Ejamaan Kaaladi
From Ejamaan · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ejamaan1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom | We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
| Male | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vechom | We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
| { Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi | { This land trusts only you |
| Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami } (2) | Now show us the right path } (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom | We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
| Male | |
| Oorujanamdhaan vaazha nalla kaalam vandhaachu | A good era has arrived for the village people to thrive |
| Nethuvara naanpaartha thunbam yaavum poyaachu | All the troubles I saw until yesterday have disappeared |
| Veedu vara aathu thanni vandhu thaagam theernthaachu | River water has reached our doorsteps, quenching our thirst |
| Veedhiyellaam pallikooda bellu osa ketaachu | The sound of school bells is heard across all the streets |
| Illaamai ingu kidaiyaadhu | Poverty does not exist here |
| Chorus | |
| Enga ejamaan irukayilae | As long as our master is around |
| Male | |
| Pollaapu namma nerungaadhu | Evil will not come near us |
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan unga kaavalilae | Under your protection, master |
| Chorus | |
| Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi | This land trusts only you |
| Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami | Now show us the right path |
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom | We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
| Male | |
| Thottam kaadu medellam sondham thedum thozhilaali | A worker seeking a sense of belonging across gardens, fields, and hills |
| Yezhai kootam munnera neengadhaanae kootaali | You are the companion helping the poor community progress |
| Oorukoru kashtam vandhaa pangupodum paataali | A hard worker who shares the burden whenever distress hits the village |
| Ullapadi needhi solla thevai illa naarkali | There is no need for a throne or official chair to deliver true justice |
| Thannaala vanangudhu ooru | The village bows down on its own accord |
| Chorus | |
| Yenga ejamaan nadakayilae | When our master walks by |
| Male | |
| Yennalum kurai kidayaadhu | There will never be any grievance |
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan ingu irukayilae | As long as the master is here |
| Chorus | |
| Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi | This land trusts only you |
| Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami | Now show us the right path |
| Male | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vechom | We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
| { Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi | { This land trusts only you |
| Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami } (2) | Now show us the right path } (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom | We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead |
| Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom | We obey our master's words every single day |
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வைப்போம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வெச்சோம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
{ உங்களத்தான் நம்புதிந்த பூமி
இனி எங்களுக்கு நல்ல வழி
காமி } (2)
We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
{ This land trusts only you
Now show us the right path } (2)
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வைப்போம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
ஊருஜனம்தான்
வாழ நல்ல காலம் வந்தாச்சு
நேத்துவர நான்பார்த்த துன்பம்
யாவும் போயாச்சு வீடு வர
ஆத்துத் தண்ணி வந்து தாகம்
தீர்ந்தாச்சு வீதியெல்லாம்
பள்ளிக்கூட பெல்லு ஓச
கேட்டாச்சு இல்லாமை
இங்கு கிடையாது
A good era has arrived for the village people to thrive
All the troubles I saw until yesterday have disappeared
River water has reached our doorsteps, quenching our thirst
The sound of school bells is heard across all the streets
Poverty does not exist here
எங்க எஜமான்
இருக்கையிலே
As long as our master is around
பொல்லாப்பு
நம்ம நெருங்காது
Evil will not come near us
எஜமான்
உங்க காவலிலே
உங்களத்தான் நம்புதிந்த
பூமி இனி எங்களுக்கு
நல்ல வழி காமி
Under your protection, master
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வைப்போம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
This land trusts only you
Now show us the right path
தோட்டம் காடு
மேடெல்லாம் சொந்தம்
தேடும் தொழிலாளி ஏழை
கூட்டம் முன்னேற நீங்கதானே
கூட்டாளி ஊருக்கொரு கஷ்டம்
வந்தா பங்குபோடும் பாட்டாளி
உள்ளபடி நீதி சொல்ல தேவை
இல்ல நாற்காலி தன்னால
வணங்குது ஊரு
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
எங்க எஜமான்
நடக்கையிலே
ஆண் : எந்நாளும்
குறை கிடையாது
A worker seeking a sense of belonging across gardens, fields, and hills
You are the companion helping the poor community progress
A hard worker who shares the burden whenever distress hits the village
There is no need for a throne or official chair to deliver true justice
The village bows down on its own accord
எஜமான்
இங்க இருக்கையிலே
உங்களத்தான் நம்புதிந்த
பூமி இனி எங்களுக்கு
நல்ல வழி காமி
