Poranthiruchi Kalam
From Sivappathigaram · 2006
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- T. K. Kala, Saindhavi, Jayamoorthy
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Sivappathigaram2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Poranthiruchu kaalam | A new era has been born |
| Poranthiruchu | It has been born |
| Naama thottu vecha athanaiyum | Everything that we touched |
| Tholangiruchu | Has prospered and shone bright |
| Aasa nattu vehcha | The paddy crops planted with desire |
| Nellu payiru velanchiruchu | Have grown well and matured |
| Female | |
| Pagal irava paadupattu | Toiling hard day and night |
| Pakkuvama neeravittu | Carefully feeding it with water |
| Kathir arukka ponnumattum | Just until the time to harvest the crop |
| Varuvaala thaedi | Searching for the sickle |
| Puthirukkulla katti veppom | We will store inside the grain bundle |
| Magasoola | The bountiful yield |
| Kaeni puthirukkulla katti veppom | We will store inside the well's storehouse |
| Magasoola | The bountiful yield |
| Kaeni puthirukkulla katti veppom | We will store inside the well's storehouse |
| Magasoola | The bountiful yield |
| Male | |
| Naththu nadum velaiyilae | During the time of planting young saplings |
| Paaththiruntha poo maiyila | Oh beautiful peacock-like girl I saw |
| Kaaththirukken aruvadaikku naanum | I too am waiting for the harvest season |
| Neeyum kandukkaama | Without you noticing or caring |
| Porathenna gnyaayam | Is it fair for you to go away? |
| Female | |
| Naakozhugum naayagarae | Oh sweet-talking leader |
| Naga palikkum paathagarae | Oh sinner with shining grace |
| Sokka nee saaikkiriyae aala | Oh handsome one, you make people swoon |
| Oosi kaekkaama kokkuriyae noola | You thread the needle without even asking for it |
| Oosi kaekkaama kokkuriyae noola | You thread the needle without even asking for it |
| Male | |
| Pattedukku adikkaiyilae | While threshing the harvested paddy sheaves |
| Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo | Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Alelangadi aelaelo | Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Male :Kashtangalum uthirunga | Male: Troubles and hardships are falling away |
| Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo | Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Alelangadi aelaelo | Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Male | |
| Pottu pottu thangamena | Like sparkling pure gold |
| Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo | Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Alelangadi aelaelo | Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Male :Kottuthunga nellumani | Male: Paddy grains are pouring down abundantly |
| Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo | Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Alelangadi aelaelo | Alelangadi aelaelo |
| Female | |
| Karukaruva kudi iruppom | We will live together as a tight-knit community |
| Kalanjiyamum nimiruthunga | The granaries are standing tall and full |
| Pathari ellaam venaaruppom | We will clear away all the useless chaff |
| Pasi vayiru neraiyuthunga | Hungry stomachs are getting filled up |
| Chorus | |
| Ithupola ithupola | Like this, just like this |
| Tholil yethu puvimela | Is there any work equal to this on earth? |
| Male | |
| Azhagazhaga aruthu katta | To harvest neatly and bundle them up |
| Adicha nella alanthu kotta | To measure and pour out the threshed grain |
| Marakkava kondu vanthu iva neetta | When she brings the measuring vessel and holds it out |
| Mamam sirippaala rombuthunga kora mootta | Uncle's empty sack fills up with her joyous smile |
| Female | |
| Urupadiya ozhachchathilla | You haven't done a single proper hard day's work |
| Ulagathaiyum purinjukkala | Nor have you understood how the world works |
| Thuru pudicha unna nambi | Believing in a rusted person like you |
