Annan Manam Pole Arumai
From Uthami Petra Rathinam · 1959
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Uthami Petra Rathinam1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Arumai gunam polae | Like his precious character |
| Amaiyadhu amaiyadhu avani melae | Nothing else can equal it on this earth |
| Female | |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Arumai gunam polae | Like his precious character |
| Amaiyadhu amaiyadhu avani melae | Nothing else can equal it on this earth |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Female | |
| Pettra paasam polladhu paaraaiyoo | Won't you see that parental love can be cruel? |
| Penmai vaazhvai kandae nee thaeraaiyoo | Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life? |
| Hoo oo oo | Hoo oo oo |
| Pettra paasam polladhu paaraaiyoo | Won't you see that parental love can be cruel? |
| Penmai vaazhvai kandae nee thaeraaiyoo | Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life? |
| Uttra paasamondrae ratha paasamondrae | True affection is one, blood bond is one |
| Endrum eerudalil oru uthiram pol | Always like a single drop of blood in two bodies |
| Anbin sodharanai pol | Like a loving brother |
| Inimelum amaiyadhu avani melae | Never again will such a person exist on this earth |
| Female | |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Female | |
| Engal gaandhi mahatma thaaiyandro | Isn't our Mahatma Gandhi like a mother? |
| Kaalan poosarikke bali neeyandro | Aren't you a sacrifice for the priest of death? |
| Ratha vellathilae mooda pallathilae | In a flood of blood, in a blind ditch |
| Midhakkum mannuyirum thannuyiraaga | Considering every living soul floating as one's own soul |
| Ennum annanai polae | Like the elder brother who thinks thus |
| Inimelum amaiyaadhu avani melae | Never again will such a person exist on this earth |
| Female | |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
| Female | |
| Kaalai neram vandhaalae kooviduvaai | When morning comes, you call out |
| Undhan kadamai endrae nee thaviduvaai | Calling it your duty, you flutter eagerly |
| Kadikaaram indri vidi neramendrae | Without a clock, declaring that daybreak has arrived |
| Sollum vaayilladha jeeva raasi nee | You are a speechless living creature that tells time |
| Anaikkum annananai polae | Like the elder brother who embraces us |
| Inimelum amaiyaadhu avani melae | Never again will such a person exist on this earth |
| Female | |
| Annan manam polae | Like an elder brother's heart |
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
அருமை குணம் போலே
அமையாது அமையாது அவனி மேலே
Like an elder brother's heart
Like an elder brother's heart
Like his precious character
Nothing else can equal it on this earth
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
அருமை குணம் போலே
அமையாது அமையாது அவனி மேலே
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
Like an elder brother's heart
Like his precious character
Nothing else can equal it on this earth
Like an elder brother's heart
பெற்ற பாசம் பொல்லாது பாராயோ
பெண்மை வாழ்வைக் கண்டே நீ தேராயோ
ஹோ ..ஓ...ஓ...
பெற்ற பாசம் பொல்லாது பாராயோ
பெண்மை வாழ்வைக் கண்டே நீ தேராயோ
உற்ற பாசமொன்றே ரத்த பாசமோன்றே என்றும்
ஈருடலில் ஒரு திரம் போல் அன்பின் சோதரனைப் போல்
இனிமேலும் அமையாது அவனி மேலே...
Won't you see that parental love can be cruel?
Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life?
Hoo oo oo
Won't you see that parental love can be cruel?
Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life?
True affection is one, blood bond is one
Always like a single drop of blood in two bodies
Like a loving brother
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
Like an elder brother's heart
எங்கள் காந்தி மகாத்மா தாயன்றோ
காலன் பூசாரிக்கே பலி நீயன்றோ
ரத்த வெள்ளத்திலே மூடப் பள்ளத்திலே
மிதக்கும் மண்ணுயிரும் தன்னுயிராக
எண்ணும் அண்ணனைப் போலே
இனிமேலும் அமையாது அவனி மேலே..
Isn't our Mahatma Gandhi like a mother?
Aren't you a sacrifice for the priest of death?
