Akka
From Brother · 2024
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Stephen Zechariah, Bhargavi Sridhar
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Brother2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…. | Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa.... |
| Kannaa nee kannurangu | My dear child, close your eyes and sleep |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…. | Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa.... |
| Thaalaatta nee urangu | Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you |
| Male | |
| Aaro aaraaro | Aaro aaraaro |
| Akkaa un pero | Sister, is that your name? |
| Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo | Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me |
| Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero | Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand? |
| Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo | Did you come here just for my sake? |
| Male | |
| Adangaatha ennai | Uncontrollable as I was |
| Adaikkaththa thonnai | Without confining me |
| Sitharaamal aalaakkinaayae | You raised me up without letting me shatter |
| Male | |
| Sila aandu munnae | Just a few years ago |
| Piranthaalum pennae | Though born before me, O girl |
| Uravendru sonnaal nee thaayae | If described by bond, you are a mother |
| Male | |
| Aaro aaraaro | Aaro aaraaro |
| Akkaa un pero | Sister, is that your name? |
| Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo | Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me |
| Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero | Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand? |
| Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo | Did you come here just for my sake? |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…. | Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa.... |
| Kannaa nee kannurangu | My dear child, close your eyes and sleep |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…. | Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa.... |
| Thaalaatta nee urangu | Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you |
| Male | |
| Mudhal adi eduththaen vaikka | When I took my very first step |
| Thalir nadai thaduthae poikka | When my tender walk stumbled and failed |
| Nilaththai adiththu nee kadinthaai | You hit the floor and scolded it |
| Male | |
| Vizhi ena enai nee variththaai | You chose me as your own eyes |
| Imaigalai kudaiyaai viriththaai | You spread your eyelashes like an umbrella over me |
| Urakkam tholathenai valarththaai | Losing your sleep, you raised me |
| Male | |
| Alai pola nillaamal | Without stopping like ocean waves |
| Aadiya un tholga | Your moving shoulders |
| Anantha oonjalgalaagum | Became joyful swings for me |
| Male | |
| Maravaatha en nenjam | My unforgetting heart |
| Malligai poo konjum | Caressed by jasmine flowers |
| Vaasaththai thedum | Searches for that scent |
| Male | |
| Aaro aaraaro | Aaro aaraaro |
| Akkaa un pero | Sister, is that your name? |
| Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo | Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me |
| Female and Male : | Female and Male : |
| Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero | Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand? |
| Male :Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo | Male : Did you come here just for my sake? |
| Male | |
| Oo…thavarugal therinthae seithum | Oo... even when I knowingly committed mistakes |
| Enakkena irunthaai endrum | You always stood by me |
| Neethaan thavam varam irandum | You are both the penance and the boon |
| Male | |
| Adi udhai kidaikkum endraal | If beatings and scoldings were headed my way |
| Izhuththennai maraippaai pinnaal | You would pull me behind you and hide me |
| Kavasam nirantharam enakkum | A permanent armor for me |
| Male | |
| Puyal kaattril naan endraal | If I am in a stormy wind |
| Naanalgal nee aavaai | You become the flexible reeds |
| Naan pongi pogaamal kaappaai | Protecting me from being overwhelmed |
| Male | |
| Ammaa kannammaa | Mother, my dear Kannamma |
| Female :Kannammaa | Female : Kannamma |
| Male :Kannae neeyammaa | Male : You are my precious eyes, mother |
| Female :Neeyammaa | Female : You are mother |
| Male :Unaiyandri enakkingae yaarammaa | Male : Who else do I have here besides you, mother? |
| Male | |
| Pennil ponnammaa | Golden treasure among women |
| Female :Ponnammaa | Female : Golden treasure |
| Male :Ullam poovammaa | Male : Heart like a soft flower |
| Female :Poovammaa | Female : Soft flower |
| Male :Nadamaadum mann deivam neeyamma | Male : You are a walking deity on this earth, dear mother |
| Male | |
| Madi meedhu ennai | Holding me upon your lap |
| Pularaatha yaenthi | Until dawn breaks without sleeping |
| Magan pola aalaakki thanthaai | You brought me up like your own son |
| Male | |
| Valarnthaalum ennai | Even as I grew up |
| Sirupillai ennum | Saying I am still a little child |
| Kadhai solli kaappaattri vanthaai | You kept protecting me by telling stories |
| Female | |
| Kannammaa neeyammaa | Kannamma, you are my mother |
| Aaraariraaro mmm | Aaraariraaro mmm |
| Ponnammaa poovammaa | Golden woman, flower-hearted mother |
| Thaalaathae thaalaalaelo | Sing a lullaby, thaalaalaelo |
ஆஅ....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...
கண்ணா நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
ஆஅ....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...
தாலாட்ட நீ உறங்கு
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
My dear child, close your eyes and sleep
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you
ஆரோ ஆராரோ
அக்கா உன் பேரோ
பெறவில்லை ஆனாலும் நீ தாயோ
பாலை மண் மீது பாயும் பன்னீரோ
எனக்காகத்தான் இங்கு வந்தாயோ
Aaro aaraaro
Sister, is that your name?
