- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Anni
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Aalamaram Pola Enga Kudumbam' celebrates the strength, unity, and shelter of an ideal joint family, comparing it to a sprawling banyan tree that offers protective shade to everyone. The younger brothers sing in devotion and praise of their elder brother and sister-in-law, viewing them as guiding figures equivalent to parents and revered like Lord Rama and Sita. The lyrics express pure joy, gratitude, and good wishes for the long life, prosperity, and marital bliss of the elder couple, promising to honor them always with high respect and celebration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Aalamaram pola enga kudumbam”
Compares the supportive, unified family to a grand banyan tree (Aalamaram pola) offering protective shade.
Uruvagai Ani (Metaphor)
“Anbu enum inba nizhal endrum irukkum”
Directly equates love to a comforting shade (Anbu enum inba nizhal) and the elder brother to Lord Ramachandran (Enga ramachandhiran neeyae).
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Annan oru pakkamaa Anni oru pakkamaa”
Repetition of the initial 'A' sound across words like Annan, Anni, and Anbu creates a rhythmic musical cadence.
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Trivia
Written by the famed Tamil lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song relies on classic Tamil cultural imagery where the elder brother and sister-in-law (Anni) are treated as parental figures and equated to Rama and Janaki (Sita) in traditional joint family narratives.
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