Uzhaippom Thozha
From Laabam · 2020
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- Srinidhi, Narayanan Ravishankar
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Laabam2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha | We shall behold victory, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha…aaa…… | We shall behold victory, my friend... aaa... |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha | We shall behold victory, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Ada kootupannai enbathu | Oh, collective farming is indeed |
| Nam vaazhvin nedunaal latchiyam | The long-standing goal of our lives! |
| Makkal vayitrupasiyai theerthidum | Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people, |
| Indha vayalae atchaya paathiram..hoo | This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo! |
| Chorus | |
| Koyil deivangal ellaam | Will all the deities in temples |
| Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa | Give us wheat and rice here? |
| Ada uzhaippor illai endraal | Ah, if there are no laborers, |
| Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma | Will this world ever attain peace? |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha | We shall behold victory, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Thozhaa…aa… | My friend... aa... |
| Female :Aaa..aa | Aaa... aa |
| Male :Thozhaa…aa… | My friend... aa... |
| Female | |
| Karumbai vilaippor ondraai serndhaal | If sugarcane growers unite together, |
| Karumbaalaithaan vaithidalaam | They can set up a sugar mill itself! |
| Paruthi vilaippor ondraai serndhaal | If cotton growers unite together, |
| Panjaalaiyamae nadathidalaam… | They can run a textile mill itself! |
| Female | |
| Thaniyaalalae mudiyaa seyalai | A task impossible for an individual alone |
| Koottaai serndhaal mudiththidalaam | Can be accomplished when joined as a group! |
| Kootupannai vivasaayaththaal | Through collective cooperative agriculture, |
| Naatin nilaiya maatridalaam….aaa… | We can transform the state of our nation... aaa... |
| Chorus | |
| Uzhaithidum karangalae valimai ser aayudham | Laboring hands are the strength-giving weapon, |
| Ulagilae padaikkumae pudhumai ser kaaviyam | They create novel epics in this world! |
| Puratchikanal veesum pudhiya samudhaayam | A new society blowing sparks of revolution, |
| Ulagil undaakki kaattuvom | We will create and display in this world! |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha | We shall behold victory, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Nenjil urudhi thunivum irundhaal | If there is firmness and courage in the heart, |
| Ninaipadhu ellaam nadanthuvidum | Everything thought of will happen! |
| Unmai nermai uzhaippum irundhaal… | If there is truth, honesty, and hard work... |
| Ulagam namadhu kaiyil varum…aaa… | The world will come into our hands... aaa... |
| Female | |
| Thadaiyaai karkal kidandhaal adhaiyae | Even if stones lie as obstacles, |
| Thaavi urutti nadhi oodum | The river leaps and rolls them along as it flows! |
| Thadaigal unadhu vaazhvil vandhaal | If obstacles come into your life, |
| Thadanthol uyirththu thuyar oodum..aaa… | Raise your broad shoulders and sorrow will run away.. aaa... |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| Valaivugal thiruppangal vazhiylae irukkalam | There may be bends and turns along the path, |
| Thaiyakkangal neenginaal saadhanai puriyalam | If hesitations vanish, achievements can be made! |
| Kaalanerangal kanindhu varumbodhu | When time and circumstances ripen, |
| Kalaippai pidipom aalalaam | We will reap harvest and rule the land! |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend, |
| Urchagaththodu vaadaa | Come with enthusiasm and zeal! |
| Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu | Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat, |
| Vetriyai kaanbom thozha | We shall behold victory, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Ada kootupannai enbathu | Oh, collective farming is indeed |
| Nam vaazhvin nedunaal latchiyam | The long-standing goal of our lives! |
| Makkal vayitrupasiyai theerthidum | Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people, |
| Indha vayalae atchaya paathiram..hoo | This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo! |
| Chorus | |
| Koyil deivangal ellaam | Will all the deities in temples |
| Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa | Give us wheat and rice here? |
| Ada uzhaippor illai endraal | Ah, if there are no laborers, |
| Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma | Will this world ever attain peace? |
| Chorus | |
| Koyil deivangal ellaam | Will all the deities in temples |
| Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa | Give us wheat and rice here? |
| Ada uzhaippor illai endraal | Ah, if there are no laborers, |
| Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma | Will this world ever attain peace? |
| Female | |
| Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha…… | Let us labor, let us labor, my friend... |
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend!
வசனம் :
....................
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend... aaa...
ஹம்மிங் :
........................
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend!
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
Oh, collective farming is indeed
The long-standing goal of our lives!
Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people,
This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo!
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
Will all the deities in temples
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Will this world ever attain peace?
அட கூட்டுபண்ணை என்பது
நம் வாழ்வின் நெடுநாள் லட்சியம்
மக்கள் வயிற்றுபசியை தீர்த்திடும்
இந்த வயலே அட்சய பாத்திரம்
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend!
