En Anbae (Tum Hi Hoo)
From Aashiqui 2 · 2013
- Lyricist
- V. Senthil
- Singer
- Anirban Chakraborty
- Music director
- Mithoon
- Details
- Aashiqui 22013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {En anbae endhan aaruyirae | My love, my precious life itself |
| Nee illaadha vazhvum verumaiyadi}(2) | Life without you is sheer emptiness (repeat 2x) |
| Male | |
| Un kaarkuzhalum | Your dark black hair |
| Andha mazhai thuliyum | And those falling raindrops |
| Ennai thazhuvidum | When they embrace me |
| Podhu undhan nyabagamae | It brings back memories of you |
| Male | |
| Vizhi moodinaal | When I close my eyes |
| Neeyum varugiraai | You appear before me |
| Vizhi thirakkaiyil | When I open my eyes |
| Yeno maraigiraai..aa… | For some reason, you vanish... |
| Male | |
| Pirivinaal nammai arigirom | Through separation, we understand each other |
| Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom | Through that understanding, we unite thereafter |
| Male | |
| Oru gana nera | A momentary fraction |
| Pirivaiyum ingae | Of separation here |
| Oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren | I spend as if it were an epoch |
| En kangalil valiyum | Flowing from my eyes |
| Neer thuliyil | In every single tear drop |
| Or thuli thuliyaai | Drop by drop |
| Unnai kaangindren | I see you |
| Male | |
| Nee illai endraal | If you are not there |
| Naanum illai ingae | I am not here either |
| En swaasamum neethaanae..ae.. | Even my breath is you... |
| Male | |
| Vizhi moodinaal | When I close my eyes |
| Neeyum varugiraai | You appear before me |
| Vizhi thirakkaiyil | When I open my eyes |
| Yeno maraigiraai…aa… | For some reason, you vanish... |
| Male | |
| Pirivinaal nammai arigirom | Through separation, we understand each other |
| Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom | Through that understanding, we unite thereafter |
| Male | |
| En anbae..ae…..ae…. | My love... |
| En anbae..ae…..ae…. | My love... |
| Male | |
| Un paadalil | In your song |
| Enai marandhen | I lost myself |
| Anbae undhan | My love, along your path |
| Vazhi nadanthen | I walked |
| Male | |
| Veenaiyin naadham pol | Like the melody of a veena |
| Naanum unakku | For you, without me |
| Sangathi illaatha | Without musical variations |
| Sangeetham edharkku | What is the use of music? |
| Male | |
| Ini unadhu vizhi | From now on, your eyes |
| Adhu enadhu vazhi | Are my pathway |
| Naam iruvarum | Are we not two souls |
| Oruvarandro…ooo | United as one? |
| Male | |
| Vizhi moodinaal | When I close my eyes |
| Neeyum varugiraai | You appear before me |
| Vizhi thirakkaiyil | When I open my eyes |
| Yeno maraigiraai…aa… | For some reason, you vanish... |
| Male | |
| Pirivinaal nammai arigirom | Through separation, we understand each other |
| Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom | Through that understanding, we unite thereafter |
| Male | |
| Nee andro | Are you not? |
| Ini nee andro | From now on, are you not? |
| En vazhkaiyum..ooo | My life too... |
| Ini nee andro | From now on, are you not? |
| Male | |
| Nee andro | Are you not? |
| Ini nee andro | From now on, are you not? |
| En swasamum | My breath too |
| Ini nee andro | From now on, are you not? |
என் அன்பே எந்தன் ஆருயிரே
நீ இல்லாத வாழ்வும் வெறுமை யடி
என் அன்பே எந்தன் ஆருயிரே
நீ இல்லாத வாழ்வும் வெறுமை யடி
My love, my precious life itself
Life without you is sheer emptiness (repeat 2x)
உன் கார் குழலும்
அந்த மழை துளியும்
என்னை தழுவிடும் போது
உந்தன் ஞாபகமே
Your dark black hair
And those falling raindrops
When they embrace me
It brings back memories of you
விழி மூடினால்
நீயும் வருகிறாய்
விழி திறக்கையில்
ஏனோ மறைகிறாய்
When I close my eyes
You appear before me
When I open my eyes
For some reason, you vanish...
பிரிவினால் நம்மை அறிகிறோம்
அறிவதால் மீண்டும் இணைகிறோம்
Through separation, we understand each other
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
ஒரு கணநேரமே
நம் பிரிவையும் இங்கே
ஒரு யுகமாகவே கழிக்கின்றேன்
என் கண்களில் வழியும்
நீர்த்துளியில் ஓர் துளி துளியாய்
உன்னை காண்கிறேன்
A momentary fraction
Of separation here
I spend as if it were an epoch
Flowing from my eyes
In every single tear drop
Drop by drop
I see you
நீ இல்லை என்றால்
நானும் இல்லை இங்கே
என் சுவாசமும் நீதானே
If you are not there
I am not here either
Even my breath is you...
விழி மூடினால்
நீயும் வருகிறாய்
விழி திறக்கையில்
ஏனோ மறைகிறாய்
When I close my eyes
You appear before me
When I open my eyes
For some reason, you vanish...
பிரிவினால் நம்மை அறிகிறோம்
அறிவதால் மீண்டும் இணைகிறோம்
Through separation, we understand each other
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
என் அன்பே
என் அன்பே
My love...
My love...
உன் பாடலில்
என்னை மறந்தேன்
அன்பே உந்தன்
வழி நடந்தேன்
In your song
I lost myself
My love, along your path
I walked
வீணையின் நாதம் போல்
நானும் உனக்கு
சங்கதி இல்லாத
சங்கீதம் எதற்கு
Like the melody of a veena
For you, without me
Without musical variations
What is the use of music?
