Aalolam paadi
From Aavarampoo · 1992
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Aavarampoo1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae | So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here? |
| Naan paadum paattundu | There is always the song that I sing for you |
| Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae | Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold |
| Ini thunbam yen ingu | Why should there be any sorrow here anymore? |
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
| Male | |
| Mannulagil vandhorkellaam | For everyone born into this earthly world |
| Inba thunbam endrum undu | Both joy and sorrow will always coexist |
| Thaai izhandha thunbam polae | Yet, like the immense grief of losing a mother |
| Thunbam adhu ondrum illai | There is no other sorrow that compares to it |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi endra thaayum undu | There is Mother Earth to cradle you |
| Vaanam endra thandhai undu | There is Father Sky to watch over you |
| Neengidaadha sondham endru | As eternal and inseparable relations |
| Neerum kaatrum engum undu | Water and air are present everywhere |
| Male | |
| Bhoobalam paadum kaalai | The morning singing the dawn raga |
| Vandhu varaverkkum | Will arrive to warmly welcome you |
| Thaai indri nindra pillai | A child left without a mother |
| Thannai endrum kaakkum | Will always find the strength to protect itself |
| Nee kaanum ellaam un sondham | Everything you see around you belongs to you |
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae | So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here? |
| Naan paadum paattundu | There is always the song that I sing for you |
| Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae | Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold |
| Ini thunbam yen ingu | Why should there be any sorrow here anymore? |
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
| Male | |
| Sogam edhuvum sumaiyae illai | No sorrow is truly a heavy burden to bear |
| Sugangal kooda sugamae illai | Even fleeting pleasures are not true joy |
| Aadharavai thandhaal kooda | Even if support and affection were given |
| Athaiyum ingae arindhaai illai | You have not realized or experienced it here |
| Male | |
| Vandhadhundu ponadhundu | Things have come and things have passed away |
| Unkanakkil rendum ondru | In your perspective, both are one and the same |
| Varavum undu selavum undu | There is gain and there is loss |
| Un kanakkil varavae undu | In your innocent accounting, there is only gain |
| Male | |
| Oor engal pillai endru | Saying that you are the child of this village |
| Indru solla koodum | The town may proclaim today |
| Ulagam undhan sondhamendru | That the entire world is your true family |
| Undhan ullam paadum | Your heart will bloom and sing |
| Nee yaaro anbae amudhae…..ae… | Who are you, my beloved nectar... |
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae | So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here? |
| Naan paadum paattundu | There is always the song that I sing for you |
| Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae | Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold |
| Ini thunbam yen ingu | Why should there be any sorrow here anymore? |
| Male | |
| Aalolam paadi | Singing a lullaby |
| Asaindhaadum kaatrae | Oh gentle swaying wind |
| Athai kettu thoongum | Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep |
| Aavaram poovae | Oh delicate Aavaram flower |
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
தனியானால் என்ன......
துணை இங்கே
நான் பாடும் பாட்டுண்டு
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
அமுதே என் கண்ணே
பசும் பொன்னே
இனி துன்பம் ஏன் இங்கு....
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
There is always the song that I sing for you
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
ஆஆ....மண்ணுலகில்
வந்தோர்க்கெல்லாம்
இன்பம் துன்பம் என்றும் உண்டு
தாய் இழந்த துன்பம் போலே
துன்பம் அது ஒன்றுமில்லை
For everyone born into this earthly world
Both joy and sorrow will always coexist
Yet, like the immense grief of losing a mother
There is no other sorrow that compares to it
பூமி என்ற தாயும் உண்டு
வானம் என்ற தந்தை உண்டு
நீங்கிடாத சொந்தம் என்று
நீரும் காற்றும் எங்கும் உண்டு
There is Mother Earth to cradle you
There is Father Sky to watch over you
As eternal and inseparable relations
Water and air are present everywhere
பூபாளம் பாடும் காலை
வந்து வரவேற்கும்
தாய் இன்றி நின்ற பிள்ளை
தன்னை என்றும் காக்கும்
நீ காணும் எல்லாம் உன் சொந்தம்....
The morning singing the dawn raga
Will arrive to warmly welcome you
A child left without a mother
Will always find the strength to protect itself
Everything you see around you belongs to you
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
தனியானால் என்ன......
