Aele Aele Female
From Pasumpon · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Pasumpon1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aelae aelae maayi | Oh mother, oh mother, |
| Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan | Why did the Creator create a heart? |
| Aelaa sella thaayi | Oh beloved mother, |
| Porandhavan yendi manasa odachaan | Why did the child born to me break my heart? |
| Female | |
| Garbathula ulla mattum | Only as long as the child is inside the womb, |
| Andha pulla sondha pulla | Is that child truly one's own child. |
| Thoppul kodi vetti puttaa | Once the umbilical cord is severed, |
| Sondham illa bandham illa | There is no kinship, there is no bond. |
| Female | |
| Aelae aelae maayi | Oh mother, oh mother, |
| Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan | Why did the Creator create a heart? |
| Female | |
| Aelae aelae maayi | Oh mother, oh mother, |
| Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan | Why did the Creator create a heart? |
| Aelaa sella thaayi | Oh beloved mother, |
| Porandhavan yendi manasa odachaan | Why did the child born to me break my heart? |
ஏலே ஏலே மாயி
படைச்சவன் ஏன்டா மனச படைச்சான்
ஏலே செல்லத் தாயி
பொறந்தவன் ஏன்டி மனச ஒடைச்சான்
Oh mother, oh mother,
Why did the Creator create a heart?
Oh beloved mother,
Why did the child born to me break my heart?
கர்பத்துல உள்ள மட்டும்
அந்தப் புள்ள சொந்தப் புள்ள
தொப்புள் கொடி வெட்டிப் புட்டா
சொந்தம் இல்ல பந்தம் இல்ல
Only as long as the child is inside the womb,
Is that child truly one's own child.
Once the umbilical cord is severed,
There is no kinship, there is no bond.
ஏலே ஏலே மாயி
படச்சவன் ஏன்டா மனச படச்சான்
Oh mother, oh mother,
Why did the Creator create a heart?
ஏலே ஏலே மாயி
படைச்சவன் ஏன்டா மனச படைச்சான்
ஏலே செல்லத் தாயி
பொறந்தவன் ஏன்டி மனச ஒடைச்சான்
Oh mother, oh mother,
Why did the Creator create a heart?
Oh beloved mother,
Why did the child born to me break my heart?
Aelae aelae maayi
Oh mother, oh mother,
Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan
Why did the Creator create a heart?
Aelaa sella thaayi
Oh beloved mother,
Porandhavan yendi manasa odachaan
Why did the child born to me break my heart?
Garbathula ulla mattum
Only as long as the child is inside the womb,
Andha pulla sondha pulla
Is that child truly one's own child.
Thoppul kodi vetti puttaa
Once the umbilical cord is severed,
Sondham illa bandham illa
There is no kinship, there is no bond.
Aelae aelae maayi
Oh mother, oh mother,
Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan
Why did the Creator create a heart?
Aelae aelae maayi
Oh mother, oh mother,
Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan
Why did the Creator create a heart?
Aelaa sella thaayi
Oh beloved mother,
Porandhavan yendi manasa odachaan
Why did the child born to me break my heart?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song from the film Pasumpon expresses profound maternal grief and emotional disillusionment. The speaker questions the divine purpose behind human emotions and the heart, lamenting how a child raised with utmost love ends up breaking the parent's heart. It highlights a tragic philosophy: the absolute closeness between a mother and her child exists uninterrupted only within the protection of the womb; once the physical umbilical cord is severed, earthly distance and emotional detachment inevitably take over.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Padachavan yendaa manasa padachaan”
The lyrics repeatedly question the Creator's intent behind endowing humans with emotional hearts that are prone to heartbreak.
Metaphor
“Thoppul kodi vetti puttaa / Sondham illa bandham illa”
The umbilical cord ('Thoppul kodi') serves as a powerful metaphor for the intrinsic biological and emotional bond that connects a mother and child.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Andha pulla sondha pulla / Sondham illa bandham illa”
The lines end with rhyming patterns like 'sondha pulla' and 'bandham illa' to enhance rhythmic oral tradition.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for the 1995 film Pasumpon was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The film stars Prabhu, Sivaji Ganesan, and Radhika, focusing on complex family dynamics and rural emotional ties.
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