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Lyrics & meaning

Thookkam Un Kangalai

From Aalayamani · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Aalayamani
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
8 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Amaidhi un nenjil nilavattumae
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Amaidhi un nenjil nilavattumae
Andha thookkamum amaidhiyum
Naanaanaal unnai
Thodarndhiruppen endrum
Thunai iruppen
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Amaidhi un nenjil nilavattumae
Kaalaiyil naan oru
Kanavu kanden
Adhai kangalil ingae
Eduthu vandhen
Eduthadhil yedhum
Kuraindhu vidaamal
Koduthu vitten undhan kangalilae
Kangalilae kangalilae
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Amaidhi un nenjil nilavattumae
Manamennum maaligai
Thirandhirukka
Maiyitta kangal sivandhirukka
Iru karam neetti
Thirumugam kaatti
Thavazhndhu vandhen
Naan unnidamae
Thavazhndhu vandhaen
Naan unnidamae
Thookkam un kangalai
Thazhuvattumae
Amaidhi un nenjil nilavattumae
Andha thookkamum amaidhiyum
Naanaanaal unnai
Thodarndhiruppen endrum
Thunai iruppen
Aahahaa haa haahaa
Aahahaa haa…
Aahaahahaa haahaa
Aahahaa haa…
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May peace dwell in your heart.
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May peace dwell in your heart.
If only that sleep and that peace
were me,
I would follow you forever
and always stay by your side.
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May peace dwell in your heart.
In the morning,
I had a dream,
and within my eyes,
I brought it here.
Without losing
a single bit of it,
I placed it all into your eyes,
into your eyes, into your eyes.
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May peace dwell in your heart.
With the palace of my heart
standing open,
and my kohl-lined eyes turning red,
reaching out with both hands
and showing my loving face,
I came softly
to you.
I came softly
to you.
May sleep
embrace your eyes.
May peace dwell in your heart.
If only that sleep and that peace
were me,
I would follow you forever
and always stay by your side.
Aah ha ha ha-ha
Aah ha ha...
Aah ha ha-ha
Aah ha ha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thookkam Un Kangalai from the film Aalayamani (1962) is a tender, serene lullaby-style romantic song. The singer tenderly wishes for deep sleep and absolute tranquility to embrace her beloved's eyes and heart. She expresses a profound desire to embody sleep and peace herself, so she can forever remain close as his eternal companion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Manamennum maaligai”

Comparing the human heart/mind to a grand palace in the line 'Manamennum maaligai'.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Thookkam un kangalai / Thazhuvattumae”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' across consecutive lines.

Personification / Wishful Metamorphosis

“Andha thookkamum amaidhiyum / Naanaanaal unnai”

The speaker longs to personify abstract feelings like sleep and peace to stay perpetually beside the lover.

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