Gramathin Idhayam
From Asai Magan · 1953
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Asai Magan1953
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam | The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love, |
| Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam | The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love, |
| Anandham alai veesum ennaalum ingae | Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day, |
| Bhoomiyil eeditharkku engae…oo….oo….oo…oo…oo…. | Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... |
| Female | |
| Poonthendralilaadi nelmani thedi | Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy, |
| Poonthendralilaadi nelmani thedi | Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy, |
| Maadaththai thedi varum jodi puravae | Oh pair of pigeons seeking the rooftop, |
| Gramathin geedhaththai paadu | Sing the anthem of this village! |
| Female | |
| Valimai konda uzhavarkal | The mighty farmers, |
| Kaattai naadaaga seithaar | Transformed forests into fertile lands, |
| Valimai konda uzhavarkal | The mighty farmers, |
| Kaattai naadaaga seithaar | Transformed forests into fertile lands, |
| Vayalgalil tham vervaiyai | In the fields, their sweat, |
| Aattru neeraaga peithaar | They poured like river water, |
| Female | |
| Payirgal valarnthu kadhirgal vilaiththu | Growing crops and nurturing the grain, |
| Mannai ponnaaga maattrum | Which turns the very soil into gold, |
| Valimai konda uzhavanae | Oh strong and valiant farmer, |
| Neeyae sowbakkiya dhoodhan….. | You are the true harbinger of prosperity... |
| Female | |
| Amarar logam polae endrum | Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever, |
| Anbudan azhagum konjum gramam | A village where love and beauty caress, |
| Amarar logam polae endrum | Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever, |
| Anbudan azhagum konjum gramam | A village where love and beauty caress, |
| Female | |
| Valamigu mannanin maelae endrum | Upon this rich and fertile soil, |
| Vairam vilaigindra gramam… | A village where true diamonds yield... |
| Valamigu mannanin maelae endrum | Upon this rich and fertile soil, |
| Vairam vilaigindra gramam… | A village where true diamonds yield... |
| Female | |
| Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam | The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love, |
| Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam | The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love, |
| Anandham alai veesum ennaalum ingae | Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day, |
| Bhoomiyil eeditharkku engae…oo….oo….oo…oo…oo…. | Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... |
கிராமத்தின் இதயம் பேரன்பின் நிலையம்
கிராமத்தின் இதயமே பேரன்பின் நிலையம்
ஆனந்தம் அலை வீசும் எந்நாளும் இங்கே
பூமியில் ஈடிதற்கு எங்கே....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஒ.....ஓ.......ஒ......
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day,
Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
பூந்தென்றலிலாடி நெல்மணி தேடி
பூந்தென்றலிலாடி நல் நெல்மணி தேடி
மாடத்தைத் தேடி வரும் ஜோடிப் புறாவே
கிராமத்தின் கீதத்தைப் பாடு...
Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy,
Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy,
Oh pair of pigeons seeking the rooftop,
Sing the anthem of this village!
வலிமை கொண்ட உழவர்கள்
காட்டை நாடாகச் செய்தார்
வலிமை கொண்ட உழவர்கள்
காட்டை நாடாகச் செய்தார்
வயல்களில் தம் வேர்வையை
ஆற்று நீராகப் பெய்தார்
The mighty farmers,
Transformed forests into fertile lands,
The mighty farmers,
Transformed forests into fertile lands,
In the fields, their sweat,
They poured like river water,
பயிர்கள் வளர்ந்து கதிர்கள் விளைத்து
மண்ணைப் பொன்னாக மாற்றும்
வலிமை கொண்ட உழவனே
நீயே சௌபாக்ய தூதன்......
Growing crops and nurturing the grain,
Which turns the very soil into gold,
Oh strong and valiant farmer,
You are the true harbinger of prosperity...
அமரர் லோகம் போலே என்றும்
அன்புடன் அழகும் கொஞ்சும் கிராமம்
அமரர் லோகம் போலே என்றும்
அன்புடன் அழகும் கொஞ்சும் கிராமம்
Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever,
A village where love and beauty caress,
Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever,
A village where love and beauty caress,
வளமிகு மண்ணின் மேலே என்றும்
வைரம் விளைகின்ற கிராமம்.....
வளமிகு மண்ணின் மேலே என்றும்
வைரம் விளைகின்ற கிராமம்.....
Upon this rich and fertile soil,
A village where true diamonds yield...
