Anbe Mei Kadhal
From Aalai Kandu Mayangathe · 1958
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Aalai Kandu Mayangathe1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal | My beloved, my true love is divine love |
| Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa aa….aa… | Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna... ah... ah... |
| Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal | My beloved, my true love is divine love |
| Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa | Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna? |
| Female | |
| Jaadaiyum therivaenae | I know your subtle gestures |
| Jaalamum unarvaenae | I realize your magical tricks too |
| Jaadaiyum therivaenae | I know your subtle gestures |
| Jaalamum unarvaenae | I realize your magical tricks too |
| Magizhnthida varuvaayadaa krishna | Come to bring joy, Oh Krishna! |
| Female | |
| Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal | My beloved, my true love is divine love |
| Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa | Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna? |
| Female | |
| Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja | Are you not my life and body, my king? |
| Unaiyae naan maravenadaa krishna | I will never forget you, Oh Krishna! |
| Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja | Are you not my life and body, my king? |
| Unaiyae naan maravenadaa | I will never forget you! |
| Female | |
| Nee enai piriyaatha nilaiyaana kadhal | An everlasting love where you never separate from me |
| Nee enai piriyaatha nilaiyaana kadhal | An everlasting love where you never separate from me |
| Nermaiyil arivaenadaa krishna | I shall know this in all honesty, Oh Krishna! |
| Female | |
| Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal | My beloved, my true love is divine love |
| Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa | Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna? |
| Female | |
| Thaen malar madhuvodu | With nectar from honey-filled flowers |
| Thevittaa suvaiyodu | With a sweet taste that never satiates |
| Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna | I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna! |
| Thaen malar madhuvodu | With nectar from honey-filled flowers |
| Thevittaa suvaiyodu | With a sweet taste that never satiates |
| Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna | I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna! |
| Female | |
| Kadhalin vaanilae | In the sky of love |
| Oli veesum jothiyai | Like a radiant light shining bright |
| Kadhalin vaanilae | In the sky of love |
| Oli veesum jothiyai | Like a radiant light shining bright |
| Kaana varuvaayadaa krishna | Will you come to be seen, Oh Krishna? |
| Female | |
| Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal | My beloved, my true love is divine love |
| Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa | Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna? |
| Odi varuvaayo gobalakrishna | Will you come running, Oh Gopalakrishna? |
அன்பே என் மெய்க்காதல் தெய்வீக காதல்
அறிவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா ஆ.....ஆ..
அன்பே என் மெய் காதல் தெய்வீக காதல்
அறிவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா..
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna... ah... ah...
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
ஜாடையும் தெரிவேனே
ஜாலமும் உணர்வேனே
ஜாடையும் தெரிவேனே
ஜாலமும் உணர்வேனே
மகிழ்ந்திட வருவாயடா கிருஷ்ணா....
I know your subtle gestures
I realize your magical tricks too
I know your subtle gestures
I realize your magical tricks too
Come to bring joy, Oh Krishna!
அன்பே என் மெய்க்காதல் தெய்வீக காதல்
அறிவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா....
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
உயிரும் உடலும் நீயன்றோ ராஜா
உனையே நான் மறவேனடா கிருஷ்ணா
உயிரும் உடலும் நீயன்றோ ராஜா
உனையே நான் மறவேனடா.....
Are you not my life and body, my king?
I will never forget you, Oh Krishna!
Are you not my life and body, my king?
I will never forget you!
நீ எனை பிரியாத நிலையான காதல்
நீ எனை பிரியாத நிலையான காதல்
நேர்மையில் அறிவேனடா கிருஷ்ணா
An everlasting love where you never separate from me
An everlasting love where you never separate from me
I shall know this in all honesty, Oh Krishna!
அன்பே என் மெய்க்காதல் தெய்வீக காதல்
அறிவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
தேன்மலர் மதுவோடு
தெவிட்டா சுவையோடு
தேடியும் அலைந்தேனடா கிருஷ்ணா
தேன்மலர் மதுவோடு
தெவிட்டா சுவையோடு
தேடியும் அலைந்தேனடா...
