Sondha Somaya Thooki Thooki
From En Thangachi Padichava · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- En Thangachi Padichava1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaaahhaa aaaahhaa….. | Aaaahhaa aaaahhaa….. |
| Male | |
| Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen | I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly |
| Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen | I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way |
| Thaayaaga naanum maari thaalaattu paaduraen | I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby |
| Aaraariraariro…. | Aaraariraariro… (Lullaby refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen | I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly |
| Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen | I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way |
| Male | |
| Vilagaatha sontham irukka | Despite having kin that shouldn't drift away |
| Thaniyaakki ponaalae | She left me all alone |
| Pirivaalae naanum vaada | As I wither away from this separation |
| Vazhikkaatti ponaalae | She left after showing me the path |
| Velagaththaan nenaikkuraen | I try to move away |
| Velanguthaan pottiyae | Yet you bound me with shackles |
| Kalangiththaan thavikkiraen | I squirm in distress with a troubled mind |
| Kelvithaan kettiyae | Having posed a questioning burden to me |
| Male | |
| Thunbam ennenna vanthaalaenna | Whatever troubles may come, what does it matter? |
| Sogam en veetta soozhnthaalaenna | Even if sorrow surrounds my home, what does it matter? |
| Onnoda aasaiya neraveththi kaattuvaen | I will fulfill your desires and show you |
| Female | |
| Ooooo….oooooh….ooooo | Ooooo….oooooh….ooooo |
| Female | |
| Edhirpaarththa ellaa kadhaiyum kanavaaga koodaaathu | All the life stories I anticipated should not turn into mere dreams |
| Unai thedi pogumothu vazhi maarakkoodaathu | While searching for you, the path should not get lost |
| Puyalilum mazhaiyilum kodi idhu thaangumaa | Will this tender flag endure through storm and rain? |
| Iruttula thavikkiraen vidivuthaan thonumaa | I suffer in the dark, will dawn ever appear? |
| Female | |
| Unna ennaatha neramilla | There is no moment I do not think of you |
| Kannaa unnaala thookamilla | My dear, because of you, I have lost my sleep |
| Kaaththodu paaduraen en paattu kekkuthaa | I sing with the wind, can you hear my song? |
| Male | |
| Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen | I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly |
| Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen | I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way |
| Female :Thaayaaga naanum maari thaalaattu paaduraen | Female: I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby |
| Aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro…. | Aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro…. |
ஆஆஆஹ்ஹா ஆஆஆஹ்ஹா...
Aaaahhaa aaaahhaa…..
சொந்த சுமையை தூக்கி தூக்கி சோர்ந்து போனேன்
வந்த சுமையை தாங்கி தாங்கி சோகமானேன்
தாயாக நானும் மாறி தாலாட்டு பாடுறேன்
ஆராரிராரிரோ.....
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby
Aaraariraariro… (Lullaby refrain)
சொந்த சுமையை தூக்கி தூக்கி சோர்ந்து போனேன்
வந்த சுமையை தாங்கி தாங்கி சோகமானேன்
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
விலகாத சொந்தம் இருக்க
தனியாக்கி போனாளே
பிரிவாலே நானும் வாட
வழிக்காட்டி போனாளே
வெலகத்தான் நெனைக்கிறேன்
வெலங்குதான் போட்டியே
கலங்கித்தான் தவிக்கிறேன்
கேள்விதான் கேட்டியே
Despite having kin that shouldn't drift away
She left me all alone
As I wither away from this separation
She left after showing me the path
I try to move away
Yet you bound me with shackles
I squirm in distress with a troubled mind
Having posed a questioning burden to me
துன்பம் என்னென்ன வந்தாலென்ன
சோகம் என் வீட்ட சூழ்ந்தாலென்னா
ஒன்னோட ஆசய நெறவேத்தி காட்டுவேன்
Whatever troubles may come, what does it matter?
Even if sorrow surrounds my home, what does it matter?
I will fulfill your desires and show you
ஓஓஓஒ.......ஓஓஓஓஒஹ்.....ஓஓஓஒ......
Ooooo….oooooh….ooooo
எதிர்பார்த்த எல்லா கதையும் கனவாகக் கூடாது
உனைத் தேடிப் போகும்போது வழி மாறக்கூடாது
புயலிலும் மழையிலும் கொடி இது தாங்குமா
இருட்டுல தவிக்கிறேன் விடிவுதான் தோணுமா
All the life stories I anticipated should not turn into mere dreams
While searching for you, the path should not get lost
Will this tender flag endure through storm and rain?
