Comrade Anthem
From Dear Comrade · 2019
- Lyricist
- Stony Psyko
- Singers
- Vijay Sethupathi, Stony Psyko, Dope Daddy
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Dear Comrade2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Vaa onna seralaam vaa | Come, let us unite, come |
| En iniya tamil makkalae | My sweet Tamil people |
| Chorus :Mounathai nee udaithu vaa | Chorus: Break your silence and come |
| Male :Ennai vaazha vaikkum deivangalae | Male: You deities who give me life |
| Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu Vaa | Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come |
| Male :En anbu udan pirappukkalae | Male: My beloved siblings |
| Chorus :Innum naanga adimaiya | Chorus: Are we still slaves? |
| Male :Comrade Vs | Male: Comrade Vs |
| Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma | Chorus: Do you know our strength? |
| Male | |
| Heyy | Hey |
| Hahahahahaa | Hahahahahaa |
| Chorus | |
| Mounathai nee udaithu vaa | Break your silence and come |
| Male :Un kuralai yaethu | Male: Raise your voice |
| Come fight like a comrade | Come fight like a comrade |
| Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu vaa | Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come |
| Male :Nanmaikku thunai kodu | Male: Support the good cause |
| Be like a comrade | Be like a comrade |
| Chorus | |
| Innum naanga adimaiya | Are we still slaves? |
| Male :Indha ennathai maatha | Male: To change this mindset |
| Varaanda comrade | Here comes the comrade |
| Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma | Chorus: Do you know our strength? |
| Male :Thozh kodukka eppothum | Male: To always lend a shoulder |
| Irupaanda comrade | The comrade will be there |
| Male | |
| Makkalae idhu nammaloda neram | People, this is our time |
| Never gonna give up | Never gonna give up |
| Nammaloda kaalam sivappu niram | Our era is red in color |
| Enga kovathula paaru | Look at our anger |
| Thoothukudi makka nammaloda ooru | People of Thoothukudi, that is our town |
| Thuppakki thoattaakku padharatha kootam | A crowd that does not tremble at bullets |
| Sellathu enga kitta unga bommalaattam | Your puppet play won't work with us |
| Modhaadha enga kitta podatha potti | Don't clash with us, don't compete |
| Students-u serndha thaedu nee safety | If students unite, you better look for safety |
| Poraattam nikkadhu koottangal kalaiyadhu | The protest will not stop, the crowd will not disperse |
| Maatranagal kaanamal kovandhan adangadhae | Until change is seen, our anger will not subside |
| Chorus | |
| Inqulab | Revolution! |
| Enga moochilum pechilum | In our every breath and speech |
| Male :Live like a comrade | Male: Live like a comrade |
| Chorus | |
| Comrade…(2) | Comrade... Comrade |
| Hey hey hey hey | Hey hey hey hey |
| Chorus | |
| Bayathai kadandhu vandhaal | If you overcome fear |
| Namai yaarum ingae thadukka mudiyathae | No one here can stop us |
| Siragai virikkaamal andha vaanathilae | Without spreading wings in that sky |
| Parakka mudiyathae | One cannot fly |
| Chorus | |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo | Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Nammai thadukka mudiyathu | We cannot be stopped |
| Adakka mudiyathu | Cannot be suppressed |
| Amaithiyaai irunthaal | If we remain silent |
| Saadhikka mudiyathu | Nothing can be achieved |
| Male | |
| Ilainjargal naamellam | All of us youth |
| Ondru serndhaal | If we unite |
| Nammai yaaraalaiyum | By anyone, we |
| Kattuppadutha mudiyathu | Cannot be controlled |
| Male | |
| Kannappothi | Covering eyes |
| Vaayappothi | Covering mouth |
| Kadhappothi | Covering ears |
| Vaazha mudiyathu | We cannot live |
| Poli vesham pottu | Putting on fake disguises |
| Enga kaadhula poo | Flowers in our ears (fooling us) |
| Sutha mudiyathu | You cannot fool us |
| Chorus | |
| Mooda nambikkaiyil moolgi poi | Drowned in blind superstition |
