- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, P. Madhuri
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
- Movie release year
- 1970
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chaera chozha paandi mannar
Aanda thamizh naadu
Aanda thamizh naadu
Draavidathai veru yaarum
Aalvadhenbadhaedhu
Thaenai pondra thamizhirukka
Vaeru baashai edharkku
Vaeru baashai edharkku
Thamizh naaduChorus :Thamizharukkae..(3)
Andhra dhesam aandhrarukkae
Krishna dhevarudan raama raayaremai
Aanda dhesamidhu raamaiyaa
Raamaiyaa raamaiyaa
Goratha dhaesamenum paeril neengaladhai
Saerthu vaithadhenna beemaiyaa
Beemaiyaa beemaiyaa
Andhra dhesamum naangalum ondraai
Vaazhvadhu murai thaano
Vaazhvadhu murai thaano
Adippom parippom pirippom emakku
Vendum telungaanaa
Vendum telungaanaa
Andhra dhesam aandharukkae…(3)
Sivaaji aanda em maraati dhesathil
Virodhi varalaamaa
Virodhi varalaamaa
Vidaamal thurathu poraattam nadathu
Ezhuvom oru saenaa
Ezhuvom oru saenaa
Kattupattu sumandhadhu podhum
Podhum
Mattu pattu bayandhadhu podhum
Podhum
Maarai thattu veeram kottu
Valga porattam
PanjaabChorus :Namadhae
Panja nadhigal ondraaga odum
Paanjaala dhaesamadi
Pagaivarai edhirthu pattaalam saera
Anjaadha dhaesamadi
Aahu aahu uaahu aahu aahu
Uaahu aahu aahu uaahu
Hoinaa hoinaa hoinaa
Chandigaar ennum podhu nagar engal
Thalai nagar aagumadi
Thara maattom adhai vida maattom
Hariyum sivanum yena
Pirindhu pirindhu naam
Vaazhvom hariyaanaa
Andha thalai nagaram engal thalai nagaram
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Indhiya dhesathu selvangalae
Inaiyaadhirukkum ullangalae
Sindhiya ratham podhaadho
Dhesam naasam aagaadho
Angae telungaanaa
Appappaa ingae hariyaanaa
Naduvil pala saenaa ingae
Nadappadhu sari thaanaa
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Adimaiyaaga vaazhndha kaalam
Marandhu ponadhaa
Anji anji kidandha kaalam
Mmarandhu ponadhaa
Kodumai theernthu vaazha vandhum
Urimai illaiyae
Oru kulathai pola vaazhvadhendra
Porumai illaiyae
Maanilangal thorum enna pirivinai
Naam marandhu vittom annal gaandhi oruvanai
Ottrumai kaanbom adhil vetriyum kaanbom
Chorus :Ottrumai kaanbom adhil vetriyum kaanbom
Ondru pattaal undu vaazhvu
Nammidam ottrumai neenginaal
Anaivarkkum thaazhvu
Vandhae maatharam enbom
Namm bharatha thaaiyai vanangu enbom
Vandhae maatharam enbom
Namm bharatha thaaiyai vanangu enbom
Vandhae maatharam enbom
Namm bharatha thaaiyai vanangu enbom
The Chera, Chola, and Pandya kings
ruled this Tamil land,
ruled this Tamil land.
How can anyone else
come to rule this Dravidian land?
When we have Tamil, sweet as honey,
why do we need any other language?
Why do we need any other language?
Tamil Nadu (Chorus: is for Tamils!) (3)
The land of Andhra is for the people of Andhra!
Together with Krishna Deva Raya and Rama Raya,
this is the land they once ruled, O Ramayya!
O Ramayya, O Ramayya!
In the name of a unified state,
why did you merge it all together, O Bheemayya?
O Bheemayya, O Bheemayya!
Is it right for us and Andhra
to live together as one?
Is it really right to live together as one?
We will fight, seize, and separate—for us,
we want Telangana!
We want Telangana!
The land of Andhra is for the people of Andhra! (3)
In our Marathi land ruled by Shivaji,
should an enemy ever enter?
Should an enemy ever enter?
Chase them away without stopping, wage the struggle,
let us rise as a mighty army (Sena)!
Let us rise as a mighty army!
Enough of being held back and bearing burdens,
enough!
Enough of holding back in fear,
enough!
Beat your chests and pour out your courage,
long live the struggle!
Punjab (Chorus: is ours!)
Where five rivers flow together,
this is the land of Punjab, my friend!
To face the enemy and join the army,
this is a land that knows no fear, my friend!
Aahu aahu uaahu aahu aahu
Uaahu aahu aahu uaahu
Hoyna hoyna hoyna
The shared city named Chandigarh
shall be our capital, my friend!
We will not give it up, we will not let it go,
like Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva,
divided and separate, we
will live as Haryana!
That capital city is our capital city!
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Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm...
O precious children of the Indian nation,
O hearts that remain divided,
has not enough blood been spilled already?
Will this country not be ruined?
Over there, Telangana,
oh dear, over here, Haryana,
and many rival factions in between—
is what is happening here right?
Mmm mmm mmm mmm...
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm...
The era when we lived as slaves,
has that been forgotten?
The days we spent cowering in fear,
have they been forgotten?
Even after suffering ended and we came to live free,
we lack true harmony.
To live together as one single family,
we lack the patience.
Why is there such division across every state?
We have completely forgotten the noble Mahatma Gandhi!
Let us find unity, and in it, let us find victory!
Chorus: Let us find unity, and in it, let us find victory!
If we stand united, we shall truly live;
if unity leaves us,
downfall comes to all.
Let us chant, 'Vande Mataram' (I bow to Mother India)!
Let us say, 'Bow to Mother India!'
Let us chant, 'Vande Mataram'!
Let us say, 'Bow to Mother India!'
Let us chant, 'Vande Mataram'!
Let us say, 'Bow to Mother India!'
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song presents a dramatic socio-political overview of post-independence Indian state reorganizations, linguistic pride, and regional agitations. The initial sections showcase voices calling for regional autonomy and linguistic separation across Tamil Nadu, Andhra (Telangana movement), Maharashtra (Shiv Sena rallies), and Punjab/Haryana (Chandigarh disputes). The narrative portrays these conflicting sub-national movements dramatically.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaenai pondra thamizhirukka”
Compares the Tamil language directly to honey for its sweetness.
Rhythmic Assonance / Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu & Edhugai)
“Adippom parippom pirippom emakku”
Uses matching rhyming suffixes ('adippom', 'parippom', 'pirippom') to build urgency and aggressive political momentum.
Antithesis / Refusal of Parochialism
“Maanilangal thorum enna pirivinai / Naam marandhu vittom annal gaandhi oruvanai”
Juxtaposes regional factionalism with national solidarity under Mahatma Gandhi's principles.
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Trivia
From the movie 'Raman Ethanai Ramanadi' (1970) starring Sivaji Ganesan, this song was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. It stands out as an unusual political commentary track in Tamil cinema that explicitly addresses state border disputes, the Telangana agitation, and the Punjab-Haryana split.
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