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Lyrics & meaning

Ellorum Kondaduvom

From Paava Mannippu · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Nagore E. M. Hanifa
Music director
M. S. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Paava Mannippu
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
14 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus :Allaavin perai cholli..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Male :Allaavin perai cholli..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Kallaaga paduthirunthu
Kalithavar yaarumilla
Kallaaga paduthirunthu
Chorus :Kalithavar yaarumilla
Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae..
Thudippathil laabamillae..
Chorus :Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae..
Thudippathil laabamillae..
Vanthathai varavil vaippom
Seivathai selavil vaippom..
Chorus :Vanthathai varavil vaippom
Seivathai selavil vaippom..
Male :Indru pol endrum ingae
Ondraai kooduvom..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Nooru vagai paravai varum..
Kodi vagai poo malarum..mmm…
Aada varum aththanaiyum
Aandavanin pillaiyadaa..aaa…aaha…aa..
Karupillae veluppumillae..
Kanavukku uruvamillae..
Karupillae veluppumillae..
Chorus :Kanavukku uruvamillae..
Kadalukkul pirivumillai..
Kadavulil baethamillai..
Chorus :Kadalukkul pirivumillai..
Kadavulil baethamillai..
Muthalukku annai enbom..
Mudivukku thanthai enbom..
Chorus :Muthalukku annai enbom..
Mudivukku thanthai enbom..
Male :Mannilae vinnai kandu
Ondraai kooduvom..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus :Ellorum Kondaaduvom..
Aadaiyindri piranthomae..
Aasaiyindri piranthomaa..aaa..
Aadi mudikkaiyilae
Alli chendror yaarumundoo..
Padaithavan serthu thanthaan..
Valathavan pirithu vaithaan..
Padaithavan serthu thanthaan..
Chorus :Valathavan pirithu vaithaan..
Eduthavan maraithu kondaan..
Koduthavan theruvil nindraan..
Chorus :Eduthavan maraithu kondaan..
Koduthavan theruvil nindraan..
Eduthavan kodukka vaippom..
Koduthavan edukka vaippom..
Chorus :Eduthavan kodukka vaippom..
Koduthavan edukka vaippom..
Male :Indru pol endrum ingae
Ondraai kooduvom..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Allaavin perai cholli..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Male :Allaavin perai cholli..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate...
Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Calling upon Allah's name...
Remembering the lives of the righteous...
Male: Calling upon Allah's name...
Remembering the lives of the righteous...
Male: Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Let us all celebrate...
Lying still like a stone,
no one has ever found joy!
Lying still like a stone,
Chorus: no one has ever found joy!
Once our hands and legs lose their strength,
there is no use in fretting...
Chorus: Once our hands and legs lose their strength,
there is no use in fretting...
Let us count what comes as gain,
and count what we give as spent...
Chorus: Let us count what comes as gain,
and count what we give as spent...
Male: Just like today, forever here,
let us gather together as one...
Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Let us all celebrate...
A hundred kinds of birds will arrive...
Millions of flowers will bloom... mmm...
Everything that comes here to dance
is a child of the Almighty, my friend! Ah... aaha... aa...
There is no black, there is no white...
Dreams have no shape or form...
There is no black, there is no white...
Chorus: Dreams have no shape or form...
In the ocean, there are no divisions...
In God, there is no discrimination...
Chorus: In the ocean, there are no divisions...
In God, there is no discrimination...
We look to mother for our beginning...
We look to father for our end...
Chorus: We look to mother for our beginning...
We look to father for our end...
Male: Seeing heaven right here on earth,
let us gather together as one...
Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Let us all celebrate...
We were born without any clothes...
but were we born without desires? Ah...
When this dance of life is over,
is there anyone who gathered and took it with them?
The Creator gave everything united as one...
Man who grew up divided it apart...
The Creator gave everything united as one...
Chorus: Man who grew up divided it apart...
The one who took hid it away...
The one who gave stood out in the street...
Chorus: The one who took hid it away...
The one who gave stood out in the street...
Let us make the taker give it back...
Let us make the giver receive his share...
Chorus: Let us make the taker give it back...
Let us make the giver receive his share...
Male: Just like today, forever here,
let us gather together as one...
Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Let us all celebrate...
Calling upon Allah's name...
Remembering the lives of the righteous...
Male: Calling upon Allah's name...
Remembering the lives of the righteous...
Male: Let us all celebrate...
Let us all celebrate...
Chorus: Let us all celebrate...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an uplifting, egalitarian hymn that advocates for universal brotherhood, social justice, and divine unity beyond religious or social boundaries. Kannadasan's lyrics emphasize that human beings are all equal creations of God, comparing humans to diverse birds and flowers that share the same earth. The song calls out human greed, pointing out that everyone enters and leaves the world empty-handed, yet artificial divisions of race, caste, and wealth separate people. Ultimately, it urges society to restore balance by ensuring the greedy return what they hoard so that the needy receive their fair share.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethai (Second letter rhyme)

Kallaaga paduthirunthu / Kalithavar yaarumilla

The second letter in adjacent lines rhymes (e.g., 'Kallaaga' and 'Kalithavar', 'Vanthathai' and 'Seivathai').

Antithesis / Contrast

Eduthavan maraithu kondaan.. / Koduthavan theruvil nindraan..

Contrasting the selfish hoarder (Eduthavan) with the selfless giver (Koduthavan) to highlight socio-economic injustice.

Rhetorical Question

Aadi mudikkaiyilae / Alli chendror yaarumundoo..

Asking rhetorical questions about human mortality and greed to evoke philosophical reflection.

Metaphor

Nooru vagai paravai varum.. / Kodi vagai poo malarum..

Comparing the diverse human race to various birds and flowers created by God.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo and sung by T. M. Soundararajan, this song from 'Paava Mannippu' (1961) is celebrated for promoting interfaith harmony and social equality.

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