En Pillai Mugam
From Kalyana Mandapam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- R. Parthasarathy
- Details
- Kalyana Mandapam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku | I can see my child's face. |
| Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku | Can you see your mother's face? |
| Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku | I understand your baby babble. |
| En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku | Do you understand my language of sorrow? |
| Female | |
| Munbu naan thavamirunthaen | Earlier, I performed penance, |
| Munnooru naal sumanthaen | I carried you for three hundred days, |
| Pinbu unnai naanadainthaen | Later, I was blessed with you, |
| Naanadainthaen | I was blessed with you. |
| Munbu naan thavamirunthaen | Earlier, I performed penance, |
| Munnooru naal sumanthaen | I carried you for three hundred days, |
| Pinbu unnai naanadainthaen | Later, I was blessed with you, |
| Naanadainthaen | I was blessed with you. |
| Female | |
| Anbu magan oridaththil | Beloved son in one place, |
| Annai mattum veridaththil | The mother alone in another place, |
| Kodi thunbam naanadainthaen yaenadainthaen | I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them? |
| Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro……. | Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... |
| Female | |
| En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku | I can see my child's face. |
| Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku | Can you see your mother's face? |
| Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku | I understand your baby babble. |
| En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku | Do you understand my language of sorrow? |
| Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro……. | Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... |
| Female | |
| Thangaththaal koyil katti | Building a temple out of gold, |
| Vairaththaal vaasal vaiththu | Making a doorway with diamonds, |
| Deivaththai naanadainthaen naanadainthaen | I reached the deity, I reached the deity. |
| Koyil mattum oridaththil | The temple is in one place, |
| Deivam mattum veridaththil | The deity alone is in another place, |
| Kodi thunbam naanadainthaen yaenadainthaen | I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them? |
| Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro……. | Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... |
| Female | |
| En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku | I can see my child's face. |
| Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku | Can you see your mother's face? |
| Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku | I understand your baby babble. |
| En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku | Do you understand my language of sorrow? |
| Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro……. | Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... |
என் பிள்ளை முகம் தெரிகிறது எனக்கு
உன் அன்னை முகம் தெரிகிறதா உனக்கு
உன் மழலை மொழி புரிகிறது எனக்கு
என் கவலை மொழி புரிகிறதா உனக்கு
I can see my child's face.
Can you see your mother's face?
I understand your baby babble.
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
முன்பு நான் தவமிருந்தேன்
முன்னூறு நாள் சுமந்தேன்
பின்பு உன்னை நானடைந்தேன்
நானடைந்தேன்
முன்பு நான் தவமிருந்தேன்
முன்னூறு நாள் சுமந்தேன்
பின்பு உன்னை நானடைந்தேன்
நானடைந்தேன்
Earlier, I performed penance,
I carried you for three hundred days,
Later, I was blessed with you,
I was blessed with you.
Earlier, I performed penance,
I carried you for three hundred days,
Later, I was blessed with you,
I was blessed with you.
அன்பு மகன் ஓரிடத்தில்
அன்னை மட்டும் வேறிடத்தில்
கோடித் துன்பம் நானடைந்தேன் ஏனடைந்தேன்
ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ......
Beloved son in one place,
The mother alone in another place,
I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them?
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
என் பிள்ளை முகம் தெரிகிறது எனக்கு
உன் அன்னை முகம் தெரிகிறதா உனக்கு
உன் மழலை மொழி புரிகிறது எனக்கு
என் கவலை மொழி புரிகிறதா உனக்கு
ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ......
I can see my child's face.
Can you see your mother's face?
I understand your baby babble.
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
தங்கத்தால் கோயில் கட்டி
வைரத்தால் வாசல் வைத்து
தெய்வத்தை நானடைந்தேன் நானடைந்தேன்
கோயில் மட்டும் ஓரிடத்தில்
தெய்வம் மட்டும் வேறிடத்தில்
கோடித் துன்பம் நானடைந்தேன் ஏனடைந்தேன்
ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ......
