Amma Thaaye
From Thaai Kizhavi · 2026
- Lyricist
- Jegan Kaviraj
- Singer
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Thaai Kizhavi2026
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Amma thaaye pottri | Praise be to you, mother |
| Unai kandom deiva kaatchi | In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision |
| Neeye endhan moochu | You alone are my breath |
| En vaazhvum neeye aachu | My entire life has become you |
| Male | |
| Kaanum kann yaavum | Every eye that beholds |
| Thaayin pan paadum | Sings the melody of the mother |
| Seiyin kann thedum | The child's eyes search |
| Maarbil uyir koodum | Life gathers at her chest |
| Male | |
| Vaanum pon maanum | Even the sky and the golden deer |
| Thaaiyaai unai kaanum | See you as a mother |
| Neerum kanneerum | Water and tears |
| Uyiraaga unai saerum | Join you as life itself |
| Male | |
| En kaalam thaan | My time belongs to you |
| Pen paadham thaan | It rests at the woman's feet |
| Vaazhnaal ellaam | All through my lifetime |
| Un vaasam thaan | It is your sweet fragrance |
| Oon uyir ellam | All my flesh and soul |
| Un paasam thaan | Is filled with your love |
| Manam thaan amma | The mind itself, oh mother |
| Adhu nee ammaa | That mind is you, mother |
| Udal kooramma uyir saeramma | The body takes shape, mother; life unites, mother |
| Male | |
| Amma thaaye pottri | Praise be to you, mother |
| Unai kandom deiva kaatchi | In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision |
| Neeye endhan moochu | You alone are my breath |
| En vaazhvum neeye aachu | My entire life has become you |
| Male | |
| Vaazhum uyir vaazhum | Living souls live on |
| Thaayin madi thaedum | Seeking the mother's lap |
| Paadum kavi yaavum | All poems that are sung |
| Thaayin tamil aavum | Become the mother's Tamil language |
| Male | |
| Kaanum puvi yaavum | All the earth that is seen |
| Thaayin vadivaagum | Becomes the mother's sacred form |
| Thonum vazhi yaadhum | Whatever path appears ahead |
| Thaayin varam aagum | Becomes the mother's divine boon |
| Male | |
| Un paadham thaan | Your feet alone |
| Adhu vedham thaan | Are as sacred as the Vedas |
| En mei vandhaal | When my truth arrives |
| Aval deivam thaan | She is truly a deity |
| En thunai vandhaal | My companion arrived |
| Perum oli thandhaal | She brought forth a great light |
| En devi nee | You are my goddess |
| Varam thaaraai nee | Grant me a divine boon |
| En devi nee | You are my goddess |
| Karam thaaraai nee | Hold out your hand to me |
அம்மா தாயே போற்றி
உனை கண்டோம் தெய்வ காட்சி
நீயே எந்தன் மூச்சு
என் வாழ்வும் நீயே ஆச்சு
Praise be to you, mother
In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision
You alone are my breath
My entire life has become you
காணும் கண் யாவும்
தாயின் பண் பாடும்
சேய்யின் கண் தேடும்
மார்பில் உயிர் கூடும்
Every eye that beholds
Sings the melody of the mother
The child's eyes search
Life gathers at her chest
வானும் பொன் மானும்
தாயாய் உனை காணும்
நீரும் கண்ணீரும்
உயிராக உனைச்சேரும்
Even the sky and the golden deer
See you as a mother
Water and tears
Join you as life itself
என் காலம் தான்
பெண் பாதம் தான்
வாழ்நாள் எல்லாம்
உன் வாசம் தான்
ஊன் உயிர் எல்லாம்
உன் பாசம் தான்
மனம் தான் அம்மா
அது நீ அம்மா
உடல் கூடம்மா உயிர் சேரம்மா
My time belongs to you
It rests at the woman's feet
All through my lifetime
It is your sweet fragrance
All my flesh and soul
Is filled with your love
The mind itself, oh mother
That mind is you, mother
The body takes shape, mother; life unites, mother
அம்மா தாயே போற்றி
உனை கண்டோம் தெய்வ காட்சி
நீயே எந்தன் மூச்சு
என் வாழ்வும் நீயே ஆச்சு
Praise be to you, mother
In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision
You alone are my breath
My entire life has become you
வாழும் உயிர் வாழும்
தாயின் மடி தேடும்
பாடும் கவி யாவும்
தாயின் தமிழ் ஆவும்
Living souls live on
Seeking the mother's lap
All poems that are sung
Become the mother's Tamil language
காணும் புவி யாவும்
தாயின் வடிவாகும்
தோணும் வழி யாதும்
தாயின் வரம் ஆகும்
All the earth that is seen
Becomes the mother's sacred form
Whatever path appears ahead
Becomes the mother's divine boon
உன் பாதம் தான்
அது வேதம் தான்
என் மெய் வந்தாள்
அவள் தெய்வம் தான்
என் துணை வந்தாள்
பெரும் ஒலி தந்தாள்
என் தேவி நீ
வரம் தாராய் நீ
என் தேவி நீ
கரம் தாராய் நீ
Your feet alone
Are as sacred as the Vedas
When my truth arrives
She is truly a deity
My companion arrived
She brought forth a great light
You are my goddess
Grant me a divine boon
You are my goddess
Hold out your hand to me
Amma thaaye pottri
Praise be to you, mother
Unai kandom deiva kaatchi
In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision
Neeye endhan moochu
You alone are my breath
En vaazhvum neeye aachu
My entire life has become you
Kaanum kann yaavum
Every eye that beholds
Thaayin pan paadum
Sings the melody of the mother
Seiyin kann thedum
The child's eyes search
Maarbil uyir koodum
Life gathers at her chest
Vaanum pon maanum
Even the sky and the golden deer
Thaaiyaai unai kaanum
See you as a mother
Neerum kanneerum
Water and tears
Uyiraaga unai saerum
Join you as life itself
En kaalam thaan
My time belongs to you
Pen paadham thaan
It rests at the woman's feet
Vaazhnaal ellaam
All through my lifetime
Un vaasam thaan
It is your sweet fragrance
Oon uyir ellam
All my flesh and soul
Un paasam thaan
Is filled with your love
Manam thaan amma
The mind itself, oh mother
Adhu nee ammaa
That mind is you, mother
Udal kooramma uyir saeramma
The body takes shape, mother; life unites, mother
Amma thaaye pottri
Praise be to you, mother
Unai kandom deiva kaatchi
In seeing you, we have witnessed a divine vision
Neeye endhan moochu
You alone are my breath
En vaazhvum neeye aachu
My entire life has become you
Vaazhum uyir vaazhum
Living souls live on
Thaayin madi thaedum
Seeking the mother's lap
Paadum kavi yaavum
All poems that are sung
Thaayin tamil aavum
Become the mother's Tamil language
Kaanum puvi yaavum
All the earth that is seen
Thaayin vadivaagum
Becomes the mother's sacred form
Thonum vazhi yaadhum
Whatever path appears ahead
Thaayin varam aagum
Becomes the mother's divine boon
Un paadham thaan
Your feet alone
Adhu vedham thaan
Are as sacred as the Vedas
En mei vandhaal
When my truth arrives
Aval deivam thaan
She is truly a deity
En thunai vandhaal
My companion arrived
Perum oli thandhaal
She brought forth a great light
En devi nee
You are my goddess
Varam thaaraai nee
Grant me a divine boon
En devi nee
You are my goddess
Karam thaaraai nee
Hold out your hand to me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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