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Annaiye Annaiye Annaiye

From En Thangai (1952 Film) · 1952

Lyricist
Ki. Rajagopal
Singer
A. P. Komala
Music director
C. N. Pandurangan
Movie name
En Thangai (1952 Film)
Movie release year
1952
Lyrics added on
29 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Annaiyae arulthaarum maeri thaayae
Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae
Ullam udaindhu nondhen
Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae
Ullam udaindhu nondhen
Paazhum samoogam ennum
Balipeedam thannil veezhndhen
Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum
Kaarmegam pola jaadhi
Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum
Kaarmegam pola jaadhi
Malaipol en vaazhvil thadaiyaai
Vandhu nindradhae yen seiven
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal
Adaivaarae thunbam enpol
Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal
Adaivaarae thunbam enpol
Vaan meedhulaavum kilipol
Maghizhvaaga vaazha ninaithaen
Paaindhodum aattril odam
Padum paattai pola aanen
Paaindhodum aattril odam
Padum paattai pola aanen
Thooya en kaadhal kanavo
Thuyar neengumo en vaazhvil
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
O Mother, O Mother, O Mother!
Mother Mary, grant me your grace!
O Mother, grant me your grace, Mother Mary!
Because of the sorrows of this mortal life,
my heart is broken and aching.
Because of the sorrows of this mortal life,
my heart is broken and aching.
In this wretched society,
I have fallen onto the altar of blame.
Like a dark cloud
that covers the radiant moon, caste
Like a dark cloud
that covers the radiant moon, caste
has stood like a mountain in my life
as an obstacle—what can I do?
O Mother, O Mother, O Mother!
Mother Mary, grant me your grace!
O Mother, O Mother, O Mother!
Women who have no man to support them
endure endless suffering like me.
Women who have no man to support them
endure endless suffering like me.
Like a parrot soaring across the sky,
I hoped to live a joyful life.
Like a little boat in a rushing river,
I am tossed and battered by suffering.
Like a little boat in a rushing river,
I am tossed and battered by suffering.
Was my pure love only a dream?
Will this sorrow ever leave my life?
O Mother, O Mother, O Mother!
Mother Mary, grant me your grace!
O Mother, O Mother, O Mother!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a tragic and moving plea addressed to Mother Mary by a helpless woman facing severe social distress. She laments how rigid societal norms and caste oppression act like dark clouds hiding the bright moon of her life and standing as insurmountable mountains against her happiness. She reflects on the vulnerability of women left without protection and compares her ruined aspirations to a fragile boat caught in a violent river current, questioning if her true love was just an elusive dream.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kaarmegam pola jaadhi / Paaindhodum aattril odam Padum paattai pola aanen”

Compares caste to a dark cloud hiding the moon, and also compares the protagonist's condition to a helpless boat tossed in a rushing river.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Paazhum samoogam ennum Balipeedam thannil veezhndhen”

Directly equates the oppressive society to a sacrificial altar ('Balipeedam').

Alliteration (Monai)

“Paaindhodum aattril odam Padum paattai pola aanen”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'P' in 'Paaindhodum' and 'Padum'.

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Trivia

'En Thangai' (1952) was a notable early drama film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and EV Saroja. The soundtrack was composed by C. N. Pandurangan and T. A. Kalyanam, with lyrics crafted by Ki. Rajagopal highlighting social themes.

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