Thaayin Madiyil Thalai Vaithirundhaal
From Thaikku Thalaimagan · 1967
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thaikku Thalaimagan1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ethanai selvangal vandhaalumae | No matter how much wealth comes, |
| Ethanai inbangal thandhaalumae | No matter how many pleasures it gives, |
| Athanaiyum oru thaayaagumaa | Can all of that ever equal a mother? |
| Ammaa… ammaa… ammaa… | Mother… mother… mother… |
| Enakkadhu neeyaagumaa… | Will any of that ever become you to me? |
| Male | |
| Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal | If one rests their head on a mother's lap, |
| Thuyaram therivadhillai | Sorrow is never felt. |
| Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal | If one rests their head on a mother's lap, |
| Thuyaram therivadhillai | Sorrow is never felt. |
| Thuyaram therivadhillai | Sorrow is never felt. |
| Thaayin vadivil dheivathai kandaal | If one beholds God in the form of a mother, |
| Vaeroru dheivamillai | There is no other God. |
| Vaeroru dheivamillai | There is no other God. |
| Male | |
| Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal | If one rests their head on a mother's lap, |
| Thuyaram therivadhillai | Sorrow is never felt. |
| Male | |
| Pathu maadham porumai valarthae | Cultivating immense patience over ten months, |
| Boomiyai minjiduvaal | She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance. |
| Boomiyai minjiduvaal | She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance. |
| Vellai manadhai thottilaakki | Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle, |
| Vellai manadhai thottilaakki | Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle, |
| Pillaiyai konjiduvaal…aaa…aaa… | She fondles and dotes on her child… |
| Pillaiyai konjiduvaal | She fondles and dotes on her child. |
| Male | |
| Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal | If one rests their head on a mother's lap, |
| Thuyaram therivadhillai | Sorrow is never felt. |
| Male | |
| Anbil malarum arpudhamellaam | All the miracles that blossom out of love |
| Annaiyin vilaiyaattu | Are merely the play of a mother. |
| Alaiyum manadhai amaidhiyil vaippadhu | That which calms a restless, wandering mind into peace |
| Annaiyin thaalaattu | Is a mother's gentle lullaby. |
| Male | |
| Ennai paartha annai mugathai | The mother's loving face that looked upon me, |
| Ezhai paarthadhillai | This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen. |
| Ennai paartha annai mugathai | The mother's loving face that looked upon me, |
| Ezhai paarthadhillai | This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen. |
| Kannae kannae kannae endru | Calling out affectionately, 'My dear, my darling, my eye', |
| Konjiya vaarthai kaadhil kettadhillai | Those cherished words have never been heard by my ears. |
| Kaadhil kettadhillai… | Have never been heard by my ears… |
| Kaadhil kettadhillai… | Have never been heard by my ears… |
எத்தனை செல்வங்கள் வந்தாலுமே
எத்தனை இன்பங்கள் தந்தாலுமே
அத்தனையும் ஒரு தாயாகுமா
அம்மா......அம்மா.......அம்மா......
எனக்கது நீயாகுமா......
No matter how much wealth comes,
No matter how many pleasures it gives,
Can all of that ever equal a mother?
Mother… mother… mother…
Will any of that ever become you to me?
தாயின் மடியில் தலை வைத்திருந்தால்
துயரம் தெரிவதில்லை
தாயின் மடியில் தலை வைத்திருந்தால்
துயரம் தெரிவதில்லை
துயரம் தெரிவதில்லை
தாயின் வடிவில் தெய்வத்தைக் கண்டால்
வேறொரு தெய்வமில்லை
வேறொரு தெய்வமில்லை
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Sorrow is never felt.
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Sorrow is never felt.
Sorrow is never felt.
If one beholds God in the form of a mother,
There is no other God.
There is no other God.
தாயின் மடியில் தலை வைத்திருந்தால்
துயரம் தெரிவதில்லை...
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Sorrow is never felt.
பத்து மாதம் பொறுமை வளர்த்தே
பூமியை மிஞ்சிடுவாள்
பூமியை மிஞ்சிடுவாள்
வெள்ளை மனதை தொட்டிலாக்கி
வெள்ளை மனதை தொட்டிலாக்கி
பிள்ளையைக் கொஞ்சிடுவாள்......ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
பிள்ளையைக் கொஞ்சிடுவாள்
Cultivating immense patience over ten months,
She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance.
She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance.
Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle,
Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle,
She fondles and dotes on her child…
She fondles and dotes on her child.
தாயின் மடியில் தலை வைத்திருந்தால்
துயரம் தெரிவதில்லை...
