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Lyrics & meaning

Azhage Aanandham

From Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari · 1954

Lyricist
K. D. Santhanam
Singer
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
Music director
T. G. Lingappa
Details
Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari1954

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
………………..Beauty is bliss, evening beauty is bliss
Female
Azhagae aanantham maalai azhagae aananthamAh... ah... beauty is bliss
Aa…aa….azhagae aananthamThe fragrant breeze blows
Manamaarutham veesumThe fragrant breeze blows in this spring evening, beauty is bliss
Manamaarutham veesum vasanthamaalai azhagae aananthamLike a beautiful boat floating in the sky above
Vaanam melae azhagaana odam polaeLike a beautiful boat floating in the sky above
Vaanam melae azhagaana odam polaeThe sun shines brightly, beauty is bliss
Kadhiron vilangum azhagae aananthamNatural beauty is bliss, ah... beauty is bliss
Iyarkkai azhagae aanantham aa….azhagae aananthamO swaying rose flower, I will
Female
Asainthaadum roja unnaiThrow you upon him
Avar meethu veesuvaenSeeing me with affection, he will speak sweet random words
Anbaaga ennai kandu yaedhaetho pesuvaarO swaying rose flower, I will
Asainthaadum roja unnaiThrow you upon him
Avar meethu vesuvaenSeeing me with affection, he will speak sweet random words
Female
Anabaaga ennai kandu yaethaetho pesuvaarHarmoniously celebrating happiness in joy
Isainthae ullaasamaaga inbamae kondaadumHarmoniously celebrating happiness in joy
Isainthae ullaasamaaga inbamae kondaadumThat beauty is bliss, ah... beauty is bliss
Antha azhagae aanantham aa….azhagae aananthamThe fragrant breeze blows
Female
Manamaarutham veesumThe fragrant breeze blows in this spring evening, beauty is bliss
Manamaarutham veesum vasanthamaalai azhagae aananthamEyes meeting eyes with love
Female
Kannodu kannum kadhalMind and heart uniting together
Karuththodu ullamaeBlending into one as a flood of epic joy
Kalantha eondraagi inba kaaviya vellamaeEyes meeting eyes with love
Kannodu kannum kadhalMind and heart uniting together
Karuththodu ullamaeBlending into one as a flood of epic joy
Kalantha eondraagi inba kaaviya vellamaeIn the love that flows ahead
Female
Munnodi paayum anbilImmersing and finding true happiness
Moozhgiyae santhosam kaanumIn the love that flows ahead
Munnodi paayum anbilImmersing and finding true happiness
Moozhgiyae santhosam kaanumBeauty is bliss, ah... beauty is bliss
Female
Azhagae aanantham aa…azhagae aananthamThe fragrant breeze blows
Manamaarutham veesumThe fragrant breeze blows in this spring evening, beauty is bliss
Manamaarutham veesum vasanthamaalai azhagae aananthamLike a beautiful boat floating in the sky above
Vaanam melae azhagaana odam polaeThe sun shines brightly, beauty is bliss
Kadhiron vilangum azhagae aananthamNatural beauty is bliss, ah... beauty is bliss
Iyarkkai azhagae aanantham aa….azhagae aanantham

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic classical-based Tamil romantic song celebrates the pure bliss found in nature and love. The protagonist expresses joyful ecstasy as she takes in the enchanting atmosphere of a spring evening, filled with fragrant breezes and bright skies. She expresses her playful desire to toss a swaying rose at her beloved, anticipating his affectionate response and the merging of their hearts and minds into a sweet river of happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Vaanam melae azhagaana odam polae

Comparing the sun shining in the sky to a beautiful boat drifting in the sky above ('Vaanam melae azhagaana odam polae').

Anaphora / Refrain

Azhagae aanantham maalai azhagae aanantham

Repetition of the phrase 'Azhagae aanantham' emphasizing the central theme of beauty bringing pure joy.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Kalantha eondraagi inba kaaviya vellamae

Describing the unification of hearts and minds as a flooding river of epic joy ('inba kaaviya vellamae').

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Kannodu kannum kadhal / Karuththodu ullamae

Rhyming of the second consonant 'n' sound across successive lines ('Kannodu', 'Karuththodu').

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Trivia

Featured in the 1954 comedy-drama 'Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari' starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, this song is composed by T. G. Lingappa and beautifully rendered by Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, showcasing her refined Carnatic vocal capability in early Tamil cinema.

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