Oh Anbe
From Vedham · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Vedham2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh anbae anbae | Oh my love, my love |
| Oru kutty puyal nee | You are a little storm |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Oh pennae pennae | Oh woman, woman |
| Naan ettum dhisai nee | You are every direction I reach |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Naetrum nee | Yesterday was you |
| Indrum nee | Today is you |
| Naalai nee endrum nee | Tomorrow is you, forever you |
| Kaalai nee maalai nee | Morning is you, evening is you |
| Mathiyam nee iravum nee | Noon is you, night is you |
| Naan enbathellaamae | All that I call myself |
| Nee nee nee nee | Is you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Oh anbae anbae | Oh my love, my love |
| Oru kutty puyal nee | You are a little storm |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Oh hoo pennae pennae | Oh hoo woman, woman |
| Naan ettum dhisai nee | You are every direction I reach |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Thithikkum amilam nee | You are sweet acid |
| Kasakkum amudhamum nee | You are bitter nectar |
| Mirattum kavithai nee | You are threatening poetry |
| Melliya bhoogambam nee | You are a gentle earthquake |
| Hey soodaana nilavum nee | Hey, you are a hot moon |
| Suzhalum vaanavil nee | You are a swirling rainbow |
| Vingyaanam meinaanum irandilum | In both science and divine knowledge |
| Iruppaval nee | You are the one who resides |
| Male | |
| Darling | Darling |
| I want to make it up to you | I want to make it up to you |
| With you everything feels new | With you everything feels new |
| So new that | So new that |
| I can’t bear the thought of losing you | I can’t bear the thought of losing you |
| I swear..i swear i swear (Dialogue) | I swear.. i swear i swear (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Mounam nee saththam nee | You are silence, you are noise |
| Dhaagam nee vegam nee | You are thirst, you are speed |
| Malaiyum nee kodaiyum nee | You are rain, you are summer |
| Meiyum nee poiyum nee | You are truth, you are lie |
| Naan enbathellaamae | All that I call myself |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee… | Is you, you, you, you, you, you… |
| Male | |
| Oh anbae anbae | Oh my love, my love |
| Oru kutty puyal nee | You are a little storm |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Oh pennae pennae | Oh woman, woman |
| Naan ettum dhisai nee | You are every direction I reach |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Anabe nam kappiyam nee | Oh love, you are our epic poem |
| Haikoo kavithaiyum nee | You are a Haiku poem too |
| Hitlerin yutham nee | You are Hitler's war |
| Teresa muthamum nee | You are Mother Teresa's kiss |
| Picasso oviyam nee | You are Picasso's painting |
| Pillaiyin kirukkalum nee, | You are a child's scribble too |
| Unnodu mudiyattum | Let it end with you |
| Kadaisi alagiyum nee | You are the ultimate beauty |
| Male | |
| Hey love | Hey love |
| Though you have taken this heart | Though you have taken this heart |
| And torn it apart | And torn it apart |
| I will always be there and never depart | I will always be there and never depart |
| It’s a promise promise promise | It’s a promise promise promise |
| Promise (Dialogue) | Promise (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Naalum nee vaaram nee | Day is you, week is you |
| Maadham nee varsham nee | Month is you, year is you |
| Poovum nee pinjum nee | Flower is you, tender bud is you |
| Kaayum nee kaniyum nee | Unripe fruit is you, ripe fruit is you |
| Naan enbathellaamae | All that I call myself |
| Nee nee nee nee | Is you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Oh anbae anbae | Oh my love, my love |
| Oru kutty puyal nee | You are a little storm |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Oh pennae pennae | Oh woman, woman |
| Naan ettum dhisai nee | You are every direction I reach |
| Nee nee nee nee nee nee | You, you, you, you, you, you |
| Male | |
| Naetrum nee | Yesterday was you |
| Indrum nee | Today is you |
| Naalai nee endrum nee | Tomorrow is you, forever you |
| Kaalai nee maalai nee | Morning is you, evening is you |
| Mathiyam nee iravum nee | Noon is you, night is you |
| Naan enbathellaamae | All that I call myself |
| Nee nee nee nee | Is you, you, you, you |
| Oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh |
ஓ அன்பே அன்பே
ஒரு குட்டி புயல் நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
ஓ பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நான் எட்டும் திசை நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
