Saravanan Sonnan
From Oruvanukku Oruthi · 1977
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, K. J. Yesudass
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Oruvanukku Oruthi1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan | Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened |
| Saatchikku swami malai | Swamimalai stands as the witness |
| Male | |
| Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan | Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened |
| Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan | Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened |
| Saatchikku swami malai | Swamimalai stands as the witness |
| Andha sondhamum illai bandhamum illai | I have neither that relationship nor that bond |
| Adhu than enadhu nilai | That indeed is my state |
| Male | |
| Ambikai balan aathiram kondaan | The son of Ambika grew angry |
| Ambikai balan aathiram kondaan | The son of Ambika grew angry |
| Saatchikku pazhani maalai | Palani hill stands as the witness |
| Ariyaa pillai solvadharkku illai | An ignorant child has nothing to say |
| Ariyaa pillai solvadharkku illai | An ignorant child has nothing to say |
| Adhu dhaan enadhu nilai | That indeed is my condition |
| Male | |
| Dasaratha maharajan kulam kaatha pillai | The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha |
| Thandhai sol maari nadanthaana illai | Did he ever disobey his father's word? No |
| Dasaratha maharajan kulam kaatha pillai | The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha |
| Thandhai sol maari nadanthaana illai | Did he ever disobey his father's word? No |
| Male | |
| Annai seethavin pillai selvangal | The precious children of Mother Sita |
| Annai seethavin pillai selvangal | The precious children of Mother Sita |
| Thaaiyai thaniyaaga vidavillaiyae | Did they not leave their mother alone? |
| Thandhai ninaivaaga varavillaiyae | Did they not remember their father? |
| Male | |
| Gyaangal engae naan angae | Wherever wisdom is, I am there |
| Male :Dharmangal engae naan angae | Where righteousness is, I am there |
| Male | |
| Saravanan sonnaan sankaran kettaan | Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened |
| Saatchikku swami malai | Swamimalai stands as the witness |
| Male | |
| Uravinil thalaiyaaya uruvaagum thandhai | Father is the foremost relationship that creates life |
| Adhanai unaraadha magan thaanae vindhai | It is strange to have a son who does not realize it |
| Uravinil thalaiyaaya uruvaagum thandhai | Father is the foremost relationship that creates life |
| Adhanai unaraadha magan thaanae vindhai | It is strange to have a son who does not realize it |
| Male | |
| Pathu mathangal palli kollaamal | Without sleeping for ten months |
| Pathu mathangal palli kollaamal | Without sleeping for ten months |
| Annai padum paadu ariyathatho | Is the mother's struggle unknown? |
| Indha pillaikku puriyaadhadho | Does this child not understand? |
| Male | |
| Thandhai thaan perin aarambam | Father is the origin of one's name |
| Male :Annai thaan pirappin aarambam | Mother is the origin of one's birth |
| Male | |
| Thandhai thaan perin aarambam | Father is the origin of one's name |
| Male :Annai thaan pirappin aarambam | Mother is the origin of one's birth |
| Male | |
| Thandhai soll mikka mandhiram illai | There is no mantra greater than a father's word |
| Adhu thaan pazhamozhi | That is a proverb |
| Male | |
| Thaayir sirandha kovilum illai | There is no temple greater than a mother |
| Adhuvum pazha mozhi | That too is a proverb |
| Male | |
| Aval thaan ellaam unakku | She is everything to you |
| Annaiyidam yen vazhakku | Why fight with your mother? |
| Neruppukku yedhu azhukku | How can fire have dirt? |
| Thaaimaikku yedhu izhukku | How can motherhood have a flaw? |
| Male | |
| Stop it | Stop it |
| Male | |
| Ambikai baalan aathiram kondaan | The son of Ambika grew angry |
| Saatchikku palani malai | Palani hill stands as the witness |
சரவணன் சொன்னான் சங்கரன் கேட்டான்
சாட்சிக்கு ஸ்வாமி மலை
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Swamimalai stands as the witness
சரவணன் சொன்னான் சங்கரன் கேட்டான்
சரவணன் சொன்னான் சங்கரன் கேட்டான்
சாட்சிக்கு ஸ்வாமி மலை
அந்த சொந்தமும் இல்லை பந்தமும் இல்லை
அதுதான் எனது நிலை
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Swamimalai stands as the witness
I have neither that relationship nor that bond
That indeed is my state
அம்பிகை பாலன் ஆத்திரம் கொண்டான்
அம்பிகை பாலன் ஆத்திரம் கொண்டான்
சாட்சிக்கு பழனி மலை
அறியாப் பிள்ளை சொல்வதற்கில்லை
அறியாப் பிள்ளை சொல்வதற்கில்லை
அதுதான் எனது நிலை...
