Maari Mazhai Peyaadho
From Uzhavan · 1993
- Lyricist
- Kadhir
- Singer
- Shahul Hameed
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Uzhavan1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh oh ya aa aa oh | Oh oh ya aa aa oh |
| Oh oh aa aa | Oh oh aa aa |
| Drrruuuuu a…. | Drrruuuuu a…. |
| Enna pokku pora | Where are you going? |
| Ennalae | Oh my dear |
| Kamalai thanni | Irrigation water |
| Erakku machaan | Lower it down, my brother-in-law |
| Yera pootti uzhuthu vachaan | He hitched the plough and tilled the land |
| Vithu nella eduthu vachaan | He set aside the seed grains |
| Vedhaikkum naalu kaathirunthaan | He waited for the day to sow them |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theeraatho | Will the people's famine not end? |
| Chorus | |
| Oh oh oh..(3) | Oh oh oh...(3) |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Male | |
| Mayilgal aadum | Peacocks will dance |
| Kondaattam podum | They will celebrate |
| Vaanang karukaliyae | When the sky turns dark |
| Kuyilgal naalum | Cuckoos every day |
| Themmaangu paadum | Will sing folk melodies |
| Solai than ingillaiyae | Yet there is no green grove here |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Male | |
| Vadakkae mazhai peiyya | When rain falls in the north |
| Varum kizhakkae vellam | Floods come in the east |
| Kolathaan karaiyilae | Along the bank of the pond |
| Ayirai thullum | The Ayirai fish will leap |
| Male | |
| Kizhakkae mazhai peiyya | When rain falls in the east |
| Kinarellaam puthu vellam | Fresh water fills all the wells |
| Pachai vayakkaadu | The lush green field |
| Nenjai killum | Tugs at the heart |
| Female | |
| Ohh………. | Ohh.......... |
| Male & Chorus : | Male & Chorus : |
| Nalla nellu kathir aruthu | Harvesting the good stalks of paddy |
| Pulla neli neliyaa kattu katti | Binding them into neatly curved sheaves |
| Ava kattu kondu pogaiyilae | When she carries the bundle away |
| Ninnu kannadippaan athai magan | Her cousin stands and winks at her |
| Uzhavan sirikkanum | The farmer must smile |
| Ulagam sezhikkanum | The world must prosper |
| Minnal ingu pada padakka | As lightning flashes here |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Male | |
| Mayilgal aadum | Peacocks will dance |
| Kondaattam podum | They will celebrate |
| Vaanang karukaliyae | When the sky turns dark |
| Kuyilgal naalum | Cuckoos every day |
| Themmaangu paadum | Will sing folk melodies |
| Solai than ingillaiyae | Yet there is no green grove here |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Chorus | |
| Oh Oh oh…(3) | Oh Oh oh...(3) |
| Female | |
| Varappula ponnirukku | There is gold on the field ridge |
| Ponnu kaiyil kili irukku | There is a parrot in the girl's hand |
| Kili irukkum kaiyya | That hand holding the parrot |
| Nee eppo pudippa | When will you hold it? |
| Male | |
| Vethaiyellaam chediyaagi | When all seeds become plants |
| Chediyellaam kaaiyaagi | When all plants bear fruit |
| Kaaya vithu | After selling the produce |
| Un kaiyya pudippen | I will hold your hand |
| Female | |
| Oh…….. | Oh........ |
| Male :Puthu thandatti potta pulla | Male : Girl wearing new ear ornaments |
| Summa thala thalannu valantha pulla | A girl grown lush and radiant |
| Raa thavalaiyellaam kulavai ida | As night frogs croak in chorus |
| Naan thamarai un madi mela | I am a lotus on your lap |
| Female | |
| Kanavugal palikanum | Dreams must come true |
| Kazhani sezhikanum | The agricultural field must bloom |
| Vaanam karu karukka | As the sky turns dark black |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Male | |
| Mayilgal aadum | Peacocks will dance |
| Kondaattam podum | They will celebrate |
| Vaanang karukaliyae | When the sky turns dark |
| Kuyilgal naalum | Cuckoos every day |
| Themmaangu paadum | Will sing folk melodies |
| Solai than ingillaiyae | Yet there is no green grove here |
| Male | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
| Chorus | |
| Maari mazhai peiyaatho | Will the monsoon rain not pour? |
| Makka pancham theera | To end the people's famine |
| Saaral mazhai peiyaatho | Will the drizzling rain not fall? |
| Sananga pancham maara | To change the poverty of the people |
என்ன போக்கு போற
என்னலே
கமலை தண்ணி
இறக்கு மச்சான்
ஏர பூட்டி உழுது வச்சான்
வித்து நெல்லை எடுத்து வச்சான்
விதைக்கும் நாலு காத்திருந்தான்
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்க பஞ்சம் தீராதோ
Oh oh ya aa aa oh
Oh oh aa aa
Drrruuuuu a….
