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Aarambame Isai

From Balaparitchai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
T. M. Soundararajan
Movie name
Balaparitchai
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
13 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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Aarambamae isai aaroganam
Aayiram raagangal adhil jananam ammaa
Aarambamae isai aaroganam
Neerinil ennai ittu neentha sonnaal aval
Neruppinil ennai vittu sirikka sonnaal
Neerinil ennai ittu neentha sonnaal aval
Neruppinil ennai vittu sirikka sonnaal
Neerukkullae neruppaai enakku vanthaal
Neerukkullae neruppaai enakku vanthaal
Nigaznthathai maranthaenammaa ammaa
Nigaznthathai maranthaenammaa
Thodarkathai naan padiththaen suvaiyaaga
Athil vidukathai vanthathammaa vithiyaaga
Thodarkathai naan padiththaen suvaiyaaga
Athil vidukathai vanthathammaa vithiyaaga
Thavarugal aval meedhu yaedhumillai
Thavarugal aval meedhu yaedhumillai
Thalaivanin vilaiyaattammaa ammaa
Thalaivanin vilaiyaattammaa ammaa
Arambamae isai aaroganam
Aayiram raagangal adhil jananam ammaa
Aarambamae isai aaroganam
...
The beginning is an ascending musical scale,
A thousand ragas (melodies) are born from it, oh mother!
The beginning is an ascending musical scale.
She put me in the water and told me to swim,
She left me in the fire and told me to smile.
She put me in the water and told me to swim,
She left me in the fire and told me to smile.
She came into my life like fire burning within water,
She came into my life like fire burning within water,
I forgot everything that happened, oh mother, mother!
I forgot everything that happened, oh mother.
I was reading a beautiful story with joy,
And fate turned it into an unsolved riddle, oh mother.
I was reading a beautiful story with joy,
And fate turned it into an unsolved riddle, oh mother.
There is no blame on her,
There is no blame on her;
It is all the Lord's divine play, oh mother, mother!
It is all the Lord's divine play, oh mother, mother!
The beginning is an ascending musical scale,
A thousand ragas (melodies) are born from it, oh mother!
The beginning is an ascending musical scale.
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Overall song meaning

This poignant song reflects on the unpredictable nature of life, destiny, and human relationships using musical and literary metaphors. It opens with the premise that life begins like an ascending musical scale ('aaroganam'), giving birth to countless emotions and experiences just as a single scale gives birth to a thousand ragas.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis

“Neerinil ennai ittu neentha sonnaal aval”

The contrast between water ('neerinil') and fire ('neruppinil') highlights the paradoxical nature of emotional hardship and endurance.

Metaphor

“Thodarkathai naan padiththaen suvaiyaaga”

Life and relationships are metaphorically depicted as a continuing story ('thodarkathai') interrupted by an enigmatic riddle ('vidukathai') brought on by fate.

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Trivia

This song from the film Balaparitchai (1976) features music composed by legendary playback singer T. M. Soundararajan himself, who also rendered the track alongside S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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