Ellorum Kondaduvom
From Paava Mannippu · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- M. S. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Paava Mannippu1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus :Allaavin perai cholli.. | Chorus: In the name of Allah.. |
| Nallorgal vaazhvai enni.. | Thinking of the lives of good people.. |
| Male :Allaavin perai cholli.. | Male: In the name of Allah.. |
| Nallorgal vaazhvai enni.. | Thinking of the lives of good people.. |
| Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Male: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Chorus: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Male | |
| Kallaaga paduthirunthu | Lying still like a stone, |
| Kalithavar yaarumilla | No one has ever rejoiced. |
| Kallaaga paduthirunthu | Lying still like a stone, |
| Chorus :Kalithavar yaarumilla | Chorus: No one has ever rejoiced. |
| Male | |
| Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae.. | After hands and legs lose their strength.. |
| Thudippathil laabamillae.. | There is no gain in struggling.. |
| Chorus :Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae.. | Chorus: After hands and legs lose their strength.. |
| Thudippathil laabamillae.. | There is no gain in struggling.. |
| Male | |
| Vanthathai varavil vaippom | Let us record what came as income, |
| Seivathai selavil vaippom.. | Let us record what we do as expense.. |
| Chorus :Vanthathai varavil vaippom | Chorus: Let us record what came as income, |
| Seivathai selavil vaippom.. | Let us record what we do as expense.. |
| Male :Indru pol endrum ingae | Male: Like today, forever here, |
| Ondraai kooduvom.. | Let us gather together.. |
| Male | |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Chorus: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Male | |
| Nooru vagai paravai varum.. | A hundred types of birds come.. |
| Kodi vagai poo malarum..mmm… | A crore types of flowers bloom.. |
| Aada varum aththanaiyum | All those that come to dance, |
| Aandavanin pillaiyadaa..aaa…aaha…aa.. | Are the children of God.. |
| Male | |
| Karupillae veluppumillae.. | There is no black or white.. |
| Kanavukku uruvamillae.. | Dreams have no physical form.. |
| Karupillae veluppumillae.. | There is no black or white.. |
| Chorus :Kanavukku uruvamillae.. | Chorus: Dreams have no physical form.. |
| Male | |
| Kadalukkul pirivumillai.. | There is no division inside the ocean.. |
| Kadavulil baethamillai.. | There is no discrimination in God.. |
| Chorus :Kadalukkul pirivumillai.. | Chorus: There is no division inside the ocean.. |
| Kadavulil baethamillai.. | There is no discrimination in God.. |
| Male | |
| Muthalukku annai enbom.. | We shall call the mother the beginning.. |
| Mudivukku thanthai enbom.. | We shall call the father the end.. |
| Chorus :Muthalukku annai enbom.. | Chorus: We shall call the mother the beginning.. |
| Mudivukku thanthai enbom.. | We shall call the father the end.. |
| Male :Mannilae vinnai kandu | Male: Seeing heaven on earth, |
| Ondraai kooduvom.. | Let us gather together.. |
| Male | |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus :Ellorum Kondaaduvom.. | Chorus: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Male | |
| Aadaiyindri piranthomae.. | We were born without clothes.. |
| Aasaiyindri piranthomaa..aaa.. | Were we born without desires? |
| Aadi mudikkaiyilae | When the dance of life ends, |
| Alli chendror yaarumundoo.. | Has anyone taken anything with them? |
| Male | |
| Padaithavan serthu thanthaan.. | The Creator gave everything united.. |
| Valathavan pirithu vaithaan.. | The one who raised us divided it up.. |
| Padaithavan serthu thanthaan.. | The Creator gave everything united.. |
| Chorus :Valathavan pirithu vaithaan.. | Chorus: The one who raised us divided it up.. |
| Male | |
| Eduthavan maraithu kondaan.. | The taker hid it away.. |
| Koduthavan theruvil nindraan.. | The giver stood on the street.. |
| Chorus :Eduthavan maraithu kondaan.. | Chorus: The taker hid it away.. |
| Koduthavan theruvil nindraan.. | The giver stood on the street.. |
| Male | |
| Eduthavan kodukka vaippom.. | Let us make the taker give back.. |
| Koduthavan edukka vaippom.. | Let us make the giver receive.. |
| Chorus :Eduthavan kodukka vaippom.. | Chorus: Let us make the taker give back.. |
| Koduthavan edukka vaippom.. | Let us make the giver receive.. |
| Male :Indru pol endrum ingae | Male: Like today, forever here, |
| Ondraai kooduvom.. | Let us gather together.. |
| Male | |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus: Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Chorus: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Allaavin perai cholli.. | In the name of Allah.. |
| Nallorgal vaazhvai enni.. | Thinking of the lives of good people.. |
| Male :Allaavin perai cholli.. | Male: In the name of Allah.. |
| Nallorgal vaazhvai enni.. | Thinking of the lives of good people.. |
| Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Male: Let us all celebrate.. |
| Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Let us all celebrate.. |
| Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom.. | Chorus: Let us all celebrate.. |
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
அல்லாவின்
பேரை சொல்லி
நல்லோர்கள் வாழ்வை
எண்ணி
Let us all celebrate..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: In the name of Allah..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male: In the name of Allah..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male: Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
அல்லாவின்
பேரை சொல்லி
நல்லோர்கள் வாழ்வை
எண்ணி
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
Lying still like a stone,
No one has ever rejoiced.
