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Vayithupaadu Periya Paadunga

From Sorgathin Thirappu Vizha · 1981

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Sorgathin Thirappu Vizha
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
3 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Ozhaippavanga vayiththil adichchu
Ozhaippavanga vayiththil adichchu
Ooru panaththa kollai adichchu
Pozhaikkirathu oru koottam ippoth
Varkka puratchchi varum naalai thappaathu
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Moonu velai kanji venum
Rendu muzha kanthal venum
Kodi panam edhukku annaachchi
Intha kelvi kekkum neram vanthaachchu
Moonu velai kanji venum
Rendu muzha kanthal venum
Kodi panam edhukku annaachchi
Intha kelvi kekkum neram vanthaachchu
Iruttu velukka poguthu
Irunda verkkam maaruthu
Iruttu velukka poguthu
Irunda verkkam maaruthu
Thiruttu kanakku ezhutha koodaathu
Unga theramaiyellaam ingu sellaathu….
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Yaerottum saamiyellaam
Yaengi ninnu vaadaiyilae
Thaerottum saamikingae
Theru theruvaa oorvalamaa
Yaerottum saamiyellaam
Yaengi ninnu vaadaiyilae
Thaerottum saamikingae
Theru theruvaa oorvalamaa
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Akkini thiravagamaaga yaezhai kanneer maarum munnae
Aadhikkaararellaam thiruntha venum sollu kannae
Akkini thiravagamaaga yaezhai kanneer maarum munnae
Aadhikkaararellaam thiruntha venum sollu kannae
August pathinainthilae sudhanthiram
Muppathu aandugalaa maaravillai sariththiram
August pathinainthilae sudhanthiram
Muppathu aandugalaa maaravillai sariththiram
Sakthikkeththa kaariyam thevaikeththa oodhiyam
Sakthikkeththa kaariyam thevaikeththa oodhiyam
Podhuvudamai vanthu seranum
Nalla pudhiya raththam naattil paayanum
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
Ozhaippavanga vayiththil adichchu
Ooru panaththa kollai adichchu
Pozhaikkirathu oru koottam ippoth
Varkka puratchchi varum naalai thappaathu
Vayiththupaadu periya paadunga
Yaezhai vayiththa paaththu kaasu podunga
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Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
Stealing food from the mouths of working people,
Stealing food from the mouths of working people,
And looting the town's wealth,
A greedy crowd is living in luxury today!
A class revolution will surely come tomorrow!
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
We only need three simple meals a day,
And a couple yards of cloth to wear.
Why hoard millions of rupees, brother?
The time has come to ask this question!
We only need three simple meals a day,
And a couple yards of cloth to wear.
Why hoard millions of rupees, brother?
The time has come to ask this question!
The darkness is about to break into dawn,
The oppressed class is rising to change!
The darkness is about to break into dawn,
The oppressed class is rising to change!
You cannot keep fraudulent accounts anymore,
None of your clever tricks will work here anymore!
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
While the human gods who plow the fields
Stand longing and suffering in the cold,
Should the temple idol on the chariot
Be paraded in glory down every street?
While the human gods who plow the fields
Stand longing and suffering in the cold,
Should the temple idol on the chariot
Be paraded in glory down every street?
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
Before the tears of the poor turn into burning acid,
Tell me, my dear, shouldn't those in power reform?
Before the tears of the poor turn into burning acid,
Tell me, my dear, shouldn't those in power reform?
We won our freedom on the fifteenth of August,
Yet in thirty years, history hasn't changed at all!
We won our freedom on the fifteenth of August,
Yet in thirty years, history hasn't changed at all!
Work based on ability, and wages based on need—
Work based on ability, and wages based on need—
Socialism must arrive in our land,
And fresh new blood must flow through our nation!
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
Stealing food from the mouths of working people,
And looting the town's wealth,
A greedy crowd is living in luxury today!
A class revolution will surely come tomorrow!
Filling an empty stomach is a great struggle!
Look at this poor man's hunger and spare some coins!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a socio-political anthem of the working class and the impoverished, highlighting the harsh realities of economic inequality and corruption. Written by Pulamaipithan, it contrasts the fundamental basic needs of the poor—a simple meal and minimal clothing—against the greed of the wealthy and corrupt who hoard wealth at the expense of laborers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Akkini thiravagamaaga yaezhai kanneer maarum munnae

Compares the accumulated tears and agony of the oppressed poor to liquid fire (acid), symbolising impending explosive revolt.

Antithesis / Contrast

Yaerottum saamiyellaam... Thaerottum saamikingae...

Contrasts the real food-producing farmers (Yaerottum saami) who suffer in neglect with idolized temple deities (Thaerottum saami) celebrated in grand parades.

Rhetorical Question

Kodi panam edhukku annaachchi

Asks the wealthy elites why they hoard crores of money when ordinary people only ask for basic survival needs.

Alliteration / Monai

Iruttu velukka poguthu / Irunda verkkam maaruthu

Use of matching initial consonants across lines (Iruttu / Irunda) creating a rhythmic emphasis on darkness giving way to light.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Pulamaipithan, known for his communist and Dravidian ideological inclinations, the song explicitly incorporates Marxist principles such as 'Work according to ability, wages according to need' (Sakthikkeththa kaariyam thevaikeththa oodhiyam) and warns of imminent class struggle.

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