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Yaanaikatti

From Nyayangal Jayikkattum · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, P. Susheela, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Nyayangal Jayikkattum
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
10 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thandhaanae thaananae thananannaanae
Thandhana thaanana thananannaa
Aanai katti poradikkum dhravida naadu
Sooriyana vanangida thaan
Paanai vechi pongalittu padaikkira naalu
Paalu pongi vazhinjidathaan
Vaasalukku vaasal ingu vecha poovu
Vaasamulla poosani poo vanna poovu
Vaasalukku vaasal ingu vecha poovu
Vaasamulla poosani poo vanna poovu
Chorus :Idhu aalam paadum azhagiya thaamarai poovu
Aanai katti poradikkum dhravida naadu
Sooriyana vanangida thaan
Paanai vechi pongalittu padaikkira naalu
Paalu pongi vazhinjidathaan
…………………………
Achu vellam paccharisi
Manjal kothu inji kothu
Sengarumbodu oru mangalam vaazhudhu
Thamizhargal thalaimurai naam
Valluvanum solli vecha
Illaranum nallaramum
Kannena kathidum thennavar veettula
Magizhchigal valarpirai thaan
Thondruthottu ondrupattu
Vingirukkum nenjai thottu
Thendral vandhu paadathoo
Thennanjittu mullai mottu
Thathi thathi thaalamittu
Mandram vandhu aadadhoo
Aanai katti poradikkum dhravida naadu
Sooriyana vanangida thaan
Paanai vechi pongalittu padaikkira naalu
Paalu pongi vazhinjidathaan
Vaasalukku vaasal ingu vecha poovu
Vaasamulla poosani poo vanna poovu
Chorus :Idhu aalam paadum azhagiya thaamarai poovu
Aanai katti poradikkum dhravida naadu
Sooriyana vanangida thaan
Paanai vechi pongalittu padaikkira naalu
Paalu pongi vazhinjidathaan
……………….
Soru thara mannirukku
Neeru thara vinnirukku
Netriyin vervaigal nel maniyaanadhu
Uzhavargal uzhaippula thaan
Saethula thaan naathu nada
Nathukkalum poothu vara
Kaadugal maedugal kazhanigal aanadhu
Kalappaigal uzhudhidathaan
Nanjai enna punjai enna
Nattadhellaam minna minna
Panjam vittu poyaachu
Alli alli unna unna
Annamitta eera mannae
Pethedutha thaayaachu
Aanai katti poradikkum dhravida naadu
Sooriyana vanangida thaan
Paanai vechi pongalittu padaikkira naalu
Paalu pongi vazhinjidathaan
Vaasalukku vaasal ingu vecha poovu
Vaasamulla poosani poo vanna poovu
Chorus :Idhu aalam paadum azhagiya thaamarai poovu
Thandhaanae thaananae thananannaanae
Thandhana thaanana thananannaa
The Dravidian land where elephants thresh the harvested grain,
To worship the Sun God,
Is the day of placing the pot, cooking Pongal, and offering it,
As the milk boils over!
At every doorstep here, a flower is placed,
A fragrant, colourful pumpkin blossom!
At every doorstep here, a flower is placed,
A fragrant, colourful pumpkin blossom!
Chorus: This is a beautiful lotus flower praised by the world!
The Dravidian land where elephants thresh the harvested grain,
To worship the Sun God,
Is the day of placing the pot, cooking Pongal, and offering it,
As the milk boils over!
(Music)
Block jaggery and raw rice,
Clusters of fresh turmeric and ginger,
Along with red sugarcane, auspiciousness thrives!
We are the generation of Tamils!
As taught by Valluvar,
Domestic life and noble virtue,
In the homes of the Southerners who guard them like their eyes,
Joy grows like the waxing moon!
United since ancient times,
Touching the swelling heart,
Doesn't the gentle breeze come and sing?
Like a sweet young shoot and a jasmine bud,
Hopping along to the rhythm,
Doesn't it come to the gathering and dance?
The Dravidian land where elephants thresh the harvested grain,
To worship the Sun God,
Is the day of placing the pot, cooking Pongal, and offering it,
As the milk boils over!
At every doorstep here, a flower is placed,
A fragrant, colourful pumpkin blossom!
Chorus: This is a beautiful lotus flower praised by the world!
The Dravidian land where elephants thresh the harvested grain,
To worship the Sun God,
Is the day of placing the pot, cooking Pongal, and offering it,
As the milk boils over!
(Music)
The soil is here to give us food,
The sky is here to give us water,
Sweat on the forehead turns into grains of paddy,
All through the hard labor of farmers!
Planting saplings in the mud,
As even the fresh plants bloom forth,
Forests and mounds turned into fertile fields,
As the plows tilled the land!
Whether wetland or dryland,
Whatever was planted sparkles and shines,
Poverty has vanished away!
As we scoop up and eat to our fill,
O moist soil that fed us food,
You have become the mother who gave birth to us!
The Dravidian land where elephants thresh the harvested grain,
To worship the Sun God,
Is the day of placing the pot, cooking Pongal, and offering it,
As the milk boils over!
At every doorstep here, a flower is placed,
A fragrant, colourful pumpkin blossom!
Chorus: This is a beautiful lotus flower praised by the world!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This festive song celebrates the rich agricultural heritage, culture, and traditions of Tamil Nadu during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal. It invokes classic imagery of rural Tamil life, including traditional offerings such as new rice, jaggery, turmeric, and red sugarcane dedicated to the Sun God (Surya Bhagavan) in gratitude for a fruitful harvest.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Soru thara mannirukku / Neeru thara vinnirukku

The lines end with rhyming words 'mannirukku' and 'vinnirukku', establishing a rhythmic harmony.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Thondruthottu ondrupattu

The second consonant 'nda' / 'nd' sound creates an ethugai rhyme between the words.

Metaphor (Uruvagagani)

Pethedutha thaayaachu

The wet, fertile soil (eera mann) that provides food is metaphorically elevated to the status of a mother who gives birth.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Magizhchigal valarpirai thaan

Happiness in the family is compared to the growing light of a waxing moon.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali for the 1990 Tamil movie 'Nyayangal Jayikkattum', the opening lines reference the famous ancient proverb 'Aanai Katti Poradikkum', which illustrates the immense wealth and grain harvest of ancient Tamil country where elephants were used to thresh harvested paddy stacks.

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