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Annai Illama

From Thaali Bhagyam · 1966

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thaali Bhagyam
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar
Aval anbaiyum arulaiyum marandhavar yaar
Naalum therindhaval pen thaanae
Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…
Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar
Aval anbaiyum arulaiyum marandhavar yaar
Naalum therindhaval pen thaanae
Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…
Oviyamo illai kaaviyamo
Kanniyar perumai sollum
Oviyamo illai kaaviyamo
Adhu kanniyar perumai sollum
Ilamai enna mudhumai enna
Ilamai enna andha mudhumai enna
Oru paarvaiyil penmai vellum
Oru paarvaiyil penmai vellum
Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar
Aval anbaiyum arulaiyum marandhavar yaar
Naalum therindhaval pen thaanae
Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…
Kaalaiyilae malar cholaiyilae
Vanna paravaigal paadivarum
Kaalaiyilae malar cholaiyilae
Vanna paravaigal paadivarum
Paadalilae thoodhu vitten
Paadalilae oru thoodhu vitten
Adhu kaadhalai thaedi varum
Adhu kaadhalai thaedi varum
Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar
Aval anbaiyum arulaiyum marandhavar yaar
Naalum therindhaval pen thaanae
Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…
Naan poongaattru avan thaenaruvi
Idhai aandavan ezhudhi vaithaan
Naan poongaattru avan thaenaruvi
Idhai aandavan ezhudhi vaithaan
Naal varalaam andru oorariyum
Oru naal varalaam andru oorariyum
Endru aasaiyai adakki vaithaen
En aasaiyai adakki vaithaen
Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar
Aval anbaiyum arulaiyum marandhavar yaar
Naalum therindhaval pen thaanae
Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…
Who was ever born without a mother?
Who could ever forget her love and grace?
Isn't a woman the one who understands life each day?
Isn't she the guiding light of the home and the nation?
Who was ever born without a mother?
Who could ever forget her love and grace?
Isn't a woman the one who understands life each day?
Isn't she the guiding light of the home and the nation?
Be it a painting or an epic poem,
it speaks of the greatness of woman.
Be it a painting or an epic poem,
it speaks of the greatness of woman.
What is youth, and what is old age?
What is youth, and what is that old age?
With just a single glance, womanhood wins.
With just a single glance, womanhood wins.
Who was ever born without a mother?
Who could ever forget her love and grace?
Isn't a woman the one who understands life each day?
Isn't she the guiding light of the home and the nation?
In the morning, in the garden of flowers,
colorful birds come singing.
In the morning, in the garden of flowers,
colorful birds come singing.
I sent a message through my song;
I sent a message through my song;
it will go in search of love.
it will go in search of love.
Who was ever born without a mother?
Who could ever forget her love and grace?
Isn't a woman the one who understands life each day?
Isn't she the guiding light of the home and the nation?
I am the gentle breeze, he is the sweet stream;
God has written this destiny.
I am the gentle breeze, he is the sweet stream;
God has written this destiny.
A day may come when the town will know;
A day may come when the whole town will know;
thinking so, I held back my longing.
I held back my longing.
Who was ever born without a mother?
Who could ever forget her love and grace?
Isn't a woman the one who understands life each day?
Isn't she the guiding light of the home and the nation?
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Annai Illaamal Pirandhavar Yaar' is a celebrated ode honoring womanhood, motherly affection, and feminine dignity. It opens with rhetorical questions highlighting the universal truth that every human owes their existence and primary nurturing to a mother, positioning women as the foundational guiding light ('kan') for both domestic life and society at large across all stages of life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (Vinai Vinaadhal)

“Annai illaamal pirandhavar yaar”

The opening line uses a question format to emphasize a undeniable truth—that no human exists without a mother.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aval naattukkum veettukkum kan thaanae…”

Compares a woman to the guiding eye ('kan') of both the household and the nation, as well as comparing lovers to a gentle breeze and honey stream.

Rhyme & Assonance (Edhugai / Monai)

“Oviyamo illai kaaviyamo”

The lyric uses matching sound structures across paired lines like 'Oviyamo illai kaaviyamo' and 'Ilamai enna mudhumai enna' to create a natural musical rhythm.

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Trivia

The song features in the 1966 M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and B. Saroja Devi starrer 'Thaali Bhagyam'. Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics penned by Vaali, and sung soulfully by P. Susheela.

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