Vaadipatti Sandhaiyile
From Namma Ooru Nayagan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Rajesh Khanna
- Singers
- T. K. S. Natarajan, Chaya
- Music director
- Rajesh Khanna
- Details
- Namma Ooru Nayagan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaadipatti sandhaiyilae vanginen rendu kaala maadu | I bought two bullocks at the Vadipatti market |
| Yerapotta pogaiyilae otha matta kaanalaiyae | When I went to plow, one bullock was missing |
| Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven | Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about? |
| Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam | Grief now chokes one side of my throat |
| Female | |
| Manasa vittudadha machaan maadu ponaa pogattum | Do not lose heart, my husband; if the bullock is gone, let it go |
| Mavaraasa nee irundha maadu nooru vaangikalaam | If you live like a king, we can buy a hundred bullocks |
| Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvalaama | Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this? |
| Nugathadiya naan pudichaa yeru uzhu maama | If I hold the yoke, you plow the field, uncle |
| Male | |
| Kaanju kedakkuthadi vayalu karuvaada pochuthadi | The field lies completely parched like dried fish |
| Penja mazhai ellam indha boomikkae sariyaachudhadi | All the rain that fell was barely absorbed by this thirsty earth |
| Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven | Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about? |
| Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam | Grief now chokes one side of my throat |
| Female | |
| Oothukkaeni thondikuvom machaan | We will dig a spring well, my husband |
| Oorum thanniya yerachukkuvom | We will draw the water that seeps out |
| Paathi katti machaan naama | By raising field bunds, my husband |
| Payiru senju pozhachikkuvom | We will cultivate crops and survive |
| Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvazhaamaa | Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this? |
| Yer ikku kaiyirukku veredhukku bayam unakku | You have the plow and your hands, why are you afraid of anything else? |
| Male | |
| Vayasu vandha ponna pola | Like a girl who has just come of age |
| Valarndhu irukku payira ippo | The crop that grew so well until now |
| Vayadhaana kilavan thalapola veluthu thaanae poiyiduchu | Has turned pale and withered like an old man's head |
| Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven | Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about? |
| Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam | Grief now chokes one side of my throat |
| Female | |
| Samanju irukkum ponnu kooda sadhai pudikka naalum aagum | Even a girl who has come of age takes time to gain health |
| Thoothi adichaa payiru machaan marundhu vacha seriya pogum | If pests attack the crop, husband, spraying medicine will fix it |
| Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvazhaamaa | Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this? |
| Marundhu vaangu maamaa adha serndhadippom naama | Buy the medicine, uncle, we will spray it together |
| Male | |
| Arukka aalu kidaikaladi pulla adichu thootha edamilladi | There are no laborers to harvest, and no place to thresh the grain |
| Surukka mudichaathaanae townukku kondu poga thunai illaiyae | Unless wrapped up quickly, there is no companion to take it to town |
| Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven | Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about? |
| Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam | Grief now chokes one side of my throat |
| Female | |
| Veveramaana aalu machaan | You are a clever person, my husband |
