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Mazhalai Endrum

From Sethupathi IPS · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Sethupathi IPS
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
21 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal
Kavalai endrum kaanaadha kuyilgal
Mm… paadunga
Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal
Kavalai endrum kaanaadha kuyilgal
Kannil nooru vagai kanaakkal
Niththam yendhi varum nilaakkal
Naam ellaam or inam
Endha naalilum or kulam
Or nool konda poo charam
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Naam thaanae siru kattukkalae illaa
Vaanampaadi… pala gaanam paadi
Chorus :Naadengum anaikkattukkullae nillaa
Maaya gangai aagaaya gangai
Mannum sevvaanamum
Chorus :Sevvaanamum
Female :Engal poonthottam aagum
Engum nillaamalae
Chorus :Nillaamalae
Female :Engal thaerottam pogum
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Koodaadhu pala jaadhi chattangalae
Neeyum ondru naanum ondru
Chorus :Koorungal ina vambu chandhangalae
Indrum endrum inbam inbam
Dhargaa dhevaalayam
Chorus :Dhevaalayam
Female :Ellaam naam pogum koyil
Geethai vedhaagamam
Chorus :Vedhaagamam
Female :Ellaam naam paadum paadal
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal
Kavalai endrum kaanaadha kuyilgal
Kannil nooru vagai kanaakkal
Niththam yendhi varum nilaakkal
Naam ellaam or inam
Endha naalilum or kulam
Or nool konda poo charam
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal
Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal
……………………………….
Female & Chorus :
{Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal
Kavalai endrum kaanaadha kuyilgal} (2)
Parrots whose childlike innocence never fades,
Cuckoos that have never known sorrow,
Mmm... sing along!
Parrots whose childlike innocence never fades,
Cuckoos that have never known sorrow,
Carrying a hundred kinds of dreams in their eyes,
Moons that rise bringing them every day.
We are all one human race,
Forever belonging to one family,
Like a flower garland strung on a single thread.
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Aren't we skylarks free from all bounds,
Singing song after song...
Chorus: Held back by no dams across the land,
Like a magical Ganga, a heavenly river Ganga!
The earth and the evening sky,
Chorus: The evening sky,
Female: Will become our flower garden!
Without stopping anywhere,
Chorus: Without stopping,
Female: Our chariot will keep rolling on!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Divisive caste rules must not exist,
You and I are one and the same!
Chorus: Tell this to those who stir up petty divisions,
There is joy and happiness, today and forever!
The dargah and the church,
Chorus: The church,
Female: Are all holy shrines where we go!
The Gita and the sacred scriptures,
Chorus: The sacred scriptures,
Female: Are all hymns that we sing!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Parrots whose childlike innocence never fades,
Cuckoos that have never known sorrow,
Carrying a hundred kinds of dreams in their eyes,
Moons that rise bringing them every day.
We are all one human race,
Forever belonging to one family,
Like a flower garland strung on a single thread.
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
Weave, weave the garlands of victory!
Beat, beat the celebratory drums!
...
Female & Chorus:
{Parrots whose childlike innocence never fades,
Cuckoos that have never known sorrow} (2)
Female
Chorus
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal is an uplifting and celebratory song that champions secularism, unity, and universal brotherhood through the innocence of children. Comparing young minds to carefree parrots, songbirds, and moons carrying dreams, the song emphasizes that despite surface-level differences, humanity is unified like distinct blossoms threaded onto a single garland.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mazhalai endrum maaraadha kiligal / Kavalai endrum kaanaadha kuyilgal

Children are metaphorically compared to innocent parrots ('kiligal') and cuckoos ('kuyilgal') that know no sorrow.

Analogy

Or nool konda poo charam

Humanity's diversity bound in unity is compared to different flowers held together by a single thread in a garland.

Anaphora / Repetition (Ettugai / Rhythm)

Kattungal kattungal vetri maalaigal / Kottungal kottungal kottu melangal

Repetition of action verbs 'Kattungal' (tie) and 'Kottungal' (beat) creates a rhythmic, festive tone.

Visual Imagery

Kannil nooru vagai kanaakkal / Niththam yendhi varum nilaakkal

Visual imagery depicting eyes holding a hundred dreams, likened to moons rising daily.

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali for Sethupathi IPS (1994) starring Vijayakanth, this track stands out as a classic anthem for national integration and equality in Tamil film music.

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