Muyandraal Pugazh Perave
From Pudhiya Pathai – 1960 · 1960
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- P. Susheela, Jayalakshmi Santhanan
- Music director
- Master Venu
- Details
- Pudhiya Pathai – 19601960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Amutham ennum mozhiyodu | With a language like sweet nectar, |
| Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa…. | Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa…. |
| Amutham ennum mozhiyodu | With a language like sweet nectar, |
| Pazhagum kalai azhagodu | With the beauty of practicing fine arts, |
| Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa…. | Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa…. |
| Amutham ennum mozhiyodu | With a language like sweet nectar, |
| Pazhagum kalai azhagodu | With the beauty of practicing fine arts, |
| Female | |
| Annamena nadai payindru | Walking gracefully like a swan, |
| Aadipaadum pengal naam | We are women who sing and dance. |
| Annamena nadai payindru | Walking gracefully like a swan, |
| Aadipaadum pengal naam | We are women who sing and dance. |
| Female | |
| Paattu paadi tamil valarththa paatti avvaiyaaru | Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs? |
| Paattu paadi tamil valarththa paatti avvaiyaaru | Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs? |
| Female | |
| Palarum pottrum karpu kanal kannagiyum yaaru | Who is Kannagi, praised by all as a flame of chastity? |
| Female :Naattai kaakka uyir koduththa jhonsonrani yaaru | Who is Jhansi Rani, who gave her life to protect the nation? |
| Females :Naadum yaedum kondaadum avargal | They, praised by the country and historical texts, |
| Namm inamandro | Are they not from our womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Perumaiyulla vingaaniyai | To the proud scientist, |
| Pettra annai yaaru | Who is the mother that gave birth? |
| Perumaiyulla vingaaniyai | To the proud scientist, |
| Pettra annai yaaru | Who is the mother that gave birth? |
| Female | |
| Perugum jeeva nadhikellaam | For all the overflowing perennial rivers, |
| Penn kulaththil peru | Their names belong to the female gender. |
| Female :Pirantha naattai thaainaadu enbathu yaen kooru | Tell me why the native land is called the motherland? |
| Females :Periya unmai idhilundu | There is a grand truth in this: |
| Pennindru ulakethu | Without women, where is the world? |
பெண்கள் :
முயன்றால் புகழ் பெறவே முடியாதா
அறிவிலே உயர்ந்தோர் பலர் நமக்குள் கிடையாதா
செயலின் திறமையாலே
தேர்ந்த கல்வியாலே
பெண்கள் :
செயலின் திறமையாலே தேர்ந்த கல்வியாலே
முயன்றால் புகழ் பெறவே முடியாதா.....
With a language like sweet nectar,
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
With a language like sweet nectar,
With the beauty of practicing fine arts,
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
With a language like sweet nectar,
With the beauty of practicing fine arts,
அமுதம் எனும் மொழியோடு
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஅ......
அமுதம் எனும் மொழியோடு
பழகும் கலை அழகோடு
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஅ......
அமுதம் எனும் மொழியோடு
பழகும் கலை அழகோடு
Walking gracefully like a swan,
We are women who sing and dance.
Walking gracefully like a swan,
We are women who sing and dance.
அன்னமென நடை பயின்று
ஆடிப்பாடும் பெண்கள் நாம்
அன்னமென நடை பயின்று
ஆடிப்பாடும் பெண்கள் நாம்
Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs?
Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs?
பெண்கள் :
முயன்றால் புகழ் பெறவே முடியாதா
Who is Kannagi, praised by all as a flame of chastity?
Who is Jhansi Rani, who gave her life to protect the nation?
They, praised by the country and historical texts,
Are they not from our womanhood?
பாட்டு பாடித் தமிழ் வளர்த்த பாட்டி ஔவையாரு
பாட்டு பாடித் தமிழ் வளர்த்த பாட்டி ஔவையாரு
To the proud scientist,
Who is the mother that gave birth?
To the proud scientist,
Who is the mother that gave birth?
