Edhirkaalam
From Edhirkaalam Song – San Gan · 2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana | Bright... |
| Male | |
| Sollu machi underground… | Tell me buddy, underground... |
| Male | |
| Kaalaiyila dhinam dhinam | Every day in the morning |
| Anju manikku ezhundhu | Waking up at five o'clock |
| Alarm-ah anachitu coffee-ah thaan kudichu | Turning off the alarm and drinking coffee |
| Kaalai kadan ellathaiyum onnu onna mudichi | Finishing all the morning chores one by one |
| Standing in the bus stop at six thirty | Standing in the bus stop at six thirty |
| Bus-ah varum yeri poo | The bus arrives, get on and go |
| Late-ah pona odi poo | If you're late, run and go |
| MTC-yila moochu mutta thongu poo | Hang suffocatingly on the MTC bus |
| Ettu manikku gate will close | At eight o'clock the gate will close |
| Reach aagalana machi nee close | If you don't reach, buddy, you are finished |
| Go and meet the HOD | Go and meet the HOD |
| Aiyyo yemma mudiyadhu please leave me | Oh dear mom, I can't, please leave me |
| I’m too scared to go in there | I'm too scared to go in there |
| That’s gonna be my worst nightmare | That's gonna be my worst nightmare |
| Male | |
| Kaattu kaththu kathi | Screaming like wild animals |
| Enga manda mela kotti | Knocking us on our heads |
| Romba kevalama thitti | Scolding us very horribly |
| Naanga nippom kaadha pothi | We will stand covering our ears |
| Enga family-ah pathi | About our family |
| Semma sentiment-ah paesi | Talking emotional guilt trips |
| Poi padinga da dei nu solliduvanga | They will say "Go and study, hey!" |
| Male | |
| Class ku pona | When going to class |
| Male | |
| Be like a manager | Be like a manager |
| Male | |
| Nadanthadha sonna | If we tell what happened |
| Male | |
| Hey enna edhirthu pesuringa | Hey, why are you arguing back? |
| Male | |
| Don’t tell me silly reasons | Don't tell me silly reasons |
| Female | |
| Hey mister idhellam vera engayachum vechiko | Hey mister, keep all this somewhere else |
| This is a respected institution | This is a respected institution |
| Male :Hey what-u we put a question-u | Male: Hey, when we ask a question |
| You must response-u | You must response |
| Female :Un parents oda money-ah ipdi waste pandriyae | Female: You are wasting your parents' money like this |
| Asingama illa | Isn't it shameful? |
| Male | |
| Tha…thappu enga mela thaan manichidunga | It... it's our mistake, please forgive us |
| Theriyaama serndhutom aala vidunga | We joined without knowing, spare us |
| Engalayum manushana konjam nenainga | Consider us as human beings too |
| Neenga vayasula moothavanga purinjikkonga | You are older, please understand |
| Male | |
| Rules mela rules-ah enga thala mela pottu | Putting rule upon rule on our heads |
| Idaiveli illaama vekkuringa vettu | Cutting us down continuously without a break |
| Pannandukku bell adicha thattula soru | When the bell rings at twelve, food on the plate |
| Saapttutu marubadi class-ku odu | After eating, run back to class |
| Male | |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana | Bright... |
| Male | |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Indha system-eh thappu | This entire system is wrong |
| Yenna seat-ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Male | |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Indha system-eh thappu | This entire system is wrong |
| Yenna seat-ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Yenna seat’ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Male | |
| Padichadha pudikkala | Didn't like what was studied |
| Pudichadha padikkala | Didn't study what was liked |
| Mudichadhum velai illa | No job after finishing |
