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Lyrics & meaning

Anbulla Kadhala

From Om · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Abhay Jodhpurkar, Alisha Thomas
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Om
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
18 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbulla kaadhala
En uyir kaadhala
Un mugam kaanavae
Kaathirunthen
Nee varum varaiyilae
En mana thiraiyilae
Un vizhi oviyam
Varainthirunthen
Imaithidum athirvilae
Idhayathin naduvilae
Alaigalai ezhuppi
Ivalin kadhavai nanaikiraai
Vizhithidum nodiyilae
Idhalgalin padiyilae
Viral nuni kondu nee
Yeri varugiraai
Maayanae
Kaadhalil ippadikku
Hahahaha…
Ippadikku kaadhali
Anbulla kaadhaala
En uyir kaadhala
Un mugam kaanavae
Kaathirunthen
Nadhigalin kaal kondu
Nadanthida vaa endraai
Kiligalin mozhi kondu
Kaadhal keechal azhaikiraai
Malaiyena thol kandu
Aruviyai pol aanaai
Thalai mudhal padham paaindhu
Mothamaaga anaikkiraai
Thanimaiyin thavarugalai
Thiruthida pirathavanae
Nimidathin koraikudathai
Niraikka vanthavanae
Idhayathin seyal thiranai
Arinthida seithavalae
Aal manam sendru ennai
Aala vanthavalae
Maayanae
Kaadhalil ippadikku
Ippadikku kaadhali
Anbulla kaadhaala
En uyir kaadhala
Un mugam kaanavae
Kaathirunthen
Nee varum varaiyilae
En mana thiraiyilae
Un vizhi oviyam
Varainthirunthen
Imaithidum athirvilae
Idhayathin naduvilae
Alaigalai ezhuppi
Ivalin kadhavai nanaikiraai
Vizhithidum nodiyilae
Idhalgalin padiyilae
Viral nuni kondu nee
Yeri varugiraai
Maayanae
Kaadhalil ippadikku kaadhali
My dearest love,
The love of my life,
Just to see your face,
I have been waiting.
Until the moment you arrived,
On the screen of my mind,
A portrait of your eyes
I had been painting.
In the flutter of a blink,
Right at the center of my heart,
Raising waves,
You drench this girl's doorway.
The moment I open my eyes,
Onto the steps of my lips,
With your fingertips,
You climb right up.
Oh enchanter,
Yours in love,
Hahaha…
Sincerely, your girl.
My dearest love,
The love of my life,
Just to see your face,
I have been waiting.
With feet like flowing rivers,
You asked me to walk with you.
In the sweet voice of parrots,
You call out with playful chirps of love.
Seeing shoulders like a mountain,
You rushed down like a waterfall,
Flowing from head to toe,
You wrap me in a full embrace.
The mistakes of my loneliness,
You were born to set them right.
The half-filled cup of every passing minute,
You arrived to fill it to the brim.
The true strength of my heart,
You made me discover it.
Reaching deep into my soul,
You came to rule over me.
Oh enchanter,
Yours in love,
Sincerely, your girl.
My dearest love,
The love of my life,
Just to see your face,
I have been waiting.
Until the moment you arrived,
On the screen of my mind,
A portrait of your eyes
I had been painting.
In the flutter of a blink,
Right at the center of my heart,
Raising waves,
You drench this girl's doorway.
The moment I open my eyes,
Onto the steps of my lips,
With your fingertips,
You climb right up.
Oh enchanter,
Yours in love, your girl.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song expresses deep affection and poetic devotion from a woman to her beloved. She describes her longing while waiting for him, picturing his presence on the canvas of her mind. His touch and presence bring a surge of wave-like emotions within her heart and soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Malaiyena thol kandu / Aruviyai pol aanaai”

Comparing the lover's shoulders to mountains ('Malaiyena thol kandu') and his flow of love to a waterfall ('Aruviyai pol aanaai').

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

“En mana thiraiyilae”

Describing the mind as a screen ('Mana thiraiyilae') and lips as steps ('Idhalgalin padiyilae').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Nadhigalin kaal kondu / Nadanthida vaa endraai”

Rhyming of the second letter 'd' in 'Nadhigalin' and 'Nadanthida'.

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Trivia

The lyrics are written in the format of a love letter, ending with 'Ippadikku Kaadhali' ('Yours lovingly, female lover'). The track is penned by lyricist Madhan Karky, known for using modern yet deeply evocative imagery in contemporary Tamil film songs.

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