Mooda Nambikaiyale
From Jathagam · 1953
- Lyricist
- T. K. Sundara Vadhyar
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- R. Govarthanam
- Details
- Jathagam1953
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mooda nambikkaiyale | Due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
| Mooda nambikkaiyale | Due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
| Idhai aadumaadu polae | Like cattle and beasts |
| Ariyaamal vaazhalaama | Should one live without knowing this truth? |
| Idhai aadumaadu polae | Like cattle and beasts |
| Ariyaamal vaazhalaama | Should one live without knowing this truth? |
| Verum mooda nambikkaiyale | Merely due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
| Male | |
| Perum moodu paniyai polae | Like a heavy dense fog |
| Unai moodi maraikkum madamai | Ignorance covers and hides you |
| Moodu paniyai polae | Like a dense fog |
| Unai moodi maraikkum madamai | Ignorance covers and hides you |
| Arivodu edhaiyum neeyae | With intellect, you yourself |
| Aaraaya venum manidha | Must analyze everything, O human |
| Pagutharivodu edhaiyum neeyae | With rational thinking, you yourself |
| Aaraaya venum manidha | Must analyze everything, O human |
| Male | |
| Malaiyodu modhi modhi | Crashing against the mountain again and again |
| Malaiyodu modhi modhi | Crashing against the mountain again and again |
| Kalaindhodum megham polae | Like clouds that scatter away |
| Nilaiyaadha poiyai nambhi | Believing in unstable lies |
| Alaiyaadhae veenil manidha | Do not wander aimlessly in vain, O human |
| Verum mooda nambikkaiyale | Merely due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
| Male | |
| Irul kandu boodham endru | Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost |
| Marulgindra mooda manidha | O foolish human who gets terrified |
| Irul kandu boodham endru | Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost |
| Marulgindra mooda manidha | O foolish human who gets terrified |
| Irul endru kanda pinnae | Once you realize it is just darkness |
| Marulgindra boodham engae | Where is the ghost that terrified you? |
| Irul endru kanda pinnae | Once you realize it is just darkness |
| Marulgindra boodham engae | Where is the ghost that terrified you? |
| Male | |
| Vidhiyendru enni enni | Repeatedly thinking it is fate |
| Vidhiyendru enni enni | Repeatedly thinking it is fate |
| Melivaagi nondhidaathae | Do not grow weak and suffer |
| Edhir nindra edhaiyum vellum | Which can conquer whatever stands in front of it |
| Madhi undu paedhai manidha | You possess intellect, O foolish human |
| Male | |
| Verum mooda nambikkaiyale | Merely due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
| Idhai aadumaadu polae | Like cattle and beasts |
| Ariyaamal vaazhalaama | Should one live without knowing this truth? |
| Verum mooda nambikkaiyale | Merely due to blind belief |
| Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha | Many evils will result, O human |
மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
இதை ஆடுமாடு போலே
அறியாமல் வாழலாமா
இதை ஆடுமாடு போலே
அறியாமல் வாழலாமா
வெறும் மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
Due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
Due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
Like cattle and beasts
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Like cattle and beasts
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Merely due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
பெரும் மூடு பனியைப்போல
உனை மூடி மறைக்கும் மடமை
மூடு பனியைப்போல
உனை மூடி மறைக்கும் மடமை
அறிவோடு எதையும் நீயே
ஆராய வேணும் மனிதா......
பகுத்தறிவோடு எதையும் நீயே
ஆராய வேணும் மனிதா....
Like a heavy dense fog
Ignorance covers and hides you
Like a dense fog
Ignorance covers and hides you
With intellect, you yourself
Must analyze everything, O human
With rational thinking, you yourself
Must analyze everything, O human
மலையோடு மோதி மோதி
மலையோடு மோதி மோதி
கலைந்தோடும் மேகம் போலே
நிலையாத பொய்யை நம்பி
அலையாதே வீணில் மனிதா.....
வெறும் மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
Crashing against the mountain again and again
Crashing against the mountain again and again
Like clouds that scatter away
Believing in unstable lies
Do not wander aimlessly in vain, O human
Merely due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
இருள் கண்டு பூதம் என்று
மருள்கின்ற மூட மனிதா
இருள் கண்டு பூதம் என்று
மருள்கின்ற மூட மனிதா
இருள் என்று கண்ட பின்னே
மருள்கின்ற பூதம் எங்கே.....
இருள் என்று கண்ட பின்னே
மருள்கின்ற பூதம் எங்கே.....
Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost
O foolish human who gets terrified
Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost
O foolish human who gets terrified
Once you realize it is just darkness
Where is the ghost that terrified you?
