Kanchiyile Oru
From Manipayal · 1973
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Manipayal1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engal tamil annai | Our Tamil mother |
| Ethanaiyo thavamirunthu | Having performed so many penances |
| Thingalaai sengthiraai | As the moon and as the bright red sun |
| Thirunaattin oli vilakkaai | As the shining light of the holy land |
| Valluvan kural pola vadivamo sirithaaga | Like Valluvar's Kural, small in physical stature |
| Ulamo intha ulaginum perithaaga | Yet with a heart larger than this entire world |
| Female | |
| Kanjiyilae oru puththan piranthaan | A Buddha was born in Kanchipuram |
| Konda karunaiyinaal engal nenjil nirainthaan | With his boundless compassion, he filled our hearts |
| Male | |
| Annaavendrae ellorum azhaikka vanthaar | He came so everyone would call him 'Anna' (elder brother) |
| Aayiram thalaimurai thazhaikka vanthaar | He came to make a thousand generations flourish |
| Male | |
| Annaa annaa annaa | Anna, Anna, Anna |
| Engal anbin deivam annaa | Anna is our god of love |
| Male | |
| Edhaiyum thaangum idhayam kondu thannai | Bearing a heart that endures everything |
| Edhirppavar meethu karunai kondu | Showing mercy even toward his opponents |
| Vaithavar yaavarum vaazhattum endru | Wishing that even those who vilified him live well |
| Vaazhththiya idhyam adhuvallavaa | Is that not the heart that blessed everyone? |
| Female and Male : | Female and Male voices: |
| Adhu valluvan kaattiya vazhiyallavaa | Is that not the path demonstrated by Valluvar? |
| Female | |
| Maattraan thottathu malligaikkum | Even the jasmine in an opponent's garden |
| Nalla manamundu endrae solliyavar | He declared that it too possesses a wonderful fragrance |
| Kadamai kanniyam kattupaaduthaan | Duty, dignity, and discipline |
| Thaaraga manthiram aakkiyavar | He made them his guiding mantra |
| Female and Male : | Female and Male voices: |
| Nam thozhvugal ellaam pokkiyavar | He who removed all our hardships and defeats |
| Male | |
| Annaa annaa annaa | Anna, Anna, Anna |
| Engal anbin deivam annaa | Anna is our god of love |
| Female | |
| Yaezhaigal siriththida arasamaiththaar | He formed a government so the poor could smile |
| Adhil iraivanai kaanbom ena uraiththaar | He declared that we shall see God in the smile of the poor |
| Erinthidum kudisaiyil varunthiduvoorkku | For those suffering in fragile huts |
| Area veedugal amaithaliththaar | He built and provided concrete housing |
| Female and Male : | Female and Male voices: |
| Angu eriyum vilakkaai avar irunthaar | He stood as a glowing lamp in those homes |
| Female | |
| Chennai endroru peyar maattri | Renaming the region of Madras |
| Adhai senthamizh naadena peyar sootti | And officially naming it the land of pure Tamil (Tamil Nadu) |
| Male :Bharathi paadiya painthamizh naattai | Male voice: The pure Tamil land celebrated by poet Bharathi |
| Paarinil meendum kaattiyavar | He showcased its glory to the world once again |
| Nam pazhigal anaiththaiyum maattriyavar | He who wiped away all our historical slurs |
| Male | |
| Ellorkkum annanavan | He is an elder brother to everyone |
| Illaarkku selvamavan | He is wealth to those who have nothing |
| Female :Nallorgal ullamellaam | In the hearts of all noble people |
| Naalthorum aalupavan | He rules every single day |
| Male | |
| Sonnaal manam padhaikkum | To speak of his passing makes the heart shudder |
| Sollavo vaai padhaikkum | To utter it makes the lips quiver |
| Thannath thanimaiyilae | In utter solitude |
| Thaanuranga ponaano | Did he go to eternal sleep? |
| Female | |
| Vanga kadal alaiyae | O waves of the Bay of Bengal |
| Vaai moodi thoongum engal | To our golden son of Tamil who sleeps silently |
| Thanga tamizh maganai | Did you sing a soothing lullaby? |
| Thaalaattu paadinaiyo | Male voice: Sing, sing that this is the land of pure Tamils |
| Male :Paadu nee paadu painthamizhar naadendru | Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace |
| Odi uzhaiththa magan urangattum amaithiyilae | Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace |
| Odi uzhaiththa magan urangattum amaithiyilae | In peace |
| Amaithiyilae | Anna, Anna, Anna |
| Male | |
| Annaa annaa annaa | Anna is our god of love |
| Engal anbin deivam annaa | |
எங்கள் தமிழ் அன்னை
எத்தனையோ தவமிருந்து
திங்களாய் செங்கதிராய்
திருநாட்டின் ஒளி விளக்காய்
வள்ளுவன் குரல் போல வடிவமோ சிறிதாக
உளமோ இந்த உலகினும் பெரிதாக.....
