- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kasi
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Aadum nenjil aadum chinna
Kannammaa kannammaa
Aadi vellam pola pongi paadalaamaa
Koodu katti nenjil vaazhum
Ponnammaa ponnammaa
Konji konji konjam vanthu pesalaamaa
Onnath thaanae paattil vechchaen
Nenjukkulla pooti vechchaen
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Velli kolusu rendu thulli kulunga
Unthan kaaladiyin oosai mattum ketkkum
Nenjil varainju vechcha unthan azhaai
Kannil paarththirukka aasai ellaam theerum
Vaanin vadivam enna mannanin vanappum enna
Nee koduththa kannai kondu paarppaen
Kaadu malaigal engum odi kudhichchu vanthu
Ooivedukka un madiyai ketpaen
En vaanilae naan paarkkum
Pon vasantha kaalam
Needhaanammaa naan paadum
En uyirin raagam
Kannmaniyin paavai ena
Kannukkullae vanthavalae
Unnaththaanae paattil vechchaen
Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Kangal irandu
Adhil onna enakku thantha
Un kadana eppadi naan theerppaen
Rendu kural irunthaa onna unakku thanthu
Naanum unnai paada solli ketpaen
Velli nilavil kooda ulla kalangam paththi
Ooru solla kettathundu maanae
Kallam kabadam yaedhum illaa kuzhanthai endru
Thulli vantha kolli malai thaenae
Nettru varaikkum
Naan paarththa karpanaigal yaavum
Unmai enavae naan kaana
Kannil vantha oliyae….ae…
Kannmaniyin paavai ena
Kannukkullae vanthavalae
Unnath thaanae paattil vechchaen
Nenjukkullae pootti vechchaen
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
Aaththoraththilae aalamaram aalamaram
Aalamaraththila thooli katti aada varum
Swarnakuyilae
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
Dancing in my swaying heart, little
Kannamma, my Kannamma!
Shall I overflow like the monsoon flood and sing?
Nesting and living inside my heart,
my precious Ponnammo, Ponnammo!
Will you come close and speak tender, loving words?
It is you alone I placed in my song,
and locked safely inside my heart...
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
As your pair of silver anklets dance and jingle,
only the sound of your footsteps is heard.
To see with my eyes the beauty I drew in my heart,
all my longing will finally be fulfilled.
What the sky looks like, what beauty the earth holds—
I will see them through the eyes you gave me.
After running and leaping across forests and hills,
I will ask to rest upon your lap.
In my sky, you are the one I behold—
a golden season of spring!
You alone are the melody
of my very life that I sing.
Like the pupil of my eye,
O girl who entered inside my eyes!
It is you alone I placed in my song,
and locked safely inside my heart...
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
You had two eyes,
and you gave one of them to me;
how will I ever repay my debt to you?
If I had two voices, I would give one to you,
and I too would ask you to sing and listen.
About the blemishes even on the silver moon,
I have heard the town speak, my dear.
Like an innocent child without deceit or malice,
you came skipping, sweet honey of the Kolli Hills!
Until yesterday,
all the dreams I imagined,
for me to see them turn into reality,
O light that came into my eyes!
Like the pupil of my eye,
O girl who entered inside my eyes!
It is you alone I placed in my song,
and locked safely inside my heart...
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
By the riverbank stands a banyan tree, a banyan tree,
Coming to swing on a cradle tied to the banyan tree,
O golden cuckoo!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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