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Azhagae

From Irumbu Thirai · 2018

Lyricist: Vivek
Singers: Arun Kamath, Jonita Gandhi
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Irumbu Thirai
Movie release year: 2018
Lyrics added on: 15 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Azhagae

Pozhigiraai arugae

Viralgalil siragae

Inaithu ponaai

Un kaatril aadinen

Azhagae

Olivizhum mezhugae

Imaiyil un iragae

Varudi ponaai

Kanmoodi kaadhal naan aanen

Nee veesidum siru moochai

Ulvaanginen

Malar aanen un madi veeznhdhen

Nee yendhum anbil vaazhgiren

Azhagae

Pozhigiraai arugae

Viralgalil siragae

Inaithu ponaai

Un kaatril aadinen

Yayee yai yaye yaa..(3)

Yayaee yayaee yaya ya ya ya

Ohoo…sippikul ottikollum muthu pola

Thittukul ottikollum anbu paarthen

Veyilil veezhndhu vitta thuli pola

Un kadai vizhi kanalil kaaigiren

Thinda thindaadi veenaven

Unnai kondaadi thaenaaven

Kanna kannaadi naanaaven

Nil en munnaadi nee yaaven

Azhagae

Pozhigiraai arugae

Viralgalil siragae

Inaithu ponaai

Un kaatril aadinen

Azhagae

Olivizhum mezhugae

Imaiyil un iragae

Varudi ponaai

Kanmoodi kaadhal naan aanen

Nee veesidum siru moochai

Ulvaanginen

Malar aanen un madi veeznhdhen

Nee yendhum anbil vaazhgiren

Azhagae

Pozhigiraai arugae

Viralgalil siragae

Inaithu ponaai

Un kaatril aadinen

{Yayee yai yaye yaa..(3)

Yayaee yayaee yaya ya ya ya} (2)

My beautiful one,

You shower upon me when you are near,

Wings to my fingers,

You attached and walked away,

I swayed in your breeze.

My beautiful one,

O candle glowing with light,

Like a soft feather on my eyelids,

You caressed and walked away,

Closing my eyes, I became love itself.

The gentle breath you exhaled,

I breathed inside me,

I turned into a flower and fell into your lap,

I live on the love you hold me with.

My beautiful one,

You shower upon me when you are near,

Wings to my fingers,

You attached and walked away,

I swayed in your breeze.

Yaayi yaai yaaye yaa... (3)

Yaayaayi yaayaayi yaaya ya ya ya

Oh... just like a pearl nestled inside a shell,

I saw the love hidden inside your scolding.

Like a water drop fallen under the hot sun,

I dry up in the warmth of your sidelong glance.

I stumble and lose myself in you,

Celebrating you, I turn sweet as honey.

My darling, I will become your mirror,

Stand before me, and I will become you.

My beautiful one,

You shower upon me when you are near,

Wings to my fingers,

You attached and walked away,

I swayed in your breeze.

My beautiful one,

O candle glowing with light,

Like a soft feather on my eyelids,

You caressed and walked away,

Closing my eyes, I became love itself.

The gentle breath you exhaled,

I breathed inside me,

I turned into a flower and fell into your lap,

I live on the love you hold me with.

My beautiful one,

You shower upon me when you are near,

Wings to my fingers,

You attached and walked away,

I swayed in your breeze.

{Yaayi yaai yaaye yaa... (3)

Yaayaayi yaayaayi yaaya ya ya ya} (2)

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Azhagae from 'Irumbu Thirai' is an exquisitely tender romantic track where the protagonist expresses the deep transformation and intoxication brought by love. The lyrics paint vivid sensory imagery—comparing the lover's presence to gentle breeze, light shedding from a candle, and soft feathers touch on eyelashes. The speaker feels light enough to fly as wings attach to their fingertips, completely dissolving their individual ego into love itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Ohoo…sippikul ottikollum muthu pola”

Compares love residing within limits to a pearl tucked safely inside a seashell ('sippikul ottikollum muthu pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kanna kannaadi naanaaven”

The speaker directly equates themselves to a mirror ('kannaadi naanaaven') reflecting the beloved's persona.

Monorhyme / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Thinda thindaadi veenaven / Unnai kondaadi thaenaaven”

End-rhyme matching in 'veenaven', 'thaenaaven', 'naanaaven', creating a rhythmic flow.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by the soulful Sid Sriram, 'Azhagae' became one of the biggest romantic hits of 2018. Lyricist Vivek crafted the song using delicate sensory imagery that relies heavily on touch, light, and air.

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