Paithiyakaran Pathum
From Raja Veettu Pillai · 1967
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Raja Veettu Pillai1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan | A madman will say ten things, |
| Pogattum vittu vidu | Let it go, leave it be. |
| Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan | A madman will say ten things, |
| Pogattum vittu vidu | Let it go, leave it be. |
| Padaithavan iruppaan paarthu kolvaan | The Creator is there, He will take care, |
| Payanathai thodarnthu vidu | Continue on your journey. |
| Nee payanathai thodarnthu vidu | You continue on your journey. |
| Male | |
| Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan | A madman will say ten things, |
| Pogattum vittu vidu | Let it go, leave it be. |
| Male | |
| Aindhu viralgalum ondraai irukkum | Are all five fingers equal? |
| Manadhin ulagil kedaipaana | Can such a person be found in the world of minds? |
| Athanai perukkum nallavanaaga | As a good person to everyone, |
| Aandavan kooda iruppaana | Could even God exist? |
| Male | |
| Ulaiyin vaaiyai moodum kaigal | Hands that cover the opening of a boiling pot, |
| Oorin vaayai moodiduma | Can they cover the mouth of the whole town? |
| Alaigal ooindhu neeraduvadhu | Waiting for the sea waves to quiet down before taking a bath, |
| Aaga koodiya kaariyama | Is that a achievable task? |
| Male | |
| Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan | A madman will say ten things, |
| Pogattum vittu vidu | Let it go, leave it be. |
| Male | |
| Narambilladha naavaal edhaiyum | With a boneless tongue, |
| Varambillamal kooriduvaar | They will speak without any limits. |
| Irundhal varuvaar izhandhaal pirivaar | They come when you have wealth and leave when you lose it, |
| Naalukku naal thaan maariduvaar | They change day after day. |
| Male | |
| Kaaitha maram thaan kalladi padumena | Only a tree laden with fruit gets pelted with stones, |
| Kan koodaai naam paarthathundu | We have seen this truth directly with our own eyes. |
| Buthan yaesu gandhiyai kooda | Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi, |
| Kutham solli kettathundu | We have heard people finding fault with them. |
| Buthan yaesu gandhiyai kooda | Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi, |
| Kutham solli kettathundu | We have heard people finding fault with them. |
| Male | |
| Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan | A madman will say ten things, |
| Pogattum vittu vidu | Let it go, leave it be. |
| Padaithavan iruppaan paarthu kolvaan | The Creator is there, He will take care, |
| Payanathai thodarnthu vidu | Continue on your journey. |
| Nee payanathai thodarnthu vidu | You continue on your journey. |
| Male | |
| Humming….. | (Humming...) |
பைத்தியக்காரன் பத்தும் சொல்வான்
போகட்டும் விட்டு விடு
பைத்தியக்காரன் பத்தும் சொல்வான்
போகட்டும் விட்டு விடு
படைத்தவன் இருப்பான் பார்த்துக் கொள்வான்
பயணத்தை தொடந்து விடு...
நீ பயணத்தை தொடந்து விடு...
A madman will say ten things,
Let it go, leave it be.
A madman will say ten things,
Let it go, leave it be.
The Creator is there, He will take care,
Continue on your journey.
You continue on your journey.
பைத்தியக்காரன் பத்தும் சொல்வான்
போகட்டும் விட்டு விடு
A madman will say ten things,
Let it go, leave it be.
ஐந்து விரல்களும் ஒன்றாய் இருக்கும்
மனிதன் உலகில் கிடைப்பானா
அத்தனை பேர்க்கும் நல்லவனாக
ஆண்டவன் கூட இருப்பானா
Are all five fingers equal?
Can such a person be found in the world of minds?
As a good person to everyone,
Could even God exist?
உலையின் வாயை மூடும் கைகள்
ஊரின் வாயை மூடிடுமா
அலைகள் ஓய்ந்து நீராடுவது
ஆகக் கூடிய காரியமா....
Hands that cover the opening of a boiling pot,
Can they cover the mouth of the whole town?
Waiting for the sea waves to quiet down before taking a bath,
Is that a achievable task?
பைத்தியக்காரன் பத்தும் சொல்வான்
போகட்டும் விட்டு விடு
A madman will say ten things,
Let it go, leave it be.
நரம்பில்லாத நாவால் எதையும்
வரம்பில்லாமல் கூறிடுவார்
இருந்தால் வருவார் இழந்தால் பிரிவார்
நாளுக்கு நாள் தான் மாறிடுவார்
With a boneless tongue,
They will speak without any limits.
They come when you have wealth and leave when you lose it,
They change day after day.
காய்த்த மரம்தான் கல்லடி படுமென
கண்கூடாய் நாம் பார்த்ததுண்டு
புத்தன் இயேசு காந்தியைக் கூட
குத்தம் சொல்லிக் கேட்டதுண்டு.....
புத்தன் இயேசு காந்தியைக் கூட
குத்தம் சொல்லிக் கேட்டதுண்டு.....
