♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Namma ooru pannaiyaarukku
Nanjai punjai yeralamaa
Kaaveri paasanathil kannukettum
Dhooram varai
Aandavanae
Andha aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Kooligalai korachu korachu
Kodi soththu serkavum
Ezhaigalai yechu yechu
Maadi veedu vangavum
Thangam velli vairangalum
Muthu mani pavalangalum
Ungalukku paramparaiya
Vandhadhenna thalamuraiya
Ellaarum kadavul peththa
Kannaana pillainga thaan
Engalai thaan vittu puttu
Thedi paarthu ungalukku
Aandavanae
Andha aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Paadupatta vivasaaiyikku
Pattaapotta nelamum illa
Paattu neiyum nesavaalikku
Mela nalla thuniyum illa
Veedu kattum kothanaaru
Veedu yedhum vangavilla
Koodi nirkkum paattaalikku
Koozhukkoru vazhiyum illa
Oorengum panjam vantha
Ungalukku varuvathilla
Ennaiya thalai ezhuthu
Engalukku puriyavilla
Aandavanae
Andha aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Namma ooru pannaiyaarukku
Nanjai punjai yeralamaa
Kaaveri paasanathil kannukettum
Dhooram varai
Aandavanae survey pottu
Alandhu vittaana
Illa avan avanae nelathai ellam
Amukki kittaana
Did God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
Did God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
For our village landlord,
there are vast wet and dry lands,
irrigated by the Cauvery,
as far as the eye can see!
Did God...
Did that God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
By cutting and slashing workers' daily wages,
you amass crores of wealth.
By cheating and deceiving the poor,
you buy big multi-storey homes.
Gold, silver, and diamonds,
pearls and coral gems—
did all these come to you
passed down through your family line?
Aren't we all the precious children
born of the very same God?
Leaving the rest of us behind,
did He seek you out and give it all to you?
Did God...
Did that God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
The hardworking farmer who toils
has no titled land of his own.
The weaver who weaves pure silk
has no decent cloth to wear.
The mason who builds houses
has never bought a home of his own.
The working labourers standing together
have no way even to get a bowl of porridge.
When famine strikes the whole village,
it never comes your way.
What kind of fate is this, sir?
We just cannot understand.
Did God...
Did that God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
For our village landlord,
there are vast wet and dry lands,
irrigated by the Cauvery,
as far as the eye can see!
Did God survey the land
and measure it out?
Or did each man just grab
all the land for himself?
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