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Lyrics & meaning

Paathikkallil Mayakkam

From Sankarlal · 1982

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan, Kamal Haasan
Music directors
Ilayaraja, Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Sankarlal
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
15 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
Malar thottil ingae podum
Mana kannil indrae
Thaai paadum thaalaattai naan ketkkiraen
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
Chiththiraiyil pooththaval intha poovai
Shenbaga poo kangalil enna paarvai
Aththai magal kannamo anthi vaanam
Yaar varavai kandathaal intha naanam
Seedhana kaattrum senthamizh paattum
Ondrinil ondru sangamam indru
Eththanaiyo karpanai ingu naam kaanalaam
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
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Saaralilae poonguyil raagam paadum
Neeraruvi mellavae thaalam podum
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Thaen mazhalai pillaigal aadi paadum
Senthamizho ennaiyum pillai aakkum
Sooriyan ingae suduvathum illai
Koodiya kaigal viduvathum illai
Vaa magalae vanthu paar sorkkam ingillaiyo
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
Malar thottil ingae podum
Mana kannil indrae
Thaai paadum thaalaattai naan ketkkiraen
Ada vaada kannu raja endru paadum
Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum
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"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
It lays a cradle of flowers right here,
In my mind's eye today,
I can hear the lullaby a mother sings.
"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
This lovely girl blossomed in the spring month of Chithirai,
What a tender gaze she holds in her champak-flower eyes!
My cousin's cheeks blush like the evening sky,
Whose arrival has made her feel this shy?
The gift-bearing breeze and sweet Tamil songs
Merge into one another today.
We can dream so many wonderful dreams here.
"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
...
In the gentle drizzle, the cuckoo sings a melody,
The waterfall softly keeps the beat.
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Little children with sweet baby talk dance and sing,
And pure Tamil turns me into a child as well.
The sun does not burn hot here,
And hands joined together never let go.
Come, my daughter, come and see—isn't paradise right here?
"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
It lays a cradle of flowers right here,
In my mind's eye today,
I can hear the lullaby a mother sings.
"Come, my darling child, my little prince," it sings,
The raincloud comes searching for me like a mother.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ada Vaada Kannu Raja from the 1982 movie Sankarlal is a tender song celebrating maternal affection and the tranquil solace found in nature. The song draws a poetic parallel between rain clouds and a mother's nurturing presence, imagining nature itself weaving a soothing lullaby. As the lyrics unfold, nature comes alive with cuckoo melodies, rhythmic waterfalls, and gentle breezes that create an atmosphere of pure paradise. The speaker experiences a deep sense of bliss and childhood innocence, touched by the beauty of family bonds and the elegance of Tamil poetry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Mazhai megam enthan thaai pol vanthu thedum”

Compares rain clouds coming to comfort the speaker to a mother searching for her child using 'thaai pol'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Shenbaga poo kangalil enna paarvai”

Directly equates the beauty of eyes to champak flowers ('shenbaga poo').

Personification

“Neeraruvi mellavae thaalam podum”

Attributes human musical actions to nature by portraying the waterfall as playing a rhythm.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Seedhana kaattrum senthamizh paattum”

Repetition of the 'S' sound in 'Seedhana' and 'senthamizh'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Sankarlal (1982) stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role. The film's music was jointly composed by Ilaiyaraaja and his brother Gangai Amaran, who took over and completed work on the project alongside Kamal Haasan following the sudden passing of director T. N. Balu during production.

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