Building a temple out of gold,
Making a doorway with diamonds,
I reached the deity, I reached the deity.
The temple is in one place,
The deity alone is in another place,
I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them?
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
என் பிள்ளை முகம் தெரிகிறது எனக்கு
உன் அன்னை முகம் தெரிகிறதா உனக்கு
உன் மழலை மொழி புரிகிறது எனக்கு
என் கவலை மொழி புரிகிறதா உனக்கு
ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ ஆராரோ......
I can see my child's face.
Can you see your mother's face?
I understand your baby babble.
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku
I can see my child's face.
Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku
Can you see your mother's face?
Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku
I understand your baby babble.
En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
Munbu naan thavamirunthaen
Earlier, I performed penance,
Munnooru naal sumanthaen
I carried you for three hundred days,
Pinbu unnai naanadainthaen
Later, I was blessed with you,
Naanadainthaen
I was blessed with you.
Munbu naan thavamirunthaen
Earlier, I performed penance,
Munnooru naal sumanthaen
I carried you for three hundred days,
Pinbu unnai naanadainthaen
Later, I was blessed with you,
Naanadainthaen
I was blessed with you.
Anbu magan oridaththil
Beloved son in one place,
Annai mattum veridaththil
The mother alone in another place,
Kodi thunbam naanadainthaen yaenadainthaen
I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them?
Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro…….
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku
I can see my child's face.
Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku
Can you see your mother's face?
Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku
I understand your baby babble.
En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro…….
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
Thangaththaal koyil katti
Building a temple out of gold,
Vairaththaal vaasal vaiththu
Making a doorway with diamonds,
Deivaththai naanadainthaen naanadainthaen
I reached the deity, I reached the deity.
Koyil mattum oridaththil
The temple is in one place,
Deivam mattum veridaththil
The deity alone is in another place,
Kodi thunbam naanadainthaen yaenadainthaen
I endured ten million sorrows, oh why did I endure them?
Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro…….
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku
I can see my child's face.
Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku
Can you see your mother's face?
Un mazhalai mozhi purigirathu enakku
I understand your baby babble.
En kavalai mozhi purigirathaa unakku
Do you understand my language of sorrow?
Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro…….
Lullaby... lullaby... lullaby... lullaby...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby captures the agonizing grief of a mother separated from her newborn child. Though she can see her child in her thoughts and understand his innocent babbling, she laments that her baby cannot see her or comprehend the immense sorrow she is enduring. She recalls the ten months (three hundred days) of pregnancy and penance she underwent to give birth, only to be cruelly separated from her precious infant. Using striking metaphors, she compares her child to a divine deity and herself/her body to a golden temple adorned with diamonds. Just as a temple loses its soul and purpose when separated from its residing deity, her life feels empty and tormented without her son beside her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast
“En pillai mugam therigirathu enakku / Un annai mugam therigirathaa unakku”
Contrasts the mother's ability to see and understand her baby with the infant's inability to see her or comprehend her sorrow.
Metaphor
“Thangaththaal koyil katti... Deivaththai naanadainthaen”
Compares the child to a revered deity ('Deivam') and the maternal home/bond to a temple built of gold and diamonds.
Ethirai (Second letter rhyme in Tamil prosody)
“Munbu naan thavamirunthaen / Pinbu unnai naanadainthaen”
The second letters 'n' (ன்) in 'Munbu' and 'Pinbu' form a classic Tamil rhyming structure.
Refrain / Repetition
“Aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro aaraaro…….”
The repetitive chant 'Aaraaro' serves both as a traditional lullaby rhythm and as an emotional anchor emphasizing maternal longing.
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Trivia
The film 'Kalyana Mandapam' (1965) featured music composed by R. Parthasarathy with lyrics penned by Vaali. The lullaby format is used ironically to highlight the deep tragedy and emotional distance between mother and child rather than a peaceful sleep.
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