Naattukkoru Seidhi
From Anbe Sivam · 2003
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Chandran
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Anbe Sivam2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naattukkoru sedhi solla | To tell a message to the country, |
| Naagareega komaali vandhenungo | I, a modern clown, have come. |
| Aattam aadi paattu paadi | Dancing and singing, |
| Azhagaaga kadhai solla vandhenungo | I have come to tell a story beautifully. |
| Male | |
| Patta paatta paada | To sing of the suffering endured, |
| Naanum vandhenungo | I too have come. |
| Padara paatta paada | To sing of the spreading suffering, |
| naanum vandhaenungo | I too have come. |
| 910 roobha kadhaiya kelungo | Listen to the story of 910 rupees. |
| Thozhilaalargal sollappadum | The story spoken by workers, |
| Kadhaiyaa kelungo | Listen to that story. |
| Ayya kelungo amma kelungo | Listen sir, listen madam, |
| Annan kelungo akka kelungo | Listen brother, listen sister, |
| Male | |
| Kelunga kelunga | Listen, listen, |
| Kelunga kelunga | Listen, listen, |
| Kelunga kelunga | Listen, listen, |
| Kelunga kelunga | Listen, listen, |
| Kelunga kelunga kelu | Listen, listen, listen, |
| Thaththom thagathom sariyae | Rhythmically matching beat by beat, |
| Enpaadu unpaadu kizhinjudhupo | My plight and your plight are torn to shreds. |
| Seththom polaichom dhinasari | Dying and surviving every day, |
| Enthalai unthalai uruludhupo… | My head and your head keep rolling around... |
| Male | |
| Ohhoo…. periyorgalae… | Oh elders... |
| Adhaagappattadhu | So it happened that |
| Kadhaiyin aarambaththilae | at the beginning of the story, |
| Namadhu kadhaiyin naayagan | the hero of our story, |
| Adhaavandhu | that is to say, |
| 910 roobha sambalakkaaran | a worker earning 910 rupees, |
| Saga thozhilaalargal | while fellow workers |
| Ellaam factory gate-ilae | were all at the factory gate, |
| Nindru sambalaththai usaththik kettu | standing and demanding a wage raise, |
| Aarppaattam seidhu kondu irukkaiyilae | protesting loudly, |
| Avargalukku ellaam kadukkai koduththu | giving them all the slip, |
| Midukkaai pogiraan….(Dialogue) | walks away stylishly... |
| Female | |
| Enga poraan…(Dialogue) | Where is he going?... |
| Male | |
| Pogumbodhae enga poraannu | While going, if you ask where he goes, |
| Ketta uruppadumaa. | will things turn out well? |
| Avaennnn…(Dialogue) | He... |
| Male | |
| Daavadikka odi poguraan | runs off to romance, |
| Thanadhu kaadhaliyai | going in search of |
| Thedi pogiraan | his lover. |
| Male :Ohoooo…. | Male: Ohoooo... |
| Female :Ohoooo…. | Female: Ohoooo... |
| Male | |
| Maanga moonjikku | Oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face, |
| Manja poosi mayakkura ponnae | your two eyes are threatening, |
| Un muzhi irandum mirattudhadi | my golden darling... |
| En ponnaana kannae… | Female: Haan haa |
| Female :Haan haa | Ahh... oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face, |
| Male | |
| Ahh… maanga moonjikku | your two eyes are threatening, |
| Manja poosi mayakkura ponnae | my golden darling... |
| Un muzhi irandum mirattudhadi | The town bus |
| En ponnaana kannae… | is going empty, |
| Male | |
| Town bus-u | we can go to the cinema hall |
| Pogudhadi gaaliyaa | and enjoy a jolly time. |
| Naamaa cinema kottai | Female: Hoi... |
| Poi varalaam jolly-a | The town bus |
| Female :Hoi… | is going empty, |
| Male | |
| Town bus-u | we can go to the cinema hall |
| Pogudhadi gaaliyaa | and enjoy a jolly time. |
| Naamaa cinema kottai | The salary earned is just 910, |
| Poi varalaam jolly-a | to bear the family burden, where do you have |
| Female | |
