Anbu Megame Ingu
From Engamma Sabatham · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Vijaya Bhaskar
- Details
- Engamma Sabatham1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aahhaaa aaaa aaaaa | Vocal melody sounds |
| Aaaaa aaaaa aaaa aaaaa | Vocal melody sounds |
| Female | |
| Anbu megamae ingu odivaa | Oh cloud of love, come running here |
| Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa | Bring my companion along with you |
| Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai | The secret message spoken at midnight |
| Undhan ninaivil niruthi vaa | Keep it lingering in your memory |
| Male | |
| Anbu deviyae endhan aaviyae | Oh goddess of love, my very soul |
| Undhan kannukkul aada vaa | Come and dance within my eyes |
| Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai | The secret message spoken at midnight |
| Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa | Come and declare it in the hall of my heart |
| Female | |
| {Kalyaana sorgathin | Of the heavenly marital paradise |
| Radham vandhadhu | The chariot has arrived |
| Kanneeril nee sonna | The story you shared with tears |
| Kadhai vandhadhu} (2) | Has finally come to pass |
| Male | |
| Pon vanna megangal | Did the golden-hued clouds |
| Per sonnadhaa | Whisper your name? |
| Poomaalai naan soodum | Has the day arrived for me |
| Naal vandhadhaa | To adorn the wedding garland? |
| Male | |
| Naan neeyandro | Am I not you? |
| Nee naanandro | Are you not me? |
| Female | |
| Enadhu mayakkam | Has my emotional trance |
| Thelindhadho…….. | Finally cleared up? |
| Female | |
| Anbu megamae ingu odivaa | Oh cloud of love, come running here |
| Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa | Bring my companion along with you |
| Male :Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai | Male: The secret message spoken at midnight |
| Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa | Come and declare it in the hall of my heart |
| Female | |
| {Kaanaadha thunai kaana | To behold the long-awaited companion |
| Vandhadhu iravu | The night has arrived |
| Kaiyodu kai serkka | To join hands together |
| Vandhadhu uravu} (2) | This sacred bond has arrived |
| Male | |
| Chandhiran ingu saatchi undu | The moon stands as a witness here |
| Sangamamaagum kaatchi undu | The beautiful scene of union is present |
| Female | |
| Poo manjamae | Oh bed of fresh flowers |
| Vaa nenjamae | Come, my darling heart |
| Male | |
| Pudhiya ulagam pirandhadhu | A brand new world is born |
| Female :Pazhaiya kanavu maraindhadhu | Female: The old painful dream has vanished |
| Female | |
| Anbu megamae ingu odivaa | Oh cloud of love, come running here |
| Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa | Bring my companion along with you |
| Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai | The secret message spoken at midnight |
| Undhan ninaivil niruthi vaa | Keep it lingering in your memory |
| Male | |
| Anbu deviyae endhan aaviyae | Oh goddess of love, my very soul |
| Undhan kannukkul aada vaa | Come and dance within my eyes |
| Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai | The secret message spoken at midnight |
| Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa | Come and declare it in the hall of my heart |
ஆஹா ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
Vocal melody sounds
Vocal melody sounds
அன்பு மேகமே
இங்கு ஓடி வா எந்தன்
துணையை அழைத்து
வா அர்த்த ராத்திரி
சொன்ன சேதியை
உந்தன் நினைவில்
நிறுத்தி வா
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Bring my companion along with you
The secret message spoken at midnight
Keep it lingering in your memory
அன்பு தேவியே
எந்தன் ஆவியே உந்தன்
கண்ணுக்குள் ஆட வா
அர்த்த ராத்திரி சொன்ன
சேதியை நெஞ்சின்
மன்றத்தில் கூற வா
Oh goddess of love, my very soul
Come and dance within my eyes
The secret message spoken at midnight
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
{ கல்யாண
சொர்க்கத்தின் ரதம்
வந்தது கண்ணீரில்
நீ சொன்ன கதை
வந்தது } (2)
Of the heavenly marital paradise
The chariot has arrived
The story you shared with tears
Has finally come to pass
பொன் வண்ண
மேகங்கள் பேர் சொன்னதா
பூமாலை நான் சூடும் நாள்
வந்ததா
Did the golden-hued clouds
Whisper your name?
Has the day arrived for me
To adorn the wedding garland?
நான் நீயன்றோ
நீ நான்அன்றோ
Am I not you?
Are you not me?
எனது மயக்கம்
தெளிந்ததோ
Has my emotional trance
Finally cleared up?
