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Ooroda Vazhonum

From Bhaktha Sabari · 1960

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Movie name
Bhaktha Sabari
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooroda vaazhonum namma jaathi
Ozhaippaalae pozhaikkonum nalla jaathi
Both :Ooroda vaazhonum namma jaathi
Ozhaippaalae pozhaikkonum nalla jaathi
Kadavul kuduththa kai kaal irukka
Male :Kaadu kazhani kaaththu kedakka
Female :Kulla nari koottam pol
Kollaiyadiththae
Male :Vaari vaari thinnaalum
Vaayum vayirum kasakkaatho
Paathai oraththilae kaattum veeraththilae
Paathai kaattunga yaerottum vegaththilae
Paathai oraththilae kaattum veeraththilae
Paathi kaattunga yaerottum vegaththilae
Kuththi vathaichcha veerarellaam
Muththu vedhaikka vaanga
Koththi parichch kaiyaalae
Koduththu anaikka vaanga
Nettri vervaiyaal
Mannil sakthi paaichchuvom
Nellaa valaththu ponnaa eduththu
Vaari vazhanguvom
Maadu kannu makkalodu manasaara uravaadi
Both :Maadu kannu makkalodu manasaara uravaadi
Mangalamaai pongalittu
Malaiyena valar kulam aavom
Our people must live in harmony with the village,
An honest people should make their living through hard work.
Our people must live in harmony with the village,
An honest people should make their living through hard work.
When we have the hands and legs that God gave us,
And fertile lands and fields lie waiting,
Like a pack of jackals,
By robbing and plundering—
Even if you gorge on stolen food,
Won't it turn bitter in your mouth and belly?
With the boldness you show by the roadside,
Show us the way with the speed of your plows!
Of the boldness you show by the roadside,
Show at least half in the speed of your plows!
All you brave men who once stabbed and tormented others,
Come now to sow pearl-like seeds!
With the hands that once struck and snatched,
Come now to give freely and embrace!
With the sweat of our brows,
Let us pour strength into the soil!
Growing rich paddy and reaping it like gold,
Let us share it generously with all!
Living in wholehearted joy with our cattle, calves, and kin,
Living in wholehearted joy with our cattle, calves, and kin,
Cooking auspicious Pongal to celebrate,
Let us become a community that grows as mighty as a mountain!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This uplifting agrarian song highlights the dignity of labor, moral living, and community solidarity. It urges former wrongdoers and idle bandits to abandon violence and theft, likening dishonest gains to bitterness, and invites them to channel their strength into farming. By transforming their hands from tools of harm to instruments of cultivation, they can help nurture the earth, harvest golden grain, and share prosperity with everyone.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Kuththi vathaichcha veerarellaam / Koththi parichch kaiyaalae”

Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines or words, such as 'Kuththi' and 'Koththi' or 'Muththu' and 'Nettri'.

Uvamai (Simile)

“Kulla nari koottam pol”

Comparing plunderers to a pack of jackals ('Kulla nari koottam pol') and crop growth to the height of a mountain ('Malaiyena valar kulam').

Metaphor

“Muththu vedhaikka vaanga”

Comparing seeds to pearls ('Muththu vedhaikka') and harvested paddy to gold ('ponnaa eduththu').

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Trivia

Written by the famed lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass for the film Bhaktha Sabari (1960), this track reflects mid-20th-century Tamil cinema's common reformative theme of encouraging social reform, agriculture, and hard work over lawlessness.

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