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Lyrics & meaning

Per Aazhi

From Memories · 2021

Lyricist
Anbuchezhian
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Vishnu Ram
Music director
Gavaskar Avinash
Details
Memories2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aazhi per aazhiThe deep ocean, the vast ocean
Ven mazhai aanadhoHas it turned into white rain?
Yazhi pen yazhiThe musical Yaazh, a female Yaazh
Un vizhi aanadhoHas it become your eyes?
Male
Aazhi per aazhiThe deep ocean, the vast ocean
Ven mazhai aanadhoHas it turned into white rain?
Yazhi pen yazhiThe musical Yaazh, a female Yaazh
Un vizhi aanadhoHas it become your eyes?
Male
Un vizhi rendilaeIn both of your eyes
TholaigindrenaeI am losing myself
Izhuthaai mella undhan ullaeYou pulled me gently inside you
Adi un swasamaeOh dear, if your breath
Uyir theendinaalTouches my soul
Nenjoduthaan kaargalamaIs it monsoon inside my heart?
Male
Uyirin ullae kaargalama oo ho….Is it monsoon inside my soul, oo ho...
Male
…….....
Male
Naanalaal ival neengi ponaalIf she moves away like a reed
Moga mul ennai keerudhaeThe thorn of desire scratches me
Kovamaai ival pesi pogaAs she speaks angrily and leaves
Oodalaal uyir meerudhaeMy soul overflows due to love-quarrels
Male
Paadhai en paadhaiMy path, my path
Poi serum un paadhamWill reach your feet
Dhooram endraalumEven if it is far away
En meedham needhaanWhat remains of me is you alone
Male
Kodhai tharum bodhaiThe intoxication given by the maiden
Idhu vendum ennaalumI want this forever
Naalum andraadamEvery day, day in and day out
Ini unnodudhaanFrom now on, only with you
Male
Hey ey ……Hey ey ...
Aazhi per aazhiThe deep ocean, the vast ocean
Ven mazhai aanadhoHas it turned into white rain?
Yazhi pen yazhiThe musical Yaazh, a female Yaazh
Un vizhi aanadhoHas it become your eyes?
Male
Aazhi per aazhiThe deep ocean, the vast ocean
Ven mazhai aanadhoHas it turned into white rain?
Yazhi pen yazhiThe musical Yaazh, a female Yaazh
Un vizhi aanadhoHas it become your eyes?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Aazhi Per Aazhi from the movie Memories (2021) is a soulful Tamil romantic track that captures a lover's deep fascination and emotional surrender to his beloved. The song metaphorically compares the vastness of an ocean to gentle rain and the sweetness of the ancient Yaazh instrument to the heroine's captivating eyes. He describes how her presence pulls him in, bringing a refreshing monsoon of emotions into his heart and soul. The track further touches upon the sweet bitterness of romantic disagreements (Oodal), where even brief moments of anger or distance feel like thorns of desire, ultimately reinforcing that his life's path solely leads to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aazhi per aazhi / Yazhi pen yazhi

Matching of the second consonant sound 'zhi' across consecutive lines to create melodic rhythm.

Metaphor

Yazhi pen yazhi / Un vizhi aanadho

Comparing the heroine's eyes to the sweet musical sounds of the ancient Tamil harp (Yaazh) and ocean rain.

Tactile Imagery

Moga mul ennai keerudhae

Using physical sensation ('thorn of desire scratching') to depict the emotional pain of a lover's quarrel.

Alliteration (Anaaprasa)

Paadhai en paadhai / Poi serum un paadham

Repetition of the 'P' consonant sound to establish a poetic flow.

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Trivia

The lyricist Anbuchezhian makes use of classical Sangam Tamil imagery in this song, specifically referencing the 'Yaazh' (an ancient Tamil stringed instrument) and the concept of 'Oodal' (a gentle love quarrel between lovers), blending classical literary motifs into contemporary cinema music composed by Gavaskar Avinash.

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