Sonnapetcha Kekkanum
From Aadi Velli · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- M. S. Rajeswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aadi Velli1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Female | |
| Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko | Wipe your cheek with your trunk. |
| Nambikkaiyai valarththukko | Foster hope and faith within yourself. |
| Ambigaiyai vendikko | Pray to the Goddess Ambigai. |
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Female | |
| Needhaane oru aan yaani | Aren't you a strong male elephant yourself? |
| Pennpillai polae azhakkoodaathaiyyaa | You should not cry like a little girl, sir. |
| Idichchaalum puyal adichchaalum | Even if thunder strikes or a storm rages, |
| Aagaayam mannil vizha koodaathaiyyaa | The sky should not collapse onto the earth, sir. |
| Female | |
| Rendu perum venduvom ammanidamthaan | Both of us will pray together to the Goddess. |
| Nichchayamaa vaangalaam nalla varanthaan | We will surely receive a good boon. |
| Aaththaa kannu paaththaa thumbam thaanaa vilagum | If the Mother Goddess looks upon us, sorrow will vanish on its own. |
| Paaru ingu paaru inbam poovaa malarum | Look, look here, happiness will blossom like a flower! |
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko | Wipe your cheek with your trunk. |
| Nambikkaiyai valarththukko | Foster hope and faith within yourself. |
| Ambigaiyai vendikko | Pray to the Goddess Ambigai. |
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Female | |
| Naalthorum anbu thaenoorum | Every day, love flows sweetly like honey here. |
| Poovaattam ingae enga amma manam | Here, our mother's heart is like a gentle flower. |
| Yaaraachchum thunbam yaedhaachchum | If anyone suffers from any hardship, |
| Pattaalae pothum adhu vaadividum | It is enough to make her heart wilt in sorrow. |
| Female | |
| En peththa thaai manam sokkathangamthaan | The heart of the mother who birthed me is pure gold. |
| Eppozhuthum saernthidum aththa pakkamthaan | It will always stand by her brother's side. |
| Sogam vittu poga nalla kaalam vaaralaam | Good times will arrive to banish this grief. |
| Saethi nalla saethi namma kaadhil vizhalaam | Good news, joyful news will fall upon our ears. |
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa | Should you cry like a small child? |
| Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko | Wipe your cheek with your trunk. |
| Nambikkaiyai valarththukko | Foster hope and faith within yourself. |
| Ambigaiyai vendikko | Pray to the Goddess Ambigai. |
| Female | |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
| Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama | You must listen to what is said, dear uncle. |
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
தும்பிக்கையில் கண்ணத்தான் தொடச்சிக்கோ
நம்பிக்கையை வளர்த்துக்கோ
அம்பிகையை வேண்டிக்கோ
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
நீதானே ஒரு ஆண் யானை
பெண்பிள்ளை போலே அழக்கூடாதய்யா
இடிச்சாலும் புயல் அடிச்சாலும்
ஆகாயம் மண்ணில் விழக் கூடாதய்யா
Aren't you a strong male elephant yourself?
You should not cry like a little girl, sir.
Even if thunder strikes or a storm rages,
The sky should not collapse onto the earth, sir.
ரெண்டு பேரும் வேண்டுவோம் அம்மனிடம்தான்
நிச்சயமா வாங்கலாம் நல்ல வரந்தான்
ஆத்தா கண்ணு பாத்தா துன்பம் தானா விலகும்
பாரு இங்கு பாரு இன்பம் பூவா மலரும்
Both of us will pray together to the Goddess.
We will surely receive a good boon.
If the Mother Goddess looks upon us, sorrow will vanish on its own.
Look, look here, happiness will blossom like a flower!
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
தும்பிக்கையில் கண்ணத்தான் தொடச்சிக்கோ
நம்பிக்கையை வளர்த்துக்கோ
அம்பிகையை வேண்டிக்கோ
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
நாள்தோறும் அன்பு தேனூறும்
பூவாட்டம் இங்கே எங்க அம்மா மனம்
யாராச்சும் துன்பம் ஏதாச்சும்
பட்டாலே போதும் அது வாடிவிடும்
Every day, love flows sweetly like honey here.
Here, our mother's heart is like a gentle flower.
If anyone suffers from any hardship,
It is enough to make her heart wilt in sorrow.