Our Tamil mother
Having performed so many penances
As the moon and as the bright red sun
As the shining light of the holy land
Like Valluvar's Kural, small in physical stature
Yet with a heart larger than this entire world
காஞ்சியிலே ஒரு புத்தன் பிறந்தான்
கொண்ட கருணையினால் எங்கள் நெஞ்சில் நிறைந்தான்
A Buddha was born in Kanchipuram
With his boundless compassion, he filled our hearts
அண்ணாவென்றே எல்லோரும் அழைக்க வந்தார்
ஆயிரம் தலைமுறை தழைக்க வந்தார்
He came so everyone would call him 'Anna' (elder brother)
He came to make a thousand generations flourish
அண்ணா அண்ணா அண்ணா
எங்கள் அன்பின் தெய்வம் அண்ணா.....
Anna, Anna, Anna
Anna is our god of love
எதையும் தாங்கும் இதயம் கொண்டு தன்னை
எதிர்ப்பவர் மீதும் கருணைக் கொண்டு
வைத்தவர் யாவரும் வாழட்டும் என்று
வாழ்த்திய இதயம் அதுவல்லவா
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
அது வள்ளுவன் காட்டிய வழியல்லவா
Bearing a heart that endures everything
Showing mercy even toward his opponents
Wishing that even those who vilified him live well
Is that not the heart that blessed everyone?
Female and Male voices:
Is that not the path demonstrated by Valluvar?
மாற்றான் தோட்டத்து மல்லிகைக்கும்
நல்ல மணமுண்டு என்றே சொல்லியவர்
கடமை கண்ணியம் கட்டுப்பாடுதான்
தாரக மந்திரம் ஆக்கியவர்
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
நம் தாழ்வுகள் எல்லாம் போக்கியவர்.......
Even the jasmine in an opponent's garden
He declared that it too possesses a wonderful fragrance
Duty, dignity, and discipline
He made them his guiding mantra
Female and Male voices:
He who removed all our hardships and defeats
அண்ணா அண்ணா அண்ணா
எங்கள் அன்பின் தெய்வம் அண்ணா.....
Anna, Anna, Anna
Anna is our god of love
மானத்தை காத்திடும் நெசவாளர்
அந்த மக்களின் கண்ணீர் தனைப் பார்த்தார்
நாடெங்கும் துணிகளை தோள்களில் சுமந்து
நலிந்திடும் ஏழைக்கு வாழ்வளித்தார்
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
மக்கள் நலம் பெறவே ஒரு வழி வகுத்தார்...
He formed a government so the poor could smile
He declared that we shall see God in the smile of the poor
For those suffering in fragile huts
He built and provided concrete housing
Female and Male voices:
He stood as a glowing lamp in those homes
அண்ணா அண்ணா அண்ணா
எங்கள் அன்பின் தெய்வம் அண்ணா.....
Renaming the region of Madras
And officially naming it the land of pure Tamil (Tamil Nadu)
Male voice: The pure Tamil land celebrated by poet Bharathi
He showcased its glory to the world once again
He who wiped away all our historical slurs
ஏழைகள் சிரித்திட அரசமைத்தார்
அதில் இறைவனை காண்போம் என உரைத்தார்
எரிந்திடும் குடிசையில் வருந்திடுவோர்க்கு
ஏரியா வீடுகள் அமைத்தளித்தார்
பெண் மற்றும் ஆண் :
அங்கு எரியும் விளக்காய் அவர் இருந்தார்......
