Oru Jeevanthan Female
From Naan Adimai Illai · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Vijay Anand
- Details
- Naan Adimai Illai1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru jeevan thaan | There is a soul, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Un paadal thaan | And it is your song |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | That keeps playing without end. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa…aa… | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Iru kannilum | In both my eyes, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Un gnyaabagam | Your memory |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Urangaamal irukkindrathu | Stays wide awake without sleep. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa..aa… | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Paasangalum bandhangalum | Affections and bonds, |
| Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu | Will not break even if pulled apart. |
| Kaalangalum nerangalum | Time and circumstances, |
| Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu | Will not fade even if disrupted. |
| Female | |
| Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa | Mother... Mother... Mother... |
| Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa | Mother... Mother... Mother... |
| Chorus | |
| Haa…aaa…aaa…(4) | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Paar amma | Look, Mother, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Paravaikkum | Even for a bird, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Paasangal irukkindrathu…uu..uu.. | Maternal affection exists... |
| Female | |
| Parandhodi… | Flying afar... |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Irai thaedi… | Searching for food... |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Pillaikku kodukkindrathu | It brings food back for its chick. |
| Female | |
| Siru pillai naan seitha paavam enna | What sin did I, a little child, commit? |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :En meedhu thaan konda kobam enna | What is this anger you hold against me? |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Paalootta thaan nee illaiyae | You were not there to feed me milk, |
| Thaalaatta thaan thaai illaiyae | There was no mother to sing me a lullaby. |
| Female | |
| Ammaaa….ammaaa…. | Mother... Mother... |
| Thaviyaai thavithen thaniyae | I writhed in agony, all alone. |
| Female | |
| Oru jeevan thaan | There is a soul, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Un paadal thaan | And it is your song |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | That keeps playing without end. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa aa | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Chorus | |
| Haa…aaa…aaa…(4) | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Nee thaanae | Was it not you, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Pala maadham | Who for many months, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Madi meedhu | Carried me in your womb, |
| Sumanthaai ammaa..aa..aa.. | Bore me with care, Mother? |
| Female | |
| Naan vandhu | When I came |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Unai theda | Searching for you, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Maraivaaga irunthaaiyammaa | You remained hidden, Mother. |
| Female | |
| Naan thaan amma undhan | I am, Mother, your |
| Pillai chelvam | Precious child, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Nee thaan amma endhan | And you are, Mother, my |
| Pesum deivam | Living, speaking deity. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Kaanaamalae thozhuven amma | I worshipped you without even seeing you, Mother; |
| Kanden indru azhudhen amma | I saw you today and wept, Mother. |
| Female | |
| Ammaa nee thaan | Mother, if you only |
| Anaithaal adhu thaan inbam | Embrace me, that alone is heavenly bliss. |
| Female | |
| Oru jeevan thaan | There is a soul, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Un paadal thaan | And it is your song |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | That keeps playing without end. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa…aa… | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Iru kannilum | In both my eyes, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Un gnyaabagam | Your memory |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa.. | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female :Urangaamal irukkindrathu | Stays wide awake without sleep. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa..aa… | [Chorus vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Paasangalum bandhangalum | Affections and bonds, |
| Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu | Will not break even if pulled apart. |
| Kaalangalum nerangalum | Time and circumstances, |
| Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu | Will not fade even if disrupted. |
| Female | |
| Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa | Mother... Mother... Mother... |
| Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa | Mother... Mother... Mother... |
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உன் பாடல்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஹா....ஆ.....
இரு கண்ணிலும்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உன் ஞாபகம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உறங்காமல் இருக்கின்றது
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஹா....ஆ......
There is a soul,
[Chorus vocalizing]
And it is your song
[Chorus vocalizing]
That keeps playing without end.
[Chorus vocalizing]
In both my eyes,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Your memory
[Chorus vocalizing]
Stays wide awake without sleep.
[Chorus vocalizing]
பாசங்களும் பந்தங்களும்
பிரித்தாலும் பிரியாதது
காலங்களும் நேரங்களும்
கலைத்தாலும் கலையாதது
Affections and bonds,
Will not break even if pulled apart.
