Goppamavaney
From Kaari · 2022
- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singers
- Kailash Kher, Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Kaari2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thagappan tholil yeri paarthom | We climbed onto father's shoulders and watched |
| Saamikku thirunaal | The temple festival for God, |
| Thagappandhaanaae saami endru | That father himself is God |
| Thondrumaae oru naal | Will dawn upon us one day. |
| Male | |
| Mannaadhi kula mannan dhan | He is indeed a king among great kings, |
| Uyir kannana maganae | Oh son, precious as life itself! |
| Mannaala kadal vinnaala | Across the land, the sea, and the sky, |
| Valam vandhaanae ivanae | He circled around with grace. |
| Male | |
| Thagappan nooru thaaiyai pola | A father is like a hundred mothers combined, |
| Thaangidum uravae | A bond that carries and sustains. |
| Thalaikku melae valarnthum kooda | Even after growing taller than his head, |
| Ootumae unavae… | He still feeds you lovingly... |
| Male | |
| Idha pol yaarum thagappan pulla | A father and son like this, |
| Inimel illai boomiyilae | Will no longer be found on this earth. |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi thangakkannaadi | A mirror, a pure golden mirror— |
| Adha appaavin manamae | That is a father's heart. |
| Munnaadi adhan pinnaadi | In front of it and behind it, |
| Magan unnoda mugamae… | Is your face, my son... |
| Male | |
| Maganukkaaga malaiyai kooda | For the sake of his son, even a mountain |
| Thaangidum idhaiyam | His heart would willingly bear. |
| Verukkum bodhum velicham veesum | Even when scolding, it radiates warmth, |
| Sooriya udhayam | Like the rising sun. |
| Male | |
| Vizhunthaal thooki | Lifting you up if you fall, |
| Ezhunthaal yendhi | Holding you close when you stand, |
| Azhudhaal thettrum aaruyirae | Comforting your precious soul when you cry. |
| Male | |
| Kaargaalamae vandhaaalum | Even if the harsh rainy season comes, |
| Unaku thandhai dhaanae kudai polavae | Your father alone will stand like an umbrella for you. |
| Poarkaalamae endraalum | Even if it is a time of war, |
| Iruppaan kaiyil geethai ena koodavae | He will be by your side like the sacred Gita in hand. |
| Male | |
| Thandhaikellaam | For every father, |
| Than magandhaan magaraajanae | His own son is the emperor. |
| Pillai endraal | When you are a child, |
| Thandhaikku nee kadan kaaranae | You are eternally indebted to your father. |
தகப்பன் தோளில் ஏறி பார்த்தோம்
சாமிக்குத் திருநாள்
தகப்பன் தானே
சாமி என்று தோன்னுமே ஒரு நாள்
We climbed onto father's shoulders and watched
The temple festival for God,
That father himself is God
Will dawn upon us one day.
மன்னாதி குல மன்னன் தான்
உயிர் கண்ணான மகனே
மண்ணால கடல் விண்ணால
வலம் வந்தானே இவனே
He is indeed a king among great kings,
Oh son, precious as life itself!
Across the land, the sea, and the sky,
He circled around with grace.
தகப்பன் நூறு தாயைப் போல
தாங்கிடும் உறவே
தலைக்கு மேலாய் வளர்ந்தும் கூட
ஊட்டுமே உணவே
A father is like a hundred mothers combined,
A bond that carries and sustains.
Even after growing taller than his head,
He still feeds you lovingly...
இது போல் யாரும் தகப்பன் புள்ள
இனிமேல் இல்லை பூமியிலே
A father and son like this,
Will no longer be found on this earth.
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
அன்பு தோழனே….
A mirror, a pure golden mirror—
That is a father's heart.
In front of it and behind it,
Is your face, my son...
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
இது போதுமே…
For the sake of his son, even a mountain
His heart would willingly bear.
Even when scolding, it radiates warmth,
Like the rising sun.
கண்ணாடி தங்கக்கண்ணாடி
அது அப்பாவின் மனமே
முன்னாடி அதன் பின்னாடி
மகன் உன்னோட முகமே
Lifting you up if you fall,
Holding you close when you stand,
Comforting your precious soul when you cry.
மகனுக்காக மலையை கூட
தாங்கிடும் இதயம்
வெறுக்கும் போதும் வெளிச்சம் வீசும்
சூரிய உதயம்
Even if the harsh rainy season comes,
Your father alone will stand like an umbrella for you.
Even if it is a time of war,
He will be by your side like the sacred Gita in hand.
