♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kakkaa pudikaama jaldraa adikkaama
Munneranum nee munneranum
Edhirikku anjaama edhukkunthaan kenjaama
Nee vaazhanum aa…nee vaazhanum
Thanmaanaththai endrum vittu tharaatha
Panjamendru yaaridamum pogaatha
Sonnaa kelum thambi
Nee seiyyaathadaa thambi
Nee thookkathadaa koojaa
Yaendaa chinna thambi
Nee neththu pooththa roja
Nee aavappora raja
Vizhiyapola mozhiya naanum kaakkanumdaa
Vazhiya naama uruvaakki kaattanumdaa
Vizhiyapola mozhiya naanum kaakkanumdaa
Vazhiya naama uruvaakki kaattanumdaa
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Pasunthola porththikittu
Puligal sila vaazhumadaa
Poraadi nee paarkkanum
Adhan mugaththiraiya kizhikkanum
Thiramainthaan unakkirunthaa
Azhuththaththaan paarpaanga
Edhir neechchal nee podanum
Edhilum vettriyaiththaan nee soodanum
Vairaththa mannu moodi maraikka mudiyumaa
Varungkaalam unakkirunthaa thadukka mudiyumaa
Vairaththa mannu moodi maraikka mudiyumaa
Varungkaalam unakkirunthaa thadukka mudiyumaa
Manushan podum kanakku
Adhu thappu kanakkudaa
Iraivan podum kanakku
Adhu unmai kanakkudaa
Aandavana mattum nee vanangi vaazhudaa
Aanavanthaaam kondu vara edhirththu nilladaa
Sonnaa kelu thambi
Nee seyyaadhadaa thaajaa
Nee thookkaathadaa koojaa aahaa haa haan
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Mathiyaathaar vaasala
Mithiyaathae endruthaan
Periyavanga sonnaangadaa
Adhai pinpattri nadakkanundaa
Kaariyaththai mudichchukittu
Kazhattiyunthaan viduvaanga
Kalangaama nee nilladaa
Kaalam undendru nee solladaa
Thaaikulaiththathai mathichchi neeyum
Vaazhnthu paaradaa
Nam nalaththai kaappathellaam
Avangathaanadaa
Thaaikulaiththathai mathichchi neeyum
Vaazhnthu paaradaa
Nam nalaththai kaappathellaam
Avangathaanadaa
Nandri marakkum pazhakkam
Namakku venaandaa
Valarchchi vantha pinnae
Ada thimiru venaandaa
Paadu pattu uzhaichchu neeyum
Uyarnthu kaattanum
Naattukkunthaan nanmai pala
Senju vaazhanum
Yaendaa jaaldraakkalaa
Nee jinjakku jinjakku podaathae
Nee thalaiya thalaiya aattaathae
Yaendaa jaaldraakkalaa
Nee seyyaadhadaa thaajaa
Nee thookkaathadaa koojaa
Kuththu kuththu kuththu kuththu kummaangkuththu
Idhukoppaa unakku kaththu thantha dappaangkuththu
Kuththu kuththu kuththu kuththu kummaangkuththu
Idhukoppaa unakku kaththu thantha dappaangkuththu
Without flattering anyone or playing the yes-man,
You must rise, you must forge ahead!
Without fearing any enemy, without begging for anything,
You must live with pride, ah... you must live!
Never surrender your self-respect,
Never go begging to anyone in times of hardship.
Listen to my words, little brother,
Do not flatter anyone,
Do not be a sycophant!
Hey there, little brother,
You are a rose that bloomed just yesterday,
And you are destined to become a king!
Like my own eyes, I must protect my mother tongue,
We must carve out our own path and lead the way!
Like my own eyes, I must protect my mother tongue,
We must carve out our own path and lead the way!
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Cloaking themselves in the skin of a cow,
Some tigers roam among us, my friend.
You must put up a fight,
And tear off their disguise!
If you have true talent,
They will only try to hold you down.
You must swim against the current,
And claim victory in everything you do!
Can dirt ever bury and hide a diamond?
If the future is yours, can anyone stop it?
Can dirt ever bury and hide a diamond?
If the future is yours, can anyone stop it?
The calculations made by mortals
Are always mistaken, my friend!
The reckoning made by God
Is the only true account!
Bow your head only to God as you live,
Stand firm against those who approach you with arrogance!
Listen to my advice, little brother,
Do not flatter anyone,
Do not be a sycophant, aha ha haan!
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At the doorsteps of those who do not respect you,
Never step foot inside—
That is the wisdom our elders taught us, my friend,
And we must live by those words.
Once their selfish purpose is served,
People will simply cast you aside.
Stand tall without losing heart,
And tell them your time will surely come!
Respect womanhood and mothers,
And live honorably, my friend!
For the ones who safeguard our well-being
Are truly those mothers!
Respect womanhood and mothers,
And live honorably, my friend!
For the ones who safeguard our well-being
Are truly those mothers!
The habit of forgetting gratitude—
We must never let it touch us, my friend!
Even after you achieve great success,
Hey, never let arrogance take hold!
Work hard with honest labor,
And show the world that you can rise!
Do plenty of good for your nation,
And lead a noble life!
Hey, you yes-men and flatterers,
Stop putting on your cheap tricks and dances,
Stop nodding your heads blindly!
Hey, you yes-men and flatterers,
Do not butter anyone up,
Do not be a sycophant!
Strike, strike, strike, land a powerful blow!
This is the dappankuthu (energetic Tamil folk beat) your father taught you!
Strike, strike, strike, land a powerful blow!
This is the dappankuthu (energetic Tamil folk beat) your father taught you!
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