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Aagayam Kanatha

From Alaya Deepam · 1984

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Alaya Deepam
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
25 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam
Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam
Magalaai piranthaththo uyiraai kalanthaththo
{Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam
Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam
Magalaai piranthaththo uyiraai kalanthaththo} (2)
Thaalaattu unakkaaga naan paadinaen
Thaayanbil enakkaaga nee padammaa
………………..
Thaalaattu unakkaaga naan paadinaen
Thaayanbil enakkaaga nee padammaa
Un paattu thaen undu pasiyaaruven
Naan unthan madi meedhu ilaippaaruvaen
Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam
Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam
Elangovum kaanaatha en kannagi
Ezhil konjum aattaththil pon madhavai
Elangovum kaanaatha en kannagi
Ezhil konjum aattaththil pon madhavai
Naan vaazhntha varalaru needhanammaa
Naanendrum neeyedrum verethammaa….
Naanendrum neeyedrum verethammaa….
Ammaa un kalyaana naalum varum
Anantham paadaatho nadhashvaram
Unai vazhththa thenpaandi sangam varum
Kannae en iru kannil gangai varum
Kannae en iru kannil gangai varum
Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam
Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam
Magalaai piranthaththo uyiraai kalanthaththo
A sunrise that the sky has never witnessed
A moonrise that never wanes
Were you born as my daughter, or did you merge with my very soul?
A sunrise that the sky has never witnessed
A moonrise that never wanes
Were you born as my daughter, or did you merge with my very soul?
I sang a lullaby especially for you
With motherly love, you sing for me now, my child
(Instrumental music)
I sang a lullaby especially for you
With motherly love, you sing for me now, my child
Tasting the honey of your song, my hunger is satisfied
I shall rest peacefully upon your lap
A sunrise that the sky has never witnessed
A moonrise that never wanes
You are my Kannagi, whom even poet Ilango never saw
You are a golden Madhavi in your charming dance
You are my Kannagi, whom even poet Ilango never saw
You are a golden Madhavi in your charming dance
You are the history of the life I have lived, my dear
What distinction is there between me and you?
What distinction is there between me and you?
My child, your wedding day will surely arrive
Won't the nadaswaram play with joy?
The southern Pandya Tamil academy will come to bless you
My precious one, the Ganges will flow as tears from both my eyes
My precious one, the Ganges will flow as tears from both my eyes
A sunrise that the sky has never witnessed
A moonrise that never wanes
Were you born as my daughter, or did you merge with my very soul?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This beautiful composition expresses a parent's overflowing love and admiration for their daughter. The daughter is described as an unprecedented phenomenon—a celestial sunrise unseen by the sky and an unwaning moon. The song tenderly explores the role reversal of affection, where the parent who once sang lullabies now finds solace and contentment in listening to the child's sweet voice and resting on her lap.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagandhal)

“Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam / Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam”

Comparing the daughter to a unique sunrise ('Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam') and a non-waning moon ('theyaatha santhirothyam').

Literary Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)

“Elangovum kaanaatha en kannagi / Ezhil konjum aattaththil pon madhavai”

Referencing epic characters Kannagi and Madhavi alongside their author Ilango Adigal from the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Kannae en iru kannil gangai varum”

Comparing tears of joy during the daughter's future wedding to the flowing of the holy Ganges river.

Rhyme (Ethirayi)

“Aagaayam kaanaatha sooryothayam / Ennaalum theyaatha santhirothyam”

Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines ('Aagaayam' / 'Ennaalum').

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Trivia

The lyrics penned by Pulamaipithan seamlessly blend classical Tamil literary tropes (referencing Silappatikaram and the Tamil Sangam) into a emotional parental perspective. The film Alaya Deepam (1984) features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

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