இனி உனது விழி
அது எனது வழி
நாம் இருவரும்
ஒருவர் அன்றோ..ஓ...
From now on, your eyes
Are my pathway
Are we not two souls
United as one?
விழி மூடினால்
நீயும் வருகிறாய்
விழி திறக்கையில்
ஏனோ மறைகிறாய்
When I close my eyes
You appear before me
When I open my eyes
For some reason, you vanish...
பிரிவினால் நம்மை அறிகிறோம்
அறிவதால் மீண்டும் இணைகிறோம்
Through separation, we understand each other
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
நீயன்றோ இனி நீயன்றோ
என் வாழ்கையும் இனி நீயன்றோ
நீயன்றோ இனி நீயன்றோ
என் சுவாசமும் இனி நீயன்றோ
Are you not?
From now on, are you not?
My life too...
From now on, are you not?
Are you not?
From now on, are you not?
My breath too
From now on, are you not?
{En anbae endhan aaruyirae
My love, my precious life itself
Nee illaadha vazhvum verumaiyadi}(2)
Life without you is sheer emptiness (repeat 2x)
Un kaarkuzhalum
Your dark black hair
Andha mazhai thuliyum
And those falling raindrops
Ennai thazhuvidum
When they embrace me
Podhu undhan nyabagamae
It brings back memories of you
Vizhi moodinaal
When I close my eyes
Neeyum varugiraai
You appear before me
Vizhi thirakkaiyil
When I open my eyes
Yeno maraigiraai..aa…
For some reason, you vanish...
Pirivinaal nammai arigirom
Through separation, we understand each other
Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
Oru gana nera
A momentary fraction
Pirivaiyum ingae
Of separation here
Oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren
I spend as if it were an epoch
En kangalil valiyum
Flowing from my eyes
Neer thuliyil
In every single tear drop
Or thuli thuliyaai
Drop by drop
Unnai kaangindren
I see you
Nee illai endraal
If you are not there
Naanum illai ingae
I am not here either
En swaasamum neethaanae..ae..
Even my breath is you...
Vizhi moodinaal
When I close my eyes
Neeyum varugiraai
You appear before me
Vizhi thirakkaiyil
When I open my eyes
Yeno maraigiraai…aa…
For some reason, you vanish...
Pirivinaal nammai arigirom
Through separation, we understand each other
Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
En anbae..ae…..ae….
My love...
En anbae..ae…..ae….
My love...
Un paadalil
In your song
Enai marandhen
I lost myself
Anbae undhan
My love, along your path
Vazhi nadanthen
I walked
Veenaiyin naadham pol
Like the melody of a veena
Naanum unakku
For you, without me
Sangathi illaatha
Without musical variations
Sangeetham edharkku
What is the use of music?
Ini unadhu vizhi
From now on, your eyes
Adhu enadhu vazhi
Are my pathway
Naam iruvarum
Are we not two souls
Oruvarandro…ooo
United as one?
Vizhi moodinaal
When I close my eyes
Neeyum varugiraai
You appear before me
Vizhi thirakkaiyil
When I open my eyes
Yeno maraigiraai…aa…
For some reason, you vanish...
Pirivinaal nammai arigirom
Through separation, we understand each other
Arivathaal pinbu inaigirom
Through that understanding, we unite thereafter
Nee andro
Are you not?
Ini nee andro
From now on, are you not?
En vazhkaiyum..ooo
My life too...
Ini nee andro
From now on, are you not?
Nee andro
Are you not?
Ini nee andro
From now on, are you not?
En swasamum
My breath too
Ini nee andro
From now on, are you not?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses deep romantic longing, emotional yearning, and spiritual connection between two lovers. The protagonist feels completely empty without their beloved, describing how small moments of separation feel like agonizing ages (yugas). Everyday sensations like rain and gentle breezes evoke vivid memories of the beloved, who appears whenever eyes are closed but disappears upon opening them. The lyrics highlight how distance and separation serve to deepen mutual understanding and bring souls closer together. Using rich musical imagery, the protagonist compares their relationship to music and the melody of a veena—asserting that music is incomplete without its variations, just as life is incomplete without the lover. Ultimately, the song celebrates complete surrender and total union, declaring the lover to be the protagonist's very breath, vision, and existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)
“Nee illaadha vazhvum verumaiyadi”
Comparing life without the lover to complete void ('verumaiyadi') and comparing the lover to breath ('En swaasamum neethaanae').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren”
Exaggerating a momentary separation ('oru gana nera pirivai') to spending an entire age or eon ('oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren').
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Veenaiyin naadham pol”
Comparing oneself to the melody of a veena ('Veenaiyin naadham pol').
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Or thuli thuliyaai”
Repetition of words like 'thuli thuliyaai' (drop by drop) and 'Nee andro / Ini nee andro' to emphasize intense passion and continuity.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran Ani)
“Vizhi moodinaal ... Vizhi thirakkaiyil”
Contrasting closed eyes with open eyes ('Vizhi moodinaal' vs 'Vizhi thirakkaiyil') and presence with disappearance ('varugiraai' vs 'maraigiraai').
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Trivia
This track is the Tamil dubbed rendition of the iconic Bollywood song 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu' from the blockbuster romantic drama film Aashiqui 2 (2013). Originally composed and sung by Ankit Tiwari in Hindi, the Tamil dubbed album retained the soulful acoustic and rock arrangements, featuring lyricist V. Senthil adapting the deeply poetic romantic sentiments into Tamil.
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