Anbe Idhu Kadhal
From Thulasi (1987 Film) · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sampath Selvam
- Details
- Thulasi (1987 Film)1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anbae idhu kadhal uyil | My love, this is the testament of love |
| Anbae idhu kadhal uyil | My love, this is the testament of love |
| Unnai naan paarththiraavittaal | If I had not seen you |
| En kavithai note-tu | My poetry notebook |
| Vellaiyaaga irunthirukkum | Would have remained blank |
| Unnai naan theendiyiraavittaal | If I had not touched you |
| Ulagil migavum miruthuvaanavai | I would have mistakenly said that tender shoots |
| Thalirgalae endru thappaaga solliruppaen | Are the softest things in the world |
| Male | |
| Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Nee ezhuthiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu | The destiny of Tamil literature |
| Thappithamaayirukkum | Would have ended up as a mistake |
| Kadhaikka sugamaanathum | Sweet to converse with |
| Thabaalkaaranai naesikkum | Like a poor writer who loves the postman |
| Yaezhai ezhuththaalanai pol | Like a poor writer |
| Un kavithaigalukku naan kaaththirukkaen | I am eagerly waiting for your poems |
| Female | |
| Ha haa…..aaa…..aa…. | Ha haa...aaa...aa... |
| ……………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Oru megaththai pol | Like a cloud drifting freely |
| Female :Mmmmm…. | Mmmmm... |
| Male :Sudhanthiramaai irunthaenae ennai | I was free, but me... |
| Oru mazhaiththuli pol | Like a raindrop |
| Male :Aa….aaa…. | Aa...aaa... |
| Male :Kaithu seithu vittaai | You have imprisoned me |
| Female :Mmhahahahaa | Mmhahahahaa |
| Male | |
| Pengalai thurantha intha puththan | This Buddha who had renounced women |
| Unnai paarththathum | Upon seeing you |
| Bothi maraththai thuranthu vittaanae | Has abandoned his Bodhi tree |
| Thuranthu vittaanae | Has abandoned it |
| Male | |
| Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Nee ezhuthiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu | The destiny of Tamil literature |
| Thappithamaayirukkum | Would have ended up as a mistake |
| Male | |
| Nee oru kunguma kulam | You are a pond of vermilion |
| Adhil naan kulikalaamaa | May I bathe in it? |
| Nee pirakkum pothae pirunthaavanam | You are Brindavan from the day you were born |
| Athil poo parikkalaamaa | May I pick flowers from there? |
| Male | |
| Antha natchaththira poovai pariththu | Plucking that celestial star-flower |
| Unakku suda suda soodavaa | Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh? |
| Antha natchaththira poovai pariththu | Plucking that celestial star-flower |
| Unakku suda suda soodavaa | Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh? |
| Male | |
| Inimael un azhagu peyarai yaaraavathu | Hereafter, if anyone pronounces your beautiful name... |
| Female :Mmmmm | Mmmmm |
| Male :Azhuththu uchchariththaalum azhuthu viduvaen | ...with deep emphasis, I will burst into tears |
| Ini unnai marakka mudiyaathu | From now on, I can never forget you |
| Female :Laalaala | Laalaala |
| Male :Vaanaththil irunthu | Just as the blue color |
| Neelaththai pirikka mudiyaaththu | Cannot be separated from the sky |
| Female | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Nee ezhuthiraavittaal | If you had not written |
| Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu | The destiny of Tamil literature |
| Thappithamaayirukkum | Would have ended up as a mistake |
அன்பே இது காதல் உயில்
அன்பே இது காதல் உயில்
உன்னை நான் பார்த்திராவிட்டால்
என் கவிதை நோட்டு
வெள்ளையாக இருந்திருக்கும்
உன்னை நான் தீண்டியிராவிட்டால்
உலகில் மிகவும் மிருதுவானவை
தளிர்களே என்று தப்பாக சொல்லியிருப்பேன்
My love, this is the testament of love
My love, this is the testament of love
If I had not seen you
My poetry notebook
Would have remained blank
If I had not touched you
I would have mistakenly said that tender shoots
Are the softest things in the world
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
தமிழ் எழுத்தின் தலையெழுத்து
தப்பிதமாயிருக்கும்
கதைக்க சுகமானதும்
தபால்காரனை நேசிக்கும்
ஏழை எழுத்தாளனைப் போல்
உன் கவிதைகளுக்கு நான் காத்திருக்கேன்.....
