Ellarumey Thirudangathan
From Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 Film) · 1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Namma naattula nadu roadula | In our country, right on the street |
| Namma naattula roadula veettula kaattula | In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Male | |
| Ponnaana bharatham | Golden India |
| Puththi kettu pochchudaa | Has completely lost its mind |
| Sonnaanae bharathi | Poet Bharathi once proclaimed |
| Sonnathenna aachchudaa | What happened to what he proclaimed? |
| Ellaarum innaattu | Everyone in this country |
| Mannan illa mannan illa…. | Is not a king, not a king... |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Male | |
| {Panthalum maedaiyum pottukiraan | He puts up stages and grand canopies |
| Oru thundaiyum tholula maattikiraan | Drapes a shawl across his shoulder |
| Ootugal pottida ketkiraan | Asks the public to cast their votes |
| Adha pottathum puththiya maaththikiraan} (2) | Once cast, he completely flips his mind |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae veshamthaan yaedhedho koshamthaan | Everything is a charade, just meaningless slogans |
| Engaeyum thillumullu thindaduthu dhesamthan | Scams are everywhere, the entire nation is struggling |
| Ennaalum kozhaigala edhukku vaazhanum | Why should we forever live as cowards? |
| Appavi manushnellam sivappaa maaranum | All innocent human beings must turn red with rage |
| Oruththanum inga siththanum illa | No one here is a enlightened saint |
| Puththanum illa hae….hae….hae….. | Nor a Buddha, hae...hae...hae... |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Male | |
| {Eththanai eththanai saamiyadaa | Oh, so many gods we have! |
| Idhil en madham un madham sandaiyadaa | Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight! |
| Eththanai eththanai saamiyadaa | Oh, so many gods we have! |
| Idhil en madham un madham sandaiyadaa} (2) | Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight! |
| Male | |
| Kallaana dheivangal kaanaama ninnaachchu | Stone deities stand around helpless and unseen |
| Ellorum koyil katti inga ippo ennaachchu | Now that everyone built temples here, what has changed? |
| Thannaala purinjikittu ellaarum thirunthanum | Everyone must realize on their own and reform |
| Illaatti nadanthathukku pinnaala varunthanum | Otherwise, they will regret later what comes to pass |
| Anjuvathenna kenjuvathenna | Why fear? Why beg? |
| Punniyamilla hae….hae….hae….. | There is no merit in doing so, hae...hae...hae... |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Namma naattula nadu roadula | In our country, right on the street |
| Namma naattula roadula veettula kaattula | In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
| Male | |
| Ponnaana bharatham | Golden India |
| Puththi kettu pochchudaa | Has completely lost its mind |
| Sonnaanae bharathi | Poet Bharathi once proclaimed |
| Sonnathenna aachchudaa | What happened to what he proclaimed? |
| Ellaarum innaattu | Everyone in this country |
| Mannan illa mannan illa…. | Is not a king, not a king... |
| Male | |
| Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan | Everyone here is a thief |
| Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan | Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind |
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
நம்ம நாட்டுல நடு ரோட்டுல
நம்ம நாட்டுல ரோட்டுல வீட்டுல காட்டுல
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
In our country, right on the street
In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
பொன்னான பாரதம்
புத்திக் கெட்டு போச்சுடா
சொன்னானே பாரதி
சொன்னதென்ன ஆச்சுடா
எல்லாரும் இந்நாட்டு........
மன்னன் இல்ல மன்னன் இல்ல......
Golden India
Has completely lost its mind
Poet Bharathi once proclaimed
What happened to what he proclaimed?
Everyone in this country
Is not a king, not a king...
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
{பந்தலும் மேடையும் போட்டுகிறான்
ஒரு துண்டையும் தோளுல மாட்டிக்கிறான்
ஓட்டுகள் போட்டிட கேட்கிறான்
அதப் போட்டதும் புத்திய மாத்திக்கிறான்} (2)
He puts up stages and grand canopies
Drapes a shawl across his shoulder
Asks the public to cast their votes
Once cast, he completely flips his mind
எல்லாமே வேஷம்தான் ஏதேதோ கோஷம்தான்
எங்கேயும் தில்லுமுல்லு திண்டாடுது தேசம்தான்
எந்நாளும் கோழைகளா எதுக்கு வாழணும்
அப்பாவி மனுஷனெல்லாம் சிவப்பா மாறணும்
ஒருத்தனும் இங்க சித்தனும் இல்ல
புத்தனும் இல்ல ஹே...ஹே.......ஹே......
Everything is a charade, just meaningless slogans
Scams are everywhere, the entire nation is struggling
Why should we forever live as cowards?
All innocent human beings must turn red with rage
No one here is a enlightened saint
Nor a Buddha, hae...hae...hae...
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
{எத்தனை எத்தனை சாமியடா
இதில் என் மதம் உன் மதம் சண்டையடா
எத்தனை எத்தனை ஜாதியடா
இதில் முட்டுது மோதுது மண்டையடா} (2)
Oh, so many gods we have!
Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight!
Oh, so many gods we have!
Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight!
கல்லான தெய்வங்கள் காணாம நின்னாச்சு
எல்லோரும் கோயில் கட்டி இங்க இப்போ என்னாச்சு
தன்னால புரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டு எல்லாரும் திருந்தணும்
இல்லாட்டி நடந்ததுக்கு பின்னால வருந்தணும்
அஞ்சுவதென்ன கெஞ்சுவதென்ன
புண்ணியமில்ல ஹே......ஹே......ஹே.....
