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Aalolam paadi

From Aavarampoo · 1992

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Aavarampoo
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
22 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
Naan paadum paattundu
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Mannulagil vandhorkellaam
Inba thunbam endrum undu
Thaai izhandha thunbam polae
Thunbam adhu ondrum illai
Bhoomi endra thaayum undu
Vaanam endra thandhai undu
Neengidaadha sondham endru
Neerum kaatrum engum undu
Bhoobalam paadum kaalai
Vandhu varaverkkum
Thaai indri nindra pillai
Thannai endrum kaakkum
Nee kaanum ellaam un sondham
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
Naan paadum paattundu
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Sogam edhuvum sumaiyae illai
Sugangal kooda sugamae illai
Aadharavai thandhaal kooda
Athaiyum ingae arindhaai illai
Vandhadhundu ponadhundu
Unkanakkil rendum ondru
Varavum undu selavum undu
Un kanakkil varavae undu
Oor engal pillai endru
Indru solla koodum
Ulagam undhan sondhamendru
Undhan ullam paadum
Nee yaaro anbae amudhae…..ae…
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
Naan paadum paattundu
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Aalolam paadi
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Athai kettu thoongum
Aavaram poovae
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
What does it matter if you are alone?
You have the song I sing for company.
My sweet nectar, apple of my eye, my pure gold,
why should there be sorrow here anymore?
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
For everyone born into this world,
joy and sorrow will always be there.
Yet like the grief of losing a mother,
there is no deeper pain.
Still, you have Mother Earth,
and you have Father Sky above.
As family that will never abandon you,
water and air are all around.
The morning, singing its dawn melody,
will arrive to welcome you.
A child left without a mother,
nature will forever protect.
Everything you see is your own kin.
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
What does it matter if you are alone?
You have the song I sing for company.
My sweet nectar, apple of my eye, my pure gold,
why should there be sorrow here anymore?
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
No sorrow is truly a heavy burden,
and even pleasures bring no real joy.
Even when someone offers you warmth and care,
you are too innocent to even realize it.
Things arrive and things fade away,
in your eyes, both are just the same.
There are gains and there are losses,
yet in your world, you only receive.
The whole village might claim you as their child
as they gather today.
That the entire world is your family,
your heart will softly sing.
Who are you truly, my love, my sweet nectar...?
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
What does it matter if you are alone?
You have the song I sing for company.
My sweet nectar, apple of my eye, my pure gold,
why should there be sorrow here anymore?
Singing a gentle lullaby,
O breeze swaying softly,
and listening to it to fall asleep,
O little Aavaram flower!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a soothing and philosophical lullaby from the movie Aavarampoo (1992), penned by Gangai Amaran. The singer comforts a motherless child, comparing the child to a gentle Aavaram flower sleeping to the lullaby of the swaying breeze. The song addresses the deep pain of losing a mother, acknowledging that while no loss compares to it, Nature itself steps in to fulfill parental roles—Mother Earth and Father Sky, alongside air, water, and dawn, act as eternal companions and protectors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Agedai / Monai (Alliteration)

“Bhoomi endra thaayum undu”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines, such as 'Bhoomi endra' and 'Vaanam endra', creating melodic rhythm.

Metaphor / உருவகம் (Uruvagam)

“Bhoomi endra thaayum undu / Vaanam endra thandhai undu”

Nature is personified as parents ('Bhoomi endra thaayum undu, Vaanam endra thandhai undu'), giving comfort through personification.

Anaphora / Ezhudhu (Repetition)

“Aalolam paadi / Asaindhaadum kaatrae”

Refrain repetition of 'Aalolam paadi / Asaindhaadum kaatrae' serves as the anchor of the lullaby rhythm.

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown details in some archives, 'Aavarampoo' (1992) features a soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, directed by Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan. The song 'Aalolam Paadi' is performed as a poignant lullaby that echoes traditional Tamil folk lullaby structures ('Aalolam' and 'Lalee').

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