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Baratha Samuthayam

From Bharathi · 2000

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Bharathi
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Manidhar unavai manidhar parikkum
Vazhakkam ini undo
Manidhar noga manidhar paarkkum
Vaazhkkai ini undo
Pulanil vaazhkkai ini undo
Nammil andha vaazhkkai ini undo
Iniya pozhilgal nediya vayalgal
En arum peru naadu
Iniya pozhilgal nediya vayalgal
En arum peru naadu
Kaniyum kizhangum dhaaniyangalum
Kanakkindri tharu naadu
Idhu kanakkindri tharu naadu
Nitham nitham kanakkindri tharu naadu
Ini oru vidhi seivom…
Adhai endha naalum kaappom…
Ini oru vidhi seivom
Adhai endha naalum kaappom
Thani oruvanukkunavillai yenil
Jagathinai azhithiduvom…
Jagathinai azhithiduvom…
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Muppadhu kodi janangalin sangam
Muzhumaikkum podhu udaimai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai
Oppilaadha samudhaayam
Ulagatthukkoru pudhumai…
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Vaazhga vaazhga
Bhaaratha samudhaayam vaazhgavae
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world...
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world...
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Will one person snatching food from another
ever happen anymore?
Will watching another human suffer
be called a life anymore?
Can such a degraded life exist anymore?
Can such a life ever exist among us?
With sweet orchards and vast fields,
this is my precious, great land!
With sweet orchards and vast fields,
this is my precious, great land!
Fruits, roots, and nourishing grains—
a land that gives without measure!
This land gives without measure,
day after day, giving without measure!
Now let us make a new rule...
and uphold it for all time...
Now let us make a new rule,
and uphold it for all time:
If even a single person has no food,
we shall destroy the whole world...
we shall destroy the whole world!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A union of thirty crore people,
where all wealth belongs equally to all!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world!
A society beyond compare,
a wonder to the whole world...
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live the people of Bharat!
Long live, long live!
Long live the people of Bharat!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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