Antha Vaanukku
From Poomagal Oorvalam · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Siva
- Details
- Poomagal Oorvalam1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal | For that sky, there are two lamps |
| Avai sooriya chanthirarae | They are the Sun and the Moon |
| En vaazhvukku rendu dheepangal | For my life, there are two lamps |
| En thaaiyodu thanthaiyarae | They are my mother and my father |
| Male | |
| Antha vaanin dheepam rendum | If those two lamps of that sky |
| Ilai endraal | Are not present |
| Intha mannil uyirgal illaiyae | There would be no life on this earth |
| En paasa dheepam rendum | If my two lamps of affection |
| Illai endraal | Are not present |
| En vaazhvil oliyum illaiyae | There would be no light in my life |
| Oru thaai thanthai polae | Like a mother and father |
| Ulagil uravillaiyae | There is no true relationship in the world |
| Male | |
| Thaai thaanae…ae….ae… | Mother alone is... |
| Anbukku aadhaaram | The foundation of love |
| Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae…. | Father alone is... |
| Arivukku aadhaaram | The foundation of wisdom |
| Male | |
| Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal | For that sky, there are two lamps |
| Avai sooriya chanthirarae | They are the Sun and the Moon |
| Male | |
| Nooru dheivangal ondraaga koodi | May a hundred gods gather together |
| Thaaikku poojaigal seiga | And perform prayers for the mother |
| Imaya malaigalum yezhu kadalgalum | May the Himalayan mountains and the seven seas |
| Thanthai naamamae solga | Chant the father's name |
| Male | |
| Ivar kobangal naanum paarthathillai | I have never seen their anger |
| Oru sudu sollai kooda kettathillai | I have never heard even a single harsh word |
| Oru yezhai thaai pol ulagil selvamillai | There is no wealth in the world equal to a poor mother |
| Male | |
| Thaai thaanae…ae….ae… | Mother alone is... |
| Anbukku aadhaaram | The foundation of love |
| Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae…. | Father alone is... |
| Arivukku aadhaaram | The foundation of wisdom |
| Male | |
| Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal | For that sky, there are two lamps |
| Avai sooriya chanthirarae | They are the Sun and the Moon |
| Male | |
| Thanthai kaaladi thaayin thiruvadi | Father's footsteps and mother's sacred feet |
| Nalla maganukku koyil | Are the temple for a good son |
| Anbin mugavari enna enbathai | What the address of love is |
| Kandukolgiren thaayil | I realize through my mother |
| Male | |
| Naan uravendra dheepam | The lamp called relationship |
| Yetri veippen | I will light and keep burning |
| Adhil uyir endra ennai | In it, the oil called my life |
| Ootri veippen | I will pour and sustain |
| Naan endrum kannil iruvarai | I will forever carry both of them |
| Sumanthiruppen | In my eyes |
| Male | |
| Thaai thaanae…ae….ae… | Mother alone is... |
| Anbukku aadhaaram | The foundation of love |
| Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae…. | Father alone is... |
| Arivukku aadhaaram | The foundation of wisdom |
அந்த வானுக்கு ரெண்டு தீபங்கள்
அவை சூரிய சந்திரரே
என் வாழ்வுக்கு ரெண்டு தீபங்கள்
என் தாயோடு தந்தையரே
For that sky, there are two lamps
They are the Sun and the Moon
For my life, there are two lamps
They are my mother and my father
அந்த வானின் தீபம் ரெண்டும்
இல்லையென்றால்
இந்த மண்ணில் உயிர்கள் இல்லையே
என் பாசதீபம் ரெண்டும்
இல்லையென்றால்
என் வாழ்வில் ஒளியும் இல்லையே
ஒரு தாய்தந்தை போலே
உலகில் உறவில்லையே
If those two lamps of that sky
Are not present
There would be no life on this earth
If my two lamps of affection
Are not present
There would be no light in my life
Like a mother and father
There is no true relationship in the world
தாய்தானே.....
அன்புக்கு ஆதாரம்
தந்தைதானே....
அறிவுக்கு ஆதாரம்
Mother alone is...
The foundation of love
Father alone is...
The foundation of wisdom
அந்த வானுக்கு ரெண்டு தீபங்கள்
அவை சூரிய சந்திரரே..
For that sky, there are two lamps
They are the Sun and the Moon
நூறு தெய்வங்கள் ஒன்றாகக் கூடி
தாய்க்கு பூஜைகள் செய்க
இமய மலைகளும் ஏழு கடல்களும்
தந்தை நாமமே சொல்க
May a hundred gods gather together
And perform prayers for the mother
May the Himalayan mountains and the seven seas
Chant the father's name
இவர் கோபங்கள்
நானும் பார்த்ததில்லை
ஒரு சுடுசொல்லைக் கூட
கேட்டதில்லை
ஒரு ஏழை தாய்போல்
உலகில் செல்வமில்லை...
I have never seen their anger
I have never heard even a single harsh word
There is no wealth in the world equal to a poor mother
தாய்தானே......
அன்புக்கு ஆதாரம்
தந்தைதானே......