Oh my love, my love
You are a little storm
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh woman, woman
You are every direction I reach
You, you, you, you, you, you
நேற்றும் நீ
இன்றும் நீ
நாளை நீ என்றும் நீ
காலை நீ மாலை நீ
மதியம் நீ இரவும் நீ
நான் என்பதெல்லாமே
நீ நீ நீ நீ
Yesterday was you
Today is you
Tomorrow is you, forever you
Morning is you, evening is you
Noon is you, night is you
All that I call myself
Is you, you, you, you
ஓ அன்பே அன்பே
ஒரு குட்டி புயல் நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
ஓ பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நான் எட்டும் திசை நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
Oh my love, my love
You are a little storm
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh hoo woman, woman
You are every direction I reach
You, you, you, you, you, you
தித்திக்கும் அமிலம் நீ
கசக்கும் அமுதமும் நீ
மிரட்டும் கவிதை நீ
மெல்லிய பூகம்பம் நீ
ஹே சூடான நிலவும் நீ
சுழலும் வானவில் நீ
விஞ்ஞானம் மெய்ஞானம் இரண்டிலும்
இருப்பவள் நீ
You are sweet acid
You are bitter nectar
You are threatening poetry
You are a gentle earthquake
Hey, you are a hot moon
You are a swirling rainbow
In both science and divine knowledge
You are the one who resides
டார்லிங்
ஐ வான்ட் டு மேக் இட் அப் டு யூ
வித் யூ எவரிதிங் பீல்ஸ் நியூ
ஸோ நியூ தட்
ஐ கேன் நாட் பியர் தி தாட் ஆப் லாசிங் யூ
ஐ ஸ்வியர்...ஐ ஸ்வியர் ஐ ஸ்வியர் (டயலாக்)
Darling
I want to make it up to you
With you everything feels new
So new that
I can’t bear the thought of losing you
I swear.. i swear i swear (Dialogue)
மௌனம் நீ சத்தம் நீ
தாகம் நீ வேகம் நீ
மழையும் நீ கொடையும் நீ
மெய்யும் நீ பொய்யும் நீ
நான் என்பதெல்லாம்மே
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ....
You are silence, you are noise
You are thirst, you are speed
You are rain, you are summer
You are truth, you are lie
All that I call myself
Is you, you, you, you, you, you…
ஓ அன்பே அன்பே
ஒரு குட்டி புயல் நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
ஓ பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நான் எட்டும் திசை நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
Oh my love, my love
You are a little storm
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh woman, woman
You are every direction I reach
You, you, you, you, you, you
அன்பே நம் காப்பியம் நீ
ஹைக்கூ கவிதையும் நீ
ஹிட்லரின் யுத்தம் நீ
தெரசா முத்தமும் நீ
பிக்காஸ்சோ ஓவியம் நீ
பிள்ளையின் கிறுக்கலும் நீ
உன்னோடு முடியட்டும்
கடைசி அழகியும் நீ
Oh love, you are our epic poem
You are a Haiku poem too
You are Hitler's war
You are Mother Teresa's kiss
You are Picasso's painting
You are a child's scribble too
Let it end with you
You are the ultimate beauty
ஹே லவ்
தோ யூ ஹேவ் டேக்கன் திஸ் ஹார்ட்
அண்ட் டர்ன் இட் அபார்ட்
ஐ வில் ஆல்வேய்ஸ் பி தேர் அண்ட் நெவெர் டிபார்ட்
இட்ஸ் ஏ ப்ராமிஸ் ப்ராமிஸ் ப்ராமிஸ்
ப்ராமிஸ் (டயலாக்)
Hey love
Though you have taken this heart
And torn it apart
I will always be there and never depart
It’s a promise promise promise
Promise (Dialogue)
நாளும் நீ வாரம் நீ
மாதம் நீ வருஷம் நீ
பூவும் நீ பிஞ்சும் நீ
காயும் நீ கனியும் நீ
நான் என்பதெல்லாமே
நீ நீ நீ நீ
Day is you, week is you
Month is you, year is you
Flower is you, tender bud is you
Unripe fruit is you, ripe fruit is you
All that I call myself
Is you, you, you, you
ஓ அன்பே அன்பே
ஒரு குட்டி புயல் நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
ஓ பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நான் எட்டும் திசை நீ
நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ நீ
Oh my love, my love
You are a little storm
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh woman, woman
You are every direction I reach
You, you, you, you, you, you
நேற்றும் நீ
இன்றும் நீ
நாளை நீ என்றும் நீ
காலை நீ மாலை நீ
மதியம் நீ இரவும் நீ
நான் என்பதெல்லாமே
நீ நீ நீ நீ
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
Yesterday was you
Today is you
Tomorrow is you, forever you
Morning is you, evening is you
Noon is you, night is you
All that I call myself
Is you, you, you, you
Oh oh oh oh
Oh anbae anbae
Oh my love, my love
Oru kutty puyal nee
You are a little storm
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh pennae pennae
Oh woman, woman
Naan ettum dhisai nee
You are every direction I reach
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Naetrum nee
Yesterday was you
Indrum nee
Today is you
Naalai nee endrum nee
Tomorrow is you, forever you
Kaalai nee maalai nee
Morning is you, evening is you
Mathiyam nee iravum nee
Noon is you, night is you
Naan enbathellaamae
All that I call myself
Nee nee nee nee
Is you, you, you, you
Oh anbae anbae
Oh my love, my love
Oru kutty puyal nee
You are a little storm
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh hoo pennae pennae