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Did you come here just for my sake?
அடங்காத என்னை
அடைக்காத்த தொன்னை
சிதறாமல் ஆளாக்கினாயே....
Uncontrollable as I was
Without confining me
You raised me up without letting me shatter
சில ஆண்டு முன்னே
பிறந்தாலும் பெண்ணே
உறவென்று சொன்னால் நீ தாயே
Just a few years ago
Though born before me, O girl
If described by bond, you are a mother
ஆரோ ஆராரோ
அக்கா உன் பேரோ
பெறவில்லை ஆனாலும் நீ தாயோ
பாலை மண் மீது பாயும் பன்னீரோ
எனக்காகத்தான் இங்கு வந்தாயோ
Aaro aaraaro
Sister, is that your name?
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Did you come here just for my sake?
ஆஅ....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...
கண்ணா நீ கண்ணுறங்கு
ஆஅ....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...
தாலாட்ட நீ உறங்கு
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
My dear child, close your eyes and sleep
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you
முதல் அடி எடுத்தேன் வைக்க
தளிர் நடை தடுத்தே பொய்க்க
நிலத்தை அடித்து நீ கடிந்தாய்
When I took my very first step
When my tender walk stumbled and failed
You hit the floor and scolded it
விழி என எனை நீ வரித்தாய்
இமைகளை குடையாய் விரித்தாய்
உறக்கம் தொலைத்தெனை வளர்த்தாய்
You chose me as your own eyes
You spread your eyelashes like an umbrella over me
Losing your sleep, you raised me
அலை போல நில்லாமல்
ஆடிய உன் தோள்கள்
ஆனந்த ஊஞ்சல்களாகும்
Without stopping like ocean waves
Your moving shoulders
Became joyful swings for me
மறவாத என் நெஞ்சம்
மல்லிகை பூ கொஞ்சும்
வாசத்தை தேடும்
My unforgetting heart
Caressed by jasmine flowers
Searches for that scent
ஆரோ ஆராரோ
அக்கா உன் பேரோ
பெறவில்லை ஆனாலும் நீ தாயோ
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
பாலை மண் மீது பாயும் பன்னீரோ
எனக்காகத்தான் இங்கு வந்தாயோ
Aaro aaraaro
Sister, is that your name?
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Female and Male :
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Male : Did you come here just for my sake?
ஓஓ....தவறுகள் தெரிந்தே செய்தும்
எனக்கென இருந்தாய் என்றும்
நீதான் தவம் வரம் இரண்டும்
Oo... even when I knowingly committed mistakes
You always stood by me
You are both the penance and the boon
அடி உதை கிடைக்கும் என்றால்
இழுத்தென்னை மறைப்பாய் பின்னால்
கவசம் நிரந்தரம் எனக்கும்
If beatings and scoldings were headed my way
You would pull me behind you and hide me
A permanent armor for me
புயல் காற்றில் நான் நின்றால்
பூந்தென்றல் நீ ஆவாய்
புன்னகையால் என்னை வெல்வாய்
If I am in a stormy wind
You become the flexible reeds
Protecting me from being overwhelmed
நதி வெள்ளம் நான் என்றால்
நாணல்கள் நீ ஆவாய்
நான் பொங்கி போகாமல் காப்பாய்
Mother, my dear Kannamma
Female : Kannamma
Male : You are my precious eyes, mother
Female : You are mother
Male : Who else do I have here besides you, mother?
அம்மா கண்ணம்மா
கண்ணம்மா
கண்ணே நீயம்மா
நீயம்மா
உனையன்றி எனக்கிங்கே யாரம்மா
Golden treasure among women
Female : Golden treasure
Male : Heart like a soft flower
Female : Soft flower
Male : You are a walking deity on this earth, dear mother
பெண்ணில் பொன்னம்மா
பொன்னம்மா
உள்ளம் பூவம்மா
பூவம்மா
நடமாடும் மண் தெய்வம் நீயம்மா
Holding me upon your lap
Until dawn breaks without sleeping
You brought me up like your own son
மடி மீது என்னை
புலராத ஏந்தி
மகன் போல ஆளாக்கி தந்தாய்
Even as I grew up
Saying I am still a little child
You kept protecting me by telling stories
வளர்ந்தாலும் என்னை
சிறுபிள்ளை என்னும்
கதை சொல்லி காப்பாற்றி வந்தாய்
Kannamma, you are my mother
Aaraariraaro mmm
Golden woman, flower-hearted mother
Sing a lullaby, thaalaalaelo
கண்ணம்மா நீயம்மா
ஆராரிராரோ ம்ம்ம்
பொன்னம்மா பூவம்மா
தாலாலே தாலாலேலோ
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa….
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Kannaa nee kannurangu
My dear child, close your eyes and sleep
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa….