அன்பு மேகமே
இங்கு ஓடி வா எந்தன்
துணையை அழைத்து
வா
அர்த்த ராத்திரி
சொன்ன சேதியை
நெஞ்சின் மன்றத்தில்
கூற வா
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Bring my companion along with you
Male: The secret message spoken at midnight
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
{ காணாத துணை
காண வந்தது இரவு
கையோடு கை சேர்க்க
வந்தது உறவு } (2)
To behold the long-awaited companion
The night has arrived
To join hands together
This sacred bond has arrived
சந்திரன் இங்கு
சாட்சியுண்டு சங்கமமாகும்
காட்சியுண்டு
The moon stands as a witness here
The beautiful scene of union is present
பூ மஞ்சமே
வா நெஞ்சமே
Oh bed of fresh flowers
Come, my darling heart
புதிய
உலகம் பிறந்தது
பழைய
கனவு மறைந்தது
A brand new world is born
Female: The old painful dream has vanished
அன்பு மேகமே
இங்கு ஓடி வா எந்தன்
துணையை அழைத்து
வா அர்த்த ராத்திரி
சொன்ன சேதியை
உந்தன் நினைவில்
நிறுத்தி வா
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Bring my companion along with you
The secret message spoken at midnight
Keep it lingering in your memory
அன்பு தேவியே
எந்தன் ஆவியே உந்தன்
கண்ணுக்குள் ஆட வா
அர்த்த ராத்திரி சொன்ன
சேதியை நெஞ்சின்
மன்றத்தில் கூற வா
Oh goddess of love, my very soul
Come and dance within my eyes
The secret message spoken at midnight
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
Aahhaaa aaaa aaaaa
Vocal melody sounds
Aaaaa aaaaa aaaa aaaaa
Vocal melody sounds
Anbu megamae ingu odivaa
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa
Bring my companion along with you
Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai
The secret message spoken at midnight
Undhan ninaivil niruthi vaa
Keep it lingering in your memory
Anbu deviyae endhan aaviyae
Oh goddess of love, my very soul
Undhan kannukkul aada vaa
Come and dance within my eyes
Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai
The secret message spoken at midnight
Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
{Kalyaana sorgathin
Of the heavenly marital paradise
Radham vandhadhu
The chariot has arrived
Kanneeril nee sonna
The story you shared with tears
Kadhai vandhadhu} (2)
Has finally come to pass
Pon vanna megangal
Did the golden-hued clouds
Per sonnadhaa
Whisper your name?
Poomaalai naan soodum
Has the day arrived for me
Naal vandhadhaa
To adorn the wedding garland?
Naan neeyandro
Am I not you?
Nee naanandro
Are you not me?
Enadhu mayakkam
Has my emotional trance
Thelindhadho……..
Finally cleared up?
Anbu megamae ingu odivaa
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa
Bring my companion along with you
Male :Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai
Male: The secret message spoken at midnight
Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
{Kaanaadha thunai kaana
To behold the long-awaited companion
Vandhadhu iravu
The night has arrived
Kaiyodu kai serkka
To join hands together
Vandhadhu uravu} (2)
This sacred bond has arrived
Chandhiran ingu saatchi undu
The moon stands as a witness here
Sangamamaagum kaatchi undu
The beautiful scene of union is present
Poo manjamae
Oh bed of fresh flowers
Vaa nenjamae
Come, my darling heart
Pudhiya ulagam pirandhadhu
A brand new world is born
Female :Pazhaiya kanavu maraindhadhu
Female: The old painful dream has vanished
Anbu megamae ingu odivaa
Oh cloud of love, come running here
Endhan thunaiyai azhaithu vaa
Bring my companion along with you
Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai
The secret message spoken at midnight
Undhan ninaivil niruthi vaa
Keep it lingering in your memory
Anbu deviyae endhan aaviyae
Oh goddess of love, my very soul
Undhan kannukkul aada vaa
Come and dance within my eyes
Artha raathiri sonna sedhiyai
The secret message spoken at midnight
Nenjin mandrathil koora vaa
Come and declare it in the hall of my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic track features two lovers expressing their deep emotional bond and anticipation of marriage. Using personifications of nature—such as calling upon clouds as messengers and the moon as a silent witness—the song conveys a sense of intimate nocturnal romance and spiritual oneness ('Am I not you, are you not me?'). The lovers reflect on past sorrows turning into a joyous new beginning as their lives unite in matrimony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anbu megamae ingu odivaa”
Addressing love as a cloud ('Anbu megamae') and the heart as a royal court ('Nenjin mandrathil').
Moonaal / Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Anbu megamae ... / Artha raathiri ...”
Repetition of the vowel sound 'A' at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Anbu', 'Artha', 'Anbu').
Rhetorical Question
“Naan neeyandro / Nee naanandro”
The lyrics question the distinction between self and beloved ('Naan neeyandro / Nee naanandro') to emphasize complete union.
Personification
“Undhan ninaivil niruthi vaa”
Clouds are personified as messengers capable of remembering and conveying messages between lovers.
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Trivia
Engamma Sabatham (1974) features music composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan. The track is sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela.
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