Kaatrulla Podhey
From Mahalakshmi · 1960
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, Udutha Sarojini
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Mahalakshmi1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oothu neera pola vervai | Sweat should gush like spring water |
| Peruga uzhaikkanum | As we work tirelessly with dedication |
| Andha uzhaippinalae namadhu veedum | Through that very hard work, our home |
| Naadum sezhikkanum | And our nation should flourish and prosper |
| Oothu neera pola vervai | Sweat should gush like spring water |
| Peruga uzhaikkanum | As we work tirelessly with dedication |
| Andha uzhaippinalae namadhu veedum | Through that very hard work, our home |
| Naadum sezhikkanum | And our nation should flourish and prosper |
| Female | |
| Naethirunthathu pola innikku | The world present today is not |
| Ulagamum illae | The same as it was yesterday |
| Naethirunthathu pola innikku | The world present today is not |
| Ulagamum illae | The same as it was yesterday |
| Naalai nichiyamaai enna nadakkumminnum | For what will definitely happen tomorrow |
| Theriyallae aadhlae | Is still unknown to anyone, therefore |
| Female | |
| Nellil kalandha padharu neenga thoothanum | You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy |
| Adhu pola ullathilae maasiruntha maathanum | Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart |
| Nellil kalandha padharu neenga thoothanum | You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy |
| Adhu pola ullathilae maasiruntha maathanum | Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart |
| Female | |
| Nallavanga uravai mattum naadanum | We should seek company only with good people |
| Nallavanga uravai mattum naadanum | We should seek company only with good people |
| Theeyor natpirundha adhaiyum vilakki podanum | If there is friendship with evil people, we must cast it away |
| Female | |
| Sethu vechu kuruvi pola vaazha theriyanum | We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird |
| Sethu vechu kuruvi pola vaazha theriyanum | We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird |
| Edhirpaarthu varum ezhaikkellam | To all the poor and destitute who come with expectation |
| Udhavi puriyanum | We must extend a helping hand |
| Female | |
| Kaadhulla podhey naam | While the wind is blowing |
| Thoothi kollanum | We must winnow our grain |
| Karuthai kaalathukku yettrapadi | According to the changing times |
| Maathi kollanum | We must adapt our mindset |
| Kaadhulla podhey naam | While the wind is blowing |
| Thoothi kollanum | We must winnow our grain |
| Karuthai kaalathukku yettrapadi | According to the changing times |
| Maathi kollanum | We must adapt our mindset |
பெண்கள் :
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
Sweat should gush like spring water
As we work tirelessly with dedication
Through that very hard work, our home
And our nation should flourish and prosper
Sweat should gush like spring water
As we work tirelessly with dedication
Through that very hard work, our home
And our nation should flourish and prosper
ஊத்து நீரப் போல வேர்வை
பெருக உழைக்கணும்
அந்த உழைப்பினாலே நமது வீடும்
நாடும் செழிக்கணும்
ஊத்து நீரப் போல வேர்வை
பெருக உழைக்கணும்
அந்த உழைப்பினாலே நமது வீடும்
நாடும் செழிக்கணும்
The world present today is not
The same as it was yesterday
The world present today is not
The same as it was yesterday
For what will definitely happen tomorrow
Is still unknown to anyone, therefore
நேத்திருந்தது போல இன்னைக்கு
உலகமும் இல்லே
நேத்திருந்தது போல இன்னைக்கு
உலகமும் இல்லே
நாளை நிச்சயமாய் என்ன நடக்குமின்னும்
தெரியல்லே அதாலே.....
You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy
Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart
You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy
Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart
பெண்கள் :
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
We should seek company only with good people
We should seek company only with good people
If there is friendship with evil people, we must cast it away
நெல்லில் கலந்த பதரு நீங்க தூத்தணும்
அதுபோல் உள்ளத்திலே மாசிருந்தா மாத்தணும்
நெல்லில் கலந்த பதரு நீங்க தூத்தணும்
அதுபோல் உள்ளத்திலே மாசிருந்தா மாத்தணும்
We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird
We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird
To all the poor and destitute who come with expectation
We must extend a helping hand
நல்லவங்க உறவை மட்டும் நாடணும்
நல்லவங்க உறவை மட்டும் நாடணும்
தீயோர் நட்பிருந்தா அதையும் விலக்கிப் போடணும்
While the wind is blowing
We must winnow our grain
According to the changing times
We must adapt our mindset
While the wind is blowing
We must winnow our grain
According to the changing times
We must adapt our mindset
பெண்கள் :
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
பெண்கள் :
பூத்து வெளஞ்சி வளைஞ்சி நிக்கும்
கதிரை பார்க்கணும் அதைப் போல
நாமும் அடக்க ஒடுக்கமா இருக்கணும்
சேத்து வச்சி குருவி போல வாழத் தெரியணும்
சேத்து வச்சி குருவி போல வாழத் தெரியணும்
எதிர்பார்த்து வரும் ஏழைக்கெல்லாம்
உதவி புரியணும்....
