Anbe Un Peyar
From Paditha Manaivi · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kavi Rajagopal
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Paditha Manaivi1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anbe un peyar annai | Oh Love, your name is Mother |
| Azhagae un peyar mangai | Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden |
| Arivae un peyar thalaivi | Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader |
| Indha maippae endhan manaivi | This total embodiment is my wife |
| Male | |
| Anbe un peyar annai | Oh Love, your name is Mother |
| Azhagae un peyar mangai | Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden |
| Arivae un peyar thalaivi | Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader |
| Indha maippae endhan manaivi | This total embodiment is my wife |
| Male | |
| Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai | You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess |
| Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai | You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides |
| Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai | You possess the patience of Mother Earth |
| Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai | Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear? |
| Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai | You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess |
| Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai | You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides |
| Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai | You possess the patience of Mother Earth |
| Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai | Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear? |
| Male | |
| Anbe un peyar annai | Oh Love, your name is Mother |
| Azhagae un peyar mangai | Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden |
| Arivae un peyar thalaivi | Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader |
| Indha maippae endhan manaivi | This total embodiment is my wife |
| Male | |
| Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee | In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid |
| Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee | In advising what is right, you are a wise minister |
| Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee | In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid |
| Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee | In advising what is right, you are a wise minister |
| Azhagu silai nee manjathilae | You are a statue of beauty on the couch |
| Pesipazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae | You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy |
| Pazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae | You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy |
| Male | |
| Anbe un peyar annai | Oh Love, your name is Mother |
| Azhagae un peyar mangai | Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden |
| Male | |
| Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum | To marry educated women |
| Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar | People feel afraid and run away in fear |
| Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal | If they observe your character and intellect, they |
| Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar | Will actively search for an educated bride instead |
| Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum | To marry educated women |
| Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar | People feel afraid and run away in fear |
| Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal | If they observe your character and intellect, they |
| Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar | Will actively search for an educated bride instead |
| Male | |
| Anbe un peyar annai | Oh Love, your name is Mother |
| Azhagae un peyar mangai | Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden |
| Arivae un peyar thalaivi | Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader |
| Indha maippae endhan manaivi | This total embodiment is my wife |
அன்பே உன் பெயர் அன்னை
அழகே உன் பெயர் மங்கை
அறிவே உன் பெயர் தலைவி இந்த
அமைப்பே எந்தன் மனைவி....
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
This total embodiment is my wife
அன்பே உன் பெயர் அன்னை
அழகே உன் பெயர் மங்கை
அறிவே உன் பெயர் தலைவி இந்த
அமைப்பே எந்தன் மனைவி....
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
This total embodiment is my wife
பொன் மகள் தந்த முகம் கொண்டாய்
பூமகள் வாழும் எழில் கொண்டாய்
மண் மகள் பொறுமையை நீ கொண்டாய்
குலமகளே பயம் நீ ஏன் கொண்டாய்
பொன் மகள் தந்த முகம் கொண்டாய்
பூமகள் வாழும் எழில் கொண்டாய்
மண் மகள் பொறுமையை நீ கொண்டாய்
குலமகளே பயம் நீ ஏன் கொண்டாய்
You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess
You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides
You possess the patience of Mother Earth
Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear?
You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess
You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides
You possess the patience of Mother Earth
Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear?
அன்பே உன் பெயர் அன்னை
அழகே உன் பெயர் மங்கை
அறிவே உன் பெயர் தலைவி இந்த
அமைப்பே எந்தன் மனைவி....
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
This total embodiment is my wife
ஏவல் செய்வதில் பணிமகள் நீ
ஏற்றது சொல்வதில் மந்திரி நீ
ஏவல் செய்வதில் பணிமகள் நீ
ஏற்றது சொல்வதில் மந்திரி நீ
அழகு சிலை நீ மஞ்சத்திலே
பேசி பழகும் தமிழ் நீ இன்பத்திலே....
பழகும் தமிழ் நீ இன்பத்திலே
In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid
In advising what is right, you are a wise minister
In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid
In advising what is right, you are a wise minister
You are a statue of beauty on the couch
You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy
You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy
அன்பே உன் பெயர் அன்னை
அழகே உன் பெயர் மங்கை
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
படித்த பெண்களை மணப்பதற்கு
பயப்படுவார் அஞ்சி ஓடிடுவார்
உன் பண்பையும் அறிவையும் பார்த்தால்
அவர்கள் படித்த பெண்ணையே தேடிடுவார்.....
படித்த பெண்களை மணப்பதற்கு
பயப்படுவார் அஞ்சி ஓடிடுவார்
உன் பண்பையும் அறிவையும் பார்த்தால்
அவர்கள் படித்த பெண்ணையே தேடிடுவார்.....
To marry educated women
People feel afraid and run away in fear
If they observe your character and intellect, they
Will actively search for an educated bride instead
To marry educated women
People feel afraid and run away in fear
If they observe your character and intellect, they
Will actively search for an educated bride instead
அன்பே உன் பெயர் அன்னை
அழகே உன் பெயர் மங்கை
அறிவே உன் பெயர் தலைவி இந்த
அமைப்பே எந்தன் மனைவி....
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
This total embodiment is my wife
முனங்கல் :
...................
Anbe un peyar annai
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
This total embodiment is my wife
Anbe un peyar annai
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
This total embodiment is my wife
Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai
You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess
Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai
You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides
Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai
You possess the patience of Mother Earth
Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai
Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear?
Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai
You possess a face given by the Golden Goddess
Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai
You possess the grace where the Flower Goddess resides
Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai
You possess the patience of Mother Earth
Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai
Oh daughter of noble lineage, why do you fear?
Anbe un peyar annai
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
This total embodiment is my wife
Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee
In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid
Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee
In advising what is right, you are a wise minister
Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee
In carrying out duties, you are a dutiful maid
Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee
In advising what is right, you are a wise minister
Azhagu silai nee manjathilae
You are a statue of beauty on the couch
Pesipazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae
You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy
Pazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae
You are sweet conversational Tamil in joy
Anbe un peyar annai
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum
To marry educated women
Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar
People feel afraid and run away in fear
Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal
If they observe your character and intellect, they
Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar
Will actively search for an educated bride instead
Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum
To marry educated women
Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar
People feel afraid and run away in fear
Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal
If they observe your character and intellect, they
Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar
Will actively search for an educated bride instead
Anbe un peyar annai
Oh Love, your name is Mother
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Oh Beauty, your name is Maiden
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Oh Wisdom, your name is Leader
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
This total embodiment is my wife
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high tribute paid by a husband to his educated wife, praising her multifaceted virtues, intellect, and grace. He equates her love to that of a mother, her advice to that of a minister, her beauty to a sculptor's art, and her sweet nature to the Tamil language itself. Furthermore, he addresses the contemporary social stigma surrounding marrying educated women, asserting that her high character and wisdom serve as proof that educated women make the finest life partners.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Anbe un peyar annai / Azhagae un peyar mangai / Arivae un peyar thalaivi”
The initial letter 'A' is repeated across consecutive lines to create a melodic rhythm.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“mugam kondaai / ezhil kondaai / nee kondaai”
The ending word 'kondaai' rhymes across consecutive lines, creating balance.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee”
Directly identifying the wife with various exalted roles such as a minister (mandhiri), mother (annai), and the Tamil language (thamizh).
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Trivia
The song adapts the traditional Niti Satakam concept ('Karyeshu Dasi, Karaneshu Mantri...') into classic 1960s Tamil movie lyric style, championing women's education and social empowerment through mainstream cinema.
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