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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Un Peyar

From Paditha Manaivi · 1961

Lyricist
Kavi Rajagopal
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Paditha Manaivi
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
9 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbe un peyar annai
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
Anbe un peyar annai
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai
Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai
Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai
Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai
Pon magal thandha mugam kondaai
Poomagal vaazhum ezhil kondaai
Mann magal porumaiyai nee kondaai
Kulamagalae bayam nee yen kondaai
Anbe un peyar annai
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee
Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee
Yeval seivadhil panimagal nee
Yettradhu solvadhil mandhiri nee
Azhagu silai nee manjathilae
Pesipazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae
Pazhagum thamizh nee inbathilae
Anbe un peyar annai
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum
Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar
Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal
Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar
Paditha pengalai manapadharkkum
Payapaduvaar anji oodiduvaar
Un panbaiyum arivaiyum paarthal avargal
Paditha pennaiyae thediduvaar
Anbe un peyar annai
Azhagae un peyar mangai
Arivae un peyar thalaivi
Indha maippae endhan manaivi
In love, your name is mother
In beauty, your name is woman
In wisdom, your name is leader
And all of this together is my wife
In love, your name is mother
In beauty, your name is woman
In wisdom, your name is leader
And all of this together is my wife
You have a face blessed with golden grace
You have the beauty where the flower goddess dwells
You have the patience of Mother Earth
O noble woman, why then are you afraid?
You have a face blessed with golden grace
You have the beauty where the flower goddess dwells
You have the patience of Mother Earth
O noble woman, why then are you afraid?
In love, your name is mother
In beauty, your name is woman
In wisdom, your name is leader
And all of this together is my wife
In serving with devotion, you are a dutiful helper
In giving good counsel, you are a wise advisor
In serving with devotion, you are a dutiful helper
In giving good counsel, you are a wise advisor
On our bed of love, you are a statue of beauty
In moments of joy, you are sweet, spoken Tamil
In moments of joy, you are living Tamil
In love, your name is mother
In beauty, your name is woman
When it comes to marrying educated women,
people are afraid and run away
If they see your character and your wisdom,
they will search only for an educated bride
When it comes to marrying educated women,
people are afraid and run away
If they see your character and your wisdom,
they will search only for an educated bride
In love, your name is mother
In beauty, your name is woman
In wisdom, your name is leader
And all of this together is my wife
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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