Ezhuthatha Sattangal Solgindra
From Ezhuthatha Sattangal · 1984
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ezhuthatha Sattangal1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Manithaa un sattangal poiyaana neraththil | O man, when your laws prove to be false, |
| Dharumam koondilae | Righteousness is placed in the witness dock! |
| Saatchi avanthaan vakkil avanthaan | He is the witness, He is the advocate; |
| Vaadham seiyyuvaan niyaayam solluvaan | He will argue the case and deliver justice. |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Seiyyaatha kuttram endraalum | Even if it is a crime never committed, |
| Sattam thandikka anjaathathu | Human law does not fear to punish. |
| Poiyaan saatchi kankanda saatchi | A false witness is accepted as an eyewitness; |
| Aaraainthu paarkkaathathu kanneeraa theeyaanathu | Without thorough investigation, tears turn into fire! |
| Thaai paalaa noyaanathu sol sol sol | Has a mother's milk turned into a disease? Tell me, tell me, tell me! |
| Male | |
| Saaththaanin vedham | This is the scripture of the Devil! |
| Idhu sadhikaarar vaadham idhu yaen yaen yaen | This is the argument of schemers! Why, why, why? |
| Aniyaayam sabaiyaerum oru naalil | Injustice takes the high stage today, but one day |
| Veliyaerum ada po po | It will be driven away! Oh, go away, go away! |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Paasangal ellaam paavangalaa | Is all affection turned into sin? |
| Sttaththin saabangalaa | Are these the curses of the law? |
| Needhikku endrum kann illaiyaa | Does justice never have eyes? |
| Niyaayangal ingillaiyaa | Is there no fairness here? |
| Male | |
| Thanthai pillai porilae | In the battle between father and son, |
| Thaayin kangal neerilae | The mother's eyes are filled with tears. |
| Ullam ondrae ullathu | There is only one heart within her; |
| Yaarukkum endrae sollaathu | It will not reveal whose side it favors. |
| Thaayaagi vanthu noyaagi nindru | Having come as a mother, standing as a sufferer, |
| Kanneeril saei aagiraal | She becomes like a helpless child in tears. |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
| Male | |
| Manithaa un sattangal poiyaana neraththil | O man, when your laws prove to be false, |
| Dharumam koondilae | Righteousness is placed in the witness dock! |
| Saatchi avanthaan vakkil avanthaan | He is the witness, He is the advocate; |
| Vaadham seiyyuvaan niyaayam solluvaan | He will argue the case and deliver justice. |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthaatha sattangal | Unwritten laws, |
| Solgindra theerppenna | What verdict do they pronounce |
| Iraivan courtilae | In God's court? |
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
மனிதா உன் சட்டங்கள் பொய்யான நேரத்தில்
தருமம் கூண்டிலே
சாட்சி அவன்தான் வக்கீல் அவன்தான்
வாதம் செய்யுவான் நியாயம் சொல்லுவான்
O man, when your laws prove to be false,
Righteousness is placed in the witness dock!
He is the witness, He is the advocate;
He will argue the case and deliver justice.
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
செய்யாத குற்றம் என்றாலும்
சட்டம் தண்டிக்க அஞ்சாதது
பொய்யான சாட்சி கண்கண்ட சாட்சி
ஆராய்ந்து பார்க்காதது கண்ணீரா தீயானது
தாய் பாலா நோயானது சொல் சொல் சொல்
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
சாத்தானின் வேதம்
இது சதிகாரர் வாதம் இது ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
அநியாயம் சபையேறும் ஒரு நாளில்
வெளியேறும் அட போ போ
Even if it is a crime never committed,
Human law does not fear to punish.
A false witness is accepted as an eyewitness;
Without thorough investigation, tears turn into fire!
Has a mother's milk turned into a disease? Tell me, tell me, tell me!
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
This is the scripture of the Devil!
This is the argument of schemers! Why, why, why?
Injustice takes the high stage today, but one day
It will be driven away! Oh, go away, go away!
பாசங்கள் எல்லாம் பாவங்களா
சட்டத்தின் சாபங்களா
நீதிக்கு என்றும் கண் இல்லையா
நியாயங்கள் இங்கில்லையா
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
தந்தை பிள்ளை போரிலே
தாயின் கண்கள் நீரிலே
உள்ளம் ஒன்றே உள்ளது
யாருக்கும் என்றே சொல்லாது
தாயாகி வந்து நோயாகி நின்று
கண்ணீரில் சேயாகிறாள்
Is all affection turned into sin?
Are these the curses of the law?
Does justice never have eyes?
Is there no fairness here?
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
In the battle between father and son,
The mother's eyes are filled with tears.