Upon this rich and fertile soil,
A village where true diamonds yield...
கிராமத்தின் இதயம் பேரன்பின் நிலையம்
கிராமத்தின் இதயமே பேரன்பின் நிலையம்
ஆனந்தம் அலை வீசும் எந்நாளும் இங்கே
பூமியில் ஈடிதற்கு எங்கே....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஒ.....ஓ.......ஒ......
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day,
Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Anandham alai veesum ennaalum ingae
Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day,
Bhoomiyil eeditharkku engae…oo….oo….oo…oo…oo….
Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
Poonthendralilaadi nelmani thedi
Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy,
Poonthendralilaadi nelmani thedi
Swaying in the gentle breeze, searching for grains of paddy,
Maadaththai thedi varum jodi puravae
Oh pair of pigeons seeking the rooftop,
Gramathin geedhaththai paadu
Sing the anthem of this village!
Valimai konda uzhavarkal
The mighty farmers,
Kaattai naadaaga seithaar
Transformed forests into fertile lands,
Valimai konda uzhavarkal
The mighty farmers,
Kaattai naadaaga seithaar
Transformed forests into fertile lands,
Vayalgalil tham vervaiyai
In the fields, their sweat,
Aattru neeraaga peithaar
They poured like river water,
Payirgal valarnthu kadhirgal vilaiththu
Growing crops and nurturing the grain,
Mannai ponnaaga maattrum
Which turns the very soil into gold,
Valimai konda uzhavanae
Oh strong and valiant farmer,
Neeyae sowbakkiya dhoodhan…..
You are the true harbinger of prosperity...
Amarar logam polae endrum
Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever,
Anbudan azhagum konjum gramam
A village where love and beauty caress,
Amarar logam polae endrum
Like the world of the heavenly immortals, forever,
Anbudan azhagum konjum gramam
A village where love and beauty caress,
Valamigu mannanin maelae endrum
Upon this rich and fertile soil,
Vairam vilaigindra gramam…
A village where true diamonds yield...
Valamigu mannanin maelae endrum
Upon this rich and fertile soil,
Vairam vilaigindra gramam…
A village where true diamonds yield...
Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam
The heart of the village is the abode of boundless love,
Anandham alai veesum ennaalum ingae
Here, happiness ebbs and flows like waves every day,
Bhoomiyil eeditharkku engae…oo….oo….oo…oo…oo….
Where on Earth can one find an equal to this? Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Gramaththin Idhayam' from the 1953 film Asai Magan is a poetic tribute to village life, rural beauty, and the noble effort of farmers. It frames the village as an earthly paradise where happiness flows endlessly and compares its serene environment to the abode of the celestial gods. Using pastoral imagery—such as pairs of pigeons swaying in the breeze and golden crop fields—lyricist Kuyilan praises the tireless effort of agrarian workers. The song exalts the farmer as a harbinger of fortune who transforms wild forests into prosperous fields, pouring sweat like river water to turn raw earth into gold and diamonds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Amarar logam polae endrum”
Compares the heavenly, beautiful state of the village directly to 'Amarar logam' (the world of the celestial gods) using the explicit comparison word 'polae' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mannai ponnaaga maattrum”
Metaphorically compares the agricultural yield of the soil to pure gold ('ponnaaga'), symbolizing economic and spiritual prosperity created by hard work.
Personification
“Anbudan azhagum konjum gramam”
Attributes human characteristics of tenderness and affection ('konjum' - caressing/lisping lovingly) to the abstract ideas of love, beauty, and the village itself.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Poonthendralilaadi nelmani thedi / Maadaththai thedi varum jodi puravae”
Repetition of similar initial consonants and vowel sounds across poetic feet in Tamil prosody.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gramaththin idhayam peranbin nilaiyam / Anandham alai veesum ennaalum ingae”
Ethugai is present in Tamil poetic tradition where second letters correspond across lines to maintain rhythmic flow.
Did you know?
Trivia
Asai Magan (1953) featured music composed primarily by C. R. Subburaman, but due to his unexpected passing in 1952, the score was completed by his prominent assistants Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyricist Kuyilan was renowned for incorporating socio-realist themes, rural appreciation, and political consciousness into mid-20th-century Tamil cinema songs.
Keep listening
More from Asai Magan
Asai Magan
Asai Magan
Asai Magan
Asai Magan
Asai Magan
Asai Magan