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Kurudarellam Koodi Koothadi

From Paasavalai · 1956

Lyricist: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singer: C. S. Jayaraman
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Paasavalai
Movie release year: 1956
Lyrics added on: 4 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi

Kookural pottaalum podattum

Innum thirudi porul serkkum thiranattra somberi

Thindaadinaalum thindaadattum

Saadhi veri konda veenargal baedham paesi paesi

Vilagi poi vaazhndhaalum vaazhattum

Oru varusaikkul nilladha kalasam pol ivarellaam

Thalai suttri veezhndhaalum veezhattum andha

Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi

Kookural pottaalum podattum

Innum thirudi porul serkkum thiranattra somberi

Thindaadinaalum thindaadattum

Keduvaargal endraikkum keduvaar

Gunam kudi kondaar inbam thandhiduvar

Madhiyattra moodargal vazhukki vazhukki veezhndhu

Madhikkapattu ponaalum pogattum innum

Gadhi ketta kaaligal kaludhaigalai thottu

Udhaipattu sethaalum saagattum verum

Padharaipol ulagathil payanattru thirivoorgal

Edharkiraiyaanalum aagattum mannil

Adhiga kalvi kattrum mudhukelumbattrorgal

Anal pattri vendhaalum vaegattum andha

Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi

Kookural pottaalum podattum

Innum thirudi porul serkkum thiranattra somberi

Thindaadinaalum thindaadattum

Keduvaargal endraikkum keduvaar

Gunam kudi kondaar inbam thandhiduvar

Aazham theriyaamal kaalai vittoor moozhgi

Aattrodu poravadi singi azhudhu payan ennadi

Sondha maanam thanai vittru maandhar muraikettu

Veenaaga azhivaaradi singi meelum vazhi kaanaradi

Indha ulutharuendhanaalum

Unmaigalai sonnaalum

Karunthanil kollaaradi singi

Kandapadi selvaradi mannil

Keduvaargal endraikkum keduvaar

Gunam kudi kondaar inbam thandhiduvar

Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi

Kookural pottaalum podattum

Innum thirudi porul serkkum thiranattra somberi

Thindaadinaalum thindaadattum

Let all the blind gather, dance around, and make merry,

and let them scream and shout if they will!

And the lazy, worthless ones who amass wealth by stealing—

let them struggle and suffer if they must!

Let the worthless caste fanatics, preaching endless division,

live apart in isolation if they wish!

Like pots that cannot stand upright in a row,

let their heads spin and let them tumble down! Those...

Let all the blind gather, dance around, and make merry,

and let them scream and shout if they will!

And the lazy, worthless ones who amass wealth by stealing—

let them struggle and suffer if they must!

The wicked will always ruin themselves, but those

filled with good virtues will bring joy to all!

Let senseless fools keep slipping and falling,

even if the world holds them in high regard for a time! And...

Let hopeless ruffians who mess with donkeys

get kicked to death if they must! Mere...

Those who wander the world uselessly like empty chaff,

let them fall prey to whatever comes their way! On this earth,

those who are highly educated yet lack a backbone,

let them catch fire and burn! Those...

Let all the blind gather, dance around, and make merry,

and let them scream and shout if they will!

And the lazy, worthless ones who amass wealth by stealing—

let them struggle and suffer if they must!

The wicked will always ruin themselves, but those

filled with good virtues will bring joy to all!

Those who step in without knowing the depth will drown

and be swept away by the river, Singi; what is the use of crying?

Selling their self-respect and abandoning decency,

people ruin themselves in vain, Singi, finding no way to recover!

Even if you speak the truth

every single day to these wretched rogues,

they will never take it to heart, Singi;

they will just wander recklessly as they please! On this earth,

The wicked will always ruin themselves, but those

filled with good virtues will bring joy to all!

Let all the blind gather, dance around, and make merry,

and let them scream and shout if they will!

And the lazy, worthless ones who amass wealth by stealing—

let them struggle and suffer if they must!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a biting social satire composed by the legendary rationalist poet Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. Through sharp rhetoric, the song condemns social evils such as caste discrimination, laziness, corruption, lack of moral courage among the educated, and willful ignorance. Using metaphorical language and dramatic indifference ('let them perish'), the lyricist emphasizes that individuals who engage in unethical deeds will inevitably face ruin, while those who cultivate good moral character bring enduring happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi”

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Kurudarellam' and 'Thindaadinaalum' or 'Saadhi' and 'Oru'.

Simile (Upamai)

“Padharaipol ulagathil payanattru thirivoorgal”

Comparing useless, directionless people to lightweight chaff ('Padharaipol') blown around in the world.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kurudarellam koodi koothadi koothadi”

Comparing ignorance to blindness ('Kurudar') to highlight people lacking moral and intellectual vision.

Anaphora / Repetition (Sol Pinvarunilai Ani)

“Thindaadinaalum thindaadattum”

Repetition of suffix patterns like 'podattum', 'thindaadattum', 'vaazhattum', and 'veezhattum' to emphasize dismissive fate.

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Trivia

Written by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram for the 1956 movie 'Paasavalai', this song reflects the strong Dravidian movement ideologies of social reform, anti-casteism, and rationalism prevalent in 1950s Tamil cinema lyrics.

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