Antha Nilavukku Macham
From Vaigarai Pookkal · 1996
- Lyricist
- E. Mu. Vetrivelan
- Singer
- Malgudi Subha
- Music director
- Devendran
- Details
- Vaigarai Pookkal1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa | Does that moon over there have a mole? |
| Vilaa oaramaa | Near the waist? |
| Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa | If you give what is left to this moon, |
| Vizhaa kaanalaam | We can celebrate a festival! |
| Suriyan varugiraan enniravile | The sun comes into my night, |
| Aayinum un nila kanneerile | Yet, your moon is in tears... |
| Female | |
| Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa | Does that moon over there have a mole? |
| Vilaa oaramaa | Near the waist? |
| Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa | If you give what is left to this moon, |
| Vizhaa kaanalaam | We can celebrate a festival! |
| Female | |
| Hey thotta idamellaam poothirukku | Hey, every place touched has blossomed, |
| Theepatta kaayam ithudaa.. | This is a wound made of fire, man.. |
| Ada poonjittu kannam kooda verthirukku | Ah, even the delicate cheeks are sweating, |
| Ithu poomeni sindhum mathudaa.. | This is nectar shed by a flower-like body, man.. |
| Female | |
| Vaalibathai maranthu | Forgetting youth, |
| Yethenakku virunthu | What a feast for me! |
| Vizhuthile pazhuthu naan | I am ripe hanging on the banyan root, |
| Unnarugile | Near you! |
| Vilagavaa karugavaa | Should I move away, or burn to ashes, |
| Un madiyile | In your lap? |
| Female | |
| Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa | Does that moon over there have a mole? |
| Vilaa oaramaa | Near the waist? |
| Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa | If you give what is left to this moon, |
| Vizhaa kaanalaamaa haha… | We can celebrate a festival, haha... |
| Female | |
| Ohhoo padai nooru vanthaalum anjaathe | Oh, even if a hundred armies attack, do not fear, |
| Parigaaram naan seigiren | I shall offer the remedy! |
| Ada nee mattum kanneerai sinthaathe | Ah, you just don't shed tears, |
| Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren | I am rain falling upon a volcano! |
| Female | |
| Un maarbu ennidam | Your chest is with me, |
| Pagai enna seithidum | What harm can enmity do? |
| Viraigiren vazhividu | I hasten, make way, |
| Vaazh naalile | In this lifetime! |
| Peruguven paruga vaa | I will swell up, come drink, |
| Thean paaigiren | I am pouring honey! |
| Female | |
| Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa | Does that moon over there have a mole? |
| Vilaa oaramaa | Near the waist? |
| Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa | If you give what is left to this moon, |
| Vizhaa kaanalaam | We can celebrate a festival! |
| Suriyan varugiraan enniravile | The sun comes into my night, |
| Aayinum un nila kanneerile | Yet, your moon is in tears... |
| Female | |
| Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa | Does that moon over there have a mole? |
| Vilaa oaramaa | Near the waist? |
| Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa | If you give what is left to this moon, |
| Vizhaa kaanalaam | We can celebrate a festival! |
அந்த நிலாவுக்கு மச்சம் இருக்கா
விலா ஓரமா
இந்த நிலாவுக்கு மிச்சம் கொடுத்தா
விழா காணலாம்
சூரியன் வருகிறான் என்னிரவிலே
ஆயினும் உன் நிலா கண்ணீரிலே
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Near the waist?
If you give what is left to this moon,
We can celebrate a festival!
The sun comes into my night,
Yet, your moon is in tears...
அந்த நிலாவுக்கு மச்சம் இருக்கா
விலா ஓரமா
இந்த நிலாவுக்கு மிச்சம் கொடுத்தா
விழா காணலாம்
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Near the waist?
If you give what is left to this moon,
We can celebrate a festival!
ஹே தொட்ட இடமெல்லாம் பூத்திருக்கு
தீப்பட்ட காயம் இதுடா
அட பூஞ்சிட்டு கன்னம் கூட வேத்திருக்கு
இது பூமேனி சிந்தும் மதுடா
Hey, every place touched has blossomed,
This is a wound made of fire, man..
Ah, even the delicate cheeks are sweating,
This is nectar shed by a flower-like body, man..
வாலிபத்தை மறந்து ஏதெனக்கு விருந்து
விழுதிலே பழுது நான் உன்னருகிலே
விலகவா கருகவா உன் மடியிலே
Forgetting youth,
What a feast for me!
I am ripe hanging on the banyan root,
Near you!
Should I move away, or burn to ashes,
In your lap?
அந்த நிலாவுக்கு மச்சம் இருக்கா
விலா ஓரமா
இந்த நிலாவுக்கு மிச்சம் கொடுத்தா
விழா காணலாம்
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Near the waist?
If you give what is left to this moon,
We can celebrate a festival, haha...
ஓஓஹோ படை நூறு வந்தாலும் அஞ்சாதே
பரிகாரம் நான் செய்கிறேன்
அட நீ மட்டும் கண்ணீரை சிந்தாதே
எரிமலை மீது மழை பெய்கிறேன்
Oh, even if a hundred armies attack, do not fear,
I shall offer the remedy!
Ah, you just don't shed tears,
I am rain falling upon a volcano!
உன் மார்பு என்னிடம் பகை என்ன செய்திடும்
விரைகிறேன் வழிவிடு வாழ் நாளிலே
பெருகுவேன் பருக வா தேன் பாய்கிறேன்
Your chest is with me,
What harm can enmity do?
I hasten, make way,
In this lifetime!
I will swell up, come drink,
I am pouring honey!
அந்த நிலாவுக்கு மச்சம் இருக்கா
விலா ஓரமா
இந்த நிலாவுக்கு மிச்சம் கொடுத்தா
விழா காணலாம்
சூரியன் வருகிறான் என்னிரவிலே
ஆயினும் உன் நிலா கண்ணீரிலே
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Near the waist?
If you give what is left to this moon,
We can celebrate a festival!
The sun comes into my night,
Yet, your moon is in tears...
அந்த நிலாவுக்கு மச்சம் இருக்கா
விலா ஓரமா
இந்த நிலாவுக்கு மிச்சம் கொடுத்தா
விழா காணலாம்
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Near the waist?
If you give what is left to this moon,
We can celebrate a festival!
Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Vilaa oaramaa
Near the waist?
Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa
If you give what is left to this moon,
Vizhaa kaanalaam
We can celebrate a festival!
Suriyan varugiraan enniravile
The sun comes into my night,
Aayinum un nila kanneerile
Yet, your moon is in tears...
Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Vilaa oaramaa
Near the waist?
Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa
If you give what is left to this moon,
Vizhaa kaanalaam
We can celebrate a festival!
Hey thotta idamellaam poothirukku
Hey, every place touched has blossomed,
Theepatta kaayam ithudaa..
This is a wound made of fire, man..
Ada poonjittu kannam kooda verthirukku
Ah, even the delicate cheeks are sweating,
Ithu poomeni sindhum mathudaa..
This is nectar shed by a flower-like body, man..
Vaalibathai maranthu
Forgetting youth,
Yethenakku virunthu
What a feast for me!
Vizhuthile pazhuthu naan
I am ripe hanging on the banyan root,
Unnarugile
Near you!
Vilagavaa karugavaa
Should I move away, or burn to ashes,
Un madiyile
In your lap?
Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Vilaa oaramaa
Near the waist?
Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa
If you give what is left to this moon,
Vizhaa kaanalaamaa haha…
We can celebrate a festival, haha...
Ohhoo padai nooru vanthaalum anjaathe
Oh, even if a hundred armies attack, do not fear,
Parigaaram naan seigiren
I shall offer the remedy!
Ada nee mattum kanneerai sinthaathe
Ah, you just don't shed tears,
Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren
I am rain falling upon a volcano!
Un maarbu ennidam
Your chest is with me,
Pagai enna seithidum
What harm can enmity do?
Viraigiren vazhividu
I hasten, make way,
Vaazh naalile
In this lifetime!
Peruguven paruga vaa
I will swell up, come drink,
Thean paaigiren
I am pouring honey!
Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Vilaa oaramaa
Near the waist?
Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa
If you give what is left to this moon,
Vizhaa kaanalaam
We can celebrate a festival!
Suriyan varugiraan enniravile
The sun comes into my night,
Aayinum un nila kanneerile
Yet, your moon is in tears...
Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa
Does that moon over there have a mole?
Vilaa oaramaa
Near the waist?
Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa
If you give what is left to this moon,
Vizhaa kaanalaam
We can celebrate a festival!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track is a passionate and sensuous romantic song where the speaker compares her lover and herself to celestial bodies, expressing intense desire, comfort, and emotional union. She addresses her partner's sadness, reassuring him that her love can soothe his inner fire like rain on a volcano, while playfully demanding his undivided affection and passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren”
Comparing the falling love and comfort to rain falling on a volcano ('Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren').
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa / Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa”
The second consonant 'nth' matches in 'Antha' and 'Intha'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Peruguven paruga vaa”
The initial sound 'P' repeats in 'Peruguven' and 'paruga'.
Metaphor
“Ithu poomeni sindhum mathudaa..”
Referring to the lover or herself as 'nilavu' (moon) and sweat as floral nectar ('poomeni sindhum mathudaa').
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Trivia
Composed by Devendran for the 1996 film 'Vaigarai Pookkal', this song highlights singer Malgudi Subha's uniquely husky, western-inflected vocal style, which was widely popular in 1990s Tamil cinema for glamorous and sensuous tracks.
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