Vada Thangam Vada
From Pasumpon · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Pasumpon1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaraariro aareero ooo…. | Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareero ooo...) |
| Aaraariro aareeraaro… | Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareeraaro...) |
| Aaraariro aaree raaraaro… | Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aaree raaraaro...) |
| Female | |
| Vaadaa thangam vaadaa | Come, my precious gold, come. |
| Vayithula paala oothi podaa | Pour comfort like milk into my heart. |
| Aathaa pulla sondham | The bond between a mother and child... |
| Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa | ...is it merely a line drawn in the sand? |
| Female | |
| Vittathula katti vacha | A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam... |
| Thottil ellaam maarumadaa | ...can change over time, my dear. |
| Vayithula katti vacha | But the cradle tied within the womb... |
| Thottil mattum aadumadaa | ...will keep swaying forever, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Vaadaa thangam vaadaa | Come, my precious gold, come. |
| Vayithula paala oothi podaa | Pour comfort like milk into my heart. |
| Female | |
| Vaadaa thangam vaadaa | Come, my precious gold, come. |
| Vayithula paala oothi podaa | Pour comfort like milk into my heart. |
| Aathaa pulla sondham | The bond between a mother and child... |
| Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa | ...is it merely a line drawn in the sand? |
| Female | |
| Vittathula katti vacha | A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam... |
| Thottil ellaam maarumadaa | ...can change over time, my dear. |
| Vayithula katti vacha | But the cradle tied within the womb... |
| Thottil mattum aadumadaa | ...will keep swaying forever, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Vaadaa thangam vaadaa | Come, my precious gold, come. |
| Vayithula paala oothi podaa | Pour comfort like milk into my heart. |
| Aathaa pulla sondham | The bond between a mother and child... |
| Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa | ...is it merely a line drawn in the sand? |
ஆராரிரோ ஆரீரோ ஓ...
ஆராரிரோ ஆரீராரோ...
ஆராரிரோ ஆரீ ராராரோ...
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareero ooo...)
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareeraaro...)
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aaree raaraaro...)
வாடா தங்கம் வாடா
வயித்துல பால ஊத்தி போடா
ஆத்தா புள்ள சொந்தம்
அது என்ன மண்ணில் போட்ட கோடா
Come, my precious gold, come.
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
The bond between a mother and child...
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
விட்டத்துல கட்டி வச்ச
தொட்டில் எல்லாம் மாறுமடா
வயித்துல கட்டி வச்ச
தொட்டில் மட்டும் ஆடுமடா
A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam...
...can change over time, my dear.
But the cradle tied within the womb...
...will keep swaying forever, my dear.
வாடா தங்கம் வாடா
வயித்துல பால ஊத்தி போடா
Come, my precious gold, come.
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
வாடா தங்கம் வாடா
வயித்துல பால ஊத்தி போடா
ஆத்தா புள்ள சொந்தம்
அது என்ன மண்ணில் போட்ட கோடா
Come, my precious gold, come.
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
The bond between a mother and child...
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
விட்டத்துல கட்டி வச்ச
தொட்டில் எல்லாம் மாறுமடா
வயித்துல கட்டி வச்ச
தொட்டில் மட்டும் ஆடுமடா
A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam...
...can change over time, my dear.
But the cradle tied within the womb...
...will keep swaying forever, my dear.
வாடா தங்கம் வாடா
வயித்துல பால ஊத்தி போடா
ஆத்தா புள்ள சொந்தம்
அது என்ன மண்ணில் போட்ட கோடா
Come, my precious gold, come.
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
The bond between a mother and child...
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
Aaraariro aareero ooo….
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareero ooo...)
Aaraariro aareeraaro…
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aareeraaro...)
Aaraariro aaree raaraaro…
Lullaby refrain (Aaraariro aaree raaraaro...)
Vaadaa thangam vaadaa
Come, my precious gold, come.
Vayithula paala oothi podaa
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
Aathaa pulla sondham
The bond between a mother and child...
Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
Vittathula katti vacha
A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam...
Thottil ellaam maarumadaa
...can change over time, my dear.
Vayithula katti vacha
But the cradle tied within the womb...
Thottil mattum aadumadaa
...will keep swaying forever, my dear.
Vaadaa thangam vaadaa
Come, my precious gold, come.
Vayithula paala oothi podaa
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
Vaadaa thangam vaadaa
Come, my precious gold, come.
Vayithula paala oothi podaa
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
Aathaa pulla sondham
The bond between a mother and child...
Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
Vittathula katti vacha
A cradle tied to the wooden ceiling beam...
Thottil ellaam maarumadaa
...can change over time, my dear.
Vayithula katti vacha
But the cradle tied within the womb...
Thottil mattum aadumadaa
...will keep swaying forever, my dear.
Vaadaa thangam vaadaa
Come, my precious gold, come.
Vayithula paala oothi podaa
Pour comfort like milk into my heart.
Aathaa pulla sondham
The bond between a mother and child...
Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa
...is it merely a line drawn in the sand?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant Tamil song expresses the unbreakable, sacred bond between a mother and her child. Using rural lullaby motifs, the lyricist contrasts physical cradles—which are temporary and changeable—with the eternal cradle formed in a mother's womb. The mother lovingly addresses her son as gold, asserting that motherly affection is permanent and cannot be wiped away like a line drawn in the soil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Vayithula katti vacha”
Comparing the mother's womb to a cradle ('Vayithula katti vacha thottil') that sways eternally, symbolizing everlasting love.
Rhetorical Question (வினா நவிற்சி)
“Adhu enna mannil potta kodaa”
Asking if the mother-child bond is just a line drawn in dust ('mannil potta kodaa') to emphasize its permanence.
Edhugai (Ethugai / Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vittathula katti vacha / Vayithula katti vacha”
The second letter 't' (ட்) rhymes between 'Vittathula' and 'Vayithula', enhancing rhythmic symmetry.
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Trivia
This track is from the 1995 Tamil movie 'Pasumpon' starring Prabhu and Sivaji Ganesan, with music composed by Vidyasagar and lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song highlights rural maternal sentiment.
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