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Mani Vilakkal Amma

From Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam · 1980

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Salil Chowdhury
Movie name
Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
3 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mani vilakkaal amma
Magizha vaiththaal
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
Mani vilakkaal amma
Magizha vaiththaal
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
Kanavondru kandaal
Aanaal manam ondru kondaalum
Manam ondri nindraal
Manavaalan kaanaamal alainthaal
Maganaiyum thediyinge vaaddugindral
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
Veezhantha maan aanaalae
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Veezhntha poovaanaalae
Amma….aa….aa…
Valampuri sangum kaiyil
Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal
Valampuri sangum kaiyil
Vilakkendhi nindraalum oli enge kandaal
Piranthaalum piranthaal pizhaiyenna purinthaal
Vazhi paarththae kaalamellaam kaaththu nindraal
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
Veezhantha maan aanaalae
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Veezhntha poovaanaalae
Mani vilakkaal amma
Magizha vaiththaal
Indro manam kalangi valaiyil
Veezhntha maan aanaalae
Veesum puyal kulungi mannil
Veezhantha poovaanaalae
Like a radiant lamp, mother
brought joy to everyone,
yet today, heartbroken,
she has become a deer trapped in a net.
Shaken by a raging storm,
she has become a flower fallen to the ground.
Like a radiant lamp, mother
brought joy to everyone,
yet today, heartbroken,
she has become a deer trapped in a net.
Shaken by a raging storm,
she has become a flower fallen to the ground.
She dreamed a dream,
and though she entered into marriage,
she remained true and devoted in heart.
Unable to find her husband, she wandered in grief,
and now withers in sorrow, searching for her son.
Yet today, heartbroken,
she has become a deer trapped in a net.
Shaken by a raging storm,
she has become a flower fallen to the ground.
Mother... ah... ah...
Even with an auspicious conch
and a lamp held in hand, where did she ever find light?
Even with an auspicious conch
and a lamp held in hand, where did she ever find light?
She was born into this world, but what fault was hers?
Watching the road, she spent all her life waiting.
Yet today, heartbroken,
she has become a deer trapped in a net.
Shaken by a raging storm,
she has become a flower fallen to the ground.
Like a radiant lamp, mother
brought joy to everyone,
yet today, heartbroken,
she has become a deer trapped in a net.
Shaken by a raging storm,
she has become a flower fallen to the ground.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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