Thaaye Song Lyrics – Salliyargal
From Salliyargal · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- M. Lalitha Sudha
- Details
- Salliyargal2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi | Mother, tears well up to my throat |
| Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi | Mother's milk spills onto the soil |
| Female | |
| Ratha bantham poona pinnae | After blood relations have departed |
| Ratham mattum tharaiyila | Only blood remains on the ground |
| Motha bantham poona pinnae | After all relations have departed |
| Pora vazhi theriyala | I do not know which way to go |
| Vamsam aththu poona piragu | After the lineage has been severed |
| Vazvadhaa veellvadhaa | Should I live or should I perish? |
| Female | |
| Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi | Mother, tears well up to my throat |
| Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi | Mother's milk spills onto the soil |
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Theepidcha kaatukulla | Inside a forest caught on fire |
| Chinananchiru kootukulla | Inside a tiny little nest |
| Michappatta kuruviyaanaai magalae | You became the surviving bird, my daughter |
| Pachapulla kulanthapulla | An innocent child, a tender infant |
| Paavam pazhi yedhummilla | Free of sin and free of blame |
| Vidhikoru vidhiyumilla malarae | Fate knows no rules or mercy, my flower |
| Female | |
| Anbala aadharicha | The father who nurtured me with love |
| Appanumae poonanae | He too has departed |
| Kannalae kaval seidha | The brother who guarded me with his eyes |
| Annanum poonanae | He too has departed |
| Female | |
| Kuthupatta kutti aadu | Like a wounded young lamb |
| Kathum otthaiyila | Crying out in utter solitude |
| Idha endha mandha sethukollum | Which herd will embrace this child now? |
| Iyyo naadhiyilla | Alas, there is no protector left |
| Female | |
| Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi | Mother, tears well up to my throat |
| Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi | Mother's milk spills onto the soil |
| Female | |
| Ratha bantham poona pinnae | After blood relations have departed |
| Ratham mattum tharaiyila | Only blood remains on the ground |
| Motha bantham poona pinnae | After all relations have departed |
| Pora vazhi theriyala | I do not know which way to go |
| Vamsam aththu poona piragu | After the lineage has been severed |
| Vazvadhaa veellvadhaa | Should I live or should I perish? |
| Female | |
| Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi | Mother, tears well up to my throat |
| Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi | Mother's milk spills onto the soil |
தாயே கண்ணீர் முட்டுதடி
தாய்ப்பால் மண்ணில் கொட்டுதடி
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
ரத்தபந்தம் போன பின்னே
ரத்தம் மட்டும் தரையில
மொத்த பந்தம் போன பின்னே
போற வழி தெரியல
வம்சம் அத்து போன பிறகு
வாழ்வதா வீழ்வதா
After blood relations have departed
Only blood remains on the ground
After all relations have departed
I do not know which way to go
After the lineage has been severed
Should I live or should I perish?
தாயே கண்ணீர் முட்டுதடி
தாய்ப்பால் மண்ணில் கொட்டுதடி
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
...........................
...
தீப்பிடிச்ச காட்டுக்குள்ள
சின்னஞ்சிறு கூட்டுக்குள்ள
மிச்சப்பட்ட குருவியானாய் மகளே
Inside a forest caught on fire
Inside a tiny little nest
You became the surviving bird, my daughter
An innocent child, a tender infant
Free of sin and free of blame
Fate knows no rules or mercy, my flower
பச்சப்புள்ள குழந்தபுள்ள
பாவம்பழி ஏதுமில்லை
விதிக்கொரு விதியுமில்ல மலரே
The father who nurtured me with love
He too has departed
The brother who guarded me with his eyes
He too has departed
அன்பாலே ஆதரிச்ச
அப்னனுமே போனானே
கண்ணாலே காவல் செய்த
அண்ணனும் போனானே
Like a wounded young lamb
Crying out in utter solitude
Which herd will embrace this child now?