He is an elder brother to everyone
He is wealth to those who have nothing
In the hearts of all noble people
He rules every single day
சென்னை என்றொரு பெயர் மாற்றி
அதை செந்தமிழ் நாடென பெயர் சூட்டி
ஆண் : பாரதி பாடிய பைந்தமிழ் நாட்டை
பாரினில் மீண்டும் காட்டியவர்
நம் பழிகள் அனைத்தையும் மாற்றியவர்....
To speak of his passing makes the heart shudder
To utter it makes the lips quiver
In utter solitude
Did he go to eternal sleep?
எல்லோர்க்கும் அண்ணனவன்
இல்லார்க்கு செல்வமவன்
நல்லோர்கள் உள்ளமெல்லாம்
நாள்தோறும் ஆளுபவன்
O waves of the Bay of Bengal
To our golden son of Tamil who sleeps silently
Did you sing a soothing lullaby?
Male voice: Sing, sing that this is the land of pure Tamils
Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace
Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace
In peace
Anna, Anna, Anna
சொன்னால் மனம் பதைக்கும்
சொல்லவோ வாய் பதைக்கும்
தன்னந் தனிமையிலே
தானுறங்க போனானோ
Anna is our god of love
வங்கக் கடல் அலையே
வாய் மூடி தூங்கும் எங்கள்
தங்கத் தமிழ் மகனை
தாலாட்டு பாடினையோ
பாடு நீ பாடு பைந்தமிழர் நாடென்று
ஓடி உழைத்த மகன் உறங்கட்டும் அமைதியிலே.....
ஓடி உழைத்த மகன் உறங்கட்டும் அமைதியிலே.....
அமைதியிலே.....
அண்ணா அண்ணா அண்ணா
எங்கள் அன்பின் தெய்வம் அண்ணா.....
Engal tamil annai
Our Tamil mother
Ethanaiyo thavamirunthu
Having performed so many penances
Thingalaai sengthiraai
As the moon and as the bright red sun
Thirunaattin oli vilakkaai
As the shining light of the holy land
Valluvan kural pola vadivamo sirithaaga
Like Valluvar's Kural, small in physical stature
Ulamo intha ulaginum perithaaga
Yet with a heart larger than this entire world
Kanjiyilae oru puththan piranthaan
A Buddha was born in Kanchipuram
Konda karunaiyinaal engal nenjil nirainthaan
With his boundless compassion, he filled our hearts
Annaavendrae ellorum azhaikka vanthaar
He came so everyone would call him 'Anna' (elder brother)
Aayiram thalaimurai thazhaikka vanthaar
He came to make a thousand generations flourish
Annaa annaa annaa
Anna, Anna, Anna
Engal anbin deivam annaa
Anna is our god of love
Edhaiyum thaangum idhayam kondu thannai
Bearing a heart that endures everything
Edhirppavar meethu karunai kondu
Showing mercy even toward his opponents
Vaithavar yaavarum vaazhattum endru
Wishing that even those who vilified him live well
Vaazhththiya idhyam adhuvallavaa
Is that not the heart that blessed everyone?
Female and Male :
Female and Male voices:
Adhu valluvan kaattiya vazhiyallavaa
Is that not the path demonstrated by Valluvar?
