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Thaai Padinal Andru Naan

From Uthama Purushan · 1989

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Uthama Purushan
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen aariro aariro
Vaan thoongalaam meen thoongalaam
Unmai thoongaathae yae….
Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen aariro aariro
Vaan thoongalaam meen thoongalaam
Unmai thoongaathae yae….
Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen aariro aariro
Poomaalai tholil kondu en vaasal thedi
Neen vantha kolam endrum maaraathu podi
Female :Pen paarththa pothu mann paarththa en vizhi
Thoongaamal thedum naal thorum un vazhi
Male :Un kannil yaenadi kanneerin kaaviri
Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen aariro aariro
Male :Vaan thoongalaam meen thoongalaam
Unmai thoongaathae yae….
Female :Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen
Male :Aariro aariro
Poiyaana saedhi ellaam meiyaaga thondrum
Meiyaana saatchi vanthu aagaayam koorum
Female :Megangal mothi saayaathu sooriyan
En vaanil neeyo thaeyaatha chandhiran
Male :Koodaatha kaigalum orr naalil koodalaam
Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen aariro aariro
Female :Vaan thoongalaam meen thoongalaam
Unmai thoongaathae yae….
Male :Thaai paadinaal andru naan thoonginaen
Indru naan paaduvaen
Female :Aariro aariro
Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing a lullaby... Aariro, aariro.
The sky may sleep, the fish may sleep,
Yet the truth will never sleep...
Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing a lullaby... Aariro, aariro.
The sky may sleep, the fish may sleep,
Yet the truth will never sleep...
Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing a lullaby... Aariro, aariro.
Wearing a garland over your shoulder, coming to my doorstep,
The graceful way you arrived will never fade, my dear.
Female: When you came to see me as a bride, my eyes looked down at the ground.
Now without sleeping, they search for your path every day.
Male: Why is there a river of tears in your eyes, my dear?
Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing a lullaby... Aariro, aariro.
Male: The sky may sleep, the fish may sleep,
Yet the truth will never sleep...
Female: Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing...
Male: Aariro, aariro.
All the false rumors may seem like the truth,
Yet the sky itself will bear witness to the truth.
Female: Clouds may collide, but the sun never falls.
In my sky, you are the moon that never wanes.
Male: Hands that were kept apart may join one day.
Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing a lullaby... Aariro, aariro.
Female: The sky may sleep, the fish may sleep,
Yet the truth will never sleep...
Male: Back then, my mother sang and I fell asleep,
Today, I will sing...
Female: Aariro, aariro.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaai Paadinaal from the 1989 film Uthama Purushan is a poignant track framed around the motif of a traditional Tamil lullaby ('aariro'). The song explores themes of maternal comfort, righteous truth, enduring romantic devotion, and hope amidst sorrow. The lead characters reflect on past memories—such as the innocence of childhood lullabies and the nostalgia of their initial meeting—while reassuring each other that falsehoods will fade and the absolute truth will ultimately triumph.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

“Vaan thoongalaam meen thoongalaam / Unmai thoongaathae”

Attributes the human capability of sleeping to an abstract concept (truth - 'unmai') and natural elements (sky - 'vaan').

Metaphor

“Un kannil yaenadi kanneerin kaaviri”

Compares an overwhelming stream of tears to the mighty Kaveri river ('kanneerin kaaviri').

Metaphor

“En vaanil neeyo thaeyaatha chandhiran”

Compares the beloved husband to a moon that never shrinks or wanes ('thaeyaatha chandhiran').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Megangal mothi saayaathu sooriyan / En vaanil neeyo thaeyaatha chandhiran”

Use of matching end sounds like 'sooriyan' and 'chandhiran' to create rhythmic poetic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by the musical duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, this track blends a tender lullaby motif with deep narrative dialogue. It is sung by the legendary playback duo S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra for the film Uthama Purushan (1989).

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