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En Anbil Kalanthayo

From Aavathellam Pennale · 1965

Lyricist
Kuyilan
Singers
Sankar, Nithyakala
Music director
Jeevan
Movie name
Aavathellam Pennale
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
En anbil kalanthayoo
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
En anbil kalanthaayoo
En anbil kalanthayoo
Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Oru kilai kanda kodiyondrae
Kitta varum endhan manadhindre
Thaen magarantha podi sindhi
Naan malargindren unai naadi
En anbil kalanthayoo
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Oru pudhumai pen polindre
Ezhil vidivelliyudan nindrae
Thaen nilavinghu vara kanden
Nee nilavaaga vara kanden
En anbil kalanthayoo
Naan un mel uyir arinthaayoo
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Mana korikkaii kaanbeno
Nenjin kuraithaanae theeratho
Ithu per aasai aagathoo
Idhu veen aasai aagathoo
En anbil kalanthayoo
Seemaanae unai adainthaeno
En anbil kalanthaayoo
Un mana koyil enakkadimai
Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai
Un mana koyil enakkadimai
Adhil irukkadhu ini thanimai
Idhil peraasai thaanaetho
Idhil veen aasai thaanaetho
Did you blend into my love?
My dear love, have I made you mine?
Did you blend into my love?
Did you blend into my love?
Did you know my life rests in you?
Did you blend into my love?
Like a vine that has found a branch,
My heart draws close to you today.
Scattering sweet pollen all around,
I blossom reaching out for you.
Did you blend into my love?
My dear love, have I made you mine?
Did you blend into my love?
Like a radiant young woman today,
Standing with the lovely morning star,
I saw sweet moonlight arrive here,
I saw you arrive as the moon.
Did you blend into my love?
Did you know my life rests in you?
Did you blend into my love?
Will I see the wish of my heart fulfilled?
Won't the ache in my heart disappear?
Isn't this too great a desire?
Isn't this an empty wish?
Did you blend into my love?
My dear love, have I made you mine?
Did you blend into my love?
The temple of your heart belongs to me,
There will be no loneliness in it anymore.
The temple of your heart belongs to me,
There will be no loneliness in it anymore.
How could this be too great a desire?
How could this ever be an empty wish?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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