Thaalaatu Maari Male
From Unnai Naan Sandhithaen · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Unnai Naan Sandhithaen1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and sway |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder |
| En sondham nee | You are my own |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Male | |
| Un sogam en raagam | Your sorrow is my melody |
| Yaenendru ketkkiraai | You ask why |
| Penmaanae sendhaenae | Oh female deer, oh sweet honey |
| Yaarendru paarkkiraai | You look asking who I am |
| Un annai naan dhaanae | I am indeed your mother |
| En pillai nee dhaanae idhu podhumae | You are indeed my child, this is enough |
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and sway |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder |
| En sondham nee | You are my own |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril sandhosham | I see happiness in tears |
| Naaningu kaangiren | Right here |
| Thaaiyaaga illaamal | Without being a biological mother |
| Thaalattu paadinaen | I sang a lullaby |
| En vaazhvae unnodu | My life is with you |
| En tholil kan moodu sugamaayiru | Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest comfortably |
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Penpoovae vandhaadu | Oh female flower, come and sway |
| En tholil kanmoodu | Close your eyes on my shoulder |
| En sondham nee | You are my own |
| Thaalaattu maari ponadhae | The lullaby has changed |
| En kannil thookkam ponadhae | Sleep has vanished from my eyes |
| Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro | Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro |
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு
என் தோளில் கண்மூடு
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Oh female flower, come and sway
Close your eyes on my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
உன் சோகம் என் ராகம்
ஏன் என்று கேட்கிறாய்
பெண் மானே செந்தேனே
யாரென்று பார்க்கிறாய்
உன் அன்னை நான் தானே
என் பிள்ளை நீ தானே இது போதுமே
Your sorrow is my melody
You ask why
Oh female deer, oh sweet honey
You look asking who I am
I am indeed your mother
You are indeed my child, this is enough
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு
என் தோளில் கண்மூடு
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Oh female flower, come and sway
Close your eyes on my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
கண்ணீரில் சந்தோஷம்
நானிங்கு காண்கிறேன்
தாயாக இல்லாமல்
தாலாட்டு பாடினேன்
என் வாழ்வே உன்னோடு
என் தோளில் கண் மூடு சுகமாயிரு
I see happiness in tears
Right here
Without being a biological mother
I sang a lullaby
My life is with you
Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest comfortably
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
பெண் பூவே வந்தாடு
என் தோளில் கண்மூடு
என் சொந்தம் நீ
தாலாட்டு மாறிப்போனதே
என் கண்ணில் தூக்கம் போனதே
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரிரோ ஆராரோ ஆரிராரிரோ
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Oh female flower, come and sway
Close your eyes on my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and sway
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder
En sondham nee
You are my own
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Un sogam en raagam
Your sorrow is my melody
Yaenendru ketkkiraai
You ask why
Penmaanae sendhaenae
Oh female deer, oh sweet honey
Yaarendru paarkkiraai
You look asking who I am
Un annai naan dhaanae
I am indeed your mother
En pillai nee dhaanae idhu podhumae
You are indeed my child, this is enough
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and sway
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder
En sondham nee
You are my own
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Kanneeril sandhosham
I see happiness in tears
Naaningu kaangiren
Right here
Thaaiyaaga illaamal
Without being a biological mother
Thaalattu paadinaen
I sang a lullaby
En vaazhvae unnodu
My life is with you
En tholil kan moodu sugamaayiru
Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest comfortably
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Penpoovae vandhaadu
Oh female flower, come and sway
En tholil kanmoodu
Close your eyes on my shoulder
En sondham nee
You are my own
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
The lullaby has changed
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Sleep has vanished from my eyes
Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro
Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant lullaby captures deep maternal love transcending biological ties. The singer comforts a young girl, expressing how her life has acquired new purpose and joy through this bond. Even without giving birth, the protagonist embraces her maternal instincts, finding solace and happiness in reassuring the child and putting her peacefully to sleep.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Penpoovae vandhaadu / En tholil kanmoodu”
Matching second consonant 'n' in adjacent lines 'Penpoovae' and 'En tholil'.
Iyaibu (End rhyme)
“Thaalaattu maari ponadhae / En kannil thookkam ponadhae”
Rhyming line endings with 'ponadhae' in consecutive lines.
Metaphor
“Un sogam en raagam”
Comparing the child's sorrow directly to a musical raaga ('Un sogam en raagam') and addressing the child as 'Penpoovae' (female flower) and 'Sendhaenae' (red honey).
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the film 'Unnai Naan Sandhithaen' (1984) features a memorable soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, starring Sivakumar, Sujatha, and Suresh.
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