Oru Veedu Oru Annai
From Madhavi Vanthal · 1980
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Madhavi Vanthal1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Female | |
| Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam | There is a home, a mother, and a father |
| Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam | Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful! |
| Iravendrum pagalendrum theriyaathadaa | I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child |
| Idhu enna kadhaiyendru puriyaathada ooo…. | I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh... |
| Female | |
| Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam | There is a home, a mother, and a father |
| Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam | Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful! |
| Female | |
| Kalyaanam yaenendru | Why marriage happens... |
| Kadhai ondru naan solven | I will tell you a story about it |
| Sonnaalum puriyaathadaa | Even if I tell you, you wouldn't understand, my child |
| Avan seitha vilaiyaattu manamaanathu | The divine play God made resulted in love and heart |
| Ivar seitha vilaiyaattu nee vanthathu | The playful love they shared resulted in your arrival |
| Oru pillai nee kann moodinaal | If you, my little child, close your eyes to sleep |
| Oru thangaiyai nee kaanalaam | You might see a younger sister in your dreams |
| Female | |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Female | |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Female | |
| Oru pillai idaiyooru thaalaamal ponaalum | Even if a child cannot bear the obstacles along the way |
| Maruthaaram varuvaaladaa | Will a second wife ever enter this home? |
| Ivar vaazhvil ennaalum oru thaaranthaan | In his life, there will forever be only one wife |
| En nenjil nee endrum avathaaramthaan | In my heart, you will forever be a divine incarnation |
| Naduraaththiri pozhuthaanathu | It has already become the middle of the night |
| Adhikaalaiyil edhai solvathu | What story shall I tell when early morning comes? |
| Female | |
| Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam | There is a home, a mother, and a father |
| Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam | Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful! |
| Iravendrum pagalendrum theriyaathadaa | I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child |
| Idhu enna kadhaiyendru puriyaathada ooo…. | I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh... |
| Female | |
| Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam | There is a home, a mother, and a father |
| Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam | Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful! |
| Female | |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
| Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro | Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro |
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
ஒரு வீடு ஒரு அன்னை ஒரு தந்தையாம்
ஒரு பிள்ளை அதுதானே பெரும் தொல்லையாம்
இரவென்றும் பகலென்றும் தெரியாதடா
இது என்ன கதையென்று புரியாதடா ஓஒ.......
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child
I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh...
ஒரு வீடு ஒரு அன்னை ஒரு தந்தையாம்
ஒரு பிள்ளை அதுதானே பெரும் தொல்லையாம்
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
கல்யாணம் ஏனென்று
கதை ஒன்று நான் சொல்வேன்
சொன்னாலும் புரியாதடா
அவன் செய்த விளையாட்டு மணமானது
இவர் செய்த விளையாட்டு நீ வந்தது
ஒரு பிள்ளை நீ கண் மூடினால்
ஒரு தங்கையை நீ காணலாம்.....
Why marriage happens...
I will tell you a story about it
Even if I tell you, you wouldn't understand, my child
The divine play God made resulted in love and heart
The playful love they shared resulted in your arrival
If you, my little child, close your eyes to sleep
You might see a younger sister in your dreams
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
ஒரு பிள்ளை இடையூறு தாளாமல் போனாலும்
மறுதாரம் வருவாளடா
இவர் வாழ்வில் எந்நாளும் ஒரு தாரந்தான்
என் நெஞ்சில் நீ என்றும் அவதாரம்தான்
நடுராத்திரி பொழுதானது
அதிகாலையில் எதைச் சொல்வது.......
Even if a child cannot bear the obstacles along the way
Will a second wife ever enter this home?
In his life, there will forever be only one wife
In my heart, you will forever be a divine incarnation
It has already become the middle of the night
What story shall I tell when early morning comes?
ஒரு வீடு ஒரு அன்னை ஒரு தந்தையாம்
ஒரு பிள்ளை அதுதானே பெரும் தொல்லையாம்
இரவென்றும் பகலென்றும் தெரியாதடா
இது என்ன கதையென்று புரியாதடா ஓஒ.......
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child
I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh...
ஒரு வீடு ஒரு அன்னை ஒரு தந்தையாம்
ஒரு பிள்ளை அதுதானே பெரும் தொல்லையாம்
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ராராரி ராராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ரோ ஆராரி ரோ
ஆராரி ரோ ஆராரி ரோ......
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
Iravendrum pagalendrum theriyaathadaa
I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child
Idhu enna kadhaiyendru puriyaathada ooo….
I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh...
Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
Kalyaanam yaenendru
Why marriage happens...
Kadhai ondru naan solven
I will tell you a story about it
Sonnaalum puriyaathadaa
Even if I tell you, you wouldn't understand, my child
Avan seitha vilaiyaattu manamaanathu
The divine play God made resulted in love and heart
Ivar seitha vilaiyaattu nee vanthathu
The playful love they shared resulted in your arrival
Oru pillai nee kann moodinaal
If you, my little child, close your eyes to sleep
Oru thangaiyai nee kaanalaam
You might see a younger sister in your dreams
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Oru pillai idaiyooru thaalaamal ponaalum
Even if a child cannot bear the obstacles along the way
Maruthaaram varuvaaladaa
Will a second wife ever enter this home?
Ivar vaazhvil ennaalum oru thaaranthaan
In his life, there will forever be only one wife
En nenjil nee endrum avathaaramthaan
In my heart, you will forever be a divine incarnation
Naduraaththiri pozhuthaanathu
It has already become the middle of the night
Adhikaalaiyil edhai solvathu
What story shall I tell when early morning comes?
Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
Iravendrum pagalendrum theriyaathadaa
I cannot tell whether it is night or day, my child
Idhu enna kadhaiyendru puriyaathada ooo….
I cannot comprehend what kind of story this is, oh...
Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam
There is a home, a mother, and a father
Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam
Just one child, and that itself is such a big handful!
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Aaraari raaraari raaraari ro
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender and reflective Tamil lullaby (Thalattu) from the movie 'Madhavi Vanthal' (1980). A mother sings her child to sleep while weaving adult truths, philosophical reflections, and underlying domestic sorrow into a soothing melody. She playfully complains about the restless nature of raising a child, yet reveres the child as a divine incarnation ('avathaaram') in her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Oru veedu oru annai oru thanthaiyaam / Oru pillai adhuthaanae perum thollaiyaam”
The lines end with rhyming suffixes ('thanthaiyaam' and 'thollaiyaam'), giving the lullaby a rhythmic and soothing flow.
Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)
“Iravendrum pagalendrum theriyaathadaa”
Contrasting terms 'Iravu' (Night) and 'Pagal' (Day) are used together to express confusion and timelessness.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Avan seitha vilaiyaattu manamaanathu / Ivar seitha vilaiyaattu nee vanthathu”
Repetition of the structural pattern and sounds at the beginning of the lines ('Avan seitha' and 'Ivar seitha').
Metaphor
“En nenjil nee endrum avathaaramthaan”
The child is metaphorically referred to as a divine incarnation ('avathaaram') residing in the mother's heart.
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Trivia
Composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by the legendary Kannadasan, this lullaby showcases P. Susheela's mastery in delivering maternal affection combined with deep emotional melancholy, a signature trait of 1980s Tamil cinema music.
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