI lost my directions
Alaiyil mithanthenaeI floated on the waves
Theevai pola vanthaaiYou came like an island
Nindraai neeyae…And stood firmly, you...
Kadal sumantha siru padagaeOh little boat carried by the ocean
Male
Anbae anbin athanaiyum neeyaeOh love, you are the sum total of all love
Kangal kaanum karpanaiyum neeyaeYou are also the imagination seen by the eyes
Male
Ohoo..kadavulin kaigalaiOho.. God's very hands
Kandathu unnidam mattum thaanI saw only within you
En uyir boomiyil piranthathuMy soul was born on earth
Pidithadhu innodi mattum thaanAnd loved living only this very instant
Male
Idiyum minnalumThe thunder and the lightning
Murinthathu indruBroke apart today
Thaniyaai maram ondruA single tree standing alone
Vendrathu nindruHas triumphed today
Male
Nilavin mozhiyil neeYou speak in the moon's language
Nilathin mozhiyil naanI speak in the earth's language
Pesa pesa pookkal pesuthaeAs we converse, even the flowers begin to speak
Male
Oho…en magalae…heyOho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho…en magalae…heyOho oho oho... my daughter... hey
Oho oho oho…en magalae…heyOho 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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