♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Naan yaaro nee yaaro	Who am I? Who are you?
Ungammaa yaro appaa yaro	Who is your mother? Who is your father?
Kannu yaaro mookku yaaro kaadhu yaaro	Whose eyes are these? Whose nose? Whose ears?
Male
Ada koppan maganae	Oh, son of your father!
Mummy unakku dummythaanappaa	Your mother is just a dummy for you, my child.
Edam thappaa poranthanthathai ippo nenachchu	Thinking about being born in the wrong place right now,
Azhuvathu yaenappaa…..azhuvathu yaenappaa	Why are you crying, my child? Why are you crying?
Male
Ada koppan maganae	Oh, son of your father!
Mummy unakku dummythaanappaa	Your mother is just a dummy for you, my child.
Edam thappaa poranthanthathai ippo nenachchu	Thinking about being born in the wrong place right now,
Azhuvathu yaenappaa…..azhuvathu yaenappaa	Why are you crying, my child? Why are you crying?
Male
Paalootta theriyala seeraatta theriyala	She doesn't know how to feed milk, nor how to cherish you,
Thaalaatta theriyala poraalae veliyilae	She doesn't know how to sing a lullaby, and she walks outside!
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Paaloota yaaraachchum vaareeyalaa	Is anyone coming to feed milk to the baby?
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Paaloota yaaraachchum vaareeyalaa	Is anyone coming to feed milk to the baby?
Male
Kadavul idhilae unakkum uravo	In this aspect, is God related to you?
Avanin ammaa appaa evaro	Who are His mother and father?
Kadavul idhilae unakkum uravo	In this aspect, is God related to you?
Avanin ammaa appaa evaro	Who are His mother and father?
Avarae oru naal thaayum aanaar	He Himself became a mother one day,
Umaiyaal paalil samanthar vaazhnthaar	Sambandar lived on Goddess Parvati's divine milk.
Male
Thaayaarai kaanaamalae	Without ever seeing a mother,
Yaar yaaro vaazhnthaaradaa	So many people have lived in this world, my boy.
Aiyyaavin kaipaalilae	With milk fed by a father's hand,
Medhaigal aanaaradaa….	Many grew up to become great scholars, my boy...
Male
Paalootta theriyala seeraatta theriyala	She doesn't know how to feed milk, nor how to cherish you,
Thaalaatta theriyala poraalae veliyilae	She doesn't know how to sing a lullaby, and she walks outside!
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Paaloota yaaraachchum vaareeyalaa	Is anyone coming to feed milk to the baby?
Male
Ada koppan maganae	Oh, son of your father!
Mummy unakku dummythaanappaa	Your mother is just a dummy for you, my child.
Edam thappaa poranthanthathai ippo nenachchu	Thinking about being born in the wrong place right now,
Azhuvathu yaenappaa…..azhuvathu yaenappaa	Why are you crying, my child? Why are you crying?
Male
Thaaimai uravae thamizhin magimai	The bond of motherhood is the glory of Tamil,
Thaayin madiyil amarnthaal perumai	Sitting on a mother's lap is a pride.
Thaaimai uravae thamizhin magimai	The bond of motherhood is the glory of Tamil,
Thaayin madiyil amarnthaal perumai	Sitting on a mother's lap is a pride.
Unakko oruththi irunthum illai	For you, even though one exists, she is not there,
Unakko neethaan uravin ellai	For you, you yourself are the boundary of relationship.
Male
Kallaana ammaavai nee	A mother who has turned into stone,
Kannaalum paaraathedaa	Do not even look at her with your eyes, my boy!
Aiyyaa un vaazhnaalilae	Oh child, throughout your lifetime,
Amma endrazhaikkathaedaa	Do not ever call anyone 'Mother'!
Male
Paalootta theriyala seeraatta theriyala	She doesn't know how to feed milk, nor how to cherish you,
Thaalaatta theriyala poraalae veliyilae	She doesn't know how to sing a lullaby, and she walks outside!
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Avalaa ongammaa nee azhaama thoongappaa	Is she really your mother? Sleep without crying, my child.
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Paaloota yaaraachchum vaareeyalaa	Is anyone coming to feed milk to the baby?
Aariro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro)
Aariro aariraro aariraro aariraro	Lullaby refrain (Aariro aariraro aariraro aariraro)

Lyrics & meaning

Song interpretation

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Repetitive Refrain)

Irony and English Loanword Juxtaposition

Allusion (Samaya Puranam)

Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Trivia

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