Mani Vilakkal Amma
From Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam · 1980
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Salil Chowdhury
- Details
- Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mani vilakkaal amma | Mother was like a precious jewel lamp, |
| Magizha vaiththaal | She made everyone rejoice. |
| Indro manam kalangi valaiyil | But today, with a troubled mind, in a net |
| Veezhntha maan aanaalae | She has become a trapped deer. |
| Veesum puyal kulungi mannil | Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground |
| Veezhantha poovaanaalae | She has become a fallen flower. |
| Male | |
| Mani vilakkaal amma | Mother was like a precious jewel lamp, |
| Magizha vaiththaal | She made everyone rejoice. |
| Indro manam kalangi valaiyil | But today, with a troubled mind, in a net |
| Veezhntha maan aanaalae | She has become a trapped deer. |
| Veesum puyal kulungi mannil | Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground |
| Veezhantha poovaanaalae | She has become a fallen flower. |
| Male | |
| Kanavondru kandaal | She dreamt a dream, |
| Aanaal manam ondru kondaalum | Though two hearts became one, |
| Manam ondri nindraal | She stood devoted in her heart, |
| Manavaalan kaanaamal alainthaal | She wandered unable to find her husband, |
| Maganaiyum thediyinge vaaddugindral | She is now wilting here searching for her son too. |
| Male | |
| Indro manam kalangi valaiyil | But today, with a troubled mind, in a net |
| Veezhantha maan aanaalae | She has become a trapped deer. |
| Veesum puyal kulungi mannil | Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground |
| Veezhntha poovaanaalae | She has become a fallen flower. |
| Male | |
| Amma….aa….aa… | Oh mother... ah... ah... |
| Valampuri sangum kaiyil | Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand, |
| Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal | And holding a lamp, where did she find light? |
| Valampuri sangum kaiyil | Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand, |
| Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal | And holding a lamp, where did she find light? |
| Piranthaalum piranthaal pizhaiyenna purinthaal | Though she was born into this world, what wrong did she commit? |
| Vazhi paarththae kaalamellaam kaaththu nindraal | She stood waiting all her life watching the path. |
| Male | |
| Indro manam kalangi valaiyil | But today, with a troubled mind, in a net |
| Veezhantha maan aanaalae | She has become a trapped deer. |
| Veesum puyal kulungi mannil | Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground |
| Veezhntha poovaanaalae | She has become a fallen flower. |
| Male | |
| Mani vilakkaal amma | Mother was like a precious jewel lamp, |
| Magizha vaiththaal | She made everyone rejoice. |
| Indro manam kalangi valaiyil | But today, with a troubled mind, in a net |
| Veezhntha maan aanaalae | She has become a trapped deer. |
| Veesum puyal kulungi mannil | Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground |
| Veezhantha poovaanaalae | She has become a fallen flower. |
மணி விளக்கால் அம்மா
மகிழ வைத்தாள்
இன்றோ மனம் கலங்கி வலையில்
வீழ்ந்த மான் ஆனாளே
வீசும் புயல் குலுங்கி மண்ணில்
வீழ்ந்த பூவானாளே
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
She made everyone rejoice.
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
She has become a trapped deer.
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
She has become a fallen flower.
மணி விளக்கால் அம்மா
மகிழ வைத்தாள்
இன்றோ மனம் கலங்கி வலையில்
வீழ்ந்த மான் ஆனாளே
வீசும் புயல் குலுங்கி மண்ணில்
வீழ்ந்த பூவானாளே
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
She made everyone rejoice.
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
She has become a trapped deer.
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
She has become a fallen flower.
கனவொன்று கண்டாள்
ஆனால் மணம் ஒன்று கொண்டாலும்
மனம் ஒன்றி நின்றாள்
மணவாளன் காணாமல் வருந்தியே அலைந்தாள்
மகனையும் தேடியிங்கே வாடுகின்றாள்
She dreamt a dream,
Though two hearts became one,
She stood devoted in her heart,
She wandered unable to find her husband,
She is now wilting here searching for her son too.
இன்றோ மனம் கலங்கி வலையில்
வீழ்ந்த மான் ஆனாளே
வீசும் புயல் குலுங்கி மண்ணில்
வீழ்ந்த பூவானாளே
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
She has become a trapped deer.
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
She has become a fallen flower.
அம்மா........ஆ.....ஆ.....
