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Kadavul thandha paadam
Ingu kaanum thunbam yaavum
Enna manamo enna gunamo
Indha manidhan konda kolam
Manidhan konda kolam
Kadavul thandha paadam
Ingu kaanum thunbam yaavum
Enna manamo enna gunamo
Indha manidhan konda kolam
Manidhan konda kolam
{Porulaedhum indri
Karuvaaga vaithu
Uruvaakki vittu vittaan
Arivendra ondrai mariyaadhai indri
Idam maattri vaithu vittaan} (2)
Kadavul thandha paadam
Ingu kaanum thunbam yaavum
Enna manamo enna gunamo
Indha manidhan konda kolam
Manidhan konda kolam
{Nanbargal pagaivargal
Yaarendrum
Nallavar kettavar yaarendrum} (2)
Pazhagum podhum therivadhillai
Paazhai pona indha boomiyilae
Pazhaghum podhum therivadhillai
Paazhai pona indha boomiyilae
Mugatthukku naerae
Sirippavar kangal
Mudhugukku pinnaal seerum
Mugasthudhi pesum
Valaiyum kuzhaiyum
Kaariyam aanadhum maarum
Kaariyam aanadhum maarum
Kadavul thandha paadam
Ingu kaanum thunbam yaavum
Enna manamo enna gunamo
Indha manidhan konda kolam
Manidhan konda kolam
Koduppavan thaanae mel jaadhi
Kodukkaadhavanae keezh jaadhi
Koduppavan thaanae mel jaadhi
Kodukkaadhavanae keezh jaadhi
Padaithavan peraal jaadhi vaithaan
Paazhaai pona indha boomiyilae
Padaithavan peraal jaadhi vaithaan
Paazhaai pona indha boomiyilae
{Nadappadhu yaavum
Vidhippadi endraal
Vedhanai eppadi theerum} (2)
Udaippadhai udaithu
Valarppadhai valarthaal
Ulagam uruppadi aagum
Ulagam uruppadi aagum
Kadavul thandha paadam
Ingu kaanum thunbam yaavum
Enna manamo enna gunamo
Indha manidhan konda kolam
Manidhan konda kolam
A lesson taught by God
is all the sorrow we see here.
What a mind, what a nature!
Look at the strange guise man has taken on!
The strange guise man has taken on!
A lesson taught by God
is all the sorrow we see here.
What a mind, what a nature!
Look at the strange guise man has taken on!
The strange guise man has taken on!
Out of nothing at all,
planting man as a tiny seed,
He created him and left him behind.
And that thing called intellect, without any respect,
He misplaced in the wrong spot!
A lesson taught by God
is all the sorrow we see here.
What a mind, what a nature!
Look at the strange guise man has taken on!
The strange guise man has taken on!
Who is a friend and who is a foe,
who is truly who,
and who is good and who is bad,
is never known even when moving closely with them,
in this ruined world.
It is never known even when moving closely with them,
in this ruined world.
Right to your face,
the eyes of those who smile
will hiss venom behind your back.
They shower you with sweet flattery,
bend low and fawn over you,
and change the moment their need is met!
Change the moment their need is met!
A lesson taught by God
is all the sorrow we see here.
What a mind, what a nature!
Look at the strange guise man has taken on!
The strange guise man has taken on!
The one who gives is the truly high caste,
and the one who refuses to give is the low caste.
The one who gives is the truly high caste,
and the one who refuses to give is the low caste.
Yet man created caste in the Creator's name,
in this ruined world.
He created caste in the Creator's name,
in this ruined world.
If everything that happens
is only driven by fate,
how will this suffering ever end?
If we break what should be broken
and nurture what should be nurtured,
this world will become a better place.
This world will become a better place.
A lesson taught by God
is all the sorrow we see here.
What a mind, what a nature!
Look at the strange guise man has taken on!
The strange guise man has taken on!
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