Ellorum Thedum Sudhanthiram
From Lakshmi Vandhachu · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Raveendran
- Details
- Lakshmi Vandhachu1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Lives here permanently |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | Our times will win |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae | There is no kingdom |
| Female | |
| Rajangam yaedhumillai | There are no kings |
| Rajakkal yaarumillai | Everyone here belongs to one community |
| Ellorum ingae oru kulam | Everything here is for the public good |
| Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Lives here permanently |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | Our times will win |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae | The fish that roamed in water |
| Chorus | |
| …………… | Let them swim in that sky now |
| Female | |
| Neeril ulaviya meengal | The bird accustomed to the sky |
| Ini antha vaanil neenthattum | Let it come and live in water now |
| Vaanil pazhagiya paravai | According to each person's thoughts |
| Ini vanthu neeril vaazhattum | Just as they imagine |
| Female | |
| Avaravar ennam polae | Over there and over here |
| Ninaiththidum vannam polae | What if we live anywhere? |
| Angaeyum ingaeyum | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Engaeyum vaazhnthaalenna | Lives here permanently |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Our times will win |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | There is no kingdom |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae | There are no kings |
| Female | |
| Rajangam yaedhumillai | Everyone here belongs to one community |
| Rajakkal yaarumillai | Everything here is for the public good |
| Ellorum ingae oru kulam | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam | Lives here permanently |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Our times will win |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | If deer desire, they can beat the tiger |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae | Flowers can fly and catch the beetle |
| Male | |
| Maangal virumbinaal puliyai adikkalaam | Dawn can break when the donkey brays |
| Malargal paranthu poe vandai pidikkalaam | A rooster with a comb can lay an egg |
| Kazhuthai kaththiyum pozhuthu vidiyalaam | Every dripping dewdrop completely |
| Kondai sevalum muttai podalaam | Let it become delicious ice cream |
| Female | |
| Sottum paniththuli muttrum | On the plant where buds sprout |
| Suvaiththum ice cream aagattum | Let a laddu bear as fruit every day |
| Mottu arumbidum sediyil | A world of wonders |
| Dhinam oru laddu kaaikkattum | Has been established here today |
| Female | |
| Adhisaual ulagam ondru | For us from now on, celebration and excitement |
| Amainthathu ingae indru | Everything exists forever |
| Namakkini ullaasam urchaagam | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Ellaamae ennalum undu | Lives here permanently |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Our times will win |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | There is no kingdom |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae | There are no kings |
| Female | |
| Rajangam yaedhumillai | Everyone here belongs to one community |
| Rajakkal yaarumillai | Everything here is for the public good |
| Ellorum ingae oru kulam | Freedom that everyone seeks |
| Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam | Lives here permanently |
| Female | |
| Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram | Our times will win |
| Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam | |
| Vellum nam kaalangalae….. | |
........................
Freedom that everyone seeks
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே
Lives here permanently
Our times will win
There is no kingdom
ராஜாங்கம் ஏதுமில்லை
ராஜாக்கள் யாருமில்லை
எல்லோரும் இங்கே ஒரு குலம்
எல்லாமே இங்கே பொதுநலம்
There are no kings
Everyone here belongs to one community
Everything here is for the public good
Freedom that everyone seeks
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே..
Lives here permanently
Our times will win
The fish that roamed in water
.....................
Let them swim in that sky now
நீரில் உலவிய மீன்கள்
இனி அந்த வானில் நீந்தட்டும்
வானில் பழகிய பறவை
இனி வந்து நீரில் வாழட்டும்
The bird accustomed to the sky
Let it come and live in water now
According to each person's thoughts
Just as they imagine
அவரவர் எண்ணம் போலே
நினைத்திடும் வண்ணம் போலே
அங்கேயும் இங்கேயும்
எங்கேயும் வாழ்ந்தாலென்ன
Over there and over here
What if we live anywhere?
Freedom that everyone seeks
Lives here permanently
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே
Our times will win
There is no kingdom
There are no kings
ராஜாங்கம் ஏதுமில்லை
ராஜாக்கள் யாருமில்லை
எல்லோரும் இங்கே ஒரு குலம்
எல்லாமே இங்கே பொதுநலம்
Everyone here belongs to one community
Everything here is for the public good
Freedom that everyone seeks
Lives here permanently
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே..
