Aadi Pattam
From Ponnumani · 1993
- Lyricist
- R. V. Udhaya Kumar
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ponnumani1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Looking out for the Aadi season (sowing season), |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| Aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| Velanjadhu nellumani | What grew is the precious paddy grain, |
| Vedhachavan ponnumani | The one who sowed it is precious like gold. |
| Vedha podanum podanum podanum | Seeds must be sown, sown, sown, |
| Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum | The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased. |
| Aadi pattam | The Aadi season... |
| Male | |
| Ahaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| {Karpoorathu vethalaiya | {Camphor betel leaf, |
| Mennu thinnu thuppaiyila | When chewed, eaten, and spit out, |
| Sugama naavoram | Pleasantly at the edge of the tongue, |
| Paatonnu oorum} (2) | A song springs forth} (2) |
| Male | |
| Ada manushan serkkum | Ah, the money that |
| Panam thaan | A human accumulates, |
| Adhu neranja maarum | If it fills up, it changes |
| Gunam thaan | Their character. |
| Male | |
| Ada oruthan vangum | Ah, the debt that |
| Kadan thaan | One takes, |
| Adhu usura vangum | It claims one's life |
| Dhenam thaan | Every single day. |
| Male | |
| Katterumbu thaan kooda | Even the black ants |
| Kootam koodi vazhum | Live together as a group; |
| Ingae buthi kettu nee pona | If you lose your mind here, |
| Vaazhkai enna aagum | What will become of your life? |
| Vedha podanum podanum podanum | Seeds must be sown, sown, sown, |
| Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum | The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased. |
| Aadi pattam | The Aadi season... |
| Male | |
| Aaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| Thandha nana thandha nana | Thandha nana thandha nana |
| Thaa na naa naa.. | Thaa na naa naa.. |
| Thandha nana thandha nana | Thandha nana thandha nana |
| Thaa na naa naa.. | Thaa na naa naa.. |
| Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana | Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana |
| Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana | Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana |
| Male | |
| {Anju viral modhiramum | {Five-finger rings |
| Panju methai seethanamum | And cotton mattress dowry, |
| Adadaa nee ketta | Ah, if you demand such things, |
| Naadenna aagum} (2) | What will happen to the country?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Oru ponnu ketkkum | The boon that a girl asks |
| Varam thaan | Is simply |
| Ava purushan manasil | A place in her husband's |
| Edam thaam | Heart. |
| Male | |
| Ada onna sernthu | Ah, if walked |
| Nadantha | Together as one, |
| Karum kaadum medum | Dense forests and hills |
| Thadam thaan | Will turn into a paved path. |
| Male | |
| Inbam thunbam ellamae | Consider joy and sorrow |
| Onnu pola ennu | Both as equal; |
| Unna thanthathukku thaanaaga | For giving of yourself, |
| Perumai pesum mannu | The soil itself will naturally sing your praise. |
| Vedha podanum podanum podanum | Seeds must be sown, sown, sown, |
| Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum | The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased. |
| Aadi pattam | The Aadi season... |
| Male | |
| Aaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| Velanjadhu nellumani | What grew is the precious paddy grain, |
| Vedhachavan ponnumani | The one who sowed it is precious like gold. |
| Vedha podanum podanum podanum | Seeds must be sown, sown, sown, |
| Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum | The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased. |
| Aadi pattam | The Aadi season... |
| Male | |
| Ahaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
| Male | |
| Aadi pattam thedi paarthu | Looking out for the Aadi season, |
| Vedhaikanum kannaiyya | We must sow the seeds, my dear man. |
| Yeru pootum ezhai kootam | The poor people who plow the fields |
| Vazhanum chinnaiyya | Must live well, my young master. |
ஆடி பட்டம் தேடி
பார்த்து விதைக்கணும்
கண்ணையா ஏறு பூட்டும்
ஏழை கூட்டம் வாழனும்
சின்னையா
Looking out for the Aadi season (sowing season),
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
ஆடி பட்டம் தேடி
பார்த்து விதைக்கணும்
கண்ணையா ஏறு பூட்டும்
ஏழை கூட்டம் வாழனும்
சின்னையா
Looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
வெளஞ்சது
நெல்லுமணி விதைச்சவன்
பொன்னுமணி விதை
போடணும் போடணும்
போடணும் உலகே பசி
ஆறனும் ஆறனும் ஆடி
பட்டம்
What grew is the precious paddy grain,
The one who sowed it is precious like gold.