Once you realize it is just darkness
Where is the ghost that terrified you?
விதியென்று எண்ணி எண்ணி
விதியென்று எண்ணி எண்ணி
மெலிவாகி நொந்திடாதே
எதிர் நின்று எதையும் வெல்லும்
மதி உண்டு பேதை மனிதா......
Repeatedly thinking it is fate
Repeatedly thinking it is fate
Do not grow weak and suffer
Which can conquer whatever stands in front of it
You possess intellect, O foolish human
வெறும் மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
இதை ஆடுமாடு போலே
அறியாமல் வாழலாமா
வெறும் மூட நம்பிக்கையாலே
பல கேடு விளையும் மனிதா
Merely due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
Like cattle and beasts
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Merely due to blind belief
Many evils will result, O human
Mooda nambikkaiyale
Due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Mooda nambikkaiyale
Due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Idhai aadumaadu polae
Like cattle and beasts
Ariyaamal vaazhalaama
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Idhai aadumaadu polae
Like cattle and beasts
Ariyaamal vaazhalaama
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Verum mooda nambikkaiyale
Merely due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Perum moodu paniyai polae
Like a heavy dense fog
Unai moodi maraikkum madamai
Ignorance covers and hides you
Moodu paniyai polae
Like a dense fog
Unai moodi maraikkum madamai
Ignorance covers and hides you
Arivodu edhaiyum neeyae
With intellect, you yourself
Aaraaya venum manidha
Must analyze everything, O human
Pagutharivodu edhaiyum neeyae
With rational thinking, you yourself
Aaraaya venum manidha
Must analyze everything, O human
Malaiyodu modhi modhi
Crashing against the mountain again and again
Malaiyodu modhi modhi
Crashing against the mountain again and again
Kalaindhodum megham polae
Like clouds that scatter away
Nilaiyaadha poiyai nambhi
Believing in unstable lies
Alaiyaadhae veenil manidha
Do not wander aimlessly in vain, O human
Verum mooda nambikkaiyale
Merely due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Irul kandu boodham endru
Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost
Marulgindra mooda manidha
O foolish human who gets terrified
Irul kandu boodham endru
Seeing darkness and fearing it to be a ghost
Marulgindra mooda manidha
O foolish human who gets terrified
Irul endru kanda pinnae
Once you realize it is just darkness
Marulgindra boodham engae
Where is the ghost that terrified you?
Irul endru kanda pinnae
Once you realize it is just darkness
Marulgindra boodham engae
Where is the ghost that terrified you?
Vidhiyendru enni enni
Repeatedly thinking it is fate
Vidhiyendru enni enni
Repeatedly thinking it is fate
Melivaagi nondhidaathae
Do not grow weak and suffer
Edhir nindra edhaiyum vellum
Which can conquer whatever stands in front of it
Madhi undu paedhai manidha
You possess intellect, O foolish human
Verum mooda nambikkaiyale
Merely due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Idhai aadumaadu polae
Like cattle and beasts
Ariyaamal vaazhalaama
Should one live without knowing this truth?
Verum mooda nambikkaiyale
Merely due to blind belief
Pala kedu vilaiyum manidha
Many evils will result, O human
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mooda Nambikkaiyale from the 1953 film Jathagam is a social reform anthem advocating against superstition and blind faith. The lyrics call upon humans to stop living mindlessly like cattle and instead use rational thinking (pagutharivu) to analyze the world around them. It compares ignorance to a heavy fog that blinds reason and lies to fleeting clouds that scatter when faced with real obstacles. The song specifically dismantles fears born of darkness and fatalism, pointing out that 'ghosts' vanish once the truth of darkness is understood, and fate can be overcome using human intellect (madhi). overall, it serves as a powerful call for intellectual awakening and self-reliance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Idhai aadumaadu polae”
Compares humans living blindly without critical thought to cattle ('aadumaadu polae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Perum moodu paniyai polae”
Compares ignorance that clouds human reasoning to a heavy fog ('Perum moodu paniyai polae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kalaindhodum megham polae”
Compares transient lies to clouds scattering after colliding with mountains ('Kalaindhodum megham polae').
Repetition / Reduplication (Adukkuthodar)
“Malaiyodu modhi modhi”
Repeating words like 'modhi modhi' and 'enni enni' to emphasize persistent, habitual mistakes.
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Trivia
Jathagam (1953), directed by R. Nagendra Rao, is a satirical comedy-drama centered around astrology and superstitions. The song 'Mooda Nambikkaiyale' strongly echoes the rationalist ideology (Pagutharivu) promoted by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and the Dravidian movement, which heavily influenced Tamil cinema during the 1950s.
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