Annaiye Annaiye Annaiye
From En Thangai (1952 Film) · 1952
- Lyricist
- Ki. Rajagopal
- Singer
- A. P. Komala
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Details
- En Thangai (1952 Film)1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae | Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother |
| Arul thaarum maeri thaayae | Bestow your grace, Mother Mary |
| Annaiyae arulthaarum maeri thaayae | Oh Mother, bestow your grace, Mother Mary |
| Female | |
| Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae | Due to the karma of my physical body |
| Ullam udaindhu nondhen | I am broken-hearted and in pain |
| Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae | Due to the karma of my physical body |
| Ullam udaindhu nondhen | I am broken-hearted and in pain |
| Paazhum samoogam ennum | In this ruinous society |
| Balipeedam thannil veezhndhen | I fell onto the sacrificial altar |
| Female | |
| Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum | Hiding the full artistic moon |
| Kaarmegam pola jaadhi | Caste is like a dark cloud |
| Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum | Hiding the full artistic moon |
| Kaarmegam pola jaadhi | Caste is like a dark cloud |
| Malaipol en vaazhvil thadaiyaai | Like a mountain, an obstacle in my life |
| Vandhu nindradhae yen seiven | It came and stood, what shall I do? |
| Female | |
| Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae | Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother |
| Arul thaarum maeri thaayae | Bestow your grace, Mother Mary |
| Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae | Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother |
| Female | |
| Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal | Women without male support |
| Adaivaarae thunbam enpol | Will suffer sorrow like me |
| Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal | Women without male support |
| Adaivaarae thunbam enpol | Will suffer sorrow like me |
| Vaan meedhulaavum kilipol | Like a parrot flying across the sky |
| Maghizhvaaga vaazha ninaithaen | I wished to live happily |
| Female | |
| Paaindhodum aattril odam | Like a boat in a fast-flowing river |
| Padum paattai pola aanen | Such has become my suffering state |
| Paaindhodum aattril odam | Like a boat in a fast-flowing river |
| Padum paattai pola aanen | Such has become my suffering state |
| Thooya en kaadhal kanavo | Is my pure love merely a dream? |
| Thuyar neengumo en vaazhvil | Will sorrow ever leave my life? |
| Female | |
| Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae | Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother |
| Arul thaarum maeri thaayae | Bestow your grace, Mother Mary |
| Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae | Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother |
அன்னையே அன்னையே அன்னையே
அருள் தாரும் மேரி தாயே
அன்னையே அருள்தாரும் மேரி தாயே
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Oh Mother, bestow your grace, Mother Mary
ஊன் வினையதாலே நானே
உள்ளம் உடைந்து நொந்தேன்
ஊன் வினையதாலே நானே
உள்ளம் உடைந்து நொந்தேன்
பாழும் சமூகம் என்னும்
பழிபீடம் தன்னில் வீழ்ந்தேன்
Due to the karma of my physical body
I am broken-hearted and in pain
Due to the karma of my physical body
I am broken-hearted and in pain
In this ruinous society
I fell onto the sacrificial altar
கலைசேர் நிலாவை மறைத்திடும்
கார்மேகம் போல ஜாதி
கலைசேர் நிலாவை மறைத்திடும்
கார்மேகம் போல ஜாதி
மலைபோல் என் வாழ்வில் தடையாய்
வந்து நின்றதே என் செய்வேன்
Hiding the full artistic moon
Caste is like a dark cloud
Hiding the full artistic moon
Caste is like a dark cloud
Like a mountain, an obstacle in my life
It came and stood, what shall I do?
அன்னையே அன்னையே அன்னையே
அருள் தாரும் மேரி தாயே
அன்னையே அன்னையே அன்னையே
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
ஆண் துணையில்லாத பெண்கள்
அடைவாரே துன்பம் என்போல்
ஆண் துணையில்லாத பெண்கள்
அடைவாரே துன்பம் என்போல்
வான் மீதுலாவும் கிளிபோல்
மகிழ்வாக வாழ நினைத்தேன்
Women without male support
Will suffer sorrow like me
Women without male support
Will suffer sorrow like me
Like a parrot flying across the sky
I wished to live happily
பாய்ந்தோடும் ஆற்றில் ஓடம்
படும் பாட்டைப் போல ஆனேன்
பாய்ந்தோடும் ஆற்றில் ஓடம்
படும் பாட்டைப் போல ஆனேன்
தூய என் காதல் கனவோ
துயர் நீங்குமோ என் வாழ்வில்
Like a boat in a fast-flowing river
Such has become my suffering state
Like a boat in a fast-flowing river
Such has become my suffering state
Is my pure love merely a dream?
Will sorrow ever leave my life?
அன்னையே அன்னையே அன்னையே
அருள் தாரும் மேரி தாயே
அன்னையே அன்னையே அன்னையே
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Annaiyae arulthaarum maeri thaayae
Oh Mother, bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae
Due to the karma of my physical body
Ullam udaindhu nondhen
I am broken-hearted and in pain
Oon vinaiyadhaalae naanae
Due to the karma of my physical body
Ullam udaindhu nondhen
I am broken-hearted and in pain
Paazhum samoogam ennum
In this ruinous society
Balipeedam thannil veezhndhen
I fell onto the sacrificial altar
Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum
Hiding the full artistic moon
Kaarmegam pola jaadhi
Caste is like a dark cloud
Kalaisaer nilaavai maraithidum
Hiding the full artistic moon
Kaarmegam pola jaadhi
Caste is like a dark cloud
Malaipol en vaazhvil thadaiyaai
Like a mountain, an obstacle in my life
Vandhu nindradhae yen seiven
It came and stood, what shall I do?
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal
Women without male support
Adaivaarae thunbam enpol
Will suffer sorrow like me
Aan thunaiyillaadha pengal
Women without male support
Adaivaarae thunbam enpol
Will suffer sorrow like me
Vaan meedhulaavum kilipol
Like a parrot flying across the sky
Maghizhvaaga vaazha ninaithaen
I wished to live happily
Paaindhodum aattril odam
Like a boat in a fast-flowing river
Padum paattai pola aanen
Such has become my suffering state
Paaindhodum aattril odam
Like a boat in a fast-flowing river
Padum paattai pola aanen
Such has become my suffering state
Thooya en kaadhal kanavo
Is my pure love merely a dream?
Thuyar neengumo en vaazhvil
Will sorrow ever leave my life?
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Arul thaarum maeri thaayae
Bestow your grace, Mother Mary
Annaiyae annaiyae annaiyae
Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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