Karuppu Nila
From En Aasai Machan · 1994
- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- En Aasai Machan1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Female | |
| { Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen | Why are you distressed? |
| Thuli thuliyaai kanneer | Tears drop by drop, |
| Vizhuvadhu yen } (2) | Why are they falling? |
| Female | |
| Chinna maanae maankuyilae | Little deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer |
| Un manasula enna kurai | What grievance is in your heart? |
| Petha aathaa pol irupen | I will be like the mother who gave birth to you, |
| Indha boomiyil vaazhum vara | As long as I live on this earth. |
| Female | |
| Ettu dhisai yaavum | To rule all eight directions, |
| Katti arasala | Holding power over them, |
| Vandha rasa neethaanae | Are you not the king who came? |
| Female | |
| Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen | Why are you distressed? |
| Thuli thuliyaai kanneer | Tears drop by drop, |
| Vizhuvadhu yen | Why are they falling? |
| Female | |
| Pathu masam madiyendhi | Holding you in her womb for ten months, |
| Pethedutha magarasi | The blessed woman who gave birth to you, |
| Pacha pulla unnavittu | Did you cry thinking of how that blessed lady, |
| Ponathenni azhuthaaya | Left you behind as a tender baby? |
| Female | |
| Maman vandhu enaikaaka | With maternal uncle coming to protect me, |
| Nanum vandhu unai thaaka | And I coming to cherish and comfort you, |
| Naam virumbum inbam ellam | All the happiness we desire, |
| Naalai varum namakaaga | Will come for us tomorrow. |
| Female | |
| Kaalam ulla kaalam | As long as time exists, |
| Vaazhum indha paasam | This affection will live on. |
| Poo vizhi imai moodiyae | Closing your flower-like eyelids, |
| Chinna poovae kannurangu | Sleep now, my little flower. |
| Female | |
| Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen | Why are you distressed? |
| Thuli thuliyaai kanneer | Tears drop by drop, |
| Vizhuvadhu yen | Why are they falling? |
| Female | |
| Vanna vanna mugam kaati | Showing a colorful face, |
| Vaanavillin niram kaati | Displaying the colors of a rainbow, |
| Chinna chinna mazhalai pesi | Speaking in sweet baby babble, |
| Chithirampol maganae vaa | Come my son, beautiful like a picture! |
| Female | |
| Sembaruthi malar polae | Like a hibiscus flower, |
| Soka velli mani polae | Like a pure silver bell, |
| Kannam rendum minna | With both cheeks shining, |
| Minna kanmaniyae | Shining brightly, my precious darling, |
| Madimel vaa | Come sit on my lap! |
| Female | |
| Paatu thamizh paatu | A song, a sweet Tamil song, |
| Paada adha kettu | As it is sung, hearing it, |
| Aadidum vilaiyadidum | Dancing and playing around, |
| Thanga therae neethaanae | Are you not a golden chariot? |
| Female | |
| { Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen | Why are you distressed? |
| Thuli thuliyaai kanneer | Tears drop by drop, |
| Vizhuvadhu yen } (2) | Why are they falling? |
| Female | |
| Ye maanae maankuyilae | Hey deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer! |
| Un manasula enna kurai | What grievance is in your heart? |
| Petha aathaa pol irupen | I will be like the mother who gave birth to you, |
| Indha boomiyil vaazhum vara | As long as I live on this earth. |
| Female | |
| Ettu dhisai yaavum | To rule all eight directions, |
| Katti arasala | Holding power over them, |
| Vandha rasa neethaanae | Are you not the king who came? |
| Female | |
| Karupu nila | Black moon |
| Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen | Why are you distressed? |
| Thuli thuliyaai kanneer | Tears drop by drop, |
| Vizhuvadhu yen | Why are they falling? |
கருப்பு நிலா
கருப்பு நிலா
Black moon
Black moon
{ கருப்பு நிலா
நீதான் கலங்குவது ஏன்
துளி துளியாய் கண்ணீர்
விழுவது ஏன் } (2)
Black moon
Why are you distressed?
Tears drop by drop,
Why are they falling?
சின்ன மானே
மாங்குயிலே உன் மனசுல
என்ன குறை பெத்த ஆத்தா
போல் இருப்பேன் இந்த
பூமியில் வாழும் வர
Little deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer
What grievance is in your heart?
