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Lyrics & meaning

I Love You

From Athaimadi Methaiyadi · 1989

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Music director
S. R. Vasu
Movie name
Athaimadi Methaiyadi
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi
Male :I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi
: Semmannilae thanneerena
Ondraagga naamaanom
Female :Sonthangalum panthangalum
Endrendrum naam kaanbom
I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi
Vaa vaa edhuvarai vaanam
Adhuarai povom
Female :Po po azhagiya sorkkam
Neril kaanalaam
Vaa vaa kadal alai maelae
Thazhuvuthu poongaattru
Female :Po po thazhuviya kattrin
Ragam ketkalaam
Odam odalaam oorvalam pogalam
Female :Naamum naalellaam moganam paadalaam
Male :Hae hae hae hae….
Female :Oho oho ho…..
I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi
Naalum pudhiyathu intha kadhalin sangeetham
Female :Naamum pudhiyavar thaanae naalum naalumae
Nalum iniyathu kadhal
Ilamaiyin santhosham
Female :Kaalam maaridum pothum
Kadhal vaazhume
Veesum kaatrilum paattilum naangalae
Female :Odum aattrilum neerilum naangalae
Male :Oho oho ho…
Female :Aaaa aahaah aaahaah….
I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi
Semmannilae thanneerena
Ondraagga naamaanom
Female :Sonthangalum panthangalum
Endrendrum naam kaanbom
I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi
Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi…
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything.
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything.
Like rain soaking into red soil,
We have blended into one.
Ties of kinship and bonds of love,
We will cherish forever.
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything.
Come, come! As far as the sky stretches,
Let us travel all the way there.
Let's go, let's go! A beautiful paradise,
We can see before our eyes.
Come, come! Over the ocean waves,
A gentle breeze softly embraces us.
Let's go, let's go! To the melody of this breeze,
Let us listen together.
We can sail in a boat and wander in celebration,
And sing sweet enchanting melodies all day long.
Hey hey hey hey...
Oho oho ho...
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything.
Every day, the music of this love is brand new.
Aren't we also new to each other, day after day?
Every day, love remains sweet,
It is the true joy of youth.
Even as times change,
Our love will live on.
In the blowing wind and in the song, we exist!
In the flowing river and in the water, we exist!
Oho oho ho...
Aah aaha aaha...
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything.
Like rain soaking into red soil,
We have blended into one.
Ties of kinship and bonds of love,
We will cherish forever.
I love you, the sea and the shore stand witness.
You love me, from now on, I will see your face in everything...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic track captures a passionate exchange between two lovers celebrating their unbreakable bond. Using imagery from nature—such as the endless ocean, sky, and gentle breezes—they promise that their love will transcend changing times and stay vibrant forever. The lyricist draws upon classic metaphors of union, expressing that their souls have merged seamlessly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Classical Metaphor / Sangam Allusion

“Semmannilae thanneerena Ondraagga naamaanom”

The line 'Semmannilae thanneerena ondraagga naamaanom' adapts the famous ancient Sangam poetry trope from Kuruntokai 40 ('Sembula Peal Neer Pola'), comparing the merging of two loving hearts to water blending seamlessly into red earth.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“I love you oru kadalum karaiyum saatchi / Female :You love me ini edhilum unathu kaatchi”

The words 'saatchi' and 'kaatchi' at the end of the refrain lines rhyme perfectly, enhancing the song's rhythmic flow.

Anaphora / Repetition

“Vaa vaa edhuvarai vaanam / Female :Po po azhagiya sorkkam”

The imperative calls 'Vaa vaa' (Come, come) and 'Po po' (Go, go) repeat emphasizing eagerness and playful courtship.

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Trivia

The phrase 'Semmannilae thanneerena' is a direct modern adaptation of one of the most famous Sangam Tamil poems from Kuruntokai 40 ('Yayum Yayum Yaar Ahiyaro'), which famously used red soil absorbing rainwater as an immortal symbol for lovers becoming one.

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