| Vaanguradho sambalam 910 | the stamina or nutrition? |
| Kudumba bhaaram sumakka unakku | Having received wisdom and advice |
| Yedhaiyya saththu | from his lover, |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyidam gynaanaa | our story's hero |
| Ubadhesam petra | himself enters the battleground of protest. |
| Namma kadhaiyin naayagan | There is a minimum |
| Thaanum porata kalathil eranghugirar | wage law in place, |
| Male | |
| Kuraindha patcha | there is a rule that not a single paisa |
| Kooli kendra sattam irrukudhu | can be reduced from it. |
| Adhil paisa kuraikkalagaadhu | Despite hundreds of rules and regulations, |
| Endru thittam irrukkudhu | even so, |
| Sattam thittam nooru nooru | some will reduce wages as they wish, |
| Irundha bodhilum | and swallow the poor alive. |
| Silar istham pola oodhiyatha | Giving such low |
| Kurachi vazhanghuvaar | wages, |
| Ezhaiya kadichi muzhunghuvaar | and giving trouble |
| Female | |
| Ivao kammiya | to the workers, |
| Sambalam thanthu | who is this big boss, man? |
| Thozhillaalar galukku | Look right over there, man! |
| Nombalam thantha | ... |
| Periya manushan yaarappa | Long live the white-clad king! |
| Adho angae paarappa… | Long live the prosperous ruler! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | Long live the pioneer of industry! |
| Velludai vendhae vazhga | Long live the magnet of trade! |
| Valamudai arasae vazhga | What is that? |
| Than thozhil munnaiva vazhga | Magnet of trade, |
| Vyaabaara gaantham vazhga | Business tycoon! |
| Male | |
| Adhu ennada adhu | Hit him one on the head! |
| Vyaabaara gaantham | Chorus: Leader... long live! |
| Buisness magunetu | Long live, long live, |
| Podra onnu thalailaaa | shouting till our throats tear, |
| Chorus :Thalaivaaa…va..vaazhga | praising repeatedly, |
| Chorus | |
| {Vaazhga vaazhga | we are completely exhausted. |
| Vendru vaaikizhiya | Our life, |
| Koovi koovi vaazhthuppaadi | when shall we live? |
| Aanju onjittom | To live, |
| Vaazhvu naanga | where shall we go? |
| Eppo vaazhvadhu | Hey, go and ask what it is! |
| Vaazhvadharkku | Do we have to give them a pay raise? |
| Engae povadhu} (2) | Hit them with a slipper! |
| Male | |
| Dei ennanu poi keludaa | Aieee yaiya yaiya... not that, sir! |
| Male | |
| Avangalukku naama kooti kudukanumaa | Do we need to increase their salaries? |
| Male | |
| Adi seruppala | Oh... all that can be given |
| Male | |
| Aieee yaiya yaiya..adhilla aiyaaa | is 910. |
| Avangalukku..sambalam kooti kudukanumma | It's impossible to give |
| Male | |
| Oh…kodukka mudinthathu | even one extra paisa now. |
| 910 thaan | How are you going to manage them, |
| Kodukka mudiyaathu ini | boss? |
| Oru paisa serththu thaan | ... |
| Male | |
| Ivangala eppadi samalikka | With multinational companies, |
| Poringha mudhalali | their raw materials, |
| Male | |
| …………………………………… | they will send to us. |
| Multinational company oda | We import... yes, |
| Avanga raw materials | we refine... yes, |
| Nammaku anupuvaangha | we pack... yes, |
| Irakku madhi pandrom..yes | we plan... yes, |
| Refine pandrom..yes | we market... yes, |
| Pack pandrom..yes | If there's no scope in the market, |
| Plan pandrom…yes | we will get beaten. |
| Market pandrom..yes (Dialogue) | What are we going to import? |
| Male | |
| Markettukku scope illana | Tea... tea. |
| Vanghuvom udhai | Male: What? |
| Errakku madhi panna povadhu edha | Male: Tea leaves. |
| Male | |
| Tea………..tea | Male: That's right... that's right. |
| Male :Ennadhu | How much is the profit margin? |
| Male :Theiyilai | Male: That multinational company guy |
| Male :Adhu seri…adhu seri | will give crumbs after biting off his share, |
