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Lyrics & meaning

Annam Pole Unnai Happy

From Anbu Magan · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name
Anbu Magan
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
8 Apr 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Nee kangal moodi karpanai thaeril
Selvaai endhan kannae
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Kathiri poovin vannam polae
Sithira vaanam thannil
Kathiri poovin vannam polae
Sithira vaanam thannil
Sathirapathi nam sivaji rajan
Santhikka varuvaar unnai
Than kai vaalum kudhiraiyum thandhu
Thaavi anaippaan kannae
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Nee kangal moodi karpanai thaeril
Selvaai endhan kannae
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Ulaginil vaazhum manidhar kellam
Ottrumaiyudanae saanthi
Ulaginil vaazhum manidhar kellam
Ottrumaiyudanae saanthi
Ooti valarthavan unnadha thalaivan
Uthaman engal gandhi
Kattiya vazhiyil naatiya muraiyil
Vazhiya kannae vaazhga
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Ullam polae ulagam endru
Unmaigal kandu sonnaan
Ullam polae ulagam endru
Unmaigal kandu sonnaan
Valluva perumaan thirukkural thandhu
Vaazhthukkal nooru solvaan
Kallam illamal avar vazhi sendraal
Kannae nee thaan deivam
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Nee kangal moodi karpanai thaeril
Selvaai endhan kannae
Annam pole unnai
Than arugil vaithaal annai
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
Close your eyes, and in a chariot of imagination
Ride away, my darling child...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
Like the violet shade of an eggplant blossom,
Across the painted sky,
Like the violet shade of an eggplant blossom,
Across the painted sky,
Our king, Chhatrapati Shivaji,
Will come to meet you;
Giving you his sword and his horse,
He will leap forward and embrace you, my child...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
Close your eyes, and in a chariot of imagination
Ride away, my darling child...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
To all the people living in this world,
Peace along with unity,
To all the people living in this world,
Peace along with unity,
He who nurtured and instilled them was that supreme leader,
Our noble Gandhi;
On the path he showed, by the principles he established,
May you live, my child, long may you live...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
"The world is as pure as your own heart,"
Seeing the truth, he declared;
"The world is as pure as your own heart,"
Seeing the truth, he declared;
The great sage Valluvar, gifting the Thirukkural,
Will shower you with a hundred blessings;
If you walk his path with an innocent heart,
My child, you yourself will be divine...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her;
Close your eyes, and in a chariot of imagination
Ride away, my darling child...
Like a swan, your mother
Has kept you close beside her.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Annam Pole Unnai is a classic lullaby from the movie Anbu Magan (1961), sung by P. Susheela. The mother lovingly holds her child like a gentle swan, lulling the child to close their eyes and embark on a magical journey in a chariot of imagination. Through her lullaby, she weaves inspiring figures from history, patriotism, and Tamil literature to shape the child's mind. She introduces Chhatrapati Shivaji as a symbol of courage who brings his sword and horse, Mahatma Gandhi as a beacon of unity and peace, and Thiruvalluvar as the source of timeless moral wisdom through the Thirukkural. The song emphasizes that living a life of truth, unity, and deceitless virtue renders a child as pure as divinity itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Annam pole unnai”

Compares the delicate child to a gentle swan ('Annam pole unnai') and the twilight sky color to a brinjal flower ('Kathiri poovin vannam polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Nee kangal moodi karpanai thaeril”

Refers to the realm of dreams and sleep as a 'chariot of imagination' ('karpanai thaeril').

Initial Rhyme / Assonance (Monai & Etukai)

“Ulaginil vaazhum manidhar kellam”

Use of matching vowels and consonants at the start of adjacent lines, such as 'Ulaginil', 'Ottrumaiyudanae', 'Ooti', 'Uthaman'.

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Trivia

This iconic Tamil lullaby composed by T. Chalapathi Rao and written by lyricist Kannadasan stands out for blending moral education, Tamil heritage, and national patriotism into a soothing bedtime song for children.

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