The son of Ambika grew angry
The son of Ambika grew angry
Palani hill stands as the witness
An ignorant child has nothing to say
An ignorant child has nothing to say
That indeed is my condition
தசரத மகராஜன் குலம் காத்த பிள்ளை
தந்தை சொல் மாறி நடந்தானா இல்லை
தசரத மகராஜன் குலம் காத்த பிள்ளை
தந்தை சொல் மாறி நடந்தானா இல்லை
The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha
Did he ever disobey his father's word? No
The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha
Did he ever disobey his father's word? No
அன்னை சீதாவின் பிள்ளை செல்வங்கள்
அன்னை சீதாவின் பிள்ளை செல்வங்கள்
தாயை தனியாக விடவில்லையே
தந்தை நினைவாக வரவில்லையே
The precious children of Mother Sita
The precious children of Mother Sita
Did they not leave their mother alone?
Did they not remember their father?
ஞாயங்கள் எங்கே நான் அங்கே
Wherever wisdom is, I am there
Where righteousness is, I am there
தர்மங்கள் எங்கே நான் அங்கே....
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Swamimalai stands as the witness
சரவணன் சொன்னான் சங்கரன் கேட்டான்
சாட்சிக்கு ஸ்வாமி மலை
Father is the foremost relationship that creates life
It is strange to have a son who does not realize it
Father is the foremost relationship that creates life
It is strange to have a son who does not realize it
உறவினில் தலையாய உறவாகும் தந்தை
அதனை உணராத மகன்தானே விந்தை
உறவினில் தலையாய உறவாகும் தந்தை
அதனை உணராத மகன்தானே விந்தை
Without sleeping for ten months
Without sleeping for ten months
Is the mother's struggle unknown?
Does this child not understand?
பத்து மாதங்கள் பள்ளிக் கொள்ளாமல்
பத்து மாதங்கள் பள்ளிக் கொள்ளாமல்
அன்னை படும்பாடு அறியாததோ
இந்த பிள்ளைக்கு புரியாததோ
Father is the origin of one's name
Mother is the origin of one's birth
தந்தைதான் பேரின் ஆரம்பம்
அன்னைதான் பிறப்பின் ஆரம்பம்
Father is the origin of one's name
Mother is the origin of one's birth
தந்தைதான் பேரின் ஆரம்பம்
அன்னைதான் பிறப்பின் ஆரம்பம்
There is no mantra greater than a father's word
That is a proverb
தந்தை சொல்மிக்க மந்திரமில்லை
அதுதான் பழமொழி
There is no temple greater than a mother
That too is a proverb
தாயிற் சிறந்த கோவிலுமில்லை
அதுவும் பழமொழி
She is everything to you
Why fight with your mother?
How can fire have dirt?
How can motherhood have a flaw?
அவள்தான் எல்லாம் உனக்கு
அன்னையிடம் ஏன் வழக்கு
நெருப்புக்கு ஏது அழுக்கு
தாய்மைக்கு ஏது இழுக்கு....
Stop it
ஸ்டாப் இட்
The son of Ambika grew angry
Palani hill stands as the witness
அம்பிகை பாலன் ஆத்திரம் கொண்டான்
சாட்சிக்கு பழனி மலை
Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Saatchikku swami malai
Swamimalai stands as the witness
Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Saatchikku swami malai
Swamimalai stands as the witness
Andha sondhamum illai bandhamum illai
I have neither that relationship nor that bond
Adhu than enadhu nilai
That indeed is my state
Ambikai balan aathiram kondaan
The son of Ambika grew angry
Ambikai balan aathiram kondaan
The son of Ambika grew angry
Saatchikku pazhani maalai
Palani hill stands as the witness
Ariyaa pillai solvadharkku illai
An ignorant child has nothing to say
Ariyaa pillai solvadharkku illai
An ignorant child has nothing to say
Adhu dhaan enadhu nilai
That indeed is my condition
Dasaratha maharajan kulam kaatha pillai
The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha
Thandhai sol maari nadanthaana illai
Did he ever disobey his father's word? No
Dasaratha maharajan kulam kaatha pillai
The son who saved the lineage of King Dasaratha
Thandhai sol maari nadanthaana illai
Did he ever disobey his father's word? No
Annai seethavin pillai selvangal
The precious children of Mother Sita
Annai seethavin pillai selvangal
The precious children of Mother Sita
Thaaiyai thaniyaaga vidavillaiyae
Did they not leave their mother alone?
