Irukkum Pozhuthai
From Kann Thiranthadhu · 1959
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singers
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan, K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- T. R. Rajagopal
- Details
- Kann Thiranthadhu1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ho ho o ho | Ho ho o ho |
| Oru kuraiyum seiyamae | Without committing any fault or flaw |
| Olagathil yaarumillae | There is no one in this world |
| Appadi uthamanaaai vaazhndhavanai | A person who lived as such a righteous man |
| Indha ulagam odhaikkaama vittathillai | This world has never spared without kicking down |
| Male | |
| Irukkum poludhai rasikkanum | Enjoy the present moment you have |
| Ada inbamaai kazhikkanum | Hey, spend it in joy and delight |
| Irukkum poludhai rasikkanum | Enjoy the present moment you have |
| Ada inbamaai kazhikkanum | Hey, spend it in joy and delight |
| Edhilum thuninju iranganum | Plunge boldly into anything you do |
| Nee yenghi edhukku thudikkanum | Why should you yearn and suffer in pain? |
| Male | |
| Naalai naalai endru | Saying tomorrow, tomorrow |
| Ponnaana naalai keduppavan kurudan | He who ruins today's golden day is a blind man |
| Nadanthu ponadhai nenachu | Thinking about what has already passed |
| Odambu nalinju poravan madaiyan | He whose body wears out is a fool |
| Sutha madaiyan | An absolute fool |
| Nammai pola ahaa | Like us, aha |
| Nammai pola kedachadhai thinnu | Eating whatever is obtained like us |
| Nenaithathai seiyiravan manushan | He who does whatever he desires is a true human |
| Ho o ho | Ho o ho |
| Male | |
| Aadi oodi porulai thedi | Running around chasing after wealth |
| Avanum thingaama padhukki veippaan | He hoards it away without even eating it himself |
| Adhilae idhilae panathai serthu | Accumulating money here and there |
| Veliyida bayandhu maraichuveippaan | Fearing to reveal it, he keeps it hidden |
| Male | |
| Annan thambhi pondatti pillai | Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child |
| Aarukkum sollaama podhachu veipaan | Without telling anyone, he buries it away |
| Ho o ho | Ho o ho |
| Aama | Yes |
| Annan thambhi pondatti pillai | Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child |
| Aarukkum sollaama podhachu veipaan | Without telling anyone, he buries it away |
| Aaga kadaisiyil kuzhiyai thondi | At long last, digging a pit |
| Avanaiyum oruthan podhachu veipaan | Someone will bury him as well |
| Aama podhachu veipaan | Yes, someone will bury him |
| Adachae | Oh gosh |
| Male | |
| Nalla vazhiyilae vaazha nenachu | Hoping to live through purely righteous paths |
| Naaya alaiyaadhe | Do not wander around suffering like a stray dog |
| Adhu indha naalilae mudiyaadhae | That is simply impossible in present times |
| Nariyai polae..eliyai polae | Like a fox... like a mouse |
| Nariyai polae eliyai polae | Like a fox, like a mouse |
| Nadakka therinjikkanum | You must learn how to navigate and walk |
| Thambhi pozhaikka therinjikkanum | Brother, you must learn how to survive |
| Female | |
| Haa..aa..aaa…aa.. | Haa..aa..aaa…aa.. |
| Udambhu azhukku udaiyum azhukku | The body is dirty, clothes are dirty |
| Ullam azhukkungha | The heart and mind are dirty as well |
| Adhulethaan ulagam kidakkungha | The world revolves within this filth |
| Idhu umakkum emakkum kazhuthaikkum theriyum | This is known to you, to me, and even to a donkey |
| Onnum suthamillai | Nothing here is pure or clean |
| Ulladhai sonnaa kuthamillai | There is no crime in speaking the plain truth |
| Male | |
| Haa..aa..aaa…aa.. | Haa..aa..aaa…aa.. |
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ
ஒரு குறையும் செய்யாமே
ஒலகத்திலே யாருமில்லே
அப்படி உத்தமனாய் வாழ்ந்தவனை
இந்த ஒலகம் ஒதைக்காம விட்டதில்லை....
Ho ho o ho
Without committing any fault or flaw
There is no one in this world
A person who lived as such a righteous man
This world has never spared without kicking down
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
எதிலும் துணிஞ்சு இறங்ணும்
நீ ஏங்கி எதுக்குத் துடிக்கணும்....
