VAIRAMUTHU

[Padayappa] vetri kodi kattu ….

Movie : Padayappa
Poet: Vairamuthu
Music: A.R Rahman
Song Sequence : (1)-(2)-(1)-(2)-(3)-(4)-(4)-(5)-(1)-(6)-(1)-(2)
Singer: Mano 

(1) ohohoho kicku yerudhe,
ohohoho vetkam ponadhe

ullukkuley nyaanam urudhe,
unmai ellaam solla thonudhe

The euphoric (intoxicated)  feeling is increasing,
I am loosing all my shame ( Due to the intoxication).

Inside me knowledge is seeping,
I feel like telling all the truth.

(2)verum kampangali thinnavanum mannukkulla,ada thangapaspam thinnavanum mannukkulla

indha vaalkai vaala thaan,
naam pirakkayil kaiyil enna kondu vandhom kondu sella?

The guy who eats cakes made of  pearl millet ( Bajra) ( characterised by poor people)  finally ends up inside the soil ( Dies eventually),
The guy who eats gold dust ( characterised by rich people)  finally ends up inside the soil ( Dies eventually).

This life is just to live,
what did we bring in when we were born to take back when we leave?

(3)thangaththai pooti vaithaivairathai pooti vaithaiuyirai poota edhu pootu?

kulandhai nyaani, indha iruvarai thavira
inge sugamaai iruppavar yaar kaatu

you locked all your gold
you locked all your diamonds ( kept on amassing wealth)
which is the lock to lock your soul?

excluding sages and children ,
who else lives in harmony and bliss?

(4)jeevan irukkummattum
vaalkai namakkumattum
idhudhaan nyaanasithar paatu

Till you are alive,
this life is all yours,
this is what big sages told in their songs.

(5)indha bhoomi samam namakku
nam theruvukkul
madasandai jaadhisandai vambedharkku?

This earth is equal to all of us,
why then in our streets
do we fights based on religion, caste?

(6)thaayai therndhedukkum,
thandhayai therndhedukkum,
urimai unnidathil illai,
mugathai therndhedukkum
niraththai therndhedukkum
urimai unnidathil illai
pirappai therndhedukkum
irappai therndhedukkum,
urimai unnidathil illai

enni paarkkum velaiyile,
un vaalkai mattum,
undhan kaiyil undu
adhai neeyum vendru edu

to choose your mother,
to choose your father,
you don’t have the right. 
to choose your face,
to choose your color,
you don’t have the right.
to choose where/how/as what you will be born,
to choose where/how you will die,
you don’t have the right.
if you think about it,
only your life ,
is in your hands,
so focus on winning (in) your life.

KANNADASAN[Thiruvilayadal] parthaa pasumaram paduthuvitta nedumaram….

Movie: Thiruvilayadal
Poet: Kannadasan
Music Director:  K.V.Mahadevan
Singer: T.M.Sounderajan
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(5)-(6)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)-(1)-(9)-(9)-(10)-(10)-(11)-(11)-(1)

(1)parthaa pasumaram paduthuvitta nedumaram,
sethaa veragukkaagumaa nyaana thangame,
theeyilittaa kariyum minjumaa nyaana thangame
theeyilittaa kariyum minjumaa,

what you see as a lush green tree, if felled is an immobile piece of wood,
one you collect them they can be used as fuel, oh knowledgeable people,
when you burn it in fire, it results in charcoal, oh knowledgeable people,
when you burn it in fire, it results in charcoal,

(when one looks at a person’s body , it looks just like the lush green tree, full of life, seemingly important etc.
but when it dies, it is nothing but a piece of flesh,
while a tree can at least give fuel/ charcoal even after its death, our body can yield nothing after death (totally useless),
so stop all your prejudices and a false sense of superiority / importance since we are worth only when we are alive, we should use this time valuably)

(2)kattazhagu meniyaippaar pottum poovumaa,
neeti  kattaile paduththuvittaa kaasukkaagumaa,

[Addressed to women] look at the beautiful body of this women adorned with  bindi and flowers,
however when they age (close to death) and are no longer mobile/ unwell due to age etc  (lie flat), they are not worth any money,
(all the time and effort we spend worrying about external appearances, false pride of youth etc are of no use since finally everyone is going to age (die) and turn worthless someday)

