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Lyrics & meaning

Iga Vaazhvinile Aaanandham

From Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film · 1947

Lyricist
K. P. Kamatchisundaram
Singers
T. S. Bagavathi, T. R. Mahalingam
Music director
R. Sudharsanam
Details
Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film1947

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Iga vaazhvinilae aanandhamJoy in this worldly life
Eedaeru kaadhalae inbamFulfilling love is true happiness
Iga vaazhvinilae aanandhamJoy in this worldly life
Eedaeru kaadhalae inbamFulfilling love is true happiness
Male
Eerudalum ooruyirumaagavaeTwo bodies and a single soul
Female :Iniyaai selvom cycle polavaeFemale: Sweetly we shall go together like a bicycle
Male :Eerudalum ooruyirumaagavaeMale: Two bodies and a single soul
Female :Iniyaai selvom cycle polavaeFemale: Sweetly we shall go together like a bicycle
Male :Lalalalalala lalalalaMale: Lalalalalala lalalala
Lalalalalala lalalalaLalalalalala lalalala
Both :Iga vaazhvinilae aanandhamBoth: Joy in this worldly life
Eedaeru kaadhalae inbamFulfilling love is true happiness
Female
Sugabogam aagumaeIt becomes absolute bliss
Thendral maalaiyin inimaiThe sweetness of the evening breeze
Sugabogam aagumaeIt becomes absolute bliss
Thendral maalaiyin inimaiThe sweetness of the evening breeze
Jodiyaai naam iruvarWe two as a pair
Koodi vaazhdhiduvomaeShall live together happily
Jodiyaai naam iruvarWe two as a pair
Koodi vaazhdhiduvomaeShall live together happily
Male
Solai ner vazhiyae ulaviStrolling along the path of the grove
Soozhum inburuvomaeWe shall enjoy the surrounding joy
Solai ner vazhiyae ulaviStrolling along the path of the grove
Soozhum inburuvomaeWe shall enjoy the surrounding joy
Female
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Male
Vaan sudar irandu vaanam ondruTwo heavenly lights in a single sky
Paarvai naanae oli nee dhaanaeI am the vision and you are the light
Vaan sudar irandu vaanam ondruTwo heavenly lights in a single sky
Paarvai naanae oli nee dhaanaeI am the vision and you are the light
Female
Payil kaaviyam naanI am the epic being learned
Pagirum kavi neeYou are the verse being shared
Paalum suvaiyum pol vaazhvomaeLet us live like milk and its taste
Payil kaaviyam naanI am the epic being learned
Pagirum kavi neeYou are the verse being shared
Paalum suvaiyum pol vaazhvomaeLet us live like milk and its taste

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Iga Vaazhvinilae Aanandham is a joyful romantic duet from the 1947 landmark film Naam Iruvar. The song captures the bliss of companionship, describing love as an elevating force that merges two individuals into a single soul. Through playful and poetic metaphors—such as moving in rhythm like a bicycle, existing together like milk and its sweetness, or being the eyes and the light—the lovers express their devotion and wish to journey peacefully through life together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Female :Iniyaai selvom cycle polavae

Compares the smooth, balanced journey of the lovers to riding a bicycle.

Simile (Uvamai)

Paalum suvaiyum pol vaazhvomae

Compares their inseparable life together to milk and its intrinsic flavor.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Paarvai naanae oli nee dhaanae

Directly metaphorizes one partner as the faculty of sight and the other as the light itself.

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai)

Payil kaaviyam naan

Repetition of the starting letter 'Pa' across consecutive lines (Payil / Pagirum / Paalum).

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Trivia

Naam Iruvar (1947), produced by AVM Productions, was released during the Indian Independence movement and played a pivotal role in establishing Tamil cinema's connection with social reform and nationalist fervor, largely featuring songs by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati.

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