| Seri edhu thavar edhu | What is right, what is wrong |
| Nee kulambi nirkiraai | You stand confused |
| Panam seidha vasiyathaal | By the spell of money |
| Un kadamaiyai nee | Your duty, you |
| Niraivetra marikkiraai | Refuse to fulfill |
| Athigaraathai thavaraaga | Power wrongfully |
| Payan paduthi adhil | Using it, in that |
| Palan paarkiraai | Seeking your own benefit |
| Makkal nambikaiyai unavaakki | Making people's trust into food |
| Un per aasaiyil | In your extreme greed |
| Pasiyai theerkiraai…pasiyai theerkiraai | You satisfy your hunger... satisfy your hunger |
| Male | |
| Bayathula vaazhalaamal | Without living in fear |
| Live like a comrade | Live like a comrade |
| Indraiya youth naanga | We are today's youth |
| Pannamaatom tolerate | We will not tolerate |
| Live like a comrade | Live like a comrade |
| Chorus | |
| Mounathai nee udaithu vaa | Break your silence and come |
| Male :Un kuralai yaethu | Male: Raise your voice |
| Come fight like a comrade | Come fight like a comrade |
| Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu vaa | Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come |
| Male :Nanmaikku thunai kodu | Male: Stand by what is good |
| Be like a comrade | Be like a comrade |
| Chorus | |
| Innum naanga adimaiya | Chorus: Are we still slaves? |
| Male :Indha ennathai maatha | Male: To change this mindset |
| Varaanda comrade | Here comes the comrade |
| Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma | Chorus: Do you know our strength? |
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
வா ஒன்னா சேரலாம் வா
என் இனிய தமிழ் மக்களே
குழு :
மௌனத்தை நீ உடைத்து வா
என்னை வாழ வைக்கும் தெய்வங்களே
குழு :
ஜாதி மதம் மறந்து வா
என் அன்பு உடன் பிறப்புக்களே
குழு :
இன்னும் நாங்க அடிமையே
காம்ரேட் விஎஸ்
குழு :
எங்க பலம் தெரியுமா
Come, let us unite, come
My sweet Tamil people
Chorus: Break your silence and come
Male: You deities who give me life
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male: My beloved siblings
Chorus: Are we still slaves?
Male: Comrade Vs
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
ஹேய்
ஹஹஹஹஹா
Hey
Hahahahahaa
மௌனத்தை நீ உடைத்து வா
உன் குரலை ஏத்து
கம் பைட் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
குழு :
ஜாதி மதம் மறந்து வா
நமக்கு துணை கொடு
பி லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
Break your silence and come
Male: Raise your voice
Come fight like a comrade
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male: Support the good cause
Be like a comrade
இன்னும் நாங்க அடிமையா
இந்த என்னத்தை மாத்த
வாரான்டா காம்ரேட்
குழு :
எங்க பலம் தெரியுமா
தோள் கொடுக்க எப்போதும்
இருப்பான்டா காம்ரேட்
Are we still slaves?
Male: To change this mindset
Here comes the comrade
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
Male: To always lend a shoulder
The comrade will be there
மக்களே இது நம்மளோட நேரம்
நெவர் கோன்னா கிவ் அப்
நம்மளோட காலம் சிவப்பு நிறம்
எங்க கோவத்துல பாரு
தூத்துக்குடி மக்கா நம்மளோட ஊரு
துப்பாக்கி தோட்டாக்கு பதறாத கூட்டம்
செல்லாது எங்ககிட்ட உங்க பொம்மலாட்டம்
மோதாத எங்ககிட்ட போடாத போட்டி
ஸ்டுடென்ட்ஸு சேர்ந்தா தேடு நீ சேப்டி
போராட்டம் நிக்காது கூட்டங்கள் கலையாது
மாற்றங்கள் காணமல் கோவந்தான் அடங்காது
People, this is our time
Never gonna give up
Our era is red in color
Look at our anger
People of Thoothukudi, that is our town
A crowd that does not tremble at bullets
Your puppet play won't work with us
Don't clash with us, don't compete
If students unite, you better look for safety
The protest will not stop, the crowd will not disperse
Until change is seen, our anger will not subside
இன்குலாப்
எங்க மூச்சிலும் பேச்சிலும்
லைவ் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
Revolution!
In our every breath and speech
Male: Live like a comrade
காம்ரேட்....(2)
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்
Comrade... Comrade
Hey hey hey hey
பயத்தை கடந்து வந்தால்
நம்மை யாரும் இங்கே தடுக்க முடியாதே.....
சிறகை விரிக்காமல் அந்த வானத்திலே
பறக்க முடியாதே.......
