Anjo
From Vandhaan Vendraan · 2011
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Devan Ekambaram, Chorus
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Details
- Vandhaan Vendraan2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Anjana | Anjana |
| Chorus | |
| Min nilavival | She is an electric moon |
| Oru ven olithiral | A screen of white light |
| Kangal simitidum | Winking her eyes |
| Antha newyork silaiyival hoo | She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo |
| Male | |
| Anjo lovely anjo | Anjo, lovely Anjo |
| Cheesy anjoo | Cheesy Anjo |
| Anjo oru panithuli pathumaiyo | Is Anjo a doll made of dew drops? |
| Chorus :Ahaa…aa…aa…aaa.. | Chorus: Ahaa...aa...aa...aaa.. |
| Male :Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo | Male: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty? |
| Chorus :Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo | Chorus: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty? |
| Male | |
| Ival thumbiyo oru thumbaiyo | Is she a dragonfly or a white Thumbai flower? |
| Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo | Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo |
| Male :Jean topsilae oru jhansiyo | Male: Is she a Jhansi Rani in jeans tops? |
| Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo | Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo |
| Male :Catvakkidum oru saetaiyo | Male: Is she a playful cat doing a catwalk? |
| Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo | Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo |
| Male :Vaai pootilaa poo muttaiyo | Male: Is she an un-locked mouth flower bud? |
| Chorus :Oooo….ooo… ooo oo | Chorus: Oooo....ooo... ooo oo |
| Male | |
| Hey veenai melae ponai polae | Hey, like a cat stepping on a veena |
| Boomi melae vanthaalo | Did she come down upon the earth? |
| Chorus :Hooo | Chorus: Hooo |
| Male :Hey mounam illa naanam illa | Male: Hey, without silence or shyness |
| Oonam kondae vandhaal | She came along with a chatterbox flaw |
| Male | |
| Oru velai | If perhaps |
| Chorus :Heyy | Chorus: Heyy |
| Male :Thiruvaayai | Male: Her sacred mouth |
| Chorus :Heyy | Chorus: Heyy |
| Male :Thiravaamal | Male: Without opening |
| Chorus :Hoo | Chorus: Hoo |
| Male :Irunthalae. | Male: She remained... |
| Chorus :Noo | Chorus: Noo |
| Male :Ival amaithikku nobel thara | Male: To award a Nobel Prize for her silence |
| Ulagamae mudivedukum | The entire world would decide |
| Chorus | |
| Hey anjo | Hey Anjo |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Nee vinmeenin pinjo | Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Hey anjo | Chorus: Hey Anjo |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Nee konjum men panjo | Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton |
| Male | |
| Ival vizhikkooril | At the sharp edge of her glance |
| Dhinandhinam | Every single day |
| Kizhipadum nooru irudhayam | A hundred hearts get torn apart |
| Aadai mothi ooril paathi | Brushing against her attire, half the town |
| Avathiyil alaigiratho | Is wandering around in distress |
| Chorus | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Male :Needle idai model polae | Male: Like a model with a needle-thin waist |
| Eedillamal vanthaalo | Did she arrive without any equal? |
| Chorus :Hoo hoo hoo | Chorus: Hoo hoo hoo |
| Male :Iphone il ila paadal ondrai | Male: A song not found even on an iPhone |
| Kaadhil paada vanthaal | If she comes to sing softly in your ear |
| Male | |
| Neptune | Even Neptune |
| Chorus :Hey | Chorus: Hey |
| Male :Endralum | Male: Though it is |
| Chorus :Hey | Chorus: Hey |
| Male :Pandora | Male: Pandora |
| Chorus :Hoo | Chorus: Hoo |
| Male :Sendralum | Male: Even if you visit |
| Chorus :Noo | Chorus: Noo |
| Male :Ival alagukku nigar ena | Male: To equal her unmatched beauty |
| Agilathil uyir ilaiyae… | There is no living soul in the universe... |
| Chorus | |
| Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo.. | Is Anjo a new kind of novelty? |
| Male | |
| Hebrew latin kavithaigal | Poems written in Hebrew and Latin |
| Eyebrow mozhiyodu thotridum | Will lose to the language of her eyebrows |
| Ballae flamingo nadanangal | Ballet and Flamenco dance forms |
| Paavai vizhiyodu thotridum | Will lose to the gaze of this maiden's eyes |
| Male | |
| Waltz and jazz ellam | All of Waltz and Jazz music |
| Ival pechil thotridum | Will lose to her lovely speech |
| Sengaanthal aambal | Red gloriosa lily and water lily |
| Oodha roja nochi poovum | Purple rose and Nochi blossom |
| Ival moochil thotridum | Will lose to the fragrance of her breath |
| Male | |
| Oh angel angel anjo | Oh angel angel Anjo |
| Chorus | |
| Hey anjo | Hey Anjo |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Nee vinmeenin pinjo | Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Hey anjo | Chorus: Hey Anjo |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo | Male: Hoo oo hoo oo |
| Chorus :Nee konjum men panjo | Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton |
| Chorus | |
| Min nilavival | She is an electric moon |
| Oru ven olithiral | A screen of white light |
| Kangal simitidum | Winking her eyes |
| Antha newyork silaiyival hoo | She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo |
| Chorus | |
| Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo.. | Is Anjo a new kind of novelty? |
அஞ்சனா
Anjana
மின் நிலவு இவள்
ஒரு வெண் ஒளிதிறல்
கண்கள் சிமிட்டிடும்
அந்த நியூயார்க்
சிலை இவள் ஓஹோ
She is an electric moon
A screen of white light
Winking her eyes
She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo
அஅஅ.....ஆஅ.....
ஏஞ்சோ
குழு :
அஅஅ.....ஆஅ.....
லவ்லி ஏஞ்சோ
சீஸ்யி ஏஞ்சோ
Anjo, lovely Anjo
Cheesy Anjo
Is Anjo a doll made of dew drops?
Chorus: Ahaa...aa...aa...aaa..
Male: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
Chorus: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
ஏஞ்சோ ஒரு பனித்துளி பதுமையா
ஏஞ்சோ ஒரு புதுவகை புதுமையோ
குழு :
ஏஞ்சோ ஒரு புதுவகை புதுமையோ
Is she a dragonfly or a white Thumbai flower?
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male: Is she a Jhansi Rani in jeans tops?
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male: Is she a playful cat doing a catwalk?
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male: Is she an un-locked mouth flower bud?
Chorus: Oooo....ooo... ooo oo
இவள் தும்பியோ ஒரு தும்பையோ
குழு :
ஓஒ ஓ......
ஜீன் டாப்சில் ஒரு ஜான்சியோ
குழு :
ஓஒ ஓ......
கேட் வாக்கிலும் ஒரு சேட்டையோ
குழு :
ஓஒ ஓ......
வாய் பூட்டிலா பூ மூட்டையோ ஓ
குழு :
ஓஓ ஓ......
Hey, like a cat stepping on a veena
Did she come down upon the earth?
Chorus: Hooo
Male: Hey, without silence or shyness
She came along with a chatterbox flaw
ஹே வீணை மேலே
பூனை போலே
பூமி மேலே வந்தாலோ
குழு :
ஓஓ ஓ......
ஹே மௌனம் இல்லா
நாணம் இல்லா
ஊனம் கொண்டே வந்தால்
If perhaps
Chorus: Heyy
Male: Her sacred mouth
Chorus: Heyy
Male: Without opening
Chorus: Hoo
Male: She remained...
Chorus: Noo
Male: To award a Nobel Prize for her silence
The entire world would decide
ஒரு வேலை
குழு :
ஹே
திரு வாயை
குழு :
ஹே
திறவாமல்
குழு :
ஹோ
இருந்தாலே
குழு :
நோ
இவள் அமைதிக்கு நோபல் தர
உலகமே முடிவெடுக்கும்
Hey Anjo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Hey Anjo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton
ஹே ஏஞ்சோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
நீ விண்மீனின் பிஞ்ஜோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
ஹே ஏஞ்சோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
நீ கொஞ்சம் மென்பஞ்சோ
At the sharp edge of her glance
Every single day
A hundred hearts get torn apart
Brushing against her attire, half the town
Is wandering around in distress
இவள் விழி கூறில்
ஒன்றிலும் தினம் தினம்
கிளிபடம் நூறு ஒரு இருதயம்
ஆடை மோதி ஊரில் பாதி
அவதியில் அலைகிறதே
Hey
Male: Like a model with a needle-thin waist
Did she arrive without any equal?
Chorus: Hoo hoo hoo
Male: A song not found even on an iPhone
If she comes to sing softly in your ear
ஓஓஒ........
