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Lyrics & meaning

Annai Madiyil Kann Thirandhom

From Kodi Parakuthu · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Hamsalekha
Movie name
Kodi Parakuthu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
Uyiril uyirgal jananam
Jananam irundhal maranam
Iyarkkai thaanada yen salanam
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
…………………………….
Annai enbaval arugil vandhumae
Pillai ariyavae illaiyae
Pillai annaiyai arindha vaelaiyil
Annai unaravae illaiyae
Ora kannilae uyirai summandhaval
Unnai thediyae ulagil alaindhaval
Serum idathilae serndhu vittaal
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
Vaazhvu koduthaval vazhvu mudippadhum
Vagutha neriyada maganae
Vaazhai vizhuvadhum kandru azhuvadhum
Vaazhkai muraiyada maganae
Annam thanthaval analil vegiraal
Anbu pillai nee azhudhu saaigiraai
Sumandha kadanukkaa nee sumandhaai
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
Uyiril uyirgal jananam
Jananam irundhal maranam
Iyarkkai thaanada yen salanam
Annai madiyil kann thirandhom
Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
Life is born from another life,
And where there is birth, there is death.
This is only nature's way, why be shaken?
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
...
When the mother came close beside him,
the child did not even know her.
By the time the child recognized his mother,
the mother was no longer conscious.
She who held her life in the corner of her eyes,
She who wandered the world searching for you,
Has finally reached her resting place.
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
For the one who gave life to reach the end of hers,
is the written law of life, my son.
The plantain tree falling and the young sapling weeping,
is the way of this world, my son.
She who fed you food now burns in the fire,
and you, her loving child, break down in tears.
Did you carry her body to repay the debt of her carrying you?
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
Life is born from another life,
And where there is birth, there is death.
This is only nature's way, why be shaken?
We opened our eyes in mother's lap,
We closed our eyes in the lap of the earth.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This deeply philosophical song from 'Kodi Parakuthu' reflects on the inevitability of death and the profound bond between a mother and her child. It frames human existence as a journey that begins in the comfort of a mother's lap and concludes in the embrace of Mother Earth, emphasizing that death is a natural consequence of birth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Annai madiyil kann thirandhom / Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom”

Drawing a direct parallel between the mother's lap (Annai madi) where life begins and the soil/earth's lap (Mannin madi) where life ends.

Analogy (Upameyam)

“Vaazhai vizhuvadhum kandru azhuvadhum / Vaazhkai muraiyada maganae”

Comparing a mother's passing and her grieving child to a mature plantain tree falling down while the young sapling beside it weeps.

Rhyme (Edhukai)

“Jananam irundhal maranam”

Rhyming second letters in consecutive lines ('Annai' and 'Mannin', 'Jananam' and 'Maranam').

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Trivia

'Kodi Parakuthu' (1988) was directed by Bharathiraja and starred Rajinikanth. Notably, the film's music was composed by Kannada music maestro Hamsalekha in one of his rare collaborations with Bharathiraja and Rajinikanth.

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