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Anbulla Sandhya

From Kaadhal Solla Vandhen · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Kaadhal Solla Vandhen2010

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Anbulla santhiya unnai naan kaadhalikirenDear Santhiya, I love you.
Nee sollum oru vaarthaiJust one word spoken by you,
Atharkaaga naan kaathirupenI will be waiting for that.
Male
Ennai enaku tharuvayaaWill you return myself to me,
Illai kaatil viduvayaOr will you leave me abandoned in the forest?
Un bathilai ethir paarthuAwaiting your reply,
Ingae enathu idhayamHere is my heart,
Engae enathu idhayamWhere is my heart?
Male
Anbulla santhiya unnai naan kaadhalikirenDear Santhiya, I love you.
Nee sollum oru vaarthaiJust one word spoken by you,
Atharkaaga naan kaathirupenI will be waiting for that.
Female
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Male
Enthapakkam nee sellumbothumWhichever direction you go,
Enthan kaadhal aagaayam aagumMy love will expand like the sky.
Kannai moodi kondaalum maraiyaadhae …..aeEven if I close my eyes, it does not fade away.
Male
Thooral vanthaal kolangal azhiyumIf rain drizzles, rangoli patterns get erased.
Kaalam vanthaal kalvettum azhiyumWith time, even stone inscriptions erode.
Endrum pennae en kaadhal azhiyaadhae ….aeBut girl, my love will never be destroyed.
Male
Adi koyil moodinaal koodaHey, even if the temple doors are closed,
Kili kavalai paduvadhae illaiThe parrot doesn't worry at all.
Antha vaasal gopuram meethuPerched on the entrance tower,
Athan kaadhal kuraivadhae illaiIts love never diminishes.
Unthan kaaladi enthan vaazhvin veradiThe place your feet touch is the root of my life.
Male
Anbulla santhiya unnai naan kaadhalikirenDear Santhiya, I love you.
Nee sollum oru vaarthaiJust one word spoken by you,
Atharkaaga naan kaathirupenI will be waiting for that.
Male
Thaayai kandaal thannaalae odumLike a child that runs automatically upon seeing its mother,
Pillaipolae en kaadhal aagumMy love becomes just like that.
Anbae athai un kangal ariyaathaa ….My love, don't your eyes realize that?
Male
Endro yaaro un kaiyai thoduvaarSomeday, someone will hold your hand,
Inbam thunbam ellamae arivaanKnowing all your joys and sorrows.
Anbae athu nanaaga koodatha ….My love, why couldn't that person be me?
Male
Un kaadhal ennidam illaiYour love is not mine,
Naan karaika ninaikiren kallaiI feel like I am trying to melt a stone.
Intha kaadhal enbadhae thollaiThis phenomenon called love is pure trouble,
Uyirodu erikudhae ennaiIt burns me alive!
Unnai neenginaal engae poven naanadiIf I part from you, where will I go, my girl?
Male
Anbulla santhiya unnai naan kaadhalikirenDear Santhiya, I love you.
Nee sollum oru vaarthaiJust one word spoken by you,
Atharkaaga naan kaathirupenI will be waiting for that.
Male
Ennai enaku tharuvayaaWill you return myself to me,
Illai kaatil viduvayaOr will you leave me abandoned in the forest?
Un bathilai ethir paarthuAwaiting your reply.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song expresses an aching, unrequited declaration of love from a young man named to a girl named Santhiya. The lover vulnerability waits for a single response, unsure if she will accept him or leave him heartbroken and lost. He compares his enduring affection to timeless cosmic and natural elements—unlike fragile rain-washed patterns or weathered stone inscriptions, his love is eternal like the sky and unwavering like a bird devoted to a temple tower. In the second stanza, his emotion deepens into desperation and longing. He compares his pure love to an innocent child running towards its mother and asks why he cannot be the companion who shares her life's ups and downs. Facing her indifference, he feels as though he is trying to melt a stone, expressing how love burns him alive from within while remaining unable to picture a life without her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Enthan kaadhal aagaayam aagum

Compares love expanding everywhere to the vastness of the sky (aagaayam).

Contrast / Antithesis

Thooral vanthaal kolangal azhiyum / Kaalam vanthaal kalvettum azhiyum / Endrum pennae en kaadhal azhiyaadhae

Contrasts temporary earthly creations (rangoli, stone inscriptions) with eternal love.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Unthan kaaladi enthan vaazhvin veradi

Metaphorically equates the beloved's footsteps to the deeply anchored root system of the singer's life.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Naan karaika ninaikiren kallai

Exaggerates the hardness of her heart by metaphorically comparing winning her heart to melting a solid stone.

Second-letter Rhyming (Edhugai)

Un kaadhal ennidam illai / Naan karaika ninaikiren kallai / Intha kaadhal enbadhae thollai

Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second consonant matches ('ll' in kaadhal, kallai, thollai).

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Trivia

The song 'Anbulla Santhiya' features in the 2010 romantic drama 'Kaadhal Solla Vandhen', directed by Boopathy Pandian. The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics penned by Na. Muthu Kumar. Yuvan's soulful vocal rendition paired with Na. Muthu Kumar's simple yet deeply emotive imagery made this track a popular youth anthem upon release.

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