| Neeyum vekkanketta aalu machaan | Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband |
| Ada chee poo machaan | Oh, get lost, husband! |
| Veveramaana aalu machaan neeyum | You are a clever person, my husband |
| Vekkanketta aalu machaan | Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband |
| Surukka thaanae parisam potta | If you quickly pay the bride price |
| Indha sirukki un kooda varuvaa | This young girl will come away with you |
வாடிப்பட்டி சந்தையிலே வாங்கினேன் ரெண்டு காள மாடு
ஏரப் பூட்ட போகையிலே ஒத்த மாட்ட காணலையே
அடி என்னடி நான் செய்வேன் எத நெனச்சு அழுவேன்
தொண்டைக்குள்ள துக்கம் இப்ப அடைக்குது ஒரு பக்கம்
I bought two bullocks at the Vadipatti market
When I went to plow, one bullock was missing
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
மனச விட்டுடாதே மச்சான் மாடு போனா போகட்டுமே
மவராசா நீயிருந்தா மாடு நூறு வாங்கிக்கலாம்
என்னப் பாரு மாமா நீ இதுக்கு அழுவலாமா
நுகத்தடிய நான் புடிச்சா ஏர உழு மாமா
Do not lose heart, my husband; if the bullock is gone, let it go
If you live like a king, we can buy a hundred bullocks
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
If I hold the yoke, you plow the field, uncle
காஞ்சு கெடக்குதடி வயலு கருவாடா போச்சுதடி
பேஞ்ச மழை எல்லாம் இந்த பூமிக்கே சரியாச்சுதடி
அடி என்னடி நான் செய்வேன் எத நெனச்சு அழுவேன்
தொண்டைக்குள்ள துக்கம் இப்ப அடைக்குது ஒரு பக்கம்
The field lies completely parched like dried fish
All the rain that fell was barely absorbed by this thirsty earth
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
ஊத்துக் கேணி தோண்டிக்குவோம் மச்சான்
ஊறும் தண்ணிய எறச்சுக்குவோம்
பாத்தி கட்டி மச்சான் நாம
பயிரு செஞ்சு பொழைச்சுக்குவோம்
என்னப் பாரு மாமா நீ இதுக்கு அழுவலாமா
ஏரிருக்கு கையிருக்கு வேறெதுக்கு பயம் உனக்கு
We will dig a spring well, my husband
We will draw the water that seeps out
By raising field bunds, my husband
We will cultivate crops and survive
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
You have the plow and your hands, why are you afraid of anything else?
வயசு வந்த பொண்ணப் போல வளர்ந்து இருக்கு பயிரு இப்போ
வயதான கெழவன் தலப்போல வெளுத்து தானே போயிடுச்சு
அடி என்னடி நான் செய்வேன் எத நெனச்சு அழுவேன்
தொண்டைக்குள்ள துக்கம் இப்ப அடைக்குது ஒரு பக்கம்
Like a girl who has just come of age
The crop that grew so well until now
Has turned pale and withered like an old man's head
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
சமஞ்சு இருக்கும் பொண்ணு கூட சதை புடிக்க நாளும் ஆகும்
தூத்தி அடிச்சா பயிரு மச்சான் மருந்து வச்சா சரியா போகும்
என்னப் பாரு மாமா நீ இதுக்கு அழுவலாமா
மருந்த வாங்கு மாமா அதை சேர்ந்தடிப்போம் நாம
Even a girl who has come of age takes time to gain health
If pests attack the crop, husband, spraying medicine will fix it
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
Buy the medicine, uncle, we will spray it together
அறுக்க ஆளு கெடைக்கலடி புள்ள அடிச்சு தூத்த எடமில்லடி
சுருக்கா முடிச்சுத்தானே டவுனுக்கு கொண்டு போக துணையில்லையே
அடி என்னடி நான் செய்வேன் எத நெனச்சு அழுவேன்
தொண்டைக்குள்ள துக்கம் இப்ப அடைக்குது ஒரு பக்கம்
There are no laborers to harvest, and no place to thresh the grain
Unless wrapped up quickly, there is no companion to take it to town
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
வெவரமான ஆளு மச்சான் நீயும் வெக்கங்கெட்ட ஆளு மச்சான்
வெவரமான ஆளு மச்சான் நீயும் வெக்கங்கெட்ட ஆளு மச்சான்
சுருக்காத்தானே பரிசம் போட்டா இந்த சிறுக்கி உனக்கு கூட வருவா
You are a clever person, my husband
Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband
Oh, get lost, husband!
You are a clever person, my husband
Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband
If you quickly pay the bride price
This young girl will come away with you
தன்னானதானா தனதானானன்னனானா
தன்னானதானா தனதானானன்னனானா
தன்னானதானா தனதானானன்னனானா....
