Anbu Ennum Male
From Maadi Veettu Ezhai · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Maadi Veettu Ezhai1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu | Mixing the good honey called love here |
| Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu | I gave this grand feast |
| Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru | The maiden who sought this king is a |
| Maadi veetu ezhai | Poor girl of a multi-story house |
| Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru | The maiden who sought this king is a |
| Maadi veetu ezhai | Poor girl of a multi-story house |
| Male | |
| Thanimaiyil kannae siraiyirundhaayo | Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude? |
| Unai meetkathaano noyi vandhadhu | Did illness arrive only to rescue you? |
| Thanimaiyil kannae siraiyirundhaayo | Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude? |
| Unai meetkathaano noyi vandhadhu | Did illness arrive only to rescue you? |
| Unai vida selvam uyarndhadhu endru | Thinking wealth was greater than you |
| Naan thedi konda paavam idhu | This is the sin I brought upon myself |
| Naan thedi konda paavam idhu | This is the sin I brought upon myself |
| Male | |
| Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu | Mixing the good honey called love here |
| Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu | I gave this grand feast |
| Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru | The maiden who sought this king is a |
| Maadi veetu ezhai | Poor girl of a multi-story house |
| Male | |
| Manaiviyin roobam mangala deepam | A wife's form is an auspicious lamp |
| Nee illai endraal oli yedhamma | Without you, where is the light, my dear? |
| Vilakkoli indri vizhigal irundhaal | If eyes exist without the lamp's light |
| En kaalgal sella vazhiyedhamma | Where is the path for my feet to walk? |
| En kaalgal sella vazhiyedhamma | Where is the path for my feet to walk? |
| Male | |
| Kulamagal meendum nalam pera vendum | The virtuous wife must recover her health again |
| Verondrum vendaam en vaazhvilae | I need nothing else in my life |
| Kulamagal meendum nalam pera vendum | The virtuous wife must recover her health again |
| Verondrum vendaam en vaazhvilae | I need nothing else in my life |
| Ambikai illa aalaiyam endraal | If it is a temple without Goddess Ambika |
| Amma en vaazhkai verungoyilae | Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine |
| Amma en vaazhkai verungoyilae | Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine |
| Male | |
| Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu | Mixing the good honey called love here |
| Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu | I gave this grand feast |
| Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru | The maiden who sought this king is a |
| Maadi veetu ezhai…oru | Poor girl of a multi-story house... a |
| Maadi veetu ezhai | Poor girl of a multi-story house |
அன்பு என்னும் நல்ல தேன் கலந்து இங்கு
நான் கொடுத்தேன் இந்த நல்விருந்து
இந்த மன்னனை தேடிய பாவை ஒரு
மாடி வீட்டு ஏழை.......
இந்த மன்னனை தேடிய பாவை ஒரு
மாடி வீட்டு ஏழை.......
Mixing the good honey called love here
I gave this grand feast
The maiden who sought this king is a
Poor girl of a multi-story house
The maiden who sought this king is a
Poor girl of a multi-story house
தனிமையில் கண்ணே சிறையிருந்தாயோ
உனை மீட்கத்தானோ நோய் வந்தது
தனிமையில் கண்ணே சிறையிருந்தாயோ
உனை மீட்கத்தானோ நோய் வந்தது
உனை விட செல்வம் உயர்ந்தது என்று
நான் தேடிக் கொண்ட பாவம் இது......
நான் தேடிக் கொண்ட பாவம் இது......
Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude?
Did illness arrive only to rescue you?
Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude?
Did illness arrive only to rescue you?
Thinking wealth was greater than you
This is the sin I brought upon myself
This is the sin I brought upon myself
அன்பு என்னும் நல்ல தேன் கலந்து இங்கு
நான் கொடுத்தேன் இந்த நல்விருந்து
இந்த மன்னனை தேடிய பாவை ஒரு
மாடி வீட்டு ஏழை......
Mixing the good honey called love here
I gave this grand feast
The maiden who sought this king is a
Poor girl of a multi-story house
மனைவியின் ரூபம் மங்கல தீபம்
நீயில்லை என்றால் ஒளி ஏதம்மா
விளக்கொளி இன்றி விழிகள் இருந்தால்
என் கால்கள் செல்ல வழியேதம்மா....
என் கால்கள் செல்ல வழியேதம்மா....
A wife's form is an auspicious lamp
Without you, where is the light, my dear?
If eyes exist without the lamp's light
Where is the path for my feet to walk?
Where is the path for my feet to walk?
