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Aasa Patta Ellathayum

From Viyabari · 2007

Lyricists
Not listed
Singers
Hariharan, Vaishali
Music director
Deva
Details
Viyabari2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aasa patta ellaathaiyumEverything you desired
Kaasu irundha vaangalaamYou can buy if you have money
Ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan you buy a mother?
Neeyum ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan even you buy a mother?
Chorus
Aasa patta ellaathaiyumEverything you desired
Kaasu irundha vaangalaamYou can buy if you have money
Ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan you buy a mother?
Neeyum ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan even you buy a mother?
Male
Aayiram uravu unna thedi vandhaeEven if a thousand relationships come seeking you
Ninnaalum thaai polae thaanga mudiyumaAnd stand by you, can they support you like a mother?
Chorus
Aayiram uravu unna thedi vandhaeEven if a thousand relationships come seeking you
Ninnaalum thaai polae thaanga mudiyumaAnd stand by you, can they support you like a mother?
Male
Unnaiyum ennaiyum padachathu ingae yaarudaWho created you and me here, my friend?
Theivam ovvoru veetilum irukuthunna thaaiyadaIf there is a God in every house, it is the mother.
Chorus
Unnaiyum ennaiyum padachathu ingae yaarudaWho created you and me here, my friend?
Theivam ovvoru veetilum irukuthunna thaaiyadaIf there is a God in every house, it is the mother.
Male
Aasa patta ellaathaiyumEverything you desired
Kaasu irundha vaangalaamYou can buy if you have money
Ammava vaanga mudiyuma neeyumCan you buy a mother, can you?
Chorus
{ Laalaalaa laalaalaa{ Laalaalaa laalaalaa
Laalaalaaa laalala } (2)Laalaalaaa laalala } (2)
Male
Pattiniya kidanthaalumEven if she goes hungry and starves
Pillaiku paal kodupaShe will feed milk to her child
Paal kudikum pilla mugamLooking at the face of the milk-drinking child
Paardhae pasi marapaaShe forgets her own hunger
Male
Ilavattam aana pinbum yennaiEven after I grew up into a young man
Thechu kulika vaipaaShe rubs oil on me and bathes me
Uchi mudhal paatham varaiFrom the top of the head down to the feet
Uchi kotti magizhnthiduvaShe kisses lovingly and rejoices
Male
Nenjilae nadaka vaipaShe lets me walk on her chest
Nilava pidika vaipaaShe makes me reach for the moon
Pinju viral nagam kadipaaShe gently bites off the nails on tiny fingers
Pillai echu soru thinbaaShe eats the child's half-eaten food with love
Male
Pallu mulaika nellu munaiyaalWhen teeth begin to sprout, using the tip of a grain of paddy
Mella mella thaan keerividuvaaGently and softly she slits open the gums
Chorus
Unnaiyum ennaiyum padachathu ingae yaarudaWho created you and me here, my friend?
Theivam ovvoru veetilum irukuthunna thaaiyadaIf there is a God in every house, it is the mother.
Male
Aasa patta ellaathaiyumEverything you desired
Kaasu irundha vaangalaamYou can buy if you have money
Ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan you buy a mother?
Neeyum ammava vaanga mudiyumaCan even you buy a mother?
Male
Mannil oru chedi molachaWhen a plant sprouts out of the dirt
Mannukathu prasavam thaanIt is like labor pain for the earth
Unnai pera thudi thudichaaWhen she writhed in pain to give birth to you
Annaikathu boogambam thaanFor the mother, that pain was like an earthquake
Male
Sooriyana suthikittu thannaiOrbiting around the sun while spinning on its axis
Sutrum boomi ammaIs the earth, which is like a mother
Pethedutha pillaiya suthiRevolving around the child she gave birth to
Pithukollum thaaimai ammaIs motherly love driven by endless affection
Male
Karbathil nelintha unnaiWhen you squirmed inside her womb
Nutpamaai thottu rasipaaShe delicately felt and cherished you
Pethai pol aval irupaalShe may seem simple and innocent like a fool
Medhaiyaai unnai valarpaaYet she raises you to become a genius
Male
{ Enna vendum ini unaku{ What more do you ever need?
Annai madiyil sorgam iruku } (2)Heaven itself resides in a mother's lap } (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song from the film 'Viyabari' (2007), composed by Deva with lyrics by Vaali, serves as an emotional tribute to the irreplaceable value of a mother. It emphasizes that while money can purchase almost any material luxury in the world, it can never buy maternal love or replace a mother. The song highlights her selfless sacrifices—starving herself to feed her child, caring for her offspring even when they grow up, and enduring intense labor pain comparable to an earthquake. Through evocative imagery of everyday maternal care—such as using a paddy grain to help teeth sprout, eating the child's leftover food, and orbiting her entire life around her child—the lyrics elevate the mother to the status of a living deity present in every household. Ultimately, it asserts that no other relation in the world can match a mother's unconditional love, concluding that real heaven exists in a mother's lap.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Theivam ovvoru veetilum irukuthunna thaaiyada

Directly equates the living mother in every home to God itself.

Hyperbole / Simile (Uvamai)

Annaikathu boogambam thaan

Compares the intense, overwhelming pain of childbirth to an earthquake shaking the earth.

Cosmic Imagery / Analogy

Pethedutha pillaiya suthi / Pithukollum thaaimai amma

Draws a parallel between the earth orbiting the sun and a mother revolving her entire existence around her child.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Nenjilae nadaka vaipa / Nilava pidika vaipaa

Repetition of the initial sound 'Nenjilae' and 'Nilava' creating rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

In the film 'Viyabari' starring S. J. Suryah, this song plays a crucial dramatic role in highlighting the contrast between the protagonist's cold, money-minded commercial lifestyle and the priceless emotional warmth of maternal love. Composed by Deva, the song became a popular emotional anthem in Tamil cinema celebrating mothers.

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