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Baratha Samuthayam

From Bharathi · 2000

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Bharathi2000

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Male
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumaiA wonder to the world!
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…A wonder to the world...
Male
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Male
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumaiA wonder to the world!
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…A wonder to the world...
Male
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Male
Manidhar unavai manidhar parikkumShall the practice of humans snatching food from fellow humans
Vazhakkam ini undoExist anymore?
Manidhar noga manidhar paarkkumShall the life of humans standing by as fellow humans suffer
Vaazhkkai ini undoExist anymore?
Pulanil vaazhkkai ini undoShall such a superficial life exist anymore?
Nammil andha vaazhkkai ini undoShall such a life exist among us anymore?
Male
Iniya pozhilgal nediya vayalgalSweet groves and vast fields,
En arum peru naaduBelong to my precious great nation.
Iniya pozhilgal nediya vayalgalSweet groves and vast fields,
En arum peru naaduBelong to my precious great nation.
Kaniyum kizhangum dhaaniyangalumFruits, roots, and food grains,
Kanakkindri tharu naaduIt is a land that bestows them endlessly.
Idhu kanakkindri tharu naaduThis is a land that bestows endlessly,
Nitham nitham kanakkindri tharu naaduEvery single day, a land that gives without measure.
Male
Ini oru vidhi seivom…Let us make a rule now...
Adhai endha naalum kaappom…And protect it for all time...
Ini oru vidhi seivomLet us make a rule now,
Adhai endha naalum kaappomAnd protect it for all time.
Thani oruvanukkunavillai yenilIf even a single person goes without food,
Jagathinai azhithiduvom…We shall destroy the entire world...
Jagathinai azhithiduvom…We shall destroy the entire world...
Male
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Male
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangamThis union of thirty crore people,
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimaiIs a collective property for all in its entirety.
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumaiA wonder to the world!
Oppilaadha samudhaayamAn incomparable society,
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…A wonder to the world...
Male
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!
Vaazhga vaazhgaLong live, long live!
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavaeLong live the Indian society!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This anthem composed by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar envisions an egalitarian socialist society in a free India. Bharathi proclaims that the entire nation of thirty crore people is a collective entity where wealth, resources, and rights belong equally to all, serving as a unique model of unity to the world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Vaazhga vaazhga

The words 'Vaazhga vaazhga' and 'Nitham nitham' are repeated consecutively to express joy, celebration, and unwavering constancy.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration for Moral Intensity)

Thani oruvanukkunavillai yenil Jagathinai azhithiduvom…

The poet declares that if even one human suffers from hunger, the entire world should be destroyed, dramatically highlighting the moral urgency of ending poverty.

Moonaas / Alliteration

Kaniyum kizhangum dhaaniyangalum

Initial sound matching in words like 'Kaniyum kizhangum' creates rhythm and poetic flow.

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Trivia

Written during the pre-independence era when India's population was around 300 million (muppadhu kodi), this poem is one of Bharathiyaar's most famous socialist anthems. In the 2000 biographical film 'Bharathi' starring Sayaji Shinde, this song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung brilliantly by K. J. Yesudas along with a chorus.

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