Aaraaro Paada
From Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer · 2013
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai | There is no mother here to sing a lullaby |
| Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai | There is no one to gather you up and dote on you |
| Nee mannil vanthathikka | For your arrival on this earth |
| Unnai yaarum ondrum ketkavillai | No one asked for your permission |
| Vithi kannai moodikondu | Fate closed its eyes |
| Theruvil erinthathoru vaanavillai | And threw a rainbow onto the street |
| Male | |
| En anbe en amuthae | My love, my sweet nectar |
| Intha kaayam aarividum thoongu | This wound will heal, go to sleep |
| En kannae en maniyae | My eyes, my precious gem |
| Unnai thannanthaniyae nee thaangu | You must hold and support yourself all alone |
| Male | |
| Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai | There is no mother here to sing a lullaby |
| Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai | There is no one to gather you up and dote on you |
| Male | |
| Kadavulin uruvam edhuvena | If asked what form God takes |
| Mazhalai sirippilae ariya vaikindraai | You make us realize it through a baby's smile |
| Saetrilae valantha thaamarai | Like a lotus grown in the mud |
| Malarai polavey nee thondrinaai | You appeared just like a beautiful flower |
| Male | |
| Bhoomiyithu punithamillai | This earth is not pure |
| Aayiram asuthangal ullathu | It contains a thousand impurities |
| Theeyilumae neenthi vara | Even to swim through fire |
| Nee indru kattrukol nallathu | It is good for you to learn today |
| Male | |
| Intha ulagam enbathu | What this world is |
| Inba thunbam ulla pathaiyadaa | It is a path filled with joy and sorrow, my dear |
| Nee muttimothi ezha | For you to collide, stumble, and rise |
| Vazhigal sollitharum geedhaiyada | It is the Gita teaching you the ways |
| Male | |
| Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai | There is no mother here to sing a lullaby |
| Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai | There is no one to gather you up and dote on you |
| Male | |
| Nadhiyilae vizhuntha ilaiyena | Like a leaf fallen into a river |
| Unathu payanagal thodanthu pogattum | Let your journey keep moving forward |
| Alaivarum adutha thiruppathil | In the next turn where the waves come |
| Unathu karai edhirilae thondridum | Your shore will appear right in front of you |
| Male | |
| Vaer engo sedi engo | The root is somewhere, the plant is somewhere |
| Nee ingae thaniyaai pookkiraai | You bloom here all alone |
| Vazhi thavari veettil vantha | Like a bird that lost its way |
| Paravaiyai polavae paarkkiraai | And entered a house, you look around |
| Male | |
| Nee kadavul ezhuthi vaitha | You are a poem written by God |
| Mannil vantha kavithaiyadaa | A poem that has arrived on this earth |
| Adhan idaiyil iru uyirgal | In between, two living souls |
| Seitha ezhuthupizhai paavamadaa | The spelling error they made is a sin, my child |
| Male | |
| Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai | There is no mother here to sing a lullaby |
| Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai | There is no one to gather you up and dote on you |
| Nee mannil vanthathikka | For your arrival on this earth |
| Unnai yaarum ondrum ketkavillai | No one asked for your permission |
| Vithi kannai moodikondu | Fate closed its eyes |
| Theruvil erinthathoru vaanavillai | And threw a rainbow onto the street |
| Male | |
| Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai | There is no mother here to sing a lullaby |
| Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai | There is no one to gather you up and dote on you |
ஆராரோ பாட இங்கு தாயுமில்லை
உனை அள்ளி செல்லம் கொஞ்ச யாருமில்லை
நீ மண்ணில் வந்துதிக்க
உன்னை யாரும் ஒன்றும் கேட்கவில்லை
விதி கண்ணை மூடிக்கொண்டு
தெருவில் எறிந்ததொரு வானவில்லை
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
For your arrival on this earth
No one asked for your permission
Fate closed its eyes
And threw a rainbow onto the street
என் அன்பே என் அமுதே
இந்த காயம் ஆறிவிடும் தூங்கு
என் கண்ணே என் மணியே
உன்னை தன்னந்தனியாய் நீ தாங்கு
My love, my sweet nectar
This wound will heal, go to sleep
My eyes, my precious gem
You must hold and support yourself all alone
ஆராரோ பாட இங்கு தாயுமில்லை
உனை அள்ளி செல்லம் கொஞ்ச யாருமில்லை
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
கடவுளின் உருவம் எதுவென
மழலை சிரிப்பிலே அறிய வைக்கின்றாய்
சேற்றிலே வளர்ந்த தாமரை
மலரைப் போலவே நீ தோன்றினாய்
If asked what form God takes
You make us realize it through a baby's smile
Like a lotus grown in the mud
You appeared just like a beautiful flower
பூமியிது புனிதமில்லை
ஆயிரம் அசுத்தங்கள் உள்ளது
தீயிலுமே நீந்தி வர
நீ இன்று கற்றுக்கொள் நல்லது
This earth is not pure
It contains a thousand impurities
Even to swim through fire
It is good for you to learn today
இந்த உலகம் என்பது
இன்ப துன்பம் உள்ள பாதையடா
நீ முட்டிமோதி எழ
வழிகள் சொல்லித்தரும் கீதையடா
What this world is
It is a path filled with joy and sorrow, my dear
For you to collide, stumble, and rise
It is the Gita teaching you the ways
ஆராரோ பாட இங்கு தாயுமில்லை
உனை அள்ளி செல்லம் கொஞ்ச யாருமில்லை
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
நதியிலே விழுந்த இலையென
உனது பயணங்கள் தொடர்ந்து போகட்டும்
அலைவரும் அடுத்த திருப்பத்தில்
உனது கரை எதிரிலே தோன்றிடும்
Like a leaf fallen into a river
Let your journey keep moving forward
In the next turn where the waves come
Your shore will appear right in front of you
வேர் எங்கோ செடி எங்கோ
நீ இங்கே தனியாய் பூக்கிறாய்
வழி தவறி வீட்டில் வந்த
பறவையைப் போலவே பார்க்கிறாய்
