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Lyrics & meaning

Ellorum Thedum Sudhanthiram

From Lakshmi Vandhachu · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Raveendran
Movie name
Lakshmi Vandhachu
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
28 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae
Rajangam yaedhumillai
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae
……………
Neeril ulaviya meengal
Ini antha vaanil neenthattum
Vaanil pazhagiya paravai
Ini vanthu neeril vaazhattum
Avaravar ennam polae
Ninaiththidum vannam polae
Angaeyum ingaeyum
Engaeyum vaazhnthaalenna
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae
Rajangam yaedhumillai
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae
Maangal virumbinaal puliyai adikkalaam
Malargal paranthu poe vandai pidikkalaam
Kazhuthai kaththiyum pozhuthu vidiyalaam
Kondai sevalum muttai podalaam
Sottum paniththuli muttrum
Suvaiththum ice cream aagattum
Mottu arumbidum sediyil
Dhinam oru laddu kaaikkattum
Adhisaual ulagam ondru
Amainthathu ingae indru
Namakkini ullaasam urchaagam
Ellaamae ennalum undu
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae
Rajangam yaedhumillai
Rajakkal yaarumillai
Ellorum ingae oru kulam
Ellaamae ingae podhu nalam
Ellorum thedum sudhanthiram
Ingaethaan vaazhum nirantharam
Vellum nam kaalangalae…..
...
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
There is no kingdom here,
and there are no kings.
Everyone here belongs to one family,
everything here is for the common good!
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
...
Let the fish that roamed in the water
swim across the sky from now on!
Let the birds that lived in the sky
come and make their home in the water!
As each person wishes,
just the way they imagine,
there, here,
what is wrong with living anywhere?
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
There is no kingdom here,
and there are no kings.
Everyone here belongs to one family,
everything here is for the common good!
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
If deer wish, they can chase and beat the tiger!
Flowers can fly and catch the bees!
The sun can rise even to the braying of a donkey!
A crested rooster can lay an egg!
Let every dripping drop of morning dew
turn into delicious ice cream!
On the plants where tiny buds sprout,
let a laddu (sweet round treat) grow every day!
A world of wonders
has come to life right here today!
Fun, joy, and excitement are ours from now on,
we will have them all, every single day!
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
There is no kingdom here,
and there are no kings.
Everyone here belongs to one family,
everything here is for the common good!
The freedom that everyone searches for,
lives right here forever!
Our time will triumph!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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