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Lyrics & meaning

Palootta Thaayillaiya

From Athaimadi Methaiyadi · 1989

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
S. R. Vasu
Movie name
Athaimadi Methaiyadi
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaraaro aariraro nee yaaro thaai yaaro
Idhil unmaiyai yaar arivaaro
Paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae
Thaei pirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae
Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Eerainthu maadhanal thaangi madi thaangi
Idai noga mel mochchu vaangi dhinam vaanggi
Oru thaaikku magalaaga vanthaai
Inga maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai
Ingu maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Oru naaikkum thaaiyaagum ullam anbu vellam
Karunaikku porul enna sollum ival illam
Thaaimaikku kidaiyaathu bedham
Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham
Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Oru peru nee petra peru arum peru
Un thaai thanthai ivarendru kooru veru yaaru
Eduththaalum valarththaalum thaaithaan
Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan
Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae
Thaeipirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae
Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa…..
Aararo Aariraro, who are you, and who is your mother?
Who truly knows the truth in this?
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
O gentle breeze playing across the heart,
O bright moon that knows no waning,
Is there no mother to feed you love and milk?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
Carried for ten months, cradled in the lap,
With an aching waist and breathless pain every day,
You were born as a daughter to one mother,
And here, you have become a daughter to another mother,
Here, you have become a daughter to another mother,
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
A heart that mothers even a little dog is a flood of love,
Her home shows the true meaning of compassion,
Motherhood knows no distinctions,
Isn't that the highest sacred truth forever?
Isn't that the highest sacred truth forever?
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
The blessing you have received is truly rare and precious,
Say that they are your parents—who else could it be?
The one who embraces and raises you is truly a mother,
You will forever be her beloved child,
You will forever be her beloved child,
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
O gentle breeze playing across the heart,
O bright moon that knows no waning,
Is there no mother to nurse you?
Am I not here like a mother to you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song is a lullaby reflecting on the universal and divine nature of motherhood, emphasizing that maternal love transcends biological birth. The singer reassures an infant that even if her birth mother is absent, a loving surrogate or adoptive mother is equally capable of offering true maternal affection, care, and milk.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Thaei pirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae”

Compares the child to a moon that never experiences a waning phase (a constant source of joy).

Metaphor

“Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae”

Compares the child to a soft playing breeze in the singer's heart.

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Oru thaaikku magalaaga vanthaai / Inga maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai”

Rhyming of the second letter ('ru') across consecutive lines to build musical flow.

Refrain / Anaphora

“Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa / Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa”

Repetition of key lines throughout the song to reinforce the central theme of adoptive maternal affection.

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Trivia

Written by renowned lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song explores the emotional core of adoptive motherhood, stressing the Tamil cultural philosophy that raising a child with love holds equal or greater sanctity than giving birth.

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