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Karthigai Matham Vanthaal

From Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malgudi Subha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
29 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Karthigai matham vanthaal
Anbe anbe
Kannukkul saaral vizhum
Anbe anbe
Unnodu ninaivatharkku
Anbe anbe
Ull nenju thudikkirathae
Anbe anbe
Karthigai matham vanthaal
Anbe anbe
Kannukkul saaral vizhum
Anbe anbe
Unnodu ninaivatharkku
Anbe anbe
Ull nenju thudikkirathae
Anbe anbe
…………..
Ennai theendi theendi ezhuppu
Thiri thoondi thoondi usuppu
Ellai thaandi thaandi
Ellai thaandi thaandi kodhiththu
Veppam thanikka vendum adharkku
En adharam sidharum paalam
Thaen enbaayo paal enbaayo
En sarasam urasum sparisam
Poo enbaayo pon enbaayo
Manikkoru thadavai
Pasi nammai azhaikkum
Ilamaiyin virunthil
Ilaikooda inikkum
Karthigai matham vanthaal
Anbe anbe
Kannukkul saaral vizhum
Anbe anbe
Unnodu ninaivatharkku
Anbe anbe
Ull nenju thudikkirathae
Anbe anbe
……………..
Naan noottru aaru varusham
Idhu vaazhvu niraiyum nimisham
Innum vendum vendum
Innum vendum vendum sarasam
Suga vervai vaangum vasantham
Aa….ha….aahaa….
Mudhal iravil theriyum theriyum
Neyaa naanaa neeyaa naanaa
Thaen nilavu thaeyum varaiyil
Thinthinaanaa thinthinaanaa
Maalaiyil malargal
En koondhal irukkum
Kaaliyil malargal
Mann soodi kidakkum
Karthigai matham vanthaal
Anbe anbe
Kannukkul saaral vizhum
Anbe anbe
Unnodu ninaivatharkku
Anbe anbe
Ull nenju thudikkirathae
Anbe anbe
……………..
When the chilly month of Karthigai arrives,
my love, my love,
a gentle drizzle falls in my eyes,
my love, my love.
To get drenched together with you,
my love, my love,
my heart trembles with longing inside,
my love, my love.
When the chilly month of Karthigai arrives,
my love, my love,
a gentle drizzle falls in my eyes,
my love, my love.
To get drenched together with you,
my love, my love,
my heart trembles with longing inside,
my love, my love.
...
Wake me up with touch after touch,
raise the lamp's wick and kindle the flame!
Crossing past every limit,
crossing past limits and boiling with passion,
we must cool this burning heat! For that,
from the sweetness spilling past my lips,
will you call it honey or will you call it milk?
The thrilling touch of our playful caress,
will you call it a flower or will you call it gold?
Every single hour,
hunger will call out to us.
In this feast of youth,
even the serving leaf will taste sweet!
When the chilly month of Karthigai arrives,
my love, my love,
a gentle drizzle falls in my eyes,
my love, my love.
To get drenched together with you,
my love, my love,
my heart trembles with longing inside,
my love, my love.
...
Even in a life of a hundred and six years,
this is the moment life feels truly complete.
We crave more and more,
we crave more and more intimate pleasure,
in this season that drinks our sweet sweat!
Ah... ha... aahaa...
On our first night together, it will be known,
who wins the game, you or me? You or me?
Until the honeymoon comes to an end,
it will be nothing but celebration and joy!
In the evening, the flowers
will be tucked in my hair.
By morning, the flowers
will lie crushed upon the floor!
When the chilly month of Karthigai arrives,
my love, my love,
a gentle drizzle falls in my eyes,
my love, my love.
To get drenched together with you,
my love, my love,
my heart trembles with longing inside,
my love, my love.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Karthigai Matham Vanthaal' from the movie 'Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham' (1999) is a passionate love song expressing sensual yearning and emotional intimacy. The song uses the arrival of the cool month of Karthigai (late November-December) as a metaphor for awakening desires that demand the warmth of love and physical union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Ennai theendi theendi ezhuppu / Thiri thoondi thoondi usuppu”

Words like 'theendi theendi', 'thoondi thoondi', and 'thaandi thaandi' are repeated consecutively to heighten the intensity of touch, arousal, and passion.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Kannukkul saaral vizhum”

'Kannukkul saaral vizhum' compares emotional tears and dreamy longing in the eyes to a soft rainfall during the cold Karthigai season.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Maalaiyil malargal... / Kaaliyil malargal...”

The second consonant 'ii' in 'Maalaiyil' and 'Kaaliyil' creates rhythmic harmony across lines.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, the song features a distinct sultry vocal performance by Malgudi Subha, known for her energetic and expressive rendition of romantic and sensuous numbers in Tamil cinema during the late 1990s.

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