En Anbil Kalanthayo
From Aavathellam Pennale · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singers
- Sankar, Nithyakala
- Music director
- Jeevan
- Details
- Aavathellam Pennale1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En anbil kalanthayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Seemaanae unai adainthaeno | Oh nobleman, did I attain you? |
| En anbil kalanthaayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Male | |
| En anbil kalanthayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo | Did you realize how much my life depends on you? |
| En anbil kalanthaayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Female | |
| Oru kilai kanda kodiyondrae | Like a creeper clinging to a branch, |
| Kitta varum endhan manadhindre | My heart approaches you today. |
| Thaen magarantha podi sindhi | Shedding honeyed pollen dust, |
| Naan malargindren unai naadi | I blossom seeking you. |
| Female | |
| En anbil kalanthayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Seemaanae unai adainthaeno | Oh nobleman, did I attain you? |
| En anbil kalanthaayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Male | |
| Oru pudhumai pen polindre | Like a modern woman today, |
| Ezhil vidivelliyudan nindrae | Standing with the beauty of the morning star, |
| Thaen nilavinghu vara kanden | I saw the sweet moonlight arrive here, |
| Nee nilavaaga vara kanden | I saw you coming as the radiant moon. |
| Male | |
| En anbil kalanthayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo | Did you realize how much my life depends on you? |
| En anbil kalanthaayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Female | |
| Mana korikkaii kaanbeno | Will I see my heart's wish fulfilled? |
| Nenjin kuraithaanae theeratho | Will the grievance of my heart be resolved? |
| Ithu per aasai aagathoo | Will this become a grand desire? |
| Idhu veen aasai aagathoo | Will this become a futile desire? |
| Female | |
| En anbil kalanthayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Seemaanae unai adainthaeno | Oh nobleman, did I attain you? |
| En anbil kalanthaayoo | Did you blend into my love? |
| Male | |
| Un mana koyil enakkadimai | The temple of your heart is dedicated to me, |
| Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai | There shall be no loneliness in it anymore. |
| Un mana koyil enakkadimai | The temple of your heart is dedicated to me, |
| Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai | There shall be no loneliness in it anymore. |
| Idhil peraasai thaanaetho | Is this really a grand desire? |
| Idhil veen aasai thaanaetho | Is this really a futile desire? |
Did you blend into my love?
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
Did you blend into my love?
Did you blend into my love?
Did you realize how much my life depends on you?
Did you blend into my love?
Like a creeper clinging to a branch,
My heart approaches you today.
Shedding honeyed pollen dust,
I blossom seeking you.
Did you blend into my love?
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
Did you blend into my love?
Like a modern woman today,
Standing with the beauty of the morning star,
I saw the sweet moonlight arrive here,
I saw you coming as the radiant moon.
Did you blend into my love?
Did you realize how much my life depends on you?
Did you blend into my love?
Will I see my heart's wish fulfilled?
Will the grievance of my heart be resolved?
Will this become a grand desire?
Will this become a futile desire?
Did you blend into my love?
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
Did you blend into my love?
The temple of your heart is dedicated to me,
There shall be no loneliness in it anymore.
The temple of your heart is dedicated to me,
There shall be no loneliness in it anymore.
Is this really a grand desire?
Is this really a futile desire?
En anbil kalanthayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Did you blend into my love?
En anbil kalanthayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo
Did you realize how much my life depends on you?
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Oru kilai kanda kodiyondrae
Like a creeper clinging to a branch,
Kitta varum endhan manadhindre
My heart approaches you today.
Thaen magarantha podi sindhi
Shedding honeyed pollen dust,
Naan malargindren unai naadi
I blossom seeking you.
En anbil kalanthayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Oru pudhumai pen polindre
Like a modern woman today,
Ezhil vidivelliyudan nindrae
Standing with the beauty of the morning star,
Thaen nilavinghu vara kanden
I saw the sweet moonlight arrive here,
Nee nilavaaga vara kanden
I saw you coming as the radiant moon.
En anbil kalanthayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo
Did you realize how much my life depends on you?
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Mana korikkaii kaanbeno
Will I see my heart's wish fulfilled?
Nenjin kuraithaanae theeratho
Will the grievance of my heart be resolved?
Ithu per aasai aagathoo
Will this become a grand desire?
Idhu veen aasai aagathoo
Will this become a futile desire?
En anbil kalanthayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
Oh nobleman, did I attain you?
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Did you blend into my love?
Un mana koyil enakkadimai
The temple of your heart is dedicated to me,
Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai
There shall be no loneliness in it anymore.
Un mana koyil enakkadimai
The temple of your heart is dedicated to me,
Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai
There shall be no loneliness in it anymore.
Idhil peraasai thaanaetho
Is this really a grand desire?
Idhil veen aasai thaanaetho
Is this really a futile desire?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
En Anbil Kalanthayo is a romantic duet from the 1965 Tamil film Aavathellam Pennale, composed by Jeevan with lyrics penned by Kuyilan. The song captures the delicate expression of romantic unity and emotional longing between two lovers. Through rich metaphors of nature, the heroine compares her romantic awakening to a creeper seeking a sturdy branch and a flower scattering sweet pollen as it blossoms in love. The lovers exchange questions of adoration, wondering whether their affection is a noble ambition or an impossible dream. Ultimately, they find solace in each other's emotional commitment, realizing that their devotion transforms their hearts into a sacred space devoid of loneliness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Oru kilai kanda kodiyondrae”
Compares the heroine's heart to a creeper finding support on a branch, symbolizing emotional dependency and love.
Floral Imagery
“Thaen magarantha podi sindhi / Naan malargindren unai naadi”
Uses imagery of honeyed pollen and blooming flowers to describe romantic passion and awakening.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un mana koyil enakkadimai”
Equates the beloved's heart to a temple (mana koyil) dedicated to their shared love.
Antithesis / Parallel Rhyme
“Ithu per aasai aagathoo / Idhu veen aasai aagathoo”
Contrasts 'per aasai' (grand desire) with 'veen aasai' (futile desire) to express delicate doubt and hope.
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Trivia
Aavathellam Pennale (1965) features rare musical compositions by composer Jeevan, with playback singing by Sankar and Nithyakala. Lyricist Kuyilan was well known for employing classical Tamil imagery and nature-inspired metaphors in mid-20th-century film songs.
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