One of my most watched Tamil movies is “Anbe Sivam“. It is not just the excellent performance of Kamal Hassan and Madhavan that makes me watch this but the whole theme of the movie. The movie is about a chance meeting of two people who are from different backgrounds and worlds, Kamal portraying as a man with communist ideals and Madhavan as a youngster from the modern India who doesn’t know the situation of the real India. The movie is about the travels that make to get back to home and memoirs of Kamal’s past life and the ultimate revelation that love and kindness to others is more important than love to god. The entire theme of the movie can be deciphered from the main song, “Yaar yaar sivam?“. This song never turns sour for me even if I listen to it for a zillion times. Such a powerful lyrics combined with the deep voice of Kamal is mesmerizing.
The lyrics is tamil are as follows
Yaar yaar sivam? nee naan sivam
vaazhvae thavam, anbae sivam
aathigam pesum adiyaarkellaam sivamae anbaagum
nathigam pesum nallavarukkoe anbae sivamaagum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
yaar yaar sivam? nee naan sivam
vaazhvae thavam, anbae sivam
yaar yaar sivam? nee naan sivam
vaazhvae thavam, anbae sivam
idhayam yenbadhu sadhaidhaan yendraal yerithalal thindruvidum
anbin karuvi idhayam yendraal saavai vendruvidum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
yaar yaar sivam? nee naan sivam
anbin paathai serndhavanukku mudivae illaiyadaa
manadhin neelam yedhuvoe adhuvae vaazhvin neelamada
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yendrum
anbae sivam anbae sivam yengum
Below is the layman translation of the song in English, even though it does not do justice to the meaning.
Who here is god? You and me…
Life is a penance… Love is god…
For the theists, God is love…
For the good among atheists, Love is the only god…
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
Who here is god? You and me…
Life is a penance… Love is god…
If the heart is made only of muscles, then it will be consumed by fire…
If the heart is the object/made of love, then it conquers death…
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
Who here is god? You and me…
There is no death/end for the one who follows the path of love….
Length of your life/legend will last on how broad your mind is….
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
Love is god… Love is god always…
Love is god… Love is god everywhere…
November 16th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Arun – watched AnbeSivam for the first time a few months back and get to go back to it once in a while. My wife loves it too. Maybe it is being in the 30s or being agnostic – love is god makes sense, not least because love isnt as easy as it seemed when i was in my 20s