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Lyrics & meaning

Yen Mappillaikku

From Anna Nee En Deivam · 1970

Lyricist
Ambikapathi
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Anna Nee En Deivam
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
19 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
Poo polae pinju kaalaalae
Udhai thandhaalae nalla buthi varum
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
Unnai ninaikkaadha
Ullam padaithaanae
Thandhai enum andha thirudan
Unnai ninaikkaadha
Ullam padaithaanae
Thandhai enum andha thirudan
Annai mani kaigal alli anaikkindra
Chinna kodi indha azhagan
Annai mani kaigal alli anaikkindra
Chinna kodi indha azhagan
Sila pollaadha ullangal sirikkum
Nalla ponnaana nenjathai mayakkum
Sugam kondaadi vandaaga parakkum
Adhai sonnaal un kan kooda sivakkum
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
Pennai vilaiyaattu
Bommai yena ennum
Pithu pidithorai azhaithu
Killai mozhi pesi mullai vazhi kaattum
Nalla vazhi poga thiruthu
Adhu sonnaalum ketkkaamal muraikkum
Than kaal pona pokkaaga nadakkum
Adhai nallorgal poraattam nadakkum
Andru naam thaedum nal vaazhkkai kidaikkum
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
Maalai thodukkaamal
Oorai azhaikkaamal
Kaadhal mudithaanae oruvan
Maalai thodukkaamal
Oorai azhaikkaamal
Kaadhal mudithaanae oruvan
Naalai namai thaedi vaelai varum podhu
Kaalil vizha vaendi varuvaan
Naalai namai thaedi vaelai varum podhu
Kaalil vizha vaendi varuvaan
Andha porkkaalam ennaalae vilaiyum
Un ammaavin thunbangal vidiyum
Avan mannippu kettkkindra nerathil
Nee kai kotti sirikkaadhae paavam
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
En maappillaikku
Indha mani pillaiyai thottu
Muthaada muthaada aasai varum
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
If you kick him with your tiny, flower-like feet,
he will surely come to his senses.
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
He had a heart
that never thought of you—
that thief called a father.
He had a heart
that never thought of you—
that thief called a father.
Embraced tightly in his mother's loving arms,
this handsome boy is like a tender vine.
Embraced tightly in his mother's loving arms,
this handsome boy is like a tender vine.
Some wicked hearts will laugh and mock,
and deceive pure golden souls.
They indulge in pleasure and fly away like bees;
if I tell you of it, even your eyes will turn red with anger.
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
To those who think a woman
is just a toy to play with,
call out to those foolish men,
speak in your sweet baby lisp to show the right path,
and reform them to walk in goodness.
Even when told, they will stubbornly refuse to listen,
and wander wherever their feet take them.
Good people will fight against such injustice,
and on that day, the good life we seek will arrive.
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
Without weaving wedding garlands,
without inviting the town,
a man concluded his romance.
Without weaving wedding garlands,
without inviting the town,
a man concluded his romance.
Tomorrow, when the right time comes looking for us,
he will have to fall at our feet.
Tomorrow, when the right time comes looking for us,
he will have to fall at our feet.
That golden era will be born through me,
and your mother's sorrows will see a new dawn.
When the time comes for him to beg for forgiveness,
do not clap your hands and laugh at him, poor man...
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
My brother-in-law
will touch this precious child
and yearn to shower him with kisses.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a tender lullaby sung by a mother to her young child while reflecting on her estranged husband. She describes the child's father as a man who abandoned his familial duties and treated love lightly, calling him a thief for leaving them. Despite this pain, she believes that the child's innocence and pure presence will eventually reform the father and bring good sense back to him. Throughout the lullaby, the mother looks forward to a hopeful future when the father will realize his mistakes and return to ask for forgiveness. She teaches her child moral grace, advising that when that day comes, the child should show magnanimity rather than mock or laugh at the repentant father.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Poo polae pinju kaalaalae”

Comparing the baby's soft, tender feet to flowers using 'poo polae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thandhai enum andha thirudan”

Describing the father metaphorically as a 'thief' (thirudan) for abandoning his family and responsibilities.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Chinna kodi indha azhagan”

Comparing the child to a small creeper or vine ('chinna kodi') embraced by the mother.

Rhyme / Monai and Edhugai

“Maalai thodukkaamal / Oorai azhaikkaamal”

Use of matching second-letter rhythms across parallel lines ('Maalai' / 'Oorai', 'thodukkaamal' / 'azhaikkaamal').

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Trivia

The song is from the movie 'Anna Nee En Deivam' (1970) with lyrics written by Ambikapathi. It uses the traditional lullaby structure to deliver a social message on marital responsibility and compassion.

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