என் பெத்த தாய் மனம் சொக்கத்தங்கம்தான்
எப்பொழுதும் சேர்ந்திடும் அத்த பக்கம்தான்
சோகம் விட்டு போக நல்ல காலம் வரலாம்
சேதி நல்ல சேதி நம்ம காதில் விழலாம்
The heart of the mother who birthed me is pure gold.
It will always stand by her brother's side.
Good times will arrive to banish this grief.
Good news, joyful news will fall upon our ears.
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சின்னப்பிள்ளை போல நீ அழுவலாமா
தும்பிக்கையில் கண்ணத்தான் தொடச்சிக்கோ
நம்பிக்கையை வளர்த்துக்கோ
அம்பிகையை வேண்டிக்கோ
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Should you cry like a small child?
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
சொன்ன பேச்ச கேக்கணும் ஆன மாமா
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Nambikkaiyai valarththukko
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Ambigaiyai vendikko
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Needhaane oru aan yaani
Aren't you a strong male elephant yourself?
Pennpillai polae azhakkoodaathaiyyaa
You should not cry like a little girl, sir.
Idichchaalum puyal adichchaalum
Even if thunder strikes or a storm rages,
Aagaayam mannil vizha koodaathaiyyaa
The sky should not collapse onto the earth, sir.
Rendu perum venduvom ammanidamthaan
Both of us will pray together to the Goddess.
Nichchayamaa vaangalaam nalla varanthaan
We will surely receive a good boon.
Aaththaa kannu paaththaa thumbam thaanaa vilagum
If the Mother Goddess looks upon us, sorrow will vanish on its own.
Paaru ingu paaru inbam poovaa malarum
Look, look here, happiness will blossom like a flower!
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Nambikkaiyai valarththukko
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Ambigaiyai vendikko
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Naalthorum anbu thaenoorum
Every day, love flows sweetly like honey here.
Poovaattam ingae enga amma manam
Here, our mother's heart is like a gentle flower.
Yaaraachchum thunbam yaedhaachchum
If anyone suffers from any hardship,
Pattaalae pothum adhu vaadividum
It is enough to make her heart wilt in sorrow.
En peththa thaai manam sokkathangamthaan
The heart of the mother who birthed me is pure gold.
Eppozhuthum saernthidum aththa pakkamthaan
It will always stand by her brother's side.
Sogam vittu poga nalla kaalam vaaralaam
Good times will arrive to banish this grief.
Saethi nalla saethi namma kaadhil vizhalaam
Good news, joyful news will fall upon our ears.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa
Should you cry like a small child?
Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko
Wipe your cheek with your trunk.
Nambikkaiyai valarththukko
Foster hope and faith within yourself.
Ambigaiyai vendikko
Pray to the Goddess Ambigai.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Sonna pecha kekkanum aana mama
You must listen to what is said, dear uncle.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Aadi Velli' (1990) is an encouraging and affectionate devotional-style track where a child comforts a loved one (symbolized or portrayed as an elephant / uncle figure) who is in deep distress. The lyrics urge him to be strong, wiped away his tears, and place unwavering faith in Goddess Ambigai (Amman). It emphasizes that true strength comes from endurance, and no matter how heavy the storm of life gets, one should not lose courage. The song also pays rich tribute to maternal love, highlighting how a mother's heart is as pure as gold and soft as a flower, constantly caring for her loved ones. It concludes with an optimistic promise that prayer and devotion will bring good news, driving away sorrow and bringing blossoming happiness into their lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Chinnapillai pola nee azhuvalaamaa”
Compares crying to the behavior of a small child using the comparative word 'pola' (like).
Rhyme / Iyaipoo (End Rhyme)
“Thumbikkaiyil kannaththaan thodachchikko / Nambikkaiyai valarththukko / Ambigaiyai vendikko”
Consonant end-rhyme scheme using the '-ko' suffix in consecutive lines for musical rhythm.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En peththa thaai manam sokkathangamthaan”
Compares the mother's pure heart directly to pure gold ('sokkathangam') to emphasize its value and beauty.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Idichchaalum puyal adichchaalum / Aagaayam mannil vizha koodaathaiyyaa”
Uses the exaggerated imagery of storms collapsing the sky to emphasize that one must remain steadfast through severe adversity.
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Trivia
'Aadi Velli' (1990) was directed by Rama Narayanan, a filmmaker renowned in Tamil cinema for integrating trained animals—particularly elephants and snakes—alongside devotional themes centered on Goddess Amman. The song features music composed by Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics penned by the veteran poet Vaali.
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