I will be like the mother who gave birth to you,
As long as I live on this earth.
எட்டு திசை
யாவும் கட்டி அரசாள
வந்த ராசா நீதானே
To rule all eight directions,
Holding power over them,
Are you not the king who came?
கருப்பு நிலா நீதான்
கலங்குவது ஏன் துளி
துளியாய் கண்ணீர்
விழுவது ஏன்
Black moon
Why are you distressed?
Tears drop by drop,
Why are they falling?
பத்து மாசம்
மடியேந்தி பெத்தெடுத்த
மகராசி பச்ச புள்ள உன்ன
விட்டு போனதென்னி
அழுதாயா
Holding you in her womb for ten months,
The blessed woman who gave birth to you,
Did you cry thinking of how that blessed lady,
Left you behind as a tender baby?
மாமன் வந்து
என்னை காக்க நானும்
வந்து உன்னை தாக்க
நாம் விரும்பும் இன்பம்
எல்லாம் நாளை வரும்
நமக்காக
With maternal uncle coming to protect me,
And I coming to cherish and comfort you,
All the happiness we desire,
Will come for us tomorrow.
காலம் உள்ள
காலம் வாழும் இந்த
பாசம் பூ விழி இமை
மூடியே சின்ன பூவே
கண்ணுறங்கு
As long as time exists,
This affection will live on.
Closing your flower-like eyelids,
Sleep now, my little flower.
கருப்பு நிலா
நீதான் கலங்குவது ஏன்
துளி துளியாய் கண்ணீர்
விழுவது ஏன்
Black moon
Why are you distressed?
Tears drop by drop,
Why are they falling?
வண்ண வண்ண
முகம் காட்டி வானவில்லின்
நிறம் காட்டி சின்ன சின்ன
மழலை பேசி சித்திரம்
போல் மகனே வா
Showing a colorful face,
Displaying the colors of a rainbow,
Speaking in sweet baby babble,
Come my son, beautiful like a picture!
செம்பருத்தி மலர்
போலே சொக்க வெள்ளி
மணி போலே கன்னம்
ரெண்டும் மின்ன மின்ன
கண்மணியே மடிமேல் வா
Like a hibiscus flower,
Like a pure silver bell,
With both cheeks shining,
Shining brightly, my precious darling,
Come sit on my lap!
பாட்டு தமிழ்
பாட்டு பாட அத கேட்டு
ஆடிடும் விளையாடிடும்
தங்க தேரே நீதானே
A song, a sweet Tamil song,
As it is sung, hearing it,
Dancing and playing around,
Are you not a golden chariot?
{ கருப்பு நிலா
நீதான் கலங்குவது ஏன்
துளி துளியாய் கண்ணீர்
விழுவது ஏன் } (2)
Black moon
Why are you distressed?
Tears drop by drop,
Why are they falling?
யே சின்ன மானே
மாங்குயிலே உன் மனசுல
என்ன குறை பெத்த ஆத்தா
போல் இருப்பேன் இந்த
பூமியில் வாழும் வர
Hey deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer!
What grievance is in your heart?
I will be like the mother who gave birth to you,
As long as I live on this earth.
எட்டு திசை
யாவும் கட்டி அரசாள
வந்த ராசா நீதானே
To rule all eight directions,
Holding power over them,
Are you not the king who came?
கருப்பு நிலா நீதான்
கலங்குவது ஏன் துளி
துளியாய் கண்ணீர்
விழுவது ஏன்
Black moon
Why are you distressed?
Tears drop by drop,
Why are they falling?
Karupu nila
Black moon
Karupu nila
Black moon
{ Karupu nila
Black moon
Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen
Why are you distressed?
Thuli thuliyaai kanneer
Tears drop by drop,
Vizhuvadhu yen } (2)
Why are they falling?
Chinna maanae maankuyilae
Little deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer
Un manasula enna kurai
What grievance is in your heart?
Petha aathaa pol irupen
I will be like the mother who gave birth to you,
Indha boomiyil vaazhum vara
As long as I live on this earth.
Ettu dhisai yaavum
To rule all eight directions,
Katti arasala
Holding power over them,
Vandha rasa neethaanae
Are you not the king who came?
Karupu nila
Black moon
Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen
Why are you distressed?
