Aattam Pottu
From Vetrivel · 2016
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singer
- Saicharan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Vetrivel2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aattam pottu aarambipom | Let us start by dancing |
| Summa nikkathae | Do not just stand there idle |
| Oru poota pottu | Putting a lock |
| Potti vaikka | To store in a box |
| Kaalam sikkathae | Time won't get caught |
| Male | |
| Hey..aattam pottu aarambipom | Hey, let us start by dancing |
| Summa nikkathae | Do not just stand there idle |
| Oru poota pottu | Putting a lock |
| Potti vaikka | To store in a box |
| Kaalam sikkathae | Time won't get caught |
| Male | |
| Adda yaaruthu | Hey, whose is it |
| Yaaruthu vaanam | Whose is the sky |
| Adda poguthu | Hey, it moves away |
| Poguthu megam | The cloud moves away |
| Atha patta poda | To claim ownership over it |
| Mudiyathuda | It is impossible, my friend |
| Male | |
| Un pookula | In your own rhythm |
| Pookula oodu | Run in your own flow |
| Un thedala thedala seru | Join your search and pursuit |
| Enna nadakumo | Whatever is bound to happen |
| Athu nadakattum | Let it happen |
| Atha appapa | We can manage it |
| Paathukalaam…. | As and when it comes... |
| Male | |
| Aattam pottu aarambipom | Let us start by dancing |
| Summa nikkathae | Do not just stand there idle |
| Oru poota pottu | Putting a lock |
| Potti vaikka | To store in a box |
| Kaalam sikkathae | Time won't get caught |
| Male | |
| Pozhuthodu pozhuthaga | Day after day |
| Un vaazhkaiya nee thedu | Search for your own life |
| Siru pullum sigaramthaan | Even a small blade of grass is a peak |
| Sitherumbu nee keelu | Listen to the tiny ant |
| Male | |
| Meegatha pola nigazhkalam | Like a passing cloud, the present |
| Athu oodi pogumae | Will run away quickly |
| Vaanatha pola ethirkalam | Like the vast sky, the future |
| Thelivaga thondrumae | Will appear clearly |
| Male | |
| Ennada vazhkai | What a life this is |
| Endru neeyumae | Saying so, you too |
| Yengakudathu | Should not lament |
| Kanmunnae kaalam | Right before your eyes, time |
| Kaali aagumae | Will run out |
| Thoonga koodathu | You should not sleep |
| Male | |
| Oru aamai thaan ootil | Like a turtle hiding inside its shell |
| Aada pichai vaangathae | Do not beg for victory |
| Male | |
| Aattam pottu aarambipom | Let us start by dancing |
| Summa nikkaathae | Do not just stand there idle |
| Oru poota pottu | Putting a lock |
| Potti vaikka | To store in a box |
| Kaalam sikkathae | Time won't get caught |
| Male | |
| Oru poothum thalarathae | Never lose heart |
| Un nambikai thoorkathu | Your faith will not fail |
| Thenanthorum era theda | To search for prey every day |
| Entha paravaiyum salikaathu | No bird ever gets tired |
| Male | |
| Viralgalai moodum | When you close your fingers |
| Surukkam thaan | The fold that forms |
| Kai regai enbathu | Is what a palm line is |
| Athaivida vaada nam kaiyil | More than that, come on, in our hands |
| Nam veervai ullathu | We have our own sweat |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkaiyo pooga | As life goes on |
| Pooga thanada | As it moves forward |
| Paadam solluthu | It teaches us lessons |
| Vaalibam theyum munnae | Before youth fades away |
| Odada pathai ullathu | Run, there is a path ahead |
| Male | |
| Poorattam illaamal | Without a struggle |
| Ingu ethuvum kidaiyaathu | Nothing is achieved here |
| Hey.. hey… | Hey.. hey... |
| Male | |
| Aattam pottu aarambipom | Let us start by dancing |
| Summa nikkaathae | Do not just stand there idle |
| Oru poota pottu | Putting a lock |
| Potti vaikka | To store in a box |
| Kaalam sikkathae..aaee…. | Time won't get caught..aaee.... |
ஆட்டம் போட்டு
ஆரம்பிப்போம் சும்மா நிக்காதே
ஒரு பூட்ட போட்டு பூட்டிவைக்க
காலம் சிக்காதே
Let us start by dancing
Do not just stand there idle
Putting a lock
To store in a box
Time won't get caught
ஹே ஆட்டம் போட்டு
ஆரம்பிப்போம் சும்மா நிக்காதே
ஒரு பூட்ட போட்டு பூட்டிவைக்க
காலம் சிக்காதே
Hey, let us start by dancing
Do not just stand there idle
Putting a lock
To store in a box
Time won't get caught
அட யாருது யாருது
வானம் அட போகுது போகுது
மேகம் அத பட்டா போட
முடியாதுடா
Hey, whose is it
Whose is the sky
Hey, it moves away
The cloud moves away
To claim ownership over it
It is impossible, my friend
உன் போக்குல
போக்குல ஓடு உன் தேடல
தேடல சேரு என்ன நடக்குமோ
அது நடக்கட்டும் அத அப்பப்ப
பாத்துக்கலாம்
In your own rhythm
Run in your own flow
Join your search and pursuit
Whatever is bound to happen
Let it happen
We can manage it
As and when it comes...
