Meendum Pallikku
From Pallikoodam · 2007
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Bharathwaj, Chorus
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Pallikoodam2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Nammai naam angae thaedalaam | Let us search for ourselves there |
| Chorus | |
| Neeraarum kadaludutha | Clad in the water-filled ocean |
| Nilamanthai kezhilozhugum | On the graceful face of the earth goddess |
| Seeraarum vadhanamena | Like a glorious face |
| Thigazhbaratha kandamithil | On this shining continent of Bharatam |
| Male | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Nammai naam angae thaedalaam | Let us search for ourselves there |
| Slateu kuchi kadan vaangalam | Let us borrow a piece of slate pencil |
| Slate-il per ezhuthi paarkalam | Let us write our name on the slate and look at it |
| Kottu vecha vaathiyarai | The teacher who tapped our heads in discipline |
| Thottu vanangalam | Let us touch his feet and pay respect |
| Mutti pottu ninna idathai | The place where we knelt in punishment |
| Mutham kodukalaam | Let us place a kiss on it |
| Pallikoodathil sonna paadathil | Through the lessons taught in school |
| Indha ulagathai naam arinthom | We came to understand this world |
| Annai madi ena nammai thaangiya | The school that supported us like a mother's lap |
| Intha palliyai yen maranthom… | Why did we forget this school... |
| Male | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Nammai naam angae thaedalaam | Let us search for ourselves there |
| Male | |
| Uyirum udalum karuvaraikullae | Life and body inside the womb |
| Urpathiyaagirathu | Are being created |
| Uravu natpu kaadhalai palli | Relationships, friendship, and love, the school |
| Solli tharugirathu | Teaches them to us |
| Male | |
| Uyirum udalum karuvaraikullae | Life and body inside the womb |
| Urpathiyaagirathu | Are being created |
| Uravu natpu kaadhalai palli | Relationships, friendship, and love, the school |
| Solli tharugirathu | Teaches them to us |
| Male | |
| Thalaikku melae valarnthaal kooda | Even if you grow higher than your head |
| Thaaikku nee pillai thaan | To your mother, you are still a child |
| Ethanai periya manithan aanalum | No matter how big a man you become |
| Pallikku nee maanavan thaan | To the school, you are still a student |
| Unnai sumantha pallikkoodam | The school that carried you |
| Ketpaaratru kidakirathae | Lies neglected without anyone asking |
| Unthan varavai edhir paarthu | Awaiting your return |
| Oorukkul thaniyaai nirkkirathae | It stands alone in the village |
| Male | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Nammai naam angae thaedalaam | Let us search for ourselves there |
| Male | |
| Othaamal oru naalum irukka vendam | Do not go a single day without learning |
| Chorus :Othaamal oru naalum irukka vendam | Chorus: Do not go a single day without learning |
| Male :Oruvaraiyum pollangu solla vendam | Male: Do not speak ill of anyone |
| Chorus :Oruvaraiyum pollangu solla vendam | Chorus: Do not speak ill of anyone |
| Male :Maadhavai oru naalum marakka vendam | Male: Never forget your mother |
| Chorus :Maadhavai oru naalum marakka vendam | Chorus: Never forget your mother |
| Male :Vanjanaigal seivaarodu inanga vendaam | Male: Do not associate with deceitful people |
| Chorus :Vanjanaigal seivaarodu inanga vendaam | Chorus: Do not associate with deceitful people |
| Male | |
| Padithavan ellam palliyai maranthu | Every educated person forgot the school |
| Enthira vaazhvil tholainthu vittaan | And got lost in a mechanical life |
| Padikathavan thaan palliyai paarthu | Only the uneducated person looks at the school |
| Yekkathodu thavikindraan | And suffers with deep longing |
| Male | |
| Pathu maatham sumantha thaaikkae | For the mother who carried us for ten months |
| Panividaigal seigindrom | We offer our service and care |
| Pathu varudam sumantha pallikku | For the school that harbored us for ten years |
| Enna seiya ninaikindrom | What do we ever think to do? |
| Male | |
| Irukkum kovilgal pothathendru | Thinking existing temples are not enough |
| Pudhithaai kovilgal kattukindrom | We build brand new temples |
| Palligal ellam kovilgal enbathai | That all schools are sacred temples |
| Yeno naamum marakkindrom | Why do we somehow forget? |
| Male | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Nammai naam angae thaedalaam | Let us search for ourselves there |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Haa…..aaa…..aaa…..aaa….. | Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Chorus | |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Meendum pallikku pogalaam | Let us go back to school again |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Haa…..aaa…..aaa…..aaa….. | Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa... |
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
நம்மை நாம் அங்கே தேடலாம்
Let us go back to school again
Let us search for ourselves there
நீராடும் கடலுடுத்த
நிலமடந்தை கெழிலொழுகும்
சீராரும் வதனமென
திகழ்பரத கண்டமிதில்
Clad in the water-filled ocean
On the graceful face of the earth goddess
Like a glorious face
On this shining continent of Bharatam
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
நம்மை நாம் அங்கே தேடலாம்
சிலேட்டு குச்சி கடன் வாங்கலாம்
சிலேட்டில் பேரெழுதி பார்க்கலாம்
கொட்டு வச்ச வாத்தியாரை
தொட்டு வணங்கலாம்
முட்டிப்போட்டு நின்ன இடத்தை
முத்தம் கொடுக்கலாம்
பள்ளிக்கூடத்தில் சொன்ன பாடத்தில்
இந்த உலகத்தை நாம் அறிந்தோம்
அன்னை மடி என நம்மை தாங்கிய
இந்த பள்ளியை ஏன் மறந்தோம்...
