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Lyrics & meaning

Manavarkalae

From Sanga Natham · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. J. Jesudass, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Sanga Natham
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maanavarkalae
Chorus :Aei
Male :Enna vendum umakku
Chorus :Hae haei
Male :Ennidaththilum
Chorus :Aei
Male :Kayulundu sarakku
Maanavarkalae
Chorus :Aei
Male :Enna vendum umakku
Chorus :Aei
Male :Ennidaththilum
Chorus :Aei
Male :Kayulundu sarakku
Kindal enna keli enna
Naanum oru maanavanthaan
Kalloori vaazhkkaiyilae
Ungalai pola aanavanthaan
Vaguppil vediyai koluththi pottu
Vambu valaththavanthaan
Kadaisi bench-yil olinju
Kaagitha ambu thoduththavanthaan
Maanavarkalae
Chorus :Aei
Male :Enna vendum umakku
Chorus :Aei
Male :Ennidaththilum
Chorus :Aei
Male :Kayulundu sarakku
Ungalukku udhavaathu sariththiram boogolam
Puththi solli kelaathu vekkangetta vedhaalam
Ungalukku udhavaathu sariththiram boogolam
Puththi solli kelaathu vekkangetta vedhaalam
Ilamai ennaalum nilaiyaagaathu
Kadamai ondraethaan azhiyaathathu
………………….
: Kottangal adiththu kuthikkum vaazhkkai
Inikkum ippothu
Aanaal pattangal vaangi theruvil nindraal
Theriyum appothu
Maanavarkalae
Chorus :Aei
Male :Enna vendum umakku
Chorus :Aei
Male :Ennidaththilum
Chorus :Aei
Male :Kayulundu sarakku
Kindal enna keli enna
Naanum oru maanavanthaan
Kalloori vaazhkkaiyilae
Ungalai pola aanavanthaan
Vaguppil vediyai koluththi pottu
Vambu valaththavanthaan
Kadaisi bench-yil olinju
Kaagitha ambu thoduththavanthaan
Maanavarkalae
Chorus :Aei
Male :Enna vendum umakku
Chorus :Aei
Male :Ennidaththilum
Chorus :Aei
Male :Kayulundu sarakku
Sorkkam ondru irunthaalae
Namma vanthu thozha vendum
Varkkamattra samuthaayam ondru ingu
Ezha vendum
Sorkkam ondru irunthaalae
Namma vanthu thozha vendum
Varkkamattra samuthaayam ondru ingu
Ezha vendum
Ellaam vidhi endraal thavaraanathu
Ellaam podhuvendru mudivaanathu
Ellaam vidhi endraal thavaraanathu
Ellaam podhuvendru mudivaanathu
Arivai valarththu karangal uyarththu
Edhuvum thappaathu
Aanaal visaiyai kizhiththu pudhiya udhayam
Kaanbathu eppothu
Maanavarkalae
Enna vendum umakku
Ennidaththilum
Kayulundu sarakku
Kindal enna keli enna
Naanum oru maanavanthaan
Kalloori vaazhkkaiyilae
Ungalai pola aanavanthaan
Vaguppil vediyai koluththi pottu
Vambu valaththavanthaan
Kadaisi bench-yil olinju
Kaagitha ambu thoduththavanthaan
………………..
Students!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: What do you need?
Chorus: Hey hey!
Male: Even with me,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: I've got solid stuff in hand!
Students!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: What do you need?
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Even with me,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: I've got solid stuff in hand!
Why all this teasing and mocking?
I too was once a student!
In college life,
I was just like you!
Lighting firecrackers in class,
I too stirred up trouble!
Hiding on the back bench,
I too shot paper arrows!
Students!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: What do you need?
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Even with me,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: I've got solid stuff in hand!
History and geography won't help you!
A shameless phantom won't listen to reason!
History and geography won't help you!
A shameless phantom won't listen to reason!
Youth will never last forever!
Duty alone never perishes!
...
: A wild life of fooling and jumping around
tastes sweet right now!
But when you get your degrees and stand on the street,
you will understand then!
Students!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: What do you need?
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Even with me,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: I've got solid stuff in hand!
Why all this teasing and mocking?
I too was once a student!
In college life,
I was just like you!
Lighting firecrackers in class,
I too stirred up trouble!
Hiding on the back bench,
I too shot paper arrows!
Students!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: What do you need?
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Even with me,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: I've got solid stuff in hand!
If heaven truly exists,
it should come and bow to us!
A classless society
must rise up here!
If heaven truly exists,
it should come and bow to us!
A classless society
must rise up here!
Calling everything destiny is wrong!
It is resolved that everything belongs to everyone!
Calling everything destiny is wrong!
It is resolved that everything belongs to everyone!
Sharpen your mind and raise your hands,
nothing will fail!
Tearing through the dark, a new dawn,
when will we witness it?
Students!
What do you need?
Even with me,
I've got solid stuff in hand!
Why all this teasing and mocking?
I too was once a student!
In college life,
I was just like you!
Lighting firecrackers in class,
I too stirred up trouble!
Hiding on the back bench,
I too shot paper arrows!
...
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Chorus
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Maanavarkalae from the 1984 Tamil film Sanga Natham is a social awakening song directed at college students. The singer begins by connecting with the youth on their own terms, reminiscing about his own student days when he lit crackers in class and threw paper arrows from the back benches. By establishing this relatability, he gains their trust before delivering a grounded reality check about life after college.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Ilamai ennaalum nilaiyaagaathu / Kadamai ondraethaan azhiyaathathu

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Ilamai' and 'Kadamai' ('la' sound).

Monai (Initial Sound Alliteration)

Kindal enna keli enna

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'K' in 'Kindal' and 'Keli'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaagitha ambu thoduththavanthaan

'Kaagitha ambu' (paper arrows) metaphorically captures classroom mischief and student lightheartedness.

Did you know?

Trivia

Sanga Natham (1984) is a political drama film directed by N. K. Viswanathan. Lyricist Vairamuthu infused socialist themes into the song, emphasizing a classless society ('Varkkamattra samuthaayam') and calling on educated youth to reject fatalism.

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