| Muzhikkuraan theruvula | Staring helplessly on the street |
| Male | |
| Padichadha pudikkala | Didn't like what was studied |
| Pudichadha padikkala | Didn't study what was liked |
| Mudichadhum velai illa | No job after finishing |
| Muzhikkuraan theruvula | Staring helplessly on the street |
| Male | |
| Admission form-ah viththae kalakkuringa | You make a fortune just selling admission forms |
| Vilambaram kaatti oora nalla mayakkuringa | You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements |
| Donation katti ennai serthu vittinga | Paying donation, my parents enrolled me |
| Onnumae puriyalanga ennaala mudiyalanga aiyyo | I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no |
| Male | |
| They want my daddy’s dabbu | They want my daddy's money |
| Inga nadakkura ellaam thappu | Everything happening here is wrong |
| They want my daddy’s dabbu | They want my daddy's money |
| Inga nadakkura ellamae thappu | Everything happening here is wrong |
| Male | |
| Padichadhu enakku pudikkala daddy | I didn't like what I studied, daddy |
| Pudichadha naan padikkala mummy | I didn't study what I liked, mummy |
| Padichadhu edhuvum puriyala daddy | I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy |
| Pudichadhu edhuvume kedaikkala mummy | I didn't get anything I liked, mummy |
| Male | |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana edhirkaalam | Bright future |
| Olimayamaana…edhirkaalam | Bright... future |
| Male | |
| Vaaramthula moonu naalu non-veg-u | Three or four days a week non-veg |
| But where the hell is the knowledge-u | But where the hell is the knowledge? |
| Girls kooda boys-u no pechu | No talking between boys and girls |
| Indha college-la serndhu enga life pochu | Joining this college destroyed our lives |
| Male | |
| Messu to classu pogayila | While going from mess to class |
| Naan zombie koottathin naduvula | I am in the middle of a crowd of zombies |
| Saapta mayakkathula thoongayila | While sleeping in a food coma |
| Miss-u kitta maatti maanamum kaathinila | Caught by the teacher, getting humiliated |
| Male | |
| Ponnungala paakkuravan thalai mel adi | Hit on the head of anyone looking at girls |
| Thambi ettu mudhal anju varai book eduthu padi | Little brother, pick up the book and study from eight to five |
| Padikkavum vena padippadhu pol nadi | No need to study, just pretend to study |
| Ada anju mani bell adicha bus-il edam pudi | When the five o'clock bell rings, grab a seat on the bus |
| Male | |
| Bus-il edam pudi illa padikattae gadhi ena | Grab a seat on the bus, or else footboard is your fate |
| Mudhal rendu padiyila oru padi pudi | Hold onto one of the first two steps |
| Adhil nikkuradhum thonguradhum | Standing and hanging on it |
| Seat-u kettu kenjuradhum | Begging for a seat |
| Avan avan thalayila ezhudhikka vidhi | It is destiny written on each person's head |
| Male | |
| Veettukku reaching at aaru mani | Reaching home at six o'clock |
| Enga amma kitta kekkuren coffee thanni | Asking my mother for coffee or water |
| Serial’u mudiyala wait pannu nee | "The serial isn't over yet, you wait" |
| Ena sollumbodhae vazhiyudhu kannula thanni | Tears stream down my eyes as she says this |
| Male | |
| Thalai suthi vizhundhen bed-u mela | I collapsed dizzy onto the bed |
| Facebook whats app enna viduvadhilla | Facebook and WhatsApp won't leave me alone |
| Homework assignments idharkidaiyinila | Homework and assignments in between all this |
| Enga kadharala kekka inga yaarum illa | There is no one here to hear our cries |
| Male | |
| Saturday Sunday working day | Saturday and Sunday are working days |
| Vechi uyira edukkuranga kadavulae | Oh God, they are torturing us to death |
