Pillai Thamarai
From Album · 2002
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Album2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Larae rara rara rarae | Larae rara rara rarae |
| Rara raa raa raa | Rara raa raa raa |
| Larae rara rara rarae | Larae rara rara rarae |
| Rarae raa raa raa | Rarae raa raa raa |
| Male | |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Aluvathu yenammaa | Why are you crying, my dear? |
| Vizhiyil thaengiya | Stagnated in the eyes |
| Kanneer thudaithidum | That wipes away tears |
| Viralgal naanammaa | I am those fingers, my dear |
| Male | |
| Intha thaalvaara veettukkul | Inside this house with a porch |
| Devaaram nee | You are holy devairam hymns |
| En thaaipola vaazhgindra | Living like my mother |
| Aadharaam nee | You are my support |
| Vizhiyoram kanneerai | Tears at the corner of eyes |
| Vaeroadu aruppaai | You tear them away from the roots |
| Male | |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Aluvathu yenammaa | Why are you crying, my dear? |
| Vizhiyil thaengiya | Stagnated in the eyes |
| Kanneer thudaithidum | That wipes away tears |
| Viralgal naanammaa | I am those fingers, my dear |
| Male | |
| Aaa… aaaa….aaa….. | Aaa… aaaa….aaa….. |
| Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa.. | Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa.. |
| Male | |
| Oh oh oh nooru pookkalum | Oh oh oh a hundred flowers |
| Or kaambil pookkum kaalangal | Times when they bloom on a single stem |
| Idhu thaanadi oh.. hoo idhuthaanadi | This is it, oh girl, this is it |
| Irandu veettukku | For two houses |
| Or vaasal ingu kaangirom | We see a single entrance here |
| Naam thaanadi oh..hoo… naamthaanadi | It is us, oh girl, it is us |
| Male | |
| Oru silanthi koottamaai | Like a family of spiders |
| Paasa valaigal pinnuvom | We weave webs of affection |
| Oru vaikkol koottukkul | Inside a straw nest |
| Pala kooruviyaai vaazhgirom | We live as many sparrows |
| Nam kaigalilae kaigalilae | In our hands, in our hands |
| Aayul regai nooru aandu | The lifespan line predicts a hundred years |
| Athu kanikkum | It calculates that |
| Oruvar vizhiyil oruvar vizhippom | We wake up looking into each other's eyes |
| Male | |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Aluvathu yenammaa | Why are you crying, my dear? |
| Vizhiyil thaengiya | Stagnated in the eyes |
| Kanneer thudaithidum | That wipes away tears |
| Viralgal naanammaa | I am those fingers, my dear |
| Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…. | Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…. |
| Male | |
| …………………. | ………………... |
| Male | |
| Ohhh oo vinmeen panthalil | Ohhh under the canopy of stars |
| Naam thaanae vaazhgindrom | We alone live |
| Nilavin madiyinil | In the lap of the moon |
| Naam thaanae thuyilgindrom | We alone sleep |
| Ingu naan unnai kai saera | Here for me to hold your hand |
| Yetho oru dhavam | Some penance |
| Seidhaenadaa ohh..seidhaenadaa | I performed, my boy, oh I performed |
| Male | |
| Oru mezhugin koodumbamaai | As a family made of wax |
| Dhinam urugi karaigirom | Every day we melt and dissolve |
| Siru erumbin varisayaai | Like a line of tiny ants |
| Oru vazhiyil nadakkirom | We walk along a single path |
| Male | |
| Idhu yaar arivaar yaar arivaar | Who knows this, who knows this? |
| Oorum paarththaal enna solla | If the town sees us, what to say? |
| Kann padumae | They will cast an evil eye |
| Nizhalaai irukka maramaai piranthom | To be a shade, we were born as trees |
| Male | |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Pillai thaamarai | Child lotus |
| Aluvathu yenammaa | Why are you crying, my dear? |
| Vizhiyil thaengiya | Stagnated in the eyes |
| Kanneer thudaithidum | That wipes away tears |
| Viralgal naanammaa | I am those fingers, my dear |
| Male | |
| Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa… | Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa… |
| Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa… | Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa… |
லாரே ரார ரார ராரே
ரார ரா ரா ரா
லாரே ரார ரார ராரே
ராரே ரா ரா ரா
Larae rara rara rarae
Rara raa raa raa
Larae rara rara rarae
Rarae raa raa raa
பிள்ளை தாமரை
பிள்ளை தாமரை
அழுவது ஏன்னம்மா
விழியில் தேங்கிய
கண்ணீர் துடைத்திடும்
விரல்கள் நானம்மா
Child lotus
Child lotus
Why are you crying, my dear?