அறிவுக்கு ஆதாரம்
Mother alone is...
The foundation of love
Father alone is...
The foundation of wisdom
அந்த வானுக்கு ரெண்டு தீபங்கள்
அவை சூரிய சந்திரரே...
For that sky, there are two lamps
They are the Sun and the Moon
தந்தை காலடி தாயின் திருவடி
நல்ல மகனுக்குக் கோயில்
அன்பின் முகவரி என்ன என்பதைக்
கண்டுகொள்கிறேன் தாயில்
Father's footsteps and mother's sacred feet
Are the temple for a good son
What the address of love is
I realize through my mother
நான் உறவென்ற தீபம்
ஏற்றிவைப்பேன்
அதில் உயிர் என்ற எண்ணெய்
ஊற்றிவைப்பேன்
நான் என்றும் கண்ணில்
இருவரை சுமந்திருப்பேன்
The lamp called relationship
I will light and keep burning
In it, the oil called my life
I will pour and sustain
I will forever carry both of them
In my eyes
தாய்தானே......
அன்புக்கு ஆதாரம்
தந்தைதானே......
அறிவுக்கு ஆதாரம்
Mother alone is...
The foundation of love
Father alone is...
The foundation of wisdom
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
For that sky, there are two lamps
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
They are the Sun and the Moon
En vaazhvukku rendu dheepangal
For my life, there are two lamps
En thaaiyodu thanthaiyarae
They are my mother and my father
Antha vaanin dheepam rendum
If those two lamps of that sky
Ilai endraal
Are not present
Intha mannil uyirgal illaiyae
There would be no life on this earth
En paasa dheepam rendum
If my two lamps of affection
Illai endraal
Are not present
En vaazhvil oliyum illaiyae
There would be no light in my life
Oru thaai thanthai polae
Like a mother and father
Ulagil uravillaiyae
There is no true relationship in the world
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Mother alone is...
Anbukku aadhaaram
The foundation of love
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Father alone is...
Arivukku aadhaaram
The foundation of wisdom
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
For that sky, there are two lamps
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
They are the Sun and the Moon
Nooru dheivangal ondraaga koodi
May a hundred gods gather together
Thaaikku poojaigal seiga
And perform prayers for the mother
Imaya malaigalum yezhu kadalgalum
May the Himalayan mountains and the seven seas
Thanthai naamamae solga
Chant the father's name
Ivar kobangal naanum paarthathillai
I have never seen their anger
Oru sudu sollai kooda kettathillai
I have never heard even a single harsh word
Oru yezhai thaai pol ulagil selvamillai
There is no wealth in the world equal to a poor mother
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Mother alone is...
Anbukku aadhaaram
The foundation of love
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Father alone is...
Arivukku aadhaaram
The foundation of wisdom
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
For that sky, there are two lamps
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
They are the Sun and the Moon
Thanthai kaaladi thaayin thiruvadi
Father's footsteps and mother's sacred feet
Nalla maganukku koyil
Are the temple for a good son
Anbin mugavari enna enbathai
What the address of love is
Kandukolgiren thaayil
I realize through my mother
Naan uravendra dheepam
The lamp called relationship
Yetri veippen
I will light and keep burning
Adhil uyir endra ennai
In it, the oil called my life
Ootri veippen
I will pour and sustain
Naan endrum kannil iruvarai
I will forever carry both of them
Sumanthiruppen
In my eyes
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Mother alone is...
Anbukku aadhaaram
The foundation of love
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Father alone is...
Arivukku aadhaaram
The foundation of wisdom
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Antha Vaanukku Rendu Dheepangal from Poomagal Oorvalam (1999) is an emotional tribute celebrating the invaluable presence of parents in a child's life. The lyrics metaphorically compare the mother and father to the sun and moon: just as celestial bodies illuminate the cosmos to sustain life, parents enlighten and guide their child's existence. The mother is revered as the ultimate embodiment of unconditional love, while the father is depicted as the foundation of knowledge and wisdom. The song highlights filial devotion, describing a parents' feet as the ultimate temple for a loving child. Expressing deep gratitude for their gentle upbringing, the singer promises to cherish and honor their parents forever, treating them as precious treasures above all worldly relationships and divine figures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal / Avai sooriya chanthirarae / En vaazhvukku rendu dheepangal / En thaaiyodu thanthaiyarae”
Compares mother and father directly to celestial lamps (sun and moon) that illuminate human life.
Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Nooru dheivangal ondraaga koodi / Thaaikku poojaigal seiga / Imaya malaigalum yezhu kadalgalum / Thanthai naamamae solga”
Exaggerates the glory of parents by imagining a hundred gods gathering to worship the mother, and nature (mountains and seas) chanting the father's name.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal / En vaazhvukku rendu dheepangal”
The second consonant 'na' repeats in consecutive lines ('Antha' / 'Entha' / 'Thanthai').
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Trivia
Poomagal Oorvalam (1999) features music composed by Siva and lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song remains a classic Tamil emotional track centered on parental devotion, frequently played on Mother's Day and Father's Day celebrations across Tamil media.
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