| Manushana vaazha mudiyavilla | Unable to live as a human being |
| Indha college-eh vena…aala vidunga da dei | I don't want this college... leave us alone, guys! |
| Male | |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Indha system-eh thappu | This entire system is wrong |
| Yenna seat-ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Yenna seat’ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Male | |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Idhu yaaroda thappu | Whose fault is this? |
| Indha system-eh thappu | This entire system is wrong |
| Yenna seat-ukku dabbu | Because there is money for the seat |
| Male | |
| Padichadha pudikkala | Didn't like what was studied |
| Pudichadha padikkala | Didn't study what was liked |
| Mudichadhum velai illa | No job after finishing |
| Muzhikkuraan theruvula | Staring helplessly on the street |
| Male | |
| Padichadha pudikkala | Didn't like what was studied |
| Pudichadha padikkala | Didn't study what was liked |
| Mudichadhum velai illa | No job after finishing |
| Muzhikkuraan theruvula | Staring helplessly on the street |
| Male | |
| Admission form-ah viththae kalakkuringa | You make a fortune just selling admission forms |
| Vilambaram kaatti oora nalla mayakkuringa | You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements |
| Donation katti ennai serthu vittinga | Paying donation, my parents enrolled me |
| Onnumae puriyalanga ennala mudiyalanga aiyyo | I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no |
| Male | |
| They want my daddy’s dabbu | They want my daddy's money |
| Inga nadakkura ellaam thappu | Everything happening here is wrong |
| They want my daddy’s dabbu | They want my daddy's money |
| Inga nadakkura ellamae thappu | Everything happening here is wrong |
| Male | |
| Padichadhu enakku pudikkala daddy | I didn't like what I studied, daddy |
| Pudichadha naan padikkala mummy | I didn't study what I liked, mummy |
| Padichadhu edhuvum puriyala daddy | I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy |
| Pudichadhu edhuvume kedaikkala mummy | I didn't get anything I liked, mummy |
| Male | |
| Olimayamaana… | Bright... |
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான
Bright future
Bright future
Bright future
Bright...
சொல்லு மச்சி அண்டர்கிரௌண்ட்
Tell me buddy, underground...
காலையில தினம் தினம்
அஞ்சு மணிக்கு எழுந்து
அலாரம அணைச்சிட்டு காபியத்தான் குடிச்சு
காலை கடன் எல்லாத்தையும் ஒன்னு ஒன்னா முடிச்சி
ஸ்டாண்டிங் இன் தே பஸ் ஸ்டாப் அட் சிக்ஸ் தேர்ட்டி
பஸ்ஸா வரும் ஏறி போ
லேட்டா போன ஓடி போ
எம்டிசி-யில மூச்சு முட்ட தூங்கு போ
எட்டு மணிக்கு கேட் வில் க்ளோஸ்
ரீச் ஆகலைன மச்சி நீ க்ளோஸ்
கோ அண்ட் மீட் தே ஹச்ஓடி
அய்யோ எம்மா முடியாது ப்ளீஸ் லீவ் மீ
ஐ ஆம் டூ பீ மை ஒ ரெஸ்ட் நைட்மேர்
Every day in the morning
Waking up at five o'clock
Turning off the alarm and drinking coffee
Finishing all the morning chores one by one
Standing in the bus stop at six thirty
The bus arrives, get on and go
If you're late, run and go
Hang suffocatingly on the MTC bus
At eight o'clock the gate will close
If you don't reach, buddy, you are finished
Go and meet the HOD
Oh dear mom, I can't, please leave me
I'm too scared to go in there
That's gonna be my worst nightmare
காட்டு கத்து கத்தி
எங்க மண்ட மேல
ரொம்ப கேவலமா திட்டி
நாங்க நிப்போம் காத பொத்தி
எங்க பேமலியா பத்தி
செம்ம சென்டிமென்டாபேசி
போய் படிங்கடா டேய்னு சொல்லிடுவாங்க
Screaming like wild animals
Knocking us on our heads
Scolding us very horribly
We will stand covering our ears
About our family
Talking emotional guilt trips
They will say "Go and study, hey!"
கிளாஸ்க்கு போன
When going to class
பி லைக் எ மேனேஜர்
Be like a manager
நடந்தத சொன்ன
If we tell what happened
ஹேய் என்ன எதிர்த்து பேசுறிங்க
Hey, why are you arguing back?
