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Lyrics & meaning

Amma Endraal Anbu

From Adimai Penn · 1969

Lyricist: Vaali
Singer: Jayalalithaa
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Adimai Penn
Movie release year: 1969
Lyrics added on: 29 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Amma endral anbu

Appa endral arivu

Aasaan endral kalvi

Avarae ulagil deivam } (2)

{ Annaiyai pillai

Pillaiyai annai amma

Endrae azhaipadhundu } (2)

{ Anbin vilakam

Panbin muzhakam

Amma endroru sollil undu } (2)

{ Pathu thingal

Madi sumapaal pillai

Petradhum thunbathai marapaal } (2)

Pathiyam irundhu

Kaapaal than rathathai

Paalaaki kodupaal

Amma endral anbu

Appa endral arivu

Aasaan endral kalvi

Avarae ulagil deivam

{ Iyarkai kodukum

Selvathai ellam podhuvaai

Vaithida vendum } (2)

{ Illaathavarkum

Irupavar thamakum

Pagirndhae koduthida vendum} (2)

{ Oruvarukaaga mazhaiyillai

Oruvarukaaga nilavillai } (2)

Varuvadhellam anaivarukum

Vagudhae vaithaal vazhakillai

Amma endral anbu

Appa endral arivu

Aasaan endral kalvi

Avarae ulagil deivam

{ Mozhiyum naadum

Mugathuku irandu vizhigal

Aagum yendru } (2)

{ Unarum podhu

Unakum yenakum

Nanmai yendrum undu } (2)

{ Vaazhum uyiril

Uyarvum thaazhvum

Vaguthu vaipadhu paavam } (2)

Karunai konda

Manidharellam kadavul

Vadivam aagum

Amma endral anbu

Appa endral arivu

Aasaan endral kalvi

Avarae ulagil deivam

Mother means love,

Father means wisdom,

Teacher means knowledge,

They are the living gods of this world.

A child calls its mother,

and a mother calls her child,

both by the tender name 'Amma'.

The true meaning of love

and the voice of noble virtue

are found in that single word, 'Mother'.

For ten months,

she carries the child in her womb,

and forgets all her pain the moment it is born.

Observing strict care in what she eats,

she protects her baby, and turns her blood

into milk to nurture it.

Mother means love,

Father means wisdom,

Teacher means knowledge,

They are the living gods of this world.

All the wealth and bounty

that nature gives to us

should be held in common for all.

Between those who have not

and those who have,

everything must be shared fairly.

The rain does not fall for just one person;

the moon does not shine for just one person.

If all that comes is shared with everyone,

there will be no room for dispute.

Mother means love,

Father means wisdom,

Teacher means knowledge,

They are the living gods of this world.

Our language and our land

are like the two eyes

upon a person's face;

when we realize this truth,

there will always be goodness

for both you and me.

Among living beings,

to divide people into high and low

is a grave sin.

Every human being

who has a compassionate heart

is a living form of God.

Mother means love,

Father means wisdom,

Teacher means knowledge,

They are the living gods of this world.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from the movie Adimai Penn celebrates core moral values, social equality, and filial devotion. The lyrics open by defining mother as love, father as wisdom, and teacher as education, placing them higher than any abstract deity. It glorifies maternal sacrifice, depicting how a mother converts her blood into milk and forgets the pain of childbirth upon seeing her offspring.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaaphoral Alliteration (Mohnai)

“Amma endral anbu / Appa endral arivu / Aasaan endral kalvi”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' across consecutive lines (Amma, Appa, Aasaan, Avarae) creating a harmonious rhythm.

Second-Letter Rhyming (Edhugai)

“Anbin vilakam / Panbin muzhakam”

The second consonant sound 'nb' rhymes across lines 'Anbin' and 'Panbin'.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Mozhiyum naadum / Mugathuku irandu vizhigal”

Comparing language and motherland to the two eyes of a face, emphasizing their equal and vital importance.

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Trivia

This song was performed by child singer Master Maharajan in the 1969 blockbuster 'Adimai Penn', which starred M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

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