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Lyrics & meaning

Maamanu Solla

From En Thangachi Padichava · 1988

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Jayachandran, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
En Thangachi Padichava
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mamannu solla oru aalu
Ippo varapora naalu
Ennenna venuminnu kelu
Adha naan thaaraen paaru
Naan paadaatha paattu oru paattu
Adhu aaraaro thaalaattuththaan
Ada kannmoodi un pulla thoongum
Ini eppothum en paattuththaan
Mamannu solla oru aalu
Ippo varapora naalu
Chorus :Aaraaro….aaraaro…
Male :Ennenna venuminnu kelu
Adha naan thaaraen paaru….
Chorus :Aaraaro….aaraaro…
……………….
Anbaala katti vachchapothu
Naan verengum poga mudiyaathu
Female :Annaa en pakkam ullapothu
Ini thunbangal kitta nerungaathu
Nenju niraiya nimmathi
Niththam irukkum sannathi
Sontham idhuthaan vilagumaa
Namma pirikka mudiyumaa
Kannukkazhagaa….aa…
Kannukkazhagaa pulla porakkum
Chinna chinna kaiyai thottu
Nenja parikkum
Mamannu solla oru aalu
Ippo varapora naalu
Chorus :Aaraaro….aaraaro…
Female :Ennenna venuminnu kelu
Adha naan thaaraen paaru
Chorus :Aaraaro….aaraaro…
Thanga kaiya thottu vangi valathaan
Pottuvidu onnu thanga silaithaan
Manja kulichchava vanji ivathaan
Vanthu porakkanum thanga maganthaan
Aaraththi onnu eduththu vanthu
Suththunga ponnu pattathu kannu
Lulululuululululu…..
Aaraezhu maasam ippo aachchu
En thangachchikku kannupattu pochchu
Female :Ponnaalae podum oru kaappu
Un annaachchi pannum valaikaappu
Kaalu nadanthaa thaangumaa
En kannu muzhithaan thoongumaa
Thanga kugaiyil vairamthaan
Thangi irukku paarammaa
Thangachchi ponnu…aa….
Thangachchi ponnu annan manasu
Thangathilae thangamadi romba pudhusu
Mamannu solla oru aalu
Ippo varapora naalu
Ennenna venuminnu kelu
Adha naan thaaraen paaru
Naan paadaatha paattu oru paattu
Adhu aaraaro thaalaattuththaan
Ada kannmoodi un pulla thoongum
Ini eppothum en paattuththaan
Mamannu solla oru aalu
Ippo varapora naalu
Chorus :Aamaamaam aamaamaam
Male :Ennenna venuminnu kelu
Adha naan thaaraen paaru….
Chorus :Aamaamaam aamaamaam
...
A little one to call me "uncle",
Is arriving any day now!
Just ask for whatever you want,
And watch me give it all to you!
There is one song I haven't sung yet,
And that is a sweet "Aaraaro" lullaby!
Your little baby will close their eyes and sleep,
To the sound of my song forever!
Someone to call me "uncle",
Is arriving any day now!
Chorus: Aaraaro... Aaraaro...
Male: Just ask for whatever you want,
And watch me give it all to you...
Chorus: Aaraaro... Aaraaro...
...
Bound together by true love,
I can never wander anywhere else.
Female: Brother, when you are by my side,
No sorrow can ever come near me again.
My heart is filled with deep peace,
Like standing before a sacred shrine every day.
Can a bond like this ever drift away?
Can anyone ever tear us apart?
So lovely to look upon... ah...
A baby pleasing to the eyes will be born,
Touching us with tiny little hands,
And stealing our hearts away!
Someone to call me "uncle",
Is arriving any day now!
Chorus: Aaraaro... Aaraaro...
Female: Just ask for whatever you want,
And watch me give it all to you!
Chorus: Aaraaro... Aaraaro...
Take the bangles from those golden hands,
Slip them on her, she is like a golden statue!
Bathed in fresh turmeric, this slender beauty—
May a precious golden son be born to her!
Bring the aarathi (protective flame ritual),
Wave it around her, for evil eyes have fallen on our girl!
Lulululoo... lulululoo...
Six or seven months have passed by now,
And jealous eyes have caught my sister!
Female: With bangles made of pure gold,
Your big brother hosts the valaikaappu (bangle ceremony)!
If her tender feet walk, can she bear the weight?
Can my watchful eyes ever find sleep?
Inside this golden cave, a precious diamond
Rests safe and sound, look, dear sister!
My darling sister... ah...
For his dear sister, this brother's heart
Is gold of the purest gold, ever so true!
Someone to call me "uncle",
Is arriving any day now!
Just ask for whatever you want,
And watch me give it all to you!
There is one song I haven't sung yet,
And that is a sweet "Aaraaro" lullaby!
Your little baby will close their eyes and sleep,
To the sound of my song forever!
Someone to call me "uncle",
Is arriving any day now!
Chorus: Yes indeed, yes indeed!
Male: Just ask for whatever you want,
And watch me give it all to you...
Chorus: Yes indeed, yes indeed!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This heart-warming Tamil song celebrates the affectionate, unbreakable bond between an elder brother and his pregnant younger sister. The brother excitedly anticipates the arrival of his niece or nephew who will soon call him 'Maaman' (maternal uncle). He promises to fulfill every wish of his sister and her child, singing a heartfelt lullaby in anticipation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Mamannu solla oru aalu / Ippo varapora naalu

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Maamannu' and 'Ippo' (mm/pp) or 'Anbaala' and 'Naan' (n/n).

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Thanga kugaiyil vairamthaan / Thangi irukku paarammaa

Comparing the unborn child inside the mother's womb to a diamond inside a golden cave ('Thanga kugaiyil vairamthaan').

Anaphora / Repetition

Chinna chinna kaiyai thottu

Repetition of endearing imagery like 'Chinna chinna' and 'Thanga' to emphasize fondness and preciousness.

Did you know?

Trivia

The film 'En Thangachi Padichava' (1988), starring Prabhu and Rupini, features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyricist Gangai Amaran depicting iconic brother-sister sentiment that became a benchmark in rural Tamil cinema during the late 1980s.

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