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Lyrics & meaning

Thaalaatu Maari Male

From Unnai Naan Sandhithaen · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Penpoovae vandhaadu
En tholil kanmoodu
En sondham nee
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Un sogam en raagam
Yaenendru ketkkiraai
Penmaanae sendhaenae
Yaarendru paarkkiraai
Un annai naan dhaanae
En pillai nee dhaanae idhu podhumae
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Penpoovae vandhaadu
En tholil kanmoodu
En sondham nee
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Kanneeril sandhosham
Naaningu kaangiren
Thaaiyaaga illaamal
Thaalattu paadinaen
En vaazhvae unnodu
En tholil kan moodu sugamaayiru
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Penpoovae vandhaadu
En tholil kanmoodu
En sondham nee
Thaalaattu maari ponadhae
En kannil thookkam ponadhae
Aaraaro aariraariro aaraaro aariraariro
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
Come and sway, my little flower
Close your eyes upon my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
Your sorrow has become my song
You ask me why
My gentle deer, my sweet honey
You look at me wondering who I am
Am I not your mother now?
And you are my child—that is enough
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
Come and sway, my little flower
Close your eyes upon my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
A sense of joy within my tears,
I find right here
Even without being a mother,
I sang you a lullaby
My whole life is with you
Close your eyes on my shoulder and rest peacefully
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
Come and sway, my little flower
Close your eyes upon my shoulder
You are my own
The lullaby has changed
Sleep has left my eyes
Aaraaro aariraariro, aaraaro aariraariro
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Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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