Our times will win
If deer desire, they can beat the tiger
Flowers can fly and catch the beetle
மான்கள் விரும்பினால் புலியை அடிக்கலாம்
மலர்கள் பறந்து போய் வண்டை பிடிக்கலாம்
கழுதை கத்தியும் பொழுது விடியலாம்
கொண்டை சேவலும் முட்டை போடலாம்
Dawn can break when the donkey brays
A rooster with a comb can lay an egg
Every dripping dewdrop completely
Let it become delicious ice cream
சொட்டும் பனித்துளி முற்றும்
சுவைத்தும் ஐஸ்கீரீம் ஆகட்டும்
மொட்டு அரும்பிடும் செடியில்
தினம் ஒரு லட்டு காய்க்கட்டும்
On the plant where buds sprout
Let a laddu bear as fruit every day
A world of wonders
Has been established here today
அதிசய உலகம் ஒன்று
அமைந்தது இங்கே இன்று
நமக்கினி உல்லாசம் உற்சாகம்
எல்லாமே எந்நாளும் உண்டு
For us from now on, celebration and excitement
Everything exists forever
Freedom that everyone seeks
Lives here permanently
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே
Our times will win
There is no kingdom
There are no kings
ராஜாங்கம் ஏதுமில்லை
ராஜாக்கள் யாருமில்லை
எல்லோரும் இங்கே ஒரு குலம்
எல்லாமே இங்கே பொதுநலம்
Everyone here belongs to one community
Everything here is for the public good
Freedom that everyone seeks
Lives here permanently
எல்லோரும் தேடும் சுதந்திரம்
இங்கேதான் வாழும் நிரந்தரம்
வெல்லும் நம் காலங்களே......
Our times will win
…………….
Freedom that everyone seeks
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Lives here permanently
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Our times will win
Vellum nam kaalangalae
There is no kingdom
Rajangam yaedhumillai
There are no kings
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Everyone here belongs to one community
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Everything here is for the public good
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Freedom that everyone seeks
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Lives here permanently
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Our times will win
Vellum nam kaalangalae
The fish that roamed in water
……………
Let them swim in that sky now
Neeril ulaviya meengal
The bird accustomed to the sky
Ini antha vaanil neenthattum
Let it come and live in water now
Vaanil pazhagiya paravai
According to each person's thoughts
Ini vanthu neeril vaazhattum
Just as they imagine
Avaravar ennam polae
Over there and over here
Ninaiththidum vannam polae
What if we live anywhere?
Angaeyum ingaeyum
Freedom that everyone seeks
Engaeyum vaazhnthaalenna
Lives here permanently
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Our times will win
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
There is no kingdom
Vellum nam kaalangalae
There are no kings
Rajangam yaedhumillai
Everyone here belongs to one community
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Everything here is for the public good
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Freedom that everyone seeks
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Lives here permanently
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Our times will win
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
If deer desire, they can beat the tiger
Vellum nam kaalangalae
Flowers can fly and catch the beetle
Maangal virumbinaal puliyai adikkalaam
Dawn can break when the donkey brays
Malargal paranthu poe vandai pidikkalaam
A rooster with a comb can lay an egg
Kazhuthai kaththiyum pozhuthu vidiyalaam
Every dripping dewdrop completely
Kondai sevalum muttai podalaam
Let it become delicious ice cream
Sottum paniththuli muttrum
On the plant where buds sprout
Suvaiththum ice cream aagattum
Let a laddu bear as fruit every day
Mottu arumbidum sediyil
A world of wonders
Dhinam oru laddu kaaikkattum
Has been established here today
Adhisaual ulagam ondru
For us from now on, celebration and excitement
Amainthathu ingae indru
Everything exists forever
Namakkini ullaasam urchaagam
Freedom that everyone seeks
Ellaamae ennalum undu
Lives here permanently
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Our times will win
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
There is no kingdom
Vellum nam kaalangalae
There are no kings
Rajangam yaedhumillai
Everyone here belongs to one community
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Everything here is for the public good
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Freedom that everyone seeks
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Lives here permanently
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Our times will win
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ellorum Thedum Sudhanthiram is an exuberant and whimsical song from the 1986 film Lakshmi Vandhachu, composed by Raveendran with lyrics by Vaali and sung by S. P. Sailaja. The song celebrates ultimate freedom, social equality, and a carefree utopian paradise where traditional rules and social hierarchies no longer apply—a place with no kings or kingdoms where all people are equal and work for the common good. Vaali employs surrealist, nursery-rhyme-like imagery where impossible fantasy becomes reality: fish fly in the sky, birds live underwater, deer beat tigers, dewdrops turn into ice cream, and plants produce laddus daily. Through these joyful impossibilities, the track conveys an atmosphere of pure imagination, childhood delight, and uninhibited liberation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Rajangam yaedhumillai / Rajakkal yaarumillai”
The second consonant sound matches across adjacent lines, providing classic Tamil poetic rhythm ('ll' in Ellorum / Vellum, 'j' in Rajangam / Rajakkal).
Surreal Imagery & Hyperbole
“Neeril ulaviya meengal / Ini antha vaanil neenthattum”
Exaggerated, illogical fantasy imagery used to convey complete freedom where impossible things happen freely.
Irony & Paradox
“Maangal virumbinaal puliyai adikkalaam”
Humorous paradoxes that invert natural laws to emphasize an absurdly free universe.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ellorum ingae oru kulam / Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam”
Matching end sounds ('illai', 'nalam') creating musicality across refrain couplets.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of Lakshmi Vandhachu was composed by the legendary Malayalam music director Raveendran, marking one of his rare and memorable compositions in Tamil cinema. Vaali's lyrics intentionally invoke playful nonsense verse, reminiscent of traditional folklore and children's fantasy stories, perfectly rendered by singer S. P. Sailaja.
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