கோயில் தெய்வங்கள் எல்லாம்
இங்கு கோதுமை அரிசி தருமா
அட உழைப்போர் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த உலகம் அமைதி பெறுமா
My friend... aa...
Aaa... aa
My friend... aa...
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
If sugarcane growers unite together,
They can set up a sugar mill itself!
If cotton growers unite together,
They can run a textile mill itself!
தோழா.....
ஆஅ....ஆஆஆ.....
தோழா.....
ஆஅ....ஆஆஆ.....
A task impossible for an individual alone
Can be accomplished when joined as a group!
Through collective cooperative agriculture,
We can transform the state of our nation... aaa...
கரும்பை விளைப்போர் ஒன்றாய் சேர்ந்தால்
கரும்பாலைத்தான் வைத்திடலாம்
பருத்தி விளைப்போர் ஒன்று சேர்ந்தால்
பஞ்சாலையமே நடத்திடலாம்
Laboring hands are the strength-giving weapon,
They create novel epics in this world!
A new society blowing sparks of revolution,
We will create and display in this world!
தனியாளாலே முடியா செயலை
கூட்டாய் சேர்ந்தால் முடித்திடலாம்
கூட்டுப்பண்ணை விவசாயத்தால்
நாட்டின் நிலையை மாற்றிடலாம்
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend!
உழைத்திடும் கரங்களே வலிமைசேர் ஆயுதம்
உலகிலே படைக்குமே புதுமைசேர் காவியம்
புரட்சிக்கனல் வீசும் புதிய சமுதாயம்
உலகில் உண்டாக்கி காட்டுவோம்
If there is firmness and courage in the heart,
Everything thought of will happen!
If there is truth, honesty, and hard work...
The world will come into our hands... aaa...
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
Even if stones lie as obstacles,
The river leaps and rolls them along as it flows!
If obstacles come into your life,
Raise your broad shoulders and sorrow will run away.. aaa...
நெஞ்சில் உறுதி துணிவும் இருந்தால்
நினைப்பது எல்லாம் நடந்துவிடும்
உண்மை நேர்மை உழைப்பும் இருந்தால்
உலகம் நம் கையில் வரும்
...
தடையாய் கற்கள் கிடந்தால் அதையே
தாவி உருட்டி நதி ஓடும்
தடைகள் உனது வாழ்வில் வந்தால்
தடந்தோல் உயிர்த்து துயர் ஓடும்..ஆஅ...
There may be bends and turns along the path,
If hesitations vanish, achievements can be made!
When time and circumstances ripen,
We will reap harvest and rule the land!
............................
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
We shall behold victory, my friend!
வளைவுகள் திருப்பங்கள் வழியிலே இருக்கலாம்
தாய்க்கலம் நீங்கினால் சாதனை புரியலாம்
காலநேரங்கள் கனிந்து வரும்போது
கலைப்பை பிடிப்போரும் ஆளலாம்
Oh, collective farming is indeed
The long-standing goal of our lives!
Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people,
This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo!
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
உற்சாகத்தோடு வாடா
விதைப்போம் விதைப்போம் வேர்வைய விதைத்து
வெற்றியைக் காண்போம் தோழா
Will all the deities in temples
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Will this world ever attain peace?
அட கூட்டுபண்ணை என்பது
நம் வாழ்வின் நெடுநாள் லட்சியம்
மக்கள் வயிற்றுபசியை தீர்த்திடும்
இந்த வயலே அட்சய பாத்திரம்
Will all the deities in temples
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Will this world ever attain peace?
கோயில் தெய்வங்கள் எல்லாம்
இங்கு கோதுமை அரிசி தருமா
அட உழைப்போர் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த உலகம் அமைதி பெறுமா
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend...
கோயில் தெய்வங்கள் எல்லாம்
இங்கு கோதுமை அரிசி தருமா
அட உழைப்போர் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த உலகம் அமைதி பெறுமா
உழைப்போம் உழைப்போம் தோழா
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha
We shall behold victory, my friend!
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha…aaa……
We shall behold victory, my friend... aaa...
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha
We shall behold victory, my friend!
Ada kootupannai enbathu
Oh, collective farming is indeed
Nam vaazhvin nedunaal latchiyam
The long-standing goal of our lives!
Makkal vayitrupasiyai theerthidum
Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people,
Indha vayalae atchaya paathiram..hoo
This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo!
Koyil deivangal ellaam
Will all the deities in temples
Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ada uzhaippor illai endraal
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma
Will this world ever attain peace?
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha
We shall behold victory, my friend!
Thozhaa…aa…
My friend... aa...
Female :Aaa..aa
Aaa... aa
Male :Thozhaa…aa…
My friend... aa...
