Anbe Enadhu Ragam
From Jeevanadhi · 1986
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, Krishnachandran
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Jeevanadhi1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
| Female | |
| En kaaviya naayagan ennuyir | My epic hero, my life |
| Kannanai paadum kavithai paadum | Sings of Kannan, sings poetry |
| En kangalum nenjamum | My eyes and my heart |
| Nee varum paadhaiyil thedum | Search on the path you arrive upon |
| Female | |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
| Male | |
| Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aa…..aaa….. | Aaa.....aaa....aaa....aa.....aaa….. |
| Female :Kanavondril unnai kaana | Female: To see you in a dream |
| Thuyil kolla naan ponaen | I went to sleep |
| Male :Aahaah aaa…..aaa……..aahhah…. | Male: Aahaah aaa…..aaa……..aahhah…. |
| Female :Thuyil mattum varaveyillai | Female: Only sleep never came |
| Engum unnai naan paarthen | I saw you everywhere |
| Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah | Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah |
| Female | |
| Nila veesum neraththil | In the moonlight-filled hours |
| Vaigai aattrin oraththil | On the banks of the Vaigai river |
| Nila veesum neraththil | In the moonlight-filled hours |
| Vaigai aattrin oraththil | On the banks of the Vaigai river |
| Ila manal thedi iruvarum koodi | Seeking soft sand, coming together |
| Kavithaigal kodi naam paada | For us to sing millions of poems |
| Both :Aaaaaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa…… | Both: Aaaaaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa…… |
| Female | |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
| Female | |
| Atho antha vaanam saatchi | Look, that sky stands witness |
| Unnaalthaanae vaazhgindraen | I live only because of you |
| Male :Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahaah | Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahaah |
| Female :Unnum pothum urangumpothum | Female: While eating and while sleeping |
| Unnaiththaanar kaangindrean | It is only you I behold |
| Male :Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah | Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah |
| Female | |
| Gangai kaainthu pogaathu | The Ganges river will never dry up |
| Mangai kadhal maaraathu | A woman's love will never change |
| Gangai kaainthu pogaathu | The Ganges river will never dry up |
| Mangai kadhal maaraathu | A woman's love will never change |
| Ilakkiyam paadum pulavargal nammai | The poets who sing classical literature |
| Ezhuthidum kaalam vaaraaatho | Will the time come for them to write about us? |
| Both :Aaa….aaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa…… | Both: Aaa….aaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa…… |
| Female | |
| En kaaviya naayagan ennuyir | My epic hero, my life |
| Kannanai paadum kavithai paadum | Sings of Kannan, sings poetry |
| En kangalum nenjamum | My eyes and my heart |
| Nee varum paadhaiyil thedum | Search on the path you arrive upon |
| Female | |
| Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam | Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart |
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
என் காவிய நாயகன் என்னுயிர்
கண்ணனை பாடும் கவிதை பாடும்
என் கண்களும் நெஞ்சமும்
நீ வரும் பாதையில் தேடும்
My epic hero, my life
Sings of Kannan, sings poetry
My eyes and my heart
Search on the path you arrive upon
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
ஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆ..
கனவொன்றில் உன்னைக் காண
துயில் கொள்ள நான் போனேன்
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஆ......ஆஆ...ஆஹாஹ்...
துயில் மட்டும் வரவேயில்லை
எங்கும் உன்னை நான் பார்த்தேன்
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஆ.....ஆஆ...ஆஹாஹ்...
Aaa.....aaa....aaa....aa.....aaa…..
Female: To see you in a dream
I went to sleep
Male: Aahaah aaa…..aaa……..aahhah….
Female: Only sleep never came
I saw you everywhere
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
நிலா வீசும் நேரத்தில்
வைகை ஆற்றின் ஓரத்தில்
நிலா வீசும் நேரத்தில்
வைகை ஆற்றின் ஓரத்தில்
இள மணல் தேடி இருவரும் கூடி
கவிதைகள் கோடி நாம் பாட
இருவர் :
ஆஆஆஆ......ஆஆஆஆ.....ஆஆஆ...
In the moonlight-filled hours
On the banks of the Vaigai river
In the moonlight-filled hours
On the banks of the Vaigai river
Seeking soft sand, coming together
For us to sing millions of poems
Both: Aaaaaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
அதோ அந்த வானம் சாட்சி
உன்னால்தானே வாழ்கின்றேன்
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஆ......ஆஆ...ஆஹாஹ்...
உண்ணும் போதும் உறங்கும்போதும்
உன்னைத்தானே காண்கின்றேன்
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஆ.....ஆஆ...ஆஹாஹ்...
