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Vakkapattu

From Aruvadai Naal · 1986

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Aruvadai Naal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
24 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaakka pattu valavi pottu
Vadakka minnae pora ponnae
Vaakka pattu valavi pottu
Vadakka minnae pora ponnae
Kova pattu om purushan
Verattipputtaa ennadi seiva
Aei kova pattu om purushan
Verattipputtaa ennadi seiva
Engadi pova adi ennadi seiva
Engadi pova adi ennadi seiva
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiren kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiran kartharai nambi vidu
Lululu lululu lululu lululu
Aelae aelak kiliyae ettu vechu
Nellup payir kattugala nattu mudi
Sambaa mani kulunga pogudhadi hoihoi
Ammaa thunai iruppaa paarungadi
Katta eduthu ettu vechu naathugala nattu mudi…
Saethukkulla kaala vechu
Naathu nadum pendugalae
Potta nellu velaiyalainnaa
Sothukku nee enna seiva
Aei potta nellu velaiyalainnaa
Sothukku nee enna seiva
Engadi pova nee ennadi seiva
Engadi pova nee ennadi seiva
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiren kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiran kartharai nambi vidu
Paramandalathil irukkum
Engal parama pidhaavae
Idho ungal munnaal irukkum
Indha ilam kuzhandhaigalai paarum
Ivargal thaangal seivadhu innadhendru
Arindhae seidhu kondirukkindraargal
Thangalaiyum ariyaamal
Oruvar mel oruval dhaagam kondirukkindraargal
Ivargalai kaarum ivargalai ondru saerum
Aamaen… (Dialogue)
Aadhaamum yaevaalum thaan
Annaikku mattum seralannaa
Nee yaedhu naanum yaedhu
Nenachu paaru nee ippodhu
Nee yaedhu naanum yaedhu
Nenachu paaru nee ippodhu
Ennadi ponnae adhu ennadi munnae
Ennadi ponnae adhu ennadi munnae
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiren kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiran kartharai nambi vidu
Kaadhalicha jodigala kalaippadhilae
Laabam illa
Jodi ippa saendha pinnae
Namakku ingae velai illa
Jodi ippa saendha pinnae
Namakku ingae velai illa
Vaarunga pinnae naan poren munnae
Vaarunga pinnae naan poren munnae
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiren kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Kartharai nambi vidu
Soosai sollugiran kartharai nambi vidu
Getting married and wearing bangles,
O girl walking ahead to the north!
Getting married and wearing bangles,
O girl walking ahead to the north!
If your husband gets angry
and chases you out, what will you do, girl?
Hey, if your husband gets angry
and chases you out, what will you do, girl?
Where will you go, girl, and what will you do?
Where will you go, girl, and what will you do?
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
I, Susai, tell you: put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Susai says: put your trust in the Lord!
Lululu lululu lululu lululu
Hey sweet little parrot, take your steps,
and finish planting the bundles of paddy seedlings!
The Samba paddy grains are going to sway, hoy hoy!
Mother Mary will stand by you, just watch!
Pick up the bundles, take your steps, and finish planting the seedlings...
Setting your feet deep in the mud,
O women planting the seedlings!
If the sown paddy does not grow,
what will you do for food?
Hey, if the sown paddy does not grow,
what will you do for food?
Where will you go, girl, and what will you do?
Where will you go, girl, and what will you do?
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
I, Susai, tell you: put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Susai says: put your trust in the Lord!
You who are in heaven,
O our Heavenly Father,
look upon these young children
who stand before You now.
Knowing full well
what they are doing, they are doing this.
Without even realizing it themselves,
they long and thirst for one another.
Protect them,
and unite them together. Amen... (dialogue)
If Adam and Eve
had not come together that day,
where would you be, and where would I be?
Just think about it right now!
Where would you be, and where would I be?
Just think about it right now!
What is it, girl? What would have happened back then?
What is it, girl? What would have happened back then?
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
I, Susai, tell you: put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Susai says: put your trust in the Lord!
To tear apart lovers
brings no good at all.
Now that the pair has come together,
we have no business here.
Now that the pair has come together,
we have no business here.
Follow behind me, I am going ahead!
Follow behind me, I am going ahead!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
I, Susai, tell you: put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Put your trust in the Lord!
Susai says: put your trust in the Lord!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted and folk-infused song from the 1986 film 'Aruvadai Naal' features character dialogue and traditional agricultural rhythmic chants led by a character named Soosai. Set in a rural village backdrop during paddy transplantation, Soosai interacts playfully with working women and young lovers, offering folk wisdom wrapped in Christian faith and trust in the Almighty ('Karthar'). The song humorously questions daily struggles—such as domestic squabbles or poor harvest yields—and directs everyone to surrender their worries to God. In the middle section, a comical prayer monologue invokes Adam and Eve to legitimize the union of young lovers, concluding that once a couple unites in love, onlookers have no business interfering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Vadakka minnae pora ponnae / Kova pattu om purushan

Matching second consonant 'da' sound in 'Vadakka' and 'Kova'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Verattipputtaa ennadi seiva / Engadi pova adi ennadi seiva

Repetition of the phrase 'ennadi seiva' at the end of consecutive lines.

Folk Metaphor / Allusion

Aadhaamum yaevaalum thaan / Annaikku mattum seralannaa / Nee yaedhu naanum yaedhu

References Adam and Eve ('Aadhaamum yaevaalum') in a humorous context to explain natural attraction and human existence.

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Trivia

The film 'Aruvadai Naal' (1986) marked the directorial debut of GM Kumar and featured Prabhu and Ramya Krishnan in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. The song vividly captures rural Tamil Christian folk culture combined with agricultural field work rhythm.

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