- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Vazhkkai Chakkaram
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponnu velaiyura boomiyada
Inga vevasaayatha
Poruppa kavanichu seivomadaa
Unmaiyaai ozhaikkira namakku
Ella nanmaigalum naadi vandhu kooduthuda
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aaa
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru
Vadikkira sorum kudikkura neerum
Thanthathu thanthathu mannu
Adhukkoru vandhanam vandhanam pannu
Namma thathaakku thatha aathakku aatha
Paathanga vevasaayam
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru
…………………….
Kuruvi irai porukkum
Kulavi siragadikkum
Aruvi karaiyula thaan kaathu
Chorus :Thenmaangu panpaadum
Thillaana kondaadum
Ohoo porandhu valarndha idam
Vilundhu poranda idam
Pavunu velaiyum indha boomi
Chorus :Oorellam thoppagum
Thoppellaam kaappaagum
Punja nanja irukkudhu
Paadupatta kodukkudhu
Ellorkkum ellaam kedaikkanum
Illadha ezhai sirikkanum
Baedhangal illama vaazhattum ellamae
Chorus :Baedhangal illama vaazhattum ellamae
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru
Vadikkira sorum kudikkura neerum
Thanthathu thanthathu mannu
Adhukkoru vandhanam vandhanam pannu
Namma thathaakku thatha aathakku aatha
Paathanga vevasaayam
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru
Azhukku thuni velukkum
Adichu thovaichirukkum
Salavai thozhilaalar paaru
Chorus :Nallathaan thuvachenae
Vellaavi vechaanae
Kuluchu muzhugipputtu
Kodatha somandhukkittu
Komari nadakkum nada thaeru
Chorus :Kann paarvai mann paarkkum
Gramathu penvargam
Vanna vanna padhumaithaan
Enna enna pudhumai thaan
Ellamae aazha asaththu
En nenjai thottu usuppudhu
Poo vanna maarappu pottadhu rosappoo
Hmm mm mm mm mm mm
Chorus :Poo vanna maarappu pottadhu rosappoo
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru
Vadikkira sorum kudikkura neerum
Thanthathu thanthathu mannu
Adhukkoru vandhanam vandhanam pannu
Namma thathaakku thatha aathakku aatha
Paathanga vevasaayam
Gounder veettu vayalu ingae
Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu
Kazhutha neeti kadhiru
Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru hae
This is a land where gold grows, my friend!
Here, let us do our farming...
...with care and responsibility, my friend!
For those of us who labor with honesty,
all good blessings come seeking us and gather around!
Aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze!
The cooked rice we eat and the water we drink,
this soil gave it, gave it all to us!
So bow down and offer your gratitude to it!
The grandfathers of our grandfathers and mothers of our mothers,
all tended to farming here!
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze!
...
Sparrows peck at food,
wasps flutter their wings,
and along the stream bank, the breeze...
Chorus: ...sings a rustic folk tune,
celebrating with joyful rhythm!
Oho, the place where we were born and raised,
the soil where we fell and tumbled as children,
is this earth where gold yields!
Chorus: The whole village turns into an orchard,
and every grove becomes our shelter!
Dry fields and wetlands are all right here;
if we work hard, they give generously!
Everyone should get everything they need,
and the poor who have nothing should smile,
let everyone live together without any divide!
Chorus: Let everyone live together without any divide!
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze!
The cooked rice we eat and the water we drink,
this soil gave it, gave it all to us!
So bow down and offer your gratitude to it!
The grandfathers of our grandfathers and mothers of our mothers,
all tended to farming here!
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze!
Bleaching the soiled clothes clean,
beating and washing them on the stone,
look at the washerfolk at work!
Chorus: I washed them thoroughly,
and steamed them clean in the laundry kiln!
Having taken a fresh bath,
and carrying a water pot,
the young maiden walks like a temple chariot!
Chorus: With eyes looking modestly at the ground,
that is the graceful way of village women!
Like colorful sculpted dolls,
what amazing wonders they are!
Everything deeply enchants me,
touching and stirring my heart!
The rose has draped a floral veil!
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Chorus: The rose has draped a floral veil!
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze!
The cooked rice we eat and the water we drink,
this soil gave it, gave it all to us!
So bow down and offer your gratitude to it!
The grandfathers of our grandfathers and mothers of our mothers,
all tended to farming here!
Here is the Gounder's farmland,
and I am the cuckoo singing songs!
Stretching its neck, the ripe stalk of grain
dances gracefully in the southwest breeze, hey!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This celebratory folk song pays homage to the agrarian lifestyle, rural culture, and the mother land. The singer rejoices in working the fertile fields, likening crops to gold, and acknowledges the bountiful gifts of nature that sustain human life. The song expresses reverence for ancestral lineage, honoring generations of farmers who preserved agricultural traditions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Kazhutha neeti kadhiru / Thenmerkku kaatril aadum sathiru”
The ears of paddy grains are personified as extending their necks and dancing like traditional dancers in the breeze.
Metaphor
“Ponnu velaiyura boomiyada”
The fertile soil producing rich agricultural yield is metaphorically described as land where pure gold grows.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kuruvi irai porukkum / Kulavi siragadikkum”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ru'/'la' (soft consonant sound patterns) across lines.
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Gounder veettu vayalu ingae / Naan gaanam paadum kuyilu”
Alliteration in Tamil poetry where matching initial consonant sounds ('Gounder' / 'gaanam') create rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were penned by veteran Tamil lyricist Pulamaipithan for the 1990 film 'Vazhkkai Chakkaram'. Pulamaipithan was celebrated for incorporating authentic rural Tamil culture, folk idioms, and social equality themes into his film songs.
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