- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Sakkarai Panthal
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 11 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Female :Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Thanga kaiyaal alantha saami
Unnai kandaa vanangum bhoomi
Thanga kaiyaal alantha saami
Unnai kandaa vanangum bhoomi
Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Eduththu vachchathum koduththu vachchathum yaeraalaam
Yaezhai veettukku ivanga thanthathu thaaraalaam
Female :Eduththu vachchathum koduththu vachchathum
Chorus :Yaeralaam
Female :Yaezhai veettukku ivanga thanthathu
Chorus :Thaaraalam
Kaniju vanthathu kaalam
Adhai kaaththi ninnuda venum
Female :Neranju vazhiyum megam adhu
Karunai mazhaiyai thoovum
Vanthathu ippa oru yogam
Thanthathu nallathoru kaalam
Vanthathu ippa oru
Chorus :Yogam
Male :Thanthathu nallathoru
Chorus :Kaalam
Female :Nammala vittathu baaram
Nanmaiyai kandathu oorum….
Nammala vittathu baaram
Nanmaiyai kandathu oorum….
Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Female :Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
…………………
Karna magaraasana paththi
Kadhai kadhaiyaa kettirukkom
Thangamadi rasa manasu sokka thangam thokkumadi
Muththukkulla muththu pasumpon muththuramalingamadi
Chorus :Muththukkulla muththu pasumpon muththuramalingamadi
Koduththu sivantha karangal irukku kaappaaththa
Thavichcha thavippaa thaduththi niruththi neeroottra
Male :Koduththu sivantha karangal irukku kaappaaththa
Thavichcha thavippaa thaduththi niruththi neeroottra
Manasu vachchinga neenga
Ippa magizhchchi kandathu naanga
Male :Thanathanthana pottu
Idhu yaezhi sananga paattu
Female :Saamikku podungadi poosai
Santhathi vaazhumadi pesa
Saamikku podungadi
Chorus :Poosai
Female :Santhathi vaazhumadi
Chorus :Pesa
Manasu valarntha saami
Idhu neenga koduththa bhoomi
Chorus :Manasu valarntha saami
Idhu neenga koduththa bhoomi
Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Female :Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Thanga kaiyaal alantha saami
Unnai kandaa vanangum bhoomi
Thanga kaiyaal alantha saami
Unnai kandaa vanangum bhoomi
Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae
Varumaiyai vazhi anuppum aiyaa kaalanthaanae….
The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
Female: The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
O lord who gave generously with golden hands,
the earth bows down in reverence when it sees you!
O lord who gave generously with golden hands,
the earth bows down in reverence when it sees you!
The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
What he set aside and gave away is countless,
what he gave to the homes of the poor is overflowing!
Female: What he set aside and gave away...
Chorus: Is countless!
Female: And what he gave to poor homes...
Chorus: Is overflowing!
A golden time has ripened and arrived,
we must stand together and protect it.
Female: Like a cloud full to overflowing,
it showers the rain of grace.
A stroke of good fortune has arrived,
bringing us a blessed time!
Good fortune has arrived—
Chorus: Good fortune!
Male: Bringing us a blessed—
Chorus: Time!
Female: Our heavy burdens have lifted,
and our village has found prosperity...
Our heavy burdens have lifted,
and our village has found prosperity...
The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
Female: The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
...
About the legendary king Karna,
we have heard so many stories.
Our master's heart is pure gold—even fine gold cannot match it!
A pearl among pearls, our Pasumpon Muthuramalingam!
Chorus: A pearl among pearls, our Pasumpon Muthuramalingam!
Hands made red from giving endlessly are here to protect us,
to soothe our desperate thirst and pour life-giving water!
Male: Hands made red from giving endlessly are here to protect us,
to soothe our desperate thirst and pour life-giving water!
You opened your heart with compassion,
and now all of us have found happiness!
Male: Singing to the beat of the rhythm,
this is the song of the simple poor folk!
Female: Offer worship to this living god,
so future generations will live to praise him!
Offer to this god...
Chorus: Worship!
Female: So generations will live to...
Chorus: Praise him!
O generous-hearted master,
this is the land you gifted us!
Chorus: O generous-hearted master,
this is the land you gifted us!
The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
Female: The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
O lord who gave generously with golden hands,
the earth bows down in reverence when it sees you!
O lord who gave generously with golden hands,
the earth bows down in reverence when it sees you!
The urumi drum roars loud and deep!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty!
The master's time has come to banish our poverty...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This celebratory folk song expresses the heartfelt joy and gratitude of rural folk towards a benevolent, god-like leader whose charity alleviates poverty and suffering. Set to the rhythmic beats of the traditional urumi drum, the song praises the leader's immense generosity, comparing his pure heart and philanthropic nature to the mythological King Karna and the respected leader Pasumpon Muthuramalingam.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)
“Urumunnu urumuthadi urumi maelanthaanae”
The term 'Urumunnu urumuthadi' mimics the deep, rumbling reverberation of the folk drum 'Urumi Melam'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thangamadi rasa manasu sokka thangam thokkumadi”
The leader's heart is compared to pure gold ('sokka thangam') and a priceless pearl ('muththukkulla muththu').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Koduththu sivantha karangal irukku kaappaaththa”
'Koduththu sivantha karangal' describes hands turned red due to continuous giving, hyperbolizing endless philanthropy.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Thavichcha thavippaa thaduththi niruththi neeroottra”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Thavichcha' and 'Thaduththi' creates a rhythmic folk cadence.
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Trivia
The track incorporates traditional Tamil folk instrumentation like the Urumi Melam, a friction drum heavily associated with rural folk rituals and celebratory praise songs in Southern Tamil Nadu.
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