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
எதிலும் துணிஞ்சு இறங்ணும்
நீ ஏங்கி எதுக்குத் துடிக்கணும்....
Enjoy the present moment you have
Hey, spend it in joy and delight
Enjoy the present moment you have
Hey, spend it in joy and delight
Plunge boldly into anything you do
Why should you yearn and suffer in pain?
நாளை நாளை என்று
பொன்னானநாளைக் கெடுப்பவன் குருடன்
நடந்து போனதை நெனச்சு
ஒடம்பு நலிஞ்சு போறவன் மடையன்
சுத்த மடையன்
நம்மைப்போல ஆஹா
நம்மைப்போல கெடச்சதைத் தின்னு
நெனத்ததைச் செய்யிறவன் மனுஷன்
ஹோ ஓ ...ஹோ
Saying tomorrow, tomorrow
He who ruins today's golden day is a blind man
Thinking about what has already passed
He whose body wears out is a fool
An absolute fool
Like us, aha
Eating whatever is obtained like us
He who does whatever he desires is a true human
Ho o ho
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
எதிலும் துணிஞ்சு இறங்ணும்
நீ ஏங்கி எதுக்குத் துடிக்கணும்....
Running around chasing after wealth
He hoards it away without even eating it himself
Accumulating money here and there
Fearing to reveal it, he keeps it hidden
முனங்கல் :
.............
Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child
Without telling anyone, he buries it away
Ho o ho
Yes
Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child
Without telling anyone, he buries it away
At long last, digging a pit
Someone will bury him as well
Yes, someone will bury him
Oh gosh
ஆடி ஓடி பொருளைத் தேடி......
அவனும் திங்காம பதுக்கி வைப்பான்....
அதிலே இதிலே பணத்தைச் சேத்து
வெளியிடப் பயந்து மறச்சுவைப்பான்
Hoping to live through purely righteous paths
Do not wander around suffering like a stray dog
That is simply impossible in present times
Like a fox... like a mouse
Like a fox, like a mouse
You must learn how to navigate and walk
Brother, you must learn how to survive
அண்ணன் தம்பி பொண்டாட்டி புள்ளை
ஆருக்கும் சொல்லாம பொதைச்சு வைப்பான்
ஹோ ஓ ...ஹோ
ஆமா
அண்ணன் தம்பி பொண்டாட்டி புள்ளை
ஆருக்கும் சொல்லாம பொதைச்சு வைப்பான்
ஆகக் கடைசியில் குழியைத் தோண்டி
அவனையும் ஒருத்தன் பொதச்சு வைப்பான்
ஆமா ...பொதச்சு வைப்பான்
அடச்சே
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
The body is dirty, clothes are dirty
The heart and mind are dirty as well
The world revolves within this filth
This is known to you, to me, and even to a donkey
Nothing here is pure or clean
There is no crime in speaking the plain truth
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
எதிலும் துணிஞ்சு இறங்ணும்
நீ ஏங்கி எதுக்குத் துடிக்கணும்....
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
நல்ல வழியிலே வாழ நெனச்சு
நாயா அலையாதே
அது இந்த நாளிலே முடியாதே
நரியைப் போலே... எலியைப் போலே
நரியைப் போலே எலியைப் போலே
நடக்கத் தெரிஞ்சுக்கணும்
தம்பி பொழைக்க தெரிஞ்சிக்கணும்
ஹா ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ
உடம்பு அழுக்கு உடையும் அழுக்கு!
உள்ளம் அழுக்குங்க
அதுலேதான் உலகம் கிடக்குங்க
இது உமக்கும் எமக்கும் கழுதைக்கும் தெரியும்
ஒண்ணும் சுத்தமில்லை
உள்ளதைச் சொன்னா குத்தமில்லை........
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ...ஹோ
இருக்கும் பொழுதை ரசிக்கணும்
அட இன்பமாய் கழிக்கணும்
எதிலும் துணிஞ்சு இறங்ணும்
நீ ஏங்கி எதுக்குத் துடிக்கணும்....
