Amma Nee Summandha Pillai
From Annai Or Aalayam · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Annai Or Aalayam1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ammaa.. | Mother.. |
| Male | |
| Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai | Mother, the child you carried in your womb, |
| Siragodintha killai | Is now a parrot with broken wings. |
| En kangalum en nenjamum | My eyes and my heart, |
| Kondaadum theivam thaaiyae | Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother! |
| Annai orr aalayam | A mother is a holy temple. |
| Annai orr aalayam | A mother is a holy temple. |
| Male | |
| Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai | Mother, the child you carried in your womb, |
| Siragodintha killai | Is now a parrot with broken wings. |
| Male | |
| Mannil enna thondra koodum | What can sprout on this earth, |
| Mazhai ilaatha podhu | When there is no rain? |
| Manidhano mirugamo | Whether human or beast, |
| Thaai ilaamal yethu | Who can exist without a mother? |
| Male | |
| Mannil enna thondra koodum | What can sprout on this earth, |
| Mazhai ilaatha podhu | When there is no rain? |
| Manidhano mirugamo | Whether human or beast, |
| Thaai ilaamal yethu | Who can exist without a mother? |
| Male | |
| Annai sonna vaarthai indru | The words spoken by my mother today, |
| Ninaivil vanthathu | Have come back to my memory. |
| Anbu endra sollae thaayin | The very word called love, |
| Vadivil vanthathu | Has arrived in the form of a mother. |
| Engae engae….. | Where are you, where are you...? |
| Male | |
| Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai | Mother, the child you carried in your womb, |
| Siragodintha killai | Is now a parrot with broken wings. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhavaitha theivam indru | Why did the deity who gave me life, |
| Vaanam sendratheno | Depart to the heavens today? |
| Ulagilae un magan | In this world, is your son, |
| Neer ilaatha meeno | Like a fish left without water? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhavaitha theivam indru | Why did the deity who gave me life, |
| Vaanam sendratheno | Depart to the heavens today? |
| Ulagilae un magan | In this world, is your son, |
| Neer ilaatha meeno | Like a fish left without water? |
| Male | |
| Meendum intha mannil vanthu | You must return to this earth again, |
| Thondra vendumae | And be born once more. |
| Vaazhga vaazhga maganae endru | To say 'Long live, long live, my son', |
| Vaazhtha venume Engae engae….. | And bless me... Where are you, where are you...? |
| Male | |
| Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai | Mother, the child you carried in your womb, |
| Siragodintha killai | Is now a parrot with broken wings. |
| En kangalum en nenjamum | My eyes and my heart, |
| Kondaadum theivam thaaiyae | Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother! |
| Annai orr aalayam | A mother is a holy temple. |
| Annai orr aalayam | A mother is a holy temple. |
அம்மா.......
நீ சுமந்த பிள்ளை
சிறகொடிந்த கிள்ளை
என் கண்களும் என் நெஞ்சமும்
கொண்டாடும் தெய்வம் தாயே
அன்னை ஒர் ஆலயம்
Mother..
அம்மா.......
நீ சுமந்த பிள்ளை
சிறகொடிந்த கிள்ளை
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
My eyes and my heart,
Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother!
A mother is a holy temple.
A mother is a holy temple.
{மண்ணில் என்ன தோன்றக்கூடும்
மழை இல்லாத போது
மனிதனோ மிருகமோ
தாயில்லாமல் ஏது} (2)
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
அன்னை சொன்ன வார்த்தை
இன்று நினைவில் வந்தது...
அன்பு என்ற சொல்லே தாயின்
வடிவில் வந்தது....
எங்கே எங்கே
What can sprout on this earth,
When there is no rain?
Whether human or beast,
Who can exist without a mother?
அம்மா.......
நீ சுமந்த பிள்ளை
சிறகொடிந்த கிள்ளை
What can sprout on this earth,
When there is no rain?
Whether human or beast,
Who can exist without a mother?
{வாழவைத்த தெய்வம் இன்று
வானம் சென்றதது ஏனோ
உலகிலே உன் மகன்
நீர் இல்லாத மீனோ} (2)
The words spoken by my mother today,
Have come back to my memory.
The very word called love,
Has arrived in the form of a mother.
Where are you, where are you...?