Stagnated in the eyes
That wipes away tears
I am those fingers, my dear
இந்த தாள்வார வீட்டுக்குள்
தேவாரம் நீ
என் தாய்போல வாழ்கின்ற
ஆதராம் நீ
விழியோரம் கண்ணீரை
வேரோடு அறுப்பாய்
Inside this house with a porch
You are holy devairam hymns
Living like my mother
You are my support
Tears at the corner of eyes
You tear them away from the roots
பிள்ளை தாமரை
பிள்ளை தாமரை
அழுவது ஏன்னம்மா
விழியில் தேங்கிய
கண்ணீர் துடைத்திடும்
விரல்கள் நானம்மா
Child lotus
Child lotus
Why are you crying, my dear?
Stagnated in the eyes
That wipes away tears
I am those fingers, my dear
ஆஆ...ஆஆ....ஆஅ.....
ஆஆ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆ....
Aaa… aaaa….aaa…..
Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa..
ஓ ஓ ஓ நூறு பூக்களும்
ஓர் காம்பில் பூக்கும் காலங்கள்
இது தானடி ஓ... ஹோ இது தானடி
இரண்டு வீட்டுக்கு
ஓர் வாசல் இங்கு காண்கிறோம்
நாம் தானடி ஓ... ஹோ நாம் தானடி
Oh oh oh a hundred flowers
Times when they bloom on a single stem
This is it, oh girl, this is it
For two houses
We see a single entrance here
It is us, oh girl, it is us
ஒரு சிலந்தி கூட்டமாய்
பாச வலைகள் பின்னுவோம்
ஒரு வைக்கோல் கூட்டுக்குள்
பல குருவியாய் வாழ்கிறோம்
நம் கைகளிலே கைகளிலே
ஆயுள் ரேகை நூறு ஆண்டு
அது கணிக்கும்
ஒருவர் விழியில் ஒருவர் விழிப்போம்
Like a family of spiders
We weave webs of affection
Inside a straw nest
We live as many sparrows
In our hands, in our hands
The lifespan line predicts a hundred years
It calculates that
We wake up looking into each other's eyes
பிள்ளை தாமரை
பிள்ளை தாமரை
அழுவது ஏன்னம்மா ஆஅ
விழியில் தேங்கிய
கண்ணீர் துடைத்திடும்
விரல்கள் நானம்மா
ஆஆ...ஆஆ....ஆஅ.....
Child lotus
Child lotus
Why are you crying, my dear?
Stagnated in the eyes
That wipes away tears
I am those fingers, my dear
Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
ஓஹோ ஓ விண்மீன் பந்தலில்
நாம் தானே வாழ்கின்றோம்
நிலவின் மடியினில்
நாம் தானே துயில்கின்றோம்
இங்கு நான் உன்னை கை சேர
ஏதோ ஒர் தவம்
செய்தேனடா ஒஹ்ஹ... செய்தேனடா
………………...
ஒரு மெழுகின் குடும்பமாய்
தினம் உருகி கரைகிறோம்
சிறு எறும்பின் வரிசையாய்
ஒரு வழியில் நடக்கிறோம்
Ohhh under the canopy of stars
We alone live
In the lap of the moon
We alone sleep
Here for me to hold your hand
Some penance
I performed, my boy, oh I performed
இது யார் அறிவார் யார் அறிவார்
ஊரும் பார்த்தால் என்ன சொல்ல
கண் படுமே
நிழலாய் இருக்க மரமாய் பிறந்தோம்
As a family made of wax
Every day we melt and dissolve
Like a line of tiny ants
We walk along a single path
பிள்ளை தாமரை
பிள்ளை தாமரை
அழுவது ஏன்னம்மா
விழியில் தேங்கிய
கண்ணீர் துடைத்திடும்
விரல்கள் நானம்மா
Who knows this, who knows this?
If the town sees us, what to say?
They will cast an evil eye
To be a shade, we were born as trees
லாலாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா லா லா...
லாலாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா லா லா...
Child lotus
Child lotus
Why are you crying, my dear?
