Annam Pole Unnai Sad Lyrics Meaning | Anbu Magan | P. Susheela
P. Susheela delivers a mother’s lament in ‘Annam Pole Unnai Sad’ from the album Anbu Magan. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer T. Chalapathi Rao create a somber tone for this tale of forced separation. The vocals carry deep sorrow without theatricality.
Annam Pole Unnai Sad
P. Susheela • From “Anbu Magan”
Lyricist
Kannadasan
Composer
T. Chalapathi Rao
What is the meaning of Annam Pole Unnai Sad Lyrics from Anbu Magan?
Kannadasan compares the mother’s care to sheltering a swan. She describes authorities commanding a parrot to forget speech and caging a nightingale to suppress song. These images frame the child’s removal as silencing natural bonds.
Annam Pole UnnaiLike a swan,
Than Arugil Vaithaal Annaithis mother kept you close.
Indru Kangal Ingae Kanmani AngaeToday my eyes are here, but my ‘precious jewel’ is there.
Kaalam Pirithathu NammaiFate has torn us apart.
Annam Pole UnnaiLike a swan,
Than Arugil Vaithaal Annaithis mother kept you close.
Pesum Kiliyai Arugil AzhaithaarThey called the talking parrot near,
Pechai Maranthidu Endraarand told it to forget how to speak.
Paadum Kuyilai Koondil AdaithaarThey locked the singing cuckoo in a cage,
Paattai Izhakka Endraarand commanded it to lose its song.
Pesum Kiliyai Arugil AzhaithaarThey called the talking parrot near,
Pechai Maranthidu Endraarand told it to forget how to speak.
Paadum Kuyilai Koondil AdaithaarThey locked the singing cuckoo in a cage,
Paattai Izhakka Endraarand commanded it to lose its song.
Aadum Manadhai Aasaiyai MattumAs for the dancing mind and its desires,
Mooda Marandhaar Sendraarthey forgot to stifle them before they left.
Annam Pole UnnaiLike a swan,
Than Arugil Vaithaal Annaithis mother kept you close.
Vandhadhu Polae Vandhaai MaganaeYou came just as if you were visiting, my son,
Nindrathu Polae Nindraaiand you stood there as if just pausing.
Thannanthaniyae Annai IrukkaLeaving your mother all alone,
Sendraai Maganae Sendraaiyou left, my son, you left.
Vandhadhu Polae Vandhaai MaganaeYou came just as if you were visiting, my son,
Nindrathu Polae Nindraaiand you stood there as if just pausing.
Thannanthaniyae Annai IrukkaLeaving your mother all alone,
Sendraai Maganae Sendraaiyou left, my son, you left.
Engiruthaalum Yaar ValarthaalumWherever you are, and whoever raises you,
En Magane Nee Vaazhgamay you live a long and happy life, my son.
Annam Pole UnnaiLike a swan,
Than Arugil Vaithaal Annaithis mother kept you close.
Indru Kangal Ingae Kanmani AngaeToday my eyes are here, but my ‘precious jewel’ is there.
Kaalam Pirithathu NammaiFate has torn us apart.
Annam Pole UnnaiLike a swan,
Than Arugil Vaithaal Annaithis mother kept you close.
Kannadasan’s Tamil lyrics meaning centers on a mother’s selfless wish for her son’s wellbeing despite abandonment. The Anbu Magan soundtrack captures this duality through Susheela’s measured delivery. English lyrics translation reveals how love persists beyond physical presence.
