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Lyrics & meaning

Thaayae Vanthaye

From Oru Oorla · 2014

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Oru Oorla
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
11 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Oru nodi unai naan marandhadhum undo
Nee endhan nenjai neengiyadhundo
Sinnanchiru mazhalaiyaaga
Ippodhendhan kaiyil vandhaai
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Chinna chinna indha chella kilikkoru
Kuttiyammaa endru paeru vaippen
Vanna vanna chinna pinju kazhuttukku
Thanga changiliyai soottiduven
Vazhi theriyaamal vaadiya enakku
Vizhigalai thirandha vidi velli neeyae
Thathi varum kiliyae muthu mani chudarae
Vittu vilagaadha nenjin uyir moochae
Ennai oru manidhanaakka
Yaeno endhan kaiyil vandhaai
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Sitham kalangiya pithan ennai thaedi
Kitta vandhadhenna muthu kodi
Sutri sutri vandha paadhaiyai maattrida
Pattri pidithadhu paasa kodi
Thadam theriyaamal thani vazhi ponen
Thari kettu naanum thanai marandhirundhen
Sudaroliyaaga en manam nirandhaai
Nilavoliyaaga nimmadhi thandhaai
Ini endha ulagam ellaam
Neeyae neeyae chella kutti
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Oru nodi unai naan marandhadhum undo
Nee endhan nenjai neengiyadhundo
Sinnanchiru mazhalaiyaaga
Ippodhendhan kaiyil vandhaai
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil
Mother, you have come to me with love
Mother, you have come to me with love
Have I ever forgotten you, even for a second?
Have you ever departed from my heart?
As a tiny, sweet infant,
you have now arrived in my arms
Mother, you have come to me with love
Mother, you have come to me with love
For this sweet, darling little parrot,
I will name her 'Kuttiyamma' (little mother)
Around her delicate, tiny little neck,
I will adorn a golden chain
When I was lost and withering in despair,
you were the morning star that opened my eyes
O toddling little parrot, O radiant gem of pearl,
the breath of life in my heart that never parts from me!
Just to make a better human being of me,
somehow you arrived in my arms
Mother, you have come to me with love
Mother, you have come to me with love
Seeking out a troubled, broken madman like me,
why did this precious pearl-like vine draw near?
To turn me away from the endless circles I wandered,
this tender vine of affection held me tight
Without knowing the path, I walked all alone;
I went astray and completely forgot who I was
Like a shining flame, you filled my heart;
like soothing moonlight, you brought me peace
From now on, my entire world
is only you, my precious darling
Mother, you have come to me with love
Mother, you have come to me with love
Have I ever forgotten you, even for a second?
Have you ever departed from my heart?
As a tiny, sweet infant,
you have now arrived in my arms
Mother, you have come to me with love
Mother, you have come to me with love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Thaayae Vandhaayae' expresses the overwhelming emotional rebirth of a protagonist who views his newborn daughter as the reincarnation of his mother. Having lived a life filled with confusion, loneliness, and aimlessness, the arrival of this baby girl acts as a guiding light that restores his peace and sense of humanity. He marvels at her innocence and promises to cherish her, declaring that she has become his entire universe.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

“Thaayae vandhaayae nee anbudan ennidathil”

The speaker addresses the newborn child as 'Thaayae' (Mother), personifying the infant as his own mother returned to care for him.

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

“Vizhigalai thirandha vidi velli neeyae”

The infant is compared to a 'vidi velli' (morning star) that opens the father's eyes and guides his life.

Emona / Etukai (Tamil Rhyme and Alliteration)

“Thadam theriyaamal thani vazhi ponen / Thari kettu naanum thanai marandhirundhen”

Second-letter rhyming (Etukai) present across adjacent lines, such as 'Thadam' and 'Thari', or 'Sudaroliyaaga' and 'Nilavoliyaaga'.

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Trivia

Written by Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet Mu. Metha, the lyrics emphasize Tamil cultural sentiments where a newborn daughter is poetically cherished as the return of one's own mother.

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