The root is somewhere, the plant is somewhere
You bloom here all alone
Like a bird that lost its way
And entered a house, you look around
நீ கடவுள் எழுதி வைத்த
மண்ணில் வந்த ஒரு கவிதையடா
அதன் இடையில் இரு உயிர்கள்
செய்த எழுத்துப்பிழை பாவமடா
You are a poem written by God
A poem that has arrived on this earth
In between, two living souls
The spelling error they made is a sin, my child
ஆராரோ பாட இங்கு தாயுமில்லை
உனை அள்ளி செல்லம் கொஞ்ச யாருமில்லை
நீ மண்ணில் வந்துதிக்க
உன்னை யாரும் ஒன்றும் கேட்கவில்லை
விதி கண்ணை மூடிக்கொண்டு
தெருவில் எறிந்ததொரு வானவில்லை
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
For your arrival on this earth
No one asked for your permission
Fate closed its eyes
And threw a rainbow onto the street
ஆராரோ பாட இங்கு தாயுமில்லை
உனை அள்ளி செல்லம் கொஞ்ச யாருமில்லை
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Nee mannil vanthathikka
For your arrival on this earth
Unnai yaarum ondrum ketkavillai
No one asked for your permission
Vithi kannai moodikondu
Fate closed its eyes
Theruvil erinthathoru vaanavillai
And threw a rainbow onto the street
En anbe en amuthae
My love, my sweet nectar
Intha kaayam aarividum thoongu
This wound will heal, go to sleep
En kannae en maniyae
My eyes, my precious gem
Unnai thannanthaniyae nee thaangu
You must hold and support yourself all alone
Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Kadavulin uruvam edhuvena
If asked what form God takes
Mazhalai sirippilae ariya vaikindraai
You make us realize it through a baby's smile
Saetrilae valantha thaamarai
Like a lotus grown in the mud
Malarai polavey nee thondrinaai
You appeared just like a beautiful flower
Bhoomiyithu punithamillai
This earth is not pure
Aayiram asuthangal ullathu
It contains a thousand impurities
Theeyilumae neenthi vara
Even to swim through fire
Nee indru kattrukol nallathu
It is good for you to learn today
Intha ulagam enbathu
What this world is
Inba thunbam ulla pathaiyadaa
It is a path filled with joy and sorrow, my dear
Nee muttimothi ezha
For you to collide, stumble, and rise
Vazhigal sollitharum geedhaiyada
It is the Gita teaching you the ways
Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Nadhiyilae vizhuntha ilaiyena
Like a leaf fallen into a river
Unathu payanagal thodanthu pogattum
Let your journey keep moving forward
Alaivarum adutha thiruppathil
In the next turn where the waves come
Unathu karai edhirilae thondridum
Your shore will appear right in front of you
Vaer engo sedi engo
The root is somewhere, the plant is somewhere
Nee ingae thaniyaai pookkiraai
You bloom here all alone
Vazhi thavari veettil vantha
Like a bird that lost its way
Paravaiyai polavae paarkkiraai
And entered a house, you look around
Nee kadavul ezhuthi vaitha
You are a poem written by God
Mannil vantha kavithaiyadaa
A poem that has arrived on this earth
Adhan idaiyil iru uyirgal
In between, two living souls
Seitha ezhuthupizhai paavamadaa
The spelling error they made is a sin, my child
Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Nee mannil vanthathikka
For your arrival on this earth
Unnai yaarum ondrum ketkavillai
No one asked for your permission
Vithi kannai moodikondu
Fate closed its eyes
Theruvil erinthathoru vaanavillai
And threw a rainbow onto the street
Aaraaro paada ingu thaayumillai
There is no mother here to sing a lullaby
Unai alli chellam konja yaarumillai
There is no one to gather you up and dote on you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby from 'Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer' reflects on the tragedy of an abandoned infant born out of an unplanned teenage relationship. Composed and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja with deeply moving lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, the song expresses grief over the baby's lack of maternal care while emphasizing that the child is completely innocent—a divine poem thrown into a harsh world due to a 'spelling error' made by two young lovers. Despite the melancholic theme, the lullaby offers words of resilience and strength to the child. It encourages the baby to navigate life's harsh realities, contrasting the cold circumstance of its abandonment with the baby's inherent purity and potential to find its own shore in the journey of life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Theruvil erinthathoru vaanavillai”
Compares an innocent, vibrant newborn baby abandoned on the road to a colorful rainbow tossed carelessly onto the street.
Metaphor
“Saetrilae valantha thaamarai”
Compares the innocent child growing up amidst harsh circumstances to a lotus blooming out of mud.
Simile (Upamai)
“Nadhiyilae vizhuntha ilaiyena”
Uses 'ena' to compare the child's unfolding life journey to a leaf floating freely down a river current.
Extended Metaphor
“Nee kadavul ezhuthi vaitha ... Seitha ezhuthupizhai paavamadaa”
Compares the child to a divine poem written by God, and the mistake of the parents to a mere 'spelling mistake' (ezhuthupizhai) in that poem.
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Trivia
Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar received immense critical acclaim for his profound imagery in this song, particularly the line 'iru uyirgal seitha ezhuthupizhai' (a spelling mistake made by two souls), which delicately described an unintended teenage pregnancy without being explicit or insensitive. The film 'Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer' (2013) directed by Suseenthiran highlights the social consequences of youth negligence.
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