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
The Aadi season...
ஆஹா ஆடி பட்டம்
தேடி பார்த்து விதைக்கணும்
கண்ணையா ஏறு பூட்டும்
ஏழை கூட்டம் வாழனும்
சின்னையா
Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
{ கற்பூரத்து
வெத்தலைய மென்னு
தின்னு துப்பையில
சுகமா நாவோரம்
பாட்டொன்னு ஊரும் } (2)
{Camphor betel leaf,
When chewed, eaten, and spit out,
Pleasantly at the edge of the tongue,
A song springs forth} (2)
அட மனுஷன்
சேர்க்கும் பணம் தான்
அது நிறைஞ்சா மாறும்
குணம் தான்
Ah, the money that
A human accumulates,
If it fills up, it changes
Their character.
அட ஒருத்தன்
வாங்கும் கடன் தான்
அது உசுர வாங்கும்
தினம் தான்
Ah, the debt that
One takes,
It claims one's life
Every single day.
கட்டெறும்பு தான்
கூட கூட்டம் கூடி வாழும்
இங்கே புத்தி கெட்டு நீ
போனா வாழ்கை என்ன
ஆகும் விதை போடணும்
போடணும் போடணும்
உலகே பசி ஆறனும்
ஆறனும் ஆடி பட்டம்
Even the black ants
Live together as a group;
If you lose your mind here,
What will become of your life?
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
The Aadi season...
ஆஹா ஆடி
பட்டம் தேடி பார்த்து
விதைக்கணும் கண்ணையா
ஏறு பூட்டும் ஏழை கூட்டம்
வாழனும் சின்னையா
Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
.................................
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thaa na naa naa..
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thaa na naa naa..
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
{ அஞ்சு விரல்
மோதிரமும் பஞ்சு
மெத்தை சீதனமும்
அடடா நீ கேட்டா
நாடென்ன ஆகும் } (2)
{Five-finger rings
And cotton mattress dowry,
Ah, if you demand such things,
What will happen to the country?} (2)
ஒரு பொண்ணு
கேக்கும் வரம் தான்
அவ புருஷன் மனசில்
இடம் தான்
The boon that a girl asks
Is simply
A place in her husband's
Heart.
அட ஒன்னு
சேர்ந்து நடந்தா கரும்
காடும் மேடும் தடம்
தான்
Ah, if walked
Together as one,
Dense forests and hills
Will turn into a paved path.
இன்பம் துன்பம்
எல்லாமே ஒன்னு போல
எண்ணு உன்ன தந்ததுக்கு
தானாக பெருமை பேசும்
மண்ணு விதை போடணும்
போடணும் போடணும்
உலகே பசி ஆறனும்
ஆறனும் ஆடி பட்டம்
Consider joy and sorrow
Both as equal;
For giving of yourself,
The soil itself will naturally sing your praise.
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
The Aadi season...
ஆ ஆடி பட்டம்
தேடி பார்த்து விதைக்கணும்
கண்ணையா ஏறு பூட்டும்
ஏழை கூட்டம் வாழனும்
சின்னையா
Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
வெளஞ்சது
நெல்லுமணி விதைச்சவன்
பொன்னுமணி விதை
போடணும் போடணும்
போடணும் உலகே பசி
ஆறனும் ஆறனும்
ஆடி பட்டம்
What grew is the precious paddy grain,
The one who sowed it is precious like gold.
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
The Aadi season...
ஆஹா ஆடி
பட்டம் தேடி பார்த்து
விதைக்கணும் கண்ணையா
ஏறு பூட்டும் ஏழை கூட்டம்
வாழனும் சின்னையா
Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
ஆடி பட்டம் தேடி
பார்த்து விதைக்கணும்
கண்ணையா ஏறு பூட்டும்
ஏழை கூட்டம் வாழனும்
சின்னையா
Looking out for the Aadi season,
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
The poor people who plow the fields
Must live well, my young master.
Aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Looking out for the Aadi season (sowing season),
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Velanjadhu nellumani
What grew is the precious paddy grain,
Vedhachavan ponnumani
The one who sowed it is precious like gold.
Vedha podanum podanum podanum
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
Aadi pattam
The Aadi season...
Ahaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
{Karpoorathu vethalaiya
{Camphor betel leaf,
Mennu thinnu thuppaiyila
When chewed, eaten, and spit out,
Sugama naavoram
Pleasantly at the edge of the tongue,
Paatonnu oorum} (2)
A song springs forth} (2)
Ada manushan serkkum
Ah, the money that
Panam thaan
A human accumulates,
Adhu neranja maarum
If it fills up, it changes
Gunam thaan
Their character.
Ada oruthan vangum
Ah, the debt that
Kadan thaan
One takes,
Adhu usura vangum
It claims one's life
Dhenam thaan
Every single day.
Katterumbu thaan kooda
Even the black ants
Kootam koodi vazhum
Live together as a group;
Ingae buthi kettu nee pona
If you lose your mind here,
Vaazhkai enna aagum
What will become of your life?
Vedha podanum podanum podanum
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
Aadi pattam
The Aadi season...
Aaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thaa na naa naa..
Thaa na naa naa..
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thandha nana thandha nana
Thaa na naa naa..
Thaa na naa naa..
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
Thandhaana thandhaana thandhaana
{Anju viral modhiramum
{Five-finger rings
Panju methai seethanamum
And cotton mattress dowry,
Adadaa nee ketta
Ah, if you demand such things,
Naadenna aagum} (2)
What will happen to the country?} (2)
Oru ponnu ketkkum
The boon that a girl asks
Varam thaan
Is simply
Ava purushan manasil
A place in her husband's
Edam thaam
Heart.
Ada onna sernthu
Ah, if walked
Nadantha
Together as one,
Karum kaadum medum
Dense forests and hills
Thadam thaan
Will turn into a paved path.
Inbam thunbam ellamae
Consider joy and sorrow
Onnu pola ennu
Both as equal;
Unna thanthathukku thaanaaga
For giving of yourself,
Perumai pesum mannu
The soil itself will naturally sing your praise.
Vedha podanum podanum podanum
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
Aadi pattam
The Aadi season...
Aaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Aaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Velanjadhu nellumani
What grew is the precious paddy grain,
Vedhachavan ponnumani
The one who sowed it is precious like gold.
Vedha podanum podanum podanum
Seeds must be sown, sown, sown,
Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum
The hunger of the world must be appeased, appeased.
Aadi pattam
The Aadi season...
Ahaa..aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Ahaa... looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Aadi pattam thedi paarthu
Looking out for the Aadi season,
Vedhaikanum kannaiyya
We must sow the seeds, my dear man.
Yeru pootum ezhai kootam
The poor people who plow the fields
Vazhanum chinnaiyya
Must live well, my young master.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aadi Pattam Thedi Paarthu is a folk-inspired song from the 1993 Tamil movie Ponnumani. The song celebrates the life, dignity, and crucial role of agrarian laborers who sow seeds during the auspicious Aadi month to feed the world. It serves as a philosophical reflection on hard work, social equality, and living simply without greed or excessive material demands like dowry. Through vivid metaphors of village life, ants working together, and the joy of simple betel-leaf chewing, the lyrics champion community solidarity, equality between joy and sorrow, and the selfless nature of the farmer whose work nurtures humanity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Velanjadhu nellumani / Vedhachavan ponnumani”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds across line starts (e.g., 'Velanjadhu' and 'Vedhachavan').
Anaphora / Repetition (Erattai Sollar)
“Vedha podanum podanum podanum / Ulagae pasi aaranum aaranum”
Repetition of words like 'podanum' and 'aaranum' for rhythmic emphasis on the urgency of farming and alleviating hunger.
Metaphor
“Vedhachavan ponnumani”
Comparing the farmer who sows seeds to 'Ponnumani' (a gold coin/gem), highlighting the intrinsic value of agricultural labor.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by director-lyricist R. V. Udhayakumar, the soundtrack of Ponnumani achieved massive commercial success, winning critical acclaim for its authentic rural orchestration and deep social commentary on farming.
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