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Lyrics & meaning

Anbulla Kadhala

From Om · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Abhay Jodhpurkar, Alisha Thomas
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Details
Om2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Anbulla kaadhalaDearest lover
En uyir kaadhalaMy soul's lover
Un mugam kaanavaeJust to see your face
KaathirunthenI was waiting
Nee varum varaiyilaeUntil you arrived
En mana thiraiyilaeOn the screen of my mind
Un vizhi oviyamA portrait of your eyes
VarainthirunthenI had painted
Female
Imaithidum athirvilaeIn the vibration of an eye blink
Idhayathin naduvilaeIn the middle of my heart
Alaigalai ezhuppiRaising waves
Ivalin kadhavai nanaikiraaiYou drench the shore of this girl
Female
Vizhithidum nodiyilaeIn the moment of awakening
Idhalgalin padiyilaeOn the steps of the lips
Viral nuni kondu neeWith the tip of your fingers
Yeri varugiraaiYou climb up
Female
MaayanaeOh illusionist!
Kaadhalil ippadikkuYours in love,
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Ippadikku kaadhaliYours lovingly, female lover
Anbulla kaadhaalaDearest lover
En uyir kaadhalaMy soul's lover
Un mugam kaanavaeJust to see your face
KaathirunthenI was waiting
Female
Nadhigalin kaal konduWith the feet of rivers
Nadanthida vaa endraaiYou called me to walk along
Kiligalin mozhi konduWith the language of parrots
Kaadhal keechal azhaikiraaiYou call out with love squawks
Male
Malaiyena thol kanduSeeing shoulders like mountains
Aruviyai pol aanaaiYou became like a waterfall
Thalai mudhal padham paaindhuFlowing from head to toe
Mothamaaga anaikkiraaiYou embrace me completely
Female
Thanimaiyin thavarugalaiOh the one born
Thiruthida pirathavanaeTo correct the mistakes of solitude
Nimidathin koraikudathaiThe one who came to fill
Niraikka vanthavanaeThe deficient pot of time
Male
Idhayathin seyal thiranaiThe one who made me realize
Arinthida seithavalaeThe true capacity of the heart
Aal manam sendru ennaiReaching deep into my mind
Aala vanthavalaeThe one who came to rule me
Female
MaayanaeOh illusionist!
Kaadhalil ippadikkuYours in love,
Ippadikku kaadhaliYours lovingly, female lover
Anbulla kaadhaalaDearest lover
En uyir kaadhalaMy soul's lover
Un mugam kaanavaeJust to see your face
KaathirunthenI was waiting
Male
Nee varum varaiyilaeUntil you arrived
En mana thiraiyilaeOn the screen of my mind
Un vizhi oviyamA portrait of your eyes
VarainthirunthenI had painted
Female
Imaithidum athirvilaeIn the vibration of an eye blink
Idhayathin naduvilaeIn the middle of my heart
Alaigalai ezhuppiRaising waves
Ivalin kadhavai nanaikiraaiYou drench the shore of this girl
Male
Vizhithidum nodiyilaeIn the moment of awakening
Idhalgalin padiyilaeOn the steps of the lips
Viral nuni kondu neeWith the tip of your fingers
Yeri varugiraaiYou climb up
Female
MaayanaeOh illusionist!
Kaadhalil ippadikku kaadhaliYours in love, your female lover

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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