Thai Ariyatha
From Arangetra Velai · 1990
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singers
- Mano, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Arangetra Velai1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae | O lotus unknown to a mother, |
| Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae | You lived under your father's shadow. |
| Yaar parithaaroo | Who plucked you? |
| Yaar arivaaroo | Who knows? |
| Eduthavar meendum koduppaaroo | Will the one who took you give you back? |
| Male | |
| Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae | O lotus unknown to a mother, |
| Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae | You lived under your father's shadow. |
| Female | |
| Vaa innum innum | Come, more and more, |
| Inbangal surakkum | Pleasures will overflow |
| Ingae vandhaal | If you come here. |
| Female | |
| Paar innum innum | Look, more and more, |
| Sorgangal thirakkum | Heavens will open |
| En per sonnaal | If my name is spoken. |
| Female | |
| Vaayaa vaayaa vaayaa | Come, come, come, |
| Malarin vaasam paarthaaiyaa | Have you smelled the fragrance of the flower? |
| Thaayaa thaayaa thaayaa | Motherly figure, motherly figure, |
| Vilaiyai pesi theerthaayaa | Have you negotiated and settled the price? |
| Female | |
| Kel indrum endrum | Ask, today and forever, |
| Muthangal kedaikkum | Kisses will be received |
| Ingae vandhaal | If you come here. |
| Female | |
| Kaal thattum thaththai | The tapping-footed parrot |
| Meththaigal virikkum | Will lay out comfortable beds |
| Anbae endraal | If you call out 'my love'. |
| Male | |
| Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae | O lotus unknown to a mother, |
| Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae | You lived under your father's shadow. |
| Yaar parithaaroo | Who plucked you? |
| Yaar arivaaroo | Who knows? |
| Eduthavar meendum koduppaaroo | Will the one who took you give you back? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| Edhaiyum nenachaa | If we think of something, |
| Nenachu poraada | To fight for what we desire, |
| Idhayam irukku namakku thaan | We have a brave heart of our own. |
| Padaigal thirandu thuninthu munnera | To gather our forces, be bold, and move forward, |
| Thadaigal varumo namakku thaan | Can any obstacles stand in our way? |
| Chorus | |
| Rajaa rajaa rajaa | King, king, king, |
| Namakku naamae maharajaa | We are our own emperors! |
| Chacha chacha chacha | Chacha, chacha, chacha, |
| Namakku jackpot adichaachaa | Have we hit the jackpot! |
| Chorus | |
| {Vaa machaan machaan | Come, buddy, buddy, |
| Sillarai kedacha achchaa achchaa | If we get some change, that's great, great! |
| Yei kichaa kichaa | Hey Kichaa, Kichaa, |
| Kedachu pidichaa jalsaa jalsaa} (2) | If we get it and grab it, it's pure party time! |
தாய் அறியாத தாமரையே
தந்தையின் நிழலில் வாழ்ந்தாயே
யார் பறித்தாரோ யார் அறிவாரோ
எடுத்தவர் மீண்டும் கொடுப்பாரோ
O lotus unknown to a mother,
You lived under your father's shadow.
Who plucked you?
Who knows?
Will the one who took you give you back?
தாய் அறியாத தாமரையே
தந்தையின் நிழலில் வாழ்ந்தாயே
O lotus unknown to a mother,
You lived under your father's shadow.
பெண்
: வா இன்னும் இன்னும்
இன்பங்கள் சுரக்கும்
இங்கே வந்தால்......
Come, more and more,
Pleasures will overflow
If you come here.
பார் இன்னும் இன்னும்
சொர்க்கங்கள் திறக்கும்
என் பேர் சொன்னால்......
Look, more and more,
Heavens will open
If my name is spoken.
வாய்யா வாய்யா வாய்யா
மலரின் வாசம் பார்த்தாயா.....
தாய்யா தாய்யா தாய்யா
விலையை பேசித் தீர்த்தாயா.......
Come, come, come,
Have you smelled the fragrance of the flower?
Motherly figure, motherly figure,
Have you negotiated and settled the price?
கேள் இன்றும் என்றும்
முத்தங்கள் கிடைக்கும்
இங்கே வந்தால்....
Ask, today and forever,
Kisses will be received
If you come here.
பார் தத்தும் தத்தை
மெத்தைகள் விரிக்கும்
அன்பே என்றால்.....
The tapping-footed parrot
Will lay out comfortable beds
If you call out 'my love'.
தாய் அறியாத தாமரையே
தந்தையின் நிழலில் வாழ்ந்தாயே
யார் பறித்தாரோ யார் அறிவாரோ
எடுத்தவர் மீண்டும் கொடுப்பாரோ
O lotus unknown to a mother,
You lived under your father's shadow.
Who plucked you?
Who knows?
Will the one who took you give you back?
