P. B. Srinivas delivers ‘Kaithozhil Ondrai Katrukkol’ from the album ‘Kadavulin Kuzhandhai.’ Lyricist Namakkal Kavignar V. Ramalingam Pillai and composer G. Ramanathan shape this persuasive case for labor dignity through Srinivas’s thoughtful vocals.
Kaithozhil Ondrai Katrukkol
P. B. Srinivas • From “Kadavulin Kuzhandhai”
Kadavulin Kuzhandhai’s Kaithozhil Ondrai Katrukkol Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Namakkal Kavignar lists farming, masonry, and weaving as essential crafts. His repeated line ‘Master a craft with your own hands’ pairs with the blunt conclusion that the unskilled become burdens.
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Eththozhil Edhuvum TheriyaamalKnowing no trade at all
Iruppathu Unakke SariyamoDoes that really suit you?
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Eththozhil Edhuvum TheriyaamalKnowing no trade at all
Iruppathu Unakke SariyamoDoes that really suit you?
Uzhavum Thozhilum IllaamalWithout farming and hard labor
Ulagil Ondrum SellathuNothing in this world moves
Uzhavum Thozhilum IllaamalWithout farming and hard labor
Ulagil Ondrum SellathuNothing in this world moves
Vizhavum Kalaiyum ViruthugalumFestivals, arts, and accolades
Verula Inbamum IrunthidumoCould they ever bring real joy?
Vizhavum Kalaiyum ViruthugalumFestivals, arts, and accolades
Verula Inbamum IrunthidumoCould they ever bring real joy?
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Kollarum Thachcharum KoodaamalWithout smiths and carpenters
Koodamum Maadamum VeedamoCan halls and mansions be homes?
Kollarum Thachcharum KoodaamalWithout smiths and carpenters
Koodamum Maadamum VeedamoCan halls and mansions be homes?
Kalladi Sirpiyum ThachcharumeThe sculptor and the carpenter
Kaariyam PalavunukkachchaaniAre the linchpins of society
Kalladi Sirpiyum ThachcharumeThe sculptor and the carpenter
Kaariyam PalavunukkachchaaniAre the linchpins of society
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Nesavu Kaararkal NeiyaamalIf weavers stop their weaving
Nilaththavar Udaikken SeivaargalWhat’ll the people wear?
Nesavu Kaararkal NeiyaamalIf weavers stop their weaving
Nilaththavar Udaikken SeivaargalWhat’ll the people wear?
Kuyavan Seithidum PaandamandroThe vessels a potter shapes
Kudiththanam Nadaththida VendumendrumKeep our homes running forever
Kuyavan Seithidum PaandamandroThe vessels a potter shapes
Kudiththanam Nadaththida VendumendrumKeep our homes running forever
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Salavai Savaram SeithaalumWhether it’s laundry or shaving
Saakkaadai Kazhuvuthal EithaalumOr even scouring the sewers
Salavai Savaram SeithaalumWhether it’s laundry or shaving
Saakkaadai Kazhuvuthal EithaalumOr even scouring the sewers
Ulakukathanaal UpakaaramIt’s all a service to the world
Ondrum Theriyaar Verum PaaramThe unskilled are just a burden
Ulakukathanaal UpakaaramIt’s all a service to the world
Ondrum Theriyaar Verum PaaramThe unskilled are just a burden
Kai Thozhil Ondrai KatrukkolMaster a craft with your own hands
Kavalai Unakkillai OppukkolAdmit it, your worries’ll vanish
Eththozhil Edhuvum TheriyaamalKnowing no trade at all
Iruppathu Unakke SariyamoDoes that really suit you?
Kaithozhil Ondrai Katrukkol Music Video
Self-reliance through skilled work defines the Kaithozhil Ondrai Katrukkol lyrics translation. Ramanathan’s melody underscores the social necessity of every profession.