Mundasu Sooriyane
From Sandakozhi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Sandakozhi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mundaasu sooriyanae | O turbaned sun! |
| Mukkulaththil moothavanae | O eldest of the Mukkulam clan! |
| Thaeyaatha chandiranae | O unwaning moon! |
| Thaerpola ninnavanae | O one who stood tall like a grand chariot! |
| Male | |
| Nooru thalamuraiyaa | For a hundred generations, |
| Ooraalum kulamae | A clan that rules the town! |
| Veera paramparaikku | For a heroic lineage, |
| Viththaana inamae | A community that serves as the seed! |
| Male | |
| Veecharuva saami | O deity of the swinging scythe! |
| Ithu velukambu bhoomi | This is the land of spear-sticks! |
| Kaththi theeta vantha | If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you, |
| Un nenjeduthu kaami | Breathe deep and show them your brave chest! |
| Male | |
| Mundaasu sooriyanae | O turbaned sun! |
| Mukkulaththil moothavanae | O eldest of the Mukkulam clan! |
| Thaeyaatha chandiranae | O unwaning moon! |
| Thaerpola ninnavanae | O one who stood tall like a grand chariot! |
| Male | |
| Maanamulla veeramulla | An honorable and courageous |
| Vamsam varuthaiyaa | Lineage is arriving, sir! |
| Ada maraiyaatha sooriyanin | Ah, an embodiment of the unsetting sun |
| Amsam varuthaiyaa | Is arriving, sir! |
| Male | |
| Vettaruvaa veralirukkum | A lion whose fingers hold a sharp sickle |
| Singam varuthaiyaa | Is arriving, sir! |
| Enga thanmaanam kaathu nikkum | A piece of pure gold guarding our self-respect |
| Thangam varuthaiyaa | Is arriving, sir! |
| Male | |
| Ettu patti sanaththukkum | To the people of all eight surrounding hamlets, |
| Saamipolada | He is like a god! |
| Aiya nizhalukooda saanjathulla | Sir, even his shadow has never bent |
| Bhoomi melada | Upon this earth! |
| Nee thala kuninju yaarum paarthathilla | No one has ever seen you bow your head! |
| Unga thala nimirndhu naanga paarthathilla | We have never held our heads higher than yours! |
| Male | |
| Veecharuva saami | O deity of the swinging scythe! |
| Ithu velukambu bhoomi | This is the land of spear-sticks! |
| Kaththi theeta vantha | If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you, |
| Un nenjeduthu kaami | Breathe deep and show them your brave chest! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Alli alli koduthathilae | By giving away endlessly in charity, |
| Sevanththa kaiyada | His hands have turned red! |
| Ithu aruvaala thooki | This is the guardian deity Ayyanaar |
| Ninna aiyanaaruda | Standing tall with a raised sickle! |
| Male | |
| Kamba koozhu kudikkum oru | Which god drinks humble millet porridge? |
| Kadavul yethuda | Tell me, who else? |
| Atha enga ooru ellakulla | Come inside our village boundaries |
| Vanthu paarada | And see for yourself! |
| Male | |
| Namma vamsathula | In our entire lineage, |
| Oruthan kooda kozha illada | Not a single person is a coward! |
| Aiyaa vaazhum mannula | In the land where our respected elder lives, |
| Yaarum ingae ezha illada | No one here lives in poverty! |
| Ithu paramparaiya alli thandha vaanam | This is the sky that bestowed bounties across generations, |
| Ezhu thalamuraiya vaazhndhu varum maanam | Honor that has endured for seven generations! |
| Male | |
| Veecharuva saami | O deity of the swinging scythe! |
| Ithu velukambu bhoomi | This is the land of spear-sticks! |
| Kaththi theeta vantha | If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you, |
| Un nenjeduthu kaami | Breathe deep and show them your brave chest! |
| Male | |
| Mundaasu sooriyanae | O turbaned sun! |
| Mukkulaththil moothavanae | O eldest of the Mukkulam clan! |
| Thaeyaatha chandiranae | O unwaning moon! |
| Thaerpola ninnavanae | O one who stood tall like a grand chariot! |
| Male | |
| Nooru thalamuraiyaa | For a hundred generations, |
| Ooraalum kulamae | A clan that rules the town! |
| Veera paramparaikku | For a heroic lineage, |
| Viththaana inamae | A community that serves as the seed! |
| Male | |
| Veecharuva saami | O deity of the swinging scythe! |
| Ithu velukambu bhoomi | This is the land of spear-sticks! |
| Kaththi theeta vantha | If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you, |
| Un nenjeduthu kaami | Breathe deep and show them your brave chest! |
முண்டாசு சூரியனே
முக்குலத்தில் மூத்தவனே
தேயாத சந்திரனே தேர்
போல நின்னவனே
O turbaned sun!
