Yaen Azhuthai Magale
From Odangal · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Sampath Selvam
- Details
- Odangal1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oooh aaroraaro mmmm…. | Oooh aaroraaro mmmm…. |
| Thaalaelo Thaalaelo | Lullaby, lullaby |
| Lalalala raariraariro lalalala raariraariro | Lalalala raariraariro lalalala raariraariro |
| Female | |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru | Did you cry thinking that tears |
| Nee azhuthaayo | are mother's milk? |
| Female | |
| Thottil illaiyo thookkamillaiyo | Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep? |
| Sontham sonthamillaiyo athai | Are there no relatives to call your own, |
| Sollavum vaai illaiyo….oooo…. | and no voice even to express it? Oh... |
| Female | |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Female | |
| Oodam pola odugindren | I run like a floating boat, |
| Naan karai saeravillai…ee… | yet I have not reached the shore... |
| Neeyum vanthu paaramaanaai | You too arrived and became a burden, |
| Sumai kolla yaarumillai | and there is no one to share this heavy load. |
| Pantha paasam ingae paaramaanaal | If affection and ties become a burden here, |
| Iruppathil laabamillai | there is no benefit in staying alive. |
| Ada irakkavum naeramillai oo….ooo….oo… | Ah, there is not even time to die... oh... |
| Female | |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Female | |
| Poli maalai poli thaali | Fake garland, fake sacred thread, |
| Idhu enna sugam tharumaa….aa….aa… | will this ever give any happiness? |
| Vaettaiyaadum kaattu vaengai | Will a hunting tiger of the forest |
| Vazhivittu varantharumaa | step aside and grant a blessing? |
| Ada aavi ingu pona pinbu | Ah, after life leaves from here, |
| Kuruvikku sudhanthiramaa….aa…. | is there freedom for the little bird? |
| Intha kodumaikku vilambaramaa aaa….aa….aah.. | Must there be publicity for this cruelty? |
| Female | |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru | Did you cry thinking that tears |
| Nee azhuthaayo | are mother's milk? |
| Female | |
| Thottil illaiyo thookkamillaiyo | Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep? |
| Sontham sonthamillaiyo athai | Are there no relatives to call your own, |
| Sollavum vaai illaiyo….oooo…. | and no voice even to express it? Oh... |
| Female | |
| Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo… | Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh... |
| Yaen azhuthaayo…. | Why did you cry? |
| Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru | Did you cry thinking that tears |
| Nee azhuthaayo…. | are mother's milk? |
ஓஒஹ் ஆரிராரோ ம்ம்ம்ம்......
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ
லலலல ராரிராரிரோ லலலல ராரிராரிரோ
Oooh aaroraaro mmmm….
Lullaby, lullaby
Lalalala raariraariro lalalala raariraariro
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ.....
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ......
கண்ணீர்தான் தாய்ப்பால் என்று
நீ அழுதாயோ
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
Did you cry thinking that tears
are mother's milk?
தொட்டில் இல்லையோ தூக்கமில்லையோ
சொந்தம் சொந்தமில்லையோ அதை
சொல்லவும் வாய் இல்லையோ.......ஓஓஓ....
Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep?
Are there no relatives to call your own,
and no voice even to express it? Oh...
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ.....
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
ஓடம் போல ஓடுகின்றேன்
நான் கரை சேரவில்லை....ஈ......
நீயும் வந்து பாரமானாய்
சுமைக் கொள்ள யாருமில்லை
பந்தபாசம் இங்கே பாரமானால்
இருப்பதில் லாபமில்லை
அட இறக்கவும் நேரமில்லை ஓஓ....ஓஓ...ஓ....
I run like a floating boat,
yet I have not reached the shore...
You too arrived and became a burden,
and there is no one to share this heavy load.
If affection and ties become a burden here,
there is no benefit in staying alive.
Ah, there is not even time to die... oh...
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ.....
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
போலி மாலை போலி தாலி
இது என்ன சுகம் தருமா....ஆ....ஆ....
வேட்டையாடும் காட்டு வேங்கை
வழிவிட்டு வரந்தருமா
அட ஆவி இங்கு போன பின்பு
குருவிக்கு சுதந்திரமா.....ஆ.....
இந்த கொடுமைக்கு விளம்பரமா ஆ....ஆ...ஆஹ்....