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Sorrow is never felt.
அன்பில் மலரும் அற்புதமெல்லாம்
அன்னையின் விளையாட்டு
அலையும் மனதை அமைதியில் வைப்பது
அன்னையின் தாலாட்டு
All the miracles that blossom out of love
Are merely the play of a mother.
That which calms a restless, wandering mind into peace
Is a mother's gentle lullaby.
என்னைப் பார்த்த அன்னை முகத்தை
ஏழை பார்த்ததில்லை
என்னைப் பார்த்த அன்னை முகத்தை
ஏழை பார்த்ததில்லை
கண்ணே கண்ணே கண்ணே என்று
கொஞ்சிய வார்த்தை காதில் கேட்டதில்லை
காதில் கேட்டதில்லை.....
காதில் கேட்டதில்லை.......
The mother's loving face that looked upon me,
This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen.
The mother's loving face that looked upon me,
This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen.
Calling out affectionately, 'My dear, my darling, my eye',
Those cherished words have never been heard by my ears.
Have never been heard by my ears…
Have never been heard by my ears…
Ethanai selvangal vandhaalumae
No matter how much wealth comes,
Ethanai inbangal thandhaalumae
No matter how many pleasures it gives,
Athanaiyum oru thaayaagumaa
Can all of that ever equal a mother?
Ammaa… ammaa… ammaa…
Mother… mother… mother…
Enakkadhu neeyaagumaa…
Will any of that ever become you to me?
Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Thuyaram therivadhillai
Sorrow is never felt.
Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Thuyaram therivadhillai
Sorrow is never felt.
Thuyaram therivadhillai
Sorrow is never felt.
Thaayin vadivil dheivathai kandaal
If one beholds God in the form of a mother,
Vaeroru dheivamillai
There is no other God.
Vaeroru dheivamillai
There is no other God.
Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Thuyaram therivadhillai
Sorrow is never felt.
Pathu maadham porumai valarthae
Cultivating immense patience over ten months,
Boomiyai minjiduvaal
She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance.
Boomiyai minjiduvaal
She surpasses even Mother Earth in tolerance.
Vellai manadhai thottilaakki
Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle,
Vellai manadhai thottilaakki
Making her pure heart into a gentle cradle,
Pillaiyai konjiduvaal…aaa…aaa…
She fondles and dotes on her child…
Pillaiyai konjiduvaal
She fondles and dotes on her child.
Thaayin madiyil thalai vaithirundhaal
If one rests their head on a mother's lap,
Thuyaram therivadhillai
Sorrow is never felt.
Anbil malarum arpudhamellaam
All the miracles that blossom out of love
Annaiyin vilaiyaattu
Are merely the play of a mother.
Alaiyum manadhai amaidhiyil vaippadhu
That which calms a restless, wandering mind into peace
Annaiyin thaalaattu
Is a mother's gentle lullaby.
Ennai paartha annai mugathai
The mother's loving face that looked upon me,
Ezhai paarthadhillai
This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen.
Ennai paartha annai mugathai
The mother's loving face that looked upon me,
Ezhai paarthadhillai
This unfortunate, poor soul has not seen.
Kannae kannae kannae endru
Calling out affectionately, 'My dear, my darling, my eye',
Konjiya vaarthai kaadhil kettadhillai
Those cherished words have never been heard by my ears.
Kaadhil kettadhillai…
Have never been heard by my ears…
Kaadhil kettadhillai…
Have never been heard by my ears…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotionally charged song expresses the irreplaceable divine status of a mother and the profound grief of an orphaned or separated child. The speaker reflects on how no earthly riches or comforts can substitute for a mother's embrace, as resting on a mother's lap instantly dispels all sorrow and suffering. A mother's patience over nine to ten months of pregnancy surpasses even the forbearance of the Earth itself, and her pure-hearted affection cradles the child in comfort.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (எதுகை / Monai)
“Ethanai selvangal vandhaalumae / Ethanai inbangal thandhaalumae”
Repetition of initial patterns such as 'Ethanai selvangal' and 'Ethanai inbangal' creating a rhythmic lyrical opening.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Vellai manadhai thottilaakki”
Comparing the mother's pure mind/heart directly to a cradle ('Vellai manadhai thottilaakki').
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Boomiyai minjiduvaal”
Exaggerating the mother's patience as surpassing even Mother Earth ('Boomiyai minjiduvaal').
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Trivia
This track from 'Thaikku Thalaimagan' (1967), starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics written by Kannadasan, capturing the signature emotional tone associated with maternal themes in 1960s Tamil cinema.
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