டோன்ட் டெல் மீ சில்லி ரீசன்ஸ்
Don't tell me silly reasons
ஹேய் மிஸ்டர் இதெல்லாம்
வேற எங்கயாச்சும் வச்சிக்கோ
திஸ் இஸ் எ ரெஸ்பெக்டெட் இன்ஸ்டிடுசன்
ஹேய் வாட்டு வி புட் எ கொஸ்டீன்னு
யூ மஸ்ட் ரெஸ்பான்ஸ்ஸு
உன் பேரென்சோட மணிய
இப்படி வேஸ்ட் பண்றியே அசிங்கம இல்ல
Hey mister, keep all this somewhere else
This is a respected institution
Male: Hey, when we ask a question
You must response
Female: You are wasting your parents' money like this
Isn't it shameful?
த.....தப்பு எங்க மேலதான் மனிச்சுடுங்க
தெரியாம சேர்ந்துட்டோம் ஆள விடுங்க
எங்களையும் மனுஷனா கொஞ்சம் நினைங்க
நீங்க வயசுல மூத்தவங்க புரிஞ்சுக்கோங்க
It... it's our mistake, please forgive us
We joined without knowing, spare us
Consider us as human beings too
You are older, please understand
ரூல்ஸ் மேல ரூல்ஸ்சா எங்க தல மேல போட்டு
இடைவெளி இல்லாம வெக்குறைங்க வேட்டு
பண்ணதுக்கு பெல் அடிச்ச தட்டுல சோறு
சாப்புட்டு மறுபடி கிளாஸ்க்கு ஓடு
Putting rule upon rule on our heads
Cutting us down continuously without a break
When the bell rings at twelve, food on the plate
After eating, run back to class
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான
Bright future
Bright future
Bright future
Bright...
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இந்த சிஸ்டமே தப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
Whose fault is this?
Whose fault is this?
This entire system is wrong
Because there is money for the seat
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இந்த சிஸ்டமே தப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
Whose fault is this?
Whose fault is this?
This entire system is wrong
Because there is money for the seat
Because there is money for the seat
படிச்சத புடிக்கல
புடிச்சத படிக்கல
முடிச்சதும் வேலை இல்ல
முழிக்குறான் தெருவுல
Didn't like what was studied
Didn't study what was liked
No job after finishing
Staring helplessly on the street
படிச்சத புடிக்கல
புடிச்சத படிக்கல
முடிச்சதும் வேலை இல்ல
முழிக்குறான் தெருவுல
Didn't like what was studied
Didn't study what was liked
No job after finishing
Staring helplessly on the street
அட்மிசன் ஃபார்ம் வித்தே கலக்குறிங்க
விளம்பரம் காட்டி ஊர நல்ல மயக்குறிங்க
டொனேசன் கட்டி என்னை சேர்த்து விட்டிங்க
ஒன்னுமே புரியலங்க என்னால முடியலங்க அய்யோ
You make a fortune just selling admission forms
You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements
Paying donation, my parents enrolled me
I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no
தே வான்ட் மை டாடிஸ் டப்பு
இங்க நடக்குற எல்லாம் தப்பு
தே வான்ட் மை டாடிஸ் டப்பு
இங்க நடக்குற எல்லாம் தப்பு
They want my daddy's money
Everything happening here is wrong
They want my daddy's money
Everything happening here is wrong
படிச்சத எனக்கு புடிக்கல டாடி
புடிச்சத நான் படிக்கல மம்மி
படிச்சது எதுவும் புரியல டாடி
புடிச்சது எதுவுமே கெடைக்கல மம்மி
I didn't like what I studied, daddy
I didn't study what I liked, mummy
I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy
I didn't get anything I liked, mummy
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலம்
Bright future
Bright future
Bright future
Bright... future
வாரத்துல மூணு நாலு நான்வெஜ்ஜூ
பட் வேர் தி ஹெல் இஸ் த நாலேட்ஜ்ஜூ
கேர்ள்ஸ்கூட பாய்ஸ்ஸு நோ பேச்சு
இந்த காலேஜ்ல சேர்ந்து எங்க லைப் போச்சு
Three or four days a week non-veg
But where the hell is the knowledge?
