Ammadi Idhu Enna
From Mannukkul Vairam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. J. Jesudass, B. Sasireka
- Music director
- Devendran
- Details
- Mannukkul Vairam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi | Oh dear, what kind of fate is this? |
| Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo…. | Hey, whom should we blame for this? |
| Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu | The flower that blossomed is now wilting. |
| Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo…. | And the flower that waited here is also wilting. |
| Female | |
| Kannaana kanmani kannae thaalaelaelo | My darling child like my eyes, lullaby. |
| Kanneerai maranthu urangu thaalaelaelo | Forget your tears and sleep, lullaby. |
| Male | |
| Paavam pachchaikili paavam | Pity, the innocent parrot is full of sorrow, |
| Parithaabam saabam | It is a plight, a curse. |
| Inga ichchaikkili yaaengum | Here, the longing parrot yearns, |
| Moochchu vaangum engu thoongum | Gasps for breath, where will it sleep? |
| Male | |
| Oorukku perusu ithukenna niyaayam solluvae | You are an elder to the village, tell me what justice is this? |
| Rendumae kannuthaan yaara vittu yaara thalluvae | Both are my eyes, whom can I cast away for the other? |
| Peththava manasu paththi eriyithallo…oooo | The mother's heart is burning ablaze... |
| Female :Aaraaro aariraariro…. | Female: Lullaby, lullaby... |
| Male | |
| Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi | Oh dear, what kind of fate is this? |
| Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo…. | Hey, whom should we blame for this? |
| Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu | The flower that blossomed is now wilting. |
| Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo…. | And the flower that waited here is also wilting. |
| Male | |
| Oodam nadhi vazhiyae oodum | A boat glides along the river's course, |
| Sila naeram thadumaarum | Sometimes it stumbles along the way. |
| Vaazhkkai vidhi vazhiyae oodum | Life runs along the path of fate, |
| Intha naeram enna naeram | What kind of time is this time? |
| Male | |
| Kadhala nenaichchaa sontha pantham suththiyirukku | If I think of love, relatives surround me; |
| Sonthaththa nenaichchaa kaadhalukku kaththi irukku | If I think of relatives, there is a knife drawn against love. |
| Yaarukku yaarunnu koottal kanakkirukku | There is a cosmic calculation deciding who belongs to whom. |
| Female :Aaraaro aariraariro…. | Female: Lullaby, lullaby... |
| Male | |
| Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi | Oh dear, what kind of fate is this? |
| Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo…. | Hey, whom should we blame for this? |
| Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu | The flower that blossomed is now wilting. |
| Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo…. | And the flower that waited here is also wilting. |
| Female | |
| Em magalae azhuvathenna thaalaelaelo | Oh my daughter, why are you crying? Lullaby... |
| Iravu vanthaal vidiyal varum thaalaelaelo thaalaelaelo | If night comes, dawn will surely follow, lullaby, lullaby. |
அம்மாடி இது என்ன விதி
அடி யார் மேல குத்தம் சொல்வது......ஓ.....
பூத்திருந்த பூவு வாடுது
இங்கு காத்திருந்த பூவும் வாடுது......ஓ.....
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
கண்ணான கண்மணி கண்ணே தாலேலேலோ
கண்ணீரை மறந்து உறங்கு தாலேலேலோ
My darling child like my eyes, lullaby.
Forget your tears and sleep, lullaby.
பாவம் பச்சைக்கிளி பாவம்
பரிதாபம் யார் சாபம்
இங்க இச்சைக்கிளி ஏங்கும்
மூச்சு வாங்கும் எங்கு தூங்கும்
Pity, the innocent parrot is full of sorrow,
It is a plight, a curse.
Here, the longing parrot yearns,
Gasps for breath, where will it sleep?
ஊருக்கு பெருசு இதுக்கென்ன நியாயம் சொல்லுவே
ரெண்டுமே கண்ணுதான் யார விட்டு யார தள்ளுவே
பெத்தவ மனசு பத்தி எரியிதல்லோ......ஓஓஒ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரிரோ.....
You are an elder to the village, tell me what justice is this?
Both are my eyes, whom can I cast away for the other?
The mother's heart is burning ablaze...
Female: Lullaby, lullaby...
அம்மாடி இது என்ன விதி
அடி யார் மேல குத்தம் சொல்வது......ஓ.....
பூத்திருந்த பூவு வாடுது
இங்கு காத்திருந்த பூவும் வாடுது......ஓ.....
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
ஓடம் நதி வழியே ஓடும்
சில நேரம் தடுமாறும்
வாழ்க்கை விதி வழியே ஓடும்
இந்த நேரம் என்ன நேரும்
A boat glides along the river's course,
Sometimes it stumbles along the way.
