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Lyrics & meaning

Deivangal Ingae

From Anegan · 2015

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Sriram Parthasarathy
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Anegan2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Deivangal IngaeGods are right here
Dhiraviyam ingaeWealth is right here
Malalai pesumWhere is the rain
Mazhai engaeThat speaks like a babbling child?
Male
Maamalai ingaeGreat mountains are right here
Manichigai ingaePrecious rubies are right here
Manjal sindhumWhere is the sunshine
Veyil engaeSpilling its yellow glow?
Male
Manamellaam siragaeThe entire mind feels like wings
Ulagellaam uravae..The entire world feels like family..
Chorus
Manamellaam siragaeThe entire mind feels like wings
Ulagellaam uravae..The entire world feels like family..
Female
Oooooo….ooooo……aaahhhaaa…[Vocalizing]
Chorus
Oooooo….ooooo……aaahhhaaa…[Vocalizing]
Male
Saalaigal maarumRoads will change
Paadhangal maarumFootsteps will change
Vazhithunai nilavuThe guiding companion moon
MaaraadhaeWill never change
Male
Nadhikkarai maarumRiverbanks will change
Kadarkkarai maarumSeashores will change
Kaadhalin varugaiThe arrival of love
MaaraadhaeWill never change
Male
Kalaiyaadhae kanavaeDo not dissolve, oh dream
Tholaiyaadhae varamae..ooh..Do not get lost, oh divine blessing.. oh..
Chorus
Kalaiyaadhae kanavaeDo not dissolve, oh dream
Tholaiyaadhae varamae..Do not get lost, oh divine blessing..
Female
Oooooo….ooooo……aaahhhaaa…[Vocalizing]
Chorus
Oooooo….ooooo……aaahhhaaa…[Vocalizing]
Male
Aaaaahhh……….[Vocalizing]

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track reflects on the search for innocent joy amidst material and natural abundance. Even when surrounded by divine presence, wealth, and grand landscapes, the narrator yearns for simple, heartwarming wonders like soft rain and gentle sunlight. The song emphasizes the theme of timelessness, contrasting shifting paths, shores, and circumstances with the unwavering constancy of true love and soul connections that endure across time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Iraibootha Eshipu)

Deivangal Ingae

Repetition of the word 'Ingae' (here) at the end of successive phrases ('Deivangal Ingae', 'Dhiraviyam Ingae', 'Maamalai Ingae', 'Manichigai Ingae') to emphasize present abundance.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Maamalai ingae

Repetition of the 'Ma' sound in consecutive lines ('Maamalai', 'Manichigai', 'Manjal').

Metaphor

Vazhithunai nilavu

'Vazhithunai nilavu' portrays the moon metaphorically as an eternal, unwavering travel companion through life's journeys.

Personification

Malalai pesum

'Mazhai' (rain) is personified as a child speaking babbling words ('Malalai pesum').

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Trivia

Featured in the film 'Anegan' (2015), this song highlights themes of reincarnation and soulmates spanning across different eras. Although the film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj, this specific atmospheric piece with lyrics by Kabilan Vairamuthu serves as a deep thematic motif for the protagonists' journey.

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