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Lyrics & meaning

Andharangam Yaavume

From Aayiram Nilave Vaa · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Aayiram Nilave Vaa
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmm mmm
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Male :Hmm mmm
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Hmm hmm hmmm mmm
Andharangam yaavumae
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Male :Solvathendraal paavamae
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Andharangam yaavumae
Solvathendraal paavamae
Ezhaiyin kaadhalai
Maaligai ariyumaa
Kaadhalin vaasanai
Mm mm hmm ariyumaa
Andharangam yaavumae
Solvathendraal paavamae
Ezhaiyin kaadhalai
Maaligai ariyumaa
Kaadhalin vaasanai
Mm mm hmm ariyumaa
Andharangam yaavumae eh..eh
Kaamanae naanam kondaal
Solliyathu theeraathu
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Male :Kambane vandhaal kooda
Kattupadi aagaathu
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Kandathil indru naan
Solvathu paathiyae
Kaaviya naayagi
Kannagi jaathiyae
Andru oru naal
Andha mayilaal
Aadai nanainthaal
Male :Haahaan
Kaayum varaiyil
Thogai udalil enna aninthaal
Naanamae selaiyaanathum
Bodhaiyaanathum ennendru solla
Andharangam yaavumae
Solvathendraal paavamae
Ezhaiyin kaadhalai
Maaligai ariyumaa
Kaadhalin vaasanai
Mm mm hmm ariyumaa
Andharangam yaavumae
Male :Eppadi …
Eppadi eppadi
Kaadhalai dhanam ketten
Enna oru thaaraalam
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Male :Naanaval tholil saainthu
Alliyathu yeraalam
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Dhaavani poovinai
Sothanai seigiren
Eththanai machangal
Kel adhai solgiren
Paavaadai udalil kodi malaril
Aadai aniven
Aadai ariyum sethi muzhuthum
Naanum ariven
Meethiyai naan uraippathum
Nee rasippathum panpaadu illai
Andharangam yaavumae
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Male :Solvathendraal paavamae
Male :Eppadi eppadi
Andharangam yaavumae
Solvathendraal paavamae
Ezhaiyin kaadhalai
Maaligai ariyumaa
Kaadhalin vaasanai
Mm mm hmm ariyumaa
Ezhaiyin kaadhalai
Maaligai ariyumaa
Kaadhalin vaasanai
Mm mm hmm ariyumaa
Male :Hmm ariyum idhula enna irukku
Mmm mmm...
Male: How, how?
Male: Mmm mmm...
Male: How, how?
Mmm mmm mmm mmm...
All these intimate secrets...
Male: How, how?
Male: It feels sinful to speak of them!
Male: How, how?
All these intimate secrets...
It feels sinful to speak of them!
The love of a poor man,
would a palace ever understand?
The sweet fragrance of love,
mmm mmm mmm, would it ever know?
All these intimate secrets...
It feels sinful to speak of them!
The love of a poor man,
would a palace ever understand?
The sweet fragrance of love,
mmm mmm mmm, would it ever know?
All these intimate secrets, ah...
Even if the god of desire felt shy,
words would never be enough to describe it.
Male: How, how?
Male: Even if poet Kamban came in person,
it could never be contained in verse.
Male: How, how?
Of all that I experienced,
I am sharing only half today.
She is a heroine from an epic,
of the noble kind like Kannagi (the legendary chaste woman)!
One day back then,
that peacock-like beauty
got her clothes completely soaked.
Male: Ahaha!
Until they dried,
what did she wear over her body?
Her bashfulness became her saree,
and the intoxicating spell it cast—how do I describe it?
All these intimate secrets...
It feels sinful to speak of them!
The love of a poor man,
would a palace ever understand?
The sweet fragrance of love,
mmm mmm mmm, would it ever know?
All these intimate secrets...
Male: How...
How, how?
I asked for love as my treasure,
and oh, what generosity she showed!
Male: How, how?
Male: Resting against her shoulder,
I gathered so very much joy!
Male: How, how?
The blossom behind her half-saree,
I gently explore...
How many beauty marks are there?
Just ask, and I will tell you!
Over her skirt-draped body, with ten million blossoms,
I would dress her in flowers.
Every little secret her dress knows,
I know it all as well!
For me to tell the rest,
and for you to savor it, is not proper!
All these intimate secrets...
Male: How, how?
Male: It feels sinful to speak of them!
Male: How, how?
All these intimate secrets...
It feels sinful to speak of them!
The love of a poor man,
would a palace ever understand?
The sweet fragrance of love,
mmm mmm mmm, would it ever know?
The love of a poor man,
would a palace ever understand?
The sweet fragrance of love,
mmm mmm mmm, would it ever know?
Male: Mmm, it knows! What is the big deal in that?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful track 'Andharangam Yaavumae' / 'Eppadi Eppadi' from the 1983 film Aayiram Nilave Vaa portrays a tender and romantic dialogue between lovers discussing intimacy and bashfulness. The heroine asserts that revealing private moments of love is improper ('sinful'), while comparing true love to something modest that opulent mansions cannot comprehend. Meanwhile, the hero playfully probes ('Eppadi eppadi?') and recounts romantic metaphors, praising her beauty and virtue while agreeing that true intimacy is best left unspoken. Combined with Pulamaipithan's poetic grace, the song balances sensuality with classical Tamil cultural norms surrounding modesty and decorum.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kaamanae naanam kondaal / Kambane vandhaal kooda

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Kaamanae' and 'Kambane' or 'Andharangam' and 'Aadai'.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kaamanae naanam kondaal / Kambane vandhaal kooda

Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive lines, such as 'Kaamanae' and 'Kambane' (matching 'm' sound).

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile

Andru oru naal / Andha mayilaal / Aadai nanainthaal

Comparing the heroine to a peacock ('mayilaal') and an epic virtuous heroine ('Kannagi jaathiyae').

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Trivia

'Aayiram Nilave Vaa' (1983) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by the acclaimed poet Pulamaipithan. The movie starred Vijayakanth and Sulakshana in lead roles.

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