Vaadipatti sandhaiyilae vanginen rendu kaala maadu
I bought two bullocks at the Vadipatti market
Yerapotta pogaiyilae otha matta kaanalaiyae
When I went to plow, one bullock was missing
Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
Manasa vittudadha machaan maadu ponaa pogattum
Do not lose heart, my husband; if the bullock is gone, let it go
Mavaraasa nee irundha maadu nooru vaangikalaam
If you live like a king, we can buy a hundred bullocks
Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvalaama
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
Nugathadiya naan pudichaa yeru uzhu maama
If I hold the yoke, you plow the field, uncle
Kaanju kedakkuthadi vayalu karuvaada pochuthadi
The field lies completely parched like dried fish
Penja mazhai ellam indha boomikkae sariyaachudhadi
All the rain that fell was barely absorbed by this thirsty earth
Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
Oothukkaeni thondikuvom machaan
We will dig a spring well, my husband
Oorum thanniya yerachukkuvom
We will draw the water that seeps out
Paathi katti machaan naama
By raising field bunds, my husband
Payiru senju pozhachikkuvom
We will cultivate crops and survive
Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvazhaamaa
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
Yer ikku kaiyirukku veredhukku bayam unakku
You have the plow and your hands, why are you afraid of anything else?
Vayasu vandha ponna pola
Like a girl who has just come of age
Valarndhu irukku payira ippo
The crop that grew so well until now
Vayadhaana kilavan thalapola veluthu thaanae poiyiduchu
Has turned pale and withered like an old man's head
Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
Samanju irukkum ponnu kooda sadhai pudikka naalum aagum
Even a girl who has come of age takes time to gain health
Thoothi adichaa payiru machaan marundhu vacha seriya pogum
If pests attack the crop, husband, spraying medicine will fix it
Enna paaru maama nee idhukku azhuvazhaamaa
Look at me, uncle, should you cry for this?
Marundhu vaangu maamaa adha serndhadippom naama
Buy the medicine, uncle, we will spray it together
Arukka aalu kidaikaladi pulla adichu thootha edamilladi
There are no laborers to harvest, and no place to thresh the grain
Surukka mudichaathaanae townukku kondu poga thunai illaiyae
Unless wrapped up quickly, there is no companion to take it to town
Adi ennadi naan seiven edha nenachu azhuven
Oh dear, what will I do? What should I cry about?
Thondaikkul thukkam ippa adaikkuthu oru pakkam
Grief now chokes one side of my throat
Veveramaana aalu machaan
You are a clever person, my husband
Neeyum vekkanketta aalu machaan
Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband
Ada chee poo machaan
Oh, get lost, husband!
Veveramaana aalu machaan neeyum
You are a clever person, my husband
Vekkanketta aalu machaan
Yet you act so helpless and shameless, my husband
Surukka thaanae parisam potta
If you quickly pay the bride price
Indha sirukki un kooda varuvaa
This young girl will come away with you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a folk duet depicting the agrarian struggles and intimate relationship between a hardworking farmer and his optimistic, encouraging wife. The husband laments the various hardships of rural life—losing a bullock, severe drought drying up the fields, crops being affected by pests, and a lack of labor and transportation to sell the harvest in town. His grief chokes his throat as he feels overwhelmed by farming setbacks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kaanju kedakkuthadi vayalu karuvaada pochuthadi”
Compares the dried, parched field to dried fish ('karuvaada pochuthadi').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vayadhaana kilavan thalapola veluthu thaanae poiyiduchu”
Compares the withered, pale crop to an old man's grey head ('kilavan thalapola veluthu').
Metaphor
“Vayasu vandha ponna pola valarndhu irukku payira ippo”
Compares the growing crop to a young girl who has come of age.
Ethirai (Alliteration)
“Oothukkaeni thondikuvom machaan / Oorum thanniya yerachukkuvom”
Second letter rhyming in 'Oothukkaeni' and 'Oorum'.
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Trivia
This track showcases traditional Tamil rural folk music elements embedded in film soundtracks, capturing the authentic Madurai/Vadipatti regional dialect and agricultural metaphors.
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