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Lyrics & meaning

Anbil Aaduthe

From Magale Un Samathu · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
G. K. Venkatesh
Details
Magale Un Samathu1964

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhaeDancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjamThe young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naadutheSeeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudheSings a poem in a ripening life
Female
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhaeDancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjamThe young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naadutheSeeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudheSings a poem in a ripening life
Male
Hoo oo ooHoo oo oo
Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oramAt the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
Singaara kalai kattum oviyamaeYou are a painting displaying decorative art
Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oramAt the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
Singaara kalai kattum oviyamaeYou are a painting displaying decorative art
Female :Aa aa vaganam melae maamugil polaeFemale: Ah ah, like a great dark cloud up in the heavens
Vaazhvil uravaadum kaaviyamaeYou are a poetic epic mingling in life
Thanimai naduthaeSolitude trembles
Female
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhaeDancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjamThe young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naadutheSeeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudheSings a poem in a ripening life
Female
Ullasa thendral ododi vandhaeThe joyful breeze comes running
Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhaeAnd tells an untold story
Ullasa thendral ododi vandhaeThe joyful breeze comes running
Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhaeAnd tells an untold story
Male :Aa aaMale: Ah ah
Ulagam thoongaiyilae kadhal paadhaiyilaeWhile the world sleeps, on the path of love
Nilavin thunaiyodu selludhaeIt travels with the moon as its companion
Thanimai naduthaeSolitude trembles
Male
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhaeDancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjamThe young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naadutheSeeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudheSings a poem in a ripening life
Male
Paruvam thannilaemalarum nenjilaeIn youth itself, within the blossoming heart
Uruvaagum inimaigal uyirin kanavilaeSweetnesses take shape in the soul's dream
Female :Idhayam pesudhae inaindhu uravadudheFemale: The heart speaks and unites in affection
Both :Inbam nam sondham aanadhaeBoth: Happiness has become ours
Thanimai naduthaeSolitude trembles

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic romantic duet celebrates the arrival of love and the bliss of togetherness. The lovers describe their surging emotions as ocean waves seeking a companion and a blossoming life filled with poetry. Through imagery of nectar-dripping lips, dark skyward clouds, and night breezes traveling with the moon, they express how love dispels loneliness and brings complete fulfillment to their souls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae

Compares the beloved to a beautiful painting displaying decorative art ('Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae').

Simile (Uwamai)

Female :Aa aa vaganam melae maamugil polae

Compares the lover's presence to a grand cloud gliding across the sky ('maamugil polae').

Personification

Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae

Gives human qualities of running and storytelling to the gentle breeze ('Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae

Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('Anbil' / 'Alai') creating melodic flow.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhae

Matching of the second consonant 'l' in 'Ullasa' and 'Sollaadha'.

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Trivia

Magale Un Samathu (1964) featured music composed by G. K. Venkatesh, under whom maestro Ilaiyaraaja later learned and worked as an assistant in his early musical journey. The song's lyrics showcase Kannadasan's signature romantic Tamil imagery, blending classical terms like 'sevvidazh' (red lips) and 'thaenamudhu' (nectar of honey).

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