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Lyrics & meaning

Kaigalile Valuvirukku

From Ini Oru Sudhanthiram · 1987

Lyricist: Jeeva Bharathy
Singers: Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
Music director: Gangai Amaran
Movie name: Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
Movie release year: 1987
Lyrics added on: 21 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Mannai nambhi vedhavedhappom kannamma

Adhu kodukkappora palan namakku pon amma

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Mannai nambhi vedhavedhappom kannaiyaa

Adhu kodukkappora palan namakku pon aiyaa

Nallavangha manasu pola

Nadhigal ingae payum

Nanjaiyilae kadhir velanji

Naanathoda saayum

Nallavangha manasu pola

Nadhigal ingae payum

Nanjaiyilae kadhir velanji

Naanathoda saayum

Panjamillaiyae pasi illaiyae

Vanjanai seiyum thuyar illaiyae

Male :Andha kaalam varum neram

Nenjil venaam ini sogam

Adi maanae nee vaa vaa

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Male :Mannai nambhi vedhavedhappom kannamma

Adhu kodukkappora palan namakku pon amma

Vettithana pechukalaal

Veenaa pochu naadu

Vetkangetta manusanukkum

Velanju tharudhu kaadu

Vettithana pechukalaal

Veenaa pochu naadu

Vetkangetta manusanukkum

Velanju tharudhu kaadu

Mannu manasil baedhamillaiyae

Vambhu vazhakku vaadham illaiyae

Female :Idhu paasam konda boomi

Nammai kaakkum idhu saami

Edhirkaalam kai melae

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Mannai nambhi vedhavedhappom kannamma

Adhu kodukkappora palan namakku pon amma

Kaigalilae vazhuvirukku

Kammakarai nilam irukku

Mannai nambhi vedhavedhappom kannaiyaa

Adhu kodukkappora palan namakku pon aiyaa

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

Trusting the soil, let us sow our seeds, Kannamma,

and the harvest it gives will be pure gold!

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

Trusting the soil, let us sow our seeds, Kannaiya,

and the harvest it gives will be pure gold!

Just like the hearts of good people,

the rivers flow gently here.

In the fertile fields, the crops grow ripe

and bend with sweet modesty.

Just like the hearts of good people,

the rivers flow gently here.

In the fertile fields, the crops grow ripe

and bend with sweet modesty.

There is no famine, there is no hunger,

there is no pain brought by deceit.

When that golden time arrives,

let there be no more sorrow in our hearts.

Come, my beloved, come along!

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

Trusting the soil, let us sow our seeds, Kannamma,

and the harvest it gives will be pure gold!

Through useless and idle talk,

the land has gone to waste.

Yet even for shameless people,

the earth still yields its harvest.

Through useless and idle talk,

the land has gone to waste.

Yet even for shameless people,

the earth still yields its harvest.

The heart of the soil knows no discrimination,

it holds no quarrels, lawsuits, or arguments.

This is an earth full of pure love,

it is the living deity that protects us.

Our future is right here in our hands!

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

Trusting the soil, let us sow our seeds, Kannamma,

and the harvest it gives will be pure gold!

There is strength in our hands,

there is land along the lake bank.

Trusting the soil, let us sow our seeds, Kannaiya,

and the harvest it gives will be pure gold!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Ini Oru Sudhanthiram' (1987) is an uplifting agrarian anthem celebrating physical labor, self-reliance, and the unconditioned generosity of Mother Nature. It highlights how hard work paired with faith in the land will inevitably yield rich rewards like gold, ensuring a future free of hunger, poverty, and deceit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Nallavangha manasu pola / Nadhigal ingae payum”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Na' across lines to create rhythmic harmony.

Edugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Panjamillaiyae pasi illaiyae / Vanjanai seiyum thuyar illaiyae”

Matching of second consonants 'n' in 'Panjamillaiyae' and 'Vanjanai' creating a pleasant vocal flow.

Personification

“Nanjaiyilae kadhir velanji / Naanathoda saayum”

Attributing human traits like bashfulness ('naanam') to standing crops as they bend in the wind.

Simile

“Nallavangha manasu pola / Nadhigal ingae payum”

Comparing the natural flow of rivers to the openheartedness and purity of good human beings.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Jeeva Bharathy for the 1987 social commentary film 'Ini Oru Sudhanthiram', the song uses simple folk rhythms to convey political critiques regarding corrupt public discourse while encouraging common citizens to seek empowerment through agricultural toil.

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