Thandhayaipppol
From Thaaikkuppin Thaaram · 1956
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thaaikkuppin Thaaram1956
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thandhaiyai pol ulagilae | Is there a god in this world like a father? |
| Dheivam undo… | Is there a god? |
| Oru maganukku sarvamum avarendraal | If he is everything to a son, |
| Vindhai undo… | Is it a wonder? |
| Male | |
| Thandhaiyai pol ulagilae | Is there a god in this world like a father? |
| Dheivam undo… | Is there a god? |
| Oru maganukku sarvamum avarendraal | If he is everything to a son, |
| Vindhai undo… | Is it a wonder? |
| Sarvamum avarendraal vindhai undo… | If he is everything, is it a wonder? |
| Male | |
| Annaiyum pidhaavum | Mother and father |
| Munnari dheivam | Are the foremost known deities; |
| Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa | Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain? |
| Male | |
| Annaiyum pidhaavum | Mother and father |
| Munnari dheivam | Are the foremost known deities; |
| Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa | Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain? |
| Aandavan polae needhiyai pugandraal | If one speaks righteousness like God Himself, |
| Anubhavamae idhu thaanaa | Is this the ultimate experience one receives? |
| Male | |
| Annaiyum pidhaavum | Mother and father |
| Munnari dheivam | Are the foremost known deities; |
| Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa | Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain? |
| Aandavan polae needhiyai pugandraal | If one speaks righteousness like God Himself, |
| Anubhavamae idhu thaanaa | Is this the ultimate experience one receives? |
| Male | |
| {Unnaamal urangaamal | { Without eating, without sleeping, |
| Uyirodu mandraadi | Pleading and struggling while alive, |
| En vaazhvin inbamae edhir paartha | Who only anticipated happiness in my life, |
| Thandhai engae } (2) | Where is that father? } (2) |
| En thandhai engae | Where is my father? |
| Male | |
| Kannimai polae ennai valarthaar | He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye; |
| Kadamaiyai naan maravaenaa | Will I ever forget my duty? |
| Kannimai polae ennai valarthaar | He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye; |
| Kadamaiyai naan maravaenaa | Will I ever forget my duty? |
| Male | |
| Kaarirul polae paazhaana sidhaiyil | In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness, |
| Kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa | He turned to embers; is this fate? |
| Kaarirul polae paazhaana sidhaiyil | In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness, |
| Kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa | He turned to embers; is this fate? |
| Thandhai kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa | Did father turn to embers, is this fate? |
| Male | |
| Annaiyum pidhaavum | Mother and father |
| Munnari dheivam | Are the foremost known deities; |
| Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa | Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain? |
| Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa… | Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain... |
தந்தையைப் போல் உலகிலே
தெய்வம் உண்டோ...
ஒரு மகனுக்கு சர்வமும் அவரென்றால்
விந்தை உண்டோ...
Is there a god in this world like a father?
Is there a god?
If he is everything to a son,
Is it a wonder?
தந்தையைப் போல் உலகிலே
தெய்வம் உண்டோ...
ஒரு மகனுக்கு சர்வமும் அவரென்றால்
விந்தை உண்டோ...
சர்வமும் அவரென்றால் விந்தை உண்டோ...
Is there a god in this world like a father?
Is there a god?
If he is everything to a son,
Is it a wonder?
If he is everything, is it a wonder?
அன்னையும் பிதாவும் முன்னறி தெய்வம்
ஔவையின் பொன் மொழி வீணா
Mother and father
Are the foremost known deities;
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
அன்னையும் பிதாவும் முன்னறி தெய்வம்
ஔவையின் பொன் மொழி வீணா
ஆண்டவன் போலே நீதியைப் புகன்றாள்
அனுபவமே இது தானா
Mother and father
Are the foremost known deities;
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
If one speaks righteousness like God Himself,
Is this the ultimate experience one receives?
அன்னையும் பிதாவும் முன்னறி தெய்வம்
ஔவையின் பொன் மொழி வீணா
ஆண்டவன் போலே நீதியைப் புகன்றாள்
அனுபவமே இது தானா
Mother and father
Are the foremost known deities;
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
If one speaks righteousness like God Himself,
Is this the ultimate experience one receives?
{உண்ணாமல் உறங்காமல்
உயிரோடு மன்றாடி
என் வாழ்வின் இன்பமே எதிர் பார்த்த
தந்தை எங்கே} (2)
என் தந்தை எங்கே
{ Without eating, without sleeping,
Pleading and struggling while alive,
Who only anticipated happiness in my life,
Where is that father? } (2)
Where is my father?