Oh hoo woman, woman
Naan ettum dhisai nee
You are every direction I reach
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Thithikkum amilam nee
You are sweet acid
Kasakkum amudhamum nee
You are bitter nectar
Mirattum kavithai nee
You are threatening poetry
Melliya bhoogambam nee
You are a gentle earthquake
Hey soodaana nilavum nee
Hey, you are a hot moon
Suzhalum vaanavil nee
You are a swirling rainbow
Vingyaanam meinaanum irandilum
In both science and divine knowledge
Iruppaval nee
You are the one who resides
Darling
Darling
I want to make it up to you
I want to make it up to you
With you everything feels new
With you everything feels new
So new that
So new that
I can’t bear the thought of losing you
I can’t bear the thought of losing you
I swear..i swear i swear (Dialogue)
I swear.. i swear i swear (Dialogue)
Mounam nee saththam nee
You are silence, you are noise
Dhaagam nee vegam nee
You are thirst, you are speed
Malaiyum nee kodaiyum nee
You are rain, you are summer
Meiyum nee poiyum nee
You are truth, you are lie
Naan enbathellaamae
All that I call myself
Nee nee nee nee nee nee…
Is you, you, you, you, you, you…
Oh anbae anbae
Oh my love, my love
Oru kutty puyal nee
You are a little storm
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh pennae pennae
Oh woman, woman
Naan ettum dhisai nee
You are every direction I reach
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Anabe nam kappiyam nee
Oh love, you are our epic poem
Haikoo kavithaiyum nee
You are a Haiku poem too
Hitlerin yutham nee
You are Hitler's war
Teresa muthamum nee
You are Mother Teresa's kiss
Picasso oviyam nee
You are Picasso's painting
Pillaiyin kirukkalum nee,
You are a child's scribble too
Unnodu mudiyattum
Let it end with you
Kadaisi alagiyum nee
You are the ultimate beauty
Hey love
Hey love
Though you have taken this heart
Though you have taken this heart
And torn it apart
And torn it apart
I will always be there and never depart
I will always be there and never depart
It’s a promise promise promise
It’s a promise promise promise
Promise (Dialogue)
Promise (Dialogue)
Naalum nee vaaram nee
Day is you, week is you
Maadham nee varsham nee
Month is you, year is you
Poovum nee pinjum nee
Flower is you, tender bud is you
Kaayum nee kaniyum nee
Unripe fruit is you, ripe fruit is you
Naan enbathellaamae
All that I call myself
Nee nee nee nee
Is you, you, you, you
Oh anbae anbae
Oh my love, my love
Oru kutty puyal nee
You are a little storm
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Oh pennae pennae
Oh woman, woman
Naan ettum dhisai nee
You are every direction I reach
Nee nee nee nee nee nee
You, you, you, you, you, you
Naetrum nee
Yesterday was you
Indrum nee
Today is you
Naalai nee endrum nee
Tomorrow is you, forever you
Kaalai nee maalai nee
Morning is you, evening is you
Mathiyam nee iravum nee
Noon is you, night is you
Naan enbathellaamae
All that I call myself
Nee nee nee nee
Is you, you, you, you
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oh Anbae Anbae' expresses an all-consuming, playful, and passionate devotion of a lover to his beloved. Through repetitive emphasis on the pronoun 'Nee' (You), the protagonist declares that every dimension of his existence—time, direction, nature, truth, and emotion—is entirely dominated by his partner. She represents both extreme turbulence and comforting peace, encapsulating every contradictory phenomenon in his life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis) / Oxymoron
“Thithikkum amilam nee / Kasakkum amudhamum nee”
Pairs opposite concepts together: sweet acid (Thithikkum amilam) and bitter nectar (Kasakkum amudham) to highlight the paradoxical nature of love.
Oxymoron
“Melliya bhoogambam nee / Hey soodaana nilavum nee”
Combines contradictory terms like 'gentle earthquake' and 'hot moon' to describe the heroine's unique charm.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Hitlerin yutham nee / Teresa muthamum nee”
Juxtaposes Hitler's war with Mother Teresa's kiss to depict the wild intensity and gentle tenderness of the beloved.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Naetrum nee / Indrum nee / Naalai nee endrum nee”
Repetition of the word 'nee' across consecutive temporal statements creates a rhythmic emphasis on omnipresence.
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Trivia
The movie Vedham (2001) stars Action King Arjun and Sakshi Shivanand, directed by Arjun himself. The song's soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics crafted by Vairamuthu featuring playful juxtaposition of modern imagery and classical literary concepts.
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