Aararo Aariraro
From Lisaa · 2018
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Bamba Bakya
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Details
- Lisaa2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain) |
| Paadi unna thoonga vechen | I sang to put you to sleep, |
| Aana naan thoongavilla | But I did not sleep, |
| Raavellam kann mulichen | I stayed awake all night. |
| Male | |
| Hoo ooo aaaa aaaa | Hoo ooo aaaa aaaa |
| Male | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain) |
| Paadi unna thoonga vechen | I sang to put you to sleep, |
| Aana naan thoongavilla | But I did not sleep, |
| Raavellam kann mulichen | I stayed awake all night. |
| Male | |
| Unna en karuvula | Inside my womb, |
| Thaanginenae usurula | I bore you in my very soul; |
| Ennai yen theruvula | Why did you on the street, |
| Veesi pona nee | Cast me away and leave? |
| Male | |
| Thanga meththai ketkala | I did not ask for a golden bed, |
| Irukkukiren oru oramaa | I will stay quietly in a corner. |
| Anba kotti theerkala | My love is not fully poured out yet, |
| Kanakkuthae vizhi eerama | Yet my wet eyes feel heavy. |
| Male | |
| Perappulla pakkathula | Beside my grandchild, |
| Vaazha venumae | I want to live; |
| Vaazhnthu sella varusham illa | To live and pass away, I do not need a year, |
| Vaaram podhumae | Just a week is enough. |
| Male | |
| Imai kannukkenna baaramaa | Is an eyelid ever a burden to the eye? |
| Irukkaadhae thalli thooramaa | Do not stay far away. |
| Male | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain) |
| Paadi unna thoonga vechen | I sang to put you to sleep, |
| Aana naan thoongavilla | But I did not sleep, |
| Raavellam kann mulichen | I stayed awake all night. |
ஆராரோ ஆரிரரோ
பாடி உன்ன தூங்க வச்சேன்
ஆனா நான் தூங்கவில்ல
ராவெல்லாம் கண் முழிச்சேன்
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
I sang to put you to sleep,
But I did not sleep,
I stayed awake all night.
ஹ்ம்ம்....ஹூ....ஹூ....ஹா....
Hoo ooo aaaa aaaa
ஆராரோ ஆரிரரோ
பாடி உன்ன தூங்க வச்சேன்
ஆனா நான் தூங்கவில்ல
ராவெல்லாம் கண் முழிச்சேன்
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
I sang to put you to sleep,
But I did not sleep,
I stayed awake all night.
உன்ன என் கருவுல
தாங்கினேனே உசுருல
என்னை ஏன் தெருவுல
வீசி போன நீ....
Inside my womb,
I bore you in my very soul;
Why did you on the street,
Cast me away and leave?
தங்க மெத்தை கேட்கல
இருக்குறேன் ஒரு ஓரமா
அன்ப கொட்டி தீர்க்கலா
கனக்குதே விழி ஓரமா
I did not ask for a golden bed,
I will stay quietly in a corner.
My love is not fully poured out yet,
Yet my wet eyes feel heavy.
பேரப்புள்ள பக்கத்துல
வாழ வேணுமே
வாழ்ந்து செல்ல வருஷம் இல்ல
வாரம் போதுமே
Beside my grandchild,
I want to live;
To live and pass away, I do not need a year,
Just a week is enough.
இமை கண்ணுகென்ன
பாராமா
இருக்காதே தள்ளி தூரமா
Is an eyelid ever a burden to the eye?
Do not stay far away.
ஆராரோ ஆரிரரோ
பாடி உன்ன தூங்க வச்சேன்
ஆனா நான் தூங்கவில்ல
ராவெல்லாம் கண் முழிச்சேன்
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
I sang to put you to sleep,
But I did not sleep,
I stayed awake all night.
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
Paadi unna thoonga vechen
I sang to put you to sleep,
Aana naan thoongavilla
But I did not sleep,
Raavellam kann mulichen
I stayed awake all night.
Hoo ooo aaaa aaaa
Hoo ooo aaaa aaaa
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
Paadi unna thoonga vechen
I sang to put you to sleep,
Aana naan thoongavilla
But I did not sleep,
Raavellam kann mulichen
I stayed awake all night.
Unna en karuvula
Inside my womb,
Thaanginenae usurula
I bore you in my very soul;
Ennai yen theruvula
Why did you on the street,
Veesi pona nee
Cast me away and leave?
Thanga meththai ketkala
I did not ask for a golden bed,
Irukkukiren oru oramaa
I will stay quietly in a corner.
Anba kotti theerkala
My love is not fully poured out yet,
Kanakkuthae vizhi eerama
Yet my wet eyes feel heavy.
Perappulla pakkathula
Beside my grandchild,
Vaazha venumae
I want to live;
Vaazhnthu sella varusham illa
To live and pass away, I do not need a year,
Vaaram podhumae
Just a week is enough.
Imai kannukkenna baaramaa
Is an eyelid ever a burden to the eye?
Irukkaadhae thalli thooramaa
Do not stay far away.
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (lullaby refrain)
Paadi unna thoonga vechen
I sang to put you to sleep,
Aana naan thoongavilla
But I did not sleep,
Raavellam kann mulichen
I stayed awake all night.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional lullaby depicts the grief of a mother who sacrificed her sleep and comfort to raise her child, only to be cast out onto the streets in her old age. She asks for no luxury, merely a quiet corner in the house to spend a few days with her grandchild before she passes away, poignantly asking if a mother can ever truly be a burden to her child.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor and Rhetorical Question
“Imai kannukkenna baaramaa”
The line compares a mother's protective presence to an eyelid guarding an eye, questioning if an eyelid could ever be considered a burden.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Unna en karuvula / Thaanginenae usurula / Ennai yen theruvula”
The repetition of the '-ula' ending sound creates a rhythmic, melancholic flow that highlights the transition from carrying the child in her womb to being abandoned on the street.
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Trivia
Lisaa (2018) is India's first 3D stereoscopic horror film featuring a female lead, with music composed by Santosh Dhayanidhi and lyrics for this emotional track penned by Mani Amuthavan.
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