ரப்பப் பப்ப்ப ரப்ப பாம் பாம்
ரப்பப் பப்ப்ப ரப்ப பாம் பாம்
ரப்பப் பப்ப்ப ரப்ப பாம் பாம்
...
எதையும் நெனச்சா நெனச்சு போராட
இதயம் இருக்கு நமக்குத்தான்
படைகள் திரண்டு துணிந்த முன்னேற
தடைகள் வருமோ நமக்குத்தான்
If we think of something,
To fight for what we desire,
We have a brave heart of our own.
To gather our forces, be bold, and move forward,
Can any obstacles stand in our way?
ராஜா ராஜா ராஜா ராஜா
நமக்கு நாமே மகராஜா
ஜா ஜா ஜா ஜா ஜா
நமக்கு ஜாக்பாட் அடிச்சாச்சா
King, king, king,
We are our own emperors!
Chacha, chacha, chacha,
Have we hit the jackpot!
{வா மச்சான் மச்சான்
சில்லறை கெடச்சா அச்சா அச்சா......
ஏய்..கிச்சா கிச்சா
கெடச்சு பிடிச்சா ஜல்சா ஜல்சா} (2)
Come, buddy, buddy,
If we get some change, that's great, great!
Hey Kichaa, Kichaa,
If we get it and grab it, it's pure party time!
விசில் :
..........................
Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae
O lotus unknown to a mother,
Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae
You lived under your father's shadow.
Yaar parithaaroo
Who plucked you?
Yaar arivaaroo
Who knows?
Eduthavar meendum koduppaaroo
Will the one who took you give you back?
Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae
O lotus unknown to a mother,
Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae
You lived under your father's shadow.
Vaa innum innum
Come, more and more,
Inbangal surakkum
Pleasures will overflow
Ingae vandhaal
If you come here.
Paar innum innum
Look, more and more,
Sorgangal thirakkum
Heavens will open
En per sonnaal
If my name is spoken.
Vaayaa vaayaa vaayaa
Come, come, come,
Malarin vaasam paarthaaiyaa
Have you smelled the fragrance of the flower?
Thaayaa thaayaa thaayaa
Motherly figure, motherly figure,
Vilaiyai pesi theerthaayaa
Have you negotiated and settled the price?
Kel indrum endrum
Ask, today and forever,
Muthangal kedaikkum
Kisses will be received
Ingae vandhaal
If you come here.
Kaal thattum thaththai
The tapping-footed parrot
Meththaigal virikkum
Will lay out comfortable beds
Anbae endraal
If you call out 'my love'.
Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae
O lotus unknown to a mother,
Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae
You lived under your father's shadow.
Yaar parithaaroo
Who plucked you?
Yaar arivaaroo
Who knows?
Eduthavar meendum koduppaaroo
Will the one who took you give you back?
…………………………..
...
Edhaiyum nenachaa
If we think of something,
Nenachu poraada
To fight for what we desire,
Idhayam irukku namakku thaan
We have a brave heart of our own.
Padaigal thirandu thuninthu munnera
To gather our forces, be bold, and move forward,
Thadaigal varumo namakku thaan
Can any obstacles stand in our way?
Rajaa rajaa rajaa
King, king, king,
Namakku naamae maharajaa
We are our own emperors!
Chacha chacha chacha
Chacha, chacha, chacha,
Namakku jackpot adichaachaa
Have we hit the jackpot!
{Vaa machaan machaan
Come, buddy, buddy,
Sillarai kedacha achchaa achchaa
If we get some change, that's great, great!
Yei kichaa kichaa
Hey Kichaa, Kichaa,
Kedachu pidichaa jalsaa jalsaa} (2)
If we get it and grab it, it's pure party time!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song opens on a gentle, reflective note, using the metaphor of a lotus raised under a father's shadow without a mother's warmth, pondering lost innocence and yearning. However, it quickly transitions into a lively, youth-centric anthem filled with optimistic camaraderie, celebrating self-reliance, resilience against life's hurdles, and enjoying simple joys.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathil)
“Thaai ariyatha thaamaraiyae”
Comparing a young girl or cherished soul to a 'lotus unknown to a mother' (Thaai ariyatha thaamarai).
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thandhaiyin nizhalil vaazhnthaaiyae”
Repetition of the 'Th' sound at the beginning of words in the same line.
Iyaipoo (End Rhyme)
“Yaar parithaaroo / Yaar arivaaroo / Eduthavar meendum koduppaaroo”
Matching end sounds ('aaroo') across consecutive rhyming query lines.
Epanalepsis / Repetition
“Rajaa rajaa rajaa”
Rhythmic repetition of words for emphasis and energy ('Rajaa rajaa rajaa', 'innum innum').
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Trivia
Arangetra Velai (1990) is the official Tamil remake of the classic Malayalam blockbuster 'Ramji Rao Speaking' (1989). The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring stars Prabhu and Revathi.
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