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Lyrics & meaning

Anbu Vazhga

From Neengatha Ninaivu · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Neengatha Ninaivu1963

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Anbu vaazhga aasai vaazhgaLong live love, long live desire
Inba panpaadu manam vaazhgaLong live the mind filled with sweet culture
Female :Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhgaFemale: Long live thoughts, long live the heart
Kannana kanna un gunam vaazhgaDearest precious one, long live your noble character
Male
Anbu vaazhga aasai vaazhgaLong live love, long live desire
Inba panpaadu manam vaazhgaLong live the mind filled with sweet culture
Female :Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhgaFemale: Long live thoughts, long live the heart
Kannana kanna un gunam vaazhgaDearest precious one, long live your noble character
Male
Alai alai alaiyaai thendral varumThe southern breeze comes rolling like gentle waves
Un azhagiya maeniyai thazhuvi vidumIt gently caresses your beautiful body
Naan aruginil irundhaal vilagi vidumYet it steps aside when I am right beside you
Alai alai alaiyaai thendral varumThe southern breeze comes rolling like gentle waves
Un azhagiya maeniyai thazhuvi vidumIt gently caresses your beautiful body
Naan aruginil irundhaal vilagi vidumYet it steps aside when I am right beside you
Female
Aruginil aruginil nerungi varumComing closer and closer to each other
Thunai anaikkum kaadhalil uravu varumA deep bond grows through the embrace of loving partnership
Aruginil aruginil nerungi varumComing closer and closer to each other
Thunai anaikkum kaadhalil uravu varumA deep bond grows through the embrace of loving partnership
Adhai ninaikkum bodhellaam inimai varumWhenever I reflect upon it, pure sweetness fills my heart
Female
Anbu vaazhga aasai vaazhgaLong live love, long live desire
Inba panpaadu manam vaazhgaLong live the mind filled with sweet culture
Male :Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhgaMale: Long live thoughts, long live the heart
Kannana kannae un gunam vaazhgaDearest precious one, long live your noble character
Male
Nada nada nada nada medhuvaagaWalk slowly, step by gentle step
Un nadaiyum maarattum madhuvaagaLet your walk transform into intoxicating nectar
Adhil idaiyum aadattum kodiyaagaLet your waist sway softly like a tender creeper vine
Nada nada nada nada medhuvaagaWalk slowly, step by gentle step
Un nadaiyum maarattum madhuvaagaLet your walk transform into intoxicating nectar
Adhil idaiyum aadattum kodiyaagaLet your waist sway softly like a tender creeper vine
Female
Kala kala kala kala mozhiyaagaWith a bright and joyful voice
Varuga kaadhal punnagai vazhiyaagaLet love arrive through a gentle smile
Kala kala kala kala mozhiyaagaWith a bright and joyful voice
Varuga kaadhal punnagai vazhiyaagaLet love arrive through a gentle smile
Manam kalandhu pesattum medhuvaagaLet us speak softly together, blending our hearts
Male
Anbu vaazhga aasai vaazhgaLong live love, long live desire
Inba panpaadu manam vaazhgaLong live the mind filled with sweet culture
Female :Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhgaFemale: Long live thoughts, long live the heart
Kannana kanna un gunam vaazhgaDearest precious one, long live your noble character
Female
Hm mm mm mm hmm mm mm mm(Overlapping)Humming in harmony
Male
Anbu vaazhga aasai vaazhgaLong live love, long live desire
Inba panpaadu manam vaazhgaLong live the mind filled with sweet culture
Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhgaLong live thoughts, long live the heart
Kannana kanna un gunam vaazhgaDearest precious one, long live your noble character

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic romantic duet from the film Neengatha Ninaivu celebrates the enduring beauty of love, virtuous character, and affectionate togetherness. The couple exchanges praise for each other's noble qualities, mind, and spirit, wishing blessings upon their shared love and ethical values. Through gentle imagery of the sea breeze, swaying creepers, and sweet conversations, the song captures the warmth and bliss of marital affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Alai alai alaiyaai thendral varum

Words like 'Alai alai alaiyaai', 'Aruginil aruginil', 'Nada nada nada nada', and 'Kala kala kala kala' are repeated rhythmically to convey motion, emotion, and poetic cadence.

Simile / Metaphor (Uwamai / Uruvagamm)

Adhil idaiyum aadattum kodiyaaga

Comparing the movement of the waist to a creeper vine ('kodiyaaga') and the gait to nectar ('madhuvaaga').

Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Ennam vaazhga idhayam vaazhga

Matching initial consonant and vowel sounds across line phrases, such as 'Ennam' and 'Idhayam' or 'Nada' and 'Nadaiyum'.

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Trivia

Composed by 'Mellisai Mannar' contemporary K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song stands out as a quintessential romantic melody featuring T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela, who were the dominant playback duo of 1960s Tamil cinema.

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