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Lyrics & meaning

Koovuthu Kaalai Neram

From Priyamudan Prabhu · 1984

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Gangai Amaran
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Priyamudan Prabhu
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
23 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Yae thambi….veedum naadum
Namma poruppu
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Bhoomi dheivaththa kumbittu paaru
Adhu ponna inbaththa thanthidum paaru
Bhoomi dheivaththa kumbittu paaru
Adhu ponna inbaththa thanthidum paaru
Naadengum vaattam romba irukku
Nali kosham vembi irukku
Ada yaekkam theerum paarkka kooda
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Yae thambi….veedum naadum
Namma poruppu
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Yaarum sonthamthaan oorukku ooru
Vidhi maarum kaalamthaan nee nerula paaru
Yaarum sonthamthaan oorukku ooru
Vidhi maarum kaalamthaan nee nerula paaru
Annaikkum maelae dheivam irukku
Dheivaththin kaaval pakkam irukku
Oru paasam nesham saerum neram
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Un uzhaippa nee nambu
Ada yaendaa veen vambu
Yae thambi….veedum naadum
Namma poruppu
Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi
Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Hey brother... both home and country
Are our responsibility
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
Bow down and worship Mother Earth
And see, she will give us golden joy
Bow down and worship Mother Earth
And see, she will give us golden joy
There is so much sorrow across the land
Cries of suffering are burning with pain
Look, all this longing will soon come to an end
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Hey brother... both home and country
Are our responsibility
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
Everyone across every village is our kin
See with your own eyes, the time has come for fate to change
Everyone across every village is our kin
See with your own eyes, the time has come for fate to change
There is God above, even greater than a mother
And that divine protection stands right by our side
This is a time for love and affection to unite
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Trust in your hard work
Why look for unnecessary trouble?
Hey brother... both home and country
Are our responsibility
The rooster crows at dawn
Our village goddess Kali will wipe away our troubles
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an uplifting folk-style motivational track emphasizing the values of hard work, civic responsibility, and faith in divine justice. Beginning with the morning rooster call symbolizing a new dawn, it urges people to rely on honest labor rather than seeking unnecessary disputes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi / Kurai theerppaal namma ooru kaali

The second consonant 'i' or similar sounds match across consecutive lines like 'Koovuthu' and 'Kurai'.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Koovuthu kaalai neram kozhi

Repetition of the initial sound 'K' in 'Koovuthu', 'kaalai', 'kozhi' and 'Kurai', 'kaali'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Un uzhaippa nee nambu / Ada yaendaa veen vambu

Rhyming ends in 'kozhi' and 'kaali', as well as 'nambu' and 'vambu'.

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Trivia

Written by Gangai Amaran, this rural motivational song features classic folk rhythm patterns popular in Tamil cinema of the mid-1980s, encouraging labor welfare and communal unity.

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