Where are you going?
Oh my dear
Irrigation water
Lower it down, my brother-in-law
He hitched the plough and tilled the land
He set aside the seed grains
He waited for the day to sow them
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Will the people's famine not end?
{ஓ.. ஓ... ஓ...} (3)
Oh oh oh...(3)
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
மயில்கள் ஆடும்
கொண்டாட்டம் போடும்
வானங் கருக்கலையே
குயில்கள் நாளும்
தெம்மாங்கு பாடும்
சோலைதான் இங்கில்லையே
Peacocks will dance
They will celebrate
When the sky turns dark
Cuckoos every day
Will sing folk melodies
Yet there is no green grove here
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
மயில்கள் ஆடும்
கொண்டாட்டம் போடும்
வானங் கருக்கலையே
குயில்கள் நாளும்
தெம்மாங்கு பாடும்
சோலைதான் இங்கில்லையே
When rain falls in the north
Floods come in the east
Along the bank of the pond
The Ayirai fish will leap
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
When rain falls in the east
Fresh water fills all the wells
The lush green field
Tugs at the heart
குழந்தை :
சட்டியில மாக்கரச்சு
சந்தியில கோலமிட்டு
கோலம் அழியும் வரை
கோடை மழை பெய்யாதோ
மானத்து ராசாவே
மழை விரும்பும் புண்ணியரே
சன்னல் ஒழுவாதோ
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
Ohh..........
Male & Chorus :
Harvesting the good stalks of paddy
Binding them into neatly curved sheaves
When she carries the bundle away
Her cousin stands and winks at her
The farmer must smile
The world must prosper
As lightning flashes here
வடக்கே மழை பெய்ய
வரும் கிழக்கே வெள்ளம்
கொளத்தாங் கரையிலே
அயிரை துள்ளும்
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
கிழக்கே மழை பெய்ய
கிணறெல்லாம் புது வெள்ளம்
பச்சை வயக்காடு
நெஞ்சை கிள்ளும்
Peacocks will dance
They will celebrate
When the sky turns dark
Cuckoos every day
Will sing folk melodies
Yet there is no green grove here
ஓ...
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
நல்ல நெல்லு கதிரறுத்து
புள்ள நெளி நெலியா கட்டு கட்டி
அவ கட்டு கொண்டு போகையிலே
நின்னு கண்ணடிப்பான் அத்தை மகன்
உழவன் சிரிக்கணும்
உலகம் செழிக்கனும்
மின்னல் இங்கு பட படக்க
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
Oh Oh oh...(3)
மயில்கள் ஆடும்
கொண்டாட்டம் போடும்
வானங் கருக்கலையே
குயில்கள் நாளும்
தெம்மாங்கு பாடும்
சோலைதான் இங்கில்லையே
There is gold on the field ridge
There is a parrot in the girl's hand
That hand holding the parrot
When will you hold it?
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
When all seeds become plants
When all plants bear fruit
After selling the produce
I will hold your hand
{ஓ.. ஓ... ஓ...} (3)
Oh........
Male : Girl wearing new ear ornaments
A girl grown lush and radiant
As night frogs croak in chorus
I am a lotus on your lap
வரப்புல பொண்ணிருக்கு
பொண்ணு கையில் கிளி இருக்கு
கிளி இருக்கும் கைய
நீ எப்போ புடிப்ப
Dreams must come true
The agricultural field must bloom
As the sky turns dark black
வெதை எல்லாம் செடியாகி
செடியெல்லாம் காயாகி
காய வித்து
உன் கைய புடிப்பேன்
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
ஓ...
புது தண்டட்டி போட்ட புள்ள
சும்மா தல தலன்னு வளந்த புள்ள
ரா தவளையெல்லாம் குலவை இட
நான் தாமரை உன் மடி மேல
Peacocks will dance
They will celebrate
When the sky turns dark
Cuckoos every day
Will sing folk melodies
Yet there is no green grove here
கனவுகள் பலிக்கணும்
கழனி செழிக்கனும்
வானம் கரு கருக்க
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
To end the people's famine
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
To change the poverty of the people
மயில்கள் ஆடும்
கொண்டாட்டம் போடும்
வானங் கருக்கலையே
குயில்கள் நாளும்
தெம்மாங்கு பாடும்
சோலைதான் இங்கில்லையே
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
மாரி மழை பெய்யாதோ
மக்கள் பஞ்சம் தீர
சாரல் மழை பெய்யாதோ
சனங்க பஞ்சம் மாற
Oh oh ya aa aa oh
Oh oh ya aa aa oh
Oh oh aa aa
Oh oh aa aa
Drrruuuuu a….