| Profit margin evalavuu | 40% for us, 20% for him. |
| Male :Andha multinational company kaaran | Then what about the fate of local farmers? |
| Kaaka kadi kaduchi tharuvaan | Whatever ruin they face, why do we care? |
| 40% nammakku 20% avanukku (Dialogue) | For us, our foreign capitalist owner |
| Male | |
| Appo ullur vivasaiyingaloda gedhi | is what matters. |
| Male | |
| Avanga ekkedu ketta nammaku enna | The profit gained through them matters. |
| Nammakku namma velinaatu mudhalali | Dialogue |
| Thaan mukkiyam | In this game of chess, |
| Avangalala kedaikkum laabam mukkiyam | while the capitalists seize control, |
| (Dialogue) | will the hands of workers |
| Female | |
| Sadhurangha aatathilae | pluck flowers, |
| Mudhalaligal kai parikka | or gather leftovers? |
| Thozhilaligal kaigal | Even if shores wish to leave, |
| Enna pooparikkuma | waves do not let go. |
| Illai kai porukkuma (Dialogue) | Chorus: Do not let go. |
| Male | |
| Karaigal poga virumbinaalum | Male: Even if trees desire rest, |
| Avaigal viduvaadhillai | the wind does not let go. |
| Chorus :Viduvaadhillai | Chorus: Do not let go. |
| Male :Marangal ooivai virumbinaalum | Male: Even after running and hiding, |
| Kaatru viduvaadhillai | the hand of war does not let go. |
| Chorus :Viduvaadhillai | Chorus: Do not let go... do not let go |
| Male :Oodi oodi olintha podhum | Do not let go |
| Porkai viduvadhillai | From somewhere, someone snapped the whip, |
| Chorus :Viduvaadhillai….viduvaadhillai | from somewhere, someone turned the bolt, |
| Viduvaadhillai (Dialogue) | from somewhere, secret strings extend... |
| Male | |
| Sodukkivittan engiruntho sataiya | In America... in England... |
| Suththi vittan engirunthoo nattaiyae | in France, in Germany, |
| Suitchama kairru engirundhu neeludhu (Dialogue) | we have people to support us. |
| Male | |
| Americavilae..englandilae.. | We are not a single tree, we are a grove! |
| Franceilae germanyilae | Male: Watch us checkmate them... |
| Nammmaku oththasikku aal irukkirar | What we need |
| Namma thani maram ila thoppu | is a good conclusion. |
| Male :Veikka porom paaru aappu… (Dialogue) | Not just in the play, |
| Male | |
| Nammakku thevai | for everyone. |
| Naaladhoru mudivu | If we want a good conclusion, |
| Nadagathula mattum ila | it's not enough if only actors |
| Ellarkum thaan | set their minds to it. |
| Nalla mudivu veenum naa | Me... you... him, her... |
| Nadagakarar mattum | they... these people... look, those who honk |
| Manasu vecha podhathu | and ruin the play while passing in cars, |
| Naan ..nee..avaru ivaru | we all must make up our minds, |
| Avanga ..ivanga..itho nadagaththaa | we must take a decision. |
| Keduthitu horn adichitu | Let us sing a new song, |
| Car la kurukka porangalae ivanga | a new song, |
| Namma ellarum manasu veikkanum | looking at the path |
| Mudivu edukkanum (Dialogue) | of a long journey. |
| Chorus | |
| Pudhu paattu paadiduvom | ... |
| Pudhu paattu | Your struggle, my struggle, the struggle |
| Tholaidhooru payanaththin | endured by the whole world, |
| Vazhi paarththu} (2) | along the way with courage, |
| ………………………………………………. | with clarity and courage, |
| Un paadu en paadu oorulagam | a journey setting forth to see well-being. |
| Padum paadu | Sing that there is no room for tears anymore. |
| Vazhinaadu thunivodu | A journey setting forth to see well-being. |
| Thelivodu thunivodu | Sing that there is no room for tears anymore... |
| Nalamkaana sellum oru purappaadu | |
| Ini kanneeru kidamillai ena paadu | |
| Nalamkaana sellum oru purappaadu | |
| Ini kanneeru kidamillai ena paadu…… | |
To tell a message to the country,
I, a modern clown, have come.
