Azhagaana Chinna Payalae
From Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru · 1986
- Lyricist
- E. S. N. Ravi
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Azhagaana chinna payalae | Handsome little boy |
| Unakku achchu vellam vaangi tharuvaen | I will buy you jaggery candy |
| Ada kalangaathae kannu payalae | Oh, don't worry, my dear boy |
| Nee kettathellam vaangi koduppaen | I will buy and give you whatever you ask for |
| Male | |
| Annae achchu vellam vaangi vanthaa | Brother, if you bring jaggery candy |
| Enakku mattum onnae onnu | Just one for me alone |
| Kattayam kodukka venum | You must definitely give me |
| Onnae onnu onnae onnu | Just one, just one |
| Male | |
| Alaiyaatha yaei alaiyaatha alba payalae | Don't wander around, hey don't wander around, you useless boy |
| Unakku appuramaa vaangi tharuvaen | I will buy it for you later |
| Kalangaatha kannu payalae | Don't worry, my dear boy |
| Nee kettathellaam vaangi koduppaen | I will buy and give you whatever you ask for |
| Male | |
| Ammaa sumantha sumaiyaarum sumappathilla | No one carries the burden that a mother carries |
| Appanukku antha vali eppothum therivathilla | A father never understands that pain |
| Male | |
| Oodaa ozhaichchaa ava noolaa elaichchaa | She worked tirelessly until she became thin as a thread |
| Ada unnaththaan peththu eduththaa | Oh, she gave birth to you |
| Male | |
| Kaappaaththum dheivam | The protecting God |
| Intha mannil vanthu thaayaachchu | Came to this earth as a mother |
| Male | |
| Kashtaththa thaangi thaangi | Enduring hardship after hardship |
| Kanneer vaththi poyaachchu | Her tears have completely dried up |
| Male | |
| Ponnaanan thaayaarukku | For a mother precious as gold |
| Paasam mattum vaththaathu | Love alone never dries up |
| Kannae nee kanneer vittaa | My child, if you shed tears |
| Peththa manam thaangaathu | The mother's heart cannot bear it |
| Male | |
| Azhagaana rompa azhagaana chinna payalae | Beautiful, very handsome little boy |
| Enakku achchu vellam vaangi koduppaa | Buy and give me jaggery candy |
| Male | |
| Ada alaiyaatha thinni payalae unakku | Hey gluttonous boy, don't wander around |
| Appuramaa vaangi tharuvaen | I will buy it for you later |
| Male :Pongannaae | Male: Go away, brother! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………….. | .............. |
| Male | |
| Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga | They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow |
| Paadhaigalai paarththirunthum paalu vanthu saeralainga | Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived |
| Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga | They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow |
| Paadhaigalai paarththirunthum paalu vanthu saeralainga | Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived |
| Male | |
| Yaezhai veedu athu ezhumbukkoodu | A poor man's house is just a skeleton frame |
| Adhu eppothum kaanja kaadu….ae….ae….ae…. | It is always a dried-up forest... ae... ae... ae... |
| Male | |
| Ingulla saamigalai | The local gods here |
| Kettu kettu paaththaachchu | We have asked and prayed repeatedly |
| Male | |
| Yaemaaththum varkkam mattum | Only the deceitful class |
| Soththukala saerththaachchu | Has accumulated wealth |
| Male | |
| Yaen naama saeravilla | Why haven't we united? |
| Solli solli paarththaachchu | We have discussed it again and again |
| Male | |
| Athu ippo ada idhu ippo | That is now, oh this is now |
| Ennaththukkannae | Why my dear? |