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
O unwaning moon!
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
நூறு தல முறையா
ஊராளும் குலமே வீர
பரம்பரைக்கு வித்தான
இனமே
For a hundred generations,
A clan that rules the town!
For a heroic lineage,
A community that serves as the seed!
வீச்சருவா சாமி
இது வேலு கம்பு பூமி
கத்தி தீட்ட வந்தா உன்
நெஞ்செடுத்து காமி
O deity of the swinging scythe!
This is the land of spear-sticks!
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
முண்டாசு சூரியனே
முக்குலத்தில் மூத்தவனே
தேயாத சந்திரனே தேர்
போல நின்னவனே
O turbaned sun!
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
O unwaning moon!
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
மானமுள்ள
வீரமுள்ள வம்சம்
வருதையா அட
மறையாத சூரியனின்
அம்சம் வருதையா
An honorable and courageous
Lineage is arriving, sir!
Ah, an embodiment of the unsetting sun
Is arriving, sir!
வெட்டருவா
விரலிருக்கும் சிங்கம்
வருதையா எங்க
தன்மானம் காத்து
நிக்கும் தங்கம்
வருதையா
A lion whose fingers hold a sharp sickle
Is arriving, sir!
A piece of pure gold guarding our self-respect
Is arriving, sir!
எட்டு பட்டி சனத்துக்கும்
சாமி போல டா அய்யா நிழலு
கூட சாஞ்சதுள்ள பூமி மேல
டா நீ தல குனிஞ்சு யாரும்
பார்த்ததில்ல உங்க தல
நிமிர்ந்து நாங்க பார்த்ததில்ல
To the people of all eight surrounding hamlets,
He is like a god!
Sir, even his shadow has never bent
Upon this earth!
No one has ever seen you bow your head!
We have never held our heads higher than yours!
வீச்சருவா சாமி
இது வேலு கம்பு பூமி கத்தி
தீட்ட வந்தா உன்
நெஞ்செடுத்து காமி
O deity of the swinging scythe!
This is the land of spear-sticks!
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
.................................
...
அள்ளி அள்ளி
கொடுத்ததில்லே சிவந்த
கையடா இது அருவாள
தூக்கி நின்ன அய்யனாரு
டா
By giving away endlessly in charity,
His hands have turned red!
This is the guardian deity Ayyanaar
Standing tall with a raised sickle!
கம்ப கூழு
குடிக்கும் ஒரு கடவுள்
ஏதுடா அத எங்க ஊரு
எல்ல குள்ள வந்து
பாரடா
Which god drinks humble millet porridge?
Tell me, who else?
Come inside our village boundaries
And see for yourself!
நம்ம வம்சத்துல
ஒருத்தன் கூட கோழை
இல்ல டா அய்யா வாழும்
மண்ணுல யாரும் இங்கே
ஏழை இல்லடா இது பரம்பரைய
அள்ளி தந்த வானம் ஏழு
தலைமுறையா வாழ்ந்து
வரும் மானம்
In our entire lineage,
Not a single person is a coward!
In the land where our respected elder lives,
No one here lives in poverty!
This is the sky that bestowed bounties across generations,
Honor that has endured for seven generations!
வீச்சருவா சாமி
இது வேலு கம்பு பூமி
கத்தி தீட்ட வந்தா உன்
நெஞ்செடுத்து காமி
O deity of the swinging scythe!
This is the land of spear-sticks!
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
முண்டாசு சூரியனே
முக்குலத்தில் மூத்தவனே
தேயாத சந்திரனே தேர்
போல நின்னவனே
O turbaned sun!
