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Lyrics & meaning

Annai Madiyil Male

From Kodi Parakuthu · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Hamsalekha
Movie name
Kodi Parakuthu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
4 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
…………………….
Pirandha thoppul kodi aruntha velaiyil
Uravum arundhadha annaiyae
Pirappum paalilae irappum paalilae
Manadhu marakkuma unnaiyae
Paadhi thookathil kalaiya gnyabagam
Marandhu ponadhae unadhu poo mugam
Thedi thirigiren dhesam engum
Singu kuttiyai pettreduthaal
Thanga kattiyai kandeduthaal
…………………….
Vaanin mudivaiyum vaazhvin mudivaiyum
Vagukka mudiyuma maganae
Vaazhai vizhuvadhum kandru azhuvadhum
Vaazhkai muraiyada maganae
Odum megamae unakku puriyuma
Thaayin mugavari unakku theriyuma
Uyirai pirindhumae jeevidhamaa
Singu kuttiyai pettreduthaal
Thanga kattiyai kandeduthaal
Singu kuttiyai pettreduthaal
Thanga kattiyai kandeduthaal
We opened our eyes in our mother's lap,
We faded away into the lap of the earth.
We opened our eyes in our mother's lap,
We faded away into the lap of the earth.
Life is born out of life,
And wherever there is birth, there is death.
It is only nature's way, my friend, why this unrest?
We opened our eyes in our mother's lap,
We faded away into the lap of the earth.
...
When the umbilical cord was severed at birth,
Did our bond break as well, oh mother?
Birth begins with milk, and death ends with milk,
Will my heart ever forget you?
Like a memory fading in mid-slumber,
Your flower-like face has faded from my mind.
I wander searching for you across the entire land.
She gave birth to a little lion cub,
She discovered a block of pure gold.
...
The boundary of the sky and the end of a life,
Can anyone ever measure or decide them, my son?
The plantain tree falling and the young sapling weeping,
That is the natural order of life, my son.
Oh drifting cloud, do you understand?
Do you know my mother's address?
Can life truly exist after being parted from one's soul?
She gave birth to a little lion cub,
She discovered a block of pure gold.
She gave birth to a little lion cub,
She discovered a block of pure gold.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Kodi Parakuthu reflects on the deep philosophical truth of life, motherly affection, and the inevitable cycle of birth and death. It begins with the metaphor that human existence starts in the lap of a mother and ends in the lap of the earth. It explores the painful emotional cord that connects a child to the mother, which remains unsevered even after physical separation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Singu kuttiyai pettreduthaal / Thanga kattiyai kandeduthaal”

Comparing the child to a 'singu kutti' (lion cub) and 'thanga katti' (block of gold). Also comparing earth to a mother's lap ('mannin madiyil').

Antithesis / Contrast

“Pirappum paalilae irappum paalilae”

Contrasting birth and death using the common cultural element of milk (mother's milk at birth and ritual milk at death).

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Annai madiyil kann thirandhom / Mannin madiyil kan maraindhom”

Rhyming second letters in Tamil poetry lines ('Annai' and 'Mannin').

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Trivia

Kodi Parakuthu (1988), directed by Bharathiraja starring Rajinikanth, featured music composed by Hamsalekha. This film was one of the few collaborations between Rajinikanth, Bharathiraja, and Hamsalekha.

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