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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Paadum Thalattu

From Thanga Pappa · 1993

Lyricist: Aravind Raj
Singer: Sindhu
Music director: Deva
Movie name: Thanga Pappa
Movie release year: 1993
Lyrics added on: 18 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Aaaaaaaa…aaaaaaaaa…aaaaaaaa….

Naan paadum thaalattu ketkkavillaiyaa

Naan paadum thaalattu ketkkavillaiyaa

Poongaatrum en sogam kooravillaiyaa

Pazhangadhai koorugiren

Paadhaiyendgum thedugiren

Thaeipiraiyin iravinilae

Moginiyaai vaazhugiren

Kanmani oo oo en kanmai

Kanmani oo oo oo en kanmani

Naan paadum thaalaattu ketkkavillaiyaa

Poongaatrum en sogam kooravillaiyaa

Uyir pona pinnalum udal vaazhgiren

Urangaadha ninaivodu dhinam saagiren

Nilaiyaana thunaithaanae naan kettadhu

Neer meedhu kolangal yaar pottadhu

Kanmani oo oo en kanmai

Kanmani oo oo oo en kanmani

Naan paadum thaalaattu ketkkavillaiyaa

Poongaatrum en sogam kooravillaiyaa

Aariraaroo aariraroo aaroraroo aariraroo

Aariraaroo aariraroo…aa..aa…aahaa…aa..aa..aahaa

Karuvodu kadhaiyondru uruvanadhu

Karai serum munnalae sarugaanadhu

Kanneeril karayaadhu en sogamae

Ennaalum theeraadhu en thaagamae

Kanmani oo oo en kanmai

Kanmani oo oo oo en kanmani

Naan paadum thaalaattu ketkkavillaiyaa

Poongaatrum en sogam kooravillaiyaa

Pazhangadhai koorugiren

Paadhaiyengum thedugiren

Theipiraiyin iravinilae

Moginiyaai vaazhugiren

Kanmani oo oo en kanmai

Kanmani oo oo oo en kanmani

Kanmani oo oo en kanmai

Kanmani oo oo oo en kanmani

Aaah... Aaah... Aaah...

Can't you hear the lullaby I sing?

Can't you hear the lullaby I sing?

Didn't the gentle breeze tell you of my sorrow?

I am telling an old tale,

Searching along every path.

In the night of the waning moon,

I live like a wandering spirit.

My darling, oh oh, my precious one,

My darling, oh oh oh, my precious one.

Can't you hear the lullaby I sing?

Didn't the gentle breeze tell you of my sorrow?

Even after life has left, my body lives on.

With sleepless memories, I die every day.

All I asked for was a lasting companion,

Who drew patterns upon the water?

My darling, oh oh, my precious one,

My darling, oh oh oh, my precious one.

Can't you hear the lullaby I sing?

Didn't the gentle breeze tell you of my sorrow?

Aareeraaro, aareeraaro, aaroraaro, aareeraaro,

Aareeraaro, aareeraaro... aa.. aa... aaha... aa.. aa.. aaha.

A story was born inside the womb,

Yet turned into dried leaves before reaching the shore.

My sorrow will never dissolve in tears,

My deep longing will never be quenched.

My darling, oh oh, my precious one,

My darling, oh oh oh, my precious one.

Can't you hear the lullaby I sing?

Didn't the gentle breeze tell you of my sorrow?

I am telling an old tale,

Searching along every path.

In the night of the waning moon,

I live like a wandering spirit.

My darling, oh oh, my precious one,

My darling, oh oh oh, my precious one.

My darling, oh oh, my precious one,

My darling, oh oh oh, my precious one.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naan Paadum Thaalattu from the 1993 film Thanga Pappa is a deeply poignant and mournful lullaby that conveys a mother's profound sorrow and sense of loss. She addresses her absent child, asking if her voice or the gentle breeze can reach them. She describes her lingering existence as empty and ghost-like, living through sleepless nights filled with tragic memories.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Neer meedhu kolangal yaar pottadhu”

Drawing kolam patterns on water (Neer meedhu kolangal) serves as a metaphor for fleeting, fragile, and temporary hopes that disappear immediately.

Personification (தற்காப்பு உவமை)

“Poongaatrum en sogam kooravillaiyaa”

The gentle breeze (Poongaatru) is personified as a messenger expected to carry the mother's grief.

Imagery / Metaphor

“Karai serum munnalae sarugaanadhu”

A life destroyed in its inception is vividly compared to a leaf that turns dry before ever reaching the shore.

Ethugai (எதுகை - Second Letter Rhyme)

“Karuvodu kadhaiyondru uruvanadhu / Karai serum munnalae sarugaanadhu”

Rhyming of the second letter 'ru' in Karuvodu and Karai, a classical Tamil poetic device.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva with lyrics by Aravind Raj, 'Naan Paadum Thaalaattu' stands out in 1990s Tamil film soundtrack history for singer Sindhu's hauntingly expressive rendition, capturing intense maternal grief within a traditional lullaby melody.

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