Azhadhe Pappaa Azhadhe
From Petra Maganai Vitra Annai · 1958
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- T. S. Bagavathi
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Petra Maganai Vitra Annai1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Azhathae azhathae | Don't cry, don't cry |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Amma irundha paal tharuvanga | If mother were here, she would give milk |
| Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga | If an orphan cries, who will come for them? |
| Female | |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Amma irundha paal tharuvanga | If mother were here, she would give milk |
| Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga | If an orphan cries, who will come for them? |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Female | |
| En thaayum illai un thaayum illai | I have no mother, and you have no mother |
| En seiven kannae aararoo unnai | What shall I do, my dear? Lullaby to you |
| Anaippaarum illai madhipaarum illai | There is no one to embrace us, nor anyone to value us |
| Anbae en kannae aararoo | My beloved dear one, lullaby |
| Female | |
| Maaradha kaalam unakkaga maarum | The unchanging time will change for your sake |
| Varundhadhae sella paapa | Do not grieve, darling baby |
| Thaalattum maadha thalai saaintha pinnae | After the mother who sang lullabies passed away |
| Thunaiyaedhu chinna paapa | Who is there as support, little baby? |
| Female | |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Amma irundha paal tharuvanga | If mother were here, she would give milk |
| Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga | If an orphan cries, who will come for them? |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Female | |
| Thaangaatha thunbam | In unbearable sorrow |
| Thanil vaadum thandhai | Father who is wilting within it |
| Manam nogum munnae thoongamma | Sleep before his heart gets pained further |
| Avar perunthookkam thoongum | He who sleeps in eternal sleep |
| Vaedhavai paarthae | Seeing our plight |
| Varuvaar en kannae thoongamma | Will return for us, my dear, sleep now |
| Female | |
| Enna ninaithae | Thinking of what |
| Nee yaengi azhuthaaiyoo | Did you yearn and cry? |
| Inba thaenae aararooo | Sweet honey, lullaby |
| Pesaadha needhi namakkaaga pesum | Silent justice will speak for us |
| Kalangaadhae sella paapa | Do not be distressed, darling baby |
| Female | |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
| Amma irundha paal tharuvanga | If mother were here, she would give milk |
| Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga | If an orphan cries, who will come for them? |
| Azhathae paapa azhathae | Don't cry, little baby, don't cry |
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அம்மா இருந்தா பால் தருவாங்க
அநாதை அழுதா யார் வருவாங்க
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
If mother were here, she would give milk
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அம்மா இருந்தா பால் தருவாங்க
அநாதை அழுதா யார் வருவாங்க
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
If mother were here, she would give milk
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
என் தாயுமில்லை உன் தாயுமில்லை
என் செய்வேன் கண்ணே ஆராரோ உன்னை
அணைப்பாருமில்லை மதிப்பாருமில்லை
அன்பே என் கண்ணே ஆராரோ
I have no mother, and you have no mother
What shall I do, my dear? Lullaby to you
There is no one to embrace us, nor anyone to value us
My beloved dear one, lullaby
மாறாத காலம் உனக்காக மாறும்
வருந்தாதே செல்லப் பாப்பா
தாலாட்டும் மாதா தலை சாய்ந்த பின்னே
துணையேது சின்ன பாப்பா.....
The unchanging time will change for your sake
Do not grieve, darling baby
After the mother who sang lullabies passed away
Who is there as support, little baby?
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அம்மா இருந்தா பால் தருவாங்க
அநாதை அழுதா யார் வருவாங்க
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
If mother were here, she would give milk
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
தாங்காத துன்பம்
தனில் வாடும் தந்தை
மனம் நோகும் முன்னே தூங்கம்மா
அவர் பெருந்தூக்கம் தூங்கும்
வேதாவைப் பார்த்தே
வருவார் என் கண்ணே தூங்கம்மா
In unbearable sorrow
Father who is wilting within it
Sleep before his heart gets pained further
He who sleeps in eternal sleep
Seeing our plight
Will return for us, my dear, sleep now
என்ன நினைந்தே
நீ ஏங்கி அழுதாயோ
இன்பத் தேனே ஆராரோ
பேசாத நீதி நமக்காக பேசும்
கலங்காதே செல்ல பாப்பா......
Thinking of what
Did you yearn and cry?
Sweet honey, lullaby
Silent justice will speak for us
Do not be distressed, darling baby
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
அம்மா இருந்தா பால் தருவாங்க
அநாதை அழுதா யார் வருவாங்க
அழாதே பாப்பா அழாதே
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
If mother were here, she would give milk
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Azhathae azhathae
Don't cry, don't cry
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Amma irundha paal tharuvanga
If mother were here, she would give milk
Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Amma irundha paal tharuvanga
If mother were here, she would give milk
Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
En thaayum illai un thaayum illai
I have no mother, and you have no mother
En seiven kannae aararoo unnai
What shall I do, my dear? Lullaby to you
Anaippaarum illai madhipaarum illai
There is no one to embrace us, nor anyone to value us
Anbae en kannae aararoo
My beloved dear one, lullaby
Maaradha kaalam unakkaga maarum
The unchanging time will change for your sake
Varundhadhae sella paapa
Do not grieve, darling baby
Thaalattum maadha thalai saaintha pinnae
After the mother who sang lullabies passed away
Thunaiyaedhu chinna paapa
Who is there as support, little baby?
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Amma irundha paal tharuvanga
If mother were here, she would give milk
Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Thaangaatha thunbam
In unbearable sorrow
Thanil vaadum thandhai
Father who is wilting within it
Manam nogum munnae thoongamma
Sleep before his heart gets pained further
Avar perunthookkam thoongum
He who sleeps in eternal sleep
Vaedhavai paarthae
Seeing our plight
Varuvaar en kannae thoongamma
Will return for us, my dear, sleep now
Enna ninaithae
Thinking of what
Nee yaengi azhuthaaiyoo
Did you yearn and cry?
Inba thaenae aararooo
Sweet honey, lullaby
Pesaadha needhi namakkaaga pesum
Silent justice will speak for us
Kalangaadhae sella paapa
Do not be distressed, darling baby
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Amma irundha paal tharuvanga
If mother were here, she would give milk
Aanadhai azhutha yaar varuvanga
If an orphan cries, who will come for them?
Azhathae paapa azhathae
Don't cry, little baby, don't cry
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby from the 1958 film 'Petra Maganai Vitra Annai' captures the heartbreaking grief of children left motherless. The elder child tries to console the infant sibling who is crying out of hunger and distress, acknowledging that without a mother, there is no one to feed or embrace them in a cold world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emona / Initial Rhyme (Monaai)
“Thaangaatha thunbam Thanil vaadum thandhai”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Th' in 'Thaangaatha thunbam' and 'Thanil vaadum thandhai'.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“En thaayum illai un thaayum illai / En seiven kannae aararoo unnai”
Repetition of the second consonant 'nn' sound across consecutive lines ('En thaayum' and 'En seiven').
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Inba thaenae aararooo”
Describing the baby lovingly as 'Inba thaenae' (Sweet honey) and death as 'Perunthookkam' (Deep/Eternal sleep).
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Trivia
Written by the iconic philosopher-lyricist Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, this song stands out as one of the most emotionally affecting lullabies in classic Tamil cinema, showcasing his profound ability to blend social realism with tender emotion.
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