Madham Mummari
From Sigappu Thali · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Sigappu Thali1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae | (Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae |
| Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae | (Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae |
| Thaanaani thaanaaninaenaanaa | (Folk rhythm refrain) Thaanaani thaanaaninaenaanaa |
| Male | |
| Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru | A village where rain falls thrice a month |
| Azhagaana engooru | My beautiful village |
| Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu | Injustice does not exist here |
| Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru | A village where rain falls thrice a month |
| Azhagaana engooru | My beautiful village |
| Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu | Injustice does not exist here |
| Male | |
| nallavana vaazha vaikkum…mmm…. | It makes good people flourish... mmm... |
| Kettavan seerthiruththum….mmmm… | It reforms bad people... mmmm... |
| Nallavana vaazha vaikkum kettavana seerththiruththum | It enables good people to live well and reforms the wicked |
| Mannukku sakthi undu ingae maattukkum puththiyundu | The soil here possesses divine power, and even the cattle here possess intelligence |
| Male | |
| Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru | A village where rain falls thrice a month |
| Azhagaana engooru | My beautiful village |
| Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu | Injustice does not exist here |
| Male | |
| Oororam paalaaru oorukkkul thenaaru | A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village |
| Oororam paalaaru oorukkkul thenaaru | A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village |
| Moththathil panjam illai | On the whole, there is no scarcity here |
| Hae nenjukkul yaarukkum vanjamilla | Hey, no one harbors malice or deceit in their heart |
| Male | |
| Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru | A village where rain falls thrice a month |
| Azhagaana engooru | My beautiful village |
| Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu | Injustice does not exist here |
தன்னானே தனனானே தனனானே தன்னானே
தன்னானே தன்னானே தனனானே தன்னானே
தானானி தானானினேனானா...
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thaanaani thaanaaninaenaanaa
மாதம் மும்மாரி மழை பெய்யும் ஊரு
அழகான எங்கூரு
இங்க அநியாயம் கிடையாது
மாதம் மும்மாரி மழை பெய்யும் ஊரு
அழகான எங்கூரு
இங்க அநியாயம் கிடையாது
A village where rain falls thrice a month
My beautiful village
Injustice does not exist here
A village where rain falls thrice a month
My beautiful village
Injustice does not exist here
நல்லவன வாழ வைக்கும்..ம்ம்ம்....
கெட்டவன சீர்த்திருத்தும்...ம்ம்ம்ம்...
நல்லவன வாழ வைக்கும் கெட்டவன சீர்த்திருத்தும்
மண்ணுக்கு சக்தி உண்டு இங்கே மாட்டுக்கும் புத்தியுண்டு
It makes good people flourish... mmm...
It reforms bad people... mmmm...
It enables good people to live well and reforms the wicked
The soil here possesses divine power, and even the cattle here possess intelligence
மாதம் மும்மாரி மழை பெய்யும் ஊரு
அழகான எங்கூரு
இங்க அநியாயம் கிடையாது...
A village where rain falls thrice a month
My beautiful village
Injustice does not exist here
ஊரோரம் பாலாறு ஊருக்குள் தேனாறு
ஊரோரம் பாலாறு ஊருக்குள் தேனாறு
மொத்தத்தில் பஞ்சம் இல்லை
ஹே நெஞ்சுக்குள் யாருக்கும் வஞ்சமில்ல
A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village
A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village
On the whole, there is no scarcity here
Hey, no one harbors malice or deceit in their heart
மாதம் மும்மாரி மழை பெய்யும் ஊரு
அழகான எங்கூரு
இங்க அநியாயம் கிடையாது.....
A village where rain falls thrice a month
My beautiful village
Injustice does not exist here
Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thannaanae thananaanae thananaanae thannaanae
Thaanaani thaanaaninaenaanaa
(Folk rhythm refrain) Thaanaani thaanaaninaenaanaa
Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru
A village where rain falls thrice a month
Azhagaana engooru
My beautiful village
Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu
Injustice does not exist here
Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru
A village where rain falls thrice a month
Azhagaana engooru
My beautiful village
Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu
Injustice does not exist here
nallavana vaazha vaikkum…mmm….
It makes good people flourish... mmm...
Kettavan seerthiruththum….mmmm…
It reforms bad people... mmmm...
Nallavana vaazha vaikkum kettavana seerththiruththum
It enables good people to live well and reforms the wicked
Mannukku sakthi undu ingae maattukkum puththiyundu
The soil here possesses divine power, and even the cattle here possess intelligence
Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru
A village where rain falls thrice a month
Azhagaana engooru
My beautiful village
Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu
Injustice does not exist here
Oororam paalaaru oorukkkul thenaaru
A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village
Oororam paalaaru oorukkkul thenaaru
A river of milk flows at the boundary, a river of honey inside the village
Moththathil panjam illai
On the whole, there is no scarcity here
Hae nenjukkul yaarukkum vanjamilla
Hey, no one harbors malice or deceit in their heart
Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru
A village where rain falls thrice a month
Azhagaana engooru
My beautiful village
Ingu aniyaayam kidaiyaathu
Injustice does not exist here
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a vibrant Tamil folk composition that celebrates the righteousness, rich natural bounty, and moral purity of a traditional village. The narrator describes a idyllic land blessed with regular rainfall, bountiful resources described metaphorically as rivers of milk and honey, and an absence of poverty or injustice. Beyond physical prosperity, the village is depicted as a morally uplifting environment where good human virtues are sustained, wrongdoers are reformed, and even animals share wisdom and harmony with nature.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maadham mummaari mazhai peiyyum ooru”
Repetition of the 'm' consonant sound at the start of adjacent words ('Maadham', 'mummaari', 'mazhai') creates a melodic rhythmic flow.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Oororam paalaaru oorukkkul thenaaru”
Metaphorical exaggeration describing rivers of milk and honey flowing in the village to emphasize extreme agricultural wealth and prosperity.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Mannukku sakthi undu ingae maattukkum puththiyundu”
Matching tail end word endings ('undu') creating harmonious musicality across both halves of the line.
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Trivia
The concept of 'Maadham Mummaari' (three rains a month) is rooted in classic Tamil literary tradition, including works like Tiruppavai and Silappatikaram. According to Tamil mythology and ethics, a land governed by righteousness and virtue naturally receives rain three times a month to sustain agricultural life.
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