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Lyrics & meaning

Thazhuvudu

From Anbe Aaruyire · 2005

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
Anbe Aaruyire2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Va va va vaCome, come, come, come
Female
Ah ah ahAh ah ah
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthuWriting a story
Va va va vaCome, come, come, come
Female
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu ..oh oh ohSlipping away and embracing ..oh oh oh
Male :Hmmm aaa…Male: Hmmm aaa…
Female :Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuFemale: Embracing and slipping away
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu ..oh oh oh..ohSlipping away and embracing ..oh oh oh..oh
Female
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu ..hoi hoi..Slipping away and embracing ..hoi hoi..
Male :HoiiiMale: Hoiii
Female
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu ..Slipping away and embracing ..
Thazhuviyum nazhuviyumHaving embraced and having slipped away
Nazhuviyum thazhuviyumHaving slipped away and having embraced
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu kannalaa…Slipping away and embracing, my beloved…
Male :Sollu..Male: Tell me..
Female
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoi hoiEmbracing and slipping away hoi hoi
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoiiEmbracing and slipping away hoii
Thazhuviyum nazhuviyumHaving embraced and having slipped away
Nazhuviyum thazhuviyumHaving slipped away and having embraced
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu hoi..Writing a story hoi..
Male
Tha tha tha tha thaTha tha tha tha tha
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoiEmbracing and slipping away hoi
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoi..Embracing and slipping away hoi..
Thazhuviyum nazhuviyumHaving embraced and having slipped away
Nazhuviyum thazhuviyumHaving slipped away and having embraced
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu hoi…Writing a story hoi…
Female
Oru ganam oodalOne moment a lovers' tiff
Maru ganam koodalThe next moment a union
Irandaiyum kalanthaCombining both
Kaaviyam naan…aa…I am an epic poem… aa…
Male
Kadhai ondru ezhuthidaTo write a story
Kannae vaMy dear, come
Ilagiya maalai pozhithinilaeIn the tender evening time
Female
Aadavan aruginilaeNear the lover
Orr aah ezha varugayilaeWhen a sigh rises
Chorus :Aah ha haChorus: Aah ha ha
Male
Naanamamum vidaiperuthaeShyness bids farewell
Orr nadagam nadai peruthuA drama takes place
Chorus :Aah ha haChorus: Aah ha ha
Female
Noolaadai sarigirathu..The woven garment slips away..
Ullaadai therigirathu..The undergarment becomes visible..
Male :Adhai mooda ninaikirathu..Male: Trying to cover that..
Manam thadumaari thavi thavikirathuThe heart stumbles and flutters desperately
Female
Aadhiyum andhamum ammamma..The beginning and the end, oh my..
Aayiram minnagal minnalgalae..A thousand flashes of lightning..
Male :Aaaa….aaaa……Male: Aaaa….aaaa……
Aadhiyum andhamum ammamma..The beginning and the end, oh my..
Aayiram minnagal minnalgalae..A thousand flashes of lightning..
Female
Oru pakkam kaadhalLove on one side
Male :Oru pakkam kaadhalMale: Love on one side
Female :Maru pakkam modhalFemale: Conflict on the other side
Male :Maru pakkam modhalMale: Conflict on the other side
Female :Iru pakkam kondaFemale: Having two sides
Male :Iru pakkam kondaMale: Having two sides
Female :Naanayam naanFemale: I am a coin
Male :Naanayam naan…Male: I am a coin…
Female :Ha ha ha aha ha ah…Female: Ha ha ha aha ha ah…
Female
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu kannalaA story is being written, my beloved
Ilagiya maalai pozhuthithuThis tender evening time
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu kannalaA story is being written, my beloved
Ilagiya maalai pozhuthithuThis tender evening time
Female
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuMale :Hmmm..Embracing and slipping away Male: Hmmm..
Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu..Male :Hmmm..Slipping away and embracing.. Male: Hmmm..
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu..Male :Hmmm..Writing a story.. Male: Hmmm..
Male
Jaathaga kanaku padiAccording to astrological calculations
Orr jodiyum kalanthathadiA pair has joined together
Mutura vazhakam adiIt is customary to clash
Pinn ottura pazhakkam adiAnd then it is habit to stick together
Female
Naal thorum azhaichukalaamWe can invite each other every day
Ah ah ah annalum anaichukalaamAh ah ah, yet we can embrace each other
Vaazhvoma visithiramaShall we live strangely
Gunam salikkaamal sirupillaithanamaWithout getting tired of each other's nature, playfully like children?
Ah ah ah…Ah ah ah…
Male
Naalum yuthamum muthamum endruEvery day, let it be war and kisses
Pogattum eppavum ipadiyae..Let it go on forever like this..
Female
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu kannalaA story is being written, my beloved
Ilagiya maalai pozhuthithuThis tender evening time
Male
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthuEmbracing and slipping away
Female :Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu..Female: Embracing and slipping away..
Male :Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthuMale: Slipping away and embracing
Female :Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthuFemale: Slipping away and embracing
Male :Hoi..hoiiiiMale: Hoi..hoiiii
Female
tha tha thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoi hoiTha tha embracing and slipping away hoi hoi
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoiiEmbracing and slipping away hoii
Thazhuviyum nazhuviyumHaving embraced and having slipped away
Nazhuviyum thazhuviyumHaving slipped away and having embraced
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu hoi..Writing a story hoi..
Male
Tha tha tha tha thaTha tha tha tha tha
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoiEmbracing and slipping away hoi
Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu hoi..Embracing and slipping away hoi..
Thazhuviyum nazhuviyumHaving embraced and having slipped away
Nazhuviyum thazhuviyumHaving slipped away and having embraced
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu hoi…Writing a story hoi…
Female
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu kannalaA story is being written, my beloved
Ilagiya maalai pozhuthithuThis tender evening time
Kadhai ondru ezhuthuthu kannalaA story is being written, my beloved
Ilagiya maalai pozhuthithuThis tender evening time

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the movie Anbe Aaruyire captures the playful, romantic, and volatile dynamics of a couple in love. The lyrics emphasize the constant oscillation between intimacy and distance—embracing and slipping away, arguing and making up—describing love as a two-sided coin composed of affection on one side and playful conflict on the other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Oxymoron (Muran)

Thazhuvuthu nazhuvuthu / Nazhuvuthu thazhuvuthu

Contrasting actions like embracing (Thazhuvuthu) and slipping away (Nazhuviyum), or love (Kaadhal) and clash (Modhal) are used repeatedly to depict romantic tension.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)

Oru ganam oodal / Maru ganam koodal

Use of matching internal consonant sound patterns across lines like Oodal and Koodal.

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Iru pakkam konda naanayam naan

The speaker compares themselves to a two-sided coin containing both love and conflict.

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Trivia

The track 'Thazhuvuthu Nazhuvuthu' from Anbe Aaruyire (2005) features music composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali. The song relies heavily on rhythmic wordplay and tongue-twister-like Tamil phrasing to convey intimacy and youthful playfulness.

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