- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kilipetchu Ketkava
- Movie release year
- 1993
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Anbae Vaa Arugilae from Kilipetchu Ketkava (1993) is a hauntingly romantic and seductive song expressing deep desire and longing. The speaker portrays herself as an angelic celestial being dwelling in a palace of joy, inviting her beloved to step through her doors. She conveys the pain of separation by describing her days prior to his arrival as sleeping on a bed of thorns. Through vivid metaphors comparing her form to lightning, sculptures, and a heavenly goddess, the lyrics invoke a hypnotic, enchanted aura where love transcends the ordinary realm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginen”
Compares the painful agony of longing and waiting for love to sleeping on a bed of thorns.
Imagery / Metaphor
“Vir puruvam ambu vida”
Compares curved eyebrows to a bow shooting arrows of love and attraction.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Vaanam neengi vandha Minnar kolam naane”
Exaggerates her presence as a form made of heavenly lightning that descended from the sky.
Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)
“Mandhiramo thandhiramo”
Uses rhyming pairs 'Mandhiramo' and 'Thandhiramo' to create a spell-like rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1993 film 'Kilipetchu Ketkava' starring Vijayakanth and Kanaka, this track was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali and sung by S. Janaki. The song is famed for its sensual rhythm and mystical instrumentation characteristic of Ilaiyaraaja's 90s compositions.
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