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Aadi Paadum Azhagana

From Thangaikku Oru Thalattu · 1990

Lyricist: Muthulingam
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
Music director: Shankar Ganesh
Movie name: Thangaikku Oru Thalattu
Movie release year: 1990
Lyrics added on: 12 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

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Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku

Endrum kaaval naanthaanae en chella kannukku

Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku

Endrum kaaval naanthaanae en chella kannukku

Enthan kannil oli nee endru

Unarnthu kollammaa

Mannil uyirum neeyammaa

Thaayai polae thottil katti

Thaalaattu sollvaen

Naalum unthan vaazhvil

Ingae nadhiyaaga oduvaen

Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku

Endrum kaaval naanthaanae en chella kannukku

Kalyaana ezhil medai nee kaanavae

Intha kannodu kanavondru naan kaangiraen

Thaayaaga nee maarum thirunaalilae

Intha thangaikku seer thanthu paaraattuvaen

Aasaigalo isai paadumae

Aasaigalo isai paadumae

Azhiyaatha un vaazhkkai kalaikaaviyam

Ezhil oviyam

Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku

Endrum kaaval naanthaanae en chella kannukku

Needhaanae naan kanda thiru sannathi

Annan neeyindri enakkedhu mana nimmathi

Un anbu vattraatha thalaikkaaviri

Endrum unaipola oru sontham varumo ini

Maru jenmangal unmai endraal

Maru jenmangal unmai endraal

Un thangai naanaga varavendum

Varam vendumae

Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku

Endrum kaaval naanthaanae en chella kannukku

Enthan kannil oli nee endru

Unarnthu kollammaa

Mannil uyirum neeyammaa

Thaayai polae thottil katti

Thaalaattu sollvaen

Naalum unthan vaazhvil

Ingae nadhiyaaga oduvaen

Aadi paadum aariraariro…..

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For my beautiful sister who dances and sings like a deer,

I will forever be the guardian of my precious darling.

For my beautiful sister who dances and sings like a deer,

I will forever be the guardian of my precious darling.

You are the light of my eyes,

please realize this, my dear sister.

You are my very life in this world.

Like a mother, I will tie a cradle

and sing you a lullaby.

Every day in your life,

I will flow beside you like a caring river.

For my beautiful sister who dances and sings like a deer,

I will forever be the guardian of my precious darling.

To see you standing on the lovely wedding stage,

I hold a sweet dream in my eyes.

On the blessed day you become a mother,

I will bring traditional gifts and celebrate my sister.

All my fondest wishes sing a melody of joy,

all my fondest wishes sing a melody of joy.

Your life is an enduring masterpiece,

a beautiful painting.

For my beautiful sister who dances and sings like a deer,

I will forever be the guardian of my precious darling.

You are the sacred shrine I cherish,

without you, my brother, where is peace of mind for me?

Your love is like the Cauvery river that never runs dry,

will I ever find a family bond like you again?

If another birth is true,

if another birth is true,

I want to be born as your sister again—

that is the blessing I pray for.

For my beautiful sister who dances and sings like a deer,

I will forever be the guardian of my precious darling.

You are the light of my eyes,

please realize this, my dear sister.

You are my very life in this world.

Like a mother, I will tie a cradle

and sing you a lullaby.

Every day in your life,

I will flow beside you like a caring river.

Dancing and singing, aareeraariro...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a tender, emotional duet celebrating the pure bond between a brother and sister. The brother expresses his deep affection and duty towards his younger sister, viewing her as the light of his life and promising to protect and care for her like a mother. He dreams of seeing her happily married and blessed with children, comparing her life to a timeless work of art.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Aadi paadum azhagaana en thangai maanukku”

Comparing the younger sister to a gentle, innocent deer ('thangai maanukku').

Simile (Uvamaana Uruvagathal)

“Thaayai polae thottil katti”

Explicitly comparing his maternal care to that of a mother ('Thaayai polae').

Hyperbolic Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Un anbu vattraatha thalaikkaaviri”

Comparing the brother's endless love to the eternal, never-drying source of the Cauvery river ('vattraatha thalaikkaaviri').

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by lyricist Muthulingam, 'Thangaikku Oru Thalattu' (1990) showcases the real-life siblings S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. Sailaja singing together for an onscreen brother-sister relationship.

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