If you overcome fear
No one here can stop us
Without spreading wings in that sky
One cannot fly
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
நம்மை தடுக்க முடியாது
அடக்க முடியாது
அமைதியாய் இருந்தால்
சாதிக்க முடியாது
We cannot be stopped
Cannot be suppressed
If we remain silent
Nothing can be achieved
இளைஞர்கள் நாமெல்லாம்
ஒன்று சேர்ந்தால்
நம்மை யாராலையும்
கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியாது
All of us youth
If we unite
By anyone, we
Cannot be controlled
கண்ணப்பொத்தி
வாயப்பொத்தி
காதப்பொத்தி
வாழ முடியாது
போலி வேஷம் போட்டு
எங்க காதுல பூ
சுத்த முடியாது
Covering eyes
Covering mouth
Covering ears
We cannot live
Putting on fake disguises
Flowers in our ears (fooling us)
You cannot fool us
மூட நம்ம்பிக்கையில் மூழ்கி போய்
சரி எது தவற் எது
நீ குழம்பி நிற்கிறாய்
பணம் செய்த வசியத்தால்
உன் கடமையை நீ
நிறைவேற்ற மறிக்கிராய்
அதிகாரத்தை தவறாக
பயன்படுத்தி அதில்
பலன் பார்க்கிறாய்
மக்கள் நம்பிக்கையை உணவாக்கி
உன் பேராசையில்
பசியை தீர்க்கிறாய்.....பசியை தீர்க்கிறாய்
Drowned in blind superstition
What is right, what is wrong
You stand confused
By the spell of money
Your duty, you
Refuse to fulfill
Power wrongfully
Using it, in that
Seeking your own benefit
Making people's trust into food
In your extreme greed
You satisfy your hunger... satisfy your hunger
பயத்துல வாழாமல்
லைவ் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
இன்றைய யூத் நாங்க
பண்ணமாட்டோம் டாலரேட்
லைவ் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
Without living in fear
Live like a comrade
We are today's youth
We will not tolerate
Live like a comrade
ஆண்கள் :
{இனி பண்ணமாட்டோம் டாலரேட்
லைவ் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
ஆண்கள் :
இனி பண்ணமாட்டோம் டாலரேட்
லைவ் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்} (2)
Break your silence and come
Male: Raise your voice
Come fight like a comrade
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male: Stand by what is good
Be like a comrade
மௌனத்தை நீ உடைத்து வா
உன் குரலை ஏத்து
கம் பைட் லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
குழு :
ஜாதி மதம் மறந்து வா
நமக்கு துணை கொடு
பி லைக் எ காம்ரேட்
Chorus: Are we still slaves?
Male: To change this mindset
Here comes the comrade
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
இன்னும் நாங்க அடிமையே
இந்த என்னத்தை மாத்த
வாரான்டா காம்ரேட்
குழு :
எங்க பலம் தெரியுமா
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Vaa onna seralaam vaa
Come, let us unite, come
En iniya tamil makkalae
My sweet Tamil people
Chorus :Mounathai nee udaithu vaa
Chorus: Break your silence and come
Male :Ennai vaazha vaikkum deivangalae
Male: You deities who give me life
Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu Vaa
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male :En anbu udan pirappukkalae
Male: My beloved siblings
Chorus :Innum naanga adimaiya
Chorus: Are we still slaves?
Male :Comrade Vs
Male: Comrade Vs
Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
Heyy
Hey
Hahahahahaa
Hahahahahaa
Mounathai nee udaithu vaa
Break your silence and come
Male :Un kuralai yaethu
Male: Raise your voice
Come fight like a comrade
Come fight like a comrade
Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu vaa
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male :Nanmaikku thunai kodu
Male: Support the good cause
Be like a comrade
Be like a comrade
Innum naanga adimaiya
Are we still slaves?
Male :Indha ennathai maatha
Male: To change this mindset
Varaanda comrade
Here comes the comrade
Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
Male :Thozh kodukka eppothum
Male: To always lend a shoulder
Irupaanda comrade
The comrade will be there
Makkalae idhu nammaloda neram
People, this is our time
Never gonna give up
Never gonna give up
Nammaloda kaalam sivappu niram
Our era is red in color
Enga kovathula paaru
Look at our anger
Thoothukudi makka nammaloda ooru
People of Thoothukudi, that is our town
Thuppakki thoattaakku padharatha kootam
A crowd that does not tremble at bullets
Sellathu enga kitta unga bommalaattam
Your puppet play won't work with us
Modhaadha enga kitta podatha potti
Don't clash with us, don't compete
Students-u serndha thaedu nee safety
If students unite, you better look for safety
Poraattam nikkadhu koottangal kalaiyadhu
The protest will not stop, the crowd will not disperse
Maatranagal kaanamal kovandhan adangadhae
Until change is seen, our anger will not subside
Inqulab
Revolution!