Dancing and singing,
I have come to tell a story beautifully.
To sing of the suffering endured,
I too have come.
To sing of the spreading suffering,
I too have come.
Listen to the story of 910 rupees.
The story spoken by workers,
Listen to that story.
Listen sir, listen madam,
Listen brother, listen sister,
Listen, listen,
Listen, listen,
Listen, listen,
Listen, listen,
Listen, listen, listen,
Rhythmically matching beat by beat,
My plight and your plight are torn to shreds.
Dying and surviving every day,
My head and your head keep rolling around...
Oh elders...
So it happened that
at the beginning of the story,
the hero of our story,
that is to say,
a worker earning 910 rupees,
while fellow workers
were all at the factory gate,
standing and demanding a wage raise,
protesting loudly,
giving them all the slip,
walks away stylishly...
Where is he going?...
While going, if you ask where he goes,
will things turn out well?
He...
runs off to romance,
going in search of
his lover.
Male: Ohoooo...
Female: Ohoooo...
Oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face,
your two eyes are threatening,
my golden darling...
Female: Haan haa
Ahh... oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face,
your two eyes are threatening,
my golden darling...
The town bus
is going empty,
we can go to the cinema hall
and enjoy a jolly time.
Female: Hoi...
The town bus
is going empty,
we can go to the cinema hall
and enjoy a jolly time.
The salary earned is just 910,
to bear the family burden, where do you have
the stamina or nutrition?
Having received wisdom and advice
from his lover,
our story's hero
himself enters the battleground of protest.
There is a minimum
wage law in place,
there is a rule that not a single paisa
can be reduced from it.
Despite hundreds of rules and regulations,
even so,
some will reduce wages as they wish,
and swallow the poor alive.
Giving such low
wages,
and giving trouble
to the workers,
who is this big boss, man?
Look right over there, man!
...
Long live the white-clad king!
Long live the prosperous ruler!
Long live the pioneer of industry!
Long live the magnet of trade!
What is that?
Magnet of trade,
Business tycoon!
Hit him one on the head!
Chorus: Leader... long live!
Long live, long live,
shouting till our throats tear,
praising repeatedly,
we are completely exhausted.
Our life,
when shall we live?
To live,
where shall we go?
Hey, go and ask what it is!
Do we have to give them a pay raise?
Hit them with a slipper!
Aieee yaiya yaiya... not that, sir!
Do we need to increase their salaries?
Oh... all that can be given
is 910.
It's impossible to give
even one extra paisa now.
How are you going to manage them,
boss?
...
With multinational companies,
their raw materials,
they will send to us.
We import... yes,
we refine... yes,
we pack... yes,
we plan... yes,
we market... yes,
If there's no scope in the market,
we will get beaten.
What are we going to import?
Tea... tea.
Male: What?
Male: Tea leaves.
Male: That's right... that's right.
How much is the profit margin?
Male: That multinational company guy
will give crumbs after biting off his share,
40% for us, 20% for him.
Then what about the fate of local farmers?
Whatever ruin they face, why do we care?
For us, our foreign capitalist owner
is what matters.
The profit gained through them matters.
Dialogue
In this game of chess,
while the capitalists seize control,
will the hands of workers
pluck flowers,
or gather leftovers?
Even if shores wish to leave,
waves do not let go.
Chorus: Do not let go.
Male: Even if trees desire rest,
the wind does not let go.
Chorus: Do not let go.
Male: Even after running and hiding,
the hand of war does not let go.
Chorus: Do not let go... do not let go
Do not let go
From somewhere, someone snapped the whip,
from somewhere, someone turned the bolt,
from somewhere, secret strings extend...
In America... in England...
in France, in Germany,
we have people to support us.
We are not a single tree, we are a grove!
Male: Watch us checkmate them...
What we need
is a good conclusion.
Not just in the play,
for everyone.
If we want a good conclusion,
it's not enough if only actors
set their minds to it.
Me... you... him, her...
they... these people... look, those who honk
and ruin the play while passing in cars,
we all must make up our minds,
we must take a decision.
Let us sing a new song,
a new song,
looking at the path
of a long journey.
...
