Naan Ketten Avan Sad Song
From Kanna Nalama · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Kanna Nalama1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan kettaen avan thataan | I asked, and he gave. |
| Thaalaattum thaayaanaen | I became a mother who sings a lullaby. |
| Female | |
| Naal paarththu oor saerththu | Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town, |
| Paer soottu thaai aanaen | I became the mother who bestows a name. |
| Avanandri ival enga | Where would this woman be without him? |
| En nandri thalaivanukkae | My gratitude belongs to my leader. |
| Female | |
| Naan kettaen avan thataan | I asked, and he gave. |
| Thaalaattum thaayaanaen | I became a mother who sings a lullaby. |
| Female | |
| Aariraari raariraari raariraariro | Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...) |
| Aariraari raariraari raariraariro….. | Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...) |
| Female | |
| Naan kettaen avan thataan | I asked, and he gave. |
| Thaalaattum thaayaanaen | I became a mother who sings a lullaby. |
| Female | |
| Naal paarththu oor saerththu | Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town, |
| Paer soottu thaai aanaen | I became the mother who bestows a name. |
| Avanandri ival enga | Where would this woman be without him? |
| En nandri thalaivanukkae | My gratitude belongs to my leader. |
| Female | |
| Maanin nizhal maeniyum | A body tender like a deer's shade, |
| Manjal veyyil saayalum | With the gentle glow of golden evening sunshine, |
| Kovil pola thottramum | And a majestic presence like a temple, |
| Kondaan engal kannanae | Our Lord Krishna possesses all these. |
| Female | |
| Aadaayo….ooo….oo…. | Won't you swing... |
| Aadaayo kannaa nee | Oh Krishna, won't you swing, |
| En nenjil pon oonjal | On the golden swing of my heart? |
| Thaedaayo mannaa nee | Oh my lord, won't you seek, |
| En nenjil poo manjam | The bed of flowers in my heart? |
| Female | |
| Naan kettaen avan thataan | I asked, and he gave. |
| Thaalaattum thaayaanaen | I became a mother who sings a lullaby. |
நான் கேட்டேன் அவன் தந்தான்
தாலாட்டும் தாயானேன்
I asked, and he gave.
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
நாள் பார்த்து ஊர் சேர்த்து
பேர் சூட்டும் தாய் ஆனேன்
அவனன்றி இவள் எங்கே
என் நன்றி தலைவனுக்கே......
Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town,
I became the mother who bestows a name.
Where would this woman be without him?
My gratitude belongs to my leader.
நான் கேட்டேன் அவன் தந்தான்
தாலாட்டும் தாயானேன்
I asked, and he gave.
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
ஆரிராரி ராரிராரி ராரிராரிரோ
ஆரி ராரிராரி ராரிராரிரோ......
Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...)
Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...)
நான் கேட்டேன் அவன் தந்தான்
தாலாட்டும் தாயானேன்
I asked, and he gave.
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
நாள் பார்த்து ஊர் சேர்த்து
பேர் சூட்டும் தாய் ஆனேன்
அவனன்றி இவள் எங்கே
என் நன்றி தலைவனுக்கே......
Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town,
I became the mother who bestows a name.
Where would this woman be without him?
My gratitude belongs to my leader.
மானின் நிழல் மேனியும்
மஞ்சள் வெய்யில் சாயலும்
கோவில் போல தோற்றமும்
கொண்டான் எங்கள் கண்ணனே
A body tender like a deer's shade,
With the gentle glow of golden evening sunshine,
And a majestic presence like a temple,
Our Lord Krishna possesses all these.
ஆடாயோ.....ஓஒ....ஒ.....
ஆடாயோ கண்ணா நீ
என் நெஞ்சில் பொன் ஊஞ்சல்
தேடாயோ மன்னா நீ
என் நெஞ்சில் பூ மஞ்சம்
Won't you swing...
Oh Krishna, won't you swing,
On the golden swing of my heart?
Oh my lord, won't you seek,
The bed of flowers in my heart?
நான் கேட்டேன் அவன் தந்தான்
தாலாட்டும் தாயானேன்
I asked, and he gave.
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
Naan kettaen avan thataan
I asked, and he gave.
Thaalaattum thaayaanaen
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
Naal paarththu oor saerththu
Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town,
Paer soottu thaai aanaen
I became the mother who bestows a name.
Avanandri ival enga
Where would this woman be without him?
En nandri thalaivanukkae
My gratitude belongs to my leader.
Naan kettaen avan thataan
I asked, and he gave.
Thaalaattum thaayaanaen
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
Aariraari raariraari raariraariro
Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...)
Aariraari raariraari raariraariro…..
Lullaby refrain (Aariraari raariraari...)
Naan kettaen avan thataan
I asked, and he gave.
Thaalaattum thaayaanaen
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
Naal paarththu oor saerththu
Looking for an auspicious day and gathering the town,
Paer soottu thaai aanaen
I became the mother who bestows a name.
Avanandri ival enga
Where would this woman be without him?
En nandri thalaivanukkae
My gratitude belongs to my leader.
Maanin nizhal maeniyum
A body tender like a deer's shade,
Manjal veyyil saayalum
With the gentle glow of golden evening sunshine,
Kovil pola thottramum
And a majestic presence like a temple,
Kondaan engal kannanae
Our Lord Krishna possesses all these.
Aadaayo….ooo….oo….
Won't you swing...
Aadaayo kannaa nee
Oh Krishna, won't you swing,
En nenjil pon oonjal
On the golden swing of my heart?
Thaedaayo mannaa nee
Oh my lord, won't you seek,
En nenjil poo manjam
The bed of flowers in my heart?
Naan kettaen avan thataan
I asked, and he gave.
Thaalaattum thaayaanaen
I became a mother who sings a lullaby.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional Tamil lullaby expressing a mother's joyful devotion and gratitude. She reflects on how her prayers were answered by her husband, enabling her to fulfill her cherished role as a mother. She affectionately praises her child, seeing him as a divine embodiment of Lord Krishna with golden hues and a temple-like majesty, inviting him to swing on the golden swing of her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kovil pola thottramum”
Compares the divine appearance of the child to a grand, sacred temple ('Kovil pola thottramum').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“En nenjil pon oonjal”
Metaphorically describes the mother's love and affection in her heart as a 'golden swing' and 'flower bed' for her child.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Aadaayo kannaa nee / Thaedaayo mannaa nee”
The second letters 'daa' in 'Aadaayo' and 'Thaedaayo' rhyme, creating a rhythmic lyrical flow.
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Trivia
This classic track composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan features lyrics by Kaviarasu Kannadasan and the iconic voice of P. Susheela, who is well known for delivering some of Tamil cinema's most memorable lullabies.
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