Let us go back to school again
Let us search for ourselves there
Let us borrow a piece of slate pencil
Let us write our name on the slate and look at it
The teacher who tapped our heads in discipline
Let us touch his feet and pay respect
The place where we knelt in punishment
Let us place a kiss on it
Through the lessons taught in school
We came to understand this world
The school that supported us like a mother's lap
Why did we forget this school...
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
நம்மை நாம் அங்கே தேடலாம்
Let us go back to school again
Let us search for ourselves there
உயிரும் உடலும் கருவறைக்குள்ளே
உற்பத்தியாகிறது
உறவு நட்பு காதலை பள்ளி
சொல்லித் தருகிறது
Life and body inside the womb
Are being created
Relationships, friendship, and love, the school
Teaches them to us
உயிரும் உடலும் கருவறைக்குள்ளே
உற்பத்தியாகிறது
உறவு நட்பு காதலை பள்ளி
சொல்லித் தருகிறது
Life and body inside the womb
Are being created
Relationships, friendship, and love, the school
Teaches them to us
தலைக்கு மேலே வளர்ந்தால் கூட
தாய்க்கு நீ பிள்ளைதான்
எத்தனை பெரிய மனிதன் ஆனாலும்
பள்ளிக்கு நீ மாணவன்தான்
உன்னை சுமந்த பள்ளிக்கூடம்
கேட்பாரற்று கிடக்கிறதே
உந்தன் வரவை எதிர்ப்பார்த்து
ஊருக்குள் தனியாய் நிற்கிறதே
Even if you grow higher than your head
To your mother, you are still a child
No matter how big a man you become
To the school, you are still a student
The school that carried you
Lies neglected without anyone asking
Awaiting your return
It stands alone in the village
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
நம்மை நாம் அங்கே தேடலாம்
Let us go back to school again
Let us search for ourselves there
ஓதாமல் ஒரு நாளும் இருக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
ஓதாமல் ஒரு நாளும் இருக்க வேண்டாம்
ஒருவரையும் பொல்லாங்கு சொல்ல வேண்டாம்
குழு :
ஒருவரையும் பொல்லாங்கு சொல்ல வேண்டாம்
மாதாவை ஒரு நாளும் மறக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
மாதாவை ஒரு நாளும் மறக்க வேண்டாம்
வஞ்சனைகள் செய்வாரோடு இருக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
வஞ்சனைகள் செய்வாரோடு இருக்க வேண்டாம்
Do not go a single day without learning
Chorus: Do not go a single day without learning
Male: Do not speak ill of anyone
Chorus: Do not speak ill of anyone
Male: Never forget your mother
Chorus: Never forget your mother
Male: Do not associate with deceitful people
Chorus: Do not associate with deceitful people
படித்தவன் எல்லாம் பள்ளியை மறந்து
எந்திர வாழ்வில் தொலைந்துவிட்டான்
படிக்காதவன்தான் பள்ளியை பார்த்து
ஏக்கத்தோடு தவிக்கின்றான்
Every educated person forgot the school
And got lost in a mechanical life
Only the uneducated person looks at the school
And suffers with deep longing
பத்து மாதம் சுமந்த தாய்க்கே
பணிவிடைகள் செய்கின்றோம்
பத்து வருடம் சுமந்த பள்ளிக்கு
என்ன செய்ய நினைக்கின்றோம்
For the mother who carried us for ten months
We offer our service and care
For the school that harbored us for ten years
What do we ever think to do?
இருக்கும் கோவில்கள் போதாதென்று
புதிதாய் கோவில்கள் கட்டுகின்றோம்
பள்ளிகள் எல்லாம் கோவில்கள் என்பதை
ஏனோ நாமும் மறக்கின்றோம்..
Thinking existing temples are not enough
We build brand new temples
That all schools are sacred temples
Why do we somehow forget?
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
நம்மை நாம் அங்கே தேடலாம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
Let us go back to school again
Let us search for ourselves there
Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
மீண்டும் பள்ளிக்கு போகலாம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ....