ஆட்டம் போட்டு
ஆரம்பிப்போம் சும்மா நிக்காதே
ஒரு பூட்ட போட்டு பூட்டிவைக்க
காலம் சிக்காதே
Let us start by dancing
Do not just stand there idle
Putting a lock
To store in a box
Time won't get caught
பொழுதோடு பொழுதாக
உன் வாழ்க்கைய நீ தேடு
சிறு புல்லும் சிகரம்தான்
சித்தெறும்பே நீ கேளு
Day after day
Search for your own life
Even a small blade of grass is a peak
Listen to the tiny ant
மேகத்தப் போல
நிகழ்காலம் அது ஓடிப்போகுமே
வானத்தப்போல எதிா்காலம்
தெளிவாகத் தோன்றுமே
Like a passing cloud, the present
Will run away quickly
Like the vast sky, the future
Will appear clearly
என்னடா வாழ்க்கை
என்று நீயுமே ஏங்கக்கூடாது
கண்முன்னே காலம்
காலி ஆகுமே தூங்கக்கூடாது
What a life this is
Saying so, you too
Should not lament
Right before your eyes, time
Will run out
You should not sleep
ஒரு ஆமை தன்
ஓட்டில் அட பிச்சை வாங்காதே
Like a turtle hiding inside its shell
Do not beg for victory
ஆட்டம் போட்டு
ஆரம்பிப்போம் சும்மா நிக்காதே
ஒரு பூட்ட போட்டு பூட்டிவைக்க
காலம் சிக்காதே
Let us start by dancing
Do not just stand there idle
Putting a lock
To store in a box
Time won't get caught
ஒருபோதும் தளராதே
உன் நம்பிக்கை தோற்காது
தினந்தோறும் இரை தேட
எந்த பறவையும் சலிக்காது
Never lose heart
Your faith will not fail
To search for prey every day
No bird ever gets tired
விரல்களை மூடும்
சுருக்கம்தான் கைரேகை என்பது
அதைவிட வாடா நம் கையில்
நம் வோ்வை உள்ளது
When you close your fingers
The fold that forms
Is what a palm line is
More than that, come on, in our hands
We have our own sweat
வாழ்க்கையோ
போகப் போகத் தானடா
பாடம் சொல்லுது வாலிபம்
தேயும் முன்னே ஓடடா
பாதை உள்ளது
As life goes on
As it moves forward
It teaches us lessons
Before youth fades away
Run, there is a path ahead
போராட்டம் இல்லாமல்
இங்கு எதுவும் கிடையாதே
Without a struggle
Nothing is achieved here
Hey.. hey...
ஆட்டம் போட்டு
ஆரம்பிப்போம் சும்மா நிக்காதே
ஒரு பூட்ட போட்டு பூட்டிவைக்க
காலம் சிக்காதே
Let us start by dancing
Do not just stand there idle
Putting a lock
To store in a box
Time won't get caught..aaee....
