Thaalaatu Maari Female
From Unnai Naan Sandhithaen · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Unnai Naan Sandhithaen1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and dance. |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder. |
| En sondham nee | You are my relative. |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Pen maanae sendhaenae | Oh female deer, oh sweet red honey. |
| Yaarendru paarkkiraai | Who are you looking at me as? |
| Un sogam en raagam | Your sorrow is my melody. |
| Yaenendru ketkkiraai | Why do you ask why? |
| Un annai naan dhaanae | Am I not your mother? |
| En pillai nee dhaanae idhu podhumae | Are you not my child? This is enough. |
| Female | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and dance. |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder. |
| En sondham nee | You are my relative. |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Kanneeril sandhosham | Joy amidst tears, |
| Naaningu kaangiren | I see here. |
| Thaaiyaaga illaamal | Without being a biological mother, |
| Thaalattu paadinen | I sang a lullaby. |
| En vaazhvae unnodu | My life is with you. |
| En tholil kan moodu sugamaayiru..uu | Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest peacefully. |
| Female | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and dance. |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder. |
| En sondham nee | You are my relative. |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed. |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has left my eyes. |
| Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro | Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby. |
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு.....
என் தோளில் கண் மூடு......
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே.........
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
Oh female flower, come and dance.
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
You are my relative.
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
பெண் மானே செந்தேனே......
யாரென்று பார்க்கிறாய்
உன் சோகம் என் ராகம்
ஏனென்று கேட்கிறாய்
உன் அன்னை நான்தானே..
என் பிள்ளை நீதானே இது போதுமே
Oh female deer, oh sweet red honey.
Who are you looking at me as?
Your sorrow is my melody.
Why do you ask why?
Am I not your mother?
Are you not my child? This is enough.
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு.....
என் தோளில் கண் மூடு......
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே.........
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
Oh female flower, come and dance.
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
You are my relative.
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
கண்ணீரில் சந்தோஷம்
நானின்று காண்கிறேன்
தாயாக இல்லாமல்
தாலாட்டு பாடினேன்
என் வாழ்வே உன்னோடு......
என் தோளில் கண் மூடு சுகமாய் இரு.....உ....
Joy amidst tears,
I see here.
Without being a biological mother,
I sang a lullaby.
My life is with you.
Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest peacefully.
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு.....
என் தோளில் கண் மூடு......
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப் போனதே.........
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
ஆராரோ......ஆரிராரிரோ.......ஆராரோ.......ஆரிராரிரோ
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
Oh female flower, come and dance.
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
You are my relative.
The lullaby has changed.
Sleep has left my eyes.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and dance.
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
En sondham nee
You are my relative.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Pen maanae sendhaenae
Oh female deer, oh sweet red honey.
Yaarendru paarkkiraai
Who are you looking at me as?
Un sogam en raagam
Your sorrow is my melody.
Yaenendru ketkkiraai
Why do you ask why?
Un annai naan dhaanae
Am I not your mother?
En pillai nee dhaanae idhu podhumae
Are you not my child? This is enough.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and dance.
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
En sondham nee
You are my relative.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Kanneeril sandhosham
Joy amidst tears,
Naaningu kaangiren
I see here.
Thaaiyaaga illaamal
Without being a biological mother,
Thaalattu paadinen
I sang a lullaby.
En vaazhvae unnodu
My life is with you.
En tholil kan moodu sugamaayiru..uu
Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest peacefully.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and dance.
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder.
En sondham nee
You are my relative.
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed.
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has left my eyes.
Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby conveys deep maternal affection that transcends biological bond. The speaker comforts a young girl, expressing how her own life and rhythm have changed to accommodate her care for the child. Sleeplessness becomes a shared emotional state, where the child's sorrows are felt deeply as the speaker's own music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor ( உருவகம் )
“Pen maanae sendhaenae”
Addressing the child as 'Penpoovae' (female flower), 'Pen maanae' (female deer), and 'sendhaenae' (pure red honey) metaphorically enhances her innocence and sweetness.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Thaalaattu maari ponadhae”
The line 'Thaalaattu maari ponadhae / En kannil thookkam ponadhae' repeats throughout the song to emphasize the core motif of altered destiny and lost sleep.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Kanneeril sandhosham Naaningu kaangiren”
Finding happiness within sorrow or tears ('Kanneeril sandhosham') highlights the complex emotional joy of fostering love despite underlying grief.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context prompt, this song comes from the 1984 Tamil film 'Unnai Naan Sandhithaen', which featured a musical score composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu during their popular collaborative era in the 1980s.
Keep listening
More from Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen