♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Kannai kasakum	The blinding
Sooriyano red red red red	Sun is red red red red
Kaanum mannil sari	In the land we see, full
Paadhi red red red red	Half of it is red red red red
Male
Udambil odum	Running through the body
Sengurudhi red red red red	The crimson blood is red red red red
Uzhaikum makkal	The working class people's
Ullankai red red red red	Palms are red red red red
Male
Nirathuku ovvoru mathipu	Every color has its own value
Andha nirangalil sivapae sirapu	Among those colors, red is supreme
Varumaiyin nirama sivapu	Is red the color of poverty?
Adhai maatrum niramae sivapu	Red is also the color that changes it
Male
Pillai thamizh	O cherished Tamil
Inamae ezhu ezhu ezhu	Race, rise rise rise
Arivai aandavanaai	Knowledge as God
Thozhu thozhu thozhu	Worship worship worship
Male
Neelum aagaayam	The sprawling sky
Thodu thodu thodu	Touch touch touch
Nilavai boomiyilae	The moon on the earth
Nadu nadu nadu	Plant plant plant
Male
Kannai thirakum kalvi	Education that opens the eyes
Ingae kurudaai ponadhae	Has become blind here
Kaasu erindhaal kadhavu	If you throw money, the door
Thirakum vanigam aanadhae	Opens, it has become a business
Male
Kalaimagal thanadhu	Goddess Saraswati herself
Magalai serka palli yerinaal	Climbed up the school steps to enroll her daughter
Veenai vitru kattanam katti	Sold her Veena, paid the fees,
Veedu thirumbinaal	And returned home
Sariyaa sariyaa	Is it right? Is it right?
Male
Oru kalvi manitha	Did you not see education
Urimai endru kaanalayaa	As a human right?
Muraiyaa oru ezhai	Is it fair that education in a poor
Veetil kalvi enna poiyaa	Household becomes a lie?
Male
Kudikum thaaipaaluku	For mother's milk consumed
Vilai ondrum ketkaadhae	Do not ask for any price
Padikum padipai nee	The education that is learned
Panam kettu virkaadhae	Do not sell by demanding money
Male
Kannai kasakum	The blinding
Sooriyano red red red red	Sun is red red red red
Kaanum mannil sari	In the land we see, full
Paadhi red red red red	Half of it is red red red red
Male
Udambil odum	Running through the body
Sengurudhi red red red red	The crimson blood is red red red red
Uzhaikum makkal	The working class people's
Ullankai red red red red	Palms are red red red red
Male
En tamilnaatin makkal	My Tamil Nadu's population
Thogaiyo aaru kodigal	Is sixty million
Indhiya naatin makkal	India's nation's population
Thogaiyo nooru kodigal	Is one billion
Male
Manidhanai manidhan	Before man eats
Saapidum munnae	Another man
Thaduthu niruthungal	Stop it immediately
Male
Ungal arisiyil ungal per	Your name is written on your grain
Undu uzhaidhae unnungal	Work hard and eat it
Kuzhandhaai kuzhandhaai	Child, child,
Male
Idhu potti ulagam	This is a competitive world
Potti potu mundhividu	Compete and move ahead
Kozhundhae idhu naadu alla	Tender child, this is not just a country,
Puligal vaazhum kaadu	It is a jungle where tigers live
Male
{ Ulagathai nesi	{ Love the world,
Oruvaraiyum nambaadhae	Do not trust anyone
Urangiyapodhum oru	Even while sleeping, do not
Kannai moodaadhae } (2)	Close one eye } (2)
Male
Kannai kasakum	The blinding
Sooriyano red red red red	Sun is red red red red
Kaanum mannil sari	In the land we see, full
Paadhi red red red red	Half of it is red red red red
Male
Udambil odum	Running through the body
Sengurudhi red red red red	The crimson blood is red red red red
Uzhaikum makkal	The working class people's
Ullankai red red red red	Palms are red red red red
Male
Nirathuku ovvoru mathipu	Every color has its own value
Andha nirangalil sivapae sirapu	Among those colors, red is supreme
Varumaiyin nirama sivapu	Is red the color of poverty?
Adhai maatrum niramae sivapu	Red is also the color that changes it
Male
Pillai thamizh	O cherished Tamil
Inamae ezhu ezhu ezhu	Race, rise rise rise
Arivai aandavanaai	Knowledge as God
Thozhu thozhu thozhu	Worship worship worship
Male
Neelum aagaayam	The sprawling sky
Thodu thodu thodu	Touch touch touch
Nilavai boomiyilae	The moon on the earth
Nadu nadu nadu	Plant plant plant

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