Stone deities stand around helpless and unseen
Now that everyone built temples here, what has changed?
Everyone must realize on their own and reform
Otherwise, they will regret later what comes to pass
Why fear? Why beg?
There is no merit in doing so, hae...hae...hae...
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
நம்ம நாட்டுல நடு ரோட்டுல
நம்ம நாட்டுல ரோட்டுல வீட்டுல காட்டுல
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
In our country, right on the street
In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
பொன்னான பாரதம்
புத்திக் கெட்டு போச்சுடா
சொன்னானே பாரதி
சொன்னதென்ன ஆச்சுடா
எல்லாரும் இந்நாட்டு........
மன்னன் இல்ல மன்னன் இல்ல......
Golden India
Has completely lost its mind
Poet Bharathi once proclaimed
What happened to what he proclaimed?
Everyone in this country
Is not a king, not a king...
எல்லாருமே திருடங்கைதான்
சொல்லப்போனா குருடங்கைதான்
Everyone here is a thief
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Namma naattula nadu roadula
In our country, right on the street
Namma naattula roadula veettula kaattula
In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Ponnaana bharatham
Golden India
Puththi kettu pochchudaa
Has completely lost its mind
Sonnaanae bharathi
Poet Bharathi once proclaimed
Sonnathenna aachchudaa
What happened to what he proclaimed?
Ellaarum innaattu
Everyone in this country
Mannan illa mannan illa….
Is not a king, not a king...
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
{Panthalum maedaiyum pottukiraan
He puts up stages and grand canopies
Oru thundaiyum tholula maattikiraan
Drapes a shawl across his shoulder
Ootugal pottida ketkiraan
Asks the public to cast their votes
Adha pottathum puththiya maaththikiraan} (2)
Once cast, he completely flips his mind
Ellaamae veshamthaan yaedhedho koshamthaan
Everything is a charade, just meaningless slogans
Engaeyum thillumullu thindaduthu dhesamthan
Scams are everywhere, the entire nation is struggling
Ennaalum kozhaigala edhukku vaazhanum
Why should we forever live as cowards?
Appavi manushnellam sivappaa maaranum
All innocent human beings must turn red with rage
Oruththanum inga siththanum illa
No one here is a enlightened saint
Puththanum illa hae….hae….hae…..
Nor a Buddha, hae...hae...hae...
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
{Eththanai eththanai saamiyadaa
Oh, so many gods we have!
Idhil en madham un madham sandaiyadaa
Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight!
Eththanai eththanai saamiyadaa
Oh, so many gods we have!
Idhil en madham un madham sandaiyadaa} (2)
Yet amidst this, my religion and your religion fight!
Kallaana dheivangal kaanaama ninnaachchu
Stone deities stand around helpless and unseen
Ellorum koyil katti inga ippo ennaachchu
Now that everyone built temples here, what has changed?
Thannaala purinjikittu ellaarum thirunthanum
Everyone must realize on their own and reform
Illaatti nadanthathukku pinnaala varunthanum
Otherwise, they will regret later what comes to pass
Anjuvathenna kenjuvathenna
Why fear? Why beg?
Punniyamilla hae….hae….hae…..
There is no merit in doing so, hae...hae...hae...
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Namma naattula nadu roadula
In our country, right on the street
Namma naattula roadula veettula kaattula
In our country, on the street, inside houses, and in the wild
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Ponnaana bharatham
Golden India
Puththi kettu pochchudaa
Has completely lost its mind
Sonnaanae bharathi
Poet Bharathi once proclaimed
Sonnathenna aachchudaa
What happened to what he proclaimed?
Ellaarum innaattu
Everyone in this country
Mannan illa mannan illa….
Is not a king, not a king...
Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan
Everyone here is a thief
Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan
Frankly speaking, everyone here is blind
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a blistering socio-political anthem from the 1985 film 'Naan Sigappu Manithan'. Lyricist Vaali uses sharp, unsparing commentary to expose systemic corruption, political opportunism, and religious communalism in contemporary society. The lyrics directly challenge Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi's idealistic dream of 'Ellaarum Innaattu Mannan' (Everyone is a king of this nation), contrasting it with the grim reality where leaders betray votes, religion divides humanity, and corruption runs rampant from homes to streets. The song serves as a clarion call for the common man to abandon fear, passive acceptance, and cowardice. It urges innocent, oppressed citizens to turn 'red'—a color symbolizing anger, action, and revolutionary vigilante justice against social evils.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Iyaibu
“Ellaarumae thirudaingathaan / Solla ponaa kurudaingaithaan”
End-rhyming words 'thirudaingathaan' and 'kurudaingaithaan' create a rhythmic and satirical tone across chorus lines.
Alliteration / Etukai
“Ponnaana bharatham / Puththi kettu pochchudaa”
Repetition of consonant sounds and patterns in consecutive lines (Ponnaana / Puththi, Sonnaanae / Sonnathenna).
Metaphor
“Appavi manushnellam sivappaa maaranum”
'Sivappaa maaranum' (turning red) is a metaphor for rising up with righteous fury and revolutionary strength against social injustice.
Allusion
“Sonnaanae bharathi / Sonnathenna aachchudaa”
Direct reference to Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi and his vision of egalitarian democracy ('Ellaarum innaattu mannan').
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Trivia
Directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar starring Rajinikanth, 'Naan Sigappu Manithan' ('I am a Red Man') follows an aggrieved professor who turns into a anti-corruption vigilante. The song sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and composed by Ilaiyaraaja captures the core thematic essence of the movie's title, where 'red' symbolizes vigilante wrath against corruption.
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