In a flood of blood, in a blind ditch
Considering every living soul floating as one's own soul
Like the elder brother who thinks thus
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
Like an elder brother's heart
காலை நேரம் வந்தாலே கூவிடுவாய்
உந்தன் கடமை என்றே நீ தாவிடுவாய்
கடிகாரமின்றி விடி நேரமென்றே
சொல்லும் வாயில்லாத ஜீவராசியை
அணைக்கும் அண்ணனைப் போலே
இனிமேலும் அமையாது அவனி மேலே..
When morning comes, you call out
Calling it your duty, you flutter eagerly
Without a clock, declaring that daybreak has arrived
You are a speechless living creature that tells time
Like the elder brother who embraces us
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
அண்ணன் மனம் போலே
Like an elder brother's heart
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Arumai gunam polae
Like his precious character
Amaiyadhu amaiyadhu avani melae
Nothing else can equal it on this earth
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Arumai gunam polae
Like his precious character
Amaiyadhu amaiyadhu avani melae
Nothing else can equal it on this earth
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Pettra paasam polladhu paaraaiyoo
Won't you see that parental love can be cruel?
Penmai vaazhvai kandae nee thaeraaiyoo
Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life?
Hoo oo oo
Hoo oo oo
Pettra paasam polladhu paaraaiyoo
Won't you see that parental love can be cruel?
Penmai vaazhvai kandae nee thaeraaiyoo
Won't you reform after seeing a woman's life?
Uttra paasamondrae ratha paasamondrae
True affection is one, blood bond is one
Endrum eerudalil oru uthiram pol
Always like a single drop of blood in two bodies
Anbin sodharanai pol
Like a loving brother
Inimelum amaiyadhu avani melae
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Engal gaandhi mahatma thaaiyandro
Isn't our Mahatma Gandhi like a mother?
Kaalan poosarikke bali neeyandro
Aren't you a sacrifice for the priest of death?
Ratha vellathilae mooda pallathilae
In a flood of blood, in a blind ditch
Midhakkum mannuyirum thannuyiraaga
Considering every living soul floating as one's own soul
Ennum annanai polae
Like the elder brother who thinks thus
Inimelum amaiyaadhu avani melae
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Kaalai neram vandhaalae kooviduvaai
When morning comes, you call out
Undhan kadamai endrae nee thaviduvaai
Calling it your duty, you flutter eagerly
Kadikaaram indri vidi neramendrae
Without a clock, declaring that daybreak has arrived
Sollum vaayilladha jeeva raasi nee
You are a speechless living creature that tells time
Anaikkum annananai polae
Like the elder brother who embraces us
Inimelum amaiyaadhu avani melae
Never again will such a person exist on this earth
Annan manam polae
Like an elder brother's heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from Uthami Petra Rathinam praises the unparalleled love, noble character, and protective nature of an elder brother. It emphasizes that no affection on earth matches a brother's heart, which stands as an unwavering pillar of support through all adversities. The lyrics invoke powerful allegories—comparing a brother's protective spirit to Mahatma Gandhi's maternal compassion and a dependable creature alerting the dawn—highlighting how a brother treats the well-being of his siblings as his very own soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Head Initial Alliteration)
“Annan manam polae / Arumai gunam polae / Amaiyadhu amaiyadhu avani melae”
Repetition of the initial 'A' sound across consecutive lines ('Annan', 'Arumai', 'Amaiyadhu').
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pettra paasam polladhu paaraaiyoo / Uttra paasamondrae ratha paasamondrae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'tt' in 'Pettra' and 'Uttra'.
Upamai (Simile)
“Endrum eerudalil oru uthiram pol”
Comparing two distinct bodies bound by brotherly love to a single lifeblood flowing through them ('eerudalil oru uthiram pol').
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Trivia
Composed by T. Chalapathi Rao with lyrics by the legendary Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, 'Annan manam polae' features one of the early iconic solo renditions by S. Janaki, establishing her as a formidable playback singer in Tamil cinema during the late 1950s.
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