பெண்கள் :
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
காத்துள்ள போதே நாம்
தூத்திக் கொள்ளணும்
கருத்தை காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றபடி
மாத்திக் கொள்ளணும்..
Oothu neera pola vervai
Sweat should gush like spring water
Peruga uzhaikkanum
As we work tirelessly with dedication
Andha uzhaippinalae namadhu veedum
Through that very hard work, our home
Naadum sezhikkanum
And our nation should flourish and prosper
Oothu neera pola vervai
Sweat should gush like spring water
Peruga uzhaikkanum
As we work tirelessly with dedication
Andha uzhaippinalae namadhu veedum
Through that very hard work, our home
Naadum sezhikkanum
And our nation should flourish and prosper
Naethirunthathu pola innikku
The world present today is not
Ulagamum illae
The same as it was yesterday
Naethirunthathu pola innikku
The world present today is not
Ulagamum illae
The same as it was yesterday
Naalai nichiyamaai enna nadakkumminnum
For what will definitely happen tomorrow
Theriyallae aadhlae
Is still unknown to anyone, therefore
Nellil kalandha padharu neenga thoothanum
You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy
Adhu pola ullathilae maasiruntha maathanum
Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart
Nellil kalandha padharu neenga thoothanum
You must winnow to separate the chaff mixed with paddy
Adhu pola ullathilae maasiruntha maathanum
Similarly, you must cleanse and remove impurities from your heart
Nallavanga uravai mattum naadanum
We should seek company only with good people
Nallavanga uravai mattum naadanum
We should seek company only with good people
Theeyor natpirundha adhaiyum vilakki podanum
If there is friendship with evil people, we must cast it away
Sethu vechu kuruvi pola vaazha theriyanum
We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird
Sethu vechu kuruvi pola vaazha theriyanum
We should learn to live by saving continuously like a bird
Edhirpaarthu varum ezhaikkellam
To all the poor and destitute who come with expectation
Udhavi puriyanum
We must extend a helping hand
Kaadhulla podhey naam
While the wind is blowing
Thoothi kollanum
We must winnow our grain
Karuthai kaalathukku yettrapadi
According to the changing times
Maathi kollanum
We must adapt our mindset
Kaadhulla podhey naam
While the wind is blowing
Thoothi kollanum
We must winnow our grain
Karuthai kaalathukku yettrapadi
According to the changing times
Maathi kollanum
We must adapt our mindset
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This uplifting folk-style song emphasizes the dignity of hard labor, moral integrity, saving for the future, and adaptability. The lyricist Maruthakasi uses vivid agrarian metaphors to encourage people to work so intensely that sweat flows like spring water, bringing prosperity to both their households and the nation at large. The lyrics urge listeners to purge bad thoughts from their minds just as chaff is winnowed from grain, keep company only with good people, help the needy, save prudently like birds, and strike while the iron is hot. It underscores the impermanence of time, reminding us to constantly evolve and adapt our thoughts as the world changes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Oothu neera pola vervai”
Compares sweating from hard work to the natural flow of spring water ('Oothu neera pola vervai').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Sethu vechu kuruvi pola vaazha theriyanum”
Compares prudent saving and modest living to the habits of a bird collecting grains ('kuruvi pola vaazha').
Pazhamozhi (Proverb / Allusion)
“Kaadhulla podhey naam / Thoothi kollanum”
Refers directly to the popular Tamil proverb 'Kaatru ullapothu thoothikol' ('Winnow while the wind blows' or 'Make hay while the sun shines').
Muran (Antithesis)
“Nallavanga uravai mattum naadanum / Theeyor natpirundha adhaiyum vilakki podanum”
Contrasts good relationships ('Nallavanga uravai') with bad friendships ('Theeyor natpirundha') to stress moral discernment.
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Trivia
Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was celebrated for weaving traditional Tamil proverbs and simple rural philosophy into catchy film songs. The phrase 'Kaatru ullapothu thoothikol' is repurposed here in everyday spoken dialect as 'Kaadhulla podhey naam thoothi kollanum', making deep moral lessons easily accessible to working-class film audiences.
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