Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum Lyrics English Translation | Kalyani (1952) | T. M. Soundararajan

T. M. Soundararajan delivers a harsh judgment in “Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum” from the 1952 film Kalyani. The song, starring M. N. Nambiar, presents a world that only values wealth. Kannadasan’s lyrics establish a tone of raw fury against social hypocrisy.

Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum Lyrics English Translation | Kalyani (1952) | T. M. Soundararajan

Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum

T. M. Soundararajan • From “Kalyani (1952)”

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Composer
S. Dakshinamoorthi, G. Ramanathan

What is the meaning of Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum Lyrics from Kalyani (1952)?

Kannadasan’s writing equates poverty with spiritual death, labeling the man a “walking corpse.” The man once lived on a terrace but now longs on the street like a dog. This contrast shows the complete loss of dignity that accompanies financial ruin.

Vazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum VayakaththilIn a world that gives space only to the living,
Vagayizhantha Paviye NadaipinameYou’ve lost your way, you sinner, you walking corpse.
Thoeinthathada Un VazhvuYour life has been worn away.
Sithainthathada Un Manam KottaiThe fortress of your mind has been shattered.
Varumaiyale Malatha ThuyaralBy the unending sorrow of poverty,
Vadugirai Nee Innal UlagileYou’re withering away in this world today.
Kasillaiyanal Uravethum IllaiyeIf there’s no money, there are no relationships.
Mosamada MosamadaIt’s a betrayal, it’s a betrayal.
Varumaiyale Malatha ThuyaralBy the unending sorrow of poverty,
Vadugirai Nee Innal UlagileYou’re withering away in this world today.
Kasillaiyanal Uravethum IllaiyeIf there’s no money, there are no relationships.
Mosamada MosamadaIt’s a betrayal, it’s a betrayal.
Madiyile Nee Vazhnthai AyinumEven though you once lived on the terrace,
Veedhiyile Nai Pole YengiyeYou now long on the streets like a dog.
Madiyile Nee Vazhnthai AyinumEven though you once lived on the terrace,
Veedhiyile Nai Pole YengiyeYou now long on the streets like a dog.
Vadugirai Nilai Thazhnthal VazhkkaiyeYou wither away when your status falls in life.
Mosamada MosamadaIt’s a betrayal, it’s a betrayal.
Varumaiyale Malatha ThuyaralBy the unending sorrow of poverty,
Vadugirai Nee Innal UlagileYou’re withering away in this world today.
Kasillaiyanal Uravethum IllaiyeIf there’s no money, there are no relationships.
Mosamada MosamadaIt’s a betrayal, it’s a betrayal.

Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum Music Video

The song concludes that without money, all relationships are a form of betrayal. A person’s status is directly tied to their financial worth. The “Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum” lyrics meaning points to poverty as the ultimate sin in society.