No talking between boys and girls
Joining this college destroyed our lives
மெஸ்சு டு கிளாஸ்சு போகயில்ல
நான் ஜாம்பி கூட்டத்தின் நடுவுல
சாப்ட மயக்கத்துல தூங்கையில
மிஸ்சுகிட்ட மாட்டி மானமும் காத்தினிலே
While going from mess to class
I am in the middle of a crowd of zombies
While sleeping in a food coma
Caught by the teacher, getting humiliated
பொண்ணுங்கள பாக்குறவன் தலை மேல் அடி
தம்பி எட்டு முதல் அஞ்சு வரை புக் எடுத்து படி
படிக்கவும் வேணா படிப்பது போல் நடி
அட அஞ்சு மணி பெல் அடிச்சா பஸ்சில் எடம் புடி
Hit on the head of anyone looking at girls
Little brother, pick up the book and study from eight to five
No need to study, just pretend to study
When the five o'clock bell rings, grab a seat on the bus
பஸ்சில் எடம் புடிஇல்ல படிக்கட்டேகதி என
முதல் ரெண்டு படியில ஒரு படி புடி
அதில் நிக்குறதும் தூங்குறதும்
சீட்டு கேட்டு கெஞ்சுறதும்
அவன் அவன் தலையில எழுதிக்க விதி
Grab a seat on the bus, or else footboard is your fate
Hold onto one of the first two steps
Standing and hanging on it
Begging for a seat
It is destiny written on each person's head
வீட்டுக்கு ரீச்சிங் அட் ஆறு மணி
எங்க அம்மாகிட்ட கேக்குறேன் காபி தண்ணி
சீரியலு முடியல் வெயிட் பண்ணு நீ
என சொல்லும்போதே வழியுது கண்ணுல தண்ணி
Reaching home at six o'clock
Asking my mother for coffee or water
"The serial isn't over yet, you wait"
Tears stream down my eyes as she says this
தலை சுத்தி விழுந்தேன் பெட்டுமேல
பேஸ்புக் வாட்ஸ்அப் என்ன விடுவதில்ல
ஹோம் வொர்க் அசைன்மெண்ட்ஸ் இதற்கிடையினிலே
எங்க கதறல கேக்க யாரும் இல்ல
I collapsed dizzy onto the bed
Facebook and WhatsApp won't leave me alone
Homework and assignments in between all this
There is no one here to hear our cries
சேட்டர்டே சண்டே வொர்கிங்டே
வெச்சி உயிரா எடுக்குறாங்க கடவுளே
மனுசனா வாழ முடியவில்ல
இந்த காலேஜே வேணா.....ஆள விடுங்கடா டேய்
Saturday and Sunday are working days
Oh God, they are torturing us to death
Unable to live as a human being
I don't want this college... leave us alone, guys!
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இந்த சிஸ்டமே தப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
Whose fault is this?
Whose fault is this?
This entire system is wrong
Because there is money for the seat
Because there is money for the seat
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இது யாரோட தப்பு
இந்த சிஸ்டமே தப்பு
ஏன்னா சீட்டுக்கு டப்பு
Whose fault is this?
Whose fault is this?