(3)vattamidum kaalaiyaippaar vaattasaattamaa,
(4)kooni valanjivittaa odambu indha aattam podumaa,

[Addressed to men] look at the strong bulls (man in his youth) revolving around women,
however once old age sets in and people can no longer stand straight and get a  hunchback, will they play all the games that they did as youth,

(5) ponnum porulum mootta katti pottu vechchaaru,
(6) ivaru pona varusham mazhaiya nambi vedha vedhachchaaru,

there are people who amass material wealth and gold, and keep it locked, (people who are greedy)
there are people who sow seeds depending on last year’s rainfall, (people who don’t think forward and live in their past )

(7) aettu kanakka maathi maathi ezhudhivechchaaru,
(8) eesan potta kanakku maaravilla poy vizhundhaaru,

there are people who manipulate account books, (detract from their duties)
however in god’s account the calculations don’t change, they fall (people who commit mistakes , may be let away in this world, but in god’s books your mistakes are recorded and there is definite punishment)

(9)aruvadaiyai mudikkum munne vidhikkal aguma,
ada andavane un padaippil ithanai vegama,

before finishing the harvest, how can the seeds be sown,
oh lord! why is this sense of hurry in your creations (humans),

(10)pathu pulla pethapinnum ettu maasama,
(11)indha paavi  magalukku endha naalum garbha veshama.

having borne 10 children, the lady is eager for more children (8 month pregnant),
for this sinned daughter, every day is a pregnancy drama.

VAIRAMUTHU[Padayappa] vetri kodi kattu ….

Movie: Padayappa
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Music Director: A.R .Rahman
Singer: Palghat Sreeram 
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(4)-(5)-(2)-(1)-(1)-(6)-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)-(2)-(2)-(3)-(4)-(4)-(5)

(1)Vaazhkaiyil aayiram thadai kal appa,
thadai kallum unakkoru padikkal appa,

In life, there will be a thousand obstacles,
every obstacle, for you, is a stepping stone to success,

(2)vetri kodi kattu malaigalai muttum varai muttu,
latchiyam ettum varai ettu, padaiyedu Padayappa,

hoist the flag of success, keep striking the mighty mountains till you can (they too will budge eventually),
reach out for your goal as much as you can, begin the war, oh Padayappa,

(3)kaithattum olipattu (ulipattu?), nee vidum netrithulipattu, 
paaraigal rettai pilavuttru udaipadum Padayappa,

with the sound of the claps (by the strike of your hands to the wedge?), and the sweat from your forehead, 
any mountain will break into two (any obstacle will be be overcome), oh Padayappa,

(4)vettukili alla nee oru vettum puli endru,
pagaivarai vettithalaikondu nadaiyedu Padayappa,

you aint a grasshopper, but a ferocious searing tiger,
teach your enemies this by beheading them, move on Padayappa,

(5)mikka thunivundu, ilainyargal pakka thunaiyundu,
udanpera makkal padaiyundu, mudivedu Padayappa,

you have loads of courage, you have the support of the youth,
your have the army of your kins, make a decision , oh Padayappa,

(6)innor uyirai kondru pusippadhu mirugamadaa,
innor uyirai kondru rasippavan arakkanadaa,

only an animal kills another life form and eats it,
only a demon kills another life form and enjoys it,

(7)yaarukkum theengindri vazhpavan manidhan,
oorukke vaazndhu uyarndhavan punidhan,

A human is one who means no harm to anyone,
A holy(moral) person is one who lived for the community(people) and moved ahead,

(8)netruvaraikkum manidhan appa,
Indrumudhal nee punidhan appa,

Till yesterday you were a human,
From today you are a holy(moral) man,

KARUNANIDHI[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010] semmozhiyana Tamizh 

