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Kanindha Kathalinbam

From Azhagar Malai Kalvan · 1959

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singers
P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
B. Gopalam
Movie name
Azhagar Malai Kalvan
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
21 Apr 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Oooo…..poonthendralae vanthiduvaai
Male :Vaa maan vizhi
Mmmm…..yaen kobamaa…mmm…
Un vaanjaiyaal yaengugiraen
Kanintha kadhadhalinbam endraalae
Male :Karai illaa ullam
Female :Suvai pongum
Ilanthanmai panpaalae
Kanintha kadhalinbam endraalae
Male :Karai illaa ullam
Female :Suvai pongum
Ilanthanmai panpaalae
Neengaathathaai ninavaagumae
Female :Neerin mael aliyaamae
Both :Mmmm…m…mmm…
Piriyaatha uravaalae thaniyaatha unarvu
Male :Thadhumpimae
Female :Virumpumae
Male :Thanimaiyil
Female :Inimaiyai
Kanintha kadhalinbam endraalae
Male :Karai illaa ullam
Female :Suvai pongum
Ilanthanmai panpaalae
Aasaithanai nilamaakkumae
Male :Anantham payiraagum
Both :Mmmm….mm…mm…
Female :Aasaithanai nilamaakkumae
Male :Anantham payiraagum
Kanintha kadhalinbam endraalae
Male :Karai illaa ullam
Female :Suvai pongum
Ilanthanmai panpaalae
Oh... come, gentle sweet breeze!
Male: Come, my deer-eyed love,
Mmm... why are you angry? Mmm...
I yearn for your warm affection.
When we speak of the sweet joy of mature love,
Male: A boundless heart
Female: overflows with delight,
through the gentle grace of youth.
When we speak of the sweet joy of mature love,
Male: A boundless heart
Female: overflows with delight,
through the gentle grace of youth.
It turns into an everlasting memory,
Female: never fading away like words on water.
Both: Mmm... m... mmm...
From an inseparable bond, an unquenchable feeling
Male: overflows,
Female: and longs
Male: in solitude
Female: for sweetness!
When we speak of the sweet joy of mature love,
Male: A boundless heart
Female: overflows with delight,
through the gentle grace of youth.
It makes desire the fertile soil,
Male: where happiness grows like a crop!
Both: Mmm... mm... mm...
Female: It makes desire the fertile soil,
Male: where happiness grows like a crop!
When we speak of the sweet joy of mature love,
Male: A boundless heart
Female: overflows with delight,
through the gentle grace of youth.
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Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from Azhagar Malai Kalvan (1959) expresses the profound purity and joy of mature love between two souls. The couple tenderly addresses each other, describing true romantic bliss as an unblemished, boundless heart enriched by youthful sweetness. They celebrate how deep love creates lasting memories that remain indelible rather than washing away like markings on water. Using poetic agricultural metaphors, the lyricist Puratchi Dasan compares desire to fertile soil and happiness to a rich crop that flourishes from it. Set to a gentle melody by B. Gopalam and rendered in the soulful voices of P. B. Sreenivas and P. Suseela, the song captures the essence of intimacy, passion, and spiritual togetherness in solitude.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aasaithanai nilamaakkumae / Male :Anantham payiraagum”

Desire is metaphorically equated to fertile land ('Aasaithanai nilamaakkumae') and joy is envisioned as the harvested crop ('Anantham payiraagum').

Analogy / Imagery (Uvamai)

“Female :Neerin mael aliyaamae”

The permanence of true love's memories is contrasted with impermanence using the vivid image of writing on water ('Neerin mael aliyaamae').

Traditional Epithet (Uvamaai Aagupeyar)

“Male :Vaa maan vizhi”

'Maan vizhi' (deer-like eyes) is a classical Tamil poetic device used to compliment a woman's gentle and innocent gaze.

Initial Rhyme (Anaaphora / Monai)

“Aasaithanai nilamaakkumae / Male :Anantham payiraagum”

Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('Aa') across consecutive ideas in 'Aasaithanai' and 'Anantham'.

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Trivia

Azhagar Malai Kalvan (1959) starred K. A. Thangavelu and B. Saroja Devi in lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by B. Gopalam, and the lyrics were penned by Puratchi Dasan. P. B. Sreenivas and P. Suseela were one of the most celebrated duet pairings in South Indian cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s.

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