Sam C.S. and Madhu Balakrishnan collaborate with lyricist Vairamuthu on ‘Thiruvin Kural’ track ‘Appa En Appa.’ The composition honors paternal love through devotional vocals. Sam C.S.’s arrangement balances reverence with melodic simplicity.
Released: April 10, 2023
Appa En Appa
Sam C.S. | Vairamuthu • From “Thiruvin Kural”
What is the meaning of Appa En Appa Lyrics from Thiruvin Kural?
Vairamuthu’s lyrics contrast maternal nourishment with paternal guidance using lines like ‘If mother gives milk, father shapes character.’ Madhu Balakrishnan’s delivery reinforces the father-as-creator concept throughout repeated heroic epithets.
Mozhiye Mozhiye TholainthalumEven if the language itself is lost and forgotten,
Idhayam Idhayam UlaiyadheMy heart will never break or waver.
Ulagin Porulgal MaraindhalumEven if all the world’s material wealth vanishes,
Unarvin Alaigal MidhanthadumThe waves of my emotions will still float on.
Appa AppaFather, oh father.
Thaye Thaye EnparkalThey always hail the mother, crying ‘Mother, Mother’,
Thanthaiyin Thiyagam MarantharkalBut they’ve forgotten the sacrifices of the father.
Palai Thanthaval Thai EnralIf mother is the one who gave me milk,
Aalai Seithavan Nee ThaneYou are surely the one who shaped me into a man.
Indha Elambum Indha SathaiyumThis bone and this flesh of mine,
Unthan Viththil ThaneCame from your seed alone.
Uravu AchuThat is how our bond was formed.
Ennai Koduthu Un Ninai VidupaiBy giving me life, you left your memory behind;
Ennakulla Sabatham ElunthachuNow a solemn vow has risen within me.
Appa Enpathu Motha Ulagam‘Father’ is the definition of the entire world.
Appa Illaiyel Seththa NaragamWithout a father, life is a dead, living hell.
Appa Anbudhan Thanga SurangamA father’s love is a gold mine.
Thanga SurangamIt is a gold mine.
Appa En Appa Enaku NayaganFather, my father, is my hero.
Appa En Appa Unaku SevaganFather, my father, is a servant to your needs.
Appa En Appa Enathu KavalanFather, my father, is my protector.
Appa En AppaFather, my father.
Appa En Appa Enaku NayaganFather, my father, is my hero.
Appa En Appa Unaku SevaganFather, my father, is a servant to your needs.
Appa En Appa Enathu KavalanFather, my father, is my protector.
Appa Appa AppaFather, father, father.
Sokka Tamizh MozhiyilIn the pure Tamil language,
Sorkal PalaThere are so many words.
Vai Mozhiyil VazhangaBut to praise you verbally,
Vaipe IllaThere is simply no way words are enough.
Appan Pera SollanumI must uphold my father’s name,
Mella MellaLittle by little.
Adha Vida EnakkuOther than doing that,
Aasai IllaI have no desire at all.
Thanthaiyin UlangaiWhen I touch my father’s palm,
Thodum BothuAt that very moment,
Singathin Balam SerumThe strength of a lion gathers within me.
Thanthaiku Magan ThanThe son is the one
Uyir ThanthaanWho gave life back to the father.
Thalaimuri Jeyam KanumAnd so, the generation sees victory.
Appa En Appa Enaku NayaganFather, my father, is my hero.
Appa En Appa Unaku SevaganFather, my father, is a servant to your needs.
Appa En Appa Enathu KavalanFather, my father, is my protector.
Appa Appa AppaFather, father, father.
Malaiye Madiyil SarinthalumEven if a mountain collapses onto your lap,
Maname Maname KalangatheOh mind, my mind, do not be troubled.
Kadale Thalaiyil KavizhnthalumEven if the ocean overturns upon your head,
Magane MaganeOh son, my son,
Mayangathe MayangatheDo not faint, do not waver.
Aandavanai Tamizhan Appan EnpanA Tamilian will call God ‘Father’,
Appanaiyum Tamizhan Aandavan EnpanBut a Tamilian will also call his father ‘God’.
Ennoda Kanakkil Rendum OnnuIn my calculations, both are exactly the same;
Solla Pona Kadavul RendangannuTruth be told, God only comes in second.
Piravi Koduthai EtharkagaWhy did you give me this birth?
Per Sola AdharkagaTo carry on your name, that is why.
Perunkonda Tholgal EtharkagaWhat are these broad shoulders for?
Pagai Vella AdharkagaTo conquer the enemy, that is why.
Appa En Appa Enaku NayaganFather, my father, is my hero.
Appa En Appa Unaku SevaganFather, my father, is a servant to your needs.
Appa En Appa Enathu KavalanFather, my father, is my protector.
Appa En AppaFather, my father.
Appa En Appa Enaku NayaganFather, my father, is my hero.
Appa En Appa Unaku SevaganFather, my father, is a servant to your needs.
Appa En Appa Enathu KavalanFather, my father, is my protector.
Appa Appa AppaFather, father, father.
Appa En Appa Music Video
The ‘Appa En Appa’ lyrics translation frames fatherhood as foundational, equating paternal presence with divine protection. This Sam C.S. composition defines fatherly absence as living hell within Tamil cultural context.