Poet: Karunanidhi
Music: A.R Rahman
Event: World Classical Tamil Conference 2010

Pirapukkum ella uyirkum pirandha pinnar,
yaddhum ooree yaavarum kelir,

for all living beings (who are equal by birth), after their birth,
every place is home, every one is a relative,

unnbadhu naazhi udupathu irande,
uraividam enbadhu ondre,
uraithu vazhndhom uzhaithu vazhvom,

a handful of food to eat, a couple of clothes to cover the body,
only one place to live,
we have lived keeping these things in mind, lets word hard and live,

theedhum nandrum pirar thara vaarai yenum,
nan mozhiye nam pon mozhiyaam,

evil or good, are not caused by others, but are always self inflicted,
its our language that taught us this, it is our golden language,

porai puram thalli porulai podhuvaakave,
amaidhi vazhi kaatum anbu mozhi,
ayyan valluvarin vaaimozhiyaam,
semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam,(4)

To push war and hatred on the backseat, and making all the material wealth common to everyone,
To show us the path to peace; our dear language has shown us all,
It is the oral language of our father Valluvar,
Its our Tamil language which is (now) a classical language,

{orrarivu mudhal aararivu uyirinam varayile,
unarndhidum udal amaipai pagirthu koorum,}(2)

from a single-sensed organism to the six -sensed (humans) organisms,
its characters depict the body structure of them all,

olga pugazh tholkappiyamum,
oppatra kural koorum uyar panpaadu,
olikindra silamubum meghalayum sindhamaniyudane,
vazhayapathi kundalakesiyum,
semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam,(4)

ancient Tamil literature like the olga pugazh, tholkappiyam,
and the matchless thirukkural , teach us higher way of life (morals and values),
enchanting literatures such as silappathikaaram, manimekalai , jeevaka sintamani,
vazhayapadhi and kundalakesi (In Tamil literature, they are the aim perum kaapiyangal (five greatest epics)),
Its out Tamil language which is (now) a classical language,

kamba naataalvaarum kavi arasi avvai nallaalum,(2)
yemmadhamum yetru pugazh gindra,(2)
yethanayo aayiram kavidhai neivor tharum,
puthadai anaithukkum vithaaga vilangum mozhi,
semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam,(3)

the language used by Kambar; his fellow men, and the princess of poetry – Avvai,
our language accepts all religions and sing praises of them,
our language has produced poets who write thousands of poems,
our language is the basis that weaves into every new cloth we wear (every action we do.  Its the basis of our life),
Its our Tamil language which is (now) a classical language,

agam endrum puram endrum,
vazhvai azhagaaga vaguthalithu,
aadhi andham illathu irukindra iniya mozhi,
oodhi valarum uyiraana ulaga mozhi,(2)
thamm mozhi namm mozhi adhuve,

what is inside, what is outside;
our language beautifully presents to us (in the right perspective), the meaning of “life”,
our language is sweet and has no known beginning , no end,
it has grown close to our hearts and become a part of our soul, it is a universal languauge,
its my language, its our languauge, that is…

semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam,
tamizh mozhi tamizh mozhi tamizh mozhi ya ghaa,

Its our Tamil language which is (now) a classical language,
Tamil language, Tamil language, Tamil language,

semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam(4)

Its our Tamil language which is (now) a classical language,

Tamizh Mozhiyam Engal Tamizh Mozhiyam(2)
Vazhiya Vazhiyave, Thamizh, Vazhiya Vazhiyave(2)

its Tamil languauge, our Lamil Languauge,
Let it live forever, Tamil , Let it love forever,

semmozhiyana Tamizh mozhiyaam,

our Tamil language is a classical language,

SNEHAN[Mounam Pesiyadhe] Aadaadha aattamellaam pottavanga…

Movie: Mounam Pesiyadhe
Poet: Snehan
Singer: Karthik
Music Director: Yuvan shankar raja
Song Sequence: (1)-(2)-(1)-(3)-(1)-(4)-(1)-(2)-(1)

(1)Aadaadha aattamellaam pottavanga,
mannukkulla pona kadhai unakku theriyumaa,
nee kondu vandhadhenna,nee kondu povadhenna,
unmai enna unakku puriyumaa,

those who danced too much (people who to any extent for personal satisfaction) in the past,
are all gone to the soil (dead), do you know the story of their death?
what is it that you came in with when you were born, what is it that you will take away after your death,
do you understand what is the truth?