Fake garland, fake sacred thread,
will this ever give any happiness?
Will a hunting tiger of the forest
step aside and grant a blessing?
Ah, after life leaves from here,
is there freedom for the little bird?
Must there be publicity for this cruelty?
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ......
கண்ணீர்தான் தாய்ப்பால் என்று
நீ அழுதாயோ
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
Did you cry thinking that tears
are mother's milk?
தொட்டில் இல்லையோ தூக்கமில்லையோ
சொந்தம் சொந்தமில்லையோ அதை
சொல்லவும் வாய் இல்லையோ.......ஓஓஓ....
Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep?
Are there no relatives to call your own,
and no voice even to express it? Oh...
ஏன் அழுதாய் மகளே ஓஓ....
ஏன் அழுதாயோ.....
கண்ணீர்தான் தாய்ப்பால் என்று
நீ அழுதாயோ.....
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Why did you cry?
Did you cry thinking that tears
are mother's milk?
Oooh aaroraaro mmmm….
Oooh aaroraaro mmmm….
Thaalaelo Thaalaelo
Lullaby, lullaby
Lalalala raariraariro lalalala raariraariro
Lalalala raariraariro lalalala raariraariro
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru
Did you cry thinking that tears
Nee azhuthaayo
are mother's milk?
Thottil illaiyo thookkamillaiyo
Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep?
Sontham sonthamillaiyo athai
Are there no relatives to call your own,
Sollavum vaai illaiyo….oooo….
and no voice even to express it? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Oodam pola odugindren
I run like a floating boat,
Naan karai saeravillai…ee…
yet I have not reached the shore...
Neeyum vanthu paaramaanaai
You too arrived and became a burden,
Sumai kolla yaarumillai
and there is no one to share this heavy load.
Pantha paasam ingae paaramaanaal
If affection and ties become a burden here,
Iruppathil laabamillai
there is no benefit in staying alive.
Ada irakkavum naeramillai oo….ooo….oo…
Ah, there is not even time to die... oh...
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Poli maalai poli thaali
Fake garland, fake sacred thread,
Idhu enna sugam tharumaa….aa….aa…
will this ever give any happiness?
Vaettaiyaadum kaattu vaengai
Will a hunting tiger of the forest
Vazhivittu varantharumaa
step aside and grant a blessing?
Ada aavi ingu pona pinbu
Ah, after life leaves from here,
Kuruvikku sudhanthiramaa….aa….
is there freedom for the little bird?
Intha kodumaikku vilambaramaa aaa….aa….aah..
Must there be publicity for this cruelty?
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru
Did you cry thinking that tears
Nee azhuthaayo
are mother's milk?
Thottil illaiyo thookkamillaiyo
Is there no cradle? Is there no sleep?
Sontham sonthamillaiyo athai
Are there no relatives to call your own,
Sollavum vaai illaiyo….oooo….
and no voice even to express it? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaai magalae ooo…
Why did you cry, my daughter? Oh...
Yaen azhuthaayo….
Why did you cry?
Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru
Did you cry thinking that tears
Nee azhuthaayo….
are mother's milk?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yaen Azhuthaai Magale' from the movie Odangal (1986) is a tragic lullaby sung by a helpless mother to her infant daughter. Plagued by extreme poverty and misfortune, the mother laments her harsh reality, wondering why her innocent child was born into such suffering. She metaphorically compares tears to mother's milk, emphasizing the absolute deprivation and sorrow into which the baby has arrived.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Oodam pola odugindren”
The speaker compares her aimless, endlessly wandering life to a boat ('oodam pola') drifting across water without finding a shore.
Metaphor (Rupakam)
“Kanneerthaan thaaipaal endru”
Tears are metaphorically equated to mother's milk, highlighting the tragic lack of actual sustenance and comfort for the infant.
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monai)
“Poli maalai poli thaali”
The word 'Poli' (fake) is repeated consecutively for rhythmic emphasis on deceitful social arrangements.
Symbolism
“Vaettaiyaadum kaattu vaengai”
The 'hunting forest tiger' symbolizes oppressive authority or harsh societal forces that show no mercy to the weak.
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Trivia
The film 'Odangal' (1986) features poignant lyrics by master lyricist Vairamuthu, known for using rural imagery and deep emotional metaphors to portray human struggle and maternal grief.
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