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Lyrics & meaning

Muthukku Muthaga

From Anbu Sagodharargal · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Ghantasala
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Anbu Sagodharargal
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
29 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Muthukku muthaaga
Sothukku sothaaga
Annan thambi pirandhu vandhom
Kannukku kannaaga
Anbaalae inaindhu vandhom
Onnukkul onnaaga} (2)
{Thaaiyaarum padithathillai
Thandhai mugam paarthadhillai
Thalaattum kaettathandri
Orpaattum arindhadhillai} (2)
{Thaanaaga pandithu vandhaan
Thangamena valarndha thambi} (2)
Thallaadum vayadhinil naan
Vaazhugiren avanai nambi
Muthukku muthaaga
Sothukku sothaaga
Annan thambi pirandhu vandhom
Kannukku kannaaga
Anbaalae inaindhu vandhom
Onnukkul onnaaga
{Annan sollum vaarthai ellaam
Vedham enum thambi ullam} (2)
{Annai ena vandha ullam
Dheivam ena kaaval kollum} (2)
{Chinna thambi kadaisi thambi
Chellamaai valarndha pillai} (2)
Ondru patta idhayathilae
Orunaalum pirivu illai
Muthukku muthaaga
Sothukku sothaaga
Annan thambi pirandhu vandhom
Kannukku kannaaga
Anbaalae inaindhu vandhom
Onnukkul onnaaga
{Rajakkal maaligaiyum
Kaanaatha inbamadaa
Naalukaal mandabam pol
Naangal konda sondhamadaa} (2)
{Rojavin idhazhgalai pol
Theeraadha vaasamadaa} (2)
Nooraandu vazhavaikkum
Maaraadha paasamadaa
Muthukku muthaaga
Sothukku sothaaga
Annan thambi pirandhu vandhom
Kannukku kannaaga
Anbaalae inaindhu vandhom
Onnukkul onnaaga
Like pearl to pearl,
Like treasure to treasure,
We were born as brothers,
Cherishing each other like our very eyes,
We came together in love,
United as one with each other.
Our mother was never educated,
And we never saw our father's face.
Except for hearing her lullabies,
We never knew any other song.
He studied and rose by his own efforts,
My younger brother who grew up pure as gold.
Now in my old and frail age,
I live on, placing my faith in him.
Like pearl to pearl,
Like treasure to treasure,
We were born as brothers,
Cherishing each other like our very eyes,
We came together in love,
United as one with each other.
Every word his elder brother speaks,
The younger brother's heart holds as sacred truth.
A loving heart like a mother's
Protects us like a guardian god.
The little brother, the youngest of all,
Is a child raised with so much affection.
In our hearts united as one,
There will never be any separation.
Like pearl to pearl,
Like treasure to treasure,
We were born as brothers,
Cherishing each other like our very eyes,
We came together in love,
United as one with each other.
Even in the palaces of kings,
Such happiness is never seen.
Standing firm like a four-pillared hall,
Such is the kinship we share.
Like the petals of a rose,
Its fragrance never fades.
Keeping us blessed for a hundred years,
This is an unchanging love.
Like pearl to pearl,
Like treasure to treasure,
We were born as brothers,
Cherishing each other like our very eyes,
We came together in love,
United as one with each other.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic track celebrates the sacred and unbreakable bond between brothers. The song paints a poignant picture of siblings who grew up orphaned, relying on each other for emotional support and guidance. The elder brother reflects on their modest beginnings and expresses pride in his younger brother's self-made success, placing his ultimate faith and reliance on him in his twilight years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Naalukaal mandabam pol”

Compares the family relationship to a sturdy four-pillared hall ('Naalukaal mandabam pol') and the fragrance of affection to rose petals ('Rojavin idhazhgalai pol').

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

“Vedham enum thambi ullam”

Equates the elder brother's words to sacred scriptures or Vedas ('Vedham enum thambi ullam').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Muthukku muthaaga”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines or words like 'Muthukku' and 'Kannukku'.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Sothukku sothaaga”

Matching of second consonants in adjacent lines such as 'Muthukku' / 'Sothukku'.

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Trivia

The film Anbu Sagodharargal (1973) is a Tamil remake of the 1970 Kannada film Namma Makkalu. The song was composed by legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan, sung by T. M. Soundararajan, and written by 'Kaviarasu' Kannadasan.

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