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Kannurangu

From Album Songs 2024 · 2024

Lyricist
Siddharth VM
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Aashik Sridhar
Movie name
Album Songs 2024
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
4 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aayiram vaarthaigal
Thondruthe annaiye
Thyaagame ondruthaan
Varthaiye annaiye
Sandhana maalaiyai
Vaangithaan poduven
Naan oindha megame
Nee pinbu ootinaai
Neethaan en vazhkaiye
Urakkam kolluvaai
Ho aariro araariro
En annaiye ne kannurangu.
Boomiyai unathaakave
Magan irukkiran nee kannurangu
Aariro araariro
En annaiye ne kannurangu.
Boomiyai unathaakave
Magan irukkiran nee kannurangu
Aari raariro
Thaari aari raari raariro
Aari raariro
Thaari aari raari raariro
Humming …..
Irunda un aaniver
Irundhum naan vazhave
Unai nee maatri
Maari vazha thodanginai
Karuvarai naalile
Sumandha en dheivame
Ingu neeyum naanum
Vazhvu vazha vendinaai
Thiyagiyaagi maarinaai
Naan oindha megame
Nee pinbu ootinaai
Neethaan en vazhkaiye
Urakkam kolluvaai
Ho aariro araariro
En annaiye ne kannurangu.
Boomiyai unathaakave
Magan irukkiran nee kannurangu
Aariro araariro
En annaiye ne kannurangu.
Boomiyai unathaakave
Magan irukkiran nee kannurangu
Aari raariro
Thaari aari raari raariro
Aari raariro
Thaari aari raari raariro
Humming …..
A thousand words
come to mind, my mother.
Sacrifice alone is
the word that defines you, mother.
I will buy a sandalwood garland
and adorn you with it.
When I was like a weary cloud,
you nurtured and fed me.
You are my whole life,
so go to sleep now.
Oh, Aariraaro Aaraariro,
My mother, close your eyes and sleep.
To make the world yours,
your son is here, so sleep peacefully.
Aariraaro Aaraariro,
My mother, close your eyes and sleep.
To make the world yours,
your son is here, so sleep peacefully.
Aariraariro,
Thaari aariraari raariro.
Aariraariro,
Thaari aariraari raariro.
...
Even when your own roots were in the dark,
just so I could live well,
you changed yourself
and began a new life.
Right from the days in your womb,
my goddess who carried me,
you only wished and prayed
that you and I could live a good life.
Becoming the very picture of sacrifice,
when I was like a weary cloud,
you nurtured and fed me.
You are my whole life,
so go to sleep now.
Aariraariro,
My mother, close your eyes and sleep.
To make the world yours,
your son is here, so sleep peacefully.
Aariraariro,
My mother, close your eyes and sleep.
To make the world yours,
your son is here, so sleep peacefully.
Aariraariro,
Thaari aariraari raariro.
Aariraariro,
Thaari aariraari raariro.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song is a tender lullaby sung by a son to his mother, flipping the traditional maternal role. He reflects on her endless selflessness, noting that 'sacrifice' is the only word truly worthy of describing her. From carrying him in her womb to enduring hardships in order to shape his future, she rebuilt her entire life around his well-being.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Naan oindha megame”

The line compares the child to a tired, weary cloud ('oindha megame') that was nurtured and sustained by the mother.

Deification (Metaphor)

“Karuvarai naalile Sumandha en dheivame”

Addressing the mother directly as a divine living deity who bore him in her womb.

Role Reversal / Thematic Parallelism

“En annaiye ne kannurangu”

Using traditional lullaby refrain phrases ('Aariro araariro') usually sung by mothers to infants, but directed from son to mother to give her rest.

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Trivia

Composed by Aashik Sridhar and sung by SathyaPrakash with lyrics by Siddharth VM, 'Aayiram Vaarthaigal' stands out in independent Tamil music as a heart-wrenching tribute where a son sings his mother to sleep, reassuring her that he will conquer the world for her.

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