When our master walks by
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வெச்சோம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
{ உங்களத்தான் நம்புதிந்த பூமி
இனி எங்களுக்கு நல்ல வழி
காமி } (2)
There will never be any grievance
எஜமான் காலடி
மண்ணெடுத்து நெத்தியில
பொட்டு வைப்போம் எஜமான்
அவன் சொல்லுக்குத்தான்
நாங்கதினம் கட்டுப்பட்டோம்
As long as the master is here
This land trusts only you
Now show us the right path
We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
{ This land trusts only you
Now show us the right path } (2)
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
We obey our master's words every single day
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vechom
We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
{ Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi
{ This land trusts only you
Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami } (2)
Now show us the right path } (2)
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
Oorujanamdhaan vaazha nalla kaalam vandhaachu
A good era has arrived for the village people to thrive
Nethuvara naanpaartha thunbam yaavum poyaachu
All the troubles I saw until yesterday have disappeared
Veedu vara aathu thanni vandhu thaagam theernthaachu
River water has reached our doorsteps, quenching our thirst
Veedhiyellaam pallikooda bellu osa ketaachu
The sound of school bells is heard across all the streets
Illaamai ingu kidaiyaadhu
Poverty does not exist here
Enga ejamaan irukayilae
As long as our master is around
Pollaapu namma nerungaadhu
Evil will not come near us
Ejamaan unga kaavalilae
Under your protection, master
Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi
This land trusts only you
Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami
Now show us the right path
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
Thottam kaadu medellam sondham thedum thozhilaali
A worker seeking a sense of belonging across gardens, fields, and hills
Yezhai kootam munnera neengadhaanae kootaali
You are the companion helping the poor community progress
Oorukoru kashtam vandhaa pangupodum paataali
A hard worker who shares the burden whenever distress hits the village
Ullapadi needhi solla thevai illa naarkali
There is no need for a throne or official chair to deliver true justice
Thannaala vanangudhu ooru
The village bows down on its own accord
Yenga ejamaan nadakayilae
When our master walks by
Yennalum kurai kidayaadhu
There will never be any grievance
Ejamaan ingu irukayilae
As long as the master is here
Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi
This land trusts only you
Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami
Now show us the right path
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vechom
We took the soil from beneath our master's feet and applied it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
{ Ungalathaan nambudhindha boomi
{ This land trusts only you
Ini engaluku nalla vazhi kaami } (2)
Now show us the right path } (2)
Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom
We take the soil from beneath our master's feet and apply it as a sacred mark on our forehead
Ejamaan avan sollukuthaan naangadhinam kattupattom
We obey our master's words every single day
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ejamaan Kaaladi is a celebration and tribute song from the 1993 Tamil film Ejamaan. Sung by villagers in reverence to their righteous village leader, the song expresses deep devotion, respect, and loyalty. The villagers describe taking dust from his footsteps as a holy mark on their foreheads, symbolizing their complete trust in his benevolent leadership. The lyrics highlight the positive societal transformations he brings to the community—bringing river water to homes, opening schools across streets, eradicating poverty, and upholding true justice without needing official political power. It portrays the village chieftain as a selfless guardian and companion to the laboring class.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ejamaan kaaladi manneduthu nethiyila pottu vaipom”
Applying the dust of the leader's feet as a mark on the forehead serves as a visual metaphor for divine reverence and selfless devotion.
Eyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Oorujanamdhaan vaazha nalla kaalam vandhaachu / Nethuvara naanpaartha thunbam yaavum poyaachu”
The line endings with -aachu create rhythmic harmony across consecutive lines.
Eyaibu / Rhyming Suffix
“Thottam kaadu medellam sondham thedum thozhilaali / Yezhai kootam munnera neengadhaanae kootaali”
Repetitive use of the suffix -aali (Thozhilaali, Kootaali, Paataali) creates structural symmetry and musical momentum.
Hyperbole
“Illaamai ingu kidaiyaadhu / Enga ejamaan irukayilae”
Exaggeration asserting that poverty and hardship completely vanish simply due to the chieftain's presence.
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Trivia
Ejamaan (1993) featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali and was directed by R. V. Udayakumar. This iconic opening song establishes Rajinikanth's character, Vanavarayan, as a revered and benevolent village chieftain.
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