ஹா ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ..ஆஅ
Ho ho o ho
Ho ho o ho
Oru kuraiyum seiyamae
Without committing any fault or flaw
Olagathil yaarumillae
There is no one in this world
Appadi uthamanaaai vaazhndhavanai
A person who lived as such a righteous man
Indha ulagam odhaikkaama vittathillai
This world has never spared without kicking down
Irukkum poludhai rasikkanum
Enjoy the present moment you have
Ada inbamaai kazhikkanum
Hey, spend it in joy and delight
Irukkum poludhai rasikkanum
Enjoy the present moment you have
Ada inbamaai kazhikkanum
Hey, spend it in joy and delight
Edhilum thuninju iranganum
Plunge boldly into anything you do
Nee yenghi edhukku thudikkanum
Why should you yearn and suffer in pain?
Naalai naalai endru
Saying tomorrow, tomorrow
Ponnaana naalai keduppavan kurudan
He who ruins today's golden day is a blind man
Nadanthu ponadhai nenachu
Thinking about what has already passed
Odambu nalinju poravan madaiyan
He whose body wears out is a fool
Sutha madaiyan
An absolute fool
Nammai pola ahaa
Like us, aha
Nammai pola kedachadhai thinnu
Eating whatever is obtained like us
Nenaithathai seiyiravan manushan
He who does whatever he desires is a true human
Ho o ho
Ho o ho
Aadi oodi porulai thedi
Running around chasing after wealth
Avanum thingaama padhukki veippaan
He hoards it away without even eating it himself
Adhilae idhilae panathai serthu
Accumulating money here and there
Veliyida bayandhu maraichuveippaan
Fearing to reveal it, he keeps it hidden
Annan thambhi pondatti pillai
Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child
Aarukkum sollaama podhachu veipaan
Without telling anyone, he buries it away
Ho o ho
Ho o ho
Aama
Yes
Annan thambhi pondatti pillai
Elder brother, younger brother, wife, or child
Aarukkum sollaama podhachu veipaan
Without telling anyone, he buries it away
Aaga kadaisiyil kuzhiyai thondi
At long last, digging a pit
Avanaiyum oruthan podhachu veipaan
Someone will bury him as well
Aama podhachu veipaan
Yes, someone will bury him
Adachae
Oh gosh
Nalla vazhiyilae vaazha nenachu
Hoping to live through purely righteous paths
Naaya alaiyaadhe
Do not wander around suffering like a stray dog
Adhu indha naalilae mudiyaadhae
That is simply impossible in present times
Nariyai polae..eliyai polae
Like a fox... like a mouse
Nariyai polae eliyai polae
Like a fox, like a mouse
Nadakka therinjikkanum
You must learn how to navigate and walk
Thambhi pozhaikka therinjikkanum
Brother, you must learn how to survive
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
Udambhu azhukku udaiyum azhukku
The body is dirty, clothes are dirty
Ullam azhukkungha
The heart and mind are dirty as well
Adhulethaan ulagam kidakkungha
The world revolves within this filth
Idhu umakkum emakkum kazhuthaikkum theriyum
This is known to you, to me, and even to a donkey
Onnum suthamillai
Nothing here is pure or clean
Ulladhai sonnaa kuthamillai
There is no crime in speaking the plain truth
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
Haa..aa..aaa…aa..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a cynical yet realistic social commentary on human nature, survival, and worldly hypocrisy penned by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. It urges the listener to live in the present and enjoy life rather than worrying endlessly about the past or future. It criticizes those who hoard wealth secretly without enjoying it or sharing it with family, pointing out the ultimate irony that death claims everyone in the end. The song further advises practical street-smartness over naive idealism, noting that moral purity is rare in a flawed world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ponnaana naalai keduppavan kurudan”
Compares someone who wastes the present day by constantly postponing to 'tomorrow' as a blind person ('kurudan').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nariyai polae eliyai polae”
Uses animals (dog, fox, mouse) to represent different modes of living and survival tactics in a harsh society.
Monai / Anaphora
“Udambhu azhukku udaiyum azhukku Ullam azhukkungha”
Repetition of initial consonant and vocalic sounds across consecutive phrases ('Udambhu', 'Udaiyum', 'Ullam') for rhythmic effect.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Odambu nalinju poravan madaiyan”
End rhymes using '-an' ending words (madaiyan, manushan, kurudan) to maintain lyrical flow.
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Trivia
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram was famous for embedding sharp socialist philosophy and practical worldly advice into simple, colloquial Tamil folk-style lyrics. 'Kann Thiranthadhu' (1959) features music by T. R. Rajagopal and vocal renditions by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and K. Jamunarani.
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