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Lyrics & meaning

Hey En Aasa

From Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam · 1980

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
25 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ae enn aasa vaazha kuruthae
Nee ippodhu enga irukka
Raathiri nerathula ooradangi
Thoongura saamathula
Yekkam pudichadhu
Thookkam pudikkala
Ennaththa naanum solla
En rendu kannum sevandhadhu
Ennam thudichadhu
Verenna naanum solla
Ae enn aasa vaazha kuruthae
Nee ippodhu enga irukka
Aasa manasula kaadhal nenappaiyum
Manmadhan thoovi puttaan
Poovedutthu ambaiyum aevi puttaan
Alli pudiyinnu solli koduthavan
Ongitta saendhukkittaan
On odambu ullaeyum poondhukittaan
Sollu pulla ippavae kattikkavaa
Sokka vecha onnaiyum thottukkavaa
Sorgaththa ingae koottittu vaaren
Ae enn aasa vaazha kurutthae
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Male :Nee ippodhu enga irukka
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Male :Raathiri nerathula ooradangi
Thoongura saamathula
Yekkam pudichadhu
Thookkam pudikkala
Ennaththa naanum solla
En rendu kannum
Sevandhadhu
Ennam thudichadhu
Verenna naanum solla
Velli molachadhu
Vaanam sirichadhu
Innaikku kaalaiyla
Onna enni yengura velaiyila
Mulla manathadhu
Ennam kalandhadhu
Sandhana cholaiyila
Vaasam mattum yenniya saelaiyila
Akkam pakkam aalunga yaarum illae
Vekkam enna vedhana theerum illae
Kattikka onnu thottukka onnu
Female Chorus :Thaanaanaa naanaa
Male Chorus :Thaanaanaa naanaa
Male :Dhaagatha vegatha kaattadi ponnu
Ae enn aasa vaazha kurutthae
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Male :Nee ippodhu enga irukka
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Male :Raathiri nerathula ooradangi
Thoongura saamathula
Yekkam pudichadhu
Thookkam pudikkala
Ennaththa naanum solla
En rendu kannum
Sevandhadhu
Ennam thudichadhu
Verenna naanum solla
Ae enn aasa vaazha kurutthae
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Male :Nee ippodhu enga irukka
Female Chorus :Ae… haei
Hey, my tender sweetheart!
Where are you right now?
In the dead of the night, when the village goes quiet,
in the midnight hours when everyone sleeps,
longing took hold of me,
and sleep would not come.
What more can I say?
Both my eyes turned red,
my heart fluttered with restless thoughts,
what else can I say?
Hey, my tender sweetheart!
Where are you right now?
In this longing heart, thoughts of love
Manmathan (god of love) has scattered,
shooting an arrow made of flowers!
The one who taught me to hold you tight
has now joined your side,
and slipped right into your body too!
Tell me, girl, should I embrace you right now?
Can I touch you, who has cast a spell on me?
I will bring heaven right here!
Hey, my tender sweetheart!
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
Male: Where are you right now?
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
Male: In the dead of the night, when the village goes quiet,
in the midnight hours when everyone sleeps,
longing took hold of me,
and sleep would not come.
What more can I say?
Both my eyes
turned red,
my heart fluttered with restless thoughts,
what else can I say?
The morning star arose,
the sky began to smile,
this very morning,
as I pined away thinking only of you!
The wild jasmine breathed its sweet fragrance,
our feelings blended together,
in the sandalwood grove,
and its sweet scent settled over the sari!
There is no one anywhere around us,
why be shy when this sweet ache won't go away?
One for an embrace, one for a touch...
Female Chorus: Thanaanaa naanaa
Male Chorus: Thanaanaa naanaa
Male: Show me your thirst and your passion, girl!
Hey, my tender sweetheart!
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
Male: Where are you right now?
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
Male: In the dead of the night, when the village goes quiet,
in the midnight hours when everyone sleeps,
longing took hold of me,
and sleep would not come.
What more can I say?
Both my eyes
turned red,
my heart fluttered with restless thoughts,
what else can I say?
Hey, my tender sweetheart!
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
Male: Where are you right now?
Female Chorus: Hey... hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a passionate and earthy folk romance where the protagonist expresses intense longing for his beloved during sleepless night hours. He describes how thoughts of her keep him awake while the entire village slumbers, leaving his eyes red with sleeplessness and his mind throbbing with desire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ae enn aasa vaazha kuruthae

The lover endearingly calls his beloved a 'vaazha kuruthu' (tender banana leaf/shoot), symbolizing delicacy, innocence, and youthfulness.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Yekkam pudichadhu / Thookkam pudikkala

The second letter 'kka' matches across consecutive lines ('Yekkam' and 'Thookkam'), creating rhythmic symmetry.

Mythological Imagery / Personification

Manmadhan thoovi puttaan / Poovedutthu ambaiyum aevi puttaan

Refers to Manmadhan (the Hindu deity of love/Cupid) striking lovers with arrows made of flowers to awaken passion.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1980 Tamil film 'Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam', composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by his brother Gangai Amaran. It highlights Gangai Amaran's signature style of blending authentic rural Tamil folk metaphors with catchy modern rhythms.

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