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Anbe En Aaramuthae Vaaraai

From Gomathiyin Kaadhalan · 1955

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singers
Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Jikki
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Details
Gomathiyin Kaadhalan1955

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
AnbaeMy beloved!
Male :Anbae en aaramuthae vaaraiMale: My beloved, my divine nectar, please come!
Female :Anbae en aaramuthae vaarai…..aa…Female: My beloved, my divine nectar, please come! Aa...
Both :Anbae en aaramuthae vaaraiBoth: My beloved, my divine nectar, please come!
Male
Thendral alai meethinilaeUpon the waves of the gentle breeze,
Thingal pirai thoniyilaeIn the crescent moon boat,
Thendral alai meethinilaeUpon the waves of the gentle breeze,
Thingal pirai thoniyilaeIn the crescent moon boat,
Thaenmozhiyunai azhaiththae selvaenaeI will take you along, my sweet-spoken one!
Female
Vennilavuk kinniyilaeIn the small bowl of moonlight,
Ennithayak kaadhalaiyaeThe love of my heart,
Vennilavuk kinniyilaeIn the small bowl of moonlight,
Ennithayak kaadhalaiyaeThe love of my heart,
Unnum mathuvaai niraiththae tharuvaennaeI shall fill and offer to you as drinkable nectar!
Female
Aaa….aa…aa….Aaa...aa...aa...
Anbae en aaramuthae vaaraiMy beloved, my divine nectar, please come!
Male
Vannamigum vaanavillaiThe colorful rainbow,
Ponnaadiyaai madiththaeFolding it like a golden garment,
Vannamigum vaanavillaiThe colorful rainbow,
Ponnaadiyaai madiththaeFolding it like a golden garment,
Valli unakkae parisu tharuvaenaeI will gift it to you, my dear Valli!
Female
Kann simittum thaaragaiyaiThe twinkling stars in the sky,
Mullai malaraai thoduththaeStrung together like jasmine flowers,
Kann simittum thaaragaiyaiThe twinkling stars in the sky,
Mullai malaraai thoduththaeStrung together like jasmine flowers,
Male
Anbae en aaramuthae vaaraiMy beloved, my divine nectar, please come!
Male
Minnal oli kodugalaalWith streaks of flash lightning,
Megamenum venthiraiyilOn the white screen of clouds,
Minnal oli kodugalaalWith streaks of flash lightning,
Megamenum venthiraiyilOn the white screen of clouds,
Unnazhagai oviyamaai varaivaenaeI will paint your beauty as a portrait!
Female
Vinnin mazhai thaaraigalaiThe rain streams from the sky,
Veenai narampaakki athilTurning them into the strings of a veena,
Vinnin mazhai thaaraigalaiThe rain streams from the sky,
Veenai narampaakki athilTurning them into the strings of a veena,
Innoliyai meetti isai pozhivaenaeI shall play sweet notes and shower music upon you!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Anbae En Aaramuthae is an ethereal romantic duet from the 1955 film Gomathiyin Kaadhalan, composed by G. Ramanathan and sung by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and Jikki. The lovers express their affection using poetic cosmic metaphors, imagining themselves riding a crescent moon boat over wind-waves, drinking the nectar of love from a moonlight cup, and offering golden garments folded from rainbows.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thingal pirai thoniyilae

The crescent moon is metaphorically imagined as a boat sailing on waves of wind.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Vinnin mazhai thaaraigalai Veenai narampaakki athil

Extravagant poetic exaggeration where falling rain streams are envisioned as strings of a veena playing divine music.

Initial Rhyme (Monaai)

Thendral alai meethinilae / Thingal pirai thoniyilae

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in words across lines (Thendral / Thingal).

Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

Minnal oli kodugalaal / Megamenum venthiraiyil

Matching second consonants across adjacent lines (Minnal / Megam).

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Trivia

Gomathiyin Kaadhalan (1955) starred T. R. Ramachandran and Savitri. Lyricist Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam's imaginative cosmic metaphors in this song made it an enduring classic of early Tamil cinema soundscapes.

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