Time and circumstances,
Will not fade even if disrupted.
அம்மா.......அம்மா.......அம்மா......
அம்மா.......அம்மா.......அம்மா......
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Mother... Mother... Mother...
பார் அம்மா
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
பறவைக்கும்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
பாசங்கள் இருக்கின்றது.....ஊ.....ஊ.....
[Vocalizing]
பறந்தோடி
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
இரைத்தேடி
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
பிள்ளைக்கு கொடுக்கின்றது
Look, Mother,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Even for a bird,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Maternal affection exists...
சிறுப்பிள்ளை நான் செய்த பாவம் என்ன
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
என் மீதுதான் கொண்ட கோபம் என்ன
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
பாலூட்டத்தான் நீ இல்லையே
தாலாட்டத்தான் தாய் இல்லையே
Flying afar...
[Chorus vocalizing]
Searching for food...
[Chorus vocalizing]
It brings food back for its chick.
அம்மா அம்மா
தனியாய் தவித்தேன் தனியே
What sin did I, a little child, commit?
[Chorus vocalizing]
What is this anger you hold against me?
[Chorus vocalizing]
You were not there to feed me milk,
There was no mother to sing me a lullaby.
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உன் பாடல்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஹா....ஆ.....
Mother... Mother...
I writhed in agony, all alone.
ஹா.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....(4)
There is a soul,
[Chorus vocalizing]
And it is your song
[Chorus vocalizing]
That keeps playing without end.
[Chorus vocalizing]
நீ தானே
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
பல மாதம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
மடி மீது
சுமந்தாய் அம்மா.......ஆஅ....ஆ.....
[Vocalizing]
நான் வந்து
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உனைத்தேட
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
மறைவாக இருந்தாய் அம்மா
Was it not you,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Who for many months,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Carried me in your womb,
Bore me with care, Mother?
நான்தானம்மா உந்தன்
பிள்ளைச் செல்வம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
நீதானம்மா எந்தன்
பேசும் தெய்வம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
காணாமலே தொழுவேன் அம்மா
கண்டேன் இன்று அழுதேன் அம்மா
When I came
[Chorus vocalizing]
Searching for you,
[Chorus vocalizing]
You remained hidden, Mother.
அம்மா நீதான்
அணைத்தால் அதுதான் இன்பம்
I am, Mother, your
Precious child,
[Chorus vocalizing]
And you are, Mother, my
Living, speaking deity.
[Chorus vocalizing]
I worshipped you without even seeing you, Mother;
I saw you today and wept, Mother.
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உன் பாடல்தான்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஹா....ஆ.....
இரு கண்ணிலும்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உன் ஞாபகம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
உறங்காமல் இருக்கின்றது
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஹா....ஆ......
Mother, if you only
Embrace me, that alone is heavenly bliss.
பாசங்களும் பந்தங்களும்
பிரித்தாலும் பிரியாதது
காலங்களும் நேரங்களும்
கலைத்தாலும் கலையாதது
There is a soul,
[Chorus vocalizing]
And it is your song
[Chorus vocalizing]
That keeps playing without end.
[Chorus vocalizing]
In both my eyes,
[Chorus vocalizing]
Your memory
[Chorus vocalizing]
Stays wide awake without sleep.
[Chorus vocalizing]
அம்மா.......அம்மா.......அம்மா......
அம்மா.......அம்மா.......அம்மா......
Affections and bonds,
Will not break even if pulled apart.
Time and circumstances,
Will not fade even if disrupted.
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Oru jeevan thaan
There is a soul,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Un paadal thaan
And it is your song
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
That keeps playing without end.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa…aa…
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Iru kannilum
In both my eyes,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Un gnyaabagam
Your memory
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Urangaamal irukkindrathu
Stays wide awake without sleep.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa..aa…
[Chorus vocalizing]
Paasangalum bandhangalum
Affections and bonds,
Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu
Will not break even if pulled apart.
Kaalangalum nerangalum
Time and circumstances,
Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu
Will not fade even if disrupted.
Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Haa…aaa…aaa…(4)
[Vocalizing]
Paar amma
Look, Mother,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Paravaikkum
Even for a bird,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Paasangal irukkindrathu…uu..uu..
Maternal affection exists...
Parandhodi…
Flying afar...
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Irai thaedi…
Searching for food...
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Pillaikku kodukkindrathu
It brings food back for its chick.
Siru pillai naan seitha paavam enna
What sin did I, a little child, commit?
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :En meedhu thaan konda kobam enna
What is this anger you hold against me?
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Paalootta thaan nee illaiyae
You were not there to feed me milk,
Thaalaatta thaan thaai illaiyae
There was no mother to sing me a lullaby.
Ammaaa….ammaaa….
Mother... Mother...
Thaviyaai thavithen thaniyae
I writhed in agony, all alone.
Oru jeevan thaan
There is a soul,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Un paadal thaan
And it is your song
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
That keeps playing without end.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa aa
[Chorus vocalizing]
Haa…aaa…aaa…(4)
[Vocalizing]
Nee thaanae
Was it not you,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Pala maadham
Who for many months,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Madi meedhu
Carried me in your womb,
Sumanthaai ammaa..aa..aa..
Bore me with care, Mother?
Naan vandhu
When I came
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Unai theda
Searching for you,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Maraivaaga irunthaaiyammaa
You remained hidden, Mother.
Naan thaan amma undhan
I am, Mother, your
Pillai chelvam
Precious child,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Nee thaan amma endhan
And you are, Mother, my
Pesum deivam
Living, speaking deity.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Kaanaamalae thozhuven amma
I worshipped you without even seeing you, Mother;
Kanden indru azhudhen amma
I saw you today and wept, Mother.
Ammaa nee thaan
Mother, if you only
Anaithaal adhu thaan inbam
Embrace me, that alone is heavenly bliss.
Oru jeevan thaan
There is a soul,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Un paadal thaan
And it is your song
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
That keeps playing without end.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa…aa…
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Iru kannilum
In both my eyes,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Un gnyaabagam
Your memory
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..
[Chorus vocalizing]
Female :Urangaamal irukkindrathu
Stays wide awake without sleep.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa..haa..aa…
[Chorus vocalizing]
Paasangalum bandhangalum
Affections and bonds,
Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu
Will not break even if pulled apart.
Kaalangalum nerangalum
Time and circumstances,
Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu
Will not fade even if disrupted.
Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Ammaaa….ammaaa….ammaaa
Mother... Mother... Mother...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Jeevan Thaan' from 'Naan Adimai Illai' (1986) is a deeply emotional ode centered on maternal love, separation, and yearning. The child speaks to her mother, expressing how her mother's memory haunts her night and day like an unending melody. She draws parallels to nature, pointing out how even birds fly long distances to seek food and feed their offspring, questioning what wrong she could have done as a child to be deprived of her mother's comforting presence and lullabies. As the song progresses, the narrative moves from painful longing to a cathartic realization. The daughter reflects on the months her mother bore her with sacrifice and reveres her mother as a living, speaking deity ('Pesum Deivam'). Finding her mother brings forth tears of relief, concluding that a mother's loving embrace is the ultimate joy and comfort in life, transcending time and separation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Paasangalum bandhangalum / Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu”
The initial letter 'Pa/Pi' repeats across lines, creating a rhythmic harmony characteristic of Tamil poetry.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu / Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('-aadhathu'), reinforcing the unyielding nature of the bond.
Metaphor
“Nee thaan amma endhan pesum deivam”
The mother is directly equated to a 'living/speaking deity' (Pesum Deivam), elevating her role to sacred divinity.
Analogy
“Paravaikkum paasangal irukkindrathu...”
The lyricist uses the natural behavior of birds feeding their young to highlight the universality and instinctive nature of maternal care.
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Trivia
Naan Adimai Illai (1986) was directed by Dwarkish and scored by Vijay Anand. The song 'Oru Jeevan Thaan' was rendered exquisitely by S. Janaki, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu. Notably, this film marked the final screen collaboration between Superstar Rajinikanth and Sridevi as a lead romantic pair in Tamil cinema.
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