- Lyricist
- Tha. Kannan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Kanne Kaniyamudhe
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu
Naalvar thol tharum naeramo or paattu
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu
Naalvar thol tharum naeramo or paattu
Eththanai sumaigal un manathil iruppinum
Irakki vaikkalaam isai kettu
Eththanai sumaigal un manathil iruppinum
Irakki vaikkalaam isai kettu
Thanakkujanuthakida thagajam thariththajam
Riththajam thajam jam
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida thagathathimthathaa
Thanakku jonutha jonutha thanakkujam
Thanatheemtha thanatheemtha thaa….
Thatharathaani udharathaani thagathajam
Thatheemtha thatheemtha thatheemtha thatheemtha theem
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani thanujagida thanatha theemtheem
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani thanujagida thanatha theemtheem
Thanakku janakku ninipapa risari
Thanatheemtha paninisarisaa
Thaththarathanai Uththaraththaani thagathajam
Parisa pasani manipa ripamari
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani thanujagida thanatha theemtheem
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu
Naalvar thol tharum naeramo or paattu
Eththanai sumaigal un manathil iruppinum
Irakki vaikkalaam isai kettu
Eththanai sumaigal un manathil iruppinum
Irakki vaikkalaam isai kettu
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu thaalaattu
Aaaa aaaa aa….
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aaa…..aa…..aaa…..
Aaa…..aa…..aaa…..
Aaa…..aa…..aaa…..
Oosaigal illaamal vaazhkkai illai
Tharam uyarnthaalum thaazhnthaalum isaithaanae ellai
Chorus :………………….
Oosaigal illaamal vaazhkkai illai
Tharam uyarnthaalum thaazhnthaalum isaithaanae ellai
Paaloottum maarbukkul idhayaththin saththam
Kuzhanthai kaadhukkul arankaerum thaalaththin muththam
Chorus :Mmmm…mm…mm…
Mmmm…mm…mm…
Vilaiyaadum kaalaththil kolusennum salangai
Adhil jadhi poda uruvaakkum naattiya arangai
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani thanujagida thanatha theemtheem
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa….aa…..
…………….
Thanneerum jadhi paadi karaiyodum mothum
Mannil thavalaigal raagaththai mazhaikaalam oodhum
Reengaara vandugal ennenna viththai
Veesum kaattrukku maramaada thanthaayo swaraththai
……………
Imai yaavum kanneeril mugamaedai nadanam
En iraivaa un thirumaeni ezhunthaada varanum
Thimitharigida thuththuntharigida paninisa….aa…..
arininisari nisapani thanujagida thanatha theemtheem
Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu thaalaattu…oo….
A lullaby begins at the cradle,
And a song marks the moment four shoulders carry you away.
A lullaby begins at the cradle,
And a song marks the moment four shoulders carry you away.
No matter how many burdens weigh upon your heart,
You can lay them all down by listening to music.
No matter how many burdens weigh upon your heart,
You can lay them all down by listening to music.
Dhanakku januthakida thakajam tharithajam
Rithajam thajam jam
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi thakathadhimthathaa
Dhanakku jonutha jonutha dhanakkujam
Dhanadheemtha dhanadheemtha thaa...
Thatharathaani udharathaani thakathajam
Thadheemtha thadheemtha thadheemtha thadheemtha dheem
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani dhanujakilaa dhanatha dheemdheem
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani dhanujakilaa dhanatha dheemdheem
Dhanakku janakku ninipapa risari
Dhanadheemtha paninisarisaa
Thaththarathanai uththarathaani thakathajam
Parisa pasani manipa ripamari
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani dhanujakilaa dhanatha dheemdheem
A lullaby begins at the cradle,
A lullaby begins at the cradle,
And a song marks the moment four shoulders carry you away.
No matter how many burdens weigh upon your heart,
You can lay them all down by listening to music.
No matter how many burdens weigh upon your heart,
You can lay them all down by listening to music.
A lullaby begins at the cradle, a lullaby...
Aaa... aaa... aa...
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aariraariraari raariraaraaro
Aaa... aa... aaa...
Aaa... aa... aaa...
Aaa... aa... aaa...
There is no life without sound,
Whether fortunes rise or fall, music is the common shore.
Chorus: ...
There is no life without sound,
Whether fortunes rise or fall, music is the common shore.
Inside the nursing mother's breast beats the heart,
A rhythmic kiss echoing into the baby's ear.
Chorus: Mmm... mm... mm...
Mmm... mm... mm...
In childhood, the bells of an anklet
Keep time, turning every step into a dance floor.
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa
Sarininisari nisapani dhanujakilaa dhanatha dheemdheem
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa... aa...
...
Even water sings rhythms as it crashes against the shore,
In the rainy season, frogs on the ground breathe out tunes,
Look at the wondrous tricks of the humming bees,
Did you grant notes to the breeze to make the trees dance?
...
With tears on the eyelashes, the face becomes a stage of dance,
My Lord, may your divine presence rise and dance here!
Dhimitharikidi thuthuntharikidi paninisa... aa...
Arininisari nisapani dhanujakilaa dhanatha dheemdheem
A lullaby begins at the cradle, a lullaby... oh...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful composition reflects on the omnipresence of music and rhythm throughout human existence. It asserts that life begins with a lullaby in the cradle and ends with funeral songs, emphasizing that music acts as a universal balm capable of easing any inner burden. The lyrics weave classical rhythmic mnemonics (sollukattu) with poetic observations of nature, showing how music resides in a mother's heartbeat, a child's anklets, flowing rivers, croaking frogs, and wind blowing through trees.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast / Antithesis (Maranu)
“Thottilil thodangidum thaalaattu / Naalvar thol tharum naeramo or paattu”
Contrasts the beginning of life in a cradle with the end of life carried on shoulders.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kuzhanthai kaadhukkul arankaerum thaalaththin muththam”
Compares the mother's heartbeat near a nursing child's ears to a rhythm performing on stage.
Personification (Tharkiropaerani)
“Thanneerum jadhi paadi karaiyodum mothum”
Attributes the singing of rhythmic patterns (jadhi) to flowing water.
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Trivia
The lyricist Tha. Kannan incorporates rhythmic 'Sollukattu' (vocal percussion syllables) extensively into the song structure, blending classical Carnatic rhythm with thematic reflections on life's journey from birth to death.
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