Oru Pillai Azhaithadhu
From Kanne Kaniyamudhe · 1986
- Lyricist
- Tha. Kannan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Kanne Kaniyamudhe1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannaa….aaa….aa….aa…. | Kanna… (Oh Krishna / my dear one…) |
| Kannaa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…..aaa…a….. | Kanna… |
| Female | |
| Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai | A child called out to me, |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai | A child called out to me, |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Female | |
| Yaezhai endraalum engirunthaalum | Though poor, wherever you may be, |
| En gaanam thaalaattum unnai | My song will lull you to sleep. |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Female | |
| Aayiram thottilkal nenju tharum | My heart will offer a thousand cradles, |
| En aathmaavin raagangal konji varum | The melodies of my soul will come fondling you. |
| Aayiram thottilkal nenju tharum | My heart will offer a thousand cradles, |
| En aathmaavin raagangal konji varum | The melodies of my soul will come fondling you. |
| Female | |
| Malar thanthaalae maramaagi ponaen | I became a full tree that bore a flower, |
| Mannukkum paaramaai aanaen | Yet I became a burden to the earth. |
| Madi undu pillaiyae kaanaen | I have a lap, yet my child is nowhere to be seen. |
| Petra maladiyaai ponathu naanae | I became a mother turned barren despite giving birth. |
| Kannae….ae….kaniyamuthae….. | My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir… |
| Female | |
| Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai | A child called out to me, |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Female | |
| Thaai mozhi illaamal pattam varum | Degrees and titles will arrive without a mother tongue, |
| Unnai paaraatta kodiyaai suttram varum | And countless relatives will surround to praise you like a flag. |
| Udhiraththin geetham oru jeevan paadum | A soul sings the song of blood ties, |
| Ullaththil kaveri odum | The river Cauvery flows in the heart, |
| Ulagaththin ellaigal thedum | Seeking the boundaries of the world. |
| Endrum oomaiyaai thaai kuyil vaadum | Forever mute, the mother cuckoo languishes in sorrow. |
| Kannae….ae….kaniyamuthae….. | My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir… |
| Female | |
| Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai | A child called out to me, |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
| Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai | I am a mother who cannot state her name. |
கண்ணா...ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ...
கண்ணா...ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆ....
Kanna… (Oh Krishna / my dear one…)
Kanna…
ஒரு பிள்ளை அழைத்தது என்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
ஒரு பிள்ளை அழைத்தது என்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
A child called out to me,
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
A child called out to me,
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
ஏழை என்றாலும் எங்கிருந்தாலும்
என் கானம் தாலாட்டும் உன்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
Though poor, wherever you may be,
My song will lull you to sleep.
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
ஆயிரம் தொட்டில்கள் நெஞ்சு தரும்
என் ஆத்மாவின் ராகங்கள் கொஞ்சி வரும்
ஆயிரம் தொட்டில்கள் நெஞ்சு தரும்
என் ஆத்மாவின் ராகங்கள் கொஞ்சி வரும்
My heart will offer a thousand cradles,
The melodies of my soul will come fondling you.
My heart will offer a thousand cradles,
The melodies of my soul will come fondling you.
மலர் தந்ததாலே மரமாகி போனேன்
மண்ணுக்கும் பாரமாய் ஆனேன்
மடி உண்டு பிள்ளையை காணேன்
பெற்ற மலடியாய் போனது நானே
கண்ணே.....ஏ........கனியமுதே......
I became a full tree that bore a flower,
Yet I became a burden to the earth.
I have a lap, yet my child is nowhere to be seen.
I became a mother turned barren despite giving birth.
My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir…
ஒரு பிள்ளை அழைத்தது என்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
A child called out to me,
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
தாய் மொழி இல்லாமல் பட்டம் வரும்
உன்னை பாராட்ட கோடியாய் சுற்றம் வரும்
உதிரத்தின் கீதம் ஒரு ஜீவன் பாடும்
உள்ளத்தில் காவேரி ஓடும்
உலகத்தின் எல்லைகள் தேடும்
என்றும் ஊமையாய் தாய் குயில் வாடும்
கண்ணே......ஏ......கனியமுதே......
