Aathorathile Aalamaram
From Kasi · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kasi2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Aadum nenjil aadum chinna | Dancing in the swaying heart, little |
| Kannammaa kannammaa | Kannamma, Kannamma |
| Aadi vellam pola pongi paadalaamaa | Shall I sing overflowing like the monsoon floods of Aadi? |
| Male | |
| Koodu katti nenjil vaazhum | Living in my heart by building a nest, |
| Ponnammaa ponnammaa | Ponnamma, Ponnamma |
| Konji konji konjam vanthu pesalaamaa | Shall we come and speak lovingly with sweet coaxing words? |
| Onnath thaanae paattil vechchaen | I have kept only you in my song |
| Nenjukkulla pooti vechchaen | I have locked you inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Velli kolusu rendu thulli kulunga | As the pair of silver anklets jingle and bounce |
| Unthan kaaladiyin oosai mattum ketkkum | Only the sound of your footsteps is heard |
| Nenjil varainju vechcha unthan azhaai | Your beauty that was drawn in my heart |
| Kannil paarththirukka aasai ellaam theerum | All desires will be fulfilled when seeing it with my eyes |
| Male | |
| Vaanin vadivam enna mannanin vanappum enna | What is the shape of the sky, what is the beauty of the king |
| Nee koduththa kannai kondu paarppaen | I will see using the eye you donated to me |
| Kaadu malaigal engum odi kudhichchu vanthu | Running and jumping across forests and mountains |
| Ooivedukka un madiyai ketpaen | I will ask for your lap to rest |
| Male | |
| En vaanilae naan paarkkum | In my sky, that which I behold |
| Pon vasantha kaalam | The golden spring season |
| Needhaanammaa naan paadum | It is you, my dear, that I sing |
| En uyirin raagam | The melody of my soul |
| Kannmaniyin paavai ena | Like the pupil inside the eye |
| Kannukkullae vanthavalae | O girl who came inside my eyes |
| Unnaththaanae paattil vechchaen | I have kept only you in my song |
| Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen | I have locked you inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Kangal irandu | Out of two eyes |
| Adhil onna enakku thantha | You gave one to me |
| Un kadana eppadi naan theerppaen | How will I repay your debt? |
| Rendu kural irunthaa onna unakku thanthu | If I had two voices, I would give one to you |
| Naanum unnai paada solli ketpaen | And ask you to sing for me to listen |
| Male | |
| Velli nilavil kooda ulla kalangam paththi | About the blemishes even on the silver moon |
| Ooru solla kettathundu maanae | I have heard the townspeople talk, my deer |
| Kallam kabadam yaedhum illaa kuzhanthai endru | Like an innocent child without any deceit or trickery |
| Thulli vantha kolli malai thaenae | O honey of Kolli Hills that came leaping |
| Male | |
| Nettru varaikkum | Until yesterday |
| Naan paarththa karpanaigal yaavum | All the imaginations I had witnessed |
| Unmai enavae naan kaana | For me to see them as reality |
| Kannil vantha oliyae….ae… | O light that entered my eyes! |
| Kannmaniyin paavai ena | Like the pupil inside the eye |
| Kannukkullae vanthavalae | O girl who came inside my eyes |
| Unnath thaanae paattil vechchaen | I have kept only you in my song |
| Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen | I have locked you inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
| Male | |
| Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram | By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree |
| Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum | Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways |
| Swarnakuyilae | O golden cuckoo! |
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
ஆடும் நெஞ்சில் ஆடும் சின்னக்
கண்ணம்மா கண்ணம்மா
ஆடி வெள்ளம் போலப் பொங்கி பாடலாமா
Dancing in the swaying heart, little
Kannamma, Kannamma
Shall I sing overflowing like the monsoon floods of Aadi?
கூடு கட்டி நெஞ்சில் வாழும்
பொன்னம்மா பொன்னம்மா
கொஞ்சிக் கொஞ்சி கொஞ்சம் வந்து பேசலாமா
ஒன்னத் தானே பாட்டில் வெச்சேன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள பூட்டி வெச்சேன்....
Living in my heart by building a nest,
Ponnamma, Ponnamma
Shall we come and speak lovingly with sweet coaxing words?
I have kept only you in my song
I have locked you inside my heart
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
வெள்ளி கொலுசு ரெண்டு துள்ளி குலுங்க
உந்தன் காலடியின் ஓச மட்டும் கேட்கும்
நெஞ்சில் வரைஞ்சு வெச்ச உந்தன் அழகைக்
கண்ணில் பார்த்திருக்க ஆசை எல்லாம் தீரும்
As the pair of silver anklets jingle and bounce
Only the sound of your footsteps is heard
Your beauty that was drawn in my heart
All desires will be fulfilled when seeing it with my eyes
வானின் வடிவம் என்ன மண்ணின் வனப்பும் என்ன
நீ கொடுத்த கண்ணைக் கொண்டு பார்ப்பேன்
காடு மலைகள் எங்கும் ஓடி குதிச்சு வந்து
ஓய்வெடுக்க உன் மடியை கேட்பேன்
What is the shape of the sky, what is the beauty of the king
I will see using the eye you donated to me
Running and jumping across forests and mountains
I will ask for your lap to rest
என் வானிலே நான் பார்க்கும்
பொன் வசந்தக் காலம்
நீதானம்மா நான் பாடும்
என் உயிரின் ராகம்
கண்மணியின் பாவை என
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே வந்தவளே
உன்னத் தானே பாட்டில் வெச்சேன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே பூட்டி வெச்சேன்....
