Anbe Enthan
From Mathar Kula Manickam · 1956
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- Ghantasala, P. Leela
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Details
- Mathar Kula Manickam1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa…aaaa | Ah... aah... |
| Anbae endhan vaazhvil orunaal | My love, a day in my life... |
| Inbam tharum kaadhal thirunaal | ...is a sacred day of love that brings joy. |
| Alaimodhudhae manamae alaimodhudhae | My heart surges like waves, oh it surges! |
| Male | |
| Kalaiyae un kaadhal geedham | Oh Art, your song of love... |
| Nilaiyaana vaazhvin vaedham | ...is the eternal scripture of life. |
| Female :Anbae endhan vaazhvil oru naal | Female: My love, a day in my life... |
| Inbam tharum kaadhal thirunaal | ...is a sacred day of love that brings joy. |
| Alaimodhudhae manamae alaimodhudhae | My heart surges like waves, oh it surges! |
| Male :Kalaiyae un kaadhal geedham | Male: Oh Art, your song of love... |
| Nilaiyaana vaazhvin vaedham | ...is the eternal scripture of life. |
| Female | |
| Aavi udal porul neeyallavoo | Are you not my spirit, body, and all wealth? |
| Enadhaaruyirae nilai maaridumaa | Oh my precious soul, will this bond ever change? |
| Male :Vaan amudhae …ae..ae.. | Male: Oh heavenly nectar... ah... |
| Vaanamudhae | Oh heavenly nectar! |
| Female :Piramaanamidhae | Female: This love is the living proof! |
| Male :Vaanamudhae | Male: Oh heavenly nectar! |
| Female :Piramaanamidhae | Female: This love is the living proof! |
| Male :Maanam pradhaaname vaazhndhiduvomae | Male: Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live! |
| Maanam pradhaaname vaazhndhiduvomae | Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live! |
ஹா ...ஆஆ..ஆ...
ஹா ...ஆ....
அன்பே எந்தன் வாழ்வில் ஒருநாள்
இன்பம் தரும் காதல் திருநாள்
அலைமோதுதே மனமே அலைமோதுதே
Ah... aah...
My love, a day in my life...
...is a sacred day of love that brings joy.
My heart surges like waves, oh it surges!
கலையே உன் காதல் கீதம்
நிலையான வாழ்வின் வேதம்..
அன்பே எந்தன் வாழ்வில் ஒருநாள்
இன்பம் தரும் காதல் திருநாள்
அலைமோதுதே மனமே அலைமோதுதே
கலையே உன் காதல் கீதம்
நிலையான வாழ்வின் வேதம்..
Oh Art, your song of love...
...is the eternal scripture of life.
Female: My love, a day in my life...
...is a sacred day of love that brings joy.
My heart surges like waves, oh it surges!
Male: Oh Art, your song of love...
...is the eternal scripture of life.
ஆவி உடல் பொருள் நீயல்லவோ
எனதாருயிரே நிலை மாறிடுமா
வானமுதே.......ஏ.......ஏ....
வானமுதே.....
பிரமாணமிதே
வானமுதே.....
பிரமாணமிதே
மானம் பிரதானமே வாழ்ந்திடுவோமே
மானம் பிரதானமே வாழ்ந்திடுவோமே
Are you not my spirit, body, and all wealth?
Oh my precious soul, will this bond ever change?
Male: Oh heavenly nectar... ah...
Oh heavenly nectar!
Female: This love is the living proof!
Male: Oh heavenly nectar!
Female: This love is the living proof!
Male: Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live!
Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live!
அன்பே நமது வாழ்வில் ஒருநாள்
இன்பம் தரும் காதல் திருநாள்
அலைமோதுதே மனமே அலைமோதுதே
மனம் போலே வாழ்வில் நாமே
மகிழ்வோம் எந்நாளுமே.....
ஹா ...ஆஆ..ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....!
Haa…aaaa
Ah... aah...
Anbae endhan vaazhvil orunaal
My love, a day in my life...
Inbam tharum kaadhal thirunaal
...is a sacred day of love that brings joy.
Alaimodhudhae manamae alaimodhudhae
My heart surges like waves, oh it surges!
Kalaiyae un kaadhal geedham
Oh Art, your song of love...
Nilaiyaana vaazhvin vaedham
...is the eternal scripture of life.
Female :Anbae endhan vaazhvil oru naal
Female: My love, a day in my life...
Inbam tharum kaadhal thirunaal
...is a sacred day of love that brings joy.
Alaimodhudhae manamae alaimodhudhae
My heart surges like waves, oh it surges!
Male :Kalaiyae un kaadhal geedham
Male: Oh Art, your song of love...
Nilaiyaana vaazhvin vaedham
...is the eternal scripture of life.
Aavi udal porul neeyallavoo
Are you not my spirit, body, and all wealth?
Enadhaaruyirae nilai maaridumaa
Oh my precious soul, will this bond ever change?
Male :Vaan amudhae …ae..ae..
Male: Oh heavenly nectar... ah...
Vaanamudhae
Oh heavenly nectar!
Female :Piramaanamidhae
Female: This love is the living proof!
Male :Vaanamudhae
Male: Oh heavenly nectar!
Female :Piramaanamidhae
Female: This love is the living proof!
Male :Maanam pradhaaname vaazhndhiduvomae
Male: Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live!
Maanam pradhaaname vaazhndhiduvomae
Keeping honor as our foundation, let us live!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet from Mathar Kula Manickam (1956) expresses deep romantic devotion and spiritual union. The lovers celebrate their romance as a divine event that brings eternal bliss, equating love and art to a holy scripture that sustains life. They pledge absolute surrender of body, soul, and material possessions to one another while affirming that honor and righteousness will guide their shared life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nilaiyaana vaazhvin vaedham”
Comparing love and art to 'Vaedham' (sacred scripture) and the beloved to 'Vaanamudhu' (heavenly nectar).
Second-letter Rhyme (Edugai)
“Alaimodhudhae manamae alaimodhudhae”
The second consonant 'la' repeats across lines: 'Alaimodhudhae' / 'Kalaiyae' / 'Nilaiyaana'.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Inbam tharum kaadhal thirunaal”
Matching end sounds with 'orunaal' and 'thirunaal'.
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Trivia
Mathar Kula Manickam (1956) was produced simultaneously in Telugu as 'Charana Daasi'. Music director S. Rajeswara Rao was famous for combining classical Carnatic ragas with light film music, and this duet highlights the rich, melodic chemistry between Ghantasala and P. Leela.
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