I suffer in the dark, will dawn ever appear?
உன்ன எண்ணாத நேரமில்ல
கண்ணா உன்னால தூக்கமில்ல
காத்தோடு பாடுறேன் என் பாட்டு கேக்குதா
There is no moment I do not think of you
My dear, because of you, I have lost my sleep
I sing with the wind, can you hear my song?
சொந்த சுமையை தூக்கி தூக்கி சோர்ந்து போனேன்
வந்த சுமையை தாங்கி தாங்கி சோகமானேன்
பெண் : தாயாக நானும் மாறி தாலாட்டு பாடவா
ஆராரிராரிரோ.....ஆராரிராரிரோ.....ஆராரிராரிரோ.....
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
Female: I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby
Aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….
Aaaahhaa aaaahhaa…..
Aaaahhaa aaaahhaa…..
Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
Thaayaaga naanum maari thaalaattu paaduraen
I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby
Aaraariraariro….
Aaraariraariro… (Lullaby refrain)
Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
Vilagaatha sontham irukka
Despite having kin that shouldn't drift away
Thaniyaakki ponaalae
She left me all alone
Pirivaalae naanum vaada
As I wither away from this separation
Vazhikkaatti ponaalae
She left after showing me the path
Velagaththaan nenaikkuraen
I try to move away
Velanguthaan pottiyae
Yet you bound me with shackles
Kalangiththaan thavikkiraen
I squirm in distress with a troubled mind
Kelvithaan kettiyae
Having posed a questioning burden to me
Thunbam ennenna vanthaalaenna
Whatever troubles may come, what does it matter?
Sogam en veetta soozhnthaalaenna
Even if sorrow surrounds my home, what does it matter?
Onnoda aasaiya neraveththi kaattuvaen
I will fulfill your desires and show you
Ooooo….oooooh….ooooo
Ooooo….oooooh….ooooo
Edhirpaarththa ellaa kadhaiyum kanavaaga koodaaathu
All the life stories I anticipated should not turn into mere dreams
Unai thedi pogumothu vazhi maarakkoodaathu
While searching for you, the path should not get lost
Puyalilum mazhaiyilum kodi idhu thaangumaa
Will this tender flag endure through storm and rain?
Iruttula thavikkiraen vidivuthaan thonumaa
I suffer in the dark, will dawn ever appear?
Unna ennaatha neramilla
There is no moment I do not think of you
Kannaa unnaala thookamilla
My dear, because of you, I have lost my sleep
Kaaththodu paaduraen en paattu kekkuthaa
I sing with the wind, can you hear my song?
Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen
I became exhausted carrying my own burdens endlessly
Vantha sumaiyai thaangi thaangi sogamaanaen
I became sorrowful bearing all the burdens that came my way
Female :Thaayaaga naanum maari thaalaattu paaduraen
Female: I transformed into a mother and am singing a lullaby
Aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….
Aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….aaraariraariro….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby portrays deep emotional anguish, sacrifice, and unconditional familial affection. The singer expresses exhaustion from bearing life's overwhelming burdens and the sorrow of isolation after being separated from loved ones. Despite the grief, the singer takes on a maternal figure's responsibility to sing a comforting lullaby, vowing to endure any hardship to fulfill loved ones' dreams.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Sontha sumaiyai thookki thookko sornthu ponaen”
The words 'thookki thookko' and 'thaangi thaangi' are repeated consecutively to highlight the continuous and exhausting nature of bearing burdens.
Ethiray (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Velagaththaan nenaikkuraen / Velanguthaan pottiyae”
Rhyming of second letters ('la') across lines 'Velagaththaan', 'Velanguthaan', 'Kalangiththaan', and 'Kelvithaan' creates a rhythmic cadence.
Metaphor
“Iruttula thavikkiraen vidivuthaan thonumaa”
'Iruttu' (darkness) represents despair and grief, while 'Vidivu' (dawn) symbolizes hope and relief from suffering.
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Trivia
En Thangachi Padichava (1988) is a popular Tamil family drama directed by P. Vasu, starring Prabhu and Rupini. Gangai Amaran composed the music as well as penned the lyrics for the movie's soundtrack.
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