Achu Penne
From Ranam Aram Thavarel · 2024
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- Arrol Corelli
- Details
- Ranam Aram Thavarel2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Achu penne aasai mugame | Cute little girl, beloved face |
| Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire | The life living on earth just for me |
| Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye | Oh my eyes, oh rain of love |
| Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave | The dream that beholds a smaller version of me |
| Female | |
| Thaavum nilavaaga thoongum nijamaaga | Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality |
| Thoppul kodiyoram udhikkum malare | Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord |
| Aadum nizhalaaga aayul ninaivaaga | Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory |
| Endhan viraloram mulaikkum virale | Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger |
| Female | |
| Sinungum siru theni | Whining little honeybee |
| Uruvil siridhe nee | You are small in form |
| Irundhum karuvil enai | Yet in your heart you carry me |
| Yendhum magal nee | You are the daughter who holds me |
| Female | |
| Achu penne aasai mugame | Cute little girl, beloved face |
| Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire | The life living on earth just for me |
| Female | |
| Sindhum sirippellaam | May all the laughter you shed |
| Nooraagida vendum | Multiply a hundredfold |
| Soozhum pizhaiyellam | May all the surrounding mistakes |
| Nuraiyaagida vendum | Turn into fleeting foam |
| Female | |
| Undhan arugaamai | Your closeness |
| Vaazhnaal varai vendum | I need until the end of my life |
| Undhan madi meedhe | Right upon your lap |
| Uyir naan vida vendum | I wish to breathe my last |
| Female | |
| Un kaalam kaivittu odumaa | Will your childhood run out of time? |
| Nee valara maruththu vaazhamma | Refuse to grow up and live, my child |
| Aanen unnaale thenamma | I became sweet like honey because of you, my dear |
| Un mazhalai parugum naanammaa | I am the one drinking your baby talk, my dear |
| Female | |
| Indha jenmam podhumaa | Is this single birth enough? |
| Endha jenmam yerpinum | Whichever birth I take |
| En pillaiyaagavaa | Will you become my child again? |
| Female | |
| Achu penne aasai mugame | Cute little girl, beloved face |
| Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire | The life living on earth just for me |
| Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye | Oh my eyes, oh rain of love |
| Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave | The dream that beholds a smaller version of me |
| Female | |
| Thaavum nilavaaga thoongum nijamaaga | Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality |
| Thoppul kodiyoram udhikkum malare | Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord |
| Aadum nizhalaaga aayul ninaivaaga | Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory |
| Endhan viraloram mulaikkum virale | Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger |
| Female | |
| Sinungum siru theni | Whining little honeybee |
| Uruvil siridhe nee | You are small in form |
| Irundhum karuvil enai | Yet in your heart you carry me |
| Yendhum magal nee | You are the daughter who holds me |
| Female | |
| Achu penne aasai mugame | Cute little girl, beloved face |
| Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire | The life living on earth just for me |
| Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye | Oh my eyes, oh rain of love |
| Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave | The dream that beholds a smaller version of me |
அச்சு பெண்ணே ஆசை முகமே
மண்ணில் எனக்காக வாழும் உயிரே
கண்ணே கண்ணே காதல் மழையே
என்னை சிறிதாக காணும் கனவே
Cute little girl, beloved face
The life living on earth just for me
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
தாவும் நிழலாக தூங்கும் நிஜமாக
தொப்புள் கொடியோரம் உதிக்கும் மலரே
ஆடும் நிழலாக ஆயுள் நினைவாக
எந்தன் விரலோரம் முளைக்கும் விரலே
Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality
Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord
Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory
Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger
சினுங்கும் சிறு தேனி
உருவில் சிறிதே நீ
இருந்தும் கருவில் எனை
ஏந்தும் மகள் நீ
Whining little honeybee
You are small in form
Yet in your heart you carry me
You are the daughter who holds me
அச்சு பெண்ணே ஆசை முகமே
மண்ணில் எனக்காக வாழும் உயிரே
Cute little girl, beloved face
The life living on earth just for me
சிந்தும் சிரிப்பெல்லாம்
நூறாகிட வேண்டும்
சூழும் பிழையெல்லாம்
நுரையாகிட வேண்டும்
May all the laughter you shed
Multiply a hundredfold
May all the surrounding mistakes
Turn into fleeting foam
உந்தன் அருகாமை
வாழ்நாள் வரை வேண்டும்
உந்தன் மடி மீதே
உயிர் நான் விட வேண்டும்
Your closeness
I need until the end of my life
Right upon your lap
I wish to breathe my last
உன் காலம் கைவிட்டு ஓடுமா
நீ வளர மறுத்து வாழம்மா
ஆனேன் உன்னாலே தேனம்மா
உன் மழலை பருகும் நானம்மா
Will your childhood run out of time?
Refuse to grow up and live, my child
I became sweet like honey because of you, my dear
I am the one drinking your baby talk, my dear
இந்த ஜென்மம் போதுமா
எந்த ஜென்மம் ஏற்பினும்
என் பிள்ளையாகவா
Is this single birth enough?
Whichever birth I take
Will you become my child again?
