- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Anniyan
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae…ae…ae….
Uun pol azhagi pirakavum illai
Inimel pirandhaal adhu nam pillai
Un pol chamathu ulaginil illai
Kaadhalan chamathu kaadhalil thollai
Ariyamai dhaan ingae
Per inbam anbae
Kaadhalin vagupil
Maanavan dhaan pandidhanae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae….ae…ae…..
Thamm tha thakkuthikku thinna
Thana thom tha thakku thikku thinna
Sa ga ma pa dha ni ga ma pa
Sa sa ni ni ma pa pa ga ma pa
Sa ga ma pa dha ni ga ma pa
Sa sa ni ni ma pa pa ga ma pa
Thamm tha thakkuthikku thinna
Thana thom tha thakku thikku thinna
Thakku thikku thakku thikku
Thakku thikku thakku thikku
Thakku thikku thakku thikku
Thakku thikku thakku thikku
Magarandha podigalai eduthu
Adhil manjal thangam konjam ittu idithu
Iru kannam engum sunnam poosi
Vannam seidhano
Oru kodi pookal kondu
Jodi pookal seidhano
Un udhadu serndhaal
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Female :Poopadaiyum vaarthai
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Female :Nam udhadhu serndhaal
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Female :Poopadaiyum vaazhkai
Alli cherthae
Undhan uyirukkul
Anumadhi oru murai
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae
Iyengaru veetu azhagae….ae…ae…..
……………………………………..
Aaahh….
Uchchi vaanai thaththi thaavi izhuthu
Pon natchathira thoranangal samaithu
Nee muththu thaama pandhar keezhae
Maalai kolvaaya
Un muththataalae vaanum mannum
Eeram seivaaya
Vanmazhaiyil nanaindhaal
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Male :Payirgal uruvaagum
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Male :Aan mazhaiyil nanaindhaal
Chorus :Jam thana jam thana
Male :Uyirgal uruvaagum
Aah…thayangadhae
Mella thodangatum
Azhagiya thavarugal
Iyengaru veetu azhagae..
Female :Iyengaru veetu azhagaa..
Male :Iyengaru veetu azhagae..
Uun pol azhagi pirakavum illai
Inimel pirandhaal adhu nam pillai
Un pol chamathu ulaginil illai
Kaadhalan chamathu kaadhalil thollai
Ariyamai dhaan ingae
Per inbam anbae
Kaadhalin vagupil
Maanavan dhaan pandidhanae
Iyengaaru veetu azhagaa
Male :Iyengaru veetu azhagae..
Female :Iyengaaru veetu azhagaa
Azhagaa……
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
A beauty like you has never been born before.
If one is ever born, it will be our child.
There is no one in this world as well-behaved as you.
A boyfriend who is too well-behaved is a nuisance in love!
Innocence alone here,
is supreme bliss, my love.
In the classroom of love,
only the student is the true scholar!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
Tham thaa thaakkuthikku thinnaa
Thaana thom thaa thaakku thikku thinnaa
Sa ga ma pa dha ni ga ma pa
Sa sa ni ni ma pa pa ga ma pa
Sa ga ma pa dha ni ga ma pa
Sa sa ni ni ma pa pa ga ma pa
Tham thaa thaakkuthikku thinnaa
Thaana thom thaa thaakku thikku thinnaa
Thaakku thikku thaakku thikku
Thaakku thikku thaakku thikku
Thaakku thikku thaakku thikku
Thaakku thikku thaakku thikku
Did He take pollen dust,
crush it together with a bit of yellow gold,
softly dust it over both your cheeks,
and paint you in colour?
With ten million flowers,
did He create a pair of blossoms?
When your lips come together,
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Female: Words blossom into life.
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Female: When our lips meet,
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Female: Life itself blossoms into full bloom.
Gather me close,
into your soul,
grant me entry just this once.
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household!
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
...
Aah...
Reaching up and leaping to pull down the highest skies,
stringing festoons made of golden stars,
under a canopy draped in garlands of pearls,
will you accept my wedding garland?
With your sweet kiss, will you make
both the sky and earth wet?
Drenched in the rain from the skies,
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Male: Crops will grow.
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Male: Drenched in a man's shower of love,
Chorus: Jam thana jam thana
Male: New lives are born.
Ah... do not hesitate,
let them slowly begin,
these beautiful mistakes.
Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
Female: Handsome boy of the Iyengar household...
Male: Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
A beauty like you has never been born before.
If one is ever born, it will be our child.
There is no one in this world as well-behaved as you.
A boyfriend who is too well-behaved is a nuisance in love!
Innocence alone here,
is supreme bliss, my love.
In the classroom of love,
only the student is the true scholar!
Handsome boy of the Iyengar household!
Male: Beautiful girl of the Iyengar household...
Female: Handsome boy of the Iyengar household!
Handsome one...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Iyengaru Veetu Azhagae is a romantic duets from the film Anniyan (2005), composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Vairamuthu and sung by Hariharan and Harini. In the film, the protagonist Ambi (an orthodox, law-abiding Iyengar youth) envisions or expresses his deep love for Nandhini. The lyrics playfully weave traditional Tamil cultural motifs, classical musical solfege (swaras), and romantic banter, comparing the heroine to divine craftsmanship made of pollen, gold, and flowers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emona / Rhyme (Etaiyutai/Monai)
“Uun pol azhagi pirakavum illai / Un pol chamathu ulaginil illai”
The song employs rhyming first letters and end-rhymes such as 'illai' in 'pirakavum illai' and 'ulaginil illai', establishing a smooth poetic flow.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaimai)
“Aan mazhaiyil nanaindhaal... Uyirgal uruvaagum”
The lover refers to male intimacy poetically as 'Aan mazhai' (male rain) that gives birth to new life, comparing human union to rain nourishing crops.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Uchchi vaanai thaththi thaavi izhuthu / Pon natchathira thoranangal samaithu”
The poet exaggerates the act of decorating a wedding mandapam by metaphorically pulling down the highest sky and weaving golden stars into festoons.
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