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Pozhaikkum Vazhiyai Paaru

From Asai Anna Arumai Thambi · 1955

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
K. V. Mahadevan, Thodi Kannan, S. C. Krishnan, Kumari Sushila, Kumari Udutha, Kumari Padma
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Asai Anna Arumai Thambi
Movie release year
1955
Lyrics added on
22 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kizhakku velukkavae irulendra azhukku vilagavae
Sooriyan kilambivittaan vazhakkam polavae
Urakkam neengiyae ezhunthu uzhaikka venumae
Intha ulagellaam sezhuikkavae
Pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ozhaichchaathaan soru
Pozhuthai veenaakki somberi peru
Eduththu thiriyaathae kaasu panam seru
Pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ozhaichchaathaan soru
Pozhuthai veenaakki somberi peru
Eduththu thiriyaathae kaasu panam seru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Podu seerangi karanam podu seerangi
Ai podu seerangi karanam podu seerangi
Aadigindra azhagi pola aadu seerangi
Aadigindra azhagi pola aadu seerangi
Podu seerangi karanam podu seerangi
Purushanidam pudhu pondaatti
Kaadhai kadippatheppadi
Purushanidam pudhu pondaatti
Kaadhai kadippatheppadi
Poruththidaatha maami irandu
Poosai kodduppatheppadi
Poruththidaatha maami irandu
Poosai kodduppatheppadi
Kaattu seerangi seithu kaattu seerangi….
En kaattu seerangi seithu kaattu seerangi…..
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Yae….kann jaadai kaattum
Male :Aahaa
Male :Kaikkaara raaja….aa…
Male :Palae palae
Male :Munnae vanthu
Male :Aama
Male :Nallaa paaru
Male :Aamampaa
Male :Mullillaa roja…..roja…..roja….
Aa…aa….aa….aa….aa…..aa..aiyo aiyo aiyo
Kaasu illaamae nadakkaathu
Aiyaa kaariyaam edhuvum palikkaathu
Bhoomiyilae varam kodukkaathu
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo…..ooo……pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru
Ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….
Aa….aa….aa….aaa….aah…..aah…..aa….aa….
Irukkum idanthannilae
Laksmi endrum vaasam seivaal
Nee irukkum idanthannilae
Laksmi endrum vaasam seivaal
Surakkum suvai paalennum vaanamudham thanthu
Surakkum suvai paalennum vaanamudham thanthu
Sugamaaga uyir vaazha vazhi seiyum thaayae
Sugamaaga uyir vaazha vazhi seiyum thaayae
Irukkum idanthannilae
Laksmi endrum vaasam seivaal
Nee irukkum idanthannilae
Laksmi endrum vaasam seivaal
Aa….aa….aah….aah….aah…..aah…..aa….aa….
Ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….ooo….
Mmm…..mm…..mmm….mm….
As the eastern sky brightens and the dark grime fades away,
The sun has risen, just as it does every day.
Shaking off sleep, we must wake up and work hard,
So that this entire world may prosper!
Look for a way to make a living,
Only if you work hard will you get food!
Don't waste time and earn the name of a lazy person,
Don't wander aimlessly; go earn and save your money!
Look for a way to make a living,
Only if you work hard will you get food!
Don't waste time and earn the name of a lazy person,
Don't wander aimlessly; go earn and save your money!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Do a somersault, Seerangi! Do a flip, Seerangi!
Hey, do a somersault, Seerangi! Do a flip, Seerangi!
Dance like a charming dancer, Seerangi!
Dance like a charming dancer, Seerangi!
Do a somersault, Seerangi! Do a flip, Seerangi!
How a newlywed bride
Whispers sweet complaints into her husband's ear,
How a newlywed bride
Whispers sweet complaints into her husband's ear,
And how the impatient mother-in-law
Gives her a couple of good thrashings,
And how the impatient mother-in-law
Gives her a couple of good thrashings,
Show us, Seerangi, act it out and show us, Seerangi!
Show us, my Seerangi, act it out and show us, Seerangi!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Hey, giving a wink with the eye...
Male: Aha!
Male: A clever master... ah...
Male: Bravo, bravo!
Male: Step right up to the front...
Male: Yes!
Male: Take a good look...
Male: Yes, indeed!
Male: A rose without any thorns... rose... rose...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Without money, nothing can get done,
Sir, no endeavor will ever succeed!
On this earth, nothing comes as a free gift!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... look for a way to make a living!
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... oh...
Ah... ah... ah... aah... aah... aah... ah... ah...
Wherever you dwell,
Goddess Lakshmi will always reside!
Wherever you dwell,
Goddess Lakshmi will always reside!
Giving delicious milk like heavenly nectar,
Giving delicious milk like heavenly nectar,
O Mother, you make our lives happy and comfortable!
O Mother, you make our lives happy and comfortable!
Wherever you dwell,
Goddess Lakshmi will always reside!
Wherever you dwell,
Goddess Lakshmi will always reside!
Ah... ah... aah... aah... aah... aah... ah... ah...
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... oh...
Mmm... mm... mmm... mm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pozhaikkum Vazhiyai Paaru is a motivational and folk-infused song from the 1955 film 'Asai Anna Arumai Thambi', written by lyricist A. Maruthakasi. The song emphasizes the dignity of labor, industriousness, and financial prudence. It urges listeners to wake up at dawn, work diligently, avoid laziness, and earn their livelihood honestly, highlighting that no task or success on earth is possible without effort and money. Intertwined with street-play style humor and lively entertainment featuring street performing acts, the song transitions into praise of maternal care and prosperity. It compares motherly love and wholesome work to the divine presence of Goddess Lakshmi, illustrating how hard work brings peace, sweet sustenance, and lasting abundance to one's household.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kizhakku velukkavae irulendra azhukku vilagavae

Darkness is metaphorically described as dirt/filth ('irulendra azhukku') that gets washed away by the morning sun.

Ethunai (Second letter rhyme)

Pozhaikkum vazhiyai paaru / Ozhaichchaathaan soru / Pozhuthai veenaakki somberi peru

The second letter 'za' (ழ) rhymes across consecutive lines (Pozhaikkum / Ozhaichchaathaan / Pozhuthai).

Monai (First letter alliteration)

Purushanidam pudhu pondaatti

Alliteration of the 'Pu' / 'Po' sound at the beginning of words in the line.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mullillaa roja…..roja…..roja….

Describing a charming person as a 'rose without thorns' ('Mullillaa roja').

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Trivia

Asai Anna Arumai Thambi (1955) is a classic Tamil film featuring A. P. Nagarajan and T. R. Ramachandran. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was renowned for weaving social ethics, peasant dignity, and practical advice into accessible folk melodies during the golden era of Tamil cinema.

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