அச்சு பெண்ணே ஆசை முகமே
மண்ணில் எனக்காக வாழும் உயிரே
கண்ணே கண்ணே காதல் மழையே
என்னை சிறிதாக கானும் கனவே
Cute little girl, beloved face
The life living on earth just for me
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
தாவும் நிழலாக தூங்கும் நிஜமாக
தொப்புள் கொடியோரம் உதிக்கும் மலரே
ஆடும் நிழலாக ஆயுள் நினைவாக
எந்தன் விரலோரம் முளைக்கும் விரலே
Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality
Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord
Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory
Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger
சினுங்கும் சிறு தேனி
உருவில் சிறிதே நீ
இருந்தும் கருவில் எனை
ஏந்தும் மகள் நீ
Whining little honeybee
You are small in form
Yet in your heart you carry me
You are the daughter who holds me
அச்சு பெண்ணே ஆசை முகமே
மண்ணில் எனக்காக வாழும் உயிரே
கண்ணே கண்ணே காதல் மழையே
என்னை சிறிதாக கானும் கனவே
Cute little girl, beloved face
The life living on earth just for me
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
Achu penne aasai mugame
Cute little girl, beloved face
Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire
The life living on earth just for me
Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
Thaavum nilavaaga thoongum nijamaaga
Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality
Thoppul kodiyoram udhikkum malare
Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord
Aadum nizhalaaga aayul ninaivaaga
Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory
Endhan viraloram mulaikkum virale
Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger
Sinungum siru theni
Whining little honeybee
Uruvil siridhe nee
You are small in form
Irundhum karuvil enai
Yet in your heart you carry me
Yendhum magal nee
You are the daughter who holds me
Achu penne aasai mugame
Cute little girl, beloved face
Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire
The life living on earth just for me
Sindhum sirippellaam
May all the laughter you shed
Nooraagida vendum
Multiply a hundredfold
Soozhum pizhaiyellam
May all the surrounding mistakes
Nuraiyaagida vendum
Turn into fleeting foam
Undhan arugaamai
Your closeness
Vaazhnaal varai vendum
I need until the end of my life
Undhan madi meedhe
Right upon your lap
Uyir naan vida vendum
I wish to breathe my last
Un kaalam kaivittu odumaa
Will your childhood run out of time?
Nee valara maruththu vaazhamma
Refuse to grow up and live, my child
Aanen unnaale thenamma
I became sweet like honey because of you, my dear
Un mazhalai parugum naanammaa
I am the one drinking your baby talk, my dear
Indha jenmam podhumaa
Is this single birth enough?
Endha jenmam yerpinum
Whichever birth I take
En pillaiyaagavaa
Will you become my child again?
Achu penne aasai mugame
Cute little girl, beloved face
Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire
The life living on earth just for me
Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
Thaavum nilavaaga thoongum nijamaaga
Like a leaping moon, like a sleeping reality
Thoppul kodiyoram udhikkum malare
Oh flower blooming beside the umbilical cord
Aadum nizhalaaga aayul ninaivaaga
Like a dancing shadow, like a lifelong memory
Endhan viraloram mulaikkum virale
Oh finger sprouting along the edge of my finger
Sinungum siru theni
Whining little honeybee
Uruvil siridhe nee
You are small in form
Irundhum karuvil enai
Yet in your heart you carry me
Yendhum magal nee
You are the daughter who holds me
Achu penne aasai mugame
Cute little girl, beloved face
Mannil enakkaga vaazhum uyire
The life living on earth just for me
Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye
Oh my eyes, oh rain of love
Ennai siridhaaga kannum kanave
The dream that beholds a smaller version of me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Achu Penne' from the movie Ranam Aram Thavarel (2024) is a deeply emotional lullaby and affection-filled tender expression from a mother to her newborn daughter. Composed by Arrol Corelli and sung gracefully by Shreya Ghoshal with lyrics penned by Vivek, the song portrays a mother marveling at her child's pure existence. She compares her child to a leaping moon, a flower connected by the umbilical cord, and a little honeybee, acknowledging that although the child is tiny in physical form, she holds the mother's entire soul inside her heart. The mother prays for her daughter's laughter to multiply and for all life's faults to dissolve away like foam. She expresses a whimsical wish for her child never to grow up and run out of childhood innocence, wishing to remain close to her child throughout this lifetime and across future births as well.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagandhal)
“Kanne kanne kaadhal mazhaiye”
The lyricist directly compares the child to a shower of love ('kaadhal mazhaiye') rather than using a comparative conjunction.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Thaavum nilavaaga thoongum nijamaaga”
The suffix '-aaga' is used to draw a direct poetic comparison between the child and a leaping moon ('Thaavum nilavaaga').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Sinungum siru theni”
Repetition of the initial 'Si' sound in 'Sinungum' and 'siru' creates a melodic internal rhythm.
Paradox
“Irundhum karuvil enai Yendhum magal nee”
The line presents a paradox where a small child who was inside the mother's womb is described as holding the mother within herself.
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Trivia
The song 'Achu Penne' features music composed by Arrol Corelli and is sung by Shreya Ghoshal. The track highlights lyricist Vivek's signature style of using delicate, emotive imagery to depict maternal bonding.
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