Degrees and titles will arrive without a mother tongue,
And countless relatives will surround to praise you like a flag.
A soul sings the song of blood ties,
The river Cauvery flows in the heart,
Seeking the boundaries of the world.
Forever mute, the mother cuckoo languishes in sorrow.
My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir…
ஒரு பிள்ளை அழைத்தது என்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
நான் பேர் சொல்ல முடியாத அன்னை
A child called out to me,
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Kannaa….aaa….aa….aa….
Kanna… (Oh Krishna / my dear one…)
Kannaa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…..aaa…a…..
Kanna…
Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai
A child called out to me,
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai
A child called out to me,
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Yaezhai endraalum engirunthaalum
Though poor, wherever you may be,
En gaanam thaalaattum unnai
My song will lull you to sleep.
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Aayiram thottilkal nenju tharum
My heart will offer a thousand cradles,
En aathmaavin raagangal konji varum
The melodies of my soul will come fondling you.
Aayiram thottilkal nenju tharum
My heart will offer a thousand cradles,
En aathmaavin raagangal konji varum
The melodies of my soul will come fondling you.
Malar thanthaalae maramaagi ponaen
I became a full tree that bore a flower,
Mannukkum paaramaai aanaen
Yet I became a burden to the earth.
Madi undu pillaiyae kaanaen
I have a lap, yet my child is nowhere to be seen.
Petra maladiyaai ponathu naanae
I became a mother turned barren despite giving birth.
Kannae….ae….kaniyamuthae…..
My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir…
Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai
A child called out to me,
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Thaai mozhi illaamal pattam varum
Degrees and titles will arrive without a mother tongue,
Unnai paaraatta kodiyaai suttram varum
And countless relatives will surround to praise you like a flag.
Udhiraththin geetham oru jeevan paadum
A soul sings the song of blood ties,
Ullaththil kaveri odum
The river Cauvery flows in the heart,
Ulagaththin ellaigal thedum
Seeking the boundaries of the world.
Endrum oomaiyaai thaai kuyil vaadum
Forever mute, the mother cuckoo languishes in sorrow.
Kannae….ae….kaniyamuthae…..
My dear eye… my sweet fruit elixir…
Oru pillai azhaiththathu ennai
A child called out to me,
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Naan per solla mudiyaatha annai
I am a mother who cannot state her name.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heart-wrenching maternal song expresses the deep pain of a mother forced by circumstances to keep her identity hidden from her child. Though she cannot publicly claim her child or state her name, her love remains boundless, pouring out through soulful songs and lullabies that transcend physical separation and poverty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aayiram thottilkal nenju tharum”
Compares the mother's loving heart to a thousand cradles ready to comfort her child.
Muran (Paradox)
“Petra maladiyaai ponathu naanae”
A paradox contrasting 'petra' (having given birth) with 'maladi' (a barren woman), highlighting the tragedy of being a mother unable to raise her own child.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Malar thanthaalae maramaagi ponaen / Mannukkum paaramaai aanaen”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' across consecutive lines.
Personification / Metaphor
“Endrum oomaiyaai thaai kuyil vaadum”
Compares the mother to a 'thaai kuyil' (mother cuckoo) that has lost its voice and languishes in silent grief.
Did you know?
Trivia
The lyrics were penned by Tha. Kannan for the 1986 Tamil movie 'Kanne Kaniyamudhe'. The song belongs to the classic 1980s Tamil cinema trope of maternal sacrifice, focusing on emotional distress caused by social constraints that keep a mother separated from her child.
Keep listening
More from Kanne Kaniyamudhe
Kanne Kaniyamudhe
Kanne Kaniyamudhe
Kanne Kaniyamudhe
Kanne Kaniyamudhe
Kanne Kaniyamudhe