- Lyricist
- Ekadasi
- Singer
- Surya Zatrix
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Movie name
- Kozhipannai Chelladurai
- Movie release year
- 2024
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Aug 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru
Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram
Paasam vaika epothume panjam vachathu illa
Anbukaaga yengum alagu natchathiram
Pilla pekka aasa iruku
Peru vaika aasa irukku
Palli koodam poi paduchu
Pattam pera aasa iruku
Naangalum makka manusa
Vera maari paaka venam
Puriyutha thallu
Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru
Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram
Paasam vaika epothume panjam vachathu illa
Anbukaaga yengum alagu natchathiram
Chinna vayasula ponna nenachu
Pudava kattika pudikum
Manja poosida poova choodida
Manasu dhinamum thudikkum
Chinna vayasula ponna nenachu
Pudava kattika pudikum
Manja poosida poova choodida
Manasu dhinamum thudikkum
Nenjukulli aalathula aasaigal aayiram
Aana thalli vitta veethiyila saathika piranthava
Naan mogini avathaaram
Nalla muluchu than nee paaru nan
Kan moodi porul edutha
Koothandavar ethiril niparu
Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru
Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram
Paasam vaika epothume panjam vachathu illa
Anbukaaga yengum alagu natchathiram
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum uttra sonthamum
Thooki eriyava poranthen
Saalai oorathile kovil vaasalilum
Thoongi thaane kedanthen
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum uttra sonthamum
Thooki eriyava poranthen
Saalai oorathile kovil vaasalilum
Thoongi thaane kedanthen
Anbaaga thanthe naa aasirvatham undu
Ada kan aduchu koopitana kal eduthu sol edupen
Ulachu saapida than enga udambil thembu iruku
Yei kalachu ponathillai
Nalla kaalam than nichayam kaathu iruku
Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru
Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram
Paasam vaika epothume panjam vachathu illa
Anbukaaga yengum alagu natchathiram
Pilla pekka aasa iruku
Peru vaika aasa irukku
Palli koodam poi paduchu
Pattam pera aasa iruku
Naangalum makka manusa
Vera maari paaka venam
Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru
Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram
Paasam vaika epothume panjam vachathu illa
Anbukaaga yengum alagu natchathiram
Look at us, beautiful all over like angels,
We trans women are colorful portraits of life.
We have never held back on showing love,
We are beautiful stars yearning for affection.
We wish to give birth to a child,
We wish to give that child a name,
To go to school and study,
We wish to earn a degree.
We too are human beings,
Don't look down on us or treat us differently.
Do you understand? Step aside!
Look at us, beautiful all over like angels,
We trans women are colorful portraits of life.
We have never held back on showing love,
We are beautiful stars yearning for affection.
Thinking of myself as a girl since childhood,
I loved draping a saree.
To apply turmeric and wear flowers,
My heart longed every single day.
Thinking of myself as a girl since childhood,
I loved draping a saree.
To apply turmeric and wear flowers,
My heart longed every single day.
Deep inside my heart, there are a thousand dreams,
Yet, cast out into the streets, I was born to succeed.
I am the divine form of Mohini,
Open your eyes and look at me properly;
If you close your eyes and understand the truth,
Lord Koothandavar will stand right before you.
Look at us, beautiful all over like angels,
We trans women are colorful portraits of life.
We have never held back on showing love,
We are beautiful stars yearning for affection.
By my mother, father, and own relatives,
Was I born just to be thrown away?
Along the roadsides and in temple doorways,
I have spent nights lying asleep.
By my mother, father, and own relatives,
Was I born just to be thrown away?
Along the roadsides and in temple doorways,
I have spent nights lying asleep.
If treated with kindness, my blessings are with you,
Hey, if you wink and taunt me, I will raise stones and sharp words!
We have the strength in our bodies to work and earn our living,
Hey, we have never grown tired or defeated.
A bright and good time is definitely waiting for us.
Look at us, beautiful all over like angels,
We trans women are colorful portraits of life.
We have never held back on showing love,
We are beautiful stars yearning for affection.
We wish to give birth to a child,
We wish to give that child a name,
To go to school and study,
We wish to earn a degree.
We too are human beings,
Don't look down on us or treat us differently.
Look at us, beautiful all over like angels,
We trans women are colorful portraits of life.
We have never held back on showing love,
We are beautiful stars yearning for affection.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song from 'Kozhipannai Chelladurai' gives voice to the identity, struggles, desires, and dignity of transgender women (Thirunangai). The lyrics express their inherent human longings—to study, earn degrees, raise children, and live with self-respect rather than being discarded by family and marginalized by society.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Devathaiya pola dhegam ellam alagu paru”
Comparing the beauty of the body directly to an angel using 'pola'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thirunanga naanga vanna chithiram”
Describing transgender women directly as 'colorful portraits' (vanna chithiram) and 'beautiful stars' (alagu natchathiram).
Anaphora / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Pilla pekka aasa iruku”
Repetition of the phrase 'aasa iruku' at the end of successive lines to emphasize suppressed life desires.
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Trivia
The song is composed by N. R. Raghunanthan for the film 'Kozhipannai Chelladurai' directed by acclaimed filmmaker Seenu Ramasamy, featuring lyrics by Ekadasi that passionately advocate for transgender rights and dignity.
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