In my sky, that which I behold
The golden spring season
It is you, my dear, that I sing
The melody of my soul
Like the pupil inside the eye
O girl who came inside my eyes
I have kept only you in my song
I have locked you inside my heart
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
கண்கள் இரண்டு
அதில் ஒன்ன எனக்குத் தந்த
உன் கடன எப்படி நான் தீர்ப்பேன்
ரெண்டு குரல் இருந்தா ஒன்ன உனக்குத் தந்து
நானும் உன்னை பாடச் சொல்லி கேட்பேன்
Out of two eyes
You gave one to me
How will I repay your debt?
If I had two voices, I would give one to you
And ask you to sing for me to listen
வெள்ளி நிலவில் கூட உள்ள களங்கம் பத்தி
ஊரு சொல்லக் கேட்டதுண்டு மானே
கள்ளம் கபடம் ஏதும் இல்லா குழந்தை என்று
துள்ளி வந்த கொல்லி மலைத் தேனே
About the blemishes even on the silver moon
I have heard the townspeople talk, my deer
Like an innocent child without any deceit or trickery
O honey of Kolli Hills that came leaping
நேற்று வரைக்கும்
நான் பார்த்த கற்பனைகள் யாவும்
உண்மை எனவே நான் காண
கண்ணில் வந்த ஒளியே...ஏ......
கண்மணியின் பாவை என
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே வந்தவளே
உன்னத் தானே பாட்டில் வெச்சேன்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே பூட்டி வெச்சேன்.......
Until yesterday
All the imaginations I had witnessed
For me to see them as reality
O light that entered my eyes!
Like the pupil inside the eye
O girl who came inside my eyes
I have kept only you in my song
I have locked you inside my heart
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
ஆத்தோரத்திலே ஆலமரம் ஆலமரம்
ஆலமரத்தில் தூளி கட்டி ஆட வரும்
ஸ்வர்ணக்குயிலே
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
O golden cuckoo!
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Aadum nenjil aadum chinna
Dancing in the swaying heart, little
Kannammaa kannammaa
Kannamma, Kannamma
Aadi vellam pola pongi paadalaamaa
Shall I sing overflowing like the monsoon floods of Aadi?
Koodu katti nenjil vaazhum
Living in my heart by building a nest,
Ponnammaa ponnammaa
Ponnamma, Ponnamma
Konji konji konjam vanthu pesalaamaa
Shall we come and speak lovingly with sweet coaxing words?
Onnath thaanae paattil vechchaen
I have kept only you in my song
Nenjukkulla pooti vechchaen
I have locked you inside my heart
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Velli kolusu rendu thulli kulunga
As the pair of silver anklets jingle and bounce
Unthan kaaladiyin oosai mattum ketkkum
Only the sound of your footsteps is heard
Nenjil varainju vechcha unthan azhaai
Your beauty that was drawn in my heart
Kannil paarththirukka aasai ellaam theerum
All desires will be fulfilled when seeing it with my eyes
Vaanin vadivam enna mannanin vanappum enna
What is the shape of the sky, what is the beauty of the king
Nee koduththa kannai kondu paarppaen
I will see using the eye you donated to me
Kaadu malaigal engum odi kudhichchu vanthu
Running and jumping across forests and mountains
Ooivedukka un madiyai ketpaen
I will ask for your lap to rest
En vaanilae naan paarkkum
In my sky, that which I behold
Pon vasantha kaalam
The golden spring season
Needhaanammaa naan paadum
It is you, my dear, that I sing
En uyirin raagam
The melody of my soul
Kannmaniyin paavai ena
Like the pupil inside the eye
Kannukkullae vanthavalae
O girl who came inside my eyes
Unnaththaanae paattil vechchaen
I have kept only you in my song
Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen
I have locked you inside my heart
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Kangal irandu
Out of two eyes
Adhil onna enakku thantha
You gave one to me
Un kadana eppadi naan theerppaen
How will I repay your debt?
Rendu kural irunthaa onna unakku thanthu
If I had two voices, I would give one to you
Naanum unnai paada solli ketpaen
And ask you to sing for me to listen
Velli nilavil kooda ulla kalangam paththi
About the blemishes even on the silver moon
Ooru solla kettathundu maanae
I have heard the townspeople talk, my deer
Kallam kabadam yaedhum illaa kuzhanthai endru
Like an innocent child without any deceit or trickery
Thulli vantha kolli malai thaenae
O honey of Kolli Hills that came leaping
Nettru varaikkum
Until yesterday
Naan paarththa karpanaigal yaavum
All the imaginations I had witnessed
Unmai enavae naan kaana
For me to see them as reality
Kannil vantha oliyae….ae…
O light that entered my eyes!
Kannmaniyin paavai ena
Like the pupil inside the eye
Kannukkullae vanthavalae
O girl who came inside my eyes
Unnath thaanae paattil vechchaen
I have kept only you in my song
Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen
I have locked you inside my heart
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
By the riverbank, there is a banyan tree, a banyan tree
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Tied to the banyan tree, a cradle sways
Swarnakuyilae
O golden cuckoo!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful Tamil song expresses profound gratitude, deep love, and emotional devotion. The protagonist, a visually impaired man, sings to his beloved who selflessly sacrificed one of her eyes so that he could gain sight. He compares her pure affection to nature's treasures—golden springs, forest honey, and the swelling river floods of the Tamil month Aadi.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Aaththoraththilae aalamaram / Aalamaraththila thooli katti”
Repetition of initial vowel sounds across lines for musical harmony.
Upamai (Simile)
“Aadi vellam pola pongi paadalaamaa”
Comparing the urge to sing to the surging floodwaters of the Aadi month.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Pon vasantha kaalam / Needhaanammaa naan paadum / En uyirin raagam”
Directly metaphorizing the beloved as the golden spring season and the soul's melody.
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Trivia
The movie 'Kasi' (2001) stars Vikram as a blind village singer. The song features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with deeply moving lyrics penned by veteran poet Pulamaipithan.
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