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 thedudhae | Dancing in love, seeking joy |
| Alai modhum ila nenjam | The young heart, surging like waves |
| Thunaiyai naaduthe | Seeks a companion |
| Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe | Sings a poem in a ripening life |
| Female | |
| Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae | Dancing in love, seeking joy |
| Alai modhum ila nenjam | The young heart, surging like waves |
| Thunaiyai naaduthe | Seeks a companion |
| Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe | Sings a poem in a ripening life |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo | Hoo oo oo |
| Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oram | At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar |
| Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae | You are a painting displaying decorative art |
| Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oram | At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar |
| Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae | You are a painting displaying decorative art |
| Female :Aa aa vaganam melae maamugil polae | Female: Ah ah, like a great dark cloud up in the heavens |
| Vaazhvil uravaadum kaaviyamae | You are a poetic epic mingling in life |
| Thanimai naduthae | Solitude trembles |
| Female | |
| Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae | Dancing in love, seeking joy |
| Alai modhum ila nenjam | The young heart, surging like waves |
| Thunaiyai naaduthe | Seeks a companion |
| Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe | Sings a poem in a ripening life |
| Female | |
| Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae | The joyful breeze comes running |
| Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhae | And tells an untold story |
| Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae | The joyful breeze comes running |
| Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhae | And tells an untold story |
| Male :Aa aa | Male: Ah ah |
| Ulagam thoongaiyilae kadhal paadhaiyilae | While the world sleeps, on the path of love |
| Nilavin thunaiyodu selludhae | It travels with the moon as its companion |
| Thanimai naduthae | Solitude trembles |
| Male | |
| Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae | Dancing in love, seeking joy |
| Alai modhum ila nenjam | The young heart, surging like waves |
| Thunaiyai naaduthe | Seeks a companion |
| Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe | Sings a poem in a ripening life |
| Male | |
| Paruvam thannilaemalarum nenjilae | In youth itself, within the blossoming heart |
| Uruvaagum inimaigal uyirin kanavilae | Sweetnesses take shape in the soul's dream |
| Female :Idhayam pesudhae inaindhu uravadudhe | Female: The heart speaks and unites in affection |
| Both :Inbam nam sondham aanadhae | Both: Happiness has become ours |
| Thanimai naduthae | Solitude trembles |
அன்பில் ஆடுதே இன்பம் தேடுதே
அலை மோதும் இள நெஞ்சம்
துணையை நாடுதே
கனியும் வாழ்விலே கவிதை பாடுதே..
Dancing in love, seeking joy
The young heart, surging like waves
Seeks a companion
Sings a poem in a ripening life
அன்பில் ஆடுதே இன்பம் தேடுதே
அலை மோதும் இள நெஞ்சம்
துணையை நாடுதே
கனியும் வாழ்விலே கவிதை பாடுதே..
Dancing in love, seeking joy
The young heart, surging like waves
Seeks a companion
Sings a poem in a ripening life
ஹோ ..ஓ ..ஓ ..ஓ
தேனமுதூறும் செவ்விதழ் ஓரம்
சிங்கார கலை காட்டும் ஓவியமே
தேனமுதூறும் செவ்விதழ் ஓரம்
சிங்கார கலை காட்டும் ஓவியமே
ஆ..ஆ..
வானகம் மேலே மாமுகில் போலே
வாழ்வில் உறவாடும் காவியமே
தனிமை நாடுதே.........
Hoo oo oo
At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
You are a painting displaying decorative art
At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
You are a painting displaying decorative art
Female: Ah ah, like a great dark cloud up in the heavens
You are a poetic epic mingling in life
Solitude trembles
அன்பில் ஆடுதே இன்பம் தேடுதே
அலை மோதும் இள நெஞ்சம்
துணையை நாடுதே
கனியும் வாழ்விலே கவிதை பாடுதே..