Life runs along the path of fate,
What kind of time is this time?
காதல நெனச்சா சொந்த பந்தம் சுத்தியிருக்கு
சொந்தத்த நெனச்சா காதலுக்கு கத்தி இருக்கு
யாருக்கு யாருன்னு கூட்டல் கணக்கிருக்கு
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரிரோ.....
If I think of love, relatives surround me;
If I think of relatives, there is a knife drawn against love.
There is a cosmic calculation deciding who belongs to whom.
Female: Lullaby, lullaby...
அம்மாடி இது என்ன விதி
அடி யார் மேல குத்தம் சொல்வது......ஓ.....
பூத்திருந்த பூவு வாடுது
இங்கு காத்திருந்த பூவும் வாடுது......ஓ.....
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
எம் மகளே அழுவதென்ன தாலேலேலோ
இரவு வந்தால் விடியல் வரும் தாலேலேலோ தாலேலேலோ
Oh my daughter, why are you crying? Lullaby...
If night comes, dawn will surely follow, lullaby, lullaby.
Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo….
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo….
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
Kannaana kanmani kannae thaalaelaelo
My darling child like my eyes, lullaby.
Kanneerai maranthu urangu thaalaelaelo
Forget your tears and sleep, lullaby.
Paavam pachchaikili paavam
Pity, the innocent parrot is full of sorrow,
Parithaabam saabam
It is a plight, a curse.
Inga ichchaikkili yaaengum
Here, the longing parrot yearns,
Moochchu vaangum engu thoongum
Gasps for breath, where will it sleep?
Oorukku perusu ithukenna niyaayam solluvae
You are an elder to the village, tell me what justice is this?
Rendumae kannuthaan yaara vittu yaara thalluvae
Both are my eyes, whom can I cast away for the other?
Peththava manasu paththi eriyithallo…oooo
The mother's heart is burning ablaze...
Female :Aaraaro aariraariro….
Female: Lullaby, lullaby...
Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo….
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo….
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
Oodam nadhi vazhiyae oodum
A boat glides along the river's course,
Sila naeram thadumaarum
Sometimes it stumbles along the way.
Vaazhkkai vidhi vazhiyae oodum
Life runs along the path of fate,
Intha naeram enna naeram
What kind of time is this time?
Kadhala nenaichchaa sontha pantham suththiyirukku
If I think of love, relatives surround me;
Sonthaththa nenaichchaa kaadhalukku kaththi irukku
If I think of relatives, there is a knife drawn against love.
Yaarukku yaarunnu koottal kanakkirukku
There is a cosmic calculation deciding who belongs to whom.
Female :Aaraaro aariraariro….
Female: Lullaby, lullaby...
Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi
Oh dear, what kind of fate is this?
Adi yaar maela kuththam solvathu….oo….
Hey, whom should we blame for this?
Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu
The flower that blossomed is now wilting.
Ingu kaaththiruntha poovum vaaduthu….oo….
And the flower that waited here is also wilting.
Em magalae azhuvathenna thaalaelaelo
Oh my daughter, why are you crying? Lullaby...
Iravu vanthaal vidiyal varum thaalaelaelo thaalaelaelo
If night comes, dawn will surely follow, lullaby, lullaby.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional lullaby from Mannukkul Vairam (1986) expresses deep maternal grief and helplessness in the face of unyielding fate. The singer laments over the suffering of innocent young women, metaphorically comparing them to delicate flowers that are wilting and parrots trapped in distress. Caught between societal duty, familial ties, and the painful sacrifices demanded by love, the mother struggles to find justice or choose between her loved ones. Despite the overwhelming sorrow, the song ends on a hopeful note, comforting the suffering daughter with the assurance that after every dark night, a new dawn will inevitably arrive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pooththiruntha poovu vaaduthu”
The lyrics metaphorically describe young women as 'poovu' (flowers) and 'pachchaikili' (green parrot) to represent innocence, purity, and vulnerability.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Oodam nadhi vazhiyae oodum / Vaazhkkai vidhi vazhiyae oodum”
Initial consonant/vowel sound harmony across corresponding words like 'Oodam' and 'Vaazhkkai' or 'Kadhala' and 'Sonthaththa'.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi”
The line 'Ammaadi idhu enna vidhi' and 'thaalaelaelo' recur throughout the song as a melancholic motif emphasizing recurring despair and rhythmic comfort.
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Trivia
Mannukkul Vairam (1986) was directed by Manoj Kumar and starred legend Sivaji Ganesan alongside Sujatha and Murali. The music for the film was composed by Devendran, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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