ஹே நீடில்
இடை மாடல் போலே
ஈடில்லாமல் வந்தாலோ
குழு :
ஓஓஒ........
Even Neptune
Chorus: Hey
Male: Though it is
Chorus: Hey
Male: Pandora
Chorus: Hoo
Male: Even if you visit
Chorus: Noo
Male: To equal her unmatched beauty
There is no living soul in the universe...
ஐபோனில் இல்லா
பாடல் ஒன்றை
காதில் பாட வந்தால்
Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
நெப்டியூன்
குழு :
ஹே
என்றாலும்
குழு :
ஹே
பண்டோர
குழு :
ஹோ
சென்றாலும்
குழு :
நோ
இவள் அழகுக்கு நிகர் என
அகிலத்தில் உயிர் இல்லையே
Poems written in Hebrew and Latin
Will lose to the language of her eyebrows
Ballet and Flamenco dance forms
Will lose to the gaze of this maiden's eyes
ஏஞ்சோ ஒரு
புதுவகை புதுமையோ
All of Waltz and Jazz music
Will lose to her lovely speech
Red gloriosa lily and water lily
Purple rose and Nochi blossom
Will lose to the fragrance of her breath
...............
Oh angel angel Anjo
ஹீப்ரு இலதீன் கவிதைகள்
ஐ ப்ரோவ் மொழியோடு தோற்றிடும்
பால்லே ப்ளம்மிங்கோ நடனகள்
பாவை விழியோடு தோற்றிடும்
Hey Anjo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Hey Anjo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton
அ வால்ட்ஸ் அண்ட் ஜாஸ் எல்லாம்
இவள் பேச்சில் தோற்றிடும்
செங்கந்தால் ஆம்பல்
ஊதா ரோஜா நொச்சி பூவும்
இவள் மூச்சில் தோற்றிடும்
She is an electric moon
A screen of white light
Winking her eyes
She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo
ஓ ஏஞ்சோ ஏஞ்சோ ஏஞ்சோ
Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
ஹே ஏஞ்சோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
நீ விண்மீனின் பிஞ்ஜோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
ஹே ஏஞ்சோ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹ்ஹுஊ
குழு :
நீ கொஞ்சம் மென்பஞ்சோ
மின் நிலவு இவள்
ஒரு வெண் ஒளிதிறல்
கண்கள் சிமிட்டிடும்
அந்த நியூயார்க்
சிலை இவள் ஓஹோ
ஏஞ்சோ ஒரு
புதுவகை புதுமையோ
Anjana
Anjana
Min nilavival
She is an electric moon
Oru ven olithiral
A screen of white light
Kangal simitidum
Winking her eyes
Antha newyork silaiyival hoo
She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo
Anjo lovely anjo
Anjo, lovely Anjo
Cheesy anjoo
Cheesy Anjo
Anjo oru panithuli pathumaiyo
Is Anjo a doll made of dew drops?
Chorus :Ahaa…aa…aa…aaa..
Chorus: Ahaa...aa...aa...aaa..
Male :Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo
Male: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
Chorus :Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo
Chorus: Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
Ival thumbiyo oru thumbaiyo
Is she a dragonfly or a white Thumbai flower?
Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male :Jean topsilae oru jhansiyo
Male: Is she a Jhansi Rani in jeans tops?
Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male :Catvakkidum oru saetaiyo
Male: Is she a playful cat doing a catwalk?
Chorus :Hohoo hoo oo
Chorus: Hohoo hoo oo
Male :Vaai pootilaa poo muttaiyo
Male: Is she an un-locked mouth flower bud?
Chorus :Oooo….ooo… ooo oo
Chorus: Oooo....ooo... ooo oo
Hey veenai melae ponai polae
Hey, like a cat stepping on a veena
Boomi melae vanthaalo
Did she come down upon the earth?
Chorus :Hooo
Chorus: Hooo
Male :Hey mounam illa naanam illa
Male: Hey, without silence or shyness
Oonam kondae vandhaal
She came along with a chatterbox flaw
Oru velai
If perhaps
Chorus :Heyy
Chorus: Heyy
Male :Thiruvaayai
Male: Her sacred mouth
Chorus :Heyy
Chorus: Heyy
Male :Thiravaamal
Male: Without opening
Chorus :Hoo
Chorus: Hoo
Male :Irunthalae.
