Eerainthu Madhame
From Vanangamudi – 1957 Film · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Vanangamudi – 1957 Film1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Eeraindhu maadhamae | For ten long months, |
| Idainogha udal nogha | With pain in her waist and aching in her body, |
| Eendredutha en amma | My mother gave birth to me. |
| Yezhezhu jenmamae | Even across seven times seven births, |
| Eduthu naan vandhadhumae | If I were to be reborn again and again, |
| Ennaiyae thundithu | Even if I chop myself into pieces, |
| Kaanikkai vaithaalumae | And offer myself as a sacrifice, |
| En paabam theerumaa | Will my sin ever be redeemed? |
| Ammaa…ammaa | Oh mother... Oh mother! |
| Male | |
| Mutham kodutha vaai pattri eriyudhae | The mouth that kissed me is catching fire and burning, |
| Nitham anaitha karam neeraaga veghudhae | The hands that embraced me daily are melting into fluid from the heat, |
| Ulagil ennai thatham koduthu udal | Having given me away to this world, her body |
| Thanalaal thaghikudhae | Is scorching in the blazing embers, |
| Sitham thudithiduthae sentheeyum soozhndhidudhae | My heart quivers in anguish as fierce fire surrounds her, |
| Ammaa…ammaa…ammaa… | Oh mother... Oh mother... Oh mother! |
ஈரைந்து மாதமே
இடைநோக உடல் நோக
ஈன்றெடுத்த என் அம்மா
ஏழேழு ஜென்மமே
எடுத்து நான் வந்துமே
என்னையே துண்டித்து
காணிக்கை வைத்தாலுமே
என் பாபம் தீருமா
அம்மா.....அம்மா....
For ten long months,
With pain in her waist and aching in her body,
My mother gave birth to me.
Even across seven times seven births,
If I were to be reborn again and again,
Even if I chop myself into pieces,
And offer myself as a sacrifice,
Will my sin ever be redeemed?
Oh mother... Oh mother!
முத்தம் கொடுத்த வாய் பற்றி எரியுதே
நித்தம் அணைத்த கரம் நீராக வேகுதே
உலகில் என்னை தத்தம் கொடுத்து உடல்
தணலால் தகிக்குதே
சித்தம் துடித்திடுதே செந்தீயும் சூழ்ந்திடுதே
அம்மா.....அம்மா......அம்மா.....
The mouth that kissed me is catching fire and burning,
The hands that embraced me daily are melting into fluid from the heat,
Having given me away to this world, her body
Is scorching in the blazing embers,
My heart quivers in anguish as fierce fire surrounds her,
Oh mother... Oh mother... Oh mother!
Eeraindhu maadhamae
For ten long months,
Idainogha udal nogha
With pain in her waist and aching in her body,
Eendredutha en amma
My mother gave birth to me.
Yezhezhu jenmamae
Even across seven times seven births,
Eduthu naan vandhadhumae
If I were to be reborn again and again,
Ennaiyae thundithu
Even if I chop myself into pieces,
Kaanikkai vaithaalumae
And offer myself as a sacrifice,
En paabam theerumaa
Will my sin ever be redeemed?
Ammaa…ammaa
Oh mother... Oh mother!
Mutham kodutha vaai pattri eriyudhae
The mouth that kissed me is catching fire and burning,
Nitham anaitha karam neeraaga veghudhae
The hands that embraced me daily are melting into fluid from the heat,
Ulagil ennai thatham koduthu udal
Having given me away to this world, her body
Thanalaal thaghikudhae
Is scorching in the blazing embers,
Sitham thudithiduthae sentheeyum soozhndhidudhae
My heart quivers in anguish as fierce fire surrounds her,
Ammaa…ammaa…ammaa…
Oh mother... Oh mother... Oh mother!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heartbreaking lament expresses the profound grief and guilt of a son watching his mother's body burn on the funeral pyre. He remembers the immense physical suffering she endured during ten months of pregnancy to bring him into the world, and feels that no sacrifice across forty-nine births—even cutting himself to pieces as an offering—could ever erase his sins or repay her boundless love. As the flames consume her, he vividly describes the tragedy of seeing the mouth that kissed him and the arms that held him daily being engulfed by fire. The song captures deep remorse, filial devotion, and the devastating realization of motherly sacrifice contrasted against mortal mortality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Mutham kodutha vaai pattri eriyudhae / Nitham anaitha karam neeraaga veghudhae”
The second consonant sound 'th' rhymes between 'Mutham' and 'Nitham', establishing rhythmic harmony across lines.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Yezhezhu jenmamae... Ennaiyae thundithu Kaanikkai vaithaalumae”
The speaker dramatically states that even cutting himself into pieces across forty-nine births as an offering would not absolve his debt to his mother.
Visual Imagery
“Mutham kodutha vaai pattri eriyudhae / Nitham anaitha karam neeraaga veghudhae”
Paints a poignant, painful image of the funeral pyre consuming the loving mouth and embracing arms of the mother.
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Trivia
This iconic funeral lament from Vanangamudi (1957) highlights the signature emotional vocal range of T.M. Soundararajan, picturised on Sivaji Ganesan. It remains one of Tamil cinema's most famous songs centered on maternal love and grief.
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