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Aalukkoru Mutham Indha

From Thanga Thambi · 1967

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thanga Thambi
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
5 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Naalukkoru kanavu
Unga amma nenjathilae
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Naalukkoru kanavu
Unga amma nenjathilae
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Pinju kaalgal nenjil pattaal
Pani vizhundhadhu polae
Kodiyai vittu madiyil vandhu
Kani vizhundhadhu polae
Pinju kaalgal nenjil pattaal
Pani vizhundhadhu polae
Kodiyai vittu madiyil vandhu
Kani vizhundhadhu polae
Anbu konda idhayathodu
Pesum deivam pillai
Anbu konda idhayathodu
Pesum deivam pillai
Anbillaadha veedu thedi
Deivam varuvathillai
Anbillaadha veedu thedi
Deivam varuvathillai
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Naalukkoru kanavu
Unga amma nenjathilae
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Paal kodukkum bakkiyathai
Nee koduthathu unmai
Petrredukkum karanathaal
Perumai kolvadhu penmai
Paal kodukkum bakkiyathai
Nee koduthathu unmai
Petrredukkum karanathaal
Perumai kolvadhu penmai
Paasam endra puthagathil
Arichuvadi pillai
Paasam endra puthagathil
Arichuvadi pillai
Kudumbam endra palliyilae
Padippaval thaan annai
Kudumbam endra palliyilae
Padippaval thaan annai
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
Naalukkoru kanavu
Unga amma nenjathilae
Aalukkoru mutham indha
Amma kananthilae
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek,
and a dream for each day
in your mother's heart.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek,
and a dream for each day
in your mother's heart.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek.
When your tiny feet touch my chest,
it feels like cool dew falling,
leaving the vine to fall into my lap,
like a sweet fruit dropped gently.
When your tiny feet touch my chest,
it feels like cool dew falling,
leaving the vine to fall into my lap,
like a sweet fruit dropped gently.
With a heart full of love,
a child is a god who speaks.
With a heart full of love,
a child is a god who speaks.
Seeking out a home with no love,
God will never come.
Seeking out a home with no love,
God will never come.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek,
and a dream for each day
in your mother's heart.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek.
The blessing of feeding you milk,
you truly gave to me.
Because of giving birth,
womanhood takes great pride.
The blessing of feeding you milk,
you truly gave to me.
Because of giving birth,
womanhood takes great pride.
In the book called love,
a child is the first lesson.
In the book called love,
a child is the first lesson.
And in the school called family,
the mother is the one who learns.
And in the school called family,
the mother is the one who learns.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek,
and a dream for each day
in your mother's heart.
A kiss from each of you on this
mother's cheek.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aalukkoru Mutham is a heartwarming Tamil lullaby celebrating maternal love and the bliss of motherhood. Sung by P. Susheela, the song captures a mother expressing profound joy as she holds her children, viewing them as living manifestations of God whose presence fills her home with divine peace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Pinju kaalgal nenjil pattaal / Pani vizhundhadhu polae”

Compares the touch of a child's tiny feet to falling dew ('Pani vizhundhadhu polae') and a ripe fruit falling into a lap ('Kani vizhundhadhu polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Paasam endra puthagathil / Kudumbam endra palliyilae”

Metaphorically compares affection to a book ('Paasam endra puthagathil') and the family unit to a school ('Kudumbam endra palliyilae').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pinju kaalgal nenjil pattaal / Kodiyai vittu madiyil vandhu”

The second consonant sound matches across lines, creating rhythmic symmetry ('Pinju' / 'Kodiyai', 'Paal' / 'Petrredukkum').

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Trivia

Featured in the 1967 film Thanga Thambi starring Ravichandran and Bharathi, this track composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Vaali remains one of Tamil cinema's most iconic maternal melodies.

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