Uzhuthane Uzhuthane
From Yer Munai · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- L. Vaithiya Nathan
- Details
- Yer Munai1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae | He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed |
| Yaarukku enna vechchaan | What did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan | Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum | For his wife, his son, and his son's son, |
| Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | He left only debt behind as remainder. |
| Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder. |
| Male | |
| Uzhuthittu yaer vittu vidhaiyittu payirittu | Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops, |
| Adipattu kanneer vittaan | He suffered hardship and shed tears. |
| Kanneer thudaikka vanthavanga | Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears, |
| Adha kaassu panna paththaanga | Sought only to make money off his sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga | Everyone talked about the suffering, |
| Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga | And asked how to wipe it away. |
| Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga | Everyone talked about the suffering, |
| Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga | And asked how to wipe it away. |
| Male | |
| Moolai uzhaippukku udal uzhaippenna kuraivaa | Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor? |
| Saeththukulla puzhuvaa sikki kidappathu elithaa | Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud? |
| Moolai uzhaippukku udal uzhaippenna kuraivaa | Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor? |
| Saeththukulla puzhuvaa sikki kidappathu elithaa | Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud? |
| Male | |
| Urpaththi senjavan uppukkum paruppukkum | Why should the producer suffer for basic salt and lentils, |
| Oodaga theivathenna | Wasting away through middlemen? |
| Iadhaththaan ninaikka evarukkum neram illae | No one has the time to even think about this; |
| Pozhappu nadaththa bhoomikkil eeram illae | There is no moisture left in the earth to sustain life. |
| Vivasaayi thunbam enna | What is the true suffering of a farmer? |
| Antha vivaraththa solla vanthom | We have come to tell you those details. |
| Vivasaayi thunbam enna | What is the true suffering of a farmer? |
| Antha vivaraththa solla vanthom | We have come to tell you those details. |
| Male | |
| Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae | He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed |
| Yaarukku enna vechchaan | What did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan | Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum | For his wife, his son, and his son's son, |
| Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | He left only debt behind as remainder. |
| Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder. |
| Male | |
| Oomai sanam padumpaadu | The hardship suffered by these voiceless people... |
| Mozhi illaiyae | They have no voice or language to express it. |
| Kalai ilakkaiyam engal thunbam | Art and literature never spoke |
| Sollavillaiyae | Of our deep suffering. |
| Oomai sanam padumpaadu | The hardship suffered by these voiceless people... |
| Mozhi illaiyae | They have no voice or language to express it. |
| Kalai ilakkaiyam engal thunbam | Art and literature never spoke |
| Sollavillaiyae | Of our deep suffering. |
| Male | |
| Veedhi varai vantha cinimaavum dramavum | Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets |
| Veettukkul vanthathilla | Never entered into our homes. |
| Veedhi varai vantha cinimaavum dramavum | Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets |
| Veettukkul vanthathilla | Never entered into our homes. |
| Sollaththaan nenachchom | We wanted to speak up, |
| Solla therinjukittom | And now we have learned how to speak out. |
| Edhuvum nadakkum enni thuninjuvittom | Ready for whatever happens, we have found the courage. |
| Male | |
| Uzhugindra vaazhkkai enna | What is the reality of a farming life? |
| Adhai uzhupavan sonnaalenna | Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself? |
| Uzhugindra vaazhkkai enna | What is the reality of a farming life? |
| Adhai uzhupavan sonnaalenna | Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself? |
| Male | |
| Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae | He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed |
| Yaarukku enna vechchaan | What did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan | Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum | For his wife, his son, and his son's son, |
| Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | He left only debt behind as remainder. |
| Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder. |
| Male | |
| Vellai vetti katti allai thinnugira pozhappa | Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain? |
| Puzhuthikkula purusana ponjaathi paarththaalum veruppaa | Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust. |
| Vellai vetti katti allai thinnugira pozhappa | Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain? |
| Puzhuthikkula purusana ponjaathi paarththaalum veruppaa | Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust. |
| Male | |
| Veyilukku neer moru koozhukku vengaayam | Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge— |
| Veraethum inbam illae | There is no other joy in life. |
| Veyilukku neer moru koozhukku vengaayam | Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge— |
| Veraethum inbam illae | There is no other joy in life. |
| Male | |
| Uzhaichchu uzhaichchu ulla uyir illaiyae | Working tirelessly, there is no soul left inside; |
| Irakkum varakkum nalla kadhi illaiyae | Until death comes, there is no relief or good fortune. |
| Yaeru pidichcha inam ini kodi pidikattumae | Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag! |
| Yaeru pidichcha inam ini kodi pidikattumae | Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag! |
| Male | |
| Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae | He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed |
| Yaarukku enna vechchaan | What did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan | Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom? |
| Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum | For his wife, his son, and his son's son, |
| Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | He left only debt behind as remainder. |
| Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan | Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder. |
| Male | |
| Uzhuthittu yaer vittu vidhaiyittu payirittu | Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops, |
| Adipattu kanneer vittaan | He suffered hardship and shed tears. |
| Kanneer thudaikka vanthavanga | Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears, |
| Adha kaassu panna paththaanga | Sought only to make money off his sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga | Everyone talked about the suffering, |
| Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga | And asked how to wipe it away. |
| Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga | Everyone talked about the suffering, |
| Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga | And asked how to wipe it away. |
உழுதானே உழுதானே விவசாயி உழுதானே
யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
அட யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
மனைவிக்கும் மகனுக்கும் மகன் பெத்த மகனுக்கும்
கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
வெறும் கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
உழுதிட்டு ஏர் விட்டு விதையிட்டு பயிரிட்டு
அடிபட்டு கண்ணீர் விட்டான்
கண்ணீர துடைக்க வந்தவங்க
அத காசு பண்ணப் பாத்தாங்க
Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops,
He suffered hardship and shed tears.
Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears,
Sought only to make money off his sorrow.
துன்பத்த எல்லாரும் சொன்னாங்க
அத துடைக்கும் வழியும் என்னாங்க
துன்பத்த எல்லாரும் சொன்னாங்க
அத துடைக்கும் வழியும் என்னாங்க
Everyone talked about the suffering,
And asked how to wipe it away.
Everyone talked about the suffering,
And asked how to wipe it away.
மூளை உழைப்புக்கு உடல் உழைப்பென்ன குறைவா
சேத்துக்குள் புழுவாக சிக்கி கிடப்பது எளிதா
மூளை உழைப்புக்கு உடல் உழைப்பென்ன குறைவா
சேத்துக்குள் புழுவாக சிக்கி கிடப்பது எளிதா
Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor?
Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud?
Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor?
Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud?
உற்பத்தி செஞ்சவன் உப்புக்கும் பருப்புக்கும்
ஓடாக தேய்வதென்ன
இதத்தான் நினைக்க எவருக்கும் நேரம் இல்லே
பொழப்பு நடத்த பூமிக்குள் ஈரம் இல்லே
விவசாயி துன்பம் என்ன
அந்த விவரத்த சொல்ல வந்தோம்
விவசாயி துன்பம் என்ன
அந்த விவரத்த சொல்ல வந்தோம்
Why should the producer suffer for basic salt and lentils,
Wasting away through middlemen?
No one has the time to even think about this;
There is no moisture left in the earth to sustain life.
What is the true suffering of a farmer?
We have come to tell you those details.
What is the true suffering of a farmer?
We have come to tell you those details.
உழுதானே உழுதானே விவசாயி உழுதானே
யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
அட யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
மனைவிக்கும் மகனுக்கும் மகன் பெத்த மகனுக்கும்
கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
வெறும் கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
ஊமை சனம் படும்பாடு சொல்ல
மொழி இல்லையே
கலை இலக்கியம் எங்கள் துன்பம்
சொல்லவில்லையே
ஊமை சனம் படும்பாடு சொல்ல
மொழி இல்லையே
கலை இலக்கியம் எங்கள் துன்பம்
சொல்லவில்லையே
The hardship suffered by these voiceless people...
They have no voice or language to express it.
Art and literature never spoke
Of our deep suffering.
The hardship suffered by these voiceless people...
They have no voice or language to express it.
Art and literature never spoke
Of our deep suffering.
வீதி வரை வந்த சினிமாவும் டிராமாவும்
வீட்டுக்குள் வந்ததில்ல
வீதி வரை வந்த சினிமாவும் டிராமாவும்
வீட்டுக்குள் வந்ததில்ல
சொல்லத்தான் நெனச்சோம்
சொல்ல தெரிஞ்சுகிட்டோம்
எதுவும் நடக்கும் எண்ணி துணிஞ்சுவிட்டோம்
Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets
Never entered into our homes.
Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets
Never entered into our homes.
We wanted to speak up,
And now we have learned how to speak out.
Ready for whatever happens, we have found the courage.
உழுகின்ற வாழ்க்கை என்ன
அதை உழுபவன் சொன்னாலென்ன
உழுகின்ற வாழ்க்கை என்ன
அதை உழுபவன் சொன்னாலென்ன
What is the reality of a farming life?
Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself?
What is the reality of a farming life?
Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself?