Lying still like a stone,
Chorus: No one has ever rejoiced.
கல்லாக படுத்திருந்து
கழித்தவர் யாருமில்ல
குழு :
கல்லாக படுத்திருந்து
கழித்தவர் யாருமில்ல
After hands and legs lose their strength..
There is no gain in struggling..
Chorus: After hands and legs lose their strength..
There is no gain in struggling..
கை கால்கள் ஓய்ந்த
பின்னே துடிப்பதில்
லாபமில்லை
குழு :
கை கால்கள் ஓய்ந்த
பின்னே துடிப்பதில்
லாபமில்லை
Let us record what came as income,
Let us record what we do as expense..
Chorus: Let us record what came as income,
Let us record what we do as expense..
Male: Like today, forever here,
Let us gather together..
வந்ததை வரவில்
வைப்போம் செய்வதை
செலவில் வைப்போம்
குழு :
வந்ததை வரவில்
வைப்போம் செய்வதை
செலவில் வைப்போம்
இன்று போல் என்றும்
இங்கே ஒன்றாய் கூடுவோம்
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
A hundred types of birds come..
A crore types of flowers bloom..
All those that come to dance,
Are the children of God..
நூறு வகை பறவை
வரும் கோடி வகை பூ மலரும்
ஆட வரும் அத்தனையும்
ஆண்டவனின் பிள்ளையடா
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ
There is no black or white..
Dreams have no physical form..
There is no black or white..
Chorus: Dreams have no physical form..
கறுப்பில்லே
வெளுப்புமில்லே கனவுக்கு
உருவமில்லே கறுப்பில்லே
வெளுப்புமில்லே
குழு :
கனவுக்கு
உருவமில்லே
There is no division inside the ocean..
There is no discrimination in God..
Chorus: There is no division inside the ocean..
There is no discrimination in God..
கடலுக்குள் பிரிவுமில்லை
கடவுளில் பேதமில்லை
குழு :
கடலுக்குள் பிரிவுமில்லை
கடவுளில் பேதமில்லை
We shall call the mother the beginning..
We shall call the father the end..
Chorus: We shall call the mother the beginning..
We shall call the father the end..
Male: Seeing heaven on earth,
Let us gather together..
முதலுக்கு அன்னை
என்போம் முடிவுக்கு தந்தை
என்போம்
குழு :
முதலுக்கு அன்னை
என்போம் முடிவுக்கு தந்தை
என்போம்
மண்ணிலே விண்ணை
கண்டு ஒன்றாய் கூடுவோம்
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
We were born without clothes..
Were we born without desires?
When the dance of life ends,
Has anyone taken anything with them?
ஆடையின்றி
பிறந்தோமே ஆசையின்றி
பிறந்தோமா ஆடி முடிக்கையிலே
அள்ளி சென்றோர் யாருமுண்டோ
The Creator gave everything united..
The one who raised us divided it up..
The Creator gave everything united..
Chorus: The one who raised us divided it up..
படைத்தவன் சேர்த்து
தந்தான் வளத்தவன் பிரித்து
வைத்தான் படைத்தவன்
சேர்த்து தந்தான்
குழு :
வளத்தவன் பிரித்து
வைத்தான்
The taker hid it away..
The giver stood on the street..
Chorus: The taker hid it away..
The giver stood on the street..
எடுத்தவன் மறைத்து
கொண்டான் கொடுத்தவன்
தெருவில் நின்றான்
குழு :
எடுத்தவன் மறைத்து
கொண்டான் கொடுத்தவன்
தெருவில் நின்றான்
Let us make the taker give back..
Let us make the giver receive..
Chorus: Let us make the taker give back..
Let us make the giver receive..
Male: Like today, forever here,
Let us gather together..
