Suriyanin Oliyai
From Sathanai · 2006
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Premkumar S
- Details
- Sathanai2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Om bhoor bhuvaswaha | Om Bhuur Bhuvas Svah (Gayatri Mantra invocation) |
| Tatsavidhurvarenyam | Tat Savitur Varenyam |
| Bargho devasyathimahi | Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi |
| Thiyo yona prachodhayathu | Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat |
| Chorus | |
| Ohh………… | Ohh... |
| Male | |
| {Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye | I have not seen the light of the sun, |
| Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye | I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon, |
| Megangalin venmai unarnthathillaye | I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds, |
| Ivalin kangalil ivayanaithum ullathe} (2) | Yet all of these exist within her eyes. |
| Male | |
| Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye | I have not seen the light of the sun, |
| Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye | I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon, |
| Male | |
| Vaanavillilie motham yezhu vanname | I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds, |
| Thaayin idhayathil vannam kodiye | Yet all of these exist within her eyes. |
| Vergal mukkiyam kilaiyil pookkal sirikkave | I have not seen the light of the sun, |
| Thaaimai mukkiyam makkal vaazhkai sirakkave | I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon, |
| Male | |
| Kaanum boomiyil motham ettu thisaigale | There are only seven colors in a rainbow, |
| Thaayin kangal kaattum kodi thisaigale | But in a mother's heart, there are millions of colors. |
| Mazhaiyin thuliyil thaan sippu muthu aagume | Roots are essential for flowers to smile on branches, |
| Mazhalai sirippil thaan vaazhkai mukthi adaiyume | Motherhood is essential for human life to flourish brilliantly. |
| Male | |
| Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye | In this visible world, there are only eight directions, |
| Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye | But a mother's eyes guide us towards millions of directions. |
| Male | |
| Naalai enbathu neenda dhooramaanathu | Only in a drop of rain does an oyster shell form a pearl, |
| Kaalam indru kannethiril thaan ullathu | Only in a child's smile does life attain ultimate salvation. |
| Thalli thalliye rendu pulli irunthathu | I have not seen the light of the sun, |
| Sernthu varainthathum indru kodu aanathu | I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon, |
| Male | |
| Velai vanthathum uravu kaalam aanathu | Tomorrow was once a distant, far-off dream, |
| Vetridathile anbu vazhiyuthu | Yet time now stands directly before my eyes. |
| Iruttin mudivilum konjam velicham ullathu | There were two dots set far apart, |
| Iraivan irukkiraan nenjam nandri solluthu | Drawn together today, they have become a single line. |
| Male | |
| Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye | When the right moment arrived, it became a time of sacred bonding, |
| Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye | Love now overflows in the once-empty space. |
| Megangalin venmai unarnthathillaye | Even at the end of deep darkness, a glimmer of light shines, |
| Ivalin kangalil ivayanaithum ullathe | God indeed exists, and my heart expresses its heartfelt gratitude. |
| Male | |
| Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye | I have not seen the light of the sun, |
| Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye | I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon. |
ஓம் பூர் புவஸ்வக
தத்சவிதுர்வரேண்யம்
பர்கோ தேவஸ்யதீமகி
தியோ யோன ப்ரசோதயாத்
Om Bhuur Bhuvas Svah (Gayatri Mantra invocation)
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
{சூரியனின் ஒளியை கண்டதில்லையே
சந்திரனின் குளிரில் நனைந்ததில்லையே
மேகங்களின் வெண்மை உணர்ந்ததில்லையே
இவளின் கண்களில் இவையனைத்தும் உள்ளதே} (2)
Ohh...
சூரியனின் ஒளியை கண்டதில்லையே
சந்திரனின் குளிரில் நனைந்ததில்லையே
I have not seen the light of the sun,
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds,
Yet all of these exist within her eyes.
வானவில்லிலே மொத்தம் ஏழு வண்ணமே
தாயின் இதயத்தில் வண்ணம் கோடியே
வேர்கள் முக்கியம் கிளையில் பூக்கள் சிரிக்கவே
தாய்மை முக்கியம் மக்கள் வாழ்க்கை சிறக்கவே
I have not seen the light of the sun,
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
காணும் பூமியில் மொத்தம் எட்டு திசைகளே
தாயின் கண்கள் காட்டும் கோடி திசைகளே
மழையின் துளியில் தான் சிப்பி முத்து ஆகுமே
மழலை சிரிப்பில் தான் வாழ்க்கை முக்தி அடையுமே
I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds,
Yet all of these exist within her eyes.
I have not seen the light of the sun,
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
சூரியனின் ஒளியை கண்டதில்லையே
சந்திரனின் குளிரில் நனைந்ததில்லையே
There are only seven colors in a rainbow,
But in a mother's heart, there are millions of colors.
Roots are essential for flowers to smile on branches,
Motherhood is essential for human life to flourish brilliantly.
நாளை என்பது நீண்ட தூரமானது
காலம் இன்று கண்ணெதிரில் தான் உள்ளது
தள்ளி தள்ளியே ரெண்டு புள்ளி இருந்தது
சேர்ந்து வரைந்ததும் இன்று கோடு ஆனது
In this visible world, there are only eight directions,
But a mother's eyes guide us towards millions of directions.