| Vara maatten | I will not come |
| Entha thuruppu cheettu pottaalum | No matter what trump card you play |
| Vizha maatten | I will not fall for it |
| Entha thuruppu cheettu pottaalum | No matter what trump card you play |
| Vizha maatten | I will not fall for it |
| Male | |
| Eh maanoothu mayilakaala | Hey, like the swift peacock leg of Maanoothu |
| Maayavaram sevalakaala pola | Like the fast rooster leg of Maayavaram |
| Namma vaazhkka oduthu | Our life is running rapidly |
| Orangaama pasiyoda | Without sleep, enduring hunger |
| Ozhachchomae vayaloda | We labored hard in harmony with the fields |
| Varunkaalam nalamaagumae | The coming future will surely turn out prosperous |
| Eh thangamae thangam | Oh pure gold, my precious gold |
| Car otti poravanga summa | Those who ride in cars are simply idle |
| Eh thangamae thangam | Oh pure gold, my precious gold |
| Yaer ottum bhoomi namma amma | The land we plow with oxen is our mother |
| Chorus | |
| Valamirukku | There is rich abundance |
| Nalla valamirukku | Great prosperity is present here |
| Intha mannuthaanae | This very soil indeed |
| Nammaloda kulavilakku | Is the eternal guiding light of our family |
| Namma oththumaiya | Preserve our unity together |
| Seththuvaiyu viduthalaikku | For the sake of our true liberation |
பொறந்திருச்சு
காலம் பொறந்திருச்சு
நாம தொட்டு வச்ச
அத்தனையும் தொலங்கிருச்சு
ஆச நட்டு வச்ச நெல்லுபயிரு
வெளஞ்சிருச்சு
A new era has been born
It has been born
Everything that we touched
Has prospered and shone bright
The paddy crops planted with desire
Have grown well and matured
பெண் & குழு :
நிறைஞ்சிருச்சு
மனசு நிறைஞ்சிருச்சு நாம
நெத்திப்பட்ட வேர்வை எல்லாம்
மொளைச்சிருச்சு நித்தம்
நேந்திகிட்ட சாமி கண்ண
தொறந்திருச்சு
Toiling hard day and night
Carefully feeding it with water
Just until the time to harvest the crop
Searching for the sickle
We will store inside the grain bundle
The bountiful yield
We will store inside the well's storehouse
The bountiful yield
We will store inside the well's storehouse
The bountiful yield
பகலிரவா பாடு
பட்டு பக்குவமா நீரவிட்டு
கதிரறுக்க பொண்ணு மட்டும்
வருவாளா தேடி புதிருக்குள்ள
கட்டி வெப்போம் மகசூல கேணி
புதிருக்குள்ள கட்டி வெப்போம்
மகசூல கேணி புதிருக்குள்ள
கட்டி வெப்போம் மகசூல
During the time of planting young saplings
Oh beautiful peacock-like girl I saw
I too am waiting for the harvest season
Without you noticing or caring
Is it fair for you to go away?
நாத்து நடும்
வேளையிலே பாத்திருந்த
பூமயில காத்திருக்கேன்
அறுவடைக்கு நானும் நீயும்
கண்டுக்காம போறதென்ன
நியாயம்
Oh sweet-talking leader
Oh sinner with shining grace
Oh handsome one, you make people swoon
You thread the needle without even asking for it
You thread the needle without even asking for it
நாக்கொழுகும்
நாயகரே நக பலிக்கும்
பாதகரே சோக்கா நீ
சாய்க்கிறியே ஆள ஊசி
கேக்காம கோக்குறியே
நூல ஊசி கேக்காம
கோக்குறியே நூல
While threshing the harvested paddy sheaves
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Male: Troubles and hardships are falling away
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
பட்டெடுக்கு
அடிக்கையிலே
குழு :
ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ
கஷ்டங்களும்
உதிருங்க
குழு :
ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ
Like sparkling pure gold
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Male: Paddy grains are pouring down abundantly
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
பொட்டு பொட்டு
தங்கமென
குழு :
ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ
கொட்டுதுங்க
நெல்லுமணி
குழு :
ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ ஏலேலங்கடி
ஏலேலோ
We will live together as a tight-knit community
The granaries are standing tall and full
We will clear away all the useless chaff
Hungry stomachs are getting filled up
கரு கருவா குடி
இருப்போம் களஞ்சியமும்
நிமிருதுங்க பதறி எல்லாம்
வீணாருப்போம் பசி வயிறு
நிறையுதுங்க
Like this, just like this
Is there any work equal to this on earth?
