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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Vaa Arugile Male

From Kilipetchu Ketkava · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Kilipetchu Ketkava1993

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.
Ullaasa maaligai maaligaiA joyful mansion, a mansion,
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhaiWhere is my angel, my angel?
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginenI yearned for only you to be mine,
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginenEvery day I slept on a bed of thorns.
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.
Male
Ithanai naal vaai mozhindhaYou who spoke all these days,
Sithiramae ippozhudhuOh picture-like beauty, now
Maunam yaen thaanoWhy is there this silence?
Minnalena minni vittuFlashing like a bolt of lightning,
Kan maraivaai sendru vittaAnd disappearing from sight,
Maayam nee thaanoAre you a magical illusion?
Unnaal vandha kaadhalThe love that came because of you,
Unnaal thaanae vaazhumWill live on only because of you.
Ennai neengi ponaalIf you leave me,
Unnai saerum paavamThe sin of it will reach you.
Enakkoru adaikkalam vazhangumoWill it grant me a refuge,
Un idhayamaeYour heart?
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.
Ullaasa maaligai maaligaiA joyful mansion, a mansion,
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhaiWhere is my angel, my angel?
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginenI yearned for only you to be mine,
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginenEvery day I slept on a bed of thorns.
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.
Male
Ullathukkul ullirundhuResiding deep within the heart,
Mella mella kolluvadhuAnd slowly, slowly killing me,
Kaadhal noi thaanoIs it the sickness of love?
Vaigai yena poigai yenaThinking it to be the Vaigai river or a lake,
Maiyalilae enniyadhuWhat I mistook in my infatuation,
Kaanal neer thaanoIs it just a mirage?
Ennai neeyum thoondaAs you inspired and urged me,
Enna kolam pottenLook at the life patterns I drew;
Meendum kolam podaTo draw those patterns again,
Unnai thaanae kettaenI asked only for you.
Enakkoru adaikkalam vazhangumoWill it grant me a refuge,
Un idhayamaeYour heart?
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.
Ullaasa maaligai maaligaiA joyful mansion, a mansion,
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhaiWhere is my angel, my angel?
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginenI yearned for only you to be mine,
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginenEvery day I slept on a bed of thorns.
Male
Anbae vaa arugilaeCome near me, my love,
En vaasal vazhiyilaeThrough my doorway.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song expresses deep love, longing, and the anguish of separation. The protagonist calls out to his beloved, addressing her as an angel and a picture-like beauty, pleading with her to end her sudden silence and return to his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginen

Sleeping on thorns daily is a hyperbolic metaphor describing intense emotional distress caused by separation.

Simile (Upamai)

Minnalena minni vittu

Compares the brief, sudden arrival and disappearance of the beloved to a flash of lightning.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Kaanal neer thaano

Compares false hope and longing in love to a mirage mistaken for a river.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Anbae vaa arugilae

Repetition of consonant and vowel sound patterns at the beginning of adjacent phrases.

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Trivia

This track features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1993 romantic drama 'Kilipetchu Ketkava', directed by Fazil and starring Vijayakanth and Kanaka. The lyrics were penned by Vaali, and the male version was sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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