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Lyrics & meaning

Thanga Pappa Sandham Duet

From Thanga Pappa · 1993

Lyricist
Aravind Raj
Singers
K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Thanga Pappa
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
25 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sanisaga sanisari sanisagama sanirisa
Lalalalalaa… laalalalaalaa
Laalaalaalaa laa lalala
Laalaalaalaa laa lalalalalalaa…
Male :Lalalalalallalalalaaa
Thanga paapa sandham paadum
Thandhai nenjam thaalam podum
Idhu inba thollaiyoo suga raagamillaiyoo
Oru thaayin ullamae anbu koyil illaiyoo
Andha koyil vaazhum deivamae
Thanga paapa sandham paadum
Thaayin nenjam thaalam podum
Poomanakkum pen mayilae
Paal manakkum naeramoo
Female :Mmm pongi varum thaaimaiyilae
Penn manamum paadumoo
Annai nenjil oorum ennangalai
Pillaithaan arindhidumoo
Female :Pinju kaalgal modhi pesum mozhi
Annaikku purindhidumoo
Karbam ennum koyililae
Kannai moodi thoongum
Female :Pillai unnai kaanbadharkkae
Thaayin nenjam yengum
Male :Pala jenmam thodarum bandhamae
Thanga paapa sandham paadum
Thandhai nenjam thaalam podum
Thandhai undhan kangalilae
Thanga magal paarkkiren
Male :Mmm…oosaiyindri pesum mozhi
Kaadhai veithu ketkkiren
Chinna chinna mullai kilippillai
Mellathaan pesidumoo
Thaththi thaththi thaavi namm pillai
Nenjil thaan aadidumoo
Female :Pillai ondru illaiyendraal
Sollum unnaal maarum
Male :Thandhai nenjin aasaigalum
Pillai unnaal theerum
Unnai kaana kangal yengudhu
Thanga paapa sandham paadum
Thaayin nenjam thaalam podum
Idhu inbha thollaiyoo suga raagamillaiyoo
Oru thaayin ullamae anbhu koyil illaiyoo
Andha koyil vaazhum deivamae
Thanga paapa sandham paadum
Male :Thandhai nenjam thaalam podum
Sa Ni Sa Ga, Sa Ni Sa Ri, Sa Ni Sa Ga Ma, Sa Ni Ri Sa
La la la la laa… laa la la laa laa
Laa laa laa laa la la la la
Laa laa laa laa la la la la la laa…
Male: La la la la la la la la laa
The golden baby sings a sweet melody,
And the father's heart beats to the rhythm.
Is this a sweet trouble, or a joyful tune?
Isn't a mother's heart a temple of love?
You are the little deity living in that temple!
The golden baby sings a sweet melody,
And the mother's heart beats to the rhythm.
O peahen as fragrant as fresh flowers,
Has the sweet time of motherhood arrived?
Female: Mmm, in the joy of overflowing motherhood,
Does a woman's heart sing along?
The feelings welling up in a mother's heart,
Will the child ever understand them?
Female: The language spoken by tiny kicking feet,
Can a mother comprehend it?
Inside the temple called the womb,
Sleeping peacefully with closed eyes,
Female: Just to hold and see you, my child,
A mother's heart yearns so deeply.
Male: This is a bond that lasts across many lifetimes!
The golden baby sings a sweet melody,
And the father's heart beats to the rhythm.
Looking into your eyes, dear father,
I see our precious little daughter.
Male: Mmm, the silent words she speaks,
I listen closely with my ear against you.
Like a tiny jasmine bud, a little parrot,
Will she gently begin to talk?
Toddling and hopping playfully, will our child
Dance happily upon our chest?
Female: The painful words of being childless
Will finally change because of you.
Male: All the hopes in a father's heart
Will be fulfilled by you, my child.
Our eyes long to see you soon!
The golden baby sings a sweet melody,
And the mother's heart beats to the rhythm.
Is this a sweet trouble, or a joyful tune?
Isn't a mother's heart a temple of love?
You are the little deity living in that temple!
The golden baby sings a sweet melody,
Male: And the father's heart beats to the rhythm.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thanga Pappa is a heartwarming Tamil song expressing the pure joy, tender anticipation, and deep unconditional love of parents awaiting their newborn child. The lyrics capture the emotional landscape of parenthood, describing the intimate bond formed even before birth and portraying the unborn child as a divine blessing resting within the sacred temple of the mother's womb.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Karbam ennum koyililae

Compares the mother's womb to a sacred temple ('Karbam ennum koyililae') where the unborn child sleeps like a deity.

Alliteration (Monai)

Thanga paapa sandham paadum / Thandhai nenjam thaalam podum

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant across 'Thanga' and 'Thandhai' creates a rhythmic cadence matching the song's heartbeat concept.

Rhyme (Edugai)

Thanga paapa sandham paadum

Second-letter consonantal agreement ('ng' sound) between 'Thanga' and 'Ingu' or similar paired lines typical of Tamil prosody.

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