T. M. Soundarajan’s commanding baritone anchors ‘Nalla Nalla Nilam’ from the album Vivasayee. Lyricist Udumalai Narayanakavi and composer K. V. Mahadevan frame agriculture as a metaphor for societal growth. The song examines foundational virtues needed to strengthen communities.
Nalla Nalla Nilam
T. M. Soundarajan • From “Vivasayee”
What is the meaning of Nalla Nalla Nilam Lyrics from Vivasayee?
Narayanakavi specifies planting seeds of honesty in citizens’ minds. The lyrics instruct cultivating compassion among the privileged for balanced progress. Soundarajan delivers these directives with authoritative clarity.
Nalla Nalla Nilam PaarthuAfter finding very good land,
Naamum Vidhai VidhaikanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds.
Nalla Nalla Nilam PaarthuAfter finding very good land,
Naamum Vidhai VidhaikanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds.
Naattu Makkal ManagalilaeIn the minds of the nation’s people,
Naanayathai ValarkkanumWe’ve got to cultivate honesty.
Palli Endra NilangalilaeIn the fields known as schools,
Kalvithanai VidahikkanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds of education.
Pillaigalai SeerthiruthiBy reforming the children,
Periyavargal AakkanumWe’ve got to turn them into great adults.
Nalla Nalla Nilam PaarthuAfter finding very good land,
Naamum Vidhai VidhaikanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds.
Kanniyarkkum KaalaiyarkkumFor young women and young men,
Kattupattai VidhaithuBy sowing the seeds of discipline,
Karppu Nilai ThavaraadhuWhile never failing in their virtue,
Kaadhal Payir ValarthuWe’ve got to grow the crop of love.
Kanniyarkkum KaalaiyarkkumFor the youth of both genders,
Kattupattai VidhaithuBy instilling the seeds of self-control,
Karppu Nilai ThavaraadhuWithout ever losing their integrity,
Kaadhal Payir ValarthuWe must nurture the harvest of love.
Annai Thandhai AanavarkkuFor those who’ve become mothers and fathers,
Tham Poruppai VidhaithuBy sowing the sense of their responsibility,
Pinn Varum SandhidhiyaiThe generations that follow,
Paenum Murai ValarthuMust be raised in a nurturing way.
Iruppavargal IdhayathilaeIn the hearts of those who’ve plenty,
Irakkamadhai VidhaikkanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds of compassion.
Illaadhor VaazhkaiyilaeIn the lives of those who’ve nothing,
Inba Payir ValarkkanumWe’ve got to grow the crop of happiness.
Nalla Nalla Nilam PaarthuAfter finding very good land,
Naamum Vidhai VidhaikanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds.
Naattu Makkal ManagalilaeIn the minds of the nation’s people,
Naanayathai ValarkkanumWe’ve got to cultivate honesty.
Paar Muludhum Manidha KulaThroughout the entire world,
Panbudhanai VidhaithuBy sowing the seeds of good character in humanity,
Paamarargal NenjathilaeIn the hearts of simple people,
Pagutharivai ValarthuWe’ve got to grow the light of wisdom.
Paar Muludhum Manidha KulaAcross the whole of the globe,
Panbudhanai VidhaithuBy planting the seeds of human virtue,
Paamarargal NenjathilaeIn the souls of common folk,
Pagutharivai ValarthuWe must cultivate the power of reason.
Por Muraiyai KondavarkkuFor those who’ve chosen the path of war,
Nermuraiyai VidhaithuBy sowing the seeds of the righteous path,
Seer Valara Dhinamum Veghamadhai ValarthuWe’ve got to daily increase our pace for progress.
Pettra ThirunaattinilaeIn this sacred land of our birth,
Pattruthanai VidhaikkanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds of devotion.
Pattruthanai Vidhaithu VittuOnce we’ve sown that devotion,
Nalla Ottrumaiyai ValarkkanumWe must cultivate a great sense of unity.
Nalla Nalla Nilam PaarthuAfter finding very good land,
Naamum Vidhai VidhaikanumWe’ve got to sow the seeds.
Naattu Makkal ManagalilaeIn the minds of the nation’s people,
Naanayathai ValarkkanumWe’ve got to cultivate honesty.
Naanayathai ValarkkanumWe’ve got to cultivate honesty.
Nalla Nalla Nilam Music Video
Vivasayee’s ‘Nalla Nalla Nilam’ lyrics translation maps farming terms to civic duties. Narayanakavi’s message prioritizes moral cultivation over material gains. Unity emerges as the ultimate harvest from disciplined social sowing.