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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Vaa Anbe

From Ezhai Jaathi · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Minmini
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ezhai Jaathi
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muthu mandabam …natta naduvae
Sithira kili thannanthaniyae
Thunai kittumaa…aa…vandhu saerumaa
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Thaedi thaedi naal ellaam
Kann thaeindhaal poo maadhu
Thendral veesa naalaanaal
Poondhaegam vaazhadhu
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Thaedi thaedi naal ellaam
Kann thaeindhaal poo maadhu
Thendral veesa naalaanaal
Poondhaegam vaazhadhu
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Ennai nambhi vaazhavillai
En vasathil naanum illai
Unnai nambhi vaazhgindren
Pesum deivamae
Kaalam dhorum kaval nindru
Kanni ennai kaapadhendru
Neeyum sonna vaarthai indru
Nenjil aadumae
Thoodhu poga thozhi illai
Saedhi solla yaarum illai
Aana podhum nee illadha
Naanum inghu vaazhvaedhu
Thaedinen thaedinen
Dhegamae vaadinen thaeipirai aaginen
Unnai pol ullam ondru
Ennai kaakka ullathendru paadinen
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Thaedi thaedi naal ellaam
Kann thaeindhaal poo maadhu
Thendral veesa naalaanaal
Poondhaegam vaazhadhu
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Naalu pakkam theeyai vaithu
Naduvil indha poovai vaithu
Kaalam seiyum leelai inghu
Nyaayam aagumaa
Kaayum poovum vaadi nirkka
Vaadum poovai vaazha vaikka
Neeyum vandhu saervadharkku
Naeram aagumaa
Vaasal thaedi vaazhthu paadi
Varuvadhendru vaanam paadi
Innum innum naanum vaadi
Ennavaagum jeeva nadi
Podhumae…sodhanai
Naan padum vedhanai koodava maadhenai
Unnai andri innoruvan
Kaigal thoda pattu vidum poongodi
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
Thaedi thaedi naal ellaam
Kann thaeindhaal poo maadhu
Thendral veesa naalaanaal
Poondhaegam vaazhadhu
Anbae vaa anbae vaa
Unnodu naan vaazha
In the very center... of a pearl pavilion...
A lovely painted parrot sits... all alone...
Will she find a companion... ah... will he come and join her?
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Searching and searching all day long,
this flower-like girl's eyes have grown tired.
If the gentle breeze delays to blow,
this delicate flower-like body will not survive.
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Searching and searching all day long,
this flower-like girl's eyes have grown tired.
If the gentle breeze delays to blow,
this delicate flower-like body will not survive.
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
I do not live relying on myself,
I am no longer in my own control.
I live placing all my faith in you,
my living, speaking God.
Standing guard through every age,
promising to protect this young woman,
the words you once spoke
still dance in my heart today.
There is no friend to carry my message,
there is no one to bring you my news.
Even so, without you,
how could I ever live here?
I searched... and I searched...
my body withered, and I shrank like a waning moon.
Believing that there is a heart like yours
there to protect me, I sang...
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Searching and searching all day long,
this flower-like girl's eyes have grown tired.
If the gentle breeze delays to blow,
this delicate flower-like body will not survive.
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Setting fire on all four sides,
and leaving this flower right in the middle,
is this cruel game that time plays
really fair at all?
While both fruit and flower stand wilting,
to make this fading flower bloom again,
for you to come and join me,
will it still take time?
Seeking my doorstep and singing blessings,
when will my skylark arrive?
If I wither away more and more,
what will become of my life's breath?
Enough... of this trial...
Must the pain I suffer grow even worse for this girl?
If anyone other than you
touches her with his hands, this flowering vine will wither and die...
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
Searching and searching all day long,
this flower-like girl's eyes have grown tired.
If the gentle breeze delays to blow,
this delicate flower-like body will not survive.
Come, my love, come, my love,
for me to live my life with you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song depicts the deep anguish and helplessness of a woman yearning for her beloved's presence and protection. She compares herself to an isolated parrot in a pavilion and a tender flower trapped in a circle of fire, conveying the emotional and physical ordeal she suffers in his absence. Resting her faith entirely on his past promise to guard her, she questions the fairness of fate and pleads for his timely return before she completely fades away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvam (Metaphor)

Sithira kili thannanthaniyae

Compares the heroine to a solitary, artistic parrot ('sithira kili') trapped in isolation.

Uruvam (Metaphor)

Dhegamae vaadinen thaeipirai aaginen

Compares the heroine's physical decline from longing to the fading light of a waning moon ('thaeipirai').

Visual Imagery & Hyperbole

Naalu pakkam theeyai vaithu / Naduvil indha poovai vaithu

Creates a vivid, dramatic image of extreme vulnerability by imagining a delicate flower surrounded by fire on four sides.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thaedinen thaedinen / Dhegamae vaadinen thaeipirai aaginen

The second consonant 'd' (ட/து) rhymes across consecutive lines ('Thaedinen' / 'Dhegamae'), providing poetic rhythm.

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Trivia

'Ezhai Jaathi' (1993) is a political drama film directed by Liaquat Ali Khan, starring Vijayakanth and Jaya Prada. Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, this song features a soul-stirring solo rendition by singer Minmini.

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