Azhagu Sirikkindradhu
From Iruvar Ullam · 1963
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Iruvar Ullam1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Azhagu sirikkindradhu | Beauty is smiling |
| Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu | Desire is pulsating |
| Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu | The heart wishes to get acquainted |
| Male :Pakkam varugindradhu.. | It is coming closer... |
| Female | |
| Azhagu sirikkindradhu | Beauty is smiling |
| Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu | Desire is pulsating |
| Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu | The heart wishes to get acquainted |
| Male :Pakkam varugindradhu.. | It is coming closer... |
| Female | |
| Pakkam varugindradhu.. | It is coming closer... |
| Male :Vetkam thadukkindradhu | Shyness is holding back |
| Female :Kaadhal kanigindradhu | Love is ripening |
| Male :Kaiyil vizhugindradhu | It falls right into the hands |
| Male | |
| Vandu varugindradhu | The honeybee arrives |
| Malaril amargindradhu | It rests upon the flower |
| Vandu varugindradhu | The honeybee arrives |
| Malaril amargindradhu | It rests upon the flower |
| Female | |
| Undu suvaikkindradhu | It drinks and savors the nectar |
| Urangi vizhugindradhu | It falls into deep sleep |
| Undu suvaikkindradhu | It drinks and savors the nectar |
| Urangi vizhugindradhu | It falls into deep sleep |
| Male | |
| Vaanam pozhigindradhu | The sky pours rain |
| Female :Bhoomi nanaigindradhu | The earth gets drenched |
| Male :Vaanam pozhigindradhu | The sky pours rain |
| Female :Bhoomi nanaigindradhu | The earth gets drenched |
| Male :Maeni kulirgindradhu | The body feels cool and refreshed |
| Female :Vellam vadigindradhu | The flood of emotion recedes |
| Female | |
| Azhagu sirikkindradhu | Beauty is smiling |
| Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu | Desire is pulsating |
| Male | |
| Iravu vidigindradhu | Night dawns into morning |
| Ilamai ezhugindradhu | Youthfulness arises |
| Iravu vidigindradhu | Night dawns into morning |
| Ilamai ezhugindradhu | Youthfulness arises |
| Female | |
| Kulithu varugindradhu | She returns fresh after a bath |
| Koondhal mudikkindradhu | She ties up her lovely tresses |
| Kulithu varugindradhu | She returns fresh after a bath |
| Koondhal mudikkindradhu | She ties up her lovely tresses |
| Male | |
| Arugil amargindradhu | Sitting right beside him |
| Female :Aththaan enkindradhu | Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband' |
| Male :Arugil amargindradhu | Sitting right beside him |
| Female :Aththaan enkindradhu | Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband' |
| Male :Aarvam pirakkindradhu | Eagerness is born |
| Female :Anbu azhaikkindradhu | Affection invites |
| Female | |
| Azhagu sirikkindradhu | Beauty is smiling |
| Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu | Desire is pulsating |
| Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu | The heart wishes to get acquainted |
| Male :Pakkam varugindradhu.. | It is coming closer... |
| Female :Azhagu sirikkindradhu | Beauty is smiling |
| Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu | Desire is pulsating |
அழகு சிரிக்கின்றது…
ஆசை துடிக்கின்றது
பழக நினைக்கின்றது…
பக்கம் வருகின்றது
Beauty is smiling
Desire is pulsating
The heart wishes to get acquainted
It is coming closer...
அழகு சிரிக்கின்றது…
ஆசை துடிக்கின்றது
பழக நினைக்கின்றது…
பக்கம் வருகின்றது
Beauty is smiling
Desire is pulsating
The heart wishes to get acquainted
It is coming closer...
பக்கம் வருகின்றது……
வெட்கம் தடுக்கின்றது
காதல் கனிகின்றது……
கையில் விழுகின்றது
It is coming closer...
Shyness is holding back
Love is ripening
It falls right into the hands
வண்டு வருகின்றது
மலரில் அமர்கின்றது
வண்டு வருகின்றது
மலரில் அமர்கின்றது
The honeybee arrives
It rests upon the flower
The honeybee arrives
It rests upon the flower
உண்டு சுவைகின்றது
உறங்கி விழுகின்றது
உண்டு சுவைகின்றது
உறங்கி விழுகின்றது
It drinks and savors the nectar
It falls into deep sleep
It drinks and savors the nectar
It falls into deep sleep
வானம் பொழிகின்றது
பூமி நனைகின்றது
வானம் பொழிகின்றது
பூமி நனைகின்றது
மேனி குளிர்கின்றது
வெள்ளம் வடிகின்றது
The sky pours rain
The earth gets drenched
The sky pours rain
The earth gets drenched
The body feels cool and refreshed
The flood of emotion recedes
அழகு சிரிக்கின்றது…
ஆசை துடிக்கின்றது
Beauty is smiling
Desire is pulsating
இரவு விடிகின்றது
இளமை எழுகின்றது
இரவு விடிகின்றது
இளமை எழுகின்றது
Night dawns into morning
Youthfulness arises
Night dawns into morning
Youthfulness arises
குளித்து வருகின்றது
கூந்தல் முடிகின்றது
குளித்து வருகின்றது
கூந்தல் முடிகின்றது
She returns fresh after a bath
She ties up her lovely tresses
She returns fresh after a bath
She ties up her lovely tresses
அருகில் அமர்கின்றது
அத்தான் என்கின்றது
அருகில் அமர்கின்றது
அத்தான் என்கின்றது
ஆர்வம் பிறக்கின்றது
அன்பு அழைக்கின்றது
Sitting right beside him
Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband'
Sitting right beside him
Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband'
Eagerness is born
Affection invites
அழகு சிரிக்கின்றது…
ஆசை துடிக்கின்றது
பழக நினைக்கின்றது…
பக்கம் வருகின்றது
அழகு சிரிக்கின்றது…
ஆசை துடிக்கின்றது
Beauty is smiling
Desire is pulsating
The heart wishes to get acquainted
It is coming closer...