| Achchu vellaththa nee maranthudaathannae | Brother, don't forget the jaggery candy |
| Male | |
| Aiyaiyayyo alaiyaathae | Oh dear, don't wander around |
| Nee kundu payalae | You chubby boy |
| Unakku achchu vellam undu payala | You will get jaggery candy, boy |
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | .............. |
| Male :Haeiiiiii | Male: Haeiiiiii |
தீபன் சக்ரவர்த்தி மற்றும் செந்தில்
Handsome little boy
I will buy you jaggery candy
Oh, don't worry, my dear boy
I will buy and give you whatever you ask for
அழகான சின்னப் பயலே
உனக்கு அச்சு வெல்லம் வாங்கித் தருவேன்
அட கலங்காதே கண்ணு பயலே
நீ கேட்டதெல்லாம் வாங்கி கொடுப்பேன்
Brother, if you bring jaggery candy
Just one for me alone
You must definitely give me
Just one, just one
அண்ணே அச்சு வெல்லம் வாங்கி வந்தா
எனக்கு மட்டும் ஒன்னே ஒன்னு
கட்டாயம் கொடுக்க வேணும்
ஒன்னே ஒன்னு ஒன்னே ஒன்னு
Don't wander around, hey don't wander around, you useless boy
I will buy it for you later
Don't worry, my dear boy
I will buy and give you whatever you ask for
அலையாத ஏய் அலையாத அல்ப பயலே
உனக்கு அப்புறமா வாங்கி தருவேன்
கலங்காத கண்ணு பயலே
நீ கேட்டதெல்லாம் வாங்கி கொடுப்பேன்
No one carries the burden that a mother carries
A father never understands that pain
அம்மா சுமந்த சுமை யாரும் சுமப்பதில்ல
அப்பனுக்கு அந்த வலி எப்போதும் தெரிவதில்ல
She worked tirelessly until she became thin as a thread
Oh, she gave birth to you
அம்மா சுமந்த சுமை யாரும் சுமப்பதில்ல
அப்பனுக்கு அந்த வலி எப்போதும் தெரிவதில்ல
The protecting God
Came to this earth as a mother
ஓடா ஒழைச்சா அவ நூலா எளச்சா
அட உன்னத்தான் பெத்து எடுத்தா யப்பா
Enduring hardship after hardship
Her tears have completely dried up
காப்பாத்தும் தெய்வம்
இந்த மண்ணில் வந்து தாயாச்சு
For a mother precious as gold
Love alone never dries up
My child, if you shed tears
The mother's heart cannot bear it
கஷ்டத்த தாங்கி தாங்கி
கண்ணீர் வத்தி போயாச்சு
Beautiful, very handsome little boy
Buy and give me jaggery candy
பொன்னான தாயாருக்கு
பாசம் மட்டும் வத்தாது
Hey gluttonous boy, don't wander around
I will buy it for you later
Male: Go away, brother!
கண்ணே நீ கண்ணீர் விட்டா
பெத்த மனம் தாங்காது
..............
அழகான ரொம்ப அழகான சின்னப் பயலே
எனக்கு அச்சு வெல்லம் வாங்கி கொடுப்பா
They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow
Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived
They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow
Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived
அட அலையாத தின்னிப் பயலே உனக்கு
அப்புறமா வாங்கித் தருவேன்......
போங்கண்ணே
A poor man's house is just a skeleton frame
It is always a dried-up forest... ae... ae... ae...
.................................
The local gods here
We have asked and prayed repeatedly
பாலாறு ஓடுமின்னு ஓட்டு வாங்கி போயிட்டாங்க
பாதைகளை பார்த்திருந்தும் பாலு வந்து சேரலைங்க
பாலாறு ஓடுமின்னு ஓட்டு வாங்கி போயிட்டாங்க
பாதைகளை பார்த்திருந்தும் பாலு வந்து சேரலைங்க
Only the deceitful class
Has accumulated wealth
ஏழை வீடு அது எலும்புக்கூடு
அது எப்போதும் காஞ்சக் காடு ஏ....ஏ....ஏ....
Why haven't we united?
We have discussed it again and again
இங்குள்ள சாமிகளை
கேட்டு கேட்டு பாத்தாச்சு
That is now, oh this is now
Why my dear?
Brother, don't forget the jaggery candy
இல்லாத ஏழை ஜனம்
எண்ணமெல்லாம் தோத்தாச்சு
Oh dear, don't wander around
You chubby boy
You will get jaggery candy, boy
ஏமாத்தும் வர்க்கம் மட்டும்
சொத்துகள சேர்த்தாச்சு
..............
Male: Haeiiiiii
ஏன் நாம சேரவில்ல
சொல்லி சொல்லி பார்த்தாச்சு
அது இப்போ அட இது இப்போ
என்னத்துக்கண்ணே
அச்சு வெல்லத்த நீ மறந்துடாதண்ணே
அய்யயோ அலையாதே
நீ குண்டு பயலே
உனக்கு அச்சு வெல்லம் உண்டு பயலே
ஆஹா லல்லல்லா லல்லல்லா லாலாலாலா...
ஆஹா லல்லல்லா லல்லல்லா லாலாலாலா...
