Aararo Paada Vanthene Male
From Poruthathu Podhum · 1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ooo oo ooo | Ooo oo ooo |
| Ooo oo oo ooo hoo hoo hooo hooo | Ooo oo oo ooo hoo hoo hooo hooo |
| Male | |
| Aararoo paada vandhenae | I have come to sing a lullaby |
| Aavaaram poovin senthaenae | O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower |
| Thanmaanam ponaal | If self-respect is lost |
| Mann meedhu saayum | It collapses onto the earth |
| Pon maanin jaadhi ennaalum neeyum | You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer |
| Thennaattin mannan thaanae | You are indeed the king of the southern land |
| Naan thaalattum kannan thaanae | You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep |
| Male | |
| Aararoo paada vandhenae | I have come to sing a lullaby |
| Aavaaram poovin senthaenae | O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower |
| Male | |
| Munnoru naal sumandhu | Carrying you in her womb one day |
| Moochadakki eendreduthu | Holding her breath to give birth to you |
| Kannaaga thaai valartha | The mother who raised you as her very eyes |
| Thanga maganae | O golden son |
| Male | |
| Munnaerum paadhaiyilae | On the path moving forward |
| Mullai vaikkum boomiyilae | In a world that lays down thorns |
| Anjaamal por nadathu singa maganae | Fight fearlessly, my brave lion son |
| Male | |
| Maanam uyirunum melaaga | Honor is held higher than life itself |
| Vaazhum tamil magan neeyaaga | May you live as a true Tamil son |
| Thennadum pottrum | Praised by the southern realm |
| Unnai ennadum vaazhtha | To bless you forever |
| Kanna en sandhosam unnaalae thaan | My dear one, my happiness is only because of you |
| Male | |
| Aararoo paada vandhenae | I have come to sing a lullaby |
| Aavaaram poovin senthaenae | O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower |
| Male | |
| Polladha seyalai kandu | Seeing wicked deeds |
| Poruthathu podhum endru | Declaring 'enough of enduring this' |
| Pongi ezhum vaelai undu | There comes a time to rise in rage |
| Vaa vaa maganae | Come, come my son |
| Male | |
| Nallorkku sodhanaiyum | Trials for good people |
| Naalum oru vaedhanaiyum | And daily pain |
| Sollaamal varuvathundu | Often arrive unannounced |
| Vidhi thaan maganae | Such is fate, my son |
| Male | |
| Naalai ethir varum kaalangal | The future days that lie ahead |
| Yaavum vasanthathin kolangal | Will all be beautiful patterns of springtime |
| Anjaamal modhu pazhi undaagum bodhu | Clash fearlessly when false blame falls upon you |
| Kanna en sandhosam unnaalae thaan | My dear one, my happiness is only because of you |
| Male | |
| Aararoo paada vandhenae | I have come to sing a lullaby |
| Aavaaram poovin senthaenae | O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower |
| Thanmaanam ponaal | If self-respect is lost |
| Mann meedhu saayum | It collapses onto the earth |
| Pon maanin jaadhi ennaalum neeyum | You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer |
| Thennaatin mannan thaanae | You are indeed the king of the southern land |
| Naan thaalattum kannan thaanae | You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep |
| Male | |
| Aararoo paada vandhenae | I have come to sing a lullaby |
| Aavaaram poovin senthaenae | O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower |
ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ் ஓஓஓஓஓஓஹ்
Ooo oo ooo
Ooo oo oo ooo hoo hoo hooo hooo
ஆராரோ பாட வந்தேனே
ஆவாரம் பூவின் செந்தேனே
தன்மானம் போனால் மண் மீது சாயும்
பொன்மானின் ஜாதி எந்நாளும் நீயும்
தென்னாட்டின் மன்னன் தானே நான்
தாலாட்டும் கண்ணன் தானே
I have come to sing a lullaby
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
If self-respect is lost
It collapses onto the earth
You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer
You are indeed the king of the southern land
You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep
ஆராரோ பாட வந்தேனே
ஆவாரம் பூவின் செந்தேனே...
I have come to sing a lullaby
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
முந்நூறு நாள் சுமந்து
மூச்சடக்கி ஈன்றெடுத்து
கண்ணாக நான் வளர்த்த தங்க மகனே
Carrying you in her womb one day
Holding her breath to give birth to you
The mother who raised you as her very eyes
O golden son
முன்னேறும் பாதையிலே
முள்ளை வைக்கும் பூமியிலே
அஞ்சாமல் போர் நடத்து சிங்க மகனே
On the path moving forward
In a world that lays down thorns
Fight fearlessly, my brave lion son
மானம் உயிரினும் மேலாக
வாழும் தமிழ் மகன் நீயாக
தென்னாடும் போற்ற
உன்னை எந்நாடும் வாழ்த்த
கண்ணா என் சந்தோஷம் உன்னாலேதான்
Honor is held higher than life itself
May you live as a true Tamil son
Praised by the southern realm
To bless you forever
My dear one, my happiness is only because of you
ஆராரோ பாட வந்தேனே
ஆவாரம் பூவின் செந்தேனே....