Your struggle, my struggle, the struggle
endured by the whole world,
along the way with courage,
with clarity and courage,
a journey setting forth to see well-being.
Sing that there is no room for tears anymore.
A journey setting forth to see well-being.
Sing that there is no room for tears anymore...
Naattukkoru sedhi solla
To tell a message to the country,
Naagareega komaali vandhenungo
I, a modern clown, have come.
Aattam aadi paattu paadi
Dancing and singing,
Azhagaaga kadhai solla vandhenungo
I have come to tell a story beautifully.
Patta paatta paada
To sing of the suffering endured,
Naanum vandhenungo
I too have come.
Padara paatta paada
To sing of the spreading suffering,
naanum vandhaenungo
I too have come.
910 roobha kadhaiya kelungo
Listen to the story of 910 rupees.
Thozhilaalargal sollappadum
The story spoken by workers,
Kadhaiyaa kelungo
Listen to that story.
Ayya kelungo amma kelungo
Listen sir, listen madam,
Annan kelungo akka kelungo
Listen brother, listen sister,
Kelunga kelunga
Listen, listen,
Kelunga kelunga
Listen, listen,
Kelunga kelunga
Listen, listen,
Kelunga kelunga
Listen, listen,
Kelunga kelunga kelu
Listen, listen, listen,
Thaththom thagathom sariyae
Rhythmically matching beat by beat,
Enpaadu unpaadu kizhinjudhupo
My plight and your plight are torn to shreds.
Seththom polaichom dhinasari
Dying and surviving every day,
Enthalai unthalai uruludhupo…
My head and your head keep rolling around...
Ohhoo…. periyorgalae…
Oh elders...
Adhaagappattadhu
So it happened that
Kadhaiyin aarambaththilae
at the beginning of the story,
Namadhu kadhaiyin naayagan
the hero of our story,
Adhaavandhu
that is to say,
910 roobha sambalakkaaran
a worker earning 910 rupees,
Saga thozhilaalargal
while fellow workers
Ellaam factory gate-ilae
were all at the factory gate,
Nindru sambalaththai usaththik kettu
standing and demanding a wage raise,
Aarppaattam seidhu kondu irukkaiyilae
protesting loudly,
Avargalukku ellaam kadukkai koduththu
giving them all the slip,
Midukkaai pogiraan….(Dialogue)
walks away stylishly...
Enga poraan…(Dialogue)
Where is he going?...
Pogumbodhae enga poraannu
While going, if you ask where he goes,
Ketta uruppadumaa.
will things turn out well?
Avaennnn…(Dialogue)
He...
Daavadikka odi poguraan
runs off to romance,
Thanadhu kaadhaliyai
going in search of
Thedi pogiraan
his lover.
Male :Ohoooo….
Male: Ohoooo...
Female :Ohoooo….
Female: Ohoooo...
Maanga moonjikku
Oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face,
Manja poosi mayakkura ponnae
your two eyes are threatening,
Un muzhi irandum mirattudhadi
my golden darling...
En ponnaana kannae…
Female: Haan haa
Female :Haan haa
Ahh... oh girl who mesmerizes with yellow turmeric on a mango-like face,
Ahh… maanga moonjikku
your two eyes are threatening,
Manja poosi mayakkura ponnae
my golden darling...
Un muzhi irandum mirattudhadi
The town bus
En ponnaana kannae…
is going empty,
Town bus-u
we can go to the cinema hall
Pogudhadi gaaliyaa
and enjoy a jolly time.
Naamaa cinema kottai
Female: Hoi...
Poi varalaam jolly-a
The town bus
Female :Hoi…
is going empty,
Town bus-u
we can go to the cinema hall
Pogudhadi gaaliyaa
and enjoy a jolly time.
Naamaa cinema kottai
The salary earned is just 910,
Poi varalaam jolly-a
to bear the family burden, where do you have
Vaanguradho sambalam 910
the stamina or nutrition?
Kudumba bhaaram sumakka unakku
Having received wisdom and advice
Yedhaiyya saththu
from his lover,
Kaadhaliyidam gynaanaa
our story's hero
Ubadhesam petra
himself enters the battleground of protest.