(2)vaalkai inge yaarukkum sondhamillaiye,
vandhavanum varubavanum nilaipadhillaiye,
neeyum naanum nooru varusham iruppathillai paaru,

no one can claim ownership of “life” here,
those who came and those who will come, are not here to stay forever (every one dies),
you and me are not going to live for 100 years anyways,

(3)nittham kodi sugangal thedi,kangal moodi alaigindrom,
paavangalai melum melum, serthukonde pogindrom,
manidhan ennum vedam pottu, mirigamaaga vaalgindrom,
theerpu ondru iruppadhai marandhu, theemaigalai seigindrom,
kaalam meendum thirumbaathe, paadhai maari pogaadhe,
bhoomi konjam kulunginaale, nindru pogum aattame,

we are always in search of numerous materialistic desires, during which we close our eyes and roam around,
we accumulate sins constantly during the course,
we externally appear human, but we live like animals,
we forget that each of our actions will be judged one day (justice will be done one day, all our ill actions will be punished),we keep doing bad deeds,
the time that passed will never return (you cannot go back in time and correct your mistakes), so dont loose track,
we are such susceptible creatures that even if this earth shakes a bit (earth quake), we die (so why this fake life when alive?)

(4)karuvaraikkul thaanaaga katthukonda siru aattam,
thottilukkul sugamaaga thodarum aattame,
paruvam pookkum nerathil, kaadhal seiya poraattam,
kaadhal vandha pinnaale, bodhai aattame,
perukkaaga oru aattam, kaasukkaaga pala aattam,
ettu kaalil pogumbodhu, ooru podum aattame.

our small dance starts naturally in mothers womb,
when we are in the cradle , the dance continues,
one we attain teenage, we fight for love,
once we fall in love, we are in an inebriated state and dance,
for attaining fame and status , we dance , for getting money , we do multiple dances,
but once you are dead, and carried by 4 people ( 8 legs ) to the graveyard, the world dances for your departure!

KANNADASAN[Saraswathi sabatham] Deivam iruppadhu enge?

Movie: Saraswathi sabatham
Poet: Kannadasan
Music Director: K.V.Mahadevan
Singer: T.M.SounderajanSong Sequence: (1)^5- (2)-(1)-(2)-(1)-(3)-(3)-(1)-(4)-(4)-(5)-(5)-(1)-(6)-(6)-(7)-(7)-(8)-(8)-(9)-(9)-(1)-(2)-(1)-(10)

(1)deivam iruppadhu enge?
(2)adhu inge, ver enge

where is it that god resides?
it is here, where else? ( in human’s themselves)

(3)thelindha ninaivum , thirandha nenjum , niraindhadhundo angey,

it resides in the person who has a clear thought ( conscience), an open heart that is content and is filled with all the good things,

(4)ponnum porulum niraindhavar nenjam , poiyil valrndha kaadu,
(5)yennum, yeluthum niraindhavar nenjam iraivan thigalum veedu,

the hearts of people who only have all the riches and all material comforts, is like a forest grown on lies,
the hearts of people who are learned, and can think is where  god resides,

(6)aadai, anigalan, adaambarangal andavan virumbuvudhillai,
(7)angoru kannum ingoru kannum, aalaya valibadillai,
(8)isaiyil kalaiyil, kaviyil mazhalai mozhiyil iraivan undu,
(9)ivaidhaan deivam yenbathai arindhaal yerkum unadhu thondu, deivam yerkum unadhu thondu

the dresses, the ornaments, the things which we adorn to flaunt; are not what god likes,
unfocused worship ( by having each of your eyes ( thoughts) focussed on different things) is not considered worship ,
in music, in arts, in a poet’s baby like(simple and elegant) language is where god lives,
if one realizes that these are where god lives ( or is god), then god will accept all your offerings,

(10)nandri niraaindhavar enge, deivam ange
nanmai purindhavar enge, deivam ange
palamai ninaindhavar enge, deivam ange
paasam malandhavar enge, deivam ange
deivam irupadhu inge,

in people who are thankful, there is god,
in people who do good, there is god,
in people who don’t forget their past (history), there is god,
in people where affection blooms (who care for others), there is god,
god resides here,