If you had not written
If you had not written
The destiny of Tamil literature
Would have ended up as a mistake
Sweet to converse with
Like a poor writer who loves the postman
Like a poor writer
I am eagerly waiting for your poems
ஹ ஹா......ஆஆ.....ஆ.......
......................
Ha haa...aaa...aa...
...
ஒரு மேகத்தைப் போல்....
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்..
சுதந்திரமாய் இருந்தேனே என்னை
ஒரு மழைத் துளியைப் போல்..
ஆ.....ஆஆ
கைது செய்து விட்டாய்.....
பெண் : ம்மஹஹ்ஹஹா
Like a cloud drifting freely
Mmmmm...
I was free, but me...
Like a raindrop
Aa...aaa...
You have imprisoned me
Mmhahahahaa
பெண்களை துறந்த இந்த புத்தன்
உன்னை பார்த்ததும்
போதி மரத்தை துறந்து விட்டானே
துறந்து விட்டானே
This Buddha who had renounced women
Upon seeing you
Has abandoned his Bodhi tree
Has abandoned it
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
தமிழ் எழுத்தின் தலையெழுத்து
தப்பிதமாயிருக்கும்
If you had not written
If you had not written
The destiny of Tamil literature
Would have ended up as a mistake
நீ ஒரு குங்குமக் குளம்
அதில் நான் குளிக்கலாமா
நீ பிறக்கும் போதே பிருந்தாவனம்
அதில் பூப்பறிக்கலாமா
You are a pond of vermilion
May I bathe in it?
You are Brindavan from the day you were born
May I pick flowers from there?
அந்த நட்சத்திர பூவை பறித்து
உனக்கு சுடச் சுட சூடவா
அந்த நட்சத்திர பூவை பறித்து
உனக்கு சுடச் சுட சூடவா
Plucking that celestial star-flower
Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh?
Plucking that celestial star-flower
Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh?
இனிமேல் உன் அழகு பெயரை யாராவது.....
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
அழுத்தி உச்சரித்தாலும் அழுது விடுவேன்
இனி உன்னை மறக்க முடியாது..
லாலால
வானத்தில் இருந்து
நீலத்தை பிரிக்க முடியாது
Hereafter, if anyone pronounces your beautiful name...
Mmmmm
...with deep emphasis, I will burst into tears
From now on, I can never forget you
Laalaala
Just as the blue color
Cannot be separated from the sky
...................
இருவர் :
.......................
...
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
நீ எழுதியிராவிட்டால்
தமிழ் எழுத்தின் தலையெழுத்து
தப்பிதமாயிருக்கும்
If you had not written
If you had not written
The destiny of Tamil literature
Would have ended up as a mistake
லாலாலா லாலலால லாலா
லாலாலா லாலலால லாலா
லாலாலா லாலலால லாலா
Anbae idhu kadhal uyil
My love, this is the testament of love
Anbae idhu kadhal uyil
My love, this is the testament of love
Unnai naan paarththiraavittaal
If I had not seen you
En kavithai note-tu
My poetry notebook
Vellaiyaaga irunthirukkum
Would have remained blank
Unnai naan theendiyiraavittaal
If I had not touched you
Ulagil migavum miruthuvaanavai
I would have mistakenly said that tender shoots
Thalirgalae endru thappaaga solliruppaen
Are the softest things in the world
Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal
If you had not written
Nee ezhuthiraavittaal
If you had not written
Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu
The destiny of Tamil literature
Thappithamaayirukkum
Would have ended up as a mistake
Kadhaikka sugamaanathum
Sweet to converse with
Thabaalkaaranai naesikkum
Like a poor writer who loves the postman
Yaezhai ezhuththaalanai pol
Like a poor writer
Un kavithaigalukku naan kaaththirukkaen
I am eagerly waiting for your poems
Ha haa…..aaa…..aa….