Namma kadhaiyin naayagan
There is a minimum
Thaanum porata kalathil eranghugirar
wage law in place,
Kuraindha patcha
there is a rule that not a single paisa
Kooli kendra sattam irrukudhu
can be reduced from it.
Adhil paisa kuraikkalagaadhu
Despite hundreds of rules and regulations,
Endru thittam irrukkudhu
even so,
Sattam thittam nooru nooru
some will reduce wages as they wish,
Irundha bodhilum
and swallow the poor alive.
Silar istham pola oodhiyatha
Giving such low
Kurachi vazhanghuvaar
wages,
Ezhaiya kadichi muzhunghuvaar
and giving trouble
Ivao kammiya
to the workers,
Sambalam thanthu
who is this big boss, man?
Thozhillaalar galukku
Look right over there, man!
Nombalam thantha
...
Periya manushan yaarappa
Long live the white-clad king!
Adho angae paarappa…
Long live the prosperous ruler!
………………………….
Long live the pioneer of industry!
Velludai vendhae vazhga
Long live the magnet of trade!
Valamudai arasae vazhga
What is that?
Than thozhil munnaiva vazhga
Magnet of trade,
Vyaabaara gaantham vazhga
Business tycoon!
Adhu ennada adhu
Hit him one on the head!
Vyaabaara gaantham
Chorus: Leader... long live!
Buisness magunetu
Long live, long live,
Podra onnu thalailaaa
shouting till our throats tear,
Chorus :Thalaivaaa…va..vaazhga
praising repeatedly,
{Vaazhga vaazhga
we are completely exhausted.
Vendru vaaikizhiya
Our life,
Koovi koovi vaazhthuppaadi
when shall we live?
Aanju onjittom
To live,
Vaazhvu naanga
where shall we go?
Eppo vaazhvadhu
Hey, go and ask what it is!
Vaazhvadharkku
Do we have to give them a pay raise?
Engae povadhu} (2)
Hit them with a slipper!
Dei ennanu poi keludaa
Aieee yaiya yaiya... not that, sir!
Avangalukku naama kooti kudukanumaa
Do we need to increase their salaries?
Adi seruppala
Oh... all that can be given
Aieee yaiya yaiya..adhilla aiyaaa
is 910.
Avangalukku..sambalam kooti kudukanumma
It's impossible to give
Oh…kodukka mudinthathu
even one extra paisa now.
910 thaan
How are you going to manage them,
Kodukka mudiyaathu ini
boss?
Oru paisa serththu thaan
...
Ivangala eppadi samalikka
With multinational companies,
Poringha mudhalali
their raw materials,
……………………………………
they will send to us.
Multinational company oda
We import... yes,
Avanga raw materials
we refine... yes,
Nammaku anupuvaangha
we pack... yes,
Irakku madhi pandrom..yes
we plan... yes,
Refine pandrom..yes
we market... yes,
Pack pandrom..yes
If there's no scope in the market,
Plan pandrom…yes
we will get beaten.
Market pandrom..yes (Dialogue)
What are we going to import?
Markettukku scope illana
Tea... tea.
Vanghuvom udhai
Male: What?
Errakku madhi panna povadhu edha
Male: Tea leaves.
Tea………..tea
Male: That's right... that's right.
Male :Ennadhu
How much is the profit margin?
Male :Theiyilai
Male: That multinational company guy
Male :Adhu seri…adhu seri
will give crumbs after biting off his share,
Profit margin evalavuu
40% for us, 20% for him.
Male :Andha multinational company kaaran
Then what about the fate of local farmers?
Kaaka kadi kaduchi tharuvaan
Whatever ruin they face, why do we care?
40% nammakku 20% avanukku (Dialogue)
For us, our foreign capitalist owner
Appo ullur vivasaiyingaloda gedhi
is what matters.
Avanga ekkedu ketta nammaku enna
The profit gained through them matters.
Nammakku namma velinaatu mudhalali
Dialogue
Thaan mukkiyam
In this game of chess,
Avangalala kedaikkum laabam mukkiyam
while the capitalists seize control,
(Dialogue)
will the hands of workers
Sadhurangha aatathilae
pluck flowers,
Mudhalaligal kai parikka
or gather leftovers?
Thozhilaligal kaigal
Even if shores wish to leave,
Enna pooparikkuma
waves do not let go.