Maattraan thottathu malligaikkum
Even the jasmine in an opponent's garden
Nalla manamundu endrae solliyavar
He declared that it too possesses a wonderful fragrance
Kadamai kanniyam kattupaaduthaan
Duty, dignity, and discipline
Thaaraga manthiram aakkiyavar
He made them his guiding mantra
Female and Male :
Female and Male voices:
Nam thozhvugal ellaam pokkiyavar
He who removed all our hardships and defeats
Annaa annaa annaa
Anna, Anna, Anna
Engal anbin deivam annaa
Anna is our god of love
Yaezhaigal siriththida arasamaiththaar
He formed a government so the poor could smile
Adhil iraivanai kaanbom ena uraiththaar
He declared that we shall see God in the smile of the poor
Erinthidum kudisaiyil varunthiduvoorkku
For those suffering in fragile huts
Area veedugal amaithaliththaar
He built and provided concrete housing
Female and Male :
Female and Male voices:
Angu eriyum vilakkaai avar irunthaar
He stood as a glowing lamp in those homes
Chennai endroru peyar maattri
Renaming the region of Madras
Adhai senthamizh naadena peyar sootti
And officially naming it the land of pure Tamil (Tamil Nadu)
Male :Bharathi paadiya painthamizh naattai
Male voice: The pure Tamil land celebrated by poet Bharathi
Paarinil meendum kaattiyavar
He showcased its glory to the world once again
Nam pazhigal anaiththaiyum maattriyavar
He who wiped away all our historical slurs
Ellorkkum annanavan
He is an elder brother to everyone
Illaarkku selvamavan
He is wealth to those who have nothing
Female :Nallorgal ullamellaam
In the hearts of all noble people
Naalthorum aalupavan
He rules every single day
Sonnaal manam padhaikkum
To speak of his passing makes the heart shudder
Sollavo vaai padhaikkum
To utter it makes the lips quiver
Thannath thanimaiyilae
In utter solitude
Thaanuranga ponaano
Did he go to eternal sleep?
Vanga kadal alaiyae
O waves of the Bay of Bengal
Vaai moodi thoongum engal
To our golden son of Tamil who sleeps silently
Thanga tamizh maganai
Did you sing a soothing lullaby?
Thaalaattu paadinaiyo
Male voice: Sing, sing that this is the land of pure Tamils
Male :Paadu nee paadu painthamizhar naadendru
Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace
Odi uzhaiththa magan urangattum amaithiyilae
Let the son who worked tirelessly sleep in peace
Odi uzhaiththa magan urangattum amaithiyilae
In peace
Amaithiyilae
Anna, Anna, Anna
Annaa annaa annaa
Anna is our god of love
Engal anbin deivam annaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Manipayal' (1973) is a poignant tribute to C. N. Annadurai (affectionately known as Anna), former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and founder of the DMK. Written by lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song elevates Anna to a saintly political icon who brought dignity, statehood identity, and welfare to the Tamil people. It draws parallels between Anna and great historical figures like Thiruvalluvar and Lord Buddha, highlighting his philosophy of 'Duty, Dignity, Discipline' and his famous axiom 'See God in the smile of the poor'. The song moves from celebrating Anna's political achievements—such as renaming Madras State to Tamil Nadu and providing housing for hut-dwellers—to a deep lament over his untimely passing in 1969. The imagery of the Bay of Bengal's waves singing a lullaby over his memorial at Marina Beach underscores the profound grief felt by the entire Tamil nation, concluding with a prayer for eternal peace for a leader who tirelessly served his people.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Valluvan kural pola vadivamo sirithaaga”
Compares Anna's physical form and immense moral character to the Thirukkural ('Valluvan kural pola vadivamo sirithaaga / Ulamo intha ulaginum perithaaga').
Metaphor (Uruvakam)
“Kanjiyilae oru puththan piranthaan”
Metaphorically compares Anna to Buddha born in Kanchipuram ('Kanjiyilae oru puththan piranthaan').
Personification
“Vanga kadal alaiyae ... Thaalaattu paadinaiyo”
Personifies the waves of the Bay of Bengal as singing a lullaby to Anna resting at his beach memorial.
Alliteration / Second-letter Rhyme (Etukai)
“Ellorkkum annanavan / Illaarkku selvamavan”
Tamil poetic etukai where second consonants match, as seen in 'Annaa' / 'Engal' and 'Ellorkkum' / 'Illaarkku'.
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Trivia
C. N. Annadurai (Anna) passed away in February 1969, and his funeral held the Guinness World Record for the highest attendance at the time. This song was composed years later in 1973 for 'Manipayal' as an emotional homage, referencing his memorial located right beside the Bay of Bengal on Marina Beach.
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