விழுந்தால் தூக்கி
எழுந்தால் ஏந்தி
அழுதால் தேற்றும் ஆருயிரே
For every father,
His own son is the emperor.
When you are a child,
You are eternally indebted to your father.
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
அன்பு தோழனே….
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
இது போதுமே…ஆ...ஆஅ...
காற்காலமே வந்தாலும்
உனக்கு தந்தை தானே குடை போலவே
போர்காலமே என்றாலும்
இருப்பான் கையில் கீதை என கூடவே
தந்தைக்கெல்லாம் தன்
மகன் தான் மகாராஜனே
பிள்ளை என்றால்
தந்தைக்கு நீ கடன் காரனே
தீர்க்கலாம் கடந் தீர்க்கலாம்
மறுபிறப்பில் அவர் உன் மகனாய் பிறந்தால்
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
அன்பு தோழனே….
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
கொப்பமவனே
இது போதுமே…ஏ...
Thagappan tholil yeri paarthom
We climbed onto father's shoulders and watched
Saamikku thirunaal
The temple festival for God,
Thagappandhaanaae saami endru
That father himself is God
Thondrumaae oru naal
Will dawn upon us one day.
Mannaadhi kula mannan dhan
He is indeed a king among great kings,
Uyir kannana maganae
Oh son, precious as life itself!
Mannaala kadal vinnaala
Across the land, the sea, and the sky,
Valam vandhaanae ivanae
He circled around with grace.
Thagappan nooru thaaiyai pola
A father is like a hundred mothers combined,
Thaangidum uravae
A bond that carries and sustains.
Thalaikku melae valarnthum kooda
Even after growing taller than his head,
Ootumae unavae…
He still feeds you lovingly...
Idha pol yaarum thagappan pulla
A father and son like this,
Inimel illai boomiyilae
Will no longer be found on this earth.
Kannaadi thangakkannaadi
A mirror, a pure golden mirror—
Adha appaavin manamae
That is a father's heart.
Munnaadi adhan pinnaadi
In front of it and behind it,
Magan unnoda mugamae…
Is your face, my son...
Maganukkaaga malaiyai kooda
For the sake of his son, even a mountain
Thaangidum idhaiyam
His heart would willingly bear.
Verukkum bodhum velicham veesum
Even when scolding, it radiates warmth,
Sooriya udhayam
Like the rising sun.
Vizhunthaal thooki
Lifting you up if you fall,
Ezhunthaal yendhi
Holding you close when you stand,
Azhudhaal thettrum aaruyirae
Comforting your precious soul when you cry.
Kaargaalamae vandhaaalum
Even if the harsh rainy season comes,
Unaku thandhai dhaanae kudai polavae
Your father alone will stand like an umbrella for you.
Poarkaalamae endraalum
Even if it is a time of war,
Iruppaan kaiyil geethai ena koodavae
He will be by your side like the sacred Gita in hand.
Thandhaikellaam
For every father,
Than magandhaan magaraajanae
His own son is the emperor.
Pillai endraal
When you are a child,
Thandhaikku nee kadan kaaranae
You are eternally indebted to your father.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a soul-stirring tribute to paternal love and the bond between a father and his son. It begins with the tender memory of a child sitting atop his father's shoulders during a temple festival to see God, only to realize later in life that the father himself was the true divine protector all along. The lyrics glorify a father's selflessness, stating that his affection equals that of a hundred mothers combined, and even as the child grows older, the father's nurturing nature never wanes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Thagappan nooru thaaiyai pola”
Compares a father's love and protective capacity to that of a hundred mothers using the explicit comparative word 'pola'.
Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)
“Kannaadi thangakkannaadi / Adha appaavin manamae”
Directly equates the father's pure heart to a golden mirror that reflects the face and essence of his son.
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Unaku thandhai dhaanae kudai polavae”
Compares the father to a protective umbrella during the rainy season of life's hardships using 'polavae'.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mannaadhi kula mannan dhan / Mannaala kadal vinnaala”
The second letter 'nna' (ண்) rhymes across the consecutive lines, giving a rhythmic flow to the verse.
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Iruppaan kaiyil geethai ena koodavae”
Compares the father's guiding presence during times of conflict to holding the sacred Bhagavad Gita in hand.
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Trivia
This emotional father-son anthem from 'Kaari' (2022), starring Sasikumar, features a powerful vocal collaboration between veteran singers Kailash Kher and Madhu Balakrishnan. Composer D. Imman, known for his rich rural melodies and emotional orchestrations in Tamil cinema, crafted this track to highlight the emotional core of the film's narrative.
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