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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Vaa Arugile Male

From Kilipetchu Ketkava · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kilipetchu Ketkava
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
24 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Ullaasa maaligai maaligai
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhai
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginen
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginen
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Ithanai naal vaai mozhindha
Sithiramae ippozhudhu
Maunam yaen thaano
Minnalena minni vittu
Kan maraivaai sendru vitta
Maayam nee thaano
Unnaal vandha kaadhal
Unnaal thaanae vaazhum
Ennai neengi ponaal
Unnai saerum paavam
Enakkoru adaikkalam vazhangumo
Un idhayamae
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Ullaasa maaligai maaligai
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhai
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginen
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginen
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Ullathukkul ullirundhu
Mella mella kolluvadhu
Kaadhal noi thaano
Vaigai yena poigai yena
Maiyalilae enniyadhu
Kaanal neer thaano
Ennai neeyum thoonda
Enna kolam potten
Meendum kolam poda
Unnai thaanae kettaen
Enakkoru adaikkalam vazhangumo
Un idhayamae
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Ullaasa maaligai maaligai
Engae en dhevadhai dhevadhai
Nee thaanae vendum endru yenginen
Naal thorum mullin meedhu thoonginen
Anbae vaa arugilae
En vaasal vazhiyilae
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
Here is a palace of joy, a palace of joy,
Where is my angel, my angel?
Longing only for you, I yearned,
Sleeping on a bed of thorns each day.
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
You who spoke to me all these days,
O living picture, why right now
Are you keeping silent?
Flashing like a streak of lightning,
And vanishing from my sight,
Are you just an illusion?
The love that was born from you
Can only survive through you.
If you leave me and walk away,
The sin will fall on you.
Will it ever give me shelter,
That heart of yours?
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
Here is a palace of joy, a palace of joy,
Where is my angel, my angel?
Longing only for you, I yearned,
Sleeping on a bed of thorns each day.
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
Living deep within my soul
And slowly killing me,
Is this the sickness of love?
What I thought was a river or a lake
In the depth of my longing,
Was it only a mirage?
As you stirred my heart,
I drew patterns of hopeful dreams.
To draw those patterns once again,
I have only asked for you.
Will it ever give me shelter,
That heart of yours?
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
Here is a palace of joy, a palace of joy,
Where is my angel, my angel?
Longing only for you, I yearned,
Sleeping on a bed of thorns each day.
Come close to me, my love,
Step through my doorway.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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