Let us go back to school again
Let us go back to school again
Let us go back to school again
Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Nammai naam angae thaedalaam
Let us search for ourselves there
Neeraarum kadaludutha
Clad in the water-filled ocean
Nilamanthai kezhilozhugum
On the graceful face of the earth goddess
Seeraarum vadhanamena
Like a glorious face
Thigazhbaratha kandamithil
On this shining continent of Bharatam
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Nammai naam angae thaedalaam
Let us search for ourselves there
Slateu kuchi kadan vaangalam
Let us borrow a piece of slate pencil
Slate-il per ezhuthi paarkalam
Let us write our name on the slate and look at it
Kottu vecha vaathiyarai
The teacher who tapped our heads in discipline
Thottu vanangalam
Let us touch his feet and pay respect
Mutti pottu ninna idathai
The place where we knelt in punishment
Mutham kodukalaam
Let us place a kiss on it
Pallikoodathil sonna paadathil
Through the lessons taught in school
Indha ulagathai naam arinthom
We came to understand this world
Annai madi ena nammai thaangiya
The school that supported us like a mother's lap
Intha palliyai yen maranthom…
Why did we forget this school...
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Nammai naam angae thaedalaam
Let us search for ourselves there
Uyirum udalum karuvaraikullae
Life and body inside the womb
Urpathiyaagirathu
Are being created
Uravu natpu kaadhalai palli
Relationships, friendship, and love, the school
Solli tharugirathu
Teaches them to us
Uyirum udalum karuvaraikullae
Life and body inside the womb
Urpathiyaagirathu
Are being created
Uravu natpu kaadhalai palli
Relationships, friendship, and love, the school
Solli tharugirathu
Teaches them to us
Thalaikku melae valarnthaal kooda
Even if you grow higher than your head
Thaaikku nee pillai thaan
To your mother, you are still a child
Ethanai periya manithan aanalum
No matter how big a man you become
Pallikku nee maanavan thaan
To the school, you are still a student
Unnai sumantha pallikkoodam
The school that carried you
Ketpaaratru kidakirathae
Lies neglected without anyone asking
Unthan varavai edhir paarthu
Awaiting your return
Oorukkul thaniyaai nirkkirathae
It stands alone in the village
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Nammai naam angae thaedalaam
Let us search for ourselves there
Othaamal oru naalum irukka vendam
Do not go a single day without learning
Chorus :Othaamal oru naalum irukka vendam
Chorus: Do not go a single day without learning
Male :Oruvaraiyum pollangu solla vendam
Male: Do not speak ill of anyone
Chorus :Oruvaraiyum pollangu solla vendam
Chorus: Do not speak ill of anyone
Male :Maadhavai oru naalum marakka vendam
Male: Never forget your mother
Chorus :Maadhavai oru naalum marakka vendam
Chorus: Never forget your mother
Male :Vanjanaigal seivaarodu inanga vendaam
Male: Do not associate with deceitful people
Chorus :Vanjanaigal seivaarodu inanga vendaam
Chorus: Do not associate with deceitful people
Padithavan ellam palliyai maranthu
Every educated person forgot the school
Enthira vaazhvil tholainthu vittaan
And got lost in a mechanical life
Padikathavan thaan palliyai paarthu
Only the uneducated person looks at the school
Yekkathodu thavikindraan
And suffers with deep longing
Pathu maatham sumantha thaaikkae
For the mother who carried us for ten months
Panividaigal seigindrom
We offer our service and care
Pathu varudam sumantha pallikku
For the school that harbored us for ten years
Enna seiya ninaikindrom
What do we ever think to do?
Irukkum kovilgal pothathendru
Thinking existing temples are not enough
Pudhithaai kovilgal kattukindrom
We build brand new temples
Palligal ellam kovilgal enbathai
That all schools are sacred temples
Yeno naamum marakkindrom
Why do we somehow forget?
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Nammai naam angae thaedalaam
Let us search for ourselves there
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Haa…..aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..
Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Meendum pallikku pogalaam
Let us go back to school again
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Haa…..aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..
Haa...aaa...aaa...aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Meendum Pallikku Pogalaam' from the movie 'Pallikoodam' (2007) is a deeply nostalgic and evocative anthem reflecting on childhood, education, and gratitude toward one's alma mater. Written by lyricist Snehan, the song urges adults to pause their busy, mechanical lives and return to the primary school where their identity, ethics, and relationships were first forged.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Annai madi ena nammai thaangiya”
Comparing the school to a mother's lap ('Annai madi') and a temple ('Palligal ellam kovilgal'), highlighting its sacred and nurturing role.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)
“Pathu maatham sumantha thaaikkae ... Pathu varudam sumantha pallikku”
Contrasting the mother's 10-month womb carrying with the school's 10-year nurture, contrasting the educated who forget school with the uneducated who long for it.
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Mutti pottu ninna idathai / Mutham kodukalaam”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Slateu' and 'Slate-il' or 'Mutti' and 'Mutham'.
Alliteration & Moral Citation (Aathichudi Allusion)
“Othaamal oru naalum irukka vendam”
Direct incorporation of classical didactic literature lines (Avvaiyar's Kondrai Venthan / Aathichudi style moral maxims).
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Trivia
The movie 'Pallikoodam' directed by Thangar Bachan is centered entirely around nostalgia and the reunion of former schoolmates coming together to renovate their dilapidated village school. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, with vocals led by Madhu Balakrishnan and others.
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