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Thaalaatta nee urangu
Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you
Aaro aaraaro
Aaro aaraaro
Akkaa un pero
Sister, is that your name?
Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo
Did you come here just for my sake?
Adangaatha ennai
Uncontrollable as I was
Adaikkaththa thonnai
Without confining me
Sitharaamal aalaakkinaayae
You raised me up without letting me shatter
Sila aandu munnae
Just a few years ago
Piranthaalum pennae
Though born before me, O girl
Uravendru sonnaal nee thaayae
If described by bond, you are a mother
Aaro aaraaro
Aaro aaraaro
Akkaa un pero
Sister, is that your name?
Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo
Did you come here just for my sake?
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa….
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Kannaa nee kannurangu
My dear child, close your eyes and sleep
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa….
Ah....aa....aa...aa....aa....
Thaalaatta nee urangu
Sleep as I sing a lullaby for you
Mudhal adi eduththaen vaikka
When I took my very first step
Thalir nadai thaduthae poikka
When my tender walk stumbled and failed
Nilaththai adiththu nee kadinthaai
You hit the floor and scolded it
Vizhi ena enai nee variththaai
You chose me as your own eyes
Imaigalai kudaiyaai viriththaai
You spread your eyelashes like an umbrella over me
Urakkam tholathenai valarththaai
Losing your sleep, you raised me
Alai pola nillaamal
Without stopping like ocean waves
Aadiya un tholga
Your moving shoulders
Anantha oonjalgalaagum
Became joyful swings for me
Maravaatha en nenjam
My unforgetting heart
Malligai poo konjum
Caressed by jasmine flowers
Vaasaththai thedum
Searches for that scent
Aaro aaraaro
Aaro aaraaro
Akkaa un pero
Sister, is that your name?
Peravilai aanaalum nee thaayo
Even if it is not a grand name, you are a mother to me
Female and Male :
Female and Male :
Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero
Are you the rosewater flowing over desert sand?
Male :Enakkagaththaan ingu vanthaayo
Male : Did you come here just for my sake?
Oo…thavarugal therinthae seithum
Oo... even when I knowingly committed mistakes
Enakkena irunthaai endrum
You always stood by me
Neethaan thavam varam irandum
You are both the penance and the boon
Adi udhai kidaikkum endraal
If beatings and scoldings were headed my way
Izhuththennai maraippaai pinnaal
You would pull me behind you and hide me
Kavasam nirantharam enakkum
A permanent armor for me
Puyal kaattril naan endraal
If I am in a stormy wind
Naanalgal nee aavaai
You become the flexible reeds
Naan pongi pogaamal kaappaai
Protecting me from being overwhelmed
Ammaa kannammaa
Mother, my dear Kannamma
Female :Kannammaa
Female : Kannamma
Male :Kannae neeyammaa
Male : You are my precious eyes, mother
Female :Neeyammaa
Female : You are mother
Male :Unaiyandri enakkingae yaarammaa
Male : Who else do I have here besides you, mother?
Pennil ponnammaa
Golden treasure among women
Female :Ponnammaa
Female : Golden treasure
Male :Ullam poovammaa
Male : Heart like a soft flower
Female :Poovammaa
Female : Soft flower
Male :Nadamaadum mann deivam neeyamma
Male : You are a walking deity on this earth, dear mother
Madi meedhu ennai
Holding me upon your lap
Pularaatha yaenthi
Until dawn breaks without sleeping
Magan pola aalaakki thanthaai
You brought me up like your own son
Valarnthaalum ennai
Even as I grew up
Sirupillai ennum
Saying I am still a little child
Kadhai solli kaappaattri vanthaai
You kept protecting me by telling stories
Kannammaa neeyammaa
Kannamma, you are my mother
Aaraariraaro mmm
Aaraariraaro mmm
Ponnammaa poovammaa
Golden woman, flower-hearted mother
Thaalaathae thaalaalaelo
Sing a lullaby, thaalaalaelo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional lullaby from the movie 'Brother' (2024), composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, captures the pure and selfless bond between an elder sister and her younger brother. The brother reflects on how his elder sister fulfilled the role of a mother, raising him with endless patience, shielding him from punishment, and offering unwavering love. He compares her presence in his life to comforting rosewater poured onto a dry desert.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paalai mann meethu paayum panneero”
Compares the sister's nourishing presence in a tough life to rosewater flowing on dry desert sand.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Imaigalai kudaiyaai viriththaai”
Compares the protective care of eyelids to an umbrella shielding a child.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Adangaatha ennai / Adaikkaththa thonnai”
Repetition of the initial letter 'A' across consecutive lines (Adangaatha / Adaikkaththa / Aalaakkinaayae).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nadamaadum mann deivam neeyamma”
Refers to the sister as a walking living deity on earth.
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Trivia
This track marks another collaboration between veteran lyricist Thamarai and composer Harris Jayaraj, renowned for creating deeply expressive melody tracks in Tamil cinema. The song highlights the core theme of the film 'Brother', starring Jayam Ravi.
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