கண்ணிமை போலே
என்னை வளர்த்தார்
கடமையை நான் மறவேனா
கண்ணிமை போலே என்னை வளர்த்தார்
கடமையை நான் மறவேனா
He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye;
Will I ever forget my duty?
He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye;
Will I ever forget my duty?
காரிருள் போலே பாழான சிதையில்
கனலானார் விதி தானா
காரிருள் போலே பாழான சிதையில்
கனலானார் விதி தானா
தந்தை கனலானார் விதி தானா
In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness,
He turned to embers; is this fate?
In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness,
He turned to embers; is this fate?
Did father turn to embers, is this fate?
அன்னையும் பிதாவும் முன்னறி தெய்வம்
ஔவையின் பொன் மொழி வீணா
ஔவையின் பொன் மொழி வீணா...
Mother and father
Are the foremost known deities;
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain...
Thandhaiyai pol ulagilae
Is there a god in this world like a father?
Dheivam undo…
Is there a god?
Oru maganukku sarvamum avarendraal
If he is everything to a son,
Vindhai undo…
Is it a wonder?
Thandhaiyai pol ulagilae
Is there a god in this world like a father?
Dheivam undo…
Is there a god?
Oru maganukku sarvamum avarendraal
If he is everything to a son,
Vindhai undo…
Is it a wonder?
Sarvamum avarendraal vindhai undo…
If he is everything, is it a wonder?
Annaiyum pidhaavum
Mother and father
Munnari dheivam
Are the foremost known deities;
Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
Annaiyum pidhaavum
Mother and father
Munnari dheivam
Are the foremost known deities;
Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
Aandavan polae needhiyai pugandraal
If one speaks righteousness like God Himself,
Anubhavamae idhu thaanaa
Is this the ultimate experience one receives?
Annaiyum pidhaavum
Mother and father
Munnari dheivam
Are the foremost known deities;
Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
Aandavan polae needhiyai pugandraal
If one speaks righteousness like God Himself,
Anubhavamae idhu thaanaa
Is this the ultimate experience one receives?
{Unnaamal urangaamal
{ Without eating, without sleeping,
Uyirodu mandraadi
Pleading and struggling while alive,
En vaazhvin inbamae edhir paartha
Who only anticipated happiness in my life,
Thandhai engae } (2)
Where is that father? } (2)
En thandhai engae
Where is my father?
Kannimai polae ennai valarthaar
He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye;
Kadamaiyai naan maravaenaa
Will I ever forget my duty?
Kannimai polae ennai valarthaar
He raised me like an eyelid protecting the eye;
Kadamaiyai naan maravaenaa
Will I ever forget my duty?
Kaarirul polae paazhaana sidhaiyil
In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness,
Kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa
He turned to embers; is this fate?
Kaarirul polae paazhaana sidhaiyil
In a ruined funeral pyre dark as pitch darkness,
Kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa
He turned to embers; is this fate?
Thandhai kanalaanaar vidhi thaanaa
Did father turn to embers, is this fate?
Annaiyum pidhaavum
Mother and father
Munnari dheivam
Are the foremost known deities;
Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain?
Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa…
Is Avvai's golden proverb in vain...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses deep filial grief and devotion toward a departed father. The protagonist questions destiny, lamenting how a father who sacrificed food and sleep to raise his child with extreme care—like an eyelid safeguarding the eye—met an untimely end on a funeral pyre. The song references the timeless ancient Tamil proverb by poetess Avvaiyar, 'Annaiyum Pitavum Munnari Deivam' (Mother and father are the first known gods), bitterly questioning whether such sacred moral truths hold true when tragic fate strikes an righteous man.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannimai polae ennai valarthaar”
Compares the father's protective nurturing of the child to an eyelid protecting the eye ('Kannimai polae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaarirul polae paazhaana sidhaiyil”
Compares the bleakness of the funeral pyre to pitch darkness ('Kaarirul polae').
Literary Allusion
“Awwaiyin pon mozhi veenaa”
Directly references the ethical maxim 'Annaiyum Pitavum Munnari Deivam' from Avvaiyar's Konrai Vendhan.
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Annaiyum pidhaavum / Aandavan polae / Anubhavamae idhu thaanaa”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' ('Annaiyum', 'Aandavan', 'Anubhavamae').
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Trivia
'Thaaikkuppin Thaaram' (1956) was the debut film production of Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Devar under the banner Devar Films, starring M. G. Ramachandran. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
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