Illai kai porukkuma (Dialogue)
Chorus: Do not let go.
Karaigal poga virumbinaalum
Male: Even if trees desire rest,
Avaigal viduvaadhillai
the wind does not let go.
Chorus :Viduvaadhillai
Chorus: Do not let go.
Male :Marangal ooivai virumbinaalum
Male: Even after running and hiding,
Kaatru viduvaadhillai
the hand of war does not let go.
Chorus :Viduvaadhillai
Chorus: Do not let go... do not let go
Male :Oodi oodi olintha podhum
Do not let go
Porkai viduvadhillai
From somewhere, someone snapped the whip,
Chorus :Viduvaadhillai….viduvaadhillai
from somewhere, someone turned the bolt,
Viduvaadhillai (Dialogue)
from somewhere, secret strings extend...
Sodukkivittan engiruntho sataiya
In America... in England...
Suththi vittan engirunthoo nattaiyae
in France, in Germany,
Suitchama kairru engirundhu neeludhu (Dialogue)
we have people to support us.
Americavilae..englandilae..
We are not a single tree, we are a grove!
Franceilae germanyilae
Male: Watch us checkmate them...
Nammmaku oththasikku aal irukkirar
What we need
Namma thani maram ila thoppu
is a good conclusion.
Male :Veikka porom paaru aappu… (Dialogue)
Not just in the play,
Nammakku thevai
for everyone.
Naaladhoru mudivu
If we want a good conclusion,
Nadagathula mattum ila
it's not enough if only actors
Ellarkum thaan
set their minds to it.
Nalla mudivu veenum naa
Me... you... him, her...
Nadagakarar mattum
they... these people... look, those who honk
Manasu vecha podhathu
and ruin the play while passing in cars,
Naan ..nee..avaru ivaru
we all must make up our minds,
Avanga ..ivanga..itho nadagaththaa
we must take a decision.
Keduthitu horn adichitu
Let us sing a new song,
Car la kurukka porangalae ivanga
a new song,
Namma ellarum manasu veikkanum
looking at the path
Mudivu edukkanum (Dialogue)
of a long journey.
Pudhu paattu paadiduvom
...
Pudhu paattu
Your struggle, my struggle, the struggle
Tholaidhooru payanaththin
endured by the whole world,
Vazhi paarththu} (2)
along the way with courage,
……………………………………………….
with clarity and courage,
Un paadu en paadu oorulagam
a journey setting forth to see well-being.
Padum paadu
Sing that there is no room for tears anymore.
Vazhinaadu thunivodu
A journey setting forth to see well-being.
Thelivodu thunivodu
Sing that there is no room for tears anymore...
Nalamkaana sellum oru purappaadu
Ini kanneeru kidamillai ena paadu
Nalamkaana sellum oru purappaadu
Ini kanneeru kidamillai ena paadu……
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track represents a dynamic street theatre performance (Therukoothu/drama) enacted by the protagonist (Nallasivam, played by Kamal Haasan) in the movie Anbe Sivam. Through sharp satire, folk rhythms, and interactive dialogue, the play exposes the harsh realities of labor exploitation, low wages (the symbolic 910 rupees salary), corporate greed, and globalization affecting local livelihoods.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aattam aadi paattu paadi / Azhagaaga kadhai solla vandhenungo”
The second letters of consecutive lines match ('Aattam' / 'Azhagaaga', 'Patta' / 'Padara'), creating rhythmic flow typical of Tamil folk oral traditions.
Metaphor
“Sadhurangha aatathilae / Mudhalaligal kai parikka”
The phrase compares the capitalist manipulation of market forces to a game of chess ('Sadhurangha aatam') and puppetry controlled by invisible strings.
Personification / Nature Imagery
“Marangal ooivai virumbinaalum / Kaatru viduvaadhillai”
Nature elements like trees desiring rest but being agitated by the relentless wind are used as a metaphor for workers seeking peace amidst capitalist oppression.
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Trivia
This track was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and sung by Kamal Haasan alongside background performers. The sequence forms a key thematic centerpiece in 'Anbe Sivam' (2003), showcasing street theatre as a tool for political awareness and social movement.
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