“Nee Sirithaal Happy” by R. Rajalakshmi is a song from the album Paavai Vilakku. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi and composer K. V. Mahadevan created the piece. It opens with a mother’s promise to her child: “If you smile, then I’ll smile.”
The mother compares the child’s lips to a red sparkler and eyes to a blue one. Later lines describe the moon stretching on its toes just to see the child. The moon even asks for the child’s leftover food, suggesting the child is sacred.
Nee Sirithal Nan SirippenIf you smile, then I’ll smile
Singara KanneMy beautiful-eyed one
Nee Azhuthal Nan AzhuvenIf you cry, then I’ll cry too
Mangadha PonneMy unfading treasure of gold
Nee Sirithal Nan SirippenIf you smile, then I’ll smile
Singara KanneMy beautiful-eyed one
Nee Azhuthal Nan AzhuvenIf you cry, then I’ll cry too
Mangadha PonneMy unfading treasure of gold
Then Manakkum Vai IdhazhumYour lips, as sweet as honey
Sivappu MathappuAre a dazzling red sparkler
Chinna Iru Kann MalarumYour two small, blooming eyes
Neela MathappuAre a dazzling blue sparkler
Then Manakkum Vai IdhazhumYour lips, as sweet as honey
Sivappu MathappuAre a dazzling red sparkler
Chinna Iru Kann MalarumYour two small, blooming eyes
Neela MathappuAre a dazzling blue sparkler
Meniyile TheriyudhammaOn your skin, a shimmer appears
Thangathin JolippuIt’s the brilliant glow of gold
Meniyile TheriyudhammaOn your skin, a shimmer appears
Thangathin JolippuIt’s the brilliant glow of gold
Adhai Kanum Podhu ManasukkulleAnd when I see it, my heart
Ethanai KalippuOverflows with such delight
Nee Sirithal Nan SirippenIf you smile, then I’ll smile
Singara KanneMy beautiful-eyed one
Nee Azhuthal Nan AzhuvenIf you cry, then I’ll cry too
Mangadha PonneMy unfading treasure of gold
Etti Etti Vatta NilaThe round moon stretches on its toes
Unnai ParkkudhuJust to catch a glimpse of you
Un Echil Patta SottraiThe food your own lips have touched
Adhu Thanakku KertkkudhuIt’s asking for a taste
Etti Etti Vatta NilaThe round moon stretches on its toes
Unnai ParkkudhuJust to catch a glimpse of you
Un Echil Patta SottraiThe food your own lips have touched
Adhu Thanakku KertkkudhuIt’s asking for a taste
Sattamaga Seekiram NeeCome on now and hurry up
Sapidu AmmaYou must eat, my love
Sattamaga Seekiram NeeCome on now and hurry up
Sapidu AmmaYou must eat, my love
Andha Chandhiranai VilaiyadaSo you can call that moon
Koopidu AmmaTo come down and play with you
Nee Sirithal Nan SirippenIf you smile, then I’ll smile
Singara KanneMy beautiful-eyed one
Nee Azhuthal Nan AzhuvenIf you cry, then I’ll cry too
Mangadha PonneMy unfading treasure of gold
Nee Sirithal Nan SirippenIf you smile, then I’ll smile
Singara KanneMy beautiful-eyed one
Nee Azhuthal Nan AzhuvenIf you cry, then I’ll cry too
The song moves from a promise of shared feelings to direct praise of the child’s features. This illustrates a mother whose own joy is found only through her child’s contentment. The meaning of the Nee Sirithaal Happy lyrics is a statement of this absolute emotional bond.
