Palootta Thaayillaiya
From Athaimadi Methaiyadi · 1989
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- S. R. Vasu
- Details
- Athaimadi Methaiyadi1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaraaro aariraro nee yaaro thaai yaaro | Lullaby chant... Who are you, and who is your mother? |
| Idhil unmaiyai yaar arivaaro | Who knows the truth in this? |
| Female | |
| Paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Female | |
| Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae | Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart, |
| Thaei pirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae | Oh moon that knows no waning phase, |
| Female | |
| Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Female | |
| Eerainthu maadhanal thaangi madi thaangi | Bearing for ten months, holding you in the lap, |
| Idai noga mel mochchu vaangi dhinam vaanggi | Panting heavily every day as the waist aches, |
| Oru thaaikku magalaaga vanthaai | You were born as a daughter to one mother, |
| Inga maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai | Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother. |
| Ingu maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai | Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother. |
| Female | |
| Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Female | |
| Oru naaikkum thaaiyaagum ullam anbu vellam | A heart that becomes a mother even to a dog, a flood of love, |
| Karunaikku porul enna sollum ival illam | Her home explains the true meaning of compassion. |
| Thaaimaikku kidaiyaathu bedham | Motherhood knows no discrimination or difference, |
| Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham | That alone is forever the highest sacred truth. |
| Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham | That alone is forever the highest sacred truth. |
| Female | |
| Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Female | |
| Oru peru nee petra peru arum peru | A rare fortune you have received, a blessed fortune, |
| Un thaai thanthai ivarendru kooru veru yaaru | Declare that these are your parents, who else could it be? |
| Eduththaalum valarththaalum thaaithaan | Whether giving birth or raising up, a mother is a mother, |
| Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan | You are forever the child of her loving care. |
| Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan | You are forever the child of her loving care. |
| Female | |
| Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa | Am I not like your own mother? |
| Female | |
| Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae | Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart, |
| Thaeipirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae | Oh moon that knows no waning phase, |
| Female | |
| Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa | Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love? |
| Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa….. | Am I not like your own mother? |
ஆராரோ ஆரிரரோ நீ யாரோ தாய் யாரோ
இதில் உண்மையை யார் அறிவாரோ
Lullaby chant... Who are you, and who is your mother?
Who knows the truth in this?
பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா
பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Am I not like your own mother?
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Am I not like your own mother?
நெஞ்சில் இடம் மாறி விளையாடும் தென்றலே
தேய்ப்பிறை ஏதும் அறியாத திங்களே
Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart,
Oh moon that knows no waning phase,
அன்பு பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா
Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love?
Am I not like your own mother?
ஈரைந்து மாதங்கள் தாங்கி மடி தாங்கி
இடை நோக மேல் மூச்சு வாங்கி தினம் வாங்கி
ஒரு தாய்க்கு மகளாக வந்தாய்
இங்கு மறு தாய்க்கு மகளாகி நின்றாய்
இங்கு மறு தாய்க்கு மகளாகி நின்றாய்
Bearing for ten months, holding you in the lap,
Panting heavily every day as the waist aches,
You were born as a daughter to one mother,
Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother.
Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother.
உனக்கு பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Am I not like your own mother?
ஒரு நாய்க்கும் தாயாகும் உள்ளம் அன்பு வெள்ளம்
கருணைக்கு பொருள் என்ன சொல்லும் இவள் இல்லம்
தாய்மைக்கு கிடையாது பேதம்
என்றும் அதுதானே தரமான வேதம்
என்றும் அதுதானே தரமான வேதம்
A heart that becomes a mother even to a dog, a flood of love,
Her home explains the true meaning of compassion.
Motherhood knows no discrimination or difference,
That alone is forever the highest sacred truth.
That alone is forever the highest sacred truth.
உனக்கு பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா...
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Am I not like your own mother?
ஒரு பேரு நீ பெற்ற பேரு அரும் பேரு
உன் தாய் தந்தை இவரென்று கூறு வேறு யாரு
எடுத்தாலும் வளர்த்தாலும் தாய்தான்
நீ என்றென்றும் இவளன்பு சேய்தான்
நீ என்றென்றும் இவளன்பு சேய்தான்
A rare fortune you have received, a blessed fortune,
Declare that these are your parents, who else could it be?
Whether giving birth or raising up, a mother is a mother,
You are forever the child of her loving care.
You are forever the child of her loving care.
உனக்கு பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Am I not like your own mother?
நெஞ்சில் இடம் மாறி விளையாடும் தென்றலே
தேய்ப்பிறை ஏதும் அறியாத திங்களே
Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart,
Oh moon that knows no waning phase,
உனக்கு பாலூட்ட தாயில்லையா
உன் தாய்ப் போல நானில்லையா....
Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love?
Am I not like your own mother?
Aaraaro aariraro nee yaaro thaai yaaro
Lullaby chant... Who are you, and who is your mother?
Idhil unmaiyai yaar arivaaro
Who knows the truth in this?
Paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae
Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart,
Thaei pirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae
Oh moon that knows no waning phase,
Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Eerainthu maadhanal thaangi madi thaangi
Bearing for ten months, holding you in the lap,
Idai noga mel mochchu vaangi dhinam vaanggi
Panting heavily every day as the waist aches,
Oru thaaikku magalaaga vanthaai
You were born as a daughter to one mother,
Inga maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai
Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother.
Ingu maru thaaikku magalaagi nindraai
Here, you stand as a daughter to a second mother.
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Oru naaikkum thaaiyaagum ullam anbu vellam
A heart that becomes a mother even to a dog, a flood of love,
Karunaikku porul enna sollum ival illam
Her home explains the true meaning of compassion.
Thaaimaikku kidaiyaathu bedham
Motherhood knows no discrimination or difference,
Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham
That alone is forever the highest sacred truth.
Endrum adhuthaanae tharamaana vedham
That alone is forever the highest sacred truth.
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Oru peru nee petra peru arum peru
A rare fortune you have received, a blessed fortune,
Un thaai thanthai ivarendru kooru veru yaaru
Declare that these are your parents, who else could it be?
Eduththaalum valarththaalum thaaithaan
Whether giving birth or raising up, a mother is a mother,
Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan
You are forever the child of her loving care.
Nee endrendrum ivalanbu saeithaan
You are forever the child of her loving care.
Unakku paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa
Am I not like your own mother?
Nenjil idam maari vilaiyaadum thendralae
Oh gentle breeze that changes place and plays in my heart,
Thaeipirai yaedhum ariyaatha thingalae
Oh moon that knows no waning phase,
Anbu paalootta thaayillaiyaa
Is there no mother to feed you milk out of love?
Un thaai pola naan illaiyaa…..
Am I not like your own mother?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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