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Azhagukku

From Annamitta Kai · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Annamitta Kai
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
27 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Azhagukku maru peyar pennaa
Alli malarukku maru peyar kannaa
Thamizhukku maru peyar amudhaa
Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa
Azhagukku maru peyar pennaa
Alli malarukku maru peyar kannaa
Thamizhukku maru peyar amudhaa
Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa
Nooru kodi paadal nenjil
Oorugindra velai idhu
Yaedu pondra kanam kandu
Idhazhgalaalae ezhuvadhu
Nooru kodi paadal nenjil
Oorugindra velai idhu
Yaedu pondra kanam kandu
Idhazhgalaalae ezhuvadhu
Andhi pozhudhil thodangum
Anbu kavidhai arangam
Ilamaikku porul solla varavaa
Andha porulukku maru peyar uravaa
Azhagukku maru peyar pennaa
Female :Aaa….aa…
Male :Alli malarukku maru peyar kannaa
Thamizhukku maru peyar amudhaa
Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa
Naadi narambil kodi minnal
Odi paaindhu maraivadhenna
Koondhal thodangi paadham varaiyil
Kaigal kondu alappadhenna
Naadi narambil kodi minnal
Odi paaindhu maraivadhenna
Koondhal thodangi paadham varaiyil
Kaigal kondu alappadhenna
Adhu mudhal mudhal paadam
Aduthadhu enna nerum
Eduppadhum koduppadhum nadakkum
Adhil iruvarkkum sari pangu kidaikkum
Azhagukku maru peyar pennaa
Alli malarukku maru peyar kannaa
Thamizhukku maru peyar amudhaa
Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa
Aalilai melae kannanai polae
Noolidai melae aadidavo
Aadum podhu koodum sugathai
Vaarthai kondu kooridavo
Penmai malarndhae vazhangum
Thannai marandhae mayangum
Vidindha pin thelivadhu theliyum
Adhu thelindha pin
Nadandhadhu puriyum
Azhagukku maru peyar pennaa
Alli malarukku maru peyar kannaa
Thamizhukku maru peyar amudhaa
Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa
Is woman another name for beauty?
Are eyes another name for the water lily?
Is sweet nectar another name for Tamil?
Are the lips that offer it a golden casket?
Is woman another name for beauty?
Are eyes another name for the water lily?
Is sweet nectar another name for Tamil?
Are the lips that offer it a golden casket?
In the heart, a billion songs
are welling up at this hour.
Seeing a cheek like an open page,
written upon with the lips.
In the heart, a billion songs
are welling up at this hour.
Seeing a cheek like an open page,
written upon with the lips.
Beginning at the twilight hour,
a gathering of love poetry unfolds.
Shall I come to teach the meaning of youth?
Is love another name for that meaning?
Is woman another name for beauty?
[Female]: Ah... ah...
[Male]: Are eyes another name for the water lily?
Is sweet nectar another name for Tamil?
Are the lips that offer it a golden casket?
A million flashes of lightning in my pulse and veins—
why do they race, strike, and vanish?
From my hair down to my feet,
why do your hands trace and measure me?
A million flashes of lightning in my pulse and veins—
why do they race, strike, and vanish?
From my hair down to my feet,
why do your hands trace and measure me?
That is only the very first lesson;
what will happen next?
A giving and taking will take place,
and both of us will get an equal share!
Is woman another name for beauty?
Are eyes another name for the water lily?
Is sweet nectar another name for Tamil?
Are the lips that offer it a golden casket?
Like baby Krishna on a banyan leaf,
shall I sway upon your slender waist?
The joy that grows as we sway—
can it ever be told in words?
Womanhood will blossom and give,
losing itself in sweet delight.
When morning arrives, things will become clear;
and once it all clears,
everything that happened will be understood!
Is woman another name for beauty?
Are eyes another name for the water lily?
Is sweet nectar another name for Tamil?
Are the lips that offer it a golden casket?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet celebrates intimate romance and deep physical and emotional union between lovers through elegant, classical Tamil metaphors. The lovers equate feminine beauty, eyes, and sweet language to nature, nectar, and gold, describing nightfall as a stage set for poetry written with kisses and caresses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Adhai tharugindra idhazh thanga chimizhaa

Compares sweet Tamil speech to divine nectar ('amudhu') and lips to a golden jewel casket ('thanga chimizh').

Simile (Uvamai)

Aalilai melae kannanai polae

Compares reclining/resting on a delicate slender waist to Lord Krishna resting upon a banyan leaf.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Naadi narambil kodi minnal

Repetition of the 'Na' sound across adjacent words for rhythmic flow.

Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

Penmai malarndhae vazhangum / Thannai marandhae mayangum

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'n' in 'Penmai' and 'Thannai'.

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Trivia

'Annamitta Kai' (1972) stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics penned by Vaali and vocals rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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