Enga moochilum pechilum
In our every breath and speech
Male :Live like a comrade
Male: Live like a comrade
Comrade…(2)
Comrade... Comrade
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Bayathai kadandhu vandhaal
If you overcome fear
Namai yaarum ingae thadukka mudiyathae
No one here can stop us
Siragai virikkaamal andha vaanathilae
Without spreading wings in that sky
Parakka mudiyathae
One cannot fly
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Hoo ho oo hooo oo hoo oo
Nammai thadukka mudiyathu
We cannot be stopped
Adakka mudiyathu
Cannot be suppressed
Amaithiyaai irunthaal
If we remain silent
Saadhikka mudiyathu
Nothing can be achieved
Ilainjargal naamellam
All of us youth
Ondru serndhaal
If we unite
Nammai yaaraalaiyum
By anyone, we
Kattuppadutha mudiyathu
Cannot be controlled
Kannappothi
Covering eyes
Vaayappothi
Covering mouth
Kadhappothi
Covering ears
Vaazha mudiyathu
We cannot live
Poli vesham pottu
Putting on fake disguises
Enga kaadhula poo
Flowers in our ears (fooling us)
Sutha mudiyathu
You cannot fool us
Mooda nambikkaiyil moolgi poi
Drowned in blind superstition
Seri edhu thavar edhu
What is right, what is wrong
Nee kulambi nirkiraai
You stand confused
Panam seidha vasiyathaal
By the spell of money
Un kadamaiyai nee
Your duty, you
Niraivetra marikkiraai
Refuse to fulfill
Athigaraathai thavaraaga
Power wrongfully
Payan paduthi adhil
Using it, in that
Palan paarkiraai
Seeking your own benefit
Makkal nambikaiyai unavaakki
Making people's trust into food
Un per aasaiyil
In your extreme greed
Pasiyai theerkiraai…pasiyai theerkiraai
You satisfy your hunger... satisfy your hunger
Bayathula vaazhalaamal
Without living in fear
Live like a comrade
Live like a comrade
Indraiya youth naanga
We are today's youth
Pannamaatom tolerate
We will not tolerate
Live like a comrade
Live like a comrade
Mounathai nee udaithu vaa
Break your silence and come
Male :Un kuralai yaethu
Male: Raise your voice
Come fight like a comrade
Come fight like a comrade
Chorus :Jaathi madham marandhu vaa
Chorus: Forget caste and religion and come
Male :Nanmaikku thunai kodu
Male: Stand by what is good
Be like a comrade
Be like a comrade
Innum naanga adimaiya
Chorus: Are we still slaves?
Male :Indha ennathai maatha
Male: To change this mindset
Varaanda comrade
Here comes the comrade
Chorus :Enga balam theriyuma
Chorus: Do you know our strength?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The 'Comrade Anthem' (Tamil Version) from Dear Comrade is an energetic call-to-action anthem aimed at empowering youth, students, and citizens to fight against societal injustice, corruption, and systemic oppression. It stresses unity across caste and religious divisions, encouraging people to break their silence, overcome fear, and actively demand accountability from corrupt authorities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nammaloda kaalam sivappu niram”
'Nammaloda kaalam sivappu niram' (Our era is red in color) uses the color red as a metaphor for revolution, passion, and socialist comradeship.
Idiom / Figure of Speech
“Enga kaadhula poo sutha mudiyathu”
'Enga kaadhula poo sutha mudiyathu' uses the Tamil idiom of 'fooling someone' (literally placing a flower behind one's ear).
Anaphora / Parallelism
“Kannappothi / Vaayappothi / Kadhappothi”
Repeated use of triple action words ending in '-pothi' ('Kannappothi', 'Vaayappothi', 'Kadhappothi') to emphasize refusal to stay blind, mute, or deaf to injustice.
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Trivia
The anthem was released in five South Indian languages simultaneously to match the multi-lingual pan-India release of 'Dear Comrade' starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. The Tamil version features energetic rap verses written and performed by Stony Psyko (of the popular hip-hop duo Dopeadelicz).
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