Aadum Ponne Aasai Kanne
From Karpukkarasi · 1957
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singers
- K. Jamunarani, Chorus
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Karpukkarasi1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aadum pennae aasai kannae | Dancing girl, my beloved eye, |
| Aadum pennae aasai kannae | Dancing girl, my beloved eye, |
| Ooridum thenae ooviya vaanae | Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting, |
| Ooridum thenae ooviya vaanae | Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting, |
| Moodiya kaigal rendum theduvathu ennae | What are your two closed hands searching for? |
| Moodiya kaigal rendum theduvathu ennae | What are your two closed hands searching for? |
| Chorus | |
| Aadum pennae aasai kannae | Dancing girl, my beloved eye, |
| Female | |
| Kaveri polae kaashini melae | Like the River Kaveri upon this earth, |
| Aadharavaai endrum vaazhvaayae | May you live forever as a source of support, |
| Kaaviya noolae nee valarnthaalae | If you grow up like a great epic poem, |
| Vaal munaiyaal puviyaavaayae | You shall conquer the world with the tip of a sword, |
| Chorus | |
| Maamalar vannamuga maathu thantha maniyae | O precious gem birthed by the lady with a flower-like face, |
| Aadum pennae aasaik kannae…. | Dancing girl, my beloved eye... |
ஆடும் பெண்ணே ஆசைக் கண்ணே
ஆடும் பெண்ணே ஆசைக் கண்ணே
ஊறிடும் தேனே ஓவிய வானே
ஊறிடும் தேனே ஓவிய வானே
மூடிய கைகள் ரெண்டும் தேடுவது என்னே
மூடிய கைகள் ரெண்டும் தேடுவது என்னே
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting,
Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting,
What are your two closed hands searching for?
What are your two closed hands searching for?
ஆடும் பெண்ணே ஆசைக் கண்ணே....
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
காவிரி போலே காசினி மேலே
ஆதரவாய் என்றும் வாழ்வாயே
காவிய நூலே நீ வளர்ந்தாலே
வாள் முனையால் புவியாள்வாயே
Like the River Kaveri upon this earth,
May you live forever as a source of support,
If you grow up like a great epic poem,
You shall conquer the world with the tip of a sword,
மாமலர் வண்ணமுக மாது தந்த மணியே
ஆடும் பெண்ணே ஆசைக் கண்ணே.....
O precious gem birthed by the lady with a flower-like face,
Dancing girl, my beloved eye...
Aadum pennae aasai kannae
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
Aadum pennae aasai kannae
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
Ooridum thenae ooviya vaanae
Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting,
Ooridum thenae ooviya vaanae
Sweet oozing honey, beautiful sky of a painting,
Moodiya kaigal rendum theduvathu ennae
What are your two closed hands searching for?
Moodiya kaigal rendum theduvathu ennae
What are your two closed hands searching for?
Aadum pennae aasai kannae
Dancing girl, my beloved eye,
Kaveri polae kaashini melae
Like the River Kaveri upon this earth,
Aadharavaai endrum vaazhvaayae
May you live forever as a source of support,
Kaaviya noolae nee valarnthaalae
If you grow up like a great epic poem,
Vaal munaiyaal puviyaavaayae
You shall conquer the world with the tip of a sword,
Maamalar vannamuga maathu thantha maniyae
O precious gem birthed by the lady with a flower-like face,
Aadum pennae aasaik kannae….
Dancing girl, my beloved eye...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Karpukkarasi' (1957) is a tender lullaby and song of praise filled with maternal affection and high aspirations for a child. The singer lovingly compares the child to sweet honey, a painted sky, and a precious gem, while playfully asking what her tiny clenched fists are reaching out to find.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Ooridum thenae ooviya vaanae”
The child is directly addressed as 'ooridum thenae' (flowing honey) and 'ooviya vaanae' (artistic sky), endearingly equating her to natural beauty.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Kaveri polae kaashini melae”
The explicit comparison word 'polae' (like) compares the child's future nourishing presence on earth to the life-giving River Kaveri.
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Kaveri polae kaashini melae / Kaaviya noolae nee valarnthaalae”
The repetition of the initial 'Kaa' sound ('Kaveri' and 'Kaaviya') creates a rhythmic phonetic harmony across lines.
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Trivia
Written by the famed poet Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, this song subtly injects progressive ideas by wishing that a female child grows up strong and heroic enough to 'rule the world at the tip of a sword', going beyond typical passive lullaby tropes of the 1950s.
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