Drrruuuuu a….
Enna pokku pora
Where are you going?
Ennalae
Oh my dear
Kamalai thanni
Irrigation water
Erakku machaan
Lower it down, my brother-in-law
Yera pootti uzhuthu vachaan
He hitched the plough and tilled the land
Vithu nella eduthu vachaan
He set aside the seed grains
Vedhaikkum naalu kaathirunthaan
He waited for the day to sow them
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theeraatho
Will the people's famine not end?
Oh oh oh..(3)
Oh oh oh...(3)
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Mayilgal aadum
Peacocks will dance
Kondaattam podum
They will celebrate
Vaanang karukaliyae
When the sky turns dark
Kuyilgal naalum
Cuckoos every day
Themmaangu paadum
Will sing folk melodies
Solai than ingillaiyae
Yet there is no green grove here
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Vadakkae mazhai peiyya
When rain falls in the north
Varum kizhakkae vellam
Floods come in the east
Kolathaan karaiyilae
Along the bank of the pond
Ayirai thullum
The Ayirai fish will leap
Kizhakkae mazhai peiyya
When rain falls in the east
Kinarellaam puthu vellam
Fresh water fills all the wells
Pachai vayakkaadu
The lush green field
Nenjai killum
Tugs at the heart
Ohh……….
Ohh..........
Male & Chorus :
Male & Chorus :
Nalla nellu kathir aruthu
Harvesting the good stalks of paddy
Pulla neli neliyaa kattu katti
Binding them into neatly curved sheaves
Ava kattu kondu pogaiyilae
When she carries the bundle away
Ninnu kannadippaan athai magan
Her cousin stands and winks at her
Uzhavan sirikkanum
The farmer must smile
Ulagam sezhikkanum
The world must prosper
Minnal ingu pada padakka
As lightning flashes here
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Mayilgal aadum
Peacocks will dance
Kondaattam podum
They will celebrate
Vaanang karukaliyae
When the sky turns dark
Kuyilgal naalum
Cuckoos every day
Themmaangu paadum
Will sing folk melodies
Solai than ingillaiyae
Yet there is no green grove here
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Oh Oh oh…(3)
Oh Oh oh...(3)
Varappula ponnirukku
There is gold on the field ridge
Ponnu kaiyil kili irukku
There is a parrot in the girl's hand
Kili irukkum kaiyya
That hand holding the parrot
Nee eppo pudippa
When will you hold it?
Vethaiyellaam chediyaagi
When all seeds become plants
Chediyellaam kaaiyaagi
When all plants bear fruit
Kaaya vithu
After selling the produce
Un kaiyya pudippen
I will hold your hand
Oh……..
Oh........
Male :Puthu thandatti potta pulla
Male : Girl wearing new ear ornaments
Summa thala thalannu valantha pulla
A girl grown lush and radiant
Raa thavalaiyellaam kulavai ida
As night frogs croak in chorus
Naan thamarai un madi mela
I am a lotus on your lap
Kanavugal palikanum
Dreams must come true
Kazhani sezhikanum
The agricultural field must bloom
Vaanam karu karukka
As the sky turns dark black
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Mayilgal aadum
Peacocks will dance
Kondaattam podum
They will celebrate
Vaanang karukaliyae
When the sky turns dark
Kuyilgal naalum
Cuckoos every day
Themmaangu paadum
Will sing folk melodies
Solai than ingillaiyae
Yet there is no green grove here
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Maari mazhai peiyaatho
Will the monsoon rain not pour?
Makka pancham theera
To end the people's famine
Saaral mazhai peiyaatho
Will the drizzling rain not fall?
Sananga pancham maara
To change the poverty of the people
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deep yearning for rain, expressing the struggles and hopes of an agrarian community dependent on nature. The lyrics portray the hard work of farmers who prepare the fields and wait for rainfall to eradicate famine and bring prosperity to the land and its people.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monodistich Rhyme (Emonai & Etukai)
“Uzhavan sirikkanum / Ulagam sezhikkanum”
Second letter rhyming across adjacent lines, typical of traditional Tamil folk poetry (e.g., 'Maari' and 'Saaral' / 'Uzhavan' and 'Ulagam').
Imagery
“Pachai vayakkaadu / Nenjai killum”
Vivid pastoral visual imagery depicting lush green fields, jumping fish along pond banks, and darkening skies.
Personification & Symbolism
“Varappula ponnirukku”
Referring to crops as gold ('Varappula ponnirukku') and personifying nature's mood through dancing peacocks and singing cuckoos.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for Uzhavan (1993) was composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring direction by Kathir and starring Prabhu and Bhanupriya. The film heavily celebrates Tamil agricultural traditions.
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