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Lyrics & meaning

Pillai Thamarai

From Album · 2002

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Madhu Balakrishnan
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Album
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
28 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Larae rara rara rarae
Rara raa raa raa
Larae rara rara rarae
Rarae raa raa raa
Pillai thaamarai
Pillai thaamarai
Aluvathu yenammaa
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Kanneer thudaithidum
Viralgal naanammaa
Intha thaalvaara veettukkul
Devaaram nee
En thaaipola vaazhgindra
Aadharaam nee
Vizhiyoram kanneerai
Vaeroadu aruppaai
Pillai thaamarai
Pillai thaamarai
Aluvathu yenammaa
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Kanneer thudaithidum
Viralgal naanammaa
Aaa… aaaa….aaa…..
Aaaa….aaa….aa….aa..
Oh oh oh nooru pookkalum
Or kaambil pookkum kaalangal
Idhu thaanadi oh.. hoo idhuthaanadi
Irandu veettukku
Or vaasal ingu kaangirom
Naam thaanadi oh..hoo… naamthaanadi
Oru silanthi koottamaai
Paasa valaigal pinnuvom
Oru vaikkol koottukkul
Pala kooruviyaai vaazhgirom
Nam kaigalilae kaigalilae
Aayul regai nooru aandu
Athu kanikkum
Oruvar vizhiyil oruvar vizhippom
Pillai thaamarai
Pillai thaamarai
Aluvathu yenammaa
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Kanneer thudaithidum
Viralgal naanammaa
Aaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
………………….
Ohhh oo vinmeen panthalil
Naam thaanae vaazhgindrom
Nilavin madiyinil
Naam thaanae thuyilgindrom
Ingu naan unnai kai saera
Yetho oru dhavam
Seidhaenadaa ohh..seidhaenadaa
Oru mezhugin koodumbamaai
Dhinam urugi karaigirom
Siru erumbin varisayaai
Oru vazhiyil nadakkirom
Idhu yaar arivaar yaar arivaar
Oorum paarththaal enna solla
Kann padumae
Nizhalaai irukka maramaai piranthom
Pillai thaamarai
Pillai thaamarai
Aluvathu yenammaa
Vizhiyil thaengiya
Kanneer thudaithidum
Viralgal naanammaa
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laalaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa…
Laare raraa raraa raare
Raraa raa raa raa
Laare raraa raraa raare
Raare raa raa raa
Little lotus child,
Little lotus child,
Why are you crying, my dear?
The tears gathered in your eyes,
to wipe them away,
I am the fingers, my dear.
Inside this house with a porch,
you are a sacred hymn.
Living like a mother to me,
you are the anchor of my life.
The tears at the corner of the eyes,
you wipe them away at the root.
Little lotus child,
Little lotus child,
Why are you crying, my dear?
The tears gathered in your eyes,
to wipe them away,
I am the fingers, my dear.
Aah... aahaa... aah...
Aahaa... aah... aa.. aa..
Oh, a hundred flowers
blooming on a single stem—
this is truly that time, oh yes, it is!
For two different homes,
we share a single doorway here;
it is truly us, oh yes, it's us!
Like a family of spiders,
we weave webs of affection.
Inside a single nest of straw,
we live like many sparrows.
On our palms, on our palms,
the lifeline predicts
a hundred years of life.
We will wake up in each other's eyes.
Little lotus child,
Little lotus child,
Why are you crying, my dear?
The tears gathered in your eyes,
to wipe them away,
I am the fingers, my dear.
Aah... aah... aah... aah...
...
Oh, under a canopy of stars,
we are the ones living together.
On the lap of the moon,
we are the ones falling asleep.
To hold your hand in mine,
I must have done some penance,
surely I did, oh yes, I did!
Like a family of wax,
we melt and merge every day.
Like a line of little ants,
we walk along the same path.
Who would ever know this? Who would know?
If the whole town sees this, what will happen?
Their envious eyes will fall on us.
To offer shade, we were born as a tree.
Little lotus child,
Little lotus child,
Why are you crying, my dear?
The tears gathered in your eyes,
to wipe them away,
I am the fingers, my dear.
Laallaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa...
Laallaalala lala lala laalaa laa laa laa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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