Karumbai vilaippor ondraai serndhaal
If sugarcane growers unite together,
Karumbaalaithaan vaithidalaam
They can set up a sugar mill itself!
Paruthi vilaippor ondraai serndhaal
If cotton growers unite together,
Panjaalaiyamae nadathidalaam…
They can run a textile mill itself!
Thaniyaalalae mudiyaa seyalai
A task impossible for an individual alone
Koottaai serndhaal mudiththidalaam
Can be accomplished when joined as a group!
Kootupannai vivasaayaththaal
Through collective cooperative agriculture,
Naatin nilaiya maatridalaam….aaa…
We can transform the state of our nation... aaa...
Uzhaithidum karangalae valimai ser aayudham
Laboring hands are the strength-giving weapon,
Ulagilae padaikkumae pudhumai ser kaaviyam
They create novel epics in this world!
Puratchikanal veesum pudhiya samudhaayam
A new society blowing sparks of revolution,
Ulagil undaakki kaattuvom
We will create and display in this world!
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha
We shall behold victory, my friend!
Nenjil urudhi thunivum irundhaal
If there is firmness and courage in the heart,
Ninaipadhu ellaam nadanthuvidum
Everything thought of will happen!
Unmai nermai uzhaippum irundhaal…
If there is truth, honesty, and hard work...
Ulagam namadhu kaiyil varum…aaa…
The world will come into our hands... aaa...
Thadaiyaai karkal kidandhaal adhaiyae
Even if stones lie as obstacles,
Thaavi urutti nadhi oodum
The river leaps and rolls them along as it flows!
Thadaigal unadhu vaazhvil vandhaal
If obstacles come into your life,
Thadanthol uyirththu thuyar oodum..aaa…
Raise your broad shoulders and sorrow will run away.. aaa...
………………………….
...
Valaivugal thiruppangal vazhiylae irukkalam
There may be bends and turns along the path,
Thaiyakkangal neenginaal saadhanai puriyalam
If hesitations vanish, achievements can be made!
Kaalanerangal kanindhu varumbodhu
When time and circumstances ripen,
Kalaippai pidipom aalalaam
We will reap harvest and rule the land!
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend,
Urchagaththodu vaadaa
Come with enthusiasm and zeal!
Vidhaippom vidhaippom vervaiya vidhaithu
Let us sow, let us sow, sowing our sweat,
Vetriyai kaanbom thozha
We shall behold victory, my friend!
Ada kootupannai enbathu
Oh, collective farming is indeed
Nam vaazhvin nedunaal latchiyam
The long-standing goal of our lives!
Makkal vayitrupasiyai theerthidum
Satisfying the stomach hunger of the people,
Indha vayalae atchaya paathiram..hoo
This field is our inexhaustible vessel of boon... hoo!
Koyil deivangal ellaam
Will all the deities in temples
Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ada uzhaippor illai endraal
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma
Will this world ever attain peace?
Koyil deivangal ellaam
Will all the deities in temples
Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa
Give us wheat and rice here?
Ada uzhaippor illai endraal
Ah, if there are no laborers,
Indha ulagam amaidhi peruma
Will this world ever attain peace?
Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha……
Let us labor, let us labor, my friend...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Uzhaippom Uzhaippom' from the movie 'Laabam' is a rousing socialist anthem celebrating the dignity of labor and the power of cooperative community farming. It emphasizes that real prosperity and food security come from the hard work of farmers and workers rather than idle faith or individual effort. The lyrics advocate for solidarity among agricultural workers to control their own production systems, such as sugar mills and textile factories, thus reshaping the nation's socioeconomic status.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Uzhaippom uzhaippom thozha”
The words 'uzhaippom uzhaippom' (let us labor) and 'vidhaippom vidhaippom' (let us sow) are repeated consecutively to evoke urgency, energy, and strong rhythm.
Metaphor (Uvameayam)
“Indha vayalae atchaya paathiram..hoo”
The agricultural field is metaphorically called 'Atchaya paathiram' (the mythical inexhaustible vessel), emphasizing that fertile land endlessly feeds humanity.
Personification / Nature Metaphor
“Thadaiyaai karkal kidandhaal adhaiyae / Thaavi urutti nadhi oodum”
The river is personified as leaping over and rolling obstacles (stones) in its path, encouraging human resilience against life's hardships.
Rhetorical Question
“Koyil deivangal ellaam / Ingu kodhumai arisi tharumaa”
Asking if temple deities provide wheat and rice highlights the practical truth that human labor, not divine intervention alone, produces sustenance.
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Trivia
The film 'Laabam' starring Vijay Sethupathi and directed by S. P. Jananathan delves deeply into communist and community-farming ideologies. Director S. P. Jananathan passed away before the film's release, making this anthem one of the final philosophical statements of his career focused on working-class empowerment.
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