ஹேய்ய்ய்
Azhagaana chinna payalae
Handsome little boy
Unakku achchu vellam vaangi tharuvaen
I will buy you jaggery candy
Ada kalangaathae kannu payalae
Oh, don't worry, my dear boy
Nee kettathellam vaangi koduppaen
I will buy and give you whatever you ask for
Annae achchu vellam vaangi vanthaa
Brother, if you bring jaggery candy
Enakku mattum onnae onnu
Just one for me alone
Kattayam kodukka venum
You must definitely give me
Onnae onnu onnae onnu
Just one, just one
Alaiyaatha yaei alaiyaatha alba payalae
Don't wander around, hey don't wander around, you useless boy
Unakku appuramaa vaangi tharuvaen
I will buy it for you later
Kalangaatha kannu payalae
Don't worry, my dear boy
Nee kettathellaam vaangi koduppaen
I will buy and give you whatever you ask for
Ammaa sumantha sumaiyaarum sumappathilla
No one carries the burden that a mother carries
Appanukku antha vali eppothum therivathilla
A father never understands that pain
Oodaa ozhaichchaa ava noolaa elaichchaa
She worked tirelessly until she became thin as a thread
Ada unnaththaan peththu eduththaa
Oh, she gave birth to you
Kaappaaththum dheivam
The protecting God
Intha mannil vanthu thaayaachchu
Came to this earth as a mother
Kashtaththa thaangi thaangi
Enduring hardship after hardship
Kanneer vaththi poyaachchu
Her tears have completely dried up
Ponnaanan thaayaarukku
For a mother precious as gold
Paasam mattum vaththaathu
Love alone never dries up
Kannae nee kanneer vittaa
My child, if you shed tears
Peththa manam thaangaathu
The mother's heart cannot bear it
Azhagaana rompa azhagaana chinna payalae
Beautiful, very handsome little boy
Enakku achchu vellam vaangi koduppaa
Buy and give me jaggery candy
Ada alaiyaatha thinni payalae unakku
Hey gluttonous boy, don't wander around
Appuramaa vaangi tharuvaen
I will buy it for you later
Male :Pongannaae
Male: Go away, brother!
………………..
..............
Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga
They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow
Paadhaigalai paarththirunthum paalu vanthu saeralainga
Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived
Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga
They took our votes promising rivers of milk would flow
Paadhaigalai paarththirunthum paalu vanthu saeralainga
Even after watching the paths, no milk has arrived
Yaezhai veedu athu ezhumbukkoodu
A poor man's house is just a skeleton frame
Adhu eppothum kaanja kaadu….ae….ae….ae….
It is always a dried-up forest... ae... ae... ae...
Ingulla saamigalai
The local gods here
Kettu kettu paaththaachchu
We have asked and prayed repeatedly
Yaemaaththum varkkam mattum
Only the deceitful class
Soththukala saerththaachchu
Has accumulated wealth
Yaen naama saeravilla
Why haven't we united?
Solli solli paarththaachchu
We have discussed it again and again
Athu ippo ada idhu ippo
That is now, oh this is now
Ennaththukkannae
Why my dear?
Achchu vellaththa nee maranthudaathannae
Brother, don't forget the jaggery candy
Aiyaiyayyo alaiyaathae
Oh dear, don't wander around
Nee kundu payalae
You chubby boy
Unakku achchu vellam undu payala
You will get jaggery candy, boy
……………..
..............
Male :Haeiiiiii
Male: Haeiiiiii
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Azhagaana Chinna Payalae from the film Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru (1986) blends lighthearted childhood interactions with profound social and moral commentary. The song opens with promises of buying jaggery candy (achchu vellam) for a young boy, moving into a touching tribute to maternal devotion. It portrays how a mother endures selflessness, pain, and endless hardship to nurture her children, serving as a living deity on earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Ammaa sumantha sumaiyaarum sumappathilla”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowels sounds across words, such as 'Ammaa sumantha sumaiyaarum' ('su' sound repetition).
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga / Paadhaigalai paarththirunthum paalu vanthu saeralainga”
Rhyming second letters in consecutive lines ('Paalaaru' and 'Paadhaigalai').
Metaphor
“Yaezhai veedu athu ezhumbukkoodu”
Comparing a poor person's home directly to a skeleton ('ezhumbukkoodu') to depict extreme poverty.
Hyperbole
“Paalaaru oodumminnu vote -tu vaangi poyittaanga”
Exaggerating political promises made during elections as 'rivers of milk flowing'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru (1986) stars Ramarajan and Rekha. The film's musical score was composed by Gangai Amaran, and the track features lyrics written by E.S.N. Ravi which cleverly layer socio-political themes beneath innocent folk-style dialogic lyrics.
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