Thandhai ninaivaaga varavillaiyae
Did they not remember their father?
Gyaangal engae naan angae
Wherever wisdom is, I am there
Male :Dharmangal engae naan angae
Where righteousness is, I am there
Saravanan sonnaan sankaran kettaan
Saravanan spoke and Sankaran listened
Saatchikku swami malai
Swamimalai stands as the witness
Uravinil thalaiyaaya uruvaagum thandhai
Father is the foremost relationship that creates life
Adhanai unaraadha magan thaanae vindhai
It is strange to have a son who does not realize it
Uravinil thalaiyaaya uruvaagum thandhai
Father is the foremost relationship that creates life
Adhanai unaraadha magan thaanae vindhai
It is strange to have a son who does not realize it
Pathu mathangal palli kollaamal
Without sleeping for ten months
Pathu mathangal palli kollaamal
Without sleeping for ten months
Annai padum paadu ariyathatho
Is the mother's struggle unknown?
Indha pillaikku puriyaadhadho
Does this child not understand?
Thandhai thaan perin aarambam
Father is the origin of one's name
Male :Annai thaan pirappin aarambam
Mother is the origin of one's birth
Thandhai thaan perin aarambam
Father is the origin of one's name
Male :Annai thaan pirappin aarambam
Mother is the origin of one's birth
Thandhai soll mikka mandhiram illai
There is no mantra greater than a father's word
Adhu thaan pazhamozhi
That is a proverb
Thaayir sirandha kovilum illai
There is no temple greater than a mother
Adhuvum pazha mozhi
That too is a proverb
Aval thaan ellaam unakku
She is everything to you
Annaiyidam yen vazhakku
Why fight with your mother?
Neruppukku yedhu azhukku
How can fire have dirt?
Thaaimaikku yedhu izhukku
How can motherhood have a flaw?
Stop it
Stop it
Ambikai baalan aathiram kondaan
The son of Ambika grew angry
Saatchikku palani malai
Palani hill stands as the witness
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical philosophical musical debate from the film Oruvanukku Oruthi features a poignant debate between two voices contrasting the significance of the father and mother in a child's life. Drawing heavily from Hindu mythological allegories, such as Lord Murugan teaching Lord Shiva at Swamimalai and Lord Murugan leaving in anger to Palani, as well as stories from the Ramayana, the song pits filial duty to the father against the unmatched sacredness of motherhood. Ultimately, the song reconciles both viewpoints by highlighting classic proverbs that emphasize honoring both parents, concluding that motherhood remains pure and beyond fault while a father's guidance serves as a foundation for a child's name and character.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhuthu (Alliteration / Moonaai)
“Saravanan sonnan sankaran kettaan”
Repetition of 'S' sound in 'Saravanan sonnan sankaran' creates a rhythmic cadence in the opening line.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Andha sondhamum illai bandhamum illai”
Rhyming ending sound 'ilai' in 'sondhamum illai', 'bandhamum illai', and 'enadhu nilai'.
Mythological Allusion
“Saatchikku swami malai”
References Lord Murugan (Saravanan/Ambikai Balan) explaining the Pranava Mantra to Lord Shiva (Sankaran) at Swamimalai and his later fury leading to Palani.
Proverb Integration (Pazhamozhi)
“Thandhai soll mikka mandhiram illai”
Incorporates famous Tamil proverbs 'Thandhai sol mikka mandhiram illai' and 'Thaayir sirandha kovilum illai' directly into the lyrics.
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Trivia
The song features a legendary duet/philosophical argument between T. M. Soundararajan and K. J. Yesudas, composed by V. Kumar with lyrics by Vaali. It cleverly uses Lord Murugan's mythologies (teaching Shiva at Swamimalai vs. leaving in anger to Palani) as metaphors for parent-child relations.
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