குலமகள் மீண்டும் நலம் பெற வேண்டும்
வேறொன்றும் வேண்டாம் என் வாழ்விலே
குலமகள் மீண்டும் நலம் பெற வேண்டும்
வேறொன்றும் வேண்டாம் என் வாழ்விலே
அம்பிகை இல்லா ஆலயம் என்றால்
அம்மா என் வாழ்க்கை வெறுங்கோயிலே
அம்மா என் வாழ்க்கை வெறுங்கோயிலே
The virtuous wife must recover her health again
I need nothing else in my life
The virtuous wife must recover her health again
I need nothing else in my life
If it is a temple without Goddess Ambika
Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine
Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine
அன்பு என்னும் நல்ல தேன் கலந்து இங்கு
நான் கொடுத்தேன் இந்த நல்விருந்து
இந்த மன்னனை தேடிய பாவை ஒரு
மாடி வீட்டு ஏழை......ஒரு
மாடி வீட்டு ஏழை......
Mixing the good honey called love here
I gave this grand feast
The maiden who sought this king is a
Poor girl of a multi-story house... a
Poor girl of a multi-story house
Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu
Mixing the good honey called love here
Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu
I gave this grand feast
Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru
The maiden who sought this king is a
Maadi veetu ezhai
Poor girl of a multi-story house
Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru
The maiden who sought this king is a
Maadi veetu ezhai
Poor girl of a multi-story house
Thanimaiyil kannae siraiyirundhaayo
Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude?
Unai meetkathaano noyi vandhadhu
Did illness arrive only to rescue you?
Thanimaiyil kannae siraiyirundhaayo
Oh my dear, were you imprisoned in solitude?
Unai meetkathaano noyi vandhadhu
Did illness arrive only to rescue you?
Unai vida selvam uyarndhadhu endru
Thinking wealth was greater than you
Naan thedi konda paavam idhu
This is the sin I brought upon myself
Naan thedi konda paavam idhu
This is the sin I brought upon myself
Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu
Mixing the good honey called love here
Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu
I gave this grand feast
Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru
The maiden who sought this king is a
Maadi veetu ezhai
Poor girl of a multi-story house
Manaiviyin roobam mangala deepam
A wife's form is an auspicious lamp
Nee illai endraal oli yedhamma
Without you, where is the light, my dear?
Vilakkoli indri vizhigal irundhaal
If eyes exist without the lamp's light
En kaalgal sella vazhiyedhamma
Where is the path for my feet to walk?
En kaalgal sella vazhiyedhamma
Where is the path for my feet to walk?
Kulamagal meendum nalam pera vendum
The virtuous wife must recover her health again
Verondrum vendaam en vaazhvilae
I need nothing else in my life
Kulamagal meendum nalam pera vendum
The virtuous wife must recover her health again
Verondrum vendaam en vaazhvilae
I need nothing else in my life
Ambikai illa aalaiyam endraal
If it is a temple without Goddess Ambika
Amma en vaazhkai verungoyilae
Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine
Amma en vaazhkai verungoyilae
Oh dear, my life is just an empty shrine
Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu
Mixing the good honey called love here
Naan koduthaen indha nal virundhu
I gave this grand feast
Indha mannanai thediya paavai oru
The maiden who sought this king is a
Maadi veetu ezhai…oru
Poor girl of a multi-story house... a
Maadi veetu ezhai
Poor girl of a multi-story house
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this poignant track from the film 'Maadi Veettu Ezhai' (1981), the protagonist expresses profound remorse for having chased material wealth at the cost of neglecting his loving wife. Seeing her now bedridden with illness, he reflects on how her love was true wealth and acknowledges that his obsession with riches was his greatest sin.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Anbu ennum nalla thaen kalandhu ingu”
Compares love to pure honey ('Anbu ennum nalla thaen') and the wife's presence to an auspicious lamp ('Manaiviyin roobam mangala deepam').
Analogy / Metaphor
“Ambikai illa aalaiyam endraal”
Compares a household without the wife to a temple without its deity Ambika ('Ambikai illa aalaiyam').
Rhetorical Question
“Nee illai endraal oli yedhamma”
The speaker asks where light and direction would come from if the guiding lamp (wife) is absent.
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Trivia
'Maadi Veettu Ezhai' (1981) features music by legendary composer M. S. Vishwanathan with emotional vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and lyrics penned by Vaali. The title phrase 'Maadi Veettu Ezhai' paradoxically translates to 'the poor person living in a multi-story mansion,' reflecting the core thematic motif of emotional poverty amid material wealth.
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