Vaayaara Mutham
From Kanni Thaai · 1965
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kanni Thaai1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Maadhulam poovai pola | Like a pomegranate flower, |
| Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu | Its legs and hands shine. |
| Maadhulam poovai pola | Like a pomegranate flower, |
| Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu | Its legs and hands shine. |
| Female | |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Female | |
| {Kandhan murugan | Lord Kandhan, Murugan, |
| Kaivelai koduthaan | Gave the spear in his hand; |
| Gangai kondavan | Lord Shiva, who holds the Ganges, |
| Maan tholai koduthaan} (2) | Gave the deer skin. |
| Female | |
| Annai umaiyaal | Mother Parvati, |
| Thamizh paalai koduthaal | Gave the milk of Tamil; |
| Annai umaiyaal | Mother Parvati, |
| Thamizh paalai koduthaal | Gave the milk of Tamil; |
| Alli malar pol indha pillai pirandhaan | This child was born like a water lily flower. |
| Female | |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Maadhulam poovai pola | Like a pomegranate flower, |
| Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu | Its legs and hands shine. |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Female | |
| {Alli anaithaal | If embraced tenderly, |
| Anbu vellam perugum | A flood of love overflows; |
| Angam muzhudhum | Throughout its entire body, |
| Thamizh sangam muzhangum} (2) | The Tamil Sangam resonates. |
| Female | |
| Pinju mugathil | In its tiny, tender face, |
| Annai nenjam mayangum | The mother's heart swoons with joy; |
| Pinju mugathil | In its tiny, tender face, |
| Annai nenjam mayangum | The mother's heart swoons with joy; |
| Pillai sirippai kandu dheivam vanangum | Seeing the child's smile, even God bows in reverence. |
| Female | |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
| Maadhulam poovai pola | Like a pomegranate flower, |
| Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu | Its legs and hands shine. |
| Vaayaara mutham thandhu | Giving a kiss wholeheartedly, |
| Vanna pillai konjudhu | The beautiful child prattles affectionately. |
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
மாதுளம் பூவைப் போல
காலும் கையும் மின்னுது
மாதுளம் பூவைப் போல
காலும் கையும் மின்னுது
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Like a pomegranate flower,
Its legs and hands shine.
Like a pomegranate flower,
Its legs and hands shine.
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
{கந்தன் முருகன்
கை வேலைக் கொடுத்தான்
கங்கை கொண்டவன்
மான் தோலைக் கொடுத்தான்} (2)
Lord Kandhan, Murugan,
Gave the spear in his hand;
Lord Shiva, who holds the Ganges,
Gave the deer skin.
அன்னை உமையாள்
தமிழ்ப் பாலைக் கொடுத்தாள்
அன்னை உமையாள்
தமிழ்ப் பாலைக் கொடுத்தாள்
அல்லி மலர் போல் இந்த பிள்ளை பிறந்தான்
Mother Parvati,
Gave the milk of Tamil;
Mother Parvati,
Gave the milk of Tamil;
This child was born like a water lily flower.
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
மாதுளம் பூவைப் போல
காலும் கையும் மின்னுது
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Like a pomegranate flower,
Its legs and hands shine.
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
{அள்ளி அணைத்தால்
அன்பு வெள்ளம் பெருகும்
அங்கம் முழுதும்
தமிழ்ச் சங்கம் முழங்கும்} (2)
If embraced tenderly,
A flood of love overflows;
Throughout its entire body,
The Tamil Sangam resonates.
பிஞ்சு முகத்தில்
அன்னை நெஞ்சம் மயங்கும்
பிஞ்சு முகத்தில்
அன்னை நெஞ்சம் மயங்கும்
பிள்ளைச் சிரிப்பைக் கண்டு தெய்வம் வணங்கும்
In its tiny, tender face,
The mother's heart swoons with joy;
In its tiny, tender face,
The mother's heart swoons with joy;
Seeing the child's smile, even God bows in reverence.
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
மாதுளம் பூவைப் போல
காலும் கையும் மின்னுது
வாயார முத்தம் தந்து
வண்ணப் பிள்ளை கொஞ்சுது
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Like a pomegranate flower,
Its legs and hands shine.
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Maadhulam poovai pola
Like a pomegranate flower,
Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu
Its legs and hands shine.
Maadhulam poovai pola
Like a pomegranate flower,
Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu
Its legs and hands shine.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
{Kandhan murugan
Lord Kandhan, Murugan,
Kaivelai koduthaan
Gave the spear in his hand;
Gangai kondavan
Lord Shiva, who holds the Ganges,
Maan tholai koduthaan} (2)
Gave the deer skin.
Annai umaiyaal
Mother Parvati,
Thamizh paalai koduthaal
Gave the milk of Tamil;
Annai umaiyaal
Mother Parvati,
Thamizh paalai koduthaal
Gave the milk of Tamil;
Alli malar pol indha pillai pirandhaan
This child was born like a water lily flower.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Maadhulam poovai pola
Like a pomegranate flower,
Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu
Its legs and hands shine.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
{Alli anaithaal
If embraced tenderly,
Anbu vellam perugum
A flood of love overflows;
Angam muzhudhum
Throughout its entire body,
Thamizh sangam muzhangum} (2)
The Tamil Sangam resonates.
Pinju mugathil
In its tiny, tender face,
Annai nenjam mayangum
The mother's heart swoons with joy;
Pinju mugathil
In its tiny, tender face,
Annai nenjam mayangum
The mother's heart swoons with joy;
Pillai sirippai kandu dheivam vanangum
Seeing the child's smile, even God bows in reverence.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Maadhulam poovai pola
Like a pomegranate flower,
Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu
Its legs and hands shine.
Vaayaara mutham thandhu
Giving a kiss wholeheartedly,
Vanna pillai konjudhu
The beautiful child prattles affectionately.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a tender celebration of maternal love and the divine beauty of a child. The lyrics describe the joy of showering the infant with kisses while admiring its soft, glowing limbs compared to pomegranate blossoms and water lilies. The song weaves mythological imagery, suggesting that the child is blessed by divine entities—receiving strength from Lord Murugan, grace from Lord Shiva, and sweetness from Goddess Parvati.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Maadhulam poovai pola / Kaalum kaiyum minnudhu”
Compares the child's delicate glowing hands and feet to soft pomegranate flowers.
Simile (Upamai)
“Alli malar pol indha pillai pirandhaan”
Compares the tender birth of the infant to the blooming of a water lily.
Hyperbole (Uravanai)
“Pillai sirippai kandu dheivam vanangum”
Expresses that the innocent smile of a child is so pure that even God would bow down to worship it.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anbu vellam perugum”
Describes maternal affection as an overflowing flood of love.
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Trivia
The song features in the 1965 MGR-Jayalalithaa starrer 'Kanni Thaai', with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Sung by P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan, this lullaby became a classic representation of maternal affection in 1960s Tamil cinema.
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