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Lyrics & meaning

Antha Vaanukku

From Poomagal Oorvalam · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Unnikrishnan
Music director
Siva
Movie name
Poomagal Oorvalam
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
En vaazhvukku rendu dheepangal
En thaaiyodu thanthaiyarae
Antha vaanin dheepam rendum
Ilai endraal
Intha mannil uyirgal illaiyae
En paasa dheepam rendum
Illai endraal
En vaazhvil oliyum illaiyae
Oru thaai thanthai polae
Ulagil uravillaiyae
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Anbukku aadhaaram
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Arivukku aadhaaram
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
Nooru dheivangal ondraaga koodi
Thaaikku poojaigal seiga
Imaya malaigalum yezhu kadalgalum
Thanthai naamamae solga
Ivar kobangal naanum paarthathillai
Oru sudu sollai kooda kettathillai
Oru yezhai thaai pol ulagil selvamillai
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Anbukku aadhaaram
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Arivukku aadhaaram
Antha vaanukku rendu dheepangal
Avai sooriya chanthirarae
Thanthai kaaladi thaayin thiruvadi
Nalla maganukku koyil
Anbin mugavari enna enbathai
Kandukolgiren thaayil
Naan uravendra dheepam
Yetri veippen
Adhil uyir endra ennai
Ootri veippen
Naan endrum kannil iruvarai
Sumanthiruppen
Thaai thaanae…ae….ae…
Anbukku aadhaaram
Thanthai thaanae….ae….ae….
Arivukku aadhaaram
The sky has two lights,
and they are the sun and the moon.
My life has two lights,
and they are my mother and my father.
If those two lights of the sky
did not exist,
there would be no life on this earth.
If these two lights of love
did not exist,
there would be no light in my life.
Like a mother and a father,
there is no truer bond in this world.
Isn't a mother...
the very foundation of love?
Isn't a father...
the very foundation of wisdom?
The sky has two lights,
and they are the sun and the moon.
Let a hundred gods come together
to worship a mother.
Let the Himalayas and the seven seas
chant the father's name.
I have never seen their anger,
nor have I ever heard a single harsh word.
Even a poor mother is the greatest wealth in the world.
Isn't a mother...
the very foundation of love?
Isn't a father...
the very foundation of wisdom?
The sky has two lights,
and they are the sun and the moon.
A father's footsteps and a mother's sacred feet
are a temple to a good son.
Where love truly resides,
I discover in my mother.
I will light the lamp
of our bond,
and pour the oil
of my very life into it.
I will hold both of them
in my eyes forever.
Isn't a mother...
the very foundation of love?
Isn't a father...
the very foundation of wisdom?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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