S. C. Krishnan’s song “Nadai Podu Veera Nadai Podu” is from the album Naalu Veli Nilam. M. K. Aathmanathan served as both lyricist and composer. The track begins with the image of a lover waiting in a “Singara Cholaiyile” or beautiful garden, setting up a surprising turn.
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai Podu
S. C. Krishnan • From “Naalu Veli Nilam”
Naalu Veli Nilam’s Nadai Podu Veera Nadai Podu Lyrics Translation
The lyrics’ meaning shifts abruptly from romance to a direct life lesson. It instructs the listener to advance with clarity, weighing good and evil along the way. Lines warn against faltering or engaging in treachery, framing the journey as an ethical one.
Singara CholaiyileIn a beautiful garden
Ennai Thedi VazhiparthiruppaShe’ll be looking for me, waiting on the path
Ava Sembavazha VayaleHer lips, like red coral
Kadhal Sedhi Solla KathiruppaWill be waiting to share words of love
Sedhi Solla KathiruppaWaiting to share the news
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
HeiHey
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nee Edai PoduYou weigh it
Thadumarudhe ThayangadheYou’re faltering, don’t hesitate
Nee Sandithanam PannadheDon’t you engage in treachery
Thadumarudhe ThayangadheYou’re faltering, don’t hesitate
Nee Sandithanam PannadheDon’t you engage in treachery
Sariyana Padhai TheriyameWithout knowing the right path
Nee Thadam PurandoodutheYou are straying from the course
Sariyana Padhai TheriyameWithout knowing the right path
Nee Thadam PurandoodutheYou are straying from the course
HeiHey
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nee Edai PoduYou weigh it
Pandhayathil Mundhurathu PoaleLike you’re surging ahead in a race
Nee Paranthu Paranthu Poo KalaYou go flying onward, my dear
Pandhayathil Mundhurathu PoaleLike you’re surging ahead in a race
Nee Paranthu Paranthu Poo KalaYou go flying onward, my dear
Mandhanadai Podame Vakkarangal PannameWithout walking slowly, without making crooked moves
Manasai Therinju Poo MeleUnderstand the heart and move forward
En Manasai Therinju Poo MeleUnderstand my heart and move forward
HeiHey
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nee Edai PoduYou weigh it
Mullumirukkum Perum KallumirukkumThere will be thorns and there will be great stones
Munnerum Podhu Pala ThadaiyirukkumAs you advance, there will be many obstacles
Pallamirukkum Medu MirukkumThere will be valleys and there will be peaks
Pallamirukkum Medu MirukkumThere will be valleys and there will be peaks
Pakkuvam Thavarinu PallaiyudaikkumIf you lose your composure, it will break your teeth
Pallaiyudaikkum Pathu Nadai PoduIt will break your teeth, so watch your step and walk on
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nee Edai PoduYou weigh it
Chinna Uruvathukku Thiramai KuraichalunnuThinking that a small form means less talent
Enni Irukkum Indha UlagathileIs how this world is
Chinna Uruvathukku Thiramai KuraichalunnuThinking that a small form means less talent
Enni Irukkum Indha UlagathileIs how this world is
Kannirundhum Illadha Karuthu KurudanaFor those who have eyes but are blind in their thinking
Kanniya Migundha Vangha MunnilaiyileIn the presence of these so-called respectable people
Kannirundhum Illadha Karuthu KurudanaFor those who have eyes but are blind in their thinking
Kanniya Migundha Vangha MunnilaiyileIn the presence of these so-called respectable people
Nadai Podu HeiWalk on, hey
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai PoduWalk your walk, hero, walk your walk
Nallathaiyum Kettadhaiyum Edai PoduWeigh the good and the bad
Nee Edai PoduYou weigh it
Nadai Podu Veera Nadai Podu Music Video
The track’s core command to “walk your walk” repeats throughout its verses. These sections describe real obstacles like thorns and stones that will appear on the path. This structure reinforces the idea that progress requires facing challenges with resolve and awareness.