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Lyrics & meaning

Vaiyambatti

From Idam Porul Yaeval · 2014

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singers: Anthony Daasan, Priyadarshini
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Idam Porul Yaeval
Movie release year: 2014
Lyrics added on: 8 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Thandhaa nae naa

Thandhaa nae naa

Thandhaa nae naanaa

Thandhaa nae naa

Vaiyambatti vaala kutty

Thappaattam aadu veshangatti

Paatu katti nee aaduna

Megangal podum aalangatti

Mala mela olaippu

Pallathil polappu

Mala jaathi munnerumaa

Munnerumaa…aa…aa…aa….aa…

Panakkaara karandi

Mazhai ellaam sorandi

Vanam kaadu pazhuthaachamma

Palakaalama…aa…aa…aa…

Malaikku poyi motta podu

Malaikkae motta poda venaa

Malaiyum maramum namma saami

Chorus :Kondaadunga koothaadunga

Thaai maaman kaathu

Thaaipal ooththu

Usuru polaikka ithu pothum

Mummaari kooda mosam senjaalum

Kaiyae ethirkaalam

Dhaegathil valuvundu maanae

Inga thinaiodu saapadu thaenae

Chorus :Megathin porvaikku keezhae

Naanga kaadhal seivom kalavum seivom

Pullodu thoongum

Pani thuli serthu

Sooriya oliyil korpomae

Santhosam undu saathigal illa

Samathuvam kaanbomae

En naatu thaagam

Theerkkum dheivam

Merku thodarchi malai thaanae

Manusanum kadavulum

Thondrum munnaalae

Vaazhntha malai thaanae

Paravaiga echam thaan kaadu

Enga panbattil kaadae thaan veedu

Chorus :Maramondru mala mela saanchaa

Naanga thookkam kettu dhukkam keppom

Than veetu melae

Thee veikkum manusha

Nammoda kaatta alikkaathae

Peraasa pudicha pei manakaara

Thaai mulai arukaathae…oo..oo..

Vaiyambatti vaala kutty

Thappaattam aadu veshangatti

Paatu katti nee aaduna

Megangal podum aalangatti

Mala mela olaippu

Pallathil polappu

Mala jaathi munnerumaa

Munnerumaa…aa…aa…aa….aa…

Panakkaara karandi

Mazhai ellaam sorandi

Vanam kaadu pazhuthaachamma

Palakaalama…aa…aa…aa…

Thanthaane naa

Thanthaane naa

Thanthaane naanaa

Thanthaane naa

Mischievous girl of Vaiyampatti,

Dress up in costume and dance to the Thappu drums!

If you sing with passion and dance,

The clouds will shower hailstones!

Toiling hard up on the mountain,

Just getting by down in the valley,

Will our mountain people ever rise?

Will we ever rise...?

The greedy spoons of the rich

Have scraped away all our rain,

Leaving the woods withered and parched,

For so many long years...

Go to the mountain shrine and shave your head in prayer,

But don't strip the mountain itself bald!

The mountains and the trees are our gods!

Chorus: Celebrate and dance with joy!

The breeze is gentle like a loving uncle,

The stream flows pure like mother's milk,

This is enough for our lives to thrive!

Even if the seasonal rains fail us,

Our own hands are our future!

There is strength in our bodies, my deer,

Our meal here is wild millet and sweet honey!

Chorus: Beneath this blanket of clouds,

We make love and steal sweet moments!

Sleeping on the wild grass,

We gather the drops of dew,

And string them together in the sunlight!

There is joy here and no caste divisions,

We live in true equality!

The deity that quenches

The thirst of our whole land,

Is our very own Western Ghats!

Long before human beings

And gods ever came to be,

This mountain has lived on!

Seeds from birds gave birth to this forest,

In our culture, the forest is our home!

Chorus: If a single tree falls on the mountain,

We lose our sleep and come to mourn!

O man who sets

Fire to his own house,

Do not destroy our forest!

You monster possessed by ruthless greed,

Do not slice off mother nature's breast...!

Mischievous girl of Vaiyampatti,

Dress up in costume and dance to the Thappu drums!

If you sing with passion and dance,

The clouds will shower hailstones!

Toiling hard up on the mountain,

Just getting by down in the valley,

Will our mountain people ever rise?

Will we ever rise...?

The greedy spoons of the rich

Have scraped away all our rain,

Leaving the woods withered and parched,

For so many long years...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Idam Porul Yaeval' (music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, lyrics by Vairamuthu) is a passionate eco-folk anthem celebrating mountain life, nature, and the Western Ghats. It depicts the intimate bond between tribal communities and their forest habitat, highlighting their self-sufficiency, caste-free egalitarian society, and profound spiritual reverence for the natural world. At the same time, the lyrics serve as a poignant protest against commercial exploitation, deforestation, and the marginalization of native tribes. By comparing deforestation to setting fire to one's own roof or severing a mother's breast, Vairamuthu issues a stark warning against corporate greed and calls for ecological conservation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Wordplay / Irony

“Malaikku poyi motta podu / Malaikkae motta poda venaa”

Plays on the cultural practice of 'motta podu' (tonsuring one's head in devotion) versus 'malaikkae motta poda venaa' (stripping/deforesting the mountain bare).

Metaphor

“Megathin porvaikku keezhae”

Describes cloud cover as a cozy blanket ('porvai') under which the mountain folk live and love.

Metaphor / Visceral Imagery

“Thaai mulai arukaathae”

Equates the mountain's natural resources and eco-system to a mother's breast giving life, warning that deforestation is akin to severing it.

Emoni (Rhyme)

“Mala mela olaippu / Pallathil polappu”

Uses matching internal rhyming syllables ('Olaippu' / 'Polappu') to create rhythmic cadence in folk structure.

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Trivia

Idam Porul Yaeval is an unreleased Tamil drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by Thirrupathi Brothers. The soundtrack features a acclaimed collaboration between composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyricist Vairamuthu.

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