♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaahaaaaa……aaaaa…
Nana naaaa…aaaaa…aaaa…aana na na…
Aaaaaaa…aaaa…na na …aaaa…aaa…
Ahaaaa…aaa….thiranaaa..aaaa…aaa
Unavae naam marundhaaga
Irundhomae sirandhuuuu…
Unavae naam marundhaaga
Irundhomae sirandhuu…
Medhuvaga marandhomae
Marundhae nam virundhu
Ilaiyodu sudu sooru
Padum bodhu naarchaththu
Seyarkai ilai pottu
Nanjaakinom….
Kodhikkadha kaai thindru
Kili poonai thembaachu
Ariyaamal arivai naam
Ayindhu aakinom
Kai kuththal arisikkul
Karuvaagum ootam
Iyandhirathil theeti
Karuvarukirom
Paalukkul padhamaaga
Payiraagum puradham
Adhivegam soodaetri
Adhai azhikirom…
Unavae naam marundhaaga
Irundhomae sirandhu
Medhuvaga marandhomae
Marundhae nam virundhu
Marundhae nam virundhu…uuhh..uhh…
Pazhangalaam mudhalaaga
Ilai pottu naamum
Pazhagaram vaithomae
Adhil arthamundu
Neiyum paruppum
Mudhalaaga ul sendru
Unavu kuzhaai varai
Thanmaiyakkum
Rusikkaga undavai
Serikkadha mattravai
Rasam ootra irai maatri
Nanmai aakum
Karunai kizhangaalae
Koluppai karaikirom
Saapitta soottaiyae
Morittu anaikirom
Paatikku therindhadhu
Ennaalum uyarndhadhae
Aaraindhu paarka nam
Vingyanam marandhadhae
Unavae naam marundhaaga
Irundhomae sirandhuu…
Medhuvaga marandhomae
Marundhae nam virundhu
Virundhuuuu….uhhh…
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Paayasam inippikku
Paagarkaai kasapukku
Puli saadham pulipukku
Vaazhaippu thuvarpukku
Oorukaai…naavilae kaaramaai
Sittigai.. uppudhaan oramaai
Arusuvayum nanmaiyum
Kondaadi vazhndhavar
Oru suvaiyum illadha
Unavukku thaavinom
Iyandhira kuttigal
Iyindridum pottalam
Nam sava pettigal
Enbhadhai kooruvom
Akkarai serthuthaan
Unavidum thaai manam
Naamumae nam udal
Appadi penuvom..ooohoooo….
Unavae naam marundhaaga
Irundhomae sirandhuu…
Virundhuu…. virundhuuu….
Virundhuuuu… virundhuuuu…uu…
Aahaahaa... Aaaa...
Na na naa... Aaaa... Aaa... Aana na na...
Aaaaaa... Aaa... Na na... Aaa... Aaa...
Ahaaaa... Aa... Thiranaaa... Aaaa... Aaaa...
With food as our medicine,
We once lived in vibrant health!
With food as our medicine,
We once lived so well!
Slowly we forgot that truth,
And now medicines have become our daily meal.
When hot rice touched
The plantain leaf, fiber was drawn in,
But by switching to synthetic leaves,
We turned our food into poison...
Eating raw, fresh greens,
Parrots and cats stay strong and lively;
Yet unknowingly, we who had six senses
Reduced our wisdom down to five!
Inside hand-pounded unpolished rice,
Wholesome nutrition takes root;
Yet by stripping it in machines,
We destroy the very core of nourishment.
Inside milk, gently and naturally,
Good protein is formed;
Yet by over-boiling it at high heat,
We destroy its goodness...
With food as our medicine,
We once lived so well!
Slowly we forgot that truth,
And now medicines have become our daily meal.
Medicine is now our daily meal... ooh... uh...
Starting first with fresh fruits,
Laying out the leaf,
And serving sweet delicacies,
There was deep meaning behind it all.
Ghee and cooked lentils,
Entering our stomach first,
Soothe the entire food pipe
And prepare our digestion.
The heavy dishes eaten for pleasure,
And whatever remains undigested,
Are easily settled when Rasam (herbal spiced soup) is poured,
Turning everything into wholesome health.
With elephant yam,
We melt away excess body fat;
And the inner body heat after a meal,
We cool down with buttermilk.
What our grandmothers understood
Has always been the highest wisdom;
Yet to investigate and appreciate it,
Our modern science completely forgot!
With food as our medicine,
We once lived so well!
Slowly we forgot that truth,
And now medicines have become our daily meal.
Our daily meal... oh...
...
Payasam (sweet pudding) for the sweet taste,
Bitter gourd for the bitter taste,
Tamarind rice for the sour taste,
Banana blossom for the astringent taste,
Spicy pickle tingling on the tongue,
And just a pinch of salt placed on the corner of the leaf...
We who once lived celebrating
All six tastes and their healing power,
Have now drifted away
To processed food devoid of true flavor.
These little machine-made packets,
These processed wraps we consume,
Are truly our own coffins—
Let us proclaim this truth aloud!
Nourishing with selfless love and care,
Just like a mother's heart when she serves a meal,
Let us also protect
And care for our own bodies that very same way! Oh...
With food as our medicine,
We once lived so well!
A feast... a feast...
A feast... a feast... ooh...
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