- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Vallarasu
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Nenje nenje thuninthu vidu
Needhiyin kangalai thiranthu vidu
Nachchu paambugal padameduththaal
Achcham vendaam azhiththu vidu
Nenje nenje nenje nenje nenje……
Paninthu paninthu intha bhoomi valainthathu
Kuninthu kuninthu kunintha koonum udainthathu
Kodumai kandu kodumai kandu kodhikkuthu
Mirugam kandu mirugam kandu midhiththidu manamae
Vetri vetri vetri vetri….
Kalangaathae manamae mayangaathae
Thaayagaththin maanam kaakka thayangaathae
Suyanalam ondrae silarathu vaadham
Adhu ariyaathu dhesiyageetham
Anbaal vendrathu athu antha kaalam
Aayutham velvathu adhu intha kaalam
Aayutham ezhuga aanavam azhiga
Ini bharatha dhesam un peyar solla
Puththam pudhiya putham puthiya baharatham
Raththam vazhiya raththam vazhiya nirkkuthu
Petra maganai petra maganai anaikkuthu
Raththam koduththu raththam koduththu kaakkuthu maganae
Annai dhesam rendukkum ingae vilaiyillai
Ada petra annaiyai uttra dhesaththai
Velli velli velli kaasukku virpavan
Maganillai orr maganillai
Annai dhesam rendukkum ingae vilaiyillai
Ada petra annaiyai uttra dhesaththai
Velli velli velli kaasukku virpavan
Maganillai avan manithanillai
Suyanalaththodu vaazhgindra manithan
Vilangin pillaiyadaa
Podhunalam kaakka por seiyum manithan
Dheivaththil pillaiyadaa
Ini poruthtu kondirupathathu muraiyalla
Porkkalaththinil seivathu kolaiyalla
Ini poruthtu kondirupathathu muraiyalla
Porkalaththinil seivathu kolaiyalla
Vijayaa vijayaa pillai enadaa
Velai vanthathu velai mudidaa
Puththam pudhiya puththam pudhiya bharatham
Raththam vazhiya raththam vazhiya nirkuthu
Petra maganai petra maganai anaikkuthu
Raththam koduththu raththam koduththu kaakkuthu maganae
Saththiyam thaanae vendridum enbathu sariyalla
Oru saththiyam vellavum saathanai seiyyavum
Raththam raththam raththam raththam sinthanum odhungaathae
Adhu sariyalla
Saththiyam thaanae vendridum enbathu sariyalla
Oru saththiyam vellavum saathanai seiyyavum
Raththam raththam raththam raththam sinthanum odhungaathae
Adhu sariyalla
Ahimsaiyai konjam niruththi vaiththaalthaan
Dhesam uyir pizhaikkum
Vayalgali irangi kalai eduththaalthaan
Payirgal kalai edukkum
Nam gandhikku konjam ooivu kodu
Avar kaiththadi engae vaangi vidu
Nam gandhikku konjam ooivu kodu
Avar kaiththadi engae vaangi vidu
Podhuvaai ezhuga pudhumai vilanga
Inimai vazhiga nam dhesam vaazhga
Puththam pudhiya puththam pudhiya bharatham
Raththam vazhiya raththam vazhiya nirkuthu
Petra maganai petra maganai anaikkuthu
Raththam koduththu raththam koduththu kaakkuthu maganae…ae….
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O heart, take courage now!
Open the eyes of justice!
If venomous snakes raise their hoods,
Have no fear, destroy them!
O heart, O heart, O heart, O heart...
Bowing down constantly, this earth has bent,
Stooping lower and lower, its hunched back has broken!
Seeing cruelty and injustice, it boils with rage!
Seeing the beasts, trample them down, O heart!
Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!...
Do not waver, my heart, do not lose hope!
Do not hesitate to defend the motherland's honor!
Selfishness alone is the stance of a few,
A thought the national anthem does not know!
Winning with love belonged to the past,
Winning with weapons belongs to this age!
Let weapons rise, let arrogance perish!
From now on, let the nation of India chant your name!
A brand new, brand new India
Stands with blood dripping down,
Embracing the son it gave birth to,
Giving its own blood to protect you, my son!
Neither a mother nor motherland has a price tag here.
The one who sells his birth mother and his beloved country
For pieces of silver coin,
Is no son, not a true son at all!
Neither a mother nor motherland has a price tag here.
The one who sells his birth mother and his beloved country
For pieces of silver coin,
Is no son, he is not even human!
A man who lives only for himself
Is the child of a beast!
A man who fights for the common good
Is a child of God!
Bearing this any longer is not right,
What is done on the battlefield is not murder!
Bearing this any longer is not right,
What is done on the battlefield is not murder!
Prove you are a warrior son, O Vijaya!
The time has arrived, finish the task!
A brand new, brand new India
Stands with blood dripping down,
Embracing the son it gave birth to,
Giving its own blood to protect you, my son!
Believing that truth alone will win by itself is not true,
For truth to triumph and achieve greatness,
Blood must be shed, and it is not a sin!
It is not a mistake!
Believing that truth alone will win by itself is not true,
For truth to triumph and achieve greatness,
Blood must be shed—do not shrink back!
Backing away is not right!
Only if we pause non-violence for a while
Will our nation survive!
Only if we step into the fields and pull out the weeds
Will the crops flourish with life!
Give our Gandhi a little rest now,
Where is his walking stick? Take it away!
Give our Gandhi a little rest now,
Where is his walking stick? Take it away!
Rise together for all, let a new era shine,
Let joy overflow, long live our nation!
A brand new, brand new India
Stands with blood dripping down,
Embracing the son it gave birth to,
Giving its own blood to protect you, my son!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This powerful patriotic and revolutionary anthem from the movie Vallarasu calls upon righteous individuals to rise against corruption, evil, and oppression. It argues that while non-violence and love had their place in history, modern times demand active, armed resistance and sacrifice to eradicate systemic evils that threaten the motherland.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nachchu paambugal padameduththaal”
Poisonous snakes are used as a metaphor for corrupt and evil elements in society that need to be eliminated without fear.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Paninthu paninthu intha bhoomi valainthathu”
Words like 'paninthu paninthu' (bowing) and 'kuninthu kuninthu' (bending) are repeated sequentially to emphasize prolonged submissiveness.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Anbaal vendