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Lyrics & meaning

Arkali

From Kombu Vatcha Singamda · 2020

Lyricist
Gkb
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Ala B Bala
Music director
Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Movie name
Kombu Vatcha Singamda
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Arkali arkali aarumo kan imaigal
Female :Aazhiyin aazhamaai kaadhalin uyirthezhudhal
Nee en perum velvigalil
Mazhai pozhivaai uyirum nanaiyum
Female :Manamo sila maatrangal nigazhthum
Namakkaai uraiyum nimidam
Poongatrae poongatrae
Pularugiraai pudhumalarae
Female :Melliravil soodum panithuliyaai
Uyiridaiyil nee urulugiraai
Aalilaiyil pudhu thoranangal
Avan pudhirgal purigiradhae
Male :Yaaridamum naan thootradhillai
Adhu unnidam nigazhgiradhae
Jenmangal niraindhavan needhaana
Kannangal kanindhavan needhaana
Male :Azhagae anuvin men niraiyae
Unnakkaaga naanadi
Arkali arkali aarumo kan imaigal
Female :Aazhiyin aazhamaai
Kaadhalin uyirthezhudhal
Roaring ocean, roaring ocean, will my restless eyelids ever find peace?
Female: Deep as the ocean is this rebirth of love
To answer all my deep prayers,
You pour down like rain, drenching my soul
Female: The heart brings gentle changes
In a moment frozen just for us
O gentle breeze, O fragrant breeze,
You bloom at dawn like a fresh blossom
Female: Like a dewdrop resting in the quiet night,
You roll gently deep into my soul
Fresh festoons hang from the sacred leaves,
And his mysteries are finally making sense
Male: I have never surrendered to anyone,
Yet it is happening so easily before you
Are you the one who fills all my lifetimes?
Are you the one whose cheeks have softened with tenderness?
Male: O beauty, as gentle as the weight of an atom,
I exist only for you, my love
Roaring ocean, roaring ocean, will my restless eyelids ever find peace?
Female: Deep as the ocean,
Is this rebirth of love
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the profound, ocean-deep revival of love between two souls. Using evocative imagery, the lovers describe how their emotional bond brings tranquility, transformation, and a feeling of timelessness. Their connection feels like a refreshing rain amidst life's grand sacrifices, inspiring a sense of total surrender and bliss across lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Female :Aazhiyin aazhamaai kaadhalin uyirthezhudhal

Compares the awakening/resurrection of love directly to the unfathomable depths of an ocean.

Simile (Uvamai)

Female :Melliravil soodum panithuliyaai

Compares the lover's gentle movement within the soul to a cool dewdrop resting in the quiet night.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Arkali arkali aarumo kan imaigal

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'Aa' (Arkali, aarumo) creating a rhythmic, fluid opening.

Rhyme (Edukku / Iyaibu)

Jenmangal niraindhavan needhaana / Kannangal kanindhavan needhaana

Matching end structures and rhyme schemes in consecutive lines emphasizing deep affection.

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Trivia

The term 'Arkali' (ஆர்கலி) is a classical Sangam Tamil word referring to the roaring ocean or abundant rain. The lyricist Gkb weaves classical Tamil vocabulary into contemporary romantic poetry to evoke a timeless feeling.

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