Look, that sky stands witness
I live only because of you
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahaah
Female: While eating and while sleeping
It is only you I behold
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
கங்கை காய்ந்து போகாது
மங்கை காதல் மாறாது
கங்கை காய்ந்து போகாது
மங்கை காதல் மாறாது
இலக்கியம் பாடும் புலவர்கள் நம்மை
எழுதிடும் காலம் வாராதோ
இருவர் :
ஆஆ....ஆஆ......ஆஆஆஆ.....ஆஆஆ...
The Ganges river will never dry up
A woman's love will never change
The Ganges river will never dry up
A woman's love will never change
The poets who sing classical literature
Will the time come for them to write about us?
Both: Aaa….aaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
My epic hero, my life
Sings of Kannan, sings poetry
My eyes and my heart
Search on the path you arrive upon
என் காவிய நாயகன் என்னுயிர்
கண்ணனை பாடும் கவிதை பாடும்
என் கண்களும் நெஞ்சமும்
நீ வரும் பாதையில் தேடும்
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
அன்பே எனது ராகம் அதுதான் இதய தாகம்
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
En kaaviya naayagan ennuyir
My epic hero, my life
Kannanai paadum kavithai paadum
Sings of Kannan, sings poetry
En kangalum nenjamum
My eyes and my heart
Nee varum paadhaiyil thedum
Search on the path you arrive upon
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aa…..aaa…..
Aaa.....aaa....aaa....aa.....aaa…..
Female :Kanavondril unnai kaana
Female: To see you in a dream
Thuyil kolla naan ponaen
I went to sleep
Male :Aahaah aaa…..aaa……..aahhah….
Male: Aahaah aaa…..aaa……..aahhah….
Female :Thuyil mattum varaveyillai
Female: Only sleep never came
Engum unnai naan paarthen
I saw you everywhere
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
Nila veesum neraththil
In the moonlight-filled hours
Vaigai aattrin oraththil
On the banks of the Vaigai river
Nila veesum neraththil
In the moonlight-filled hours
Vaigai aattrin oraththil
On the banks of the Vaigai river
Ila manal thedi iruvarum koodi
Seeking soft sand, coming together
Kavithaigal kodi naam paada
For us to sing millions of poems
Both :Aaaaaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
Both: Aaaaaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Atho antha vaanam saatchi
Look, that sky stands witness
Unnaalthaanae vaazhgindraen
I live only because of you
Male :Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahaah
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahaah
Female :Unnum pothum urangumpothum
Female: While eating and while sleeping
Unnaiththaanar kaangindrean
It is only you I behold
Male :Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
Male: Aahaah aaa….aaa….aahah
Gangai kaainthu pogaathu
The Ganges river will never dry up
Mangai kadhal maaraathu
A woman's love will never change
Gangai kaainthu pogaathu
The Ganges river will never dry up
Mangai kadhal maaraathu
A woman's love will never change
Ilakkiyam paadum pulavargal nammai
The poets who sing classical literature
Ezhuthidum kaalam vaaraaatho
Will the time come for them to write about us?
Both :Aaa….aaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
Both: Aaa….aaa……aaaaa…..aaaaa……
En kaaviya naayagan ennuyir
My epic hero, my life
Kannanai paadum kavithai paadum
Sings of Kannan, sings poetry
En kangalum nenjamum
My eyes and my heart
Nee varum paadhaiyil thedum
Search on the path you arrive upon
Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam
Love is my melody, and that is the thirst of my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses a profound, classical vision of love where affection is elevated to a musical melody and spiritual thirst. The lovers express how their devotion permeates every moment of life, from dreams to waking activities. Through poetic imagery of moonlight shining over the Vaigai river and references to the eternal nature of the Ganges, the lyrics highlight the timeless and unchanging quality of their romantic bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Anbe enathu raagam adhuthaan idhaya thaagam”
Equating love directly to a musical raaga (melody) and an inner cardiac thirst.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gangai kaainthu pogaathu / Mangai kadhal maaraathu”
The second consonant sound 'ng' matches across consecutive lines ('Gangai' and 'Mangai').
Uyarvu Navitchi (Hyperbole)
“Kavithaigal kodi naam paada”
Exaggeration of singing 'a crore (ten million) poems' together on the riverbank to show boundless love.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Nila veesum neraththil / Vaigai aattrin oraththil”
Repetition of environmental imagery to emphasize romantic setting.
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, the song incorporates classical Sangam poetic traditions by referencing the Vaigai river and comparing eternal love to the flow of the Ganges.
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