- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Sunandha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Uzhaippali
- Movie release year
- 1993
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Amma Amma Enum Aaruyirae from the 1993 movie Uzhaippali is a soulful lullaby celebrating the sacred, unbreakable bond between a mother and child. Lyricist Vaali poignantly captures the maternal devotion where a mother forgets the ten months of labor pain the moment she holds her child, viewing motherhood as a spiritual penance. The song highlights how worldly paths and circumstances may shift, but a mother's affection remains an absolute constant. The mother showers heartfelt blessings on her child, wishing him a long, prosperous life filled with glory that shines like a lamp. Comparing his presence to a gentle breeze from the sacred Pothigai hills, she vows to remain by his side as an eternal guardian shadow throughout his life's journey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Naan varuven nizhalai polae…”
Comparing the mother's constant presence accompanying the child to a shadow ('nizhalai polae').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Poovizhiyoram / Pon mugam konjam”
Describing the child's face as pure gold ('Pon mugam') and the eyes as gentle flowers ('Poovizhi').
Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Paathaigal maarum / Payanangal maarum”
Repetition of the initial letter 'Pa' in consecutive lines ('Paathaigal' and 'Payanangal').
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Chandhiran theiyum / Santhanam theiyum”
Agreement of the second consonant sound 'nth' in 'Chandhiran' and 'Santhanam'.
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Trivia
This iconic track from Rajinikanth's Uzhaippali (1993) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The film marked a major milestone after smooth resolution of distribution issues in Tamil Cinema during that era, becoming a massive box office hit.
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