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Karthigai Matham Vanthaal

From Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malgudi Subha
Music director
Deva
Details
Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Karthigai matham vanthaalWhen the month of Karthigai arrives,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Kannukkul saaral vizhumA drizzle falls inside my eyes,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Female
Unnodu ninaivatharkkuTo get drenched along with you,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Ull nenju thudikkirathaeMy inner heart throbs with longing,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love.
Female
Karthigai matham vanthaalWhen the month of Karthigai arrives,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Kannukkul saaral vizhumA drizzle falls inside my eyes,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Female
Unnodu ninaivatharkkuTo get drenched along with you,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Ull nenju thudikkirathaeMy inner heart throbs with longing,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love.
Chorus
………….....
Female
Ennai theendi theendi ezhuppuWake me up by touching me repeatedly,
Thiri thoondi thoondi usuppuStir my desires like trimming a lamp's wick,
Ellai thaandi thaandiCrossing boundaries over and over,
Ellai thaandi thaandi kodhiththuCrossing boundaries and boiling with passion,
Veppam thanikka vendum adharkkuTo cool down this heat,
Female
En adharam sidharum paalamThe milk overflowing from my lips,
Thaen enbaayo paal enbaayoWill you call it honey, or will you call it milk?
En sarasam urasum sparisamThe touch of my romantic caress,
Poo enbaayo pon enbaayoWill you call it a flower, or will you call it gold?
Female
Manikkoru thadavaiOnce every hour,
Pasi nammai azhaikkumHunger will call upon us,
Ilamaiyin virunthilIn this feast of youth,
Ilaikooda inikkumEven the serving leaf will taste sweet.
Female
Karthigai matham vanthaalWhen the month of Karthigai arrives,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Kannukkul saaral vizhumA drizzle falls inside my eyes,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Female
Unnodu ninaivatharkkuTo get drenched along with you,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Ull nenju thudikkirathaeMy inner heart throbs with longing,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love.
Chorus
…………….....
Female
Naan noottru aaru varushamEven if I live for a hundred and six years,
Idhu vaazhvu niraiyum nimishamThis is the moment that completes my life.
Innum vendum vendumWanting more and more,
Innum vendum vendum sarasamWanting more and more intimacy,
Suga vervai vaangum vasanthamA spring season that embraces sweet sweat,
Female
Aa….ha….aahaa….Ah... ha... aahaa...
Mudhal iravil theriyum theriyumOn the first night, it will be revealed,
Neyaa naanaa neeyaa naanaaIs it you or is it me? Is it you or is it me?
Thaen nilavu thaeyum varaiyilUntil the honeymoon phase fades away,
Thinthinaanaa thinthinaanaaThinthinaanaa thinthinaanaa...
Female
Maalaiyil malargalThe flowers in the evening,
En koondhal irukkumWill adorn my hair,
Kaaliyil malargalThe flowers in the morning,
Mann soodi kidakkumWill lie scattered on the ground.
Female
Karthigai matham vanthaalWhen the month of Karthigai arrives,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Kannukkul saaral vizhumA drizzle falls inside my eyes,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Female
Unnodu ninaivatharkkuTo get drenched along with you,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love,
Ull nenju thudikkirathaeMy inner heart throbs with longing,
Anbe anbeMy love, my love.
Chorus
…………….....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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