Male: She remained...
Chorus :Noo
Chorus: Noo
Male :Ival amaithikku nobel thara
Male: To award a Nobel Prize for her silence
Ulagamae mudivedukum
The entire world would decide
Hey anjo
Hey Anjo
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Nee vinmeenin pinjo
Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Hey anjo
Chorus: Hey Anjo
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Nee konjum men panjo
Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton
Ival vizhikkooril
At the sharp edge of her glance
Dhinandhinam
Every single day
Kizhipadum nooru irudhayam
A hundred hearts get torn apart
Aadai mothi ooril paathi
Brushing against her attire, half the town
Avathiyil alaigiratho
Is wandering around in distress
Hey
Hey
Male :Needle idai model polae
Male: Like a model with a needle-thin waist
Eedillamal vanthaalo
Did she arrive without any equal?
Chorus :Hoo hoo hoo
Chorus: Hoo hoo hoo
Male :Iphone il ila paadal ondrai
Male: A song not found even on an iPhone
Kaadhil paada vanthaal
If she comes to sing softly in your ear
Neptune
Even Neptune
Chorus :Hey
Chorus: Hey
Male :Endralum
Male: Though it is
Chorus :Hey
Chorus: Hey
Male :Pandora
Male: Pandora
Chorus :Hoo
Chorus: Hoo
Male :Sendralum
Male: Even if you visit
Chorus :Noo
Chorus: Noo
Male :Ival alagukku nigar ena
Male: To equal her unmatched beauty
Agilathil uyir ilaiyae…
There is no living soul in the universe...
Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo..
Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
Hebrew latin kavithaigal
Poems written in Hebrew and Latin
Eyebrow mozhiyodu thotridum
Will lose to the language of her eyebrows
Ballae flamingo nadanangal
Ballet and Flamenco dance forms
Paavai vizhiyodu thotridum
Will lose to the gaze of this maiden's eyes
Waltz and jazz ellam
All of Waltz and Jazz music
Ival pechil thotridum
Will lose to her lovely speech
Sengaanthal aambal
Red gloriosa lily and water lily
Oodha roja nochi poovum
Purple rose and Nochi blossom
Ival moochil thotridum
Will lose to the fragrance of her breath
Oh angel angel anjo
Oh angel angel Anjo
Hey anjo
Hey Anjo
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Nee vinmeenin pinjo
Chorus: You are a tiny offshoot of a star
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Hey anjo
Chorus: Hey Anjo
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo
Male: Hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus :Nee konjum men panjo
Chorus: You are caressing soft cotton
Min nilavival
She is an electric moon
Oru ven olithiral
A screen of white light
Kangal simitidum
Winking her eyes
Antha newyork silaiyival hoo
She is that Statue of Liberty from New York, hoo
Anjo oru puthuvagai puthumaiyo..
Is Anjo a new kind of novelty?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Anjana' (or 'Anjo') from Vandhaan Vendraan is a vibrant, modern romantic song penned by Madhan Karky and composed by S. Thaman. The hero playfully describes the heroine, Anjana, combining contemporary pop-culture imagery, western music genres, floral metaphors, and hyperbole. He compares her presence to an electric moon, the Statue of Liberty, and a cat walking across a veena instrument. He humorously notes her endless chatter while asserting that if she ever stayed quiet, the world would award her a Nobel Prize for silence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Hey veenai melae ponai polae”
Compares the girl walking gracefully yet unpredictably to a cat treading upon a veena musical instrument.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Ival amaithikku nobel thara ulagamae mudivedukum”
Exaggerates the girl's talkative nature by claiming the world would give her a Nobel Prize if she managed to keep her mouth shut.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nee vinmeenin pinjo / Nee konjum men panjo”
Metaphorically calls her a small sprout/part of a star and soft cotton.
Cultural Allusion
“Hebrew latin kavithaigal eyebrow mozhiyodu thotridum”
Contrasts complex classical literary languages (Hebrew, Latin) and international dance styles (Flamenco, Ballet, Waltz) with her eyebrow movements and gaze.
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Trivia
Madhan Karky is well-known for integrating modern technology, foreign language references, and novel metaphors into Tamil lyrics. 'Anjana' features references to iPhones, New York, Flamenco, Jazz, Waltz, Hebrew, and Latin, exemplifying Karky's signature contemporary style.
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