This entire system is wrong
Because there is money for the seat
படிச்சத புடிக்கல
புடிச்சத படிக்கல
முடிச்சதும் வேலை இல்ல
முழிக்குறான் தெருவுல
Didn't like what was studied
Didn't study what was liked
No job after finishing
Staring helplessly on the street
படிச்சத புடிக்கல
புடிச்சத படிக்கல
முடிச்சதும் வேலை இல்ல
முழிக்குறான் தெருவுல
Didn't like what was studied
Didn't study what was liked
No job after finishing
Staring helplessly on the street
அட்மிசன் ஃபார்ம் வித்தே கலக்குறிங்க
விளம்பரம் காட்டி ஊர நல்ல மயக்குறிங்க
டொனேசன் கட்டி என்னை சேர்த்து விட்டிங்க
ஒன்னுமே புரியலங்க என்னால முடியலங்க அய்யோ
You make a fortune just selling admission forms
You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements
Paying donation, my parents enrolled me
I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no
தே வான்ட் மை டாடிஸ் டப்பு
இங்க நடக்குற எல்லாம் தப்பு
தே வான்ட் மை டாடிஸ் டப்பு
இங்க நடக்குற எல்லாம் தப்பு
They want my daddy's money
Everything happening here is wrong
They want my daddy's money
Everything happening here is wrong
படிச்சத எனக்கு புடிக்கல டாடி
புடிச்சத நான் படிக்கல மம்மி
படிச்சது எதுவும் புரியல டாடி
புடிச்சது எதுவுமே கெடைக்கல மம்மி
I didn't like what I studied, daddy
I didn't study what I liked, mummy
I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy
I didn't get anything I liked, mummy
ஒளிமயமான......
Bright...
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana
Bright...
Sollu machi underground…
Tell me buddy, underground...
Kaalaiyila dhinam dhinam
Every day in the morning
Anju manikku ezhundhu
Waking up at five o'clock
Alarm-ah anachitu coffee-ah thaan kudichu
Turning off the alarm and drinking coffee
Kaalai kadan ellathaiyum onnu onna mudichi
Finishing all the morning chores one by one
Standing in the bus stop at six thirty
Standing in the bus stop at six thirty
Bus-ah varum yeri poo
The bus arrives, get on and go
Late-ah pona odi poo
If you're late, run and go
MTC-yila moochu mutta thongu poo
Hang suffocatingly on the MTC bus
Ettu manikku gate will close
At eight o'clock the gate will close
Reach aagalana machi nee close
If you don't reach, buddy, you are finished
Go and meet the HOD
Go and meet the HOD
Aiyyo yemma mudiyadhu please leave me
Oh dear mom, I can't, please leave me
I’m too scared to go in there
I'm too scared to go in there
That’s gonna be my worst nightmare
That's gonna be my worst nightmare
Kaattu kaththu kathi
Screaming like wild animals
Enga manda mela kotti
Knocking us on our heads
Romba kevalama thitti
Scolding us very horribly
Naanga nippom kaadha pothi
We will stand covering our ears
Enga family-ah pathi
About our family
Semma sentiment-ah paesi
Talking emotional guilt trips
Poi padinga da dei nu solliduvanga
They will say "Go and study, hey!"
Class ku pona
When going to class
Be like a manager
Be like a manager
Nadanthadha sonna
If we tell what happened
Hey enna edhirthu pesuringa
Hey, why are you arguing back?
Don’t tell me silly reasons
Don't tell me silly reasons
Hey mister idhellam vera engayachum vechiko
Hey mister, keep all this somewhere else
This is a respected institution
This is a respected institution
Male :Hey what-u we put a question-u
Male: Hey, when we ask a question
You must response-u
You must response
Female :Un parents oda money-ah ipdi waste pandriyae
Female: You are wasting your parents' money like this
Asingama illa
Isn't it shameful?
Tha…thappu enga mela thaan manichidunga
It... it's our mistake, please forgive us
Theriyaama serndhutom aala vidunga
We joined without knowing, spare us
Engalayum manushana konjam nenainga
Consider us as human beings too
Neenga vayasula moothavanga purinjikkonga
You are older, please understand
Rules mela rules-ah enga thala mela pottu
Putting rule upon rule on our heads
Idaiveli illaama vekkuringa vettu
Cutting us down continuously without a break
Pannandukku bell adicha thattula soru
When the bell rings at twelve, food on the plate
Saapttutu marubadi class-ku odu
After eating, run back to class
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana
Bright...
