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Ozhaikka Porandha Chinna

From Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu · 1988

Lyricist
Thirupathooran
Singers
Mano, Krishnaraj, R. Sulakhchana
Music director
Premasrikemadasa
Movie name
Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi
Unakku oru saedhi
Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae
Kandadhenna needhi
Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi
Unakku oru saedhi
Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae
Kandadhenna needhi
Ada ottu pottu thalaivarnnu yethukittadhaalae
Ippa maattikkittom innum kooda valaralaiyae moola
Innum porumai enna urimai ketka nimirthikadaa thozha
Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi
Unakku oru saedhi
Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae
Kandadhenna needhi
Annae annae konjam iru
Naan aaranju muttaayi kondu varen
Aandukku oru murai nadakkudhannae
Dei dei
Aaranju muttaaiyi ketkkudhannae
Vaanginadha thinga vidu nee
Venumunnu unnoda panga edu
Eesan vandhu padiyalandha
Kaalam ellam pochu ada
Ration vandhu padiyalakkum kaalam ippo aachu
Eesan vandhu padiyalandha
Kaalam ellam pochu ada
Ration vandhu padiyalakkum kaalam ippo aachu
Raama raama raghuraama inga
Naanga mattum kastapatta saridhaana
Inga panakkaaran veetilathaan
Bagavaana serthu vechaan
Ettu kallu poo manakkum
Ennazhagil oor mayangum
Naan kattikka thaan aasappattu
Andha karna raasa vandhu ninnaan
Othukada othikada
Uruthula en manasu pathikkumada
Veedhiyila jaadhi perai
Azhichadhukku vanakkam
Adhu palliyilae azhiyalaiyae
Angae enna kozhappam
Veedhiyila jaadhi perai
Azhichadhukku vanakkam
Adhu palliyilae azhiyalaiyae
Angae enna kozhappam
Enniki ozhiyuradhu lanja leelai
Adhu idiyaappa munaiya thedura vela
Ada mudiyadhavan odhungi nillu
Mudikka poren vaazhthu sollu
Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi
Unakku oru saedhi
Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae
Kandadhenna needhi
Ada ottu pottu thalaivarnnu yethukittadhaalae
Ippa maattikkittom innum kooda valaralaiyae moola
Innum porumai enna urimai ketka nimirthikadaa thozha
Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi
Unakku oru saedhi
Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae
Kandadhenna needhi
Little brother, born to toil,
I have a message for you.
After toiling and toiling all your life,
what justice have you gained?
Little brother, born to toil,
I have a message for you.
After toiling and toiling all your life,
what justice have you gained?
Just because we voted and accepted them as leaders,
we are trapped now; when will our brains get wise?
Why stay patient any longer? Stand tall and demand your rights, friend!
Little brother, born to toil,
I have a message for you.
After toiling and toiling all your life,
what justice have you gained?
Brother, brother, wait a moment!
I will bring orange candies.
This happens only once a year, brother!
Hey, hey!
He is asking for orange candy, brother!
Let us eat what we have bought!
Take your own share if you want!
The days when God provided our daily measure of grain
are all gone now!
Now is the time when the ration shop measures out our grain!
The days when God provided our daily measure of grain
are all gone now!
Now is the time when the ration shop measures out our grain!
Oh Rama, Rama, Raghurama,
is it fair that only we must suffer here?
Only inside the rich man's house
has God gathered and hoarded all the wealth!
My eight-stone floral stud shines bright,
and the whole town is charmed by my beauty!
Longing to marry me,
that king Karna came and stood waiting!
Step aside, get out of the way!
My heart will stamp its mark in Urdu!
For erasing caste names
from the streets, we salute you!
Yet it hasn't been erased in schools,
what kind of confusion is that?
For erasing caste names
from the streets, we salute you!
Yet it hasn't been erased in schools,
what kind of confusion is that?
When will this game of bribery ever end?
It is like searching for the end of an idiyappam (steamed noodle) thread!
If you cannot do it, step aside!
I am going to finish the job, give me your blessings!
Little brother, born to toil,
I have a message for you.
After toiling and toiling all your life,
what justice have you gained?
Just because we voted and accepted them as leaders,
we are trapped now; when will our brains get wise?
Why stay patient any longer? Stand tall and demand your rights, friend!
Little brother, born to toil,
I have a message for you.
After toiling and toiling all your life,
what justice have you gained?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This social commentary song highlights the struggles of the working class, questioning political leaders who make grand promises during election times (offering cheap bribery like 'orange candies') but abandon the common people afterward. It emphasizes the shift from reliance on divine providence to the reality of government ration systems, critiques wealth inequality, and questions ongoing caste discrimination in educational institutions as well as pervasive corruption. Ultimately, it serves as a rallying call for workers to stand tall, think critically, and demand their rights.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Ozhaikka porandha chinna thambhi / Nee ozhachu ozhachu vazhkaiyilae

Rhyming of the second consonant 'zha' in 'Ozhaikka' and 'ozhachu'.

Metaphor

Adhu idiyaappa munaiya thedura vela

Comparing the impossible task of untangling corruption/bribery to finding the end strand of an idiyappam (string hopper).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaalam ellam pochu ada / Ration vandhu padiyalakkum kaalam ippo aachu

Matching end rhymes 'pochu' and 'aachu' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Premasrikemadasa, a Sri Lankan composer who worked on select Tamil film tracks during the late 1980s.

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