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Kalayil Dhinamum

From New · 2004

Lyricist: Vaali
Singers: P. Unnikrishnan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director: A. R. Rahman
Movie name: New
Movie release year: 2004
Lyrics added on: 15 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Kaalayil dhinamum

Kan vizhithaal naan kai

Thodum devathai amma

Anbendraalae amma en

Thaaipol aagiduma } (2)

Imai pol iravum pagalum

Enai kaatha annaiyae

Unathanbu paartha pinbu

Adhaivida vaanam boomi

Aagum siriyathu

{ Kaalayil dhinamum

Kan vizhithaal naan kai

Thodum devathai amma

Anbendraalae amma en

Thaaipol aagiduma } (2)

Imai pol iravum pagalum

Enai kaatha annaiyae

Unathanbu paartha pinbu

Adhaivida vaanam boomi

Aagum siriyathu

Niraimaatha nilavae vaa vaa

Nadai podu methuva methuva

Azhagae un paadu ariven amma

Masakaigal mayakam kondu

Madisaayum vaazhai thandu

Sumai alla baaram sugamthaan amma

Thaai aana pinbu thaan nee penmani

Thozh meethu thoonkadi kanmani kanmani

Kaalayil dhinamum

Kan vizhithaal naan kai

Thodum devathai amma

Anbendraalae amma en

Thaaipol aagiduma

Imai pol iravum pagalum

Enai kaatha annaiyae

Unathanbu paartha pinbu

Adhaivida vaanam boomi

Aagum siriyathu

………………………………..

Oru pillai karuvil kondu

Oru pillai kaiyil kondu

Uravaadum yogam oru thaai kendru

Mazhalai pol undhan nenjam

Urangatum paavam konjam

Thaaikupin thaaram naanthaaneya

Thaalelo paaduven nee thoonkuda

Thaai aaki vaithadhae neeyada neeyada

Thalaiva needhaan endhan

Chella pillai paadugiren naan thaalo

Thanisai poovae thaalo ponmani thaalelo

Nilavo nilathil irangi unnai konja ennudhae

Adhi kaalai seval koovum adhu varai

Panju nenjil neeyum urangidu

Thalaiva needhaan endhan

Chella pillai paadugiren naan thaalo

Thanisai poovae thaalo ponmani thaalelo

Ponmani thaalelo ponmani thaalelo

Ponmani thaalelo

……………………………………………..

Every morning,

when I open my eyes, the angel

my hands can touch is mother.

Mother is the very meaning of love;

can anything ever equal my mother?

Like an eyelid protecting me day and night,

O mother who watched over me,

after seeing your boundless love,

even the vast sky and the earth

become small in comparison.

Every morning,

when I open my eyes, the angel

my hands can touch is mother.

Mother is the very meaning of love;

can anything ever equal my mother?

Like an eyelid protecting me day and night,

O mother who watched over me,

after seeing your boundless love,

even the vast sky and the earth

become small in comparison.

Come, my glowing full-term moon, come,

walk slowly, ever so slowly.

My beautiful one, I know what you go through, my dear.

Feeling dizzy with morning sickness,

leaning softly like a tender plantain stem,

this weight is not a burden, it is pure joy, my dear.

Only after becoming a mother are you fully a woman;

rest and sleep on my shoulder, my darling, my darling.

Every morning,

when I open my eyes, the angel

my hands can touch is mother.

Mother is the very meaning of love;

can anything ever equal my mother?

Like an eyelid protecting me day and night,

O mother who watched over me,

after seeing your boundless love,

even the vast sky and the earth

become small in comparison.

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Carrying one child in the womb,

and holding another child in my arms,

such is the blessed fortune of a mother's bond.

Your heart is like that of an innocent child;

let it rest and sleep a little.

After your mother, aren't I your wife and mother now?

I will sing a lullaby, go to sleep, my dear.

It was you who made me a mother, only you!

My love, you are my

darling child; I sing a lullaby for you.

Sleep, my sweet flower, sleep, my precious gem, lullaby.

Even the moon longs to come down to earth to caress you.

Until the rooster crows at the crack of dawn,

rest and sleep upon my soft heart.

My love, you are my

darling child; I sing a lullaby for you.

Sleep, my sweet flower, sleep, my precious gem, lullaby.

Lullaby, my precious gem, lullaby, my precious gem,

lullaby, my precious gem.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional track from the film New (2004) celebrates the unparalleled depth of maternal affection and the divine bond between a mother and child. Written by legendary lyricist Vaali, the song exalts a mother as a living goddess whose boundless love dwarfs even the vastness of the sky and the earth. The song delicately captures both the hardships of pregnancy—such as dizziness and physical strain—and the profound spiritual joy of motherhood, portraying every struggle as a sweet blessing. Through tender imagery and lullaby rhythms, it underscores how true unconditional love originates in a mother's embrace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Imai pol iravum pagalum”

Compares the mother's constant protection to an eyelid safeguarding the eye night and day.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Unathanbu paartha pinbu / Adhaivida vaanam boomi / Aagum siriyathu”

Exaggerates the magnitude of a mother's love by stating that the entire cosmos (sky and earth) pales in comparison.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Niraimaatha nilavae vaa vaa”

Metaphorically compares an expectant mother to a full, glowing moon ('Niraimaatha nilavae').

Alliteration (Monai)

“Masakaigal mayakam kondu / Madisaayum vaazhai thandu”

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across adjacent words creates melodic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman for the movie New (2004), directed by S. J. Suryah, this song is rendered by Unni Krishnan and Sadhana Sargam. Vaali's poignant lyrics capture the theme of maternal devotion and the unique narrative twist of the film.

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