Aattam pottu aarambipom
Let us start by dancing
Summa nikkathae
Do not just stand there idle
Oru poota pottu
Putting a lock
Potti vaikka
To store in a box
Kaalam sikkathae
Time won't get caught
Hey..aattam pottu aarambipom
Hey, let us start by dancing
Summa nikkathae
Do not just stand there idle
Oru poota pottu
Putting a lock
Potti vaikka
To store in a box
Kaalam sikkathae
Time won't get caught
Adda yaaruthu
Hey, whose is it
Yaaruthu vaanam
Whose is the sky
Adda poguthu
Hey, it moves away
Poguthu megam
The cloud moves away
Atha patta poda
To claim ownership over it
Mudiyathuda
It is impossible, my friend
Un pookula
In your own rhythm
Pookula oodu
Run in your own flow
Un thedala thedala seru
Join your search and pursuit
Enna nadakumo
Whatever is bound to happen
Athu nadakattum
Let it happen
Atha appapa
We can manage it
Paathukalaam….
As and when it comes...
Aattam pottu aarambipom
Let us start by dancing
Summa nikkathae
Do not just stand there idle
Oru poota pottu
Putting a lock
Potti vaikka
To store in a box
Kaalam sikkathae
Time won't get caught
Pozhuthodu pozhuthaga
Day after day
Un vaazhkaiya nee thedu
Search for your own life
Siru pullum sigaramthaan
Even a small blade of grass is a peak
Sitherumbu nee keelu
Listen to the tiny ant
Meegatha pola nigazhkalam
Like a passing cloud, the present
Athu oodi pogumae
Will run away quickly
Vaanatha pola ethirkalam
Like the vast sky, the future
Thelivaga thondrumae
Will appear clearly
Ennada vazhkai
What a life this is
Endru neeyumae
Saying so, you too
Yengakudathu
Should not lament
Kanmunnae kaalam
Right before your eyes, time
Kaali aagumae
Will run out
Thoonga koodathu
You should not sleep
Oru aamai thaan ootil
Like a turtle hiding inside its shell
Aada pichai vaangathae
Do not beg for victory
Aattam pottu aarambipom
Let us start by dancing
Summa nikkaathae
Do not just stand there idle
Oru poota pottu
Putting a lock
Potti vaikka
To store in a box
Kaalam sikkathae
Time won't get caught
Oru poothum thalarathae
Never lose heart
Un nambikai thoorkathu
Your faith will not fail
Thenanthorum era theda
To search for prey every day
Entha paravaiyum salikaathu
No bird ever gets tired
Viralgalai moodum
When you close your fingers
Surukkam thaan
The fold that forms
Kai regai enbathu
Is what a palm line is
Athaivida vaada nam kaiyil
More than that, come on, in our hands
Nam veervai ullathu
We have our own sweat
Vaazhkaiyo pooga
As life goes on
Pooga thanada
As it moves forward
Paadam solluthu
It teaches us lessons
Vaalibam theyum munnae
Before youth fades away
Odada pathai ullathu
Run, there is a path ahead
Poorattam illaamal
Without a struggle
Ingu ethuvum kidaiyaathu
Nothing is achieved here
Hey.. hey…
Hey.. hey...
Aattam pottu aarambipom
Let us start by dancing
Summa nikkaathae
Do not just stand there idle
Oru poota pottu
Putting a lock
Potti vaikka
To store in a box
Kaalam sikkathae..aaee….
Time won't get caught..aaee....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aattam Pottu Aarambipom from the movie Vetrivel is a high-energy motivational song that urges listeners to live life actively and meaningfully. It emphasizes that time is fleeting and cannot be locked away or controlled, just as no one can claim ownership over the open sky or drifting clouds. Instead of worrying or lamenting about the future, the song encourages individuals to embrace every day with enthusiasm, work hard, and face life's challenges with confidence. Through vivid metaphors drawn from nature—such as the relentless ant, the untiring bird seeking prey, and grass reaching for the sky—the lyricist highlights the power of perseverance. It conveys that true destiny is shaped not by lines on a palm, but by the sweat of honest effort before youth passes away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Siru pullum sigaramthaan”
Comparing a small blade of grass to a mountain peak to emphasize that even small efforts hold immense value.
Simile
“Meegatha pola nigazhkalam”
Comparing the present time to a cloud ('meegam') that quickly passes by.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aattam pottu aarambipom / Oru poota pottu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'tta' in 'Aattam' and 'poota'.
Analogy
“Thenanthorum era theda / Entha paravaiyum salikaathu”
Using the example of birds never tiring of seeking food every day to inspire continuous human perseverance.
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Trivia
'Aattam Pottu Aarambipom' features motivational lyrics written by Mohan Rajan for the 2016 rural drama film Vetrivel, starring Sasikumar. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, known for blending uplifting folk beats with inspiring lyrics.
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