Azhagana Malarae
From Thendral Veesum · 1962
- Lyricist
- Mayavanathan
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Thendral Veesum1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae | Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence! |
| Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae | Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood! |
| Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae | Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence! |
| Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae | Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood! |
| Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen | In your eyes, I discovered myself. |
| Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen | In your eyes, I discovered myself. |
| En kannil magalae nee kandadhenna | My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes? |
| Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae | Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence! |
| Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae | Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood! |
| Male | |
| Vilayaadum kaalo kavipaadum naavo | Are these playful feet or a tongue singing poetry? |
| Sendaadum kodiyo nindraadum oliyo | Is it a dancing creeper or a standing beam of light? |
| Aval thandha paadal naan paadugindraen | I am singing the song given to me by her (your mother). |
| En paadal polae un paadal vaendaam | May your song not be sorrowful like my song. |
| Male | |
| Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae | Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence! |
| Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae | Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood! |
| Male | |
| Unakkaaga azhudhaal enakkaga sirithaal | She wept for your sake, and she smiled for my sake. |
| Vizhi pona pinnaal vazhiyaaga nindraal | Even after her eyes left this world, she remained as my guiding light. |
| Kannaaga neeyum kalayaaga thaayum | When you are my eyes and your mother is the art... |
| Irukkindra podhu yaenindha vizhigal | ...why do these eyes still shed tears? |
| Male | |
| Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae | Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence! |
| Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae | Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood! |
| Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen | In your eyes, I discovered myself. |
| En kannil magalae nee kandadhenna | My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes? |
| Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro | Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro... |
| Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro | Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro... |
| Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro | Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro... |
| Hmmhmmhmm hmmmhmmhmmm | Hmmhmmhmm hmmmhmmhmmm |
அழகான மலரே அறிவான பொருளே
தெளிவான தெளிவே செஞ்சாந்து மணமே
அழகான மலரே அறிவான பொருளே
தெளிவான தெளிவே செஞ்சாந்து மணமே
உன் கண்ணில் என்னை நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
உன் கண்ணில் என்னை நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் மகளே நீ கண்டதென்ன
அழகான மலரே அறிவான பொருளே
தெளிவான தெளிவே செஞ்சாந்து மணமே
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes?
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
விளையாடும் காலோ கவிபாடும் நாவோ
செண்டாடும் கொடியோ நின்றாடும் ஒளியோ
அவள் தந்த பாடல் நான் பாடுகின்றேன்
என் பாடல் போலே உன் பாடல் வேண்டாம்
Are these playful feet or a tongue singing poetry?
Is it a dancing creeper or a standing beam of light?
I am singing the song given to me by her (your mother).
May your song not be sorrowful like my song.
அழகான மலரே அறிவான பொருளே
தெளிவான தெளிவே செஞ்சாந்து மணமே
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
உனக்காக அழுதாள் எனக்காக சிரித்தாள்
விழி போன பின்னால் வழியாக நின்றாள்
கண்ணாக நீயும் கரையாக தாயும்
இருக்கின்ற போது ஏனிந்த விழிகள்
She wept for your sake, and she smiled for my sake.
Even after her eyes left this world, she remained as my guiding light.
When you are my eyes and your mother is the art...
...why do these eyes still shed tears?
அழகான மலரே அறிவான பொருளே
தெளிவான தெளிவே செஞ்சாந்து மணமே
உன் கண்ணில் என்னை நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் மகளே நீ கண்டதென்ன
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ ஆராரிராரோ
ஹ்ம்ஹ்ம்ஹ்ம் ஹம்ம்ம்ஹ்ம்ஹ்ம்
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes?
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Hmmhmmhmm hmmmhmmhmmm
Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
En kannil magalae nee kandadhenna
My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes?
Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Vilayaadum kaalo kavipaadum naavo
Are these playful feet or a tongue singing poetry?
Sendaadum kodiyo nindraadum oliyo
Is it a dancing creeper or a standing beam of light?
Aval thandha paadal naan paadugindraen
I am singing the song given to me by her (your mother).
En paadal polae un paadal vaendaam
May your song not be sorrowful like my song.
Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Unakkaaga azhudhaal enakkaga sirithaal
She wept for your sake, and she smiled for my sake.
Vizhi pona pinnaal vazhiyaaga nindraal
Even after her eyes left this world, she remained as my guiding light.
Kannaaga neeyum kalayaaga thaayum
When you are my eyes and your mother is the art...
Irukkindra podhu yaenindha vizhigal
...why do these eyes still shed tears?
Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae
Oh beautiful flower, oh wise essence!
Thelivaana thelivae senchaanthu manamae
Oh clear clarity, oh mind fragrant like red sandalwood!
Un kannil ennai naan kandu kondaen
In your eyes, I discovered myself.
En kannil magalae nee kandadhenna
My daughter, what is it that you saw in my eyes?
Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro
Lullaby... Aaraariraaro aaraariraaro...
Hmmhmmhmm hmmmhmmhmmm
Hmmhmmhmm hmmmhmmhmmm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This moving lullaby from the movie 'Thendral Veesum' (1962) expresses a father's profound love for his young daughter while honoring the memory and sacrifices of her mother. The father praises the child's purity, beauty, and wisdom, seeing his reflection and hope for the future in her innocent eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Azhagaana malarae arivaana porulae”
Compares the child directly to a beautiful flower (Azhagaana malarae), clarity (Thelivaana thelivae), and red sandalwood (senchaanthu) to highlight her innocence and value.
Contrast / Parallelism (Muran / Ezhuthu)
“Unakkaaga azhudhaal enakkaga sirithaal”
Contrasts the mother weeping for the child's sake and smiling for the father's sake, highlighting emotional balance and selflessness.
Rhetorical Question
“En kannil magalae nee kandadhenna”
The speaker asks his daughter what she observes in his eyes and questions why tears fall when he has her and her mother's memory.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy with lyrics written by Mayavanathan, 'Azhagaana Malarae' is a classic paternal lullaby beautifully rendered by P. B. Sreenivas, known for his soft, soothing vocal texture.
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