உழுதானே உழுதானே விவசாயி உழுதானே
யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
அட யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
மனைவிக்கும் மகனுக்கும் மகன் பெத்த மகனுக்கும்
கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
வெறும் கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
வெள்ளை வேட்டி கட்டி அள்ளி தின்னுகிற பொழப்பா
புழுதிக்குள் புருசன பொஞ்சாதி பார்த்தாலும் வெறுப்பா
வெள்ளை வேட்டி கட்டி அள்ளி தின்னுகிற பொழப்பா
புழுதிக்குள் புருசன பொஞ்சாதி பார்த்தாலும் வெறுப்பா
Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain?
Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust.
Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain?
Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust.
வெயிலுக்கு நீர் மோரு கூழுக்கு வெங்காயம்
வேறேதும் இன்பம் இல்லே
வெயிலுக்கு நீர் மோரு கூழுக்கு வெங்காயம்
வேறேதும் இன்பம் இல்லே
Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge—
There is no other joy in life.
Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge—
There is no other joy in life.
உழைச்சு உழைச்சு உள்ள உயிர் இல்லையே
இறக்கும் வரைக்கும் நல்ல கதி இல்லையே
ஏரு பிடிச்ச இனம் இனி கொடி பிடிக்கட்டுமே
ஏரு பிடிச்ச இனம் பச்சக் கொடி பிடிக்கட்டுமே
Working tirelessly, there is no soul left inside;
Until death comes, there is no relief or good fortune.
Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag!
Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag!
உழுதானே உழுதானே விவசாயி உழுதானே
யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
அட யாருக்கு என்ன வெச்சான்
மனைவிக்கும் மகனுக்கும் மகன் பெத்த மகனுக்கும்
கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
வெறும் கடன் தானே மிச்சம் வெச்சான்
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
உழுதிட்டு ஏர் விட்டு விதையிட்டு பயிரிட்டு
அடிபட்டு கண்ணீர் விட்டான்
கண்ணீர துடைக்க வந்தவங்க
அத காசு பண்ணப் பாத்தாங்க
Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops,
He suffered hardship and shed tears.
Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears,
Sought only to make money off his sorrow.
துன்பத்த எல்லாரும் சொன்னாங்க
அத துடைக்கும் வழியும் என்னாங்க
துன்பத்த எல்லாரும் சொன்னாங்க
அத துடைக்கும் வழியும் என்னாங்க.....
Everyone talked about the suffering,
And asked how to wipe it away.
Everyone talked about the suffering,
And asked how to wipe it away.
Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
Yaarukku enna vechchaan
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
Uzhuthittu yaer vittu vidhaiyittu payirittu
Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops,
Adipattu kanneer vittaan
He suffered hardship and shed tears.
Kanneer thudaikka vanthavanga
Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears,
Adha kaassu panna paththaanga
Sought only to make money off his sorrow.
Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga
Everyone talked about the suffering,
Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga
And asked how to wipe it away.
Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga
Everyone talked about the suffering,
Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga
And asked how to wipe it away.
Moolai uzhaippukku udal uzhaippenna kuraivaa
Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor?
Saeththukulla puzhuvaa sikki kidappathu elithaa
Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud?
Moolai uzhaippukku udal uzhaippenna kuraivaa
Is physical labor any less worthy than mental labor?
Saeththukulla puzhuvaa sikki kidappathu elithaa
Is it easy to remain trapped like a worm in the mud?
Urpaththi senjavan uppukkum paruppukkum
Why should the producer suffer for basic salt and lentils,
Oodaga theivathenna
Wasting away through middlemen?
Iadhaththaan ninaikka evarukkum neram illae
No one has the time to even think about this;
Pozhappu nadaththa bhoomikkil eeram illae
There is no moisture left in the earth to sustain life.
Vivasaayi thunbam enna
What is the true suffering of a farmer?
Antha vivaraththa solla vanthom
We have come to tell you those details.
Vivasaayi thunbam enna
What is the true suffering of a farmer?
Antha vivaraththa solla vanthom
We have come to tell you those details.
Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
Yaarukku enna vechchaan
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
Oomai sanam padumpaadu
The hardship suffered by these voiceless people...
Mozhi illaiyae
They have no voice or language to express it.
Kalai ilakkaiyam engal thunbam
Art and literature never spoke
Sollavillaiyae
Of our deep suffering.
Oomai sanam padumpaadu
The hardship suffered by these voiceless people...
Mozhi illaiyae
They have no voice or language to express it.
Kalai ilakkaiyam engal thunbam
Art and literature never spoke
Sollavillaiyae
Of our deep suffering.
Veedhi varai vantha cinimaavum dramavum
Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets
Veettukkul vanthathilla
Never entered into our homes.
