Sooriyane Kanna Thodaichikka
From Maayi · 2000
- Lyricist
- R. Ravishankar
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Maayi2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa….aaraaroro | Ah... lullaby chant |
| Aariraro aaraariro | Lullaby refrain |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae | Oh Sun! |
| Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae | Wipe your tears, my Sun |
| Thooraththilae yaengi | Longing from a distance |
| Thavikkithu thaaimanamae | A mother's heart suffers in agony |
| Female | |
| Kallamillaatha pillai nilaa | The innocent moon-like child |
| Annaiyai theduthu | Is searching for his mother |
| Kuttramillaatha petra manam | The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth |
| Sogaththil vaaduthu | Is wilting in deep sorrow |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae | Oh Sun! |
| Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae | Wipe your tears, my Sun |
| Female | |
| Vishamum thaayin kaipada | Even poison touched by a mother's hand |
| Amirtham aagumae | Would turn into nectar |
| Un thaayin paalil vishamadaa | Yet there is poison in your mother's milk, my child |
| Enna siyuvaen | What can I do? |
| Female | |
| Alli edukka aasaithaan | I desire to gather you in my arms |
| Theenda vithiyillaiyae | Fate does not permit me to touch you |
| Muththam kodukka aasaithaan | I desire to give you a kiss |
| Yogam enakkillaiyae | I am not blessed with that good fortune |
| Nenjila theeuyum kannula neerum | Fire in my heart and tears in my eyes |
| Annai pettra varamo | Is this the boon a mother receives? |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae | Oh Sun! |
| Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae | Wipe your tears, my Sun |
| Chorus | |
| Aariro aariraariro | Lullaby refrain |
| Aariro aaraaro | Lullaby refrain |
| Female | |
| Oorukkaaga nathiyundu | There is a river for the village |
| Nathikku thaayilla | But the river has no mother |
| Uyirukkaaga kaattrundu | There is air for life |
| Kaattrukku thaayilla | But the air has no mother |
| Female | |
| Megam mazhaiyaa irangitta | Once the cloud descends as rain |
| Megam irupaththilla | The cloud ceases to exist |
| Soodam koluththi mudinjathum | Once camphor burns out after lighting |
| Soodam irupathilla | The camphor ceases to exist |
| Ennuyiraaga kannmani vaazha | For my precious child to live as my life |
| Unnil kalanthirupen | I will merge and remain within you |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae | Oh Sun! |
| Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae | Wipe your tears, my Sun |
| Thooraththilae yaengi | Longing from a distance |
| Thavikkithu thaaimanamae | A mother's heart suffers in agony |
| Female | |
| Kallamillaatha pillai nilaa | The innocent moon-like child |
| Annaiyai theduthu | Is searching for his mother |
| Kuttramillaatha petra manam | The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth |
| Sogaththil vaaduthu | Is wilting in deep sorrow |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae | Oh Sun! |
| Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae…. | Wipe your tears, my Sun... |
ஆ.......ஆராரிரோ
ஆரிரரோ ஆராரிரோ
Ah... lullaby chant
Lullaby refrain
சூரியனே
கண்ணத் தொடச்சிக்க சூரியனே
தூரத்திலே ஏங்கி
தவிக்கிது தாய்மனமே
Oh Sun!
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Longing from a distance
A mother's heart suffers in agony
கள்ளமில்லாத பிள்ளை நிலா
அன்னையை தேடுது
குற்றமில்லாத பெற்ற மனம்
சோகத்தில் வாடுது
The innocent moon-like child
Is searching for his mother
The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth
Is wilting in deep sorrow
சூரியனே
கண்ணத் தொடச்சிக்க சூரியனே
Oh Sun!
Wipe your tears, my Sun
விசமும் தாயின் கைப்பட
அமிர்தம் ஆகுமே
உன் தாயின் பாலில் விசமடா
என்ன செய்யுவேன்
Even poison touched by a mother's hand
Would turn into nectar
Yet there is poison in your mother's milk, my child
What can I do?
அள்ளி எடுக்க ஆசைதான்
தீண்ட விதியில்லையே
முத்தம் கொடுக்க ஆசைதான்
யோகம் எனக்கில்லையே
நெஞ்சில தீயும் கண்ணுல நீரும்
அன்னை பெற்றவரமோ
I desire to gather you in my arms
Fate does not permit me to touch you
I desire to give you a kiss
I am not blessed with that good fortune
Fire in my heart and tears in my eyes
Is this the boon a mother receives?
சூரியனே
கண்ணத் தொடச்சிக்க சூரியனே
Oh Sun!
Wipe your tears, my Sun
ஆரிரோ ஆரிராரிரோ
ஆரிரோ ஆராரோ
Lullaby refrain
Lullaby refrain
ஊருக்காக நதியுண்டு
நதிக்கு தாயில்ல
உயிருக்காக காற்றுண்டு
காற்றுக்கு தாயில்ல
There is a river for the village
But the river has no mother
There is air for life
But the air has no mother
மேகம் மழையா இறங்கிட்டா
மேகம் இருப்பதில்ல
சூடம் கொளுத்தி முடிஞ்சதும்
சூடம் இருப்பதில்ல
என்னுயிராக கண்மணி வாழ
உன்னில் கலந்திருப்பேன்
Once the cloud descends as rain
The cloud ceases to exist
Once camphor burns out after lighting
The camphor ceases to exist
For my precious child to live as my life
I will merge and remain within you
சூரியனே கண்ணத்
தொடச்சிக்க சூரியனே
தூரத்திலே ஏங்கி
தவிக்கிது தாய்மானமே
Oh Sun!