Only a tree laden with fruit gets pelted with stones,
We have seen this truth directly with our own eyes.
Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi,
We have heard people finding fault with them.
Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi,
We have heard people finding fault with them.
பைத்தியக்காரன் பத்தும் சொல்வான்
போகட்டும் விட்டு விடு
படைத்தவன் இருப்பான் பார்த்துக் கொள்வான்
பயணத்தை தொடந்து விடு...
நீ பயணத்தை தொடந்து விடு...
A madman will say ten things,
Let it go, leave it be.
The Creator is there, He will take care,
Continue on your journey.
You continue on your journey.
முனங்கல் ...........
(Humming...)
Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan
A madman will say ten things,
Pogattum vittu vidu
Let it go, leave it be.
Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan
A madman will say ten things,
Pogattum vittu vidu
Let it go, leave it be.
Padaithavan iruppaan paarthu kolvaan
The Creator is there, He will take care,
Payanathai thodarnthu vidu
Continue on your journey.
Nee payanathai thodarnthu vidu
You continue on your journey.
Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan
A madman will say ten things,
Pogattum vittu vidu
Let it go, leave it be.
Aindhu viralgalum ondraai irukkum
Are all five fingers equal?
Manadhin ulagil kedaipaana
Can such a person be found in the world of minds?
Athanai perukkum nallavanaaga
As a good person to everyone,
Aandavan kooda iruppaana
Could even God exist?
Ulaiyin vaaiyai moodum kaigal
Hands that cover the opening of a boiling pot,
Oorin vaayai moodiduma
Can they cover the mouth of the whole town?
Alaigal ooindhu neeraduvadhu
Waiting for the sea waves to quiet down before taking a bath,
Aaga koodiya kaariyama
Is that a achievable task?
Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan
A madman will say ten things,
Pogattum vittu vidu
Let it go, leave it be.
Narambilladha naavaal edhaiyum
With a boneless tongue,
Varambillamal kooriduvaar
They will speak without any limits.
Irundhal varuvaar izhandhaal pirivaar
They come when you have wealth and leave when you lose it,
Naalukku naal thaan maariduvaar
They change day after day.
Kaaitha maram thaan kalladi padumena
Only a tree laden with fruit gets pelted with stones,
Kan koodaai naam paarthathundu
We have seen this truth directly with our own eyes.
Buthan yaesu gandhiyai kooda
Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi,
Kutham solli kettathundu
We have heard people finding fault with them.
Buthan yaesu gandhiyai kooda
Even Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi,
Kutham solli kettathundu
We have heard people finding fault with them.
Paithiyakaran pathum solvaan
A madman will say ten things,
Pogattum vittu vidu
Let it go, leave it be.
Padaithavan iruppaan paarthu kolvaan
The Creator is there, He will take care,
Payanathai thodarnthu vidu
Continue on your journey.
Nee payanathai thodarnthu vidu
You continue on your journey.
Humming…..
(Humming...)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paithiyakaran Pathum Solvaan is a classic philosophical song from the 1967 Tamil film Raja Veettu Pillai, written by lyricist Vaali and composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Sung with robust idealism by T. M. Soundararajan, the song serves as a practical guide for overcoming societal judgment and public slander. It advises the listener to disregard malicious gossip, comparing idle critics to madmen whose words hold no intrinsic value. Through timeless Tamil proverbs, the song emphasizes that pleasing everyone is impossible—even God cannot satisfy everyone, and even great historical leaders like Buddha, Jesus, and Gandhi faced criticism. Encouraging resilience, the track reminds us that just as fruit-bearing trees attract stones, success inevitably attracts envy, so one should trust in God and fearlessly press forward on life's path.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Proverbial Analogy
“Kaaitha maram thaan kalladi padumena”
Kaaitha maram thaan kalladi padumena uses the metaphor of a fruit-bearing tree getting pelted with stones to symbolize how successful and virtuous individuals are targeted by critics.
Rhetorical Question
“Ulaiyin vaaiyai moodum kaigal Oorin vaayai moodiduma”
Ulaiyin vaaiyai moodum kaigal oorin vaayai moodiduma uses a rhetorical question to illustrate the absolute impossibility of stopping town gossip.
Monaif (Initial Alliteration) / Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Narambilladha naavaal edhaiyum Varambillamal kooriduvaar”
The song uses classic Tamil poetic structure like Edhugai in pairs such as Narambilladha / Varambillamal and Irundhal / Izhandhaal.
Historical Allusion
“Buthan yaesu gandhiyai kooda Kutham solli kettathundu”
The lyrics invoke universally respected spiritual and world leaders (Buddha, Jesus, Gandhi) to validate the point that no one is immune to public judgment.
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Trivia
Lyricist Vaali cleverly integrated popular traditional Tamil folk idioms like 'Narambilladha naakku' (boneless tongue) and 'Kaaitha maram thaan kalladi padum' into a modern film song format. The energetic voice of T. M. Soundararajan made this philosophical track a major hit, frequently broadcast on radio as an inspirational song.
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