Alas, there is no protector left
குத்துப்பட்ட குட்டி ஆடு
கத்தும் ஒத்தையில
இத எந்த மந்த சேத்துக்கொள்ளும்
ஐயோ நாதியில்ல
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
தாயே கண்ணீர் முட்டுதடி
தாய்ப்பால் மண்ணில் கொட்டுதடி
After blood relations have departed
Only blood remains on the ground
After all relations have departed
I do not know which way to go
After the lineage has been severed
Should I live or should I perish?
ரத்தபந்தம் போன பின்னே
ரத்தம் மட்டும் தரையில
மொத்த பந்தம் போன பின்னே
போற வழி தெரியல
வம்சம் அத்து போன பிறகு
வாழ்வதா வீழ்வதா
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
தாயே கண்ணீர் முட்டுதடி
தாய்ப்பால் மண்ணில் கொட்டுதடி
Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
Ratha bantham poona pinnae
After blood relations have departed
Ratham mattum tharaiyila
Only blood remains on the ground
Motha bantham poona pinnae
After all relations have departed
Pora vazhi theriyala
I do not know which way to go
Vamsam aththu poona piragu
After the lineage has been severed
Vazvadhaa veellvadhaa
Should I live or should I perish?
Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
…………………..
...
Theepidcha kaatukulla
Inside a forest caught on fire
Chinananchiru kootukulla
Inside a tiny little nest
Michappatta kuruviyaanaai magalae
You became the surviving bird, my daughter
Pachapulla kulanthapulla
An innocent child, a tender infant
Paavam pazhi yedhummilla
Free of sin and free of blame
Vidhikoru vidhiyumilla malarae
Fate knows no rules or mercy, my flower
Anbala aadharicha
The father who nurtured me with love
Appanumae poonanae
He too has departed
Kannalae kaval seidha
The brother who guarded me with his eyes
Annanum poonanae
He too has departed
Kuthupatta kutti aadu
Like a wounded young lamb
Kathum otthaiyila
Crying out in utter solitude
Idha endha mandha sethukollum
Which herd will embrace this child now?
Iyyo naadhiyilla
Alas, there is no protector left
Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
Ratha bantham poona pinnae
After blood relations have departed
Ratham mattum tharaiyila
Only blood remains on the ground
Motha bantham poona pinnae
After all relations have departed
Pora vazhi theriyala
I do not know which way to go
Vamsam aththu poona piragu
After the lineage has been severed
Vazvadhaa veellvadhaa
Should I live or should I perish?
Thaaye kanneer muttuthadi
Mother, tears well up to my throat
Thaaipaal mannil kottuthadi
Mother's milk spills onto the soil
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from 'Salliyargal' captures the immense grief, trauma, and existential despair caused by war and loss. The narrator mourns the destruction of family ties and lineage, reflecting on how precious blood relations have vanished, leaving behind only literal blood spilled on the earth. Through metaphors of a bird surviving a burning forest and a wounded lamb bleating alone, the lyricist conveys the plight of an innocent orphan child left completely destitute without family or protection, questioning whether to continue surviving in such a desolate world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Theepidcha kaatukulla / Chinananchiru kootukulla / Michappatta kuruviyaanaai magalae”
Compares an innocent child surviving war to a lone surviving bird in a bird's nest inside a burning forest.
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Ratha bantham poona pinnae / Motha bantham poona pinnae”
Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines (Ratham vs Motha).
Contrast / Antithesis
“Ratha bantham poona pinnae / Ratham mattum tharaiyila”
Contrasts the emotional concept of 'blood relation' (Ratha bantham) with physical spilled 'blood' (Ratham mattum tharaiyila).
Analogy
“Kuthupatta kutti aadu / Kathum otthaiyila”
Compares a helpless orphan calling out in vain to a stabbed lamb bleating in isolation.
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Trivia
'Salliyargal' (2022) is a Tamil film directed by T. Kittu centering around war trauma and medical sacrifice. The lyrics were penned by National Award-winning lyricist Vairamuthu, highlighting the tragedy of civilian victims caught in conflict zones.
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