இது போல இது
போல தொழிலேது
புவிமேல
To harvest neatly and bundle them up
To measure and pour out the threshed grain
When she brings the measuring vessel and holds it out
Uncle's empty sack fills up with her joyous smile
அழகழகா அறுத்து
கட்ட அடிச்சநெல்ல அளந்து
கொட்ட மரக்காவ கொண்டு
வந்து இவ நீட்ட மாமன்
சிரிப்பால ரொம்புதுங்க
கொற மூட்ட
You haven't done a single proper hard day's work
Nor have you understood how the world works
Believing in a rusted person like you
I will not come
No matter what trump card you play
I will not fall for it
No matter what trump card you play
I will not fall for it
உருப்படியா
உழைச்சதில்ல உலகத்தையும்
புரிஞ்சிக்கல துருப்புடிச்ச உன்ன
நம்பி வர மாட்டேன் எந்த
துருப்புச்சீட்டு போட்டாலும்
விழமாட்டேன் எந்த
துருப்புச்சீட்டு போட்டாலும்
விழமாட்டேன்
Hey, like the swift peacock leg of Maanoothu
Like the fast rooster leg of Maayavaram
Our life is running rapidly
Without sleep, enduring hunger
We labored hard in harmony with the fields
The coming future will surely turn out prosperous
Oh pure gold, my precious gold
Those who ride in cars are simply idle
Oh pure gold, my precious gold
The land we plow with oxen is our mother
ஏ மானூத்து
மயிலக்காள மாயவரம்
செவலக்காள போல நம்ம
வாழ்க்கை ஓடுது உறங்காம
பசியோட உழைச்சோமே
வயலோட வருங்காலம்
நலமாகுமே ஏ தங்கமே
தங்கம் கார் ஓட்டி போறவங்க
சும்மா ஏ தங்கமே தங்கம்
ஏரோட்டும் பூமி நம்ம அம்மா
There is rich abundance
Great prosperity is present here
This very soil indeed
Is the eternal guiding light of our family
Preserve our unity together
For the sake of our true liberation
வளமிருக்கு நல்ல
வளமிருக்கு இந்த
மண்ணுதானே நம்மளோட
குலவிளக்கு நம்ம ஒத்துமைய
சேத்துவையி விடுதலைக்கு
Poranthiruchu kaalam
A new era has been born
Poranthiruchu
It has been born
Naama thottu vecha athanaiyum
Everything that we touched
Tholangiruchu
Has prospered and shone bright
Aasa nattu vehcha
The paddy crops planted with desire
Nellu payiru velanchiruchu
Have grown well and matured
Pagal irava paadupattu
Toiling hard day and night
Pakkuvama neeravittu
Carefully feeding it with water
Kathir arukka ponnumattum
Just until the time to harvest the crop
Varuvaala thaedi
Searching for the sickle
Puthirukkulla katti veppom
We will store inside the grain bundle
Magasoola
The bountiful yield
Kaeni puthirukkulla katti veppom
We will store inside the well's storehouse
Magasoola
The bountiful yield
Kaeni puthirukkulla katti veppom
We will store inside the well's storehouse
Magasoola
The bountiful yield
Naththu nadum velaiyilae
During the time of planting young saplings
Paaththiruntha poo maiyila
Oh beautiful peacock-like girl I saw
Kaaththirukken aruvadaikku naanum
I too am waiting for the harvest season
Neeyum kandukkaama
Without you noticing or caring
Porathenna gnyaayam
Is it fair for you to go away?
