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Maaname Perithendra

From Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Leela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundraeO mountain of unyielding character, who considers honor supreme!
Vaa vaa.. vaa vaa… vaa… magalaeCome, come... come, come... come, daughter!
Neerundu vilaigindra nilamunduThere is water, and there is fertile land to yield crops.
Ingae nilaiyaana valamum unduHere, there is everlasting prosperity as well.
Yerundu un kaiyil edhirkaalam uruvakkumThere is a plow, and in your hands, shaping the future...
Inaiyilla balamum undu...there is matchless strength too.
Neerundu vilaigindra nilamunduThere is water, and there is fertile land to yield crops.
Ingae nilaiyaana valamum unduHere, there is everlasting prosperity as well.
Yerundu un kaiyil edhirkaalam uruvakkumThere is a plow, and in your hands, shaping the future...
Inaiyilla balamum undu...there is matchless strength too.
Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundraeO mountain of unyielding character, who considers honor supreme!
Vaa vaa.. vaa vaa… vaa… magalaeCome, come... come, come... come, daughter!
Female
Perundu nee inghu perum paadupattaalaeIf you labor hard here with great effort,
Pinnaalae palanum unduThere will be fruitful rewards in the future.
Perundu nee inghu perum paadupattaalaeIf you labor hard here with great effort,
Pinnaalae palanum unduThere will be fruitful rewards in the future.
Seerundu nee unna soruunduThere is prosperity, and there is food for you to eat.
Iyarkaiyin selvangal palavum unduThere are many abundant riches of nature.
Seerundu nee unna soruunduThere is prosperity, and there is food for you to eat.
Iyarkaiyin selvangal palavum unduThere are many abundant riches of nature.
Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundraeO mountain of unyielding character, who considers honor supreme!
Vaa vaa.. vaa vaa… vaa… magalaeCome, come... come, come... come, daughter!
Female
Ner nindru ejamaanar naan endru sollavaeTo stand tall and proclaim, 'I am the master'...
Niraiya per ooril undu...there are many people in the town.
Ner nindru ejamaanar naan endru sollavaeTo stand tall and proclaim, 'I am the master'...
Niraiya per ooril undu...there are many people in the town.
Paar endru athagaiya panbilla maanidaLook, who among us here is such a characterless human...
Padhargal ingae yaarundu...worthless chaff of a person?
Paar endru athagaiya panbilla maanidaLook, who among us here is such a characterless human...
Padhargal ingae yaarundu...worthless chaff of a person?
Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundraeO mountain of unyielding character, who considers honor supreme!
Vaa vaa.. vaa vaa… vaa… magalaeCome, come... come, come... come, daughter!
Female
Aandaanum ingillai adimaiyum ingillaiThere is no master here, nor is there a slave.
Amaindhidum sama vaazhvin ellaiThis is the realm where equal living is established.
Aandaanum ingillai adimaiyum ingillaiThere is no master here, nor is there a slave.
Amaindhidum sama vaazhvin ellaiThis is the realm where equal living is established.
Vendaatha potti poramaigal illaiThere are no unwanted rivalries or jealousies.
Meiyaana sorgam ver illaiThere is no other true heaven than this.
Vendaatha potti poramaigal illaiThere are no unwanted rivalries or jealousies.
Meiyaana sorgam ver illaiThere is no other true heaven than this.
Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundraeO mountain of unyielding character, who considers honor supreme!
Vaa vaa.. vaa vaa… vaa… magalaeCome, come... come, come... come, daughter!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This inspiring song celebrates self-respect, hard work, agrarian life, and social equality. Addressing a daughter as a paragon of unbending dignity ('valaiyaadha gunakundrae'), the speaker encourages her to embrace agriculture and self-reliance. With land, water, and a plow, hard labor yields matchless strength and long-term prosperity from nature's bounty without depending on arrogant superiors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvaman)

Maanamae perithendra valaiyaadha gunakundrae

Comparing a person's steadfast moral character to an unyielding mountain ('valaiyaadha gunakundrae').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Repetitive Refrain)

Neerundu vilaigindra nilamundu

The repetitive use of '-undu' ending across multiple words ('Neerundu', 'nilamundu', 'valamum undu', 'balamum undu') creates rhythmic harmony.

Antithesis / Parallelism

Aandaanum ingillai adimaiyum ingillai

Contrasting 'Aandaanum' (master) and 'adimaiyum' (slave) to assert a society of absolute equality.

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Trivia

Penned by legendary lyricist A. Maruthakasi and composed by K. V. Mahadevan, this song strongly reflects the Dravidian movement's socialist principles of dignity of labor, anti-feudalism, and gender empowerment through agrarian self-sufficiency.

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