- Lyricist
- Kanakasurabhi
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music directors
- Chittor V. Nagaiah, A. Rama Rao
- Movie name
- Thai Ullam
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and affectionate song is a maternal lullaby designed to soothe and entertain a fussy baby. The mother showers her child with sweet term of endearments, calling the baby a darling rose and delicious sweets like laddu and jalebi, while likening the baby's smile to royalty and radiance to precious gems. She playfully distracts the child with sights of a kitten and a duck, promising toys like a drum and a whistle to prevent the baby from crying or throwing a tantrum, lovingly beckoning the child into her arms.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Raaja polae sirippu”
Compares the child's royal smile to that of a king.
Simile (Upamai)
“Navarathinam polae joilippu”
Compares the baby's bright radiance to nine precious gems.
Onomatopoeia (Oliyakku)
“Damaaram thaaren dam dam dam / Bigil thaaren pom pom pom”
Uses playful sound imitations of animals and toys to engage the baby.
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Chinna chinna baby singaara baby”
Repeats words like 'chinna chinna' and 'kulichi kulichi' to build a rhythmic, nursery-rhyme pace.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Baby kacheeri veikkathae”
Refers to crying and throwing tantrums playfully as putting on a musical concert (kacheeri).
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Trivia
Thai Ullam (1952) stars R. S. Manohar and M. V. Rajamma and was directed by K. Ramnoth. The film's music was composed by V. Nagayya and A. Rama Rao, with lyrics written by Kanakasurabhi. The song uses playful vocabulary and endearments typical of early 1950s Tamil cinema maternal lullabies.
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