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Amma Thaaye

From Thaai Kizhavi · 2026

Lyricist
Jegan Kaviraj
Singer
Nivas K. Prasanna
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Thaai Kizhavi
Movie release year
2026
Lyrics added on
14 Jan 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Amma thaaye pottri
Unai kandom deiva kaatchi
Neeye endhan moochu
En vaazhvum neeye aachu
Kaanum kann yaavum
Thaayin pan paadum
Seiyin kann thedum
Maarbil uyir koodum
Vaanum pon maanum
Thaaiyaai unai kaanum
Neerum kanneerum
Uyiraaga unai saerum
En kaalam thaan
Pen paadham thaan
Vaazhnaal ellaam
Un vaasam thaan
Oon uyir ellam
Un paasam thaan
Manam thaan amma
Adhu nee ammaa
Udal kooramma uyir saeramma
Amma thaaye pottri
Unai kandom deiva kaatchi
Neeye endhan moochu
En vaazhvum neeye aachu
Vaazhum uyir vaazhum
Thaayin madi thaedum
Paadum kavi yaavum
Thaayin tamil aavum
Kaanum puvi yaavum
Thaayin vadivaagum
Thonum vazhi yaadhum
Thaayin varam aagum
Un paadham thaan
Adhu vedham thaan
En mei vandhaal
Aval deivam thaan
En thunai vandhaal
Perum oli thandhaal
En devi nee
Varam thaaraai nee
En devi nee
Karam thaaraai nee
Praise to you, O Mother,
In you, we see the divine.
You are my very breath,
You have become my whole life.
Every eye that looks
Sings a mother's melody.
A child’s eyes search,
And life gathers in your embrace.
Even the sky and the golden deer
See you as a mother.
Water and flowing tears
Reach you as the breath of life.
All my time
Rests at a woman's feet.
All through my life,
It is only your fragrance.
My body and my soul
Are filled only with your love.
My very heart, Mother,
Is only you, Mother.
Bring our bodies together, Mother, let our souls unite.
Praise to you, O Mother,
In you, we see the divine.
You are my very breath,
You have become my whole life.
Every living soul lives on,
Seeking a mother’s lap.
Every poem that is sung
Becomes a mother's sweet Tamil.
All the world that is seen
Takes the form of a mother.
Every path that appears
Is a mother’s blessing.
Your feet alone
Are the sacred scriptures.
She who came into my life,
She is truly a goddess.
She came as my companion,
And gave a powerful voice.
You are my goddess,
Grant me your blessing.
You are my goddess,
Lend me your hand.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a deeply reverent ode celebrating maternal love, elevating motherhood and womanhood to a divine status. The narrator describes how the entire universe—nature, music, language, and human emotions—reflects the presence and grace of a mother. She is depicted not just as a caregiver, but as the fundamental source of life, breath, and spiritual guidance. Throughout the track, the lyrics emphasize that seeking shelter at a mother's feet is akin to reading sacred scriptures. Her love sustains body and soul, turning hardships into blessings and illuminating life's path with warmth and divine grace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Neeye endhan moochu / En vaazhvum neeye aachu (Lines 3-4, 24-25) & Un paadham thaan / Adhu vedham thaan (Lines 34-35) Directly equates the mother to life's breath and her feet to sacred scripture (Vedas).”

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kaanum puvi yaavum / Thaayin vadivaagum / Thonum vazhi yaadhum / Thaayin varam aagum (Lines 30-33) Uses rhythmic end rhyming with suffixes '-yaavum/-aagum/-yaadhum' to create musicality.”

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

“En devi nee / Varam thaaraai nee / En devi nee / Karam thaaraai nee (Lines 40-43) Repeats 'En devi nee' at the start of parallel lines to heighten intense devotional supplication.”

Personification

“Vaanum pon maanum / Thaaiyaai unai kaanum (Lines 9-10) Personifies the sky and elements of nature as beings that recognize and venerate the mother.”

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Trivia

Composed and sung by Nivas K Prasanna with lyrics penned by Jegan Kaviraj, 'Thaai Kizhavi' fuses traditional Tamil devotional aesthetics with modern orchestral arrangements to capture rural spiritual devotion.

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