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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Baby Shower

From Yashoda · 2022

Lyricist
S. Kumaran
Singer
Gopika Poornima
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Yashoda2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Laayi laayi lalayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi lalayi laayi)
Laayi laayi laayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi laayi laayi)
Laayi laayi lalayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi lalayi laayi)
Laayi laayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi laayi)
Female
Vaadi vaadi singaari sendhooriCome, come, beautiful and ornate lady
Kanda kanavu ninavaagum chellaayiThe dream you saw is coming true, darling
Female
Indha nimidamThis moment
Aanandha kondattamIs a joyful celebration
Kotti muzhakkiBeat the drums loudly
Aadunga kolaattamAnd dance the traditional stick dance
Muthu pennukkuFor this precious, pearl-like girl
Muraiyaaga seemandhamA traditional baby shower (Seemandham) is held
Indha velaiyilAt this moment
Sumai kooda aanandhamEven carrying the heavy weight feels like bliss
Female
Indha nimidamThis moment
Aanandha kondattamIs a joyful celebration
Kotti muzhakkiBeat the drums loudly
Aadunga kolaattamAnd dance the traditional stick dance
Female
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Female
Sondhangal ingillaiNo blood relatives are present here
Bandhangal ingillaiNo familial bonds are present here
Aanaalum naangalEven so, we are all here
Undu maanaeFor you, dear one
Female
Amma amma seiyaadhaeMother, mother, please do not do
Ye chinna velaiyumEven the smallest work or chore
Nee chellakannukku thaayaeYou are the mother to this precious darling
Female
Ye uiyaalae uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Ye uiyaalae uiyaalae)
Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalae)
Female :Kannan kannurangaFor Lord Krishna inside to sleep peacefully
Thaaimai nithirai thevaiyadiMotherhood requires rest and sleep, dear
Female
Ye uiyaalae uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Ye uiyaalae uiyaalae)
Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalae)
Female
Singaara pennukkuFor this beautiful young woman
Suthipoda venumadiWe must perform rituals to ward off the evil eye
Female
Indha nimidamThis moment
Aanandha kondattamIs a joyful celebration
Kotti muzhakkiBeat the drums loudly
Aadunga kolaattamAnd dance the traditional stick dance
Female
Thannuiyir ponaalumEven at the cost of her own life
Than pillai kaappaalaeShe will protect her child
Thyaaga gunamae ammaaSelfless sacrifice is the true nature of a mother
Female
Yaar pillai aanaalumNo matter whose child it is
Thaaiyaagi kaapaalaeShe becomes a mother and guards it
Aadhi sakthi pola ammaA mother is like the supreme goddess Aadhi Shakti
Female
Ye uiyaalae uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Ye uiyaalae uiyaalae)
Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalae)
Female
Pudhu poovaai poothanaeYou bloomed like a fresh new flower
Kannan maganaai unakkullaeLord Krishna resides as a son inside you
Female
Ye uiyaalae uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Ye uiyaalae uiyaalae)
Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalaeRhythmic refrain (Uiyaa uiyaa uiyaalae)
Female
Kadavulaiyae pettredukkumEvery mother who gives birth to God
Ammavellaam devadhaiyaeIs a divine goddess herself
Female
Indha nimidamThis moment
Aanandha kondattamIs a joyful celebration
Kotti muzhakkiBeat the drums loudly
Aadunga kolaattamAnd dance the traditional stick dance
Female
Laayi laayi lalayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi lalayi laayi)
Laayi laayi laayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi laayi laayi)
Laayi laayi lalayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi lalayi laayi)
Laayi laayi laayiLullaby vocables (Laayi laayi laayi)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song captures the heartwarming celebration of a traditional baby shower (Seemandham) organized for a pregnant woman who lacks her own blood relatives nearby. The surrounding women step in to act as her family, showering her with love, care, and joyful festivities such as Kolattam (stick dance). The lyrics emphasize that maternal love transcends bloodlines, highlighting how any woman who nurtures a life assumes the divine qualities of Aadhi Shakti. The mood blends festive joy with deep emotional resonance, celebrating the beauty, sacrifices, and sacredness of motherhood. It emphasizes that caring for the expectant mother and ensuring her peace is paramount, framing every mother who carries life as a divine entity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Aadhi sakthi pola amma

Compares the mother directly to the supreme divinity 'Aadhi Shakti' to elevate the status of maternal sacrifice and divine protection.

Simile (Upamai)

Pudhu poovaai poothanae

Compares the blossoming of motherhood to the opening of a fresh new flower.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Kanda kanavu ninavaagum chellaayi

Repetition of the 'K' sound at the beginning of adjacent words ('Kanda', 'kanavu').

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Sondhangal ingillai / Bandhangal ingillai

Matching end syllables 'ingillai' across consecutive lines establishing rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

The song plays a crucial emotional role in the thriller film 'Yashoda' (2022), starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, where the protagonist acts as a surrogate mother in a facility. Composed by Mani Sharma, the track contrasts warmth and traditional maternal celebration against the sci-fi thriller backdrop of the surrogate facility.

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