எடுத்தவன் கொடுக்க
வைப்போம் கொடுத்தவன்
எடுக்க வைப்போம்
குழு :
எடுத்தவன் கொடுக்க
வைப்போம் கொடுத்தவன்
எடுக்க வைப்போம்
இன்று போல் என்றும்
இங்கே ஒன்றாய் கூடுவோம்
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
In the name of Allah..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male: In the name of Allah..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male: Let us all celebrate..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
அல்லாவின்
பேரை சொல்லி
நல்லோர்கள் வாழ்வை
எண்ணி
அல்லாவின்
பேரை சொல்லி
நல்லோர்கள் வாழ்வை
எண்ணி
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
குழு :
எல்லோரும்
கொண்டாடுவோம்
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus :Allaavin perai cholli..
Chorus: In the name of Allah..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male :Allaavin perai cholli..
Male: In the name of Allah..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Male: Let us all celebrate..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
Kallaaga paduthirunthu
Lying still like a stone,
Kalithavar yaarumilla
No one has ever rejoiced.
Kallaaga paduthirunthu
Lying still like a stone,
Chorus :Kalithavar yaarumilla
Chorus: No one has ever rejoiced.
Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae..
After hands and legs lose their strength..
Thudippathil laabamillae..
There is no gain in struggling..
Chorus :Kai kaalagal ointha pinnae..
Chorus: After hands and legs lose their strength..
Thudippathil laabamillae..
There is no gain in struggling..
Vanthathai varavil vaippom
Let us record what came as income,
Seivathai selavil vaippom..
Let us record what we do as expense..
Chorus :Vanthathai varavil vaippom
Chorus: Let us record what came as income,
Seivathai selavil vaippom..
Let us record what we do as expense..
Male :Indru pol endrum ingae
Male: Like today, forever here,
Ondraai kooduvom..
Let us gather together..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
Nooru vagai paravai varum..
A hundred types of birds come..
Kodi vagai poo malarum..mmm…
A crore types of flowers bloom..
Aada varum aththanaiyum
All those that come to dance,
Aandavanin pillaiyadaa..aaa…aaha…aa..
Are the children of God..
Karupillae veluppumillae..
There is no black or white..
Kanavukku uruvamillae..
Dreams have no physical form..
Karupillae veluppumillae..
There is no black or white..
Chorus :Kanavukku uruvamillae..
Chorus: Dreams have no physical form..
Kadalukkul pirivumillai..
There is no division inside the ocean..
Kadavulil baethamillai..
There is no discrimination in God..
Chorus :Kadalukkul pirivumillai..
Chorus: There is no division inside the ocean..
Kadavulil baethamillai..
There is no discrimination in God..
Muthalukku annai enbom..
We shall call the mother the beginning..
Mudivukku thanthai enbom..
We shall call the father the end..
Chorus :Muthalukku annai enbom..
Chorus: We shall call the mother the beginning..
Mudivukku thanthai enbom..
We shall call the father the end..
Male :Mannilae vinnai kandu
Male: Seeing heaven on earth,
Ondraai kooduvom..
Let us gather together..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus :Ellorum Kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
Aadaiyindri piranthomae..
We were born without clothes..
Aasaiyindri piranthomaa..aaa..
Were we born without desires?
Aadi mudikkaiyilae
When the dance of life ends,
Alli chendror yaarumundoo..
Has anyone taken anything with them?
Padaithavan serthu thanthaan..
The Creator gave everything united..
Valathavan pirithu vaithaan..
The one who raised us divided it up..
Padaithavan serthu thanthaan..
The Creator gave everything united..
Chorus :Valathavan pirithu vaithaan..
Chorus: The one who raised us divided it up..
Eduthavan maraithu kondaan..
The taker hid it away..
Koduthavan theruvil nindraan..
The giver stood on the street..
Chorus :Eduthavan maraithu kondaan..
Chorus: The taker hid it away..
Koduthavan theruvil nindraan..
The giver stood on the street..
Eduthavan kodukka vaippom..
Let us make the taker give back..
Koduthavan edukka vaippom..
Let us make the giver receive..
Chorus :Eduthavan kodukka vaippom..
Chorus: Let us make the taker give back..
Koduthavan edukka vaippom..
Let us make the giver receive..
Male :Indru pol endrum ingae
Male: Like today, forever here,
Ondraai kooduvom..
Let us gather together..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus: Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
Allaavin perai cholli..
In the name of Allah..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male :Allaavin perai cholli..
Male: In the name of Allah..
Nallorgal vaazhvai enni..
Thinking of the lives of good people..
Male :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Male: Let us all celebrate..
Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Let us all celebrate..
Chorus :Ellorum kondaaduvom..
Chorus: Let us all celebrate..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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