♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Penn munnettram ellaam verum pechchoduthaanaa
Pazham paattoduthaanaa adhu yaettoduthaanaa
Naalthorum paadu oomaigal thaanaa
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Saaththirangal penn inaththai moodi maraiththathammaa
Antha aaththiraththil bharathikkum meesai thudiththathammaa
Saaththirangal penn inaththai moodi maraiththathammaa
Antha aaththiraththil bharathikkum meesai thudiththathammaa
Veedaalum penmai ingae naadaalum kaalam vanthu
Oomaigal polave endrum oyaamal kanneer sinthum
Yaenendru ketkaththaan ippothu aal illai
Sama needhi serginda sattangal yaen illai
Ulagamellaam vidintha pinnum
Ungalin iravugal vidiyavillai
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Penn munnettram ellaam verum pechchoduthaanaa
Pazham paattoduthaanaa adhu yaettoduthaanaa
Naalthorum paadu oomaigal thaanaa
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Paai virikkum paavai enna kadhal padhumaigalaa
Dhinam yaeval seiyya aadavarkku kaval adimaigalaa
Ponnalli vaiththaalthaanae poomaalai tholol yaerum
Illaatha yaezhaiyarkellaam pollaatha thanimai kolam
Erigindra neraththil anaikkindra kaiyillai
Solgindra vaarththaigal ovvondrum poi illai
Kanavugalil midhanthapadi
Kalanguthu mayanguthu paruvakkodi
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Penn munnettram ellaam verum pechchoduthaanaa
Pazham paattoduthaanaa adhu yaettoduthaanaa
Naalthorum paadu oomaigal thaanaa
Kannin maniyae kannin maniyae poraattamaa
Un kangalil enna kangalil enna neerottamaa
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
Is women's progress meant only for speeches?
Is it confined to old songs, is it only on paper?
Are you just voiceless souls suffering day after day?
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
Ancient customs kept women hidden and suppressed,
In fury at that, even Bharathi's (revolutionary Tamil poet) mustache twitched with rage.
Ancient customs kept women hidden and suppressed,
In fury at that, even Bharathi's (revolutionary Tamil poet) mustache twitched with rage.
Even in a time when women who manage homes can lead nations,
You still shed endless tears like the voiceless.
There is no one now to even ask why,
Why are there no laws that bring equal justice?
Even after dawn has arrived for the whole world,
The darkness of your nights has never seen a dawn...
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
Is women's progress meant only for speeches?
Is it confined to old songs, is it only on paper?
Are you just voiceless souls suffering day after day?
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
Are women merely playthings of love to spread the bed?
Are they captive slaves to serve men every day?
Only when gold is heaped in dowry does the wedding garland reach their shoulders,
For the poor who have nothing, a cruel fate of loneliness remains.
When you burn in pain, there is no hand to put out the fire,
Not a single word spoken here is a lie.
While floating away in dreams,
The young girl falters and weeps in distress...
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
Is women's progress meant only for speeches?
Is it confined to old songs, is it only on paper?
Are you just voiceless souls suffering day after day?
Precious light of my eye, is your life a struggle?
What is this in your eyes, is it a flowing stream of tears?
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