Beauty is smiling
Desire is pulsating
Azhagu sirikkindradhu
Beauty is smiling
Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu
Desire is pulsating
Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu
The heart wishes to get acquainted
Male :Pakkam varugindradhu..
It is coming closer...
Azhagu sirikkindradhu
Beauty is smiling
Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu
Desire is pulsating
Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu
The heart wishes to get acquainted
Male :Pakkam varugindradhu..
It is coming closer...
Pakkam varugindradhu..
It is coming closer...
Male :Vetkam thadukkindradhu
Shyness is holding back
Female :Kaadhal kanigindradhu
Love is ripening
Male :Kaiyil vizhugindradhu
It falls right into the hands
Vandu varugindradhu
The honeybee arrives
Malaril amargindradhu
It rests upon the flower
Vandu varugindradhu
The honeybee arrives
Malaril amargindradhu
It rests upon the flower
Undu suvaikkindradhu
It drinks and savors the nectar
Urangi vizhugindradhu
It falls into deep sleep
Undu suvaikkindradhu
It drinks and savors the nectar
Urangi vizhugindradhu
It falls into deep sleep
Vaanam pozhigindradhu
The sky pours rain
Female :Bhoomi nanaigindradhu
The earth gets drenched
Male :Vaanam pozhigindradhu
The sky pours rain
Female :Bhoomi nanaigindradhu
The earth gets drenched
Male :Maeni kulirgindradhu
The body feels cool and refreshed
Female :Vellam vadigindradhu
The flood of emotion recedes
Azhagu sirikkindradhu
Beauty is smiling
Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu
Desire is pulsating
Iravu vidigindradhu
Night dawns into morning
Ilamai ezhugindradhu
Youthfulness arises
Iravu vidigindradhu
Night dawns into morning
Ilamai ezhugindradhu
Youthfulness arises
Kulithu varugindradhu
She returns fresh after a bath
Koondhal mudikkindradhu
She ties up her lovely tresses
Kulithu varugindradhu
She returns fresh after a bath
Koondhal mudikkindradhu
She ties up her lovely tresses
Arugil amargindradhu
Sitting right beside him
Female :Aththaan enkindradhu
Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband'
Male :Arugil amargindradhu
Sitting right beside him
Female :Aththaan enkindradhu
Calling out lovingly, 'My Dear Husband'
Male :Aarvam pirakkindradhu
Eagerness is born
Female :Anbu azhaikkindradhu
Affection invites
Azhagu sirikkindradhu
Beauty is smiling
Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu
Desire is pulsating
Female :Pazhaga ninaikkindradhu
The heart wishes to get acquainted
Male :Pakkam varugindradhu..
It is coming closer...
Female :Azhagu sirikkindradhu
Beauty is smiling
Male :Aasai thudikkindradhu
Desire is pulsating
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Azhagu Sirikkindradhu is a classic romantic song from the 1963 Tamil film Iruvar Ullam, depicting the tender intimate moments between newlyweds. Through poetic nature metaphors—such as a bee gathering nectar from a blossom, and rain drenching the waiting earth—Kannadasan beautifully captures the passion, bashfulness, and union of two souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Azhagu sirikkindradhu / Aasai thudikkindradhu”
Every line in the song systematically ends with the present continuous verb suffix '-indradhu', establishing a rhythmic and continuous flow.
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Vandu varugindradhu / Malaril amargindradhu”
The lover is metaphorically depicted as a bee ('Vandu') and the beloved as a flower ('Malar'), describing intimate love through nature.
Iyarkai Uvamai (Nature Imagery)
“Vaanam pozhigindradhu / Bhoomi nanaigindradhu”
The drenching rain and earth are used to evoke emotional and physical fulfillment between the lovers.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kulithu varugindradhu / Koondhal mudikkindradhu”
The second consonant 'li' / 'nd' matches across successive lines to create structured melodic assonance.
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Trivia
Written by poet Kannadasan for the film Iruvar Ullam (1963) starring Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi, this song features music by K. V. Mahadevan and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The song is famous among Tamil literary enthusiasts because Kannadasan successfully sustained a single grammatical present-continuous verb ending ('-indradhu') throughout all lines of the entire track.
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