- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Sandakozhi
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mundaasu sooriyanae
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
Thaerpola ninnavanae
Nooru thalamuraiyaa
Ooraalum kulamae
Veera paramparaikku
Viththaana inamae
Veecharuva saami
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
Kaththi theeta vantha
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Mundaasu sooriyanae
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
Thaerpola ninnavanae
Maanamulla veeramulla
Vamsam varuthaiyaa
Ada maraiyaatha sooriyanin
Amsam varuthaiyaa
Vettaruvaa veralirukkum
Singam varuthaiyaa
Enga thanmaanam kaathu nikkum
Thangam varuthaiyaa
Ettu patti sanaththukkum
Saamipolada
Aiya nizhalukooda saanjathulla
Bhoomi melada
Nee thala kuninju yaarum paarthathilla
Unga thala nimirndhu naanga paarthathilla
Veecharuva saami
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
Kaththi theeta vantha
Un nenjeduthu kaami
……………………………..
Alli alli koduthathilae
Sevanththa kaiyada
Ithu aruvaala thooki
Ninna aiyanaaruda
Kamba koozhu kudikkum oru
Kadavul yethuda
Atha enga ooru ellakulla
Vanthu paarada
Namma vamsathula
Oruthan kooda kozha illada
Aiyaa vaazhum mannula
Yaarum ingae ezha illada
Ithu paramparaiya alli thandha vaanam
Ezhu thalamuraiya vaazhndhu varum maanam
Veecharuva saami
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
Kaththi theeta vantha
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Mundaasu sooriyanae
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
Thaerpola ninnavanae
Nooru thalamuraiyaa
Ooraalum kulamae
Veera paramparaikku
Viththaana inamae
Veecharuva saami
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
Kaththi theeta vantha
Un nenjeduthu kaami
O sun wearing a turban!
O eldest of the Mukkulathor community!
O moon that never wanes!
O one who stood tall like a temple chariot!
For a hundred generations,
O community that rules the land!
To a heroic lineage,
O people who are the foundational seed!
O deity with the long curved machete!
This is the land of bamboo staffs!
If someone comes to test their knife against you,
Offer your chest courageously to face them!
O sun wearing a turban!
O eldest of the Mukkulathor community!
O moon that never wanes!
O one who stood tall like a temple chariot!
An honorable and brave
Lineage is arriving, sir!
Hey, an aspect of the sun that never sets
Is arriving, sir!
With a machete resting at his fingertips,
A lion is arriving, sir!
Safeguarding our self-respect,
Pure gold is arriving, sir!
To the people of all eight surrounding hamlets,
He is like a God, my friend!
Even our master's shadow has never tilted
Upon the ground, my friend!
No one has ever seen you bow your head in defeat,
And we have never held our heads high before you out of deep respect!
O deity with the long curved machete!
This is the land of bamboo staffs!
If someone comes to test their knife against you,
Offer your chest courageously to face them!
...
From giving generously again and again,
His hands have turned red, my friend!
This is the guardian deity Ayyanar
Who stood raising his scythe, my friend!
Where is a God who drinks
Millet porridge, my friend?
Within the boundaries of our village,
Come and see for yourself, my friend!
In our entire lineage,
Not a single person is a coward, my friend!
In the land where our master lives,
No one here remains poor, my friend!
This is the sky that has showered bounty for generations,
This is the honor that has lived strong for seven generations!
O deity with the long curved machete!
This is the land of bamboo staffs!
If someone comes to test their knife against you,
Offer your chest courageously to face them!
O sun wearing a turban!
O eldest of the Mukkulathor community!
O moon that never wanes!
O one who stood tall like a temple chariot!
For a hundred generations,
O community that rules the land!
To a heroic lineage,
O people who are the foundational seed!
O deity with the long curved machete!
This is the land of bamboo staffs!
If someone comes to test their knife against you,
Offer your chest courageously to face them!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song from Sandakozhi celebrates the lineage, honor, and noble stature of the village patriarch (Dorai, played by Lal). Pa. Vijay uses vivid rural imagery to depict the chieftain as a heroic deity figure—resembling the guardian god Ayyanaar—who protects the surrounding villages, lives by a fierce moral code, and practices endless generosity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Mundaasu sooriyanae”
Compares the leader directly to a turbaned sun ('Mundaasu sooriyanae'), highlighting his radiance, authority, and warmth toward his people.
Simile
“Thaerpola ninnavanae”
Uses 'pola' (like) to compare the imposing and majestic posture of the leader to a temple chariot.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vettaruvaa veralirukkum”
Repetition of the starting letter sound 'Ve' in 'Vettaruvaa' and 'veralirukkum' creates rhythmic emphasis.
Hyperbole
“Aiya nizhalukooda saanjathulla Bhoomi melada”
Exaggerates the leader's stance by stating that even his shadow has never leaned or bowed toward the earth.
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