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Alangatti Mazhai

From Thenali · 2000

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
Kamal Haasan, Srinivas, Sujatha
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Thenali
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
17 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alangatti mazhai
Thalatta vandhaachcha
Du vitta manasu
Pazham vittu serndaacha
Male :Haach
Samarasam seiyya
Chandriran vandhaacha
Chinna chinna sanda
Samadhaanamaacha
Male :Haach
Ippa pazhasa marandhu
Kadhaikka vandhachchaa
Endra visanam marandhu
Kaththodu poyaachchu
Thaninna thagadiku thaninna
Thagadiku thaninna
Thaana nannaa
Thaninna thagadiku thaninna
Thagadiku thaninna…naaa
Ho o oo..oooo…oooo…ooooo
Kulamkaattum vennilavai
Azhagana nam kudumbam
Kal ondru vizhuvadhaal kalayalaama
Kal ondru vizhuvadhinaal
Thanneeril neli neliyaai
Alaipodum oviyaththai rasikkalaamae
Sithanna vaasal sirppangal pakkam
Verum paarai enno
Female :Anbennum uli pattadhaal
Paarai silai aagumae
Pittu kuzhalukku
Thengaai poova pola
Hehaaa…
Onaa kalandhida nenju thudikkudhu
Pi pi pi pittu kuzhalukku
Thengaai poova pola
Onaa kalandhida nenju thudikkudhu
Sondhaththai dhinam sandhikka
Avar nizhal kooda yengudhu..amma
Alangatti mazhai
Thalatta vandhaachcha
Du vitta manasu
Pazham vittu serndaacha
Thandhanandhom thandhanandhom
Haiyoda haiya haiyoda hai hai
Thandhanandhom thandhanandhom
Haiyoda haiya haiyoda hai hai
………………………………………………………..
Aatroda naanal adhu
Katrodu kai kulukka
Natpodu naamum adhai
Konjalaam nil
Panayil pazham parichchu
Vidhaiyil thenna valarkka
Aarenum asa pattaal
Aagumo sol
Oruvar punnagai
Matravar mugam adhil pookkumae..ae…
Male :Ullankaiyindra regaigal
Palan ondragumae
Anaivarum ingu nadandhidum podhu
Oru nizhal mattum therivadhenna
Male :Kavidhai pol ulla kudumbadhthil
Naanum oru varthai aagalaamo
Aaahh…aaa aalangatti mazhai
Thalatta vandhutttudhu
Du vitta manasu
Pazham vittu serndhittudhu
Samarasam seiya
Thenaali vandhaanae
Chinna chinna sandai
Samadhanam thaanae
Thulli gudichchu gudichchu
Korayudhu vayasu
Ippo sirikka sirikka
Noiyelaam poyaachchu
Has the hailstorm rain
come to sing a lullaby?
Have the hearts that fell out
made up and come together?
Male: Haa-ch!
To bring about peace,
has the moon arrived?
Have the petty quarrels
ended in peace?
Male: Haa-ch!
Forgetting the past now,
have you come to chat?
My worries are all forgotten,
and have vanished in the wind!
Thaninna thagadikku thaninna
Thagadikku thaninna
Thaana nannaa
Thaninna thagadikku thaninna
Thagadikku thaninna... naaa
Ho oh oh... ohoh... ohoh... ohohoh
Like the white moon reflected in the pond,
our family is so beautiful.
Should it be disturbed just because a pebble falls in?
When a pebble falls into it,
with ripples winding across the water,
can't we just enjoy the wavy art it creates?
Beside the sculptures of Sittannavasal,
does it look like just a plain rock?
Female: When touched by the chisel of love,
even a rock becomes a sculpture!
Inside the pittu mold,
like the grated coconut,
Hehaaa...
my heart yearns to blend together as one!
Inside the pittu mold,
like the grated coconut,
my heart yearns to blend together as one!
To meet his loved ones every day,
even his shadow yearns... Mother!
Has the hailstorm rain
come to sing a lullaby?
Have the hearts that fell out
made up and come together?
Thanthananthom thanthananthom
Haiyoda haiya haiyoda hai hai
Thanthananthom thanthananthom
Haiyoda haiya haiyoda hai hai
...
As the reeds beside the river
shake hands with the breeze,
let us pause with fondness
and cherish them!
Plucking fruit from a palmyra tree,
to grow a coconut palm from its seed—
if anyone wishes for that,
tell me, can it ever happen?
The smile of one person
blooms upon the face of the other!
Male: The lines on our palms may differ,
but our destiny is one!
When everyone walks together here,
why does only a single shadow appear?
Male: In this family that is like a poem,
may I also become a word?
Ah... haa, the hailstorm rain
has come to sing a lullaby!
The hearts that fell out
have made up and come together!
To make peace,
Thenali has arrived!
All the little fights
have turned into harmony!
Leaping and bouncing with joy,
our age is growing younger!
Now, laughing and laughing,
all the sickness is gone!
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Female
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Female
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Chorus
Female
Male
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Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Alangatti Mazhai' from the movie Thenali (2000) is a warm, uplifting track celebrating family reconciliation, affection, and the healing power of togetherness. Through poetic allegories—such as ripples on a pond created by a thrown stone, raw rocks transformed into statues by the chisel of love, and coconut seamlessly blending into pittu—the lyrics convey that minor squabbles should never break the bonds of family. The second half emphasizes unity and mutual happiness, describing how a smile on one person's face brings joy to another and how the family walks so closely together that they cast a single shadow. The protagonist, Thenali, brings innocent humor and warmth, demonstrating that laughter and love can heal past wounds and dispel all worries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Pittu kuzhalukku Thengaai poova pola”

Compares the blending of hearts in a family to grated coconut filling inside a traditional pittu steamer.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Anbennum uli pattadhaal Paarai silai aagumae”

Love is conceptualized as a sculptor's chisel that turns a plain stone boulder into an exquisite statue.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kavidhai pol ulla kudumbadhthil Naanum oru varthai aagalaamo”

Compares the entire family to an exquisite poem, with the speaker asking to be a small word within it.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

“Alangatti mazhai / Thalatta vandhaachcha”

The second consonant 'la' matches across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic symmetry.

Rhetorical Question

“Kal ondru vizhuvadhaal kalayalaama”

Asks whether a small stone falling into a pond should destroy the beautiful reflection, encouraging optimism despite disturbances.

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