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
O unwaning moon!
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
நூறு தல முறையா
ஊராளும் குலமே வீர
பரம்பரைக்கு வித்தான
இனமே
For a hundred generations,
A clan that rules the town!
For a heroic lineage,
A community that serves as the seed!
வீச்சருவா சாமி
இது வேலு கம்பு பூமி
கத்தி தீட்ட வந்தா உன்
நெஞ்செடுத்து காமி
O deity of the swinging scythe!
This is the land of spear-sticks!
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
Mundaasu sooriyanae
O turbaned sun!
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
O unwaning moon!
Thaerpola ninnavanae
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
Nooru thalamuraiyaa
For a hundred generations,
Ooraalum kulamae
A clan that rules the town!
Veera paramparaikku
For a heroic lineage,
Viththaana inamae
A community that serves as the seed!
Veecharuva saami
O deity of the swinging scythe!
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
This is the land of spear-sticks!
Kaththi theeta vantha
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
Mundaasu sooriyanae
O turbaned sun!
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
O unwaning moon!
Thaerpola ninnavanae
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
Maanamulla veeramulla
An honorable and courageous
Vamsam varuthaiyaa
Lineage is arriving, sir!
Ada maraiyaatha sooriyanin
Ah, an embodiment of the unsetting sun
Amsam varuthaiyaa
Is arriving, sir!
Vettaruvaa veralirukkum
A lion whose fingers hold a sharp sickle
Singam varuthaiyaa
Is arriving, sir!
Enga thanmaanam kaathu nikkum
A piece of pure gold guarding our self-respect
Thangam varuthaiyaa
Is arriving, sir!
Ettu patti sanaththukkum
To the people of all eight surrounding hamlets,
Saamipolada
He is like a god!
Aiya nizhalukooda saanjathulla
Sir, even his shadow has never bent
Bhoomi melada
Upon this earth!
Nee thala kuninju yaarum paarthathilla
No one has ever seen you bow your head!
Unga thala nimirndhu naanga paarthathilla
We have never held our heads higher than yours!
Veecharuva saami
O deity of the swinging scythe!
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
This is the land of spear-sticks!
Kaththi theeta vantha
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
……………………………..
...
Alli alli koduthathilae
By giving away endlessly in charity,
Sevanththa kaiyada
His hands have turned red!
Ithu aruvaala thooki
This is the guardian deity Ayyanaar
Ninna aiyanaaruda
Standing tall with a raised sickle!
Kamba koozhu kudikkum oru
Which god drinks humble millet porridge?
Kadavul yethuda
Tell me, who else?
Atha enga ooru ellakulla
Come inside our village boundaries
Vanthu paarada
And see for yourself!
Namma vamsathula
In our entire lineage,
Oruthan kooda kozha illada
Not a single person is a coward!
Aiyaa vaazhum mannula
In the land where our respected elder lives,
Yaarum ingae ezha illada
No one here lives in poverty!
Ithu paramparaiya alli thandha vaanam
This is the sky that bestowed bounties across generations,
Ezhu thalamuraiya vaazhndhu varum maanam
Honor that has endured for seven generations!
Veecharuva saami
O deity of the swinging scythe!
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
This is the land of spear-sticks!
Kaththi theeta vantha
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
Mundaasu sooriyanae
O turbaned sun!
Mukkulaththil moothavanae
O eldest of the Mukkulam clan!
Thaeyaatha chandiranae
O unwaning moon!
Thaerpola ninnavanae
O one who stood tall like a grand chariot!
Nooru thalamuraiyaa
For a hundred generations,
Ooraalum kulamae
A clan that rules the town!
Veera paramparaikku
For a heroic lineage,
Viththaana inamae
A community that serves as the seed!
Veecharuva saami
O deity of the swinging scythe!
Ithu velukambu bhoomi
This is the land of spear-sticks!
Kaththi theeta vantha
If someone comes to sharpen a knife against you,
Un nenjeduthu kaami
Breathe deep and show them your brave chest!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the soundtrack for Sandakozhi (2005) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song serves as the grand character introduction highlighting southern Tamil rural traditions, chieftain culture, and local guardian deity symbolism.
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