With nectar from honey-filled flowers
With a sweet taste that never satiates
I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna!
With nectar from honey-filled flowers
With a sweet taste that never satiates
I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna!
காதலின் வானிலே
ஒளி வீசும் ஜோதியை
காதலின் வானிலே
ஒளி வீசும் ஜோதியை
காண வருவாயடா கிருஷ்ணா
In the sky of love
Like a radiant light shining bright
In the sky of love
Like a radiant light shining bright
Will you come to be seen, Oh Krishna?
அன்பே என் மெய்க்காதல் தெய்வீக காதல்
அறிவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா
ஓடி வருவாயோ கோபாலகிருஷ்ணா
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Will you come running, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa aa….aa…
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna... ah... ah...
Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Jaadaiyum therivaenae
I know your subtle gestures
Jaalamum unarvaenae
I realize your magical tricks too
Jaadaiyum therivaenae
I know your subtle gestures
Jaalamum unarvaenae
I realize your magical tricks too
Magizhnthida varuvaayadaa krishna
Come to bring joy, Oh Krishna!
Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja
Are you not my life and body, my king?
Unaiyae naan maravenadaa krishna
I will never forget you, Oh Krishna!
Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja
Are you not my life and body, my king?
Unaiyae naan maravenadaa
I will never forget you!
Nee enai piriyaatha nilaiyaana kadhal
An everlasting love where you never separate from me
Nee enai piriyaatha nilaiyaana kadhal
An everlasting love where you never separate from me
Nermaiyil arivaenadaa krishna
I shall know this in all honesty, Oh Krishna!
Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Thaen malar madhuvodu
With nectar from honey-filled flowers
Thevittaa suvaiyodu
With a sweet taste that never satiates
Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna
I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna!
Thaen malar madhuvodu
With nectar from honey-filled flowers
Thevittaa suvaiyodu
With a sweet taste that never satiates
Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna
I searched and wandered for you, Oh Krishna!
Kadhalin vaanilae
In the sky of love
Oli veesum jothiyai
Like a radiant light shining bright
Kadhalin vaanilae
In the sky of love
Oli veesum jothiyai
Like a radiant light shining bright
Kaana varuvaayadaa krishna
Will you come to be seen, Oh Krishna?
Anbe en meikkadhal deiveega kadhal
My beloved, my true love is divine love
Arivaayo gobalakrishnaa
Will you understand it, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Odi varuvaayo gobalakrishna
Will you come running, Oh Gopalakrishna?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic piece expresses intense, transcendental love framed through the tradition of Madhura Bhakti—where spiritual longing for the divine (Lord Krishna) is articulated as romantic devotion. The singer addresses Krishna as the very essence of her body and soul, declaring that her affection is not merely earthly but an eternal, unbreakable bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mohnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thaen malar madhuvodu / Thevittaa suvaiyodu / Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across consecutive lines ('Thaen', 'Thevittaa', 'Thediyum') creates a rhythmic, melodic flow.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja / Unaiyae naan maravenadaa krishna”
Consonance created through matching secondary sounds in 'Uyirum' and 'Unaiyae', giving structural symmetry to the couplet.
Metaphor (Urvagadam)
“Kadhalin vaanilae / Oli veesum jothiyai”
Love is poetically envisioned as a vast sky ('Kadhalin vaan'), with the divine presence depicted as a glowing, radiant light ('Oli veesum jothi') within it.
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Trivia
Composed by veteran music director S. M. Subbaiah Naidu for the 1958 film 'Aalai Kandu Mayangathe', this track is rendered by legendary playback singer P. Leela. The lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass effectively weaves classical devotional aesthetics with Tamil film music traditions, drawing upon Krishna lore and Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava.
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