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Indha system-eh thappu
This entire system is wrong
Yenna seat-ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Indha system-eh thappu
This entire system is wrong
Yenna seat-ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Yenna seat’ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Padichadha pudikkala
Didn't like what was studied
Pudichadha padikkala
Didn't study what was liked
Mudichadhum velai illa
No job after finishing
Muzhikkuraan theruvula
Staring helplessly on the street
Padichadha pudikkala
Didn't like what was studied
Pudichadha padikkala
Didn't study what was liked
Mudichadhum velai illa
No job after finishing
Muzhikkuraan theruvula
Staring helplessly on the street
Admission form-ah viththae kalakkuringa
You make a fortune just selling admission forms
Vilambaram kaatti oora nalla mayakkuringa
You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements
Donation katti ennai serthu vittinga
Paying donation, my parents enrolled me
Onnumae puriyalanga ennaala mudiyalanga aiyyo
I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no
They want my daddy’s dabbu
They want my daddy's money
Inga nadakkura ellaam thappu
Everything happening here is wrong
They want my daddy’s dabbu
They want my daddy's money
Inga nadakkura ellamae thappu
Everything happening here is wrong
Padichadhu enakku pudikkala daddy
I didn't like what I studied, daddy
Pudichadha naan padikkala mummy
I didn't study what I liked, mummy
Padichadhu edhuvum puriyala daddy
I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy
Pudichadhu edhuvume kedaikkala mummy
I didn't get anything I liked, mummy
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana edhirkaalam
Bright future
Olimayamaana…edhirkaalam
Bright... future
Vaaramthula moonu naalu non-veg-u
Three or four days a week non-veg
But where the hell is the knowledge-u
But where the hell is the knowledge?
Girls kooda boys-u no pechu
No talking between boys and girls
Indha college-la serndhu enga life pochu
Joining this college destroyed our lives
Messu to classu pogayila
While going from mess to class
Naan zombie koottathin naduvula
I am in the middle of a crowd of zombies
Saapta mayakkathula thoongayila
While sleeping in a food coma
Miss-u kitta maatti maanamum kaathinila
Caught by the teacher, getting humiliated
Ponnungala paakkuravan thalai mel adi
Hit on the head of anyone looking at girls
Thambi ettu mudhal anju varai book eduthu padi
Little brother, pick up the book and study from eight to five
Padikkavum vena padippadhu pol nadi
No need to study, just pretend to study
Ada anju mani bell adicha bus-il edam pudi
When the five o'clock bell rings, grab a seat on the bus
Bus-il edam pudi illa padikattae gadhi ena
Grab a seat on the bus, or else footboard is your fate
Mudhal rendu padiyila oru padi pudi
Hold onto one of the first two steps
Adhil nikkuradhum thonguradhum
Standing and hanging on it
Seat-u kettu kenjuradhum
Begging for a seat
Avan avan thalayila ezhudhikka vidhi
It is destiny written on each person's head
Veettukku reaching at aaru mani
Reaching home at six o'clock
Enga amma kitta kekkuren coffee thanni
Asking my mother for coffee or water
Serial’u mudiyala wait pannu nee
"The serial isn't over yet, you wait"
Ena sollumbodhae vazhiyudhu kannula thanni
Tears stream down my eyes as she says this
Thalai suthi vizhundhen bed-u mela
I collapsed dizzy onto the bed
Facebook whats app enna viduvadhilla
Facebook and WhatsApp won't leave me alone
Homework assignments idharkidaiyinila
Homework and assignments in between all this
Enga kadharala kekka inga yaarum illa
There is no one here to hear our cries
Saturday Sunday working day
Saturday and Sunday are working days
Vechi uyira edukkuranga kadavulae
Oh God, they are torturing us to death
Manushana vaazha mudiyavilla
Unable to live as a human being
Indha college-eh vena…aala vidunga da dei
I don't want this college... leave us alone, guys!