Dancing in love, seeking joy
The young heart, surging like waves
Seeks a companion
Sings a poem in a ripening life
உல்லாச தென்றல் ஓடோடி வந்தே
சொல்லாத கதை ஒன்று சொல்லுதே
உல்லாச தென்றல் ஓடோடி வந்தே
சொல்லாத கதை ஒன்று சொல்லுதே
The joyful breeze comes running
And tells an untold story
The joyful breeze comes running
And tells an untold story
Male: Ah ah
While the world sleeps, on the path of love
It travels with the moon as its companion
Solitude trembles
ஆ...ஆ...
உலகம் தூங்கையிலே காதல் பாதையிலே
நிலவின் துணையோடு செல்லுதே
தனிமை நாடுதே.........
Dancing in love, seeking joy
The young heart, surging like waves
Seeks a companion
Sings a poem in a ripening life
அன்பில் ஆடுதே இன்பம் தேடுதே
அலை மோதும் இள நெஞ்சம்
துணையை நாடுதே
கனியும் வாழ்விலே கவிதை பாடுதே..
In youth itself, within the blossoming heart
Sweetnesses take shape in the soul's dream
Female: The heart speaks and unites in affection
Both: Happiness has become ours
Solitude trembles
பருவம் தன்னிலே மலரும் நெஞ்சிலே
உருவாகும் இனிமைகள் உயிரின் கனவிலே
இதயம் பேசுதே இணைந்துறவாடுதே
இருவர் :
இன்பம் நம் சொந்தம் ஆனதே
தனிமை நாடுதே........
அன்பில் ஆடுதே இன்பம் தேடுதே
அலை மோதும் ஹோ ..ஓ ..ஓ ..ஓ
இள நெஞ்சம் ஹோ ..ஓ ..ஓ ..ஓ
இருவர் :
அலை மோதும் இள நெஞ்சம்
துணையை நாடுதே
கனியும் வாழ்விலே கவிதை பாடுதே..
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae
Dancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjam
The young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naaduthe
Seeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe
Sings a poem in a ripening life
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae
Dancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjam
The young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naaduthe
Seeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe
Sings a poem in a ripening life
Hoo oo oo
Hoo oo oo
Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oram
At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae
You are a painting displaying decorative art
Thaenamudhoorum sevvidazh oram
At the edge of red lips dripping with sweet nectar
Singaara kalai kattum oviyamae
You are a painting displaying decorative art
Female :Aa aa vaganam melae maamugil polae
Female: Ah ah, like a great dark cloud up in the heavens
Vaazhvil uravaadum kaaviyamae
You are a poetic epic mingling in life
Thanimai naduthae
Solitude trembles
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae
Dancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjam
The young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naaduthe
Seeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe
Sings a poem in a ripening life
Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae
The joyful breeze comes running
Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhae
And tells an untold story
Ullasa thendral ododi vandhae
The joyful breeze comes running
Sollaadha kadhai ondru solludhae
And tells an untold story
Male :Aa aa
Male: Ah ah
Ulagam thoongaiyilae kadhal paadhaiyilae
While the world sleeps, on the path of love
Nilavin thunaiyodu selludhae
It travels with the moon as its companion
Thanimai naduthae
Solitude trembles
Anbil aaduthae inbam thedudhae
Dancing in love, seeking joy
Alai modhum ila nenjam
The young heart, surging like waves
Thunaiyai naaduthe
Seeks a companion
Kaniyum vaazhvile kavidhai paadudhe
Sings a poem in a ripening life
Paruvam thannilaemalarum nenjilae
In youth itself, within the blossoming heart
Uruvaagum inimaigal uyirin kanavilae
Sweetnesses take shape in the soul's dream
Female :Idhayam pesudhae inaindhu uravadudhe
Female: The heart speaks and unites in affection
Both :Inbam nam sondham aanadhae
Both: Happiness has become ours
Thanimai naduthae
Solitude 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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