Tiruchy Loganathan and S. C. Krishnan perform ‘Namma Naattu Vaithiyathai’ from the album ‘Panchali.’ Lyricist K. S. Krishnamoorthy and composer K. V. Mahadevan frame a rhythmic dialogue about medicinal traditions.
Namma Naattu Vaithiyathai
S. C. Krishnan | Tiruchy Loganathan • From “Panchali”
Panchali’s Namma Naattu Vaithiyathai Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
The lyrics list natural ingredients like dried ginger and pepper, praising their disease-curing properties. They contrast traditional herbal pastes with surgical procedures in Western medicine.
Male : Namma nattu vaithiyathai lesa ennathaeMale: Don’t take our country’s traditional medicine lightly.
Nanmai ellaam purinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard its benefits without understanding them first.
Namma nattu vaithiyathai lesa ennathaeDon’t take our country’s traditional medicine lightly.
Nanmai ellaam purinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard its benefits without understanding them first.
Male : Summa kedakkum kattu veru mooligaiyum konduMale: By gathering the wild roots and herbs that grow freely in the forest,
Summa kedakkum kattu veru mooligaiyum konduBy gathering the wild roots and herbs that grow freely in the forest,
Suku milagu thippili kaai yum seena karkkanduMixed with dried ginger, pepper, long pepper, and sugar candy,
Suku milagu thippili kaai yum seena karkkanduMixed with dried ginger, pepper, long pepper, and sugar candy,
Serthu semmaiyaagha pakkum seidha legiyam idhai unduBy eating this ‘legiyam’ (medicinal paste) prepared with great care,
Semmaiyaagha pakkum seidha legiyam idhai unduBy eating this ‘legiyam’ (medicinal paste) that’s been prepared so perfectly,
Pala seekaiyum gunamaakkalaam idhil anubhavam enakkunduI’ve experience in how it can cure many different diseases.
Pala seekaiyum gunamaakkalaam idhil anubhavam enakkunduI’ve experience in how it can cure many different diseases.
Male : Namma nattu vaithiyathai lesa ennathaeMale: Don’t take our country’s traditional medicine lightly.
Nanmai ellaam purinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard its benefits without understanding them first.
Male : Englishu vaithiyathai thelivaai ennadhaeMale: Don’t think of Western medicine as something simple.
Sangadhiyellam therinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard it without knowing the facts.
Englishu vaithiyathai thelivaai ennadhaeDon’t think of Western medicine as something simple.
Sangadhiyellam therinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard it without knowing the facts.
Angathai pilandhu noiyai kalaindhu appura paduthi poduraarThey cut open the body, clear out the sickness, and cast it away.
Arai nodikkulla uruppai thiruppi thaiyal pottu mooduraarWithin half a second, they fix the organ and stitch it back up.
Angathai pilandhu noiyai kalaindhu appura paduthi poduraarThey cut open the body, clear out the sickness, and cast it away.
Arai nodikkulla uruppai thiruppi thaiyal pottu mooduraarWithin half a second, they fix the organ and stitch it back up.
Vingyaana kalai valarchiyinaal vilaindhadhu ena kondaaduraarThey celebrate this as a result of scientific progress.
Vingyaana kalai valarchiyinaal vilaindhadhu ena kondaaduraarThey celebrate this as a result of scientific progress.
Vithaiyile enga ejamaan puthi saali daaIn this art, my master is truly brilliant.
Andha vithaiyile enga ejamaan puthi saali daaIn that very art, my master is truly brilliant.
Englishu vaithiyathai thelivaai ennadhaeDon’t think of Western medicine as something simple.
Sangadhiyellam therinjikaama alatchiyam pannathaeDon’t disregard it without knowing the facts.
Male : Jeram pooram sendhooram..haanMale: Curing fevers and making ‘sendhooram’ (refined metallic medicine)…
Jeram pooram sendhooram..Curing fevers and making ‘sendhooram’ (refined metallic medicine)…
Idhanaal vilaiyum palan thaan abaaramThe benefits resulting from this are immense.
Idhanaal vilaiyum palan thaan abaaramThe benefits resulting from this are immense.
Indha vithaiyile enga ejamaanIn this skill, my master is…
Indha vithaiyile enga ejamaanIn this skill, my master is…
Palaya sidhargalai pola vandha avadhaaramHe’s an incarnation, just like the ‘Siddhars’ (ancient spiritual healers) of old.
Palaya sidhargalai pola vandha avadhaaramHe’s an incarnation, just like the ‘Siddhars’ (ancient spiritual healers) of old.
Males : AamaaMales: Yes,
Endha nattu vaithiyamum muraiyae aagathaeNo form of medicine should be practiced improperly.
Edhaiyum therinjikaama mudivu panna koodathaeYou shouldn’t make a judgment without knowing all the facts.
Endha nattu vaithiyamum muraiyae aagathaeNo form of medicine should be practiced improperly.
Edhaiyum therinjikaama mudivu panna koodathaeYou shouldn’t make a judgment without knowing all the facts.
Namma Naattu Vaithiyathai Music Video
K. S. Krishnamoorthy’s Tamil lyrics meaning advocates balanced respect for both healing systems. The track promotes informed understanding of medical practices across cultures.