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Indha system-eh thappu
This entire system is wrong
Yenna seat-ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Yenna seat’ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Idhu yaaroda thappu
Whose fault is this?
Indha system-eh thappu
This entire system is wrong
Yenna seat-ukku dabbu
Because there is money for the seat
Padichadha pudikkala
Didn't like what was studied
Pudichadha padikkala
Didn't study what was liked
Mudichadhum velai illa
No job after finishing
Muzhikkuraan theruvula
Staring helplessly on the street
Padichadha pudikkala
Didn't like what was studied
Pudichadha padikkala
Didn't study what was liked
Mudichadhum velai illa
No job after finishing
Muzhikkuraan theruvula
Staring helplessly on the street
Admission form-ah viththae kalakkuringa
You make a fortune just selling admission forms
Vilambaram kaatti oora nalla mayakkuringa
You mesmerize the public showing fancy advertisements
Donation katti ennai serthu vittinga
Paying donation, my parents enrolled me
Onnumae puriyalanga ennala mudiyalanga aiyyo
I don't understand anything, I can't manage this, oh no
They want my daddy’s dabbu
They want my daddy's money
Inga nadakkura ellaam thappu
Everything happening here is wrong
They want my daddy’s dabbu
They want my daddy's money
Inga nadakkura ellamae thappu
Everything happening here is wrong
Padichadhu enakku pudikkala daddy
I didn't like what I studied, daddy
Pudichadha naan padikkala mummy
I didn't study what I liked, mummy
Padichadhu edhuvum puriyala daddy
I didn't understand anything I studied, daddy
Pudichadhu edhuvume kedaikkala mummy
I didn't get anything I liked, mummy
Olimayamaana…
Bright...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Edhirkaalam by San Gan is a hard-hitting hip-hop/rap satire targeting the private higher education ecosystem in Tamil Nadu, particularly private engineering colleges. The track traces a student's daily ordeal—from waking up at 5 AM and hanging precariously from MTC buses, to surviving authoritarian college management, draconian rules, severe gender segregation, verbal humiliation by faculty, and relentless academic pressures. It contrasts the glossy promises made during admissions with the grim reality of uninspired teaching and eventual unemployment. Through sharp youth slang and aggressive delivery, the song criticizes profit-driven educational institutions that collect heavy capitation fees ('donation') while offering minimal real-world knowledge. It portrays students as passive 'zombies' caught in a cycle of rote learning, parental expectations, and systemic exploitation, ultimately delivering a passionate plea for educational reform and student mental health awareness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Sarcasm / Irony
“Olimayamaana edhirkaalam”
The title and recurring refrain 'Olimayamaana edhirkaalam' (Bright future) is used ironically to contrast the ideal promise of education with the nightmarish reality of commercialized college life.
Chiasmus / Antimetabole
“Padichadha pudikkala / Pudichadha padikkala”
The deliberate inversion of phrase structure ('Padichadha pudikkala / Pudichadha padikkala') highlights the tragedy of students studying subjects they dislike while being unable to pursue what they actually love.
Epizeuxis
“Idhu yaaroda thappu / Idhu yaaroda thappu”
The immediate repetition of 'Idhu yaaroda thappu' heightens the emotional intensity and underlines the central question of who is responsible for systemic educational failure.
Simile / Metaphor
“Naan zombie koottathin naduvula”
The student compares walking among fellow exhausted college students to moving through a crowd of 'zombies', conveying burnout and loss of vitality.
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Trivia
The opening line 'Olimayamaana edhirkaalam' directly references the classic Tamil song 'Olimayamaana Edhirkaalam' from the 1960 movie 'Pachai Vilakku' (composed by M. S. Viswanathan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan). While the original song was an optimistic anthem about hope and progress, San Gan flips the context completely to ironically critique modern commercial engineering colleges.
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