Veedhi varai vantha cinimaavum dramavum
Cinema and drama that reached up to the streets
Veettukkul vanthathilla
Never entered into our homes.
Sollaththaan nenachchom
We wanted to speak up,
Solla therinjukittom
And now we have learned how to speak out.
Edhuvum nadakkum enni thuninjuvittom
Ready for whatever happens, we have found the courage.
Uzhugindra vaazhkkai enna
What is the reality of a farming life?
Adhai uzhupavan sonnaalenna
Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself?
Uzhugindra vaazhkkai enna
What is the reality of a farming life?
Adhai uzhupavan sonnaalenna
Why shouldn't the one who ploughs explain it himself?
Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
Yaarukku enna vechchaan
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
Vellai vetti katti allai thinnugira pozhappa
Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain?
Puzhuthikkula purusana ponjaathi paarththaalum veruppaa
Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust.
Vellai vetti katti allai thinnugira pozhappa
Is this a life of wearing a white veshti while enduring constant pain?
Puzhuthikkula purusana ponjaathi paarththaalum veruppaa
Even a wife feels aversion seeing her husband covered in field dust.
Veyilukku neer moru koozhukku vengaayam
Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge—
Veraethum inbam illae
There is no other joy in life.
Veyilukku neer moru koozhukku vengaayam
Spiced buttermilk for the heat, onion for rice porridge—
Veraethum inbam illae
There is no other joy in life.
Uzhaichchu uzhaichchu ulla uyir illaiyae
Working tirelessly, there is no soul left inside;
Irakkum varakkum nalla kadhi illaiyae
Until death comes, there is no relief or good fortune.
Yaeru pidichcha inam ini kodi pidikattumae
Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag!
Yaeru pidichcha inam ini kodi pidikattumae
Let the community that held the plough now raise the flag!
Uzhuthanae uzhuthaanae vivasaayi uzhuthaanae
He ploughed, he ploughed, the farmer ploughed
Yaarukku enna vechchaan
What did he leave behind, and for whom?
Ada yaarukku enna vechchaan
Ah, what did he leave behind, and for whom?
Manaivikkum maganukkum magan peththa maganukkum
For his wife, his son, and his son's son,
Kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
He left only debt behind as remainder.
Verum kadanthaanae michcham vechchaan
Just empty debt is what he left behind as remainder.
Uzhuthittu yaer vittu vidhaiyittu payirittu
Ploughing the field, putting down the plough, sowing seeds, and tending crops,
Adipattu kanneer vittaan
He suffered hardship and shed tears.
Kanneer thudaikka vanthavanga
Those who came claiming to wipe away his tears,
Adha kaassu panna paththaanga
Sought only to make money off his sorrow.
Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga
Everyone talked about the suffering,
Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga
And asked how to wipe it away.
Thunbaththa ellaarum sonnaanga
Everyone talked about the suffering,
Adha thudaikkum vazhiyum ennaanga
And asked how to wipe it away.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Yer Munai' is a poignant, socio-political critique penned by lyricist Vairamuthu depicting the chronic plight and intergenerational debt cycle of Tamil farmers. It contrasts physical manual labor with intellectual labor, pointing out how the actual food producers are exploited by middlemen, neglected by mainstream media, and ignored by popular art and literature. Despite feeding the nation, the farmer leaves behind nothing but debt for generations to come. In its final movement, the song transforms from a tale of lamentation into a call for social revolution and self-advocacy. It urges the farming community—the 'hands that hold the plough'—to rise, find their collective voice, and 'raise the flag' of empowerment and resistance against exploitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Saeththukulla puzhuvaa sikki kidappathu elithaa”
Compares the agrarian physical struggle of working in wet fields to being trapped as a worm in mud.
Metaphor / Symbolism (Uruwagamm)
“Yaeru pidichcha inam ini kodi pidikattumae”
Uses the transition from holding the plough (yaeru) to holding the flag (kodi) as a symbol of shifting from oppression to political awakening and empowerment.
Rhetorical Question
“Moolai uzhaippukku udal uzhaippenna kuraivaa”
Questions the societal hierarchy that undervalues hard physical farming labor compared to intellectual office work.
Assonance / Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu / Monai)
“Uzhuthittu yaer vittu vidhaiyittu payirittu”
Repeated verbal participle endings (-ittu) creating rhythmic momentum that reflects sequential farming tasks.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vairamuthu, this song uses classical Tamil folk rhythms modeled after street theatre (Therukoothu) and protest songs. It reflects rural themes prevalent in 1990s Tamil parallel cinema and grassroots farmer movements in Tamil Nadu.
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