Aayiramthan Kavi Sonnen Lyrics Translation | Naatpadu Theral 2 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vairamuthu
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam performs ‘Aayiramthan Kavi Sonnen’ from the album Naatpadu Theral 2. Lyricist Vairamuthu and composer Iniyavan shape this remorseful confession about maternal neglect. The song presents a poet’s failure to honor his mother despite literary fame.
Released: April 24, 2022
Aayiramthan Kavi Sonnen
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vairamuthu • From “Naatpadu Theral 2”
Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Composer
Iniyavan
Naatpadu Theral 2’s Aayiramthan Kavi Sonnen Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Vairamuthu contrasts financial struggle with emotional absence in lines about money arriving without love. Balasubrahmanyam delivers the rhetorical question regarding a mother’s irreplaceable role with vocal vulnerability.
Aayiram Than Kavi SonnenI’ve written a thousand poems,
Azhagazhaga Poi SonnenI’ve told beautiful lies.
Pethavale Un PerumaiBut about your greatness, my dear mother,
Oththavari SollalaiyeI never wrote a single line.
Kathellam Magan PattuEverywhere, they hear the son’s song,
Kagithathil Avan Eluthuon every page, his writing.
Oorellam Magan PechuThe whole town speaks of the son,
Un Keerthi Ezhuthalaiyebut I never wrote of your glory.
Eluthavoo PadikavoWhether to write it or to read it,
Yeladha Thai Bakthia mother’s love isn’t meant for that.
Eluthi Enna LabaminnuThinking, ‘What’s the use in writing it down?’
Ezhudhama PonenooIs that why I never even tried?
Aayiram Than Kavi SonnenI’ve written a thousand poems,
Azhagazhaga Poi SonnenI’ve told beautiful lies.
Pethavale Un PerumaiBut about your greatness, my dear mother,
Oththavari SollalaiyeI never wrote a single line.
Kadhakadhannu KalikindiYou’d stir up a warm ‘kali’ porridge,
Kalikkulle Kuzhi Vettimake a small well in its center,
Karuppetti Nallennapour in jaggery and sesame oil,
Kalandhu Tharuvayeand mix it all for me to eat.
Thondaiyile Adhu IrangumAs it went down my throat,
Sugamana Ilanjooduthat pleasant, gentle warmth,
Mandaiyila Innumis still fresh in my mind,
Masamsannu Nikkuthammaand it lingers there even today, mother.
Varumaiyila Nama PattaUnable to bear the pain,
Valithanga Mattamathat we suffered in our poverty,
Penava Nan EduthenI picked up my pen.
Prabanjam PicherinjenI tore the universe apart with my words.
Kalyanam Nan SenjuAfter I got married,
Kadhiyathu Nikkayilaand was left without a path,
Petha Appan Chennai Vandhumy own father came to the city,
Sothezhuthi Pona Pinneand after signing away his property to me,
Anjaru Varushamfor five or six years,
Un Asai Mugam PakkamaI didn’t even see your loving face.
Pillai Manam PithacheThe son’s heart went mad with ambition,
Petha Manam Kall Acheand the mother’s heart turned to stone.
Pasam Ulla VelaiyileWhen there was love, there wasn’t any money.
Kasu Panam KoodalaiyeThe cash and coins just didn’t add up.
Kasu Vandha VelaiyileAnd when the money finally came,
Pasam Vandhu Seralaiyelove didn’t come along with it.
Vaigaiyila Oor MulugaWhen the whole town was submerged in the Vaigai river’s flood,
Vallarum Serndhezhugaand the strong rose up together,
Kaipidiya Kootivandhuyou’re the one who grabbed my hand and led me out,
Karaiserthu Vittavalethe one who brought me safely to the shore.
Enakkonnu AnadhunnaIf something were to happen to me,
Unakku Vera Pillai Unduyou’d still have other children.
Unakkedhum AnadhunnaBut if anything were to happen to you,
Filial regret forms the foundation for Aayiramthan Kavi Sonnen lyrics translation. This Tamil composition documents a universal lapse in recognizing maternal sacrifice before it becomes too late.