பலரும் போற்றும் கற்பு கனல் கண்ணகியும் யாரு
நாட்டை காக்க உயிர் கொடுத்த
ஜான்சிராணி யாரு
பெண்கள் :
நாடும் ஏடும் கொண்டாடும் அவர்கள்
நம் இனமன்றோ
For all the overflowing perennial rivers,
Their names belong to the female gender.
Tell me why the native land is called the motherland?
There is a grand truth in this:
Without women, where is the world?
பெண்கள் :
முயன்றால் புகழ் பெறவே முடியாதா
பெருமையுள்ள விஞ்ஞானியை
பெற்ற அன்னை யாரு
பெருமையுள்ள விஞ்ஞானியை
பெற்ற அன்னை யாரு
பெருகும் ஜீவ நதிக்கெல்லாம்
பெண் குலத்தில் பேரு
பிறந்த நாட்டை தாய்நாடு என்பது ஏன் கூறு
பெண்கள் :
பெரிய உண்மை இதிலுண்டு
பெண்ணின்று உலகேது
பெண்கள் :
முயன்றால் புகழ் பெறவே முடியாதா.......
Amutham ennum mozhiyodu
With a language like sweet nectar,
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
Amutham ennum mozhiyodu
With a language like sweet nectar,
Pazhagum kalai azhagodu
With the beauty of practicing fine arts,
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aaa….
Amutham ennum mozhiyodu
With a language like sweet nectar,
Pazhagum kalai azhagodu
With the beauty of practicing fine arts,
Annamena nadai payindru
Walking gracefully like a swan,
Aadipaadum pengal naam
We are women who sing and dance.
Annamena nadai payindru
Walking gracefully like a swan,
Aadipaadum pengal naam
We are women who sing and dance.
Paattu paadi tamil valarththa paatti avvaiyaaru
Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs?
Paattu paadi tamil valarththa paatti avvaiyaaru
Who is grandmother Avvaiyar, who nurtured Tamil through songs?
Palarum pottrum karpu kanal kannagiyum yaaru
Who is Kannagi, praised by all as a flame of chastity?
Female :Naattai kaakka uyir koduththa jhonsonrani yaaru
Who is Jhansi Rani, who gave her life to protect the nation?
Females :Naadum yaedum kondaadum avargal
They, praised by the country and historical texts,
Namm inamandro
Are they not from our womanhood?
Perumaiyulla vingaaniyai
To the proud scientist,
Pettra annai yaaru
Who is the mother that gave birth?
Perumaiyulla vingaaniyai
To the proud scientist,
Pettra annai yaaru
Who is the mother that gave birth?
Perugum jeeva nadhikellaam
For all the overflowing perennial rivers,
Penn kulaththil peru
Their names belong to the female gender.
Female :Pirantha naattai thaainaadu enbathu yaen kooru
Tell me why the native land is called the motherland?
Females :Periya unmai idhilundu
There is a grand truth in this:
Pennindru ulakethu
Without women, where is the world?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a powerful tribute to womanhood and female empowerment from the 1960 Tamil film Pudhiya Pathai. The lyrics praise women who excel in fine arts, walk with swan-like grace, and speak the sweet Tamil language. It highlights famous female icons from history and literature—such as the legendary poet Avvaiyar, the heroic and chaste Kannagi, and the brave freedom fighter Jhansi Rani—reminding listeners that these great figures belong to the female gender. Furthermore, the song reflects on how mothers give birth to great thinkers and scientists, how life-giving perennial rivers bear female names, and why nations are reverently called 'Thaainadu' (Motherland). It concludes with the foundational truth that the world cannot exist without women.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Amutham ennum mozhiyodu / Karpu kanal kannagiyum yaaru? Lisboa/Kannagi as a spark/flame of chastity. Also comparing the language to sweet nectar (Amutham).”
Simile (Upamai)
“Annamena nadai payindru”
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Trivia
Composed by Master Venu with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, 'Amutham ennum mozhiyodu' from Pudhiya Pathai (1960) is one of the early iconic Tamil film songs explicitly dedicated to praising female power, historical heroines, and gender equality.
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