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Lyrics & meaning

Anbu Vanthathu

From Sudarum Sooravaliyum · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. Janaki, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sudarum Sooravaliyum
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
9 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbu vandhadhu
Ennai aala vandhadhu
Sondham vandhadhu
Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu
Anbu vandhadhu
Ennai aala vandhadhu
Sondham vandhadhu
Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu
Sondham vandhadhu
Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu
{Anbu vandhadhu
Ennai aala vandhadhu
Sondham vandhadhu
Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu} (2)
Haa….aaa….aaa…aaa…aa….
Haa…aaa..aaa…aaa..aaa..aa…aaa..aaa..aa….
{Kann irandu kadavul thanthaan
Thangaiyai kaana
Nalla kai irandil valivu thandhaan
Thangaiyai kaakka} (2)
Aatru vellam pona pinbu
Aatru manalilae
Varum oottru vellam pol irundhu
Uravu kolluven parivu kolluven
Dheivam paartha pillai polae
Thangaiyai paarppen
Selvam paartha ezhai pola
Nimmadhi kaanben
Anbu vandhadhu
Ennai aala vandhadhu
Sondham vandhadhu
Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu
{Mangai meenatchi
Madhuraiyil nindraal
Female :Annan thirumaalum
Aruginil nindraan} (2)
Annan endrum thangai endrum
Dheivam vaazhnthathu
Female :Dheiva vaazhvu indru engal
Illam vaazhndhadhu ullam vaazhndhadhu
Maalai thondri kaaval kaakkum
Chandhiran ondru
Female :Kaalai thondri kaaval kollum
Suriyan ondru
Love has arrived,
It has come to rule over me.
A bond of kinship has arrived,
A divine heaven has arrived.
Love has arrived,
It has come to rule over me.
A bond of kinship has arrived,
A divine heaven has arrived.
A bond of kinship has arrived,
A divine heaven has arrived.
Love has arrived,
It has come to rule over me.
A bond of kinship has arrived,
A divine heaven has arrived.
Ha... aa... aa... aa...
Ha... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
God gave me two eyes
To gaze upon my sister;
He gave strength to both my hands
To protect my sister.
Even after the river's flood has passed,
Deep within the river sands,
Like a fresh spring that gently wells up,
I will cherish this bond and shower my affection.
Like a child gazing upon God,
I will watch over my sister;
Like a poor man who has found a treasure,
I will find true peace.
Love has arrived,
It has come to rule over me.
A bond of kinship has arrived,
A divine heaven has arrived.
Goddess Meenakshi
Stood in Madurai,
And her brother Lord Vishnu
Stood right beside her.
As a brother and a sister,
The divine lived in harmony.
That divine way of life, today,
Lives in our home, lives in our hearts.
Rising in the evening to keep watch
Is the moon;
Rising in the morning to protect us
Is the sun.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song beautifully expresses the pure, sacred, and unconditional love between a brother and sister. The brother reflects on how God granted him eyes to see his beloved sister and strength in his hands to safeguard her throughout life. He vows to protect her and cherish her like a divine blessing, finding true contentment and peace in her well-being. The lyrics invoke mythological imagery, comparing the sibling bond to that of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Thirumaal in Madurai. Just as the sun and moon stand guard by day and night, the brother and sister serve as eternal sources of warmth, protection, and comfort to one another, filling their home and hearts with heavenly joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Varum oottru vellam pol irundhu”

Compares the enduring and revitalizing nature of sibling affection to fresh spring water bubbling up in river sand after a flood.

Mythological Allusion & Metaphor

“Mangai meenatchi Madhuraiyil nindraal / Female :Annan thirumaalum Aruginil nindraan”

Compares the brother-sister relationship to the sacred bond between Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Vishnu (Thirumaal) in Madurai.

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Anbu vandhadhu / Ennai aala vandhadhu / Sondham vandhadhu / Dheiva sorgam vandhadhu”

Repeated phrasing 'vandhadhu' at the line ends creates a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the arrival of divine emotional abundance.

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Trivia

Penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan, this song draws heavily upon classical Tamil cultural motifs that elevate sibling love to a divine stature, notably using the iconic Meenakshi-Thirumaal archetype from Madurai folklore.

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