There is only one heart within her;
It will not reveal whose side it favors.
Having come as a mother, standing as a sufferer,
She becomes like a helpless child in tears.
மனிதா உன் சட்டங்கள் பொய்யான நேரத்தில்
தருமம் கூண்டிலே
சாட்சி அவன்தான் வக்கீல் அவன்தான்
வாதம் செய்யுவான் நியாயம் சொல்லுவான்
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
எழுதாத சட்டங்கள்
சொல்கின்ற தீர்ப்பென்ன
இறைவன் கோர்ட்டிலே
O man, when your laws prove to be false,
Righteousness is placed in the witness dock!
He is the witness, He is the advocate;
He will argue the case and deliver justice.
Unwritten laws,
What verdict do they pronounce
In God's court?
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Manithaa un sattangal poiyaana neraththil
O man, when your laws prove to be false,
Dharumam koondilae
Righteousness is placed in the witness dock!
Saatchi avanthaan vakkil avanthaan
He is the witness, He is the advocate;
Vaadham seiyyuvaan niyaayam solluvaan
He will argue the case and deliver justice.
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Seiyyaatha kuttram endraalum
Even if it is a crime never committed,
Sattam thandikka anjaathathu
Human law does not fear to punish.
Poiyaan saatchi kankanda saatchi
A false witness is accepted as an eyewitness;
Aaraainthu paarkkaathathu kanneeraa theeyaanathu
Without thorough investigation, tears turn into fire!
Thaai paalaa noyaanathu sol sol sol
Has a mother's milk turned into a disease? Tell me, tell me, tell me!
Saaththaanin vedham
This is the scripture of the Devil!
Idhu sadhikaarar vaadham idhu yaen yaen yaen
This is the argument of schemers! Why, why, why?
Aniyaayam sabaiyaerum oru naalil
Injustice takes the high stage today, but one day
Veliyaerum ada po po
It will be driven away! Oh, go away, go away!
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Paasangal ellaam paavangalaa
Is all affection turned into sin?
Sttaththin saabangalaa
Are these the curses of the law?
Needhikku endrum kann illaiyaa
Does justice never have eyes?
Niyaayangal ingillaiyaa
Is there no fairness here?
Thanthai pillai porilae
In the battle between father and son,
Thaayin kangal neerilae
The mother's eyes are filled with tears.
Ullam ondrae ullathu
There is only one heart within her;
Yaarukkum endrae sollaathu
It will not reveal whose side it favors.
Thaayaagi vanthu noyaagi nindru
Having come as a mother, standing as a sufferer,
Kanneeril saei aagiraal
She becomes like a helpless child in tears.
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Manithaa un sattangal poiyaana neraththil
O man, when your laws prove to be false,
Dharumam koondilae
Righteousness is placed in the witness dock!
Saatchi avanthaan vakkil avanthaan
He is the witness, He is the advocate;
Vaadham seiyyuvaan niyaayam solluvaan
He will argue the case and deliver justice.
Ezhuthaatha sattangal
Unwritten laws,
Solgindra theerppenna
What verdict do they pronounce
Iraivan courtilae
In God's court?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ezhuthaatha Sattangal' is a powerful philosophical lament about the fallibility and moral bankruptcy of human legal systems. It highlights how man-made laws often punish the innocent on the basis of false testimony while letting devious schemers go free. The lyricist sharply contrasts human justice—which often fails morally and causes immense suffering to innocent families—with the absolute, divine justice found in the court of God.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Dharumam koondilae”
Righteousness (Dharma) is metaphorically personified as a prisoner or witness standing inside a courtroom dock, highlighting how virtue itself is put on trial by flawed human justice.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Needhikku endrum kann illaiyaa / Niyaayangal ingillaiyaa”
Both consecutive lines end with 'illaiyaa' ('is there not?'), creating a rhythmic and melodious rhetorical questioning.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thanthai pillai porilae / Thaayin kangal neerilae”
The second consonant sound 'nth' / 'y' paired with matching line structure and final rhyming words 'porilae' and 'neerilae'.
Personification
“Needhikku endrum kann illaiyaa”
Justice is personified as an entity that possesses or lacks eyes to see the truth, drawing on the iconic blindfolded lady of justice motif.
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Trivia
'Ezhuthatha Sattangal' (1984) is a Tamil courtroom drama starring veteran actors Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, and Prabhu. Sung passionately by Malaysia Vasudevan, the song features Ilaiyaraaja's dramatic orchestration that elevates the film's tense narrative around moral and legal conflict. The poignant lyrics were penned by Pulamaipithan, known for his deep, classical Tamil phrasing and socially conscious themes.
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