Thuli thuliyaai kanneer
Tears drop by drop,
Vizhuvadhu yen
Why are they falling?
Pathu masam madiyendhi
Holding you in her womb for ten months,
Pethedutha magarasi
The blessed woman who gave birth to you,
Pacha pulla unnavittu
Did you cry thinking of how that blessed lady,
Ponathenni azhuthaaya
Left you behind as a tender baby?
Maman vandhu enaikaaka
With maternal uncle coming to protect me,
Nanum vandhu unai thaaka
And I coming to cherish and comfort you,
Naam virumbum inbam ellam
All the happiness we desire,
Naalai varum namakaaga
Will come for us tomorrow.
Kaalam ulla kaalam
As long as time exists,
Vaazhum indha paasam
This affection will live on.
Poo vizhi imai moodiyae
Closing your flower-like eyelids,
Chinna poovae kannurangu
Sleep now, my little flower.
Karupu nila
Black moon
Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen
Why are you distressed?
Thuli thuliyaai kanneer
Tears drop by drop,
Vizhuvadhu yen
Why are they falling?
Vanna vanna mugam kaati
Showing a colorful face,
Vaanavillin niram kaati
Displaying the colors of a rainbow,
Chinna chinna mazhalai pesi
Speaking in sweet baby babble,
Chithirampol maganae vaa
Come my son, beautiful like a picture!
Sembaruthi malar polae
Like a hibiscus flower,
Soka velli mani polae
Like a pure silver bell,
Kannam rendum minna
With both cheeks shining,
Minna kanmaniyae
Shining brightly, my precious darling,
Madimel vaa
Come sit on my lap!
Paatu thamizh paatu
A song, a sweet Tamil song,
Paada adha kettu
As it is sung, hearing it,
Aadidum vilaiyadidum
Dancing and playing around,
Thanga therae neethaanae
Are you not a golden chariot?
{ Karupu nila
Black moon
Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen
Why are you distressed?
Thuli thuliyaai kanneer
Tears drop by drop,
Vizhuvadhu yen } (2)
Why are they falling?
Ye maanae maankuyilae
Hey deer, my dear cuckoo-like deer!
Un manasula enna kurai
What grievance is in your heart?
Petha aathaa pol irupen
I will be like the mother who gave birth to you,
Indha boomiyil vaazhum vara
As long as I live on this earth.
Ettu dhisai yaavum
To rule all eight directions,
Katti arasala
Holding power over them,
Vandha rasa neethaanae
Are you not the king who came?
Karupu nila
Black moon
Neethaan kalanguvadhu yen
Why are you distressed?
Thuli thuliyaai kanneer
Tears drop by drop,
Vizhuvadhu yen
Why are they falling?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Karupu Nila is a tender and comforting lullaby from the movie En Aasai Machan (1994). Sung from the perspective of a loving maternal figure, the song offers solace to a young child weeping over the absence of his birth mother. The singer promises to nurture and protect him like her own, reassuring him that bright and joyful days lie ahead. Throughout the song, poetic imagery compares the child to cherished objects and nature—a dark moon, a golden chariot, a rainbow, and a hibiscus flower. It celebrates unconditional maternal affection that transcends biological ties and promises lifelong protection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Metaphor
“Karupu nila”
Combining contrasting terms 'Karupu' (black) and 'Nila' (moon) to affectionately describe a dark-complexioned child as a precious moon.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Thuli thuliyaai kanneer”
Repeated words 'Thuli thuliyaai' (drop by drop) to vividly depict tears trickling down.
Upamai (Simile)
“Petha aathaa pol irupen”
Comparing her commitment to motherly love using 'pol' (like).
Urvagam (Metaphor)
“Thanga therae neethaanae”
Directly addressing the child as a golden chariot ('Thanga therae').
Upamai (Simile)
“Sembaruthi malar polae”
Comparing the child's radiance and beauty to a hibiscus flower ('Sembaruthi malar polae').
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Trivia
The song 'Karupu Nila' was composed by Deva with lyrics by Kalidasan for the 1994 film En Aasai Machan starring Vijayakanth, Revathi, and Ranjitha. The track, performed beautifully by K. S. Chithra, became one of the most famous emotional lullabies in Tamil cinema during the 1990s.
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