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Lyrics & meaning

Puriyaadha Inbam

From Annaiyin Aanai · 1958

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Details
Annaiyin Aanai1958

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Puriyaadha inbam…mmm…An incomprehensible joy... mmm...
Mun pin ariyaadhda pudhumai…An unheard-of, unknown novelty...
Uruvaanadhae… ae… ae…Has taken shape... oh... oh...
Female
Puriyaadha inbamAn incomprehensible joy
Ariyaadha pudhumai uruvaanadhaeAn unknown novelty has taken shape
Paruvam virivaanadhoHas youth blossomed?
Penmai payiraanadhoHas womanhood yielded a harvest?
Female
Puriyaadha inbamAn incomprehensible joy
Ariyaadha pudhumai uruvaanadhaeAn unknown novelty has taken shape
Paruvam virivaanadhoHas youth blossomed?
Penmai payiraanadhoHas womanhood yielded a harvest?
Female
Ullam nilai marandhaeForgetful of the mind's state
Naanam thanai thurandhaeShedding all modesty
Ullam nilai marandhaeForgetful of the mind's state
Naanam thanai thurandhaeShedding all modesty
Kollai kollaiyaai kadhai solludhaeTelling stories in abundance
Inaba kadhai solludhaeTelling sweet tales of bliss
Female
Ullam nilai marandhaeForgetful of the mind's state
Naanam thanai thurandhaeShedding all modesty
Kollai kollaiyaai kadhai solludhaeTelling stories in abundance
Inaba kadhai solludhaeTelling sweet tales of bliss
Aasai kanavaagha alai modhum ennangalThoughts crashing like waves turning desires into dreams
Thisaiyodu ennullae kavi paadudhaeSinging poetry inside me along with every direction
Inba kavi paadudhaeSinging a poem of bliss
Female
Puriyaadha inbam ariyaadhaAn incomprehensible and unknown joy
Female
Thendral varum thavazhumThe cool breeze comes and glides
Thaen malargal manam veesumHoney-filled flowers spread fragrance
Female
Thendral varum thavazhumThe cool breeze comes and glides
Thaen malargal manam veesumHoney-filled flowers spread fragrance
Thingal oli ingae vandhuThe moon's radiant light comes here
Thellamudhaai paayumAnd flows like sweet nectar
Thingal oli ingae vandhuThe moon's radiant light comes here
Thellamudhaai paayumAnd flows like sweet nectar
Female
Sanga thamizh paadiSinging Sangam Tamil verse
Mei marakka koodumOne can forget oneself in ecstasy
Sanga thamizh paadiSinging Sangam Tamil verse
Mei marakka koodumOne can forget oneself in ecstasy
Pongum inbam idhilaeIn this overflowing bliss
Illaadha ondruSomething that never existed
Indru uruvaanadhaeHas taken shape today
Paruvam virivaanadhoHas youth blossomed?
Penmai payiraanadhoHas womanhood yielded a harvest?
Female
Puriyaadha inbamAn incomprehensible joy
Ariyaadha pudhumai uruvaanadhaeAn unknown novelty has taken shape
Paruvam virivaanadhoHas youth blossomed?
Penmai payiraanadhoHas womanhood yielded a harvest?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song beautifully captures the delicate awakening of youthful love and romantic euphoria. The protagonist expresses a deep, incomprehensible happiness that feels completely novel, asking rhetorically whether her youth has fully blossomed and her womanhood has reached fruition. Shedding her natural bashfulness, her mind drifts into dreamlike states filled with poetic reflection and boundless joy. The surroundings seem to participate in her emotional landscape as gentle breezes blow, flowers emit sweet scent, moonlight pours down like nectar, and the richness of classical Sangam Tamil poetry reflects the profound sweetness growing inside her heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Paruvam virivaanadho / Penmai payiraanadho

Repetition of the initial 'P' consonant sound in consecutive lines created for rhythmic symmetry.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Penmai payiraanadho

Comparing the attainment of womanhood and maturity to a thriving crop or harvest ('payir').

Emonaai / Rhyme

Ullam nilai marandhae / Naanam thanai thurandhae

End-rhyming patterns with '-andhae' creating a smooth musical flow.

Sensory Imagery

Thingal oli ingae vandhu / Thellamudhaai paayum

Evocative visual and tactile imagery describing moonlight streaming like sweet liquid nectar.

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Trivia

Annaiyin Aanai (1958) was a classic Tamil drama film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, and Pandari Bai. The musical score was composed by veteran music director S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics penned by distinguished poets including Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam.

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