வேலை வந்ததும் உறவு காலம் ஆனது
வெற்றிடதிலே அன்பு வழியுது
இருட்டின் முடிவிலும் கொஞ்சம் வெளிச்சம் உள்ளது
இறைவன் இருக்கிறான் நெஞ்சம் நன்றி சொல்லுது
Only in a drop of rain does an oyster shell form a pearl,
Only in a child's smile does life attain ultimate salvation.
I have not seen the light of the sun,
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
சூரியனின் ஒளியை கண்டதில்லையே
சந்திரனின் குளிரில் நனைந்ததில்லையே
மேகங்களின் வெண்மை உணர்ந்ததில்லையே
இவளின் கண்களில் இவையனைத்தும் உள்ளதே
Tomorrow was once a distant, far-off dream,
Yet time now stands directly before my eyes.
There were two dots set far apart,
Drawn together today, they have become a single line.
சூரியனின் ஒளியை கண்டதில்லையே
சந்திரனின் குளிரில் நனைந்ததில்லையே
When the right moment arrived, it became a time of sacred bonding,
Love now overflows in the once-empty space.
Even at the end of deep darkness, a glimmer of light shines,
God indeed exists, and my heart expresses its heartfelt gratitude.
I have not seen the light of the sun,
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon.
Om bhoor bhuvaswaha
Om Bhuur Bhuvas Svah (Gayatri Mantra invocation)
Tatsavidhurvarenyam
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bargho devasyathimahi
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Thiyo yona prachodhayathu
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
Ohh…………
Ohh...
{Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye
I have not seen the light of the sun,
Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
Megangalin venmai unarnthathillaye
I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds,
Ivalin kangalil ivayanaithum ullathe} (2)
Yet all of these exist within her eyes.
Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye
I have not seen the light of the sun,
Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
Vaanavillilie motham yezhu vanname
I have not felt the whiteness of the clouds,
Thaayin idhayathil vannam kodiye
Yet all of these exist within her eyes.
Vergal mukkiyam kilaiyil pookkal sirikkave
I have not seen the light of the sun,
Thaaimai mukkiyam makkal vaazhkai sirakkave
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
Kaanum boomiyil motham ettu thisaigale
There are only seven colors in a rainbow,
Thaayin kangal kaattum kodi thisaigale
But in a mother's heart, there are millions of colors.
Mazhaiyin thuliyil thaan sippu muthu aagume
Roots are essential for flowers to smile on branches,
Mazhalai sirippil thaan vaazhkai mukthi adaiyume
Motherhood is essential for human life to flourish brilliantly.
Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye
In this visible world, there are only eight directions,
Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye
But a mother's eyes guide us towards millions of directions.
Naalai enbathu neenda dhooramaanathu
Only in a drop of rain does an oyster shell form a pearl,
Kaalam indru kannethiril thaan ullathu
Only in a child's smile does life attain ultimate salvation.
Thalli thalliye rendu pulli irunthathu
I have not seen the light of the sun,
Sernthu varainthathum indru kodu aanathu
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon,
Velai vanthathum uravu kaalam aanathu
Tomorrow was once a distant, far-off dream,
Vetridathile anbu vazhiyuthu
Yet time now stands directly before my eyes.
Iruttin mudivilum konjam velicham ullathu
There were two dots set far apart,
Iraivan irukkiraan nenjam nandri solluthu
Drawn together today, they have become a single line.
Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye
When the right moment arrived, it became a time of sacred bonding,
Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye
Love now overflows in the once-empty space.
Megangalin venmai unarnthathillaye
Even at the end of deep darkness, a glimmer of light shines,
Ivalin kangalil ivayanaithum ullathe
God indeed exists, and my heart expresses its heartfelt gratitude.
Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye
I have not seen the light of the sun,
Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye
I have not soaked in the coolness of the moon.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional tribute to motherhood, divine grace, and the unfolding of destiny. The speaker reflects on having missed out on experiencing natural wonders like the brightness of the sun, the soothing coolness of the moon, or the purity of white clouds. However, all these beautiful elements are found reunited within a mother's compassionate eyes and loving heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye / Chandiranin kuliril nanainthathillaye”
The refrain 'Suriyanin oliyai kandathillaye...' is repeated to emphasize the sensory deprivation of the speaker, contrastingly highlighting how everything missed in nature is fulfilled through maternal love.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaayin idhayathil vannam kodiye”
Comparing a mother's heart to an infinite spectrum of colors ('vannam kodiye') far surpassing the seven colors of a rainbow.
Analogy
“Vergal mukkiyam kilaiyil pookkal sirikkave / Thaaimai mukkiyam makkal vaazhkai sirakkave”
Drawing a direct parallel between roots sustaining flowers on a tree and motherhood sustaining human life.
Geometric Metaphor
“Thalli thalliye rendu pulli irunthathu / Sernthu varainthathum indru kodu aanathu”
Using two distant dots connecting into a continuous line as a metaphor for isolated lives coming together in unison.
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Trivia
The track from 'Sathanai' (2006), composed by Premkumar S with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, opens with a chanting of the sacred Gayatri Mantra, setting a spiritual and reverent tone before transitioning into a moving ode to motherhood and divine destiny.
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