I have come to sing a lullaby
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
பொல்லாத செயலைக் கண்டு
பொறுத்தது போதும் என்று
பொங்கி எழும் வேளை உண்டு வா வா மகனே
Seeing wicked deeds
Declaring 'enough of enduring this'
There comes a time to rise in rage
Come, come my son
நல்லோர்க்கு சோதனையும்
நாளுமொரு வேதனையும்
சொல்லாமல் வருவதுண்டு விதிதான் மகனே
Trials for good people
And daily pain
Often arrive unannounced
Such is fate, my son
நாளை எதிர்வரும் காலங்கள்
யாவும் வசந்தத்தின் கோலங்கள்
அஞ்சாமல் மோது பழி உண்டாகும் போது
கண்ணா என் சந்தோஷம் உன்னாலேதான்
The future days that lie ahead
Will all be beautiful patterns of springtime
Clash fearlessly when false blame falls upon you
My dear one, my happiness is only because of you
ஆராரோ பாட வந்தேனே
ஆவாரம் பூவின் செந்தேனே
தன்மானம் போனால் மண் மீது சாயும்
பொன்மானின் ஜாதி எந்நாளும் நீயும்
தென்னாட்டின் மன்னன் தானே நான்
தாலாட்டும் கண்ணன் தானே
I have come to sing a lullaby
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
If self-respect is lost
It collapses onto the earth
You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer
You are indeed the king of the southern land
You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep
ஆராரோ பாட வந்தேனே
ஆவாரம் பூவின் செந்தேனே...
I have come to sing a lullaby
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Ooo oo ooo
Ooo oo ooo
Ooo oo oo ooo hoo hoo hooo hooo
Ooo oo oo ooo hoo hoo hooo hooo
Aararoo paada vandhenae
I have come to sing a lullaby
Aavaaram poovin senthaenae
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Thanmaanam ponaal
If self-respect is lost
Mann meedhu saayum
It collapses onto the earth
Pon maanin jaadhi ennaalum neeyum
You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer
Thennaattin mannan thaanae
You are indeed the king of the southern land
Naan thaalattum kannan thaanae
You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep
Aararoo paada vandhenae
I have come to sing a lullaby
Aavaaram poovin senthaenae
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Munnoru naal sumandhu
Carrying you in her womb one day
Moochadakki eendreduthu
Holding her breath to give birth to you
Kannaaga thaai valartha
The mother who raised you as her very eyes
Thanga maganae
O golden son
Munnaerum paadhaiyilae
On the path moving forward
Mullai vaikkum boomiyilae
In a world that lays down thorns
Anjaamal por nadathu singa maganae
Fight fearlessly, my brave lion son
Maanam uyirunum melaaga
Honor is held higher than life itself
Vaazhum tamil magan neeyaaga
May you live as a true Tamil son
Thennadum pottrum
Praised by the southern realm
Unnai ennadum vaazhtha
To bless you forever
Kanna en sandhosam unnaalae thaan
My dear one, my happiness is only because of you
Aararoo paada vandhenae
I have come to sing a lullaby
Aavaaram poovin senthaenae
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Polladha seyalai kandu
Seeing wicked deeds
Poruthathu podhum endru
Declaring 'enough of enduring this'
Pongi ezhum vaelai undu
There comes a time to rise in rage
Vaa vaa maganae
Come, come my son
Nallorkku sodhanaiyum
Trials for good people
Naalum oru vaedhanaiyum
And daily pain
Sollaamal varuvathundu
Often arrive unannounced
Vidhi thaan maganae
Such is fate, my son
Naalai ethir varum kaalangal
The future days that lie ahead
Yaavum vasanthathin kolangal
Will all be beautiful patterns of springtime
Anjaamal modhu pazhi undaagum bodhu
Clash fearlessly when false blame falls upon you
Kanna en sandhosam unnaalae thaan
My dear one, my happiness is only because of you
Aararoo paada vandhenae
I have come to sing a lullaby
Aavaaram poovin senthaenae
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Thanmaanam ponaal
If self-respect is lost
Mann meedhu saayum
It collapses onto the earth
Pon maanin jaadhi ennaalum neeyum
You are forever of the noble breed of the golden deer
Thennaatin mannan thaanae
You are indeed the king of the southern land
Naan thaalattum kannan thaanae
You are the beloved Krishna I lull to sleep
Aararoo paada vandhenae
I have come to sing a lullaby
Aavaaram poovin senthaenae
O sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a poignant maternal lullaby from the 1989 film Poruthathu Podhum, written by lyricist Vaali. In it, a mother lovingly comforts her child while instilling essential values of self-respect, honor, and courage. She compares her child to the sweet honey of the Aavaaram flower and reminds him of the pain and care that went into raising him, urging him to grow up as a lion-hearted defender of justice. The lullaby blends tender maternal affection with a powerful call to fight oppression, reminding the son that trials often strike good people without warning. She encourages him to rise up fearlessly when patience runs out, promising that bright, springtime-like days lie ahead in his future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aavaaram poovin senthaenae”
Compares the child to the sweet red honey of the Aavaaram flower, denoting purity and sweetness.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Polladha seyalai kandu / Poruthathu podhum endru”
The second consonant 'll' is repeated across consecutive lines (Polladha / Poruthathu), giving a rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Anjaamal por nadathu singa maganae”
Compares the child to a lion ('singa maganae') to invoke bravery and royal dignity.
Imagery
“Yaavum vasanthathin kolangal”
Paints a vivid picture of future prosperity as colorful springtime patterns (rangoli).
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Trivia
The key lyric 'Poruthathu podhum endru pongi ezhum vaelai undu' (There comes a time to rise, saying 'enough of enduring') directly echoes the movie's title 'Poruthathu Podhum' (1989), serving as the core thematic message of rising against injustice.
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