Naakozhugum naayagarae
Oh sweet-talking leader
Naga palikkum paathagarae
Oh sinner with shining grace
Sokka nee saaikkiriyae aala
Oh handsome one, you make people swoon
Oosi kaekkaama kokkuriyae noola
You thread the needle without even asking for it
Oosi kaekkaama kokkuriyae noola
You thread the needle without even asking for it
Pattedukku adikkaiyilae
While threshing the harvested paddy sheaves
Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Male :Kashtangalum uthirunga
Male: Troubles and hardships are falling away
Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Pottu pottu thangamena
Like sparkling pure gold
Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Male :Kottuthunga nellumani
Male: Paddy grains are pouring down abundantly
Chorus :Alelangadi aelaelo
Chorus: Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Alelangadi aelaelo
Karukaruva kudi iruppom
We will live together as a tight-knit community
Kalanjiyamum nimiruthunga
The granaries are standing tall and full
Pathari ellaam venaaruppom
We will clear away all the useless chaff
Pasi vayiru neraiyuthunga
Hungry stomachs are getting filled up
Ithupola ithupola
Like this, just like this
Tholil yethu puvimela
Is there any work equal to this on earth?
Azhagazhaga aruthu katta
To harvest neatly and bundle them up
Adicha nella alanthu kotta
To measure and pour out the threshed grain
Marakkava kondu vanthu iva neetta
When she brings the measuring vessel and holds it out
Mamam sirippaala rombuthunga kora mootta
Uncle's empty sack fills up with her joyous smile
Urupadiya ozhachchathilla
You haven't done a single proper hard day's work
Ulagathaiyum purinjukkala
Nor have you understood how the world works
Thuru pudicha unna nambi
Believing in a rusted person like you
Vara maatten
I will not come
Entha thuruppu cheettu pottaalum
No matter what trump card you play
Vizha maatten
I will not fall for it
Entha thuruppu cheettu pottaalum
No matter what trump card you play
Vizha maatten
I will not fall for it
Eh maanoothu mayilakaala
Hey, like the swift peacock leg of Maanoothu
Maayavaram sevalakaala pola
Like the fast rooster leg of Maayavaram
Namma vaazhkka oduthu
Our life is running rapidly
Orangaama pasiyoda
Without sleep, enduring hunger
Ozhachchomae vayaloda
We labored hard in harmony with the fields
Varunkaalam nalamaagumae
The coming future will surely turn out prosperous
Eh thangamae thangam
Oh pure gold, my precious gold
Car otti poravanga summa
Those who ride in cars are simply idle
Eh thangamae thangam
Oh pure gold, my precious gold
Yaer ottum bhoomi namma amma
The land we plow with oxen is our mother
Valamirukku
There is rich abundance
Nalla valamirukku
Great prosperity is present here
Intha mannuthaanae
This very soil indeed
Nammaloda kulavilakku
Is the eternal guiding light of our family
Namma oththumaiya
Preserve our unity together
Seththuvaiyu viduthalaikku
For the sake of our true liberation
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poranthiruchu Kaalam is a high-energy Tamil folk harvesting song celebrating the rewards of agricultural labor, communal unity, and hope for a prosperous future. The lyrics capture the festive atmosphere of villagers gathering during the paddy harvest season, highlighting the joy of seeing dry, hardworking days turn into full granaries and satisfied appetites.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monnai (Initial Alliteration)
“Pagal irava paadupattu / Pakkuvama neeravittu”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across consecutive lines enhances the musical flow of the song.
Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Poranthiruchu / Varunkaalam”
Matching second consonant 'ra' across lines creates a natural rhythmic cadence common in folk literature.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Yaer ottum bhoomi namma amma”
Directly equating the agricultural soil to a nurturing mother figure who provides life and sustenance.
Simile (Upamai)
“Maanoothu mayilakaala / Maayavaram sevalakaala pola / Namma vaazhkka oduthu”
Comparing the swift passage of life to the agile leg movements of regional peacocks and roosters.
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2006 film 'Sivappathigaram', the song utilizes traditional Tamil folk refrains like 'Alelangadi aelaelo', which were historically sung by field laborers to maintain rhythm and relieve fatigue during threshing and harvesting.
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