வலம்புரிச் சங்கும் கையில்
விளக்கேந்தி நின்றாலும் ஒளி எங்கே கண்டாள்
வலம்புரிச் சங்கும் கையில்
விளக்கேந்தி நின்றாலும் ஒளி எங்கே கண்டாள்
பிறந்தாலும் பிறந்தாள் பிழையென்ன புரிந்தாள்
வழிப்பார்த்தே காலமெல்லாம் காத்து நின்றாள்
Oh mother... ah... ah...
Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand,
And holding a lamp, where did she find light?
Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand,
And holding a lamp, where did she find light?
Though she was born into this world, what wrong did she commit?
She stood waiting all her life watching the path.
இன்றோ மனம் கலங்கி வலையில்
வீழ்ந்த மான் ஆனாளே
வீசும் புயல் குலுங்கி மண்ணில்
வீழ்ந்த பூவானாளே
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
She has become a trapped deer.
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
She has become a fallen flower.
மணி விளக்கால் அம்மா
மகிழ வைத்தாள்
இன்றோ மனம் கலங்கி வலையில்
வீழ்ந்த மான் ஆனாளே
வீசும் புயல் குலுங்கி மண்ணில்
வீழ்ந்த பூவானாளே
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
She made everyone rejoice.
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
She has become a trapped deer.
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
She has become a fallen flower.
Mani vilakkaal amma
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
Magizha vaiththaal
She made everyone rejoice.
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
She has become a trapped deer.
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
She has become a fallen flower.
Mani vilakkaal amma
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
Magizha vaiththaal
She made everyone rejoice.
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
She has become a trapped deer.
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
She has become a fallen flower.
Kanavondru kandaal
She dreamt a dream,
Aanaal manam ondru kondaalum
Though two hearts became one,
Manam ondri nindraal
She stood devoted in her heart,
Manavaalan kaanaamal alainthaal
She wandered unable to find her husband,
Maganaiyum thediyinge vaaddugindral
She is now wilting here searching for her son too.
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
Veezhantha maan aanaalae
She has become a trapped deer.
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
Veezhntha poovaanaalae
She has become a fallen flower.
Amma….aa….aa…
Oh mother... ah... ah...
Valampuri sangum kaiyil
Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand,
Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal
And holding a lamp, where did she find light?
Valampuri sangum kaiyil
Even with a sacred right-handed conch in hand,
Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal
And holding a lamp, where did she find light?
Piranthaalum piranthaal pizhaiyenna purinthaal
Though she was born into this world, what wrong did she commit?
Vazhi paarththae kaalamellaam kaaththu nindraal
She stood waiting all her life watching the path.
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
Veezhantha maan aanaalae
She has become a trapped deer.
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
Veezhntha poovaanaalae
She has become a fallen flower.
Mani vilakkaal amma
Mother was like a precious jewel lamp,
Magizha vaiththaal
She made everyone rejoice.
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
But today, with a troubled mind, in a net
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
She has become a trapped deer.
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Shaken by a blowing storm, onto the ground
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
She has become a fallen flower.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song portrays the tragic fate of a loving mother who once brought light and happiness into the lives of others, like a shining jewel lamp. Despite her virtue and devotion, life has trapped her in tragic circumstances, reducing her status to a deer trapped in a hunter's net and a delicate flower knocked to the ground by a fierce storm. She suffers the grief of losing her husband and continues her agonizing search for her missing son. The song laments her innocence andQuestions why destiny inflicts such endless suffering on a woman who committed no sin, forced to spend her entire existence endlessly waiting and suffering in darkness despite holding auspicious symbols of hope.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Indro manam kalangi valaiyil veezhntha maan aanaalae”
Compares the mother's ruined life to a deer trapped in a net ('valaiyil veezhntha maan') and a flower knocked down by a storm ('puyal kulungi mannil veezhntha poo').
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kanavondru kandaal / Aanaal manam ondru kondaalum / Manam ondri nindraal”
The second letter 'na' matches across lines ('Kandaal', 'Kondaalum', 'Nindraal').
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Mani vilakkaal amma magizha vaiththaal”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'm' across adjacent words ('Mani', 'Magizha', 'Manam', 'Manavaalan', 'Maganaiyum').
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal”
Asks rhetorically what error she committed ('pizhaiyenna purinthaal') and where her light is despite holding a lamp ('oli enge kandaal') to highlight her tragedy.
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Trivia
'Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam' (1980) features music composed by the legendary Salil Chowdhury. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. Lyricist Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam wrote poignant lyrics depicting maternal grief for this critically acclaimed drama.
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