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Longing from a distance
A mother's heart suffers in agony
கள்ளமில்லாத பிள்ளை நிலா
அன்னையை தேடுது
குற்றமில்லாத பெற்ற மனம்
சோகத்தில் வாடுது
The innocent moon-like child
Is searching for his mother
The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth
Is wilting in deep sorrow
சூரியனே....
கண்ணத்தொடச்சிக்க சூரியனே
Oh Sun!
Wipe your tears, my Sun...
Aa….aaraaroro
Ah... lullaby chant
Aariraro aaraariro
Lullaby refrain
Sooriyanae
Oh Sun!
Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Thooraththilae yaengi
Longing from a distance
Thavikkithu thaaimanamae
A mother's heart suffers in agony
Kallamillaatha pillai nilaa
The innocent moon-like child
Annaiyai theduthu
Is searching for his mother
Kuttramillaatha petra manam
The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth
Sogaththil vaaduthu
Is wilting in deep sorrow
Sooriyanae
Oh Sun!
Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Vishamum thaayin kaipada
Even poison touched by a mother's hand
Amirtham aagumae
Would turn into nectar
Un thaayin paalil vishamadaa
Yet there is poison in your mother's milk, my child
Enna siyuvaen
What can I do?
Alli edukka aasaithaan
I desire to gather you in my arms
Theenda vithiyillaiyae
Fate does not permit me to touch you
Muththam kodukka aasaithaan
I desire to give you a kiss
Yogam enakkillaiyae
I am not blessed with that good fortune
Nenjila theeuyum kannula neerum
Fire in my heart and tears in my eyes
Annai pettra varamo
Is this the boon a mother receives?
Sooriyanae
Oh Sun!
Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Aariro aariraariro
Lullaby refrain
Aariro aaraaro
Lullaby refrain
Oorukkaaga nathiyundu
There is a river for the village
Nathikku thaayilla
But the river has no mother
Uyirukkaaga kaattrundu
There is air for life
Kaattrukku thaayilla
But the air has no mother
Megam mazhaiyaa irangitta
Once the cloud descends as rain
Megam irupaththilla
The cloud ceases to exist
Soodam koluththi mudinjathum
Once camphor burns out after lighting
Soodam irupathilla
The camphor ceases to exist
Ennuyiraaga kannmani vaazha
For my precious child to live as my life
Unnil kalanthirupen
I will merge and remain within you
Sooriyanae
Oh Sun!
Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae
Wipe your tears, my Sun
Thooraththilae yaengi
Longing from a distance
Thavikkithu thaaimanamae
A mother's heart suffers in agony
Kallamillaatha pillai nilaa
The innocent moon-like child
Annaiyai theduthu
Is searching for his mother
Kuttramillaatha petra manam
The blameless heart of the mother who gave birth
Sogaththil vaaduthu
Is wilting in deep sorrow
Sooriyanae
Oh Sun!
Kanna thodachchikka sooriyanae….
Wipe your tears, my Sun...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sooriyanae is a heartbreaking maternal lullaby from the movie Maayi (2000). The song portrays the tragic plight of a mother who is forced to stay away from her innocent child due to cruel twists of fate. Despite her intense yearning to hold, comfort, and nurture her young one, circumstances prevent her from fulfilling her maternal duties, making her milk feel like 'poison' that she cannot feed him. Through poignant metaphors of nature—such as clouds dissolving to give rain and camphor sacrificing itself to give light—the song illustrates a mother's ultimate sacrifice. She promises to invisibly merge into her child's life and protect him, even as her heart burns with sorrow and her eyes overflow with tears. S. Janaki's soulful rendition amplifies the emotional weight of a mother's boundless, self-sacrificing love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kallamillaatha pillai nilaa”
Comparing the child to a flawless moon ('pillai nilaa') to highlight innocence and beauty.
Simile / Analogy (Uvamai)
“Megam mazhaiyaa irangitta Megam irupaththilla”
Comparing the mother's sacrifice to clouds dissolving as rain and camphor burning away to give light.
Hyperbole / Oxymoron (Muran / Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Vishamum thaayin kaipada Amirtham aagumae”
Juxtaposing poison and mother's milk/nectar to emphasize extreme distress and tragic helplessness.
Alliteration / Rhyme (Moonaai / Ethirai)
“Aariro aariraariro Aariro aaraaro”
Use of rhyming pairs and rhythm structure common in traditional Tamil lullabies (Lullaby refrain / Thaalaattu).
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Trivia
S. A. Rajkumar's composition coupled with S. Janaki's evocative vocals made 'Sooriyanae' one of the most memorable emotional lullabies in Tamil cinema during the early 2000s, frequently highlighting the tragic drama elements of the film Maayi starring Sarathkumar.
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