துணை இங்கே
நான் பாடும் பாட்டுண்டு
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
அமுதே என் கண்ணே
பசும் பொன்னே
இனி துன்பம் ஏன் இங்கு....
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
There is always the song that I sing for you
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
சோகம் எதுவும் சுமையே இல்லை
சுகங்கள் கூட சுகமே இல்லை
ஆதரவை தந்தால் கூட
அதையும் இங்கு அறிந்தாய் இல்லை
No sorrow is truly a heavy burden to bear
Even fleeting pleasures are not true joy
Even if support and affection were given
You have not realized or experienced it here
வந்ததுண்டு போனதுண்டு
உன் கணக்கில் ரெண்டும் ஒன்று
வரவும் உண்டு செலவும் உண்டு
உன் கணக்கில் வரவே உண்டு
Things have come and things have passed away
In your perspective, both are one and the same
There is gain and there is loss
In your innocent accounting, there is only gain
ஊர் எங்கள் பிள்ளை என்று
இன்று சொல்லக் கூடும்
உலகம் உந்தன் சொந்தமென்று
உந்தன் உள்ளம் பாடும்
நீ யாரோ அன்பே அமுதே....
Saying that you are the child of this village
The town may proclaim today
That the entire world is your true family
Your heart will bloom and sing
Who are you, my beloved nectar...
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
தனியானால் என்ன......
துணை இங்கே
நான் பாடும் பாட்டுண்டு
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
அமுதே என் கண்ணே
பசும் பொன்னே
இனி துன்பம் ஏன் இங்கு....
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
There is always the song that I sing for you
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
ஆலோலம் பாடி
அசைந்தாடும் காற்றே
அதைக் கேட்டு தூங்கும்
ஆவராம் பூவே
Singing a lullaby
Oh gentle swaying wind
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
Naan paadum paattundu
There is always the song that I sing for you
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Mannulagil vandhorkellaam
For everyone born into this earthly world
Inba thunbam endrum undu
Both joy and sorrow will always coexist
Thaai izhandha thunbam polae
Yet, like the immense grief of losing a mother
Thunbam adhu ondrum illai
There is no other sorrow that compares to it
Bhoomi endra thaayum undu
There is Mother Earth to cradle you
Vaanam endra thandhai undu
There is Father Sky to watch over you
Neengidaadha sondham endru
As eternal and inseparable relations
Neerum kaatrum engum undu
Water and air are present everywhere
Bhoobalam paadum kaalai
The morning singing the dawn raga
Vandhu varaverkkum
Will arrive to warmly welcome you
Thaai indri nindra pillai
A child left without a mother
Thannai endrum kaakkum
Will always find the strength to protect itself
Nee kaanum ellaam un sondham
Everything you see around you belongs to you
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
Naan paadum paattundu
There is always the song that I sing for you
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Sogam edhuvum sumaiyae illai
No sorrow is truly a heavy burden to bear
Sugangal kooda sugamae illai
Even fleeting pleasures are not true joy
Aadharavai thandhaal kooda
Even if support and affection were given
Athaiyum ingae arindhaai illai
You have not realized or experienced it here
Vandhadhundu ponadhundu
Things have come and things have passed away
Unkanakkil rendum ondru
In your perspective, both are one and the same
Varavum undu selavum undu
There is gain and there is loss
Un kanakkil varavae undu
In your innocent accounting, there is only gain
Oor engal pillai endru
Saying that you are the child of this village
Indru solla koodum
The town may proclaim today
Ulagam undhan sondhamendru
That the entire world is your true family
Undhan ullam paadum
Your heart will bloom and sing
Nee yaaro anbae amudhae…..ae…
Who are you, my beloved nectar...
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Thaniyaanaal enna thunai ingae
So what if you are alone, what companionship is lacking here?
Naan paadum paattundu
There is always the song that I sing for you
Amudhae en kannae pasum ponnae
Oh sweet nectar, my beloved eye, my precious gold
Ini thunbam yen ingu
Why should there be any sorrow here anymore?
Aalolam paadi
Singing a lullaby
Asaindhaadum kaatrae
Oh gentle swaying wind
Athai kettu thoongum
Listening to that lullaby and falling asleep
Aavaram poovae
Oh delicate Aavaram flower
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
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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