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Lyrics & meaning

En Anbe Anbe

From Unnai Thedi Varuven · 1985

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Unnai Thedi Varuven
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En anbe anbe
En manam un vasam
Male :Nee sonnaal pothum
Sammatham sammatham
Un kadhal maligai
Naan allavo…oo….
Male :Un raga maaligai
Naan allavo….oo…..
En anbe anbe
En manam un vasam
Male :Nee sonnaal pothum
Sammatham sammatham
Poompaavaai manam simmaasanam mannamae
Idazhgal poonthaen tharum pirunthaavanam kannanae
Male :Un piraemaayanam paaraayanam seigiraen
Dhinamum kadhal kili geethaanjali solgiraen
Kaamaasthiram nee poda
Romaanjanam naan kaana
Male :Chanthirothayam neeyaaga
Sorkkalayam naan kaana
Kannaa un kai vannam
Kaanaatha vaipogam
Male :Anbe un singaaram azhagaana sriraagam
Female :Oo…..anbe anbe anbe vaa….
En anbe anbe
En manam un vasam
Female :Nee sonnaal pothum
Sammatham sammatham
Nee vaaraamalae pozhuthaayiram ponathu
Azhagae pala raaththiri sivaraaththiri aanathu
Female :Vaa naan paaduven neelaampari keerththanam
Iravil thoongaathathu neengaathathu pen manam
Un male oru kannaaga
Unnodu naan onnaaga
Female :Ennaagumo en paadu
Yaedhaagumo penn paadu
medhuvaaga thottaalum
Padhamaaga pattalum
Female :Pudhu meani nogaatho
Punnaagi pogaatho
Male :Oo…..anbe anbe anbe vaa….
En anbe anbe
En manam un vasam
Male :Nee sonnaal pothum
Sammatham sammatham
Un kadhal maligai
Naan allavo…oo….
Male :Un raga maaligai
Naan allavo….oo…..
En anbe anbe
En manam un vasam
Male :Nee sonnaal pothum
Sammatham sammatham
My love, my love,
my heart belongs to you.
Male: Just say the word,
I say yes, I agree!
Am I not the palace of your love,
am I not? Ooh...
Male: The palace of your melodies,
am I not? Ooh...
My love, my love,
my heart belongs to you.
Male: Just say the word,
I say yes, I agree!
This gentle girl's heart is your throne, my king!
These lips are a Vrindavan garden offering sweet nectar, my Krishna!
Male: I chant the sacred story of your love,
every day, like a lovebird, I sing an offering of songs.
When you shoot your arrows of desire,
thrills run all over me.
Male: As you rise like the glowing moon,
I discover a heavenly temple.
My Krishna, the magic of your touch
is a celebration never seen before.
Male: My love, your charming beauty is a sweet Sriragam melody.
Female: Ooh... my love, my love, my love, come to me...
My love, my love,
my heart belongs to you.
Female: Just say the word,
I say yes, I agree!
Without you here, a thousand moments slipped by,
my handsome one, so many nights turned into sleepless Shivratri vigils.
Female: Come, I will sing a soothing Neelambari song for you,
at night, a woman's longing heart neither sleeps nor wanders away.
With my eyes set only on you,
as I become one with you,
Female: what will become of me?
What will happen to this girl?
Even if you touch me gently,
even if you caress me softly,
Female: won't my tender body ache?
Won't it end up bruised?
Male: Ooh... my love, my love, my love, come to me...
My love, my love,
my heart belongs to you.
Male: Just say the word,
I say yes, I agree!
Am I not the palace of your love,
am I not? Ooh...
Male: The palace of your melodies,
am I not? Ooh...
My love, my love,
my heart belongs to you.
Male: Just say the word,
I say yes, I agree!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

En Anbe Anbe is a romantic duet expressing deep romantic adoration, passion, and emotional surrender between two lovers. The lovers metaphorically elevate their affection into sacred and artistic realms, comparing their bond to palaces of love, ragas, Krishna's Vrindavan, and heavenly sanctuaries. Through lyrical imagery, they convey the yearning felt during separation and the delicate intimacy of union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Un kadhal maligai / Naan allavo”

The speaker compares herself directly to a 'palace of love' (kadhal maligai) and 'palace of melody' (raga maaligai).

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Kaamaasthiram nee poda / Romaanjanam naan kaana”

The second consonant sound matches across lines, providing acoustic harmony ('ma' in Kaamaasthiram and Romaanjanam).

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Poompaavaai manam simmaasanam mannamae”

The repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words creates rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1985 Tamil film 'Unnai Thedi Varuven', directed by C. V. Sridhar. Lyricist Gangai Amaran weaves classical musical ragas like Sriragam and Neelambari into the lyrics to emphasize the classical aesthetic of love.

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