Stagnated in the eyes
That wipes away tears
I am those fingers, my dear
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Larae rara rara rarae
Larae rara rara rarae
Rara raa raa raa
Rara raa raa raa
Larae rara rara rarae
Larae rara rara rarae
Rarae raa raa raa
Rarae raa raa raa
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Aluvathu yenammaa
Why are you crying, my dear?
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Stagnated in the eyes
Kanneer thudaithidum
That wipes away tears
Viralgal naanammaa
I am those fingers, my dear
Intha thaalvaara veettukkul
Inside this house with a porch
Devaaram nee
You are holy devairam hymns
En thaaipola vaazhgindra
Living like my mother
Aadharaam nee
You are my support
Vizhiyoram kanneerai
Tears at the corner of eyes
Vaeroadu aruppaai
You tear them away from the roots
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Aluvathu yenammaa
Why are you crying, my dear?
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Stagnated in the eyes
Kanneer thudaithidum
That wipes away tears
Viralgal naanammaa
I am those fingers, my dear
Aaa… aaaa….aaa…..
Aaa… aaaa….aaa…..
Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa..
Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa..
Oh oh oh nooru pookkalum
Oh oh oh a hundred flowers
Or kaambil pookkum kaalangal
Times when they bloom on a single stem
Idhu thaanadi oh.. hoo idhuthaanadi
This is it, oh girl, this is it
Irandu veettukku
For two houses
Or vaasal ingu kaangirom
We see a single entrance here
Naam thaanadi oh..hoo… naamthaanadi
It is us, oh girl, it is us
Oru silanthi koottamaai
Like a family of spiders
Paasa valaigal pinnuvom
We weave webs of affection
Oru vaikkol koottukkul
Inside a straw nest
Pala kooruviyaai vaazhgirom
We live as many sparrows
Nam kaigalilae kaigalilae
In our hands, in our hands
Aayul regai nooru aandu
The lifespan line predicts a hundred years
Athu kanikkum
It calculates that
Oruvar vizhiyil oruvar vizhippom
We wake up looking into each other's eyes
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Aluvathu yenammaa
Why are you crying, my dear?
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Stagnated in the eyes
Kanneer thudaithidum
That wipes away tears
Viralgal naanammaa
I am those fingers, my dear
Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
………………….
………………...
Ohhh oo vinmeen panthalil
Ohhh under the canopy of stars
Naam thaanae vaazhgindrom
We alone live
Nilavin madiyinil
In the lap of the moon
Naam thaanae thuyilgindrom
We alone sleep
Ingu naan unnai kai saera
Here for me to hold your hand
Yetho oru dhavam
Some penance
Seidhaenadaa ohh..seidhaenadaa
I performed, my boy, oh I performed
Oru mezhugin koodumbamaai
As a family made of wax
Dhinam urugi karaigirom
Every day we melt and dissolve
Siru erumbin varisayaai
Like a line of tiny ants
Oru vazhiyil nadakkirom
We walk along a single path
Idhu yaar arivaar yaar arivaar
Who knows this, who knows this?
Oorum paarththaal enna solla
If the town sees us, what to say?
Kann padumae
They will cast an evil eye
Nizhalaai irukka maramaai piranthom
To be a shade, we were born as trees
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Pillai thaamarai
Child lotus
Aluvathu yenammaa
Why are you crying, my dear?
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Stagnated in the eyes
Kanneer thudaithidum
That wipes away tears
Viralgal naanammaa
I am those fingers, my dear
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pillai Thaamarai' from Album (2002) is a tender and deeply emotional lullaby-style expression of familial bond, affection, and mutual care. The speaker consoles a beloved companion comparing her to a delicate lotus, offering comfort and wiping away her tears. The song emphasizes unity, shared joy, and living together like birds in a straw nest or ants following one path.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Pillai thaamarai / Devaaram nee”
Comparing the loved one to 'Pillai thaamarai' (child lotus) and sacred 'Devaaram' hymns, highlighting purity and reverence.
Metaphor (Metaphor of connection)
“Oru silanthi koottamaai Paasa valaigal pinnuvom”
Comparing family affection to webs woven by a spider ('Oru silanthi koottamaai paasa valaigal pinnuvom').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Oru silanthi koottamaai ... Oru vaikkol koottukkul”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Oru' across adjacent lines ('Oru silanthi...', 'Oru vaikkol...').
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Trivia
Album (2002) featured music composed by Karthik Raja, with heartwarming lyrics written by Thamarai. The film stars Aryan Rajesh and Sridevi Vijaykumar, capturing subtle emotional bonds in suburban family settings.
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