மீண்டும் இந்த
மண்ணில் வந்து
தோன்ற வேண்டுமே....
வாழ்க வாழ்க மகனே என்று
வாழ்த்த வேண்டுமே...
எங்கே எங்கே
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
அம்மா.......
நீ சுமந்த பிள்ளை
சிறகொடிந்த கிள்ளை
என் கண்களும் என் நெஞ்சமும்
கொண்டாடும் தெய்வம் தாயே
அன்னை ஒர் ஆலயம்
அன்னை ஒர் ஆலயம்
Why did the deity who gave me life,
Depart to the heavens today?
In this world, is your son,
Like a fish left without water?
Why did the deity who gave me life,
Depart to the heavens today?
In this world, is your son,
Like a fish left without water?
You must return to this earth again,
And be born once more.
To say 'Long live, long live, my son',
And bless me... Where are you, where are you...?
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
My eyes and my heart,
Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother!
A mother is a holy temple.
A mother is a holy temple.
Ammaa..
Mother..
Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Siragodintha killai
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
En kangalum en nenjamum
My eyes and my heart,
Kondaadum theivam thaaiyae
Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother!
Annai orr aalayam
A mother is a holy temple.
Annai orr aalayam
A mother is a holy temple.
Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Siragodintha killai
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
Mannil enna thondra koodum
What can sprout on this earth,
Mazhai ilaatha podhu
When there is no rain?
Manidhano mirugamo
Whether human or beast,
Thaai ilaamal yethu
Who can exist without a mother?
Mannil enna thondra koodum
What can sprout on this earth,
Mazhai ilaatha podhu
When there is no rain?
Manidhano mirugamo
Whether human or beast,
Thaai ilaamal yethu
Who can exist without a mother?
Annai sonna vaarthai indru
The words spoken by my mother today,
Ninaivil vanthathu
Have come back to my memory.
Anbu endra sollae thaayin
The very word called love,
Vadivil vanthathu
Has arrived in the form of a mother.
Engae engae…..
Where are you, where are you...?
Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Siragodintha killai
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
Vaazhavaitha theivam indru
Why did the deity who gave me life,
Vaanam sendratheno
Depart to the heavens today?
Ulagilae un magan
In this world, is your son,
Neer ilaatha meeno
Like a fish left without water?
Vaazhavaitha theivam indru
Why did the deity who gave me life,
Vaanam sendratheno
Depart to the heavens today?
Ulagilae un magan
In this world, is your son,
Neer ilaatha meeno
Like a fish left without water?
Meendum intha mannil vanthu
You must return to this earth again,
Thondra vendumae
And be born once more.
Vaazhga vaazhga maganae endru
To say 'Long live, long live, my son',
Vaazhtha venume Engae engae…..
And bless me... Where are you, where are you...?
Amma ..aa…nee sumantha pillai
Mother, the child you carried in your womb,
Siragodintha killai
Is now a parrot with broken wings.
En kangalum en nenjamum
My eyes and my heart,
Kondaadum theivam thaaiyae
Celebrate you as a deity, oh mother!
Annai orr aalayam
A mother is a holy temple.
Annai orr aalayam
A mother is a holy temple.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from 'Annai Or Aalayam' expresses the deep grief, reverence, and helplessness of a son upon losing his mother. He compares his mother to a temple and a living deity, stating that just as plants cannot sprout without rain, no living being—human or animal—can thrive without maternal love. Deprived of her presence, he feels like a helpless bird with broken wings and a fish out of water, yearning for her rebirth so she can bless him once again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Annai orr aalayam”
Compares the mother directly to a sacred temple ('aalayam') and a deity ('theivam').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Siragodintha killai”
Compares the grieving son to a helpless parrot with broken wings.
Simile / Analogy (Uvamai)
“Neer ilaatha meeno”
Compares the son's plight without his mother to a fish struggling without water, and to dry earth without rain.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)
“Mannil enna thondra koodum / Mazhai ilaatha podhu”
Use of matching initial consonants across lines such as 'Mannil' / 'Mazhai' / 'Manidhano' for rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Annai Or Aalayam' (1979) was a box-office success produced by Devar Films and directed by R. Thyagarajan, starring Rajinikanth and a trained baby elephant. The iconic soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vaali and the primary male version rendered emotionally by T. M. Soundararajan.
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