Ha haa...aaa...aa...
………………………..
...
Oru megaththai pol
Like a cloud drifting freely
Female :Mmmmm….
Mmmmm...
Male :Sudhanthiramaai irunthaenae ennai
I was free, but me...
Oru mazhaiththuli pol
Like a raindrop
Male :Aa….aaa….
Aa...aaa...
Male :Kaithu seithu vittaai
You have imprisoned me
Female :Mmhahahahaa
Mmhahahahaa
Pengalai thurantha intha puththan
This Buddha who had renounced women
Unnai paarththathum
Upon seeing you
Bothi maraththai thuranthu vittaanae
Has abandoned his Bodhi tree
Thuranthu vittaanae
Has abandoned it
Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal
If you had not written
Nee ezhuthiraavittaal
If you had not written
Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu
The destiny of Tamil literature
Thappithamaayirukkum
Would have ended up as a mistake
Nee oru kunguma kulam
You are a pond of vermilion
Adhil naan kulikalaamaa
May I bathe in it?
Nee pirakkum pothae pirunthaavanam
You are Brindavan from the day you were born
Athil poo parikkalaamaa
May I pick flowers from there?
Antha natchaththira poovai pariththu
Plucking that celestial star-flower
Unakku suda suda soodavaa
Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh?
Antha natchaththira poovai pariththu
Plucking that celestial star-flower
Unakku suda suda soodavaa
Shall I adorn your hair with it while it is fresh?
Inimael un azhagu peyarai yaaraavathu
Hereafter, if anyone pronounces your beautiful name...
Female :Mmmmm
Mmmmm
Male :Azhuththu uchchariththaalum azhuthu viduvaen
...with deep emphasis, I will burst into tears
Ini unnai marakka mudiyaathu
From now on, I can never forget you
Female :Laalaala
Laalaala
Male :Vaanaththil irunthu
Just as the blue color
Neelaththai pirikka mudiyaaththu
Cannot be separated from the sky
………………
...
Nee ezhuthiyiraavittaal
If you had not written
Nee ezhuthiraavittaal
If you had not written
Tamil ezhuththin thalaiyaezhuththu
The destiny of Tamil literature
Thappithamaayirukkum
Would have ended up as a mistake
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poetic song features a lover expressing deep admiration and devotion to his beloved through rich literary metaphors. He compares his life before meeting her to a blank poetry notebook and states that her presence gives true meaning to his poetry and language. He compares his anticipation of her words to a poor writer waiting eagerly for the postman. Through references to nature, the Buddha, and Brindavan, he declares that her love is inseparable from his soul, just like the blue color is inseparable from the sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee oru kunguma kulam”
Comparing the beloved to a pond of vermilion ('kunguma kulam') and a sacred garden ('pirunthaavanam').
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru megaththai pol”
Comparing the lover's free existence to a cloud ('oru megaththai pol') and his capture in love to a drop of rain ('oru mazhaiththuli pol').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Pengalai thurantha intha puththan unnai paarththathum bothi maraththai thuranthu vittaanae”
Exaggerating love by saying a Buddha who renounced women abandoned his Bodhi tree upon seeing her.
Iyaibu (Rhyme / Parallel Structure)
“Unnai naan paarththiraavittaal / Unnai naan theendiyiraavittaal”
Repetition of conditional endings 'iraavittaal' across lines to build rhythmic poetry.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vairamuthu, this track stands out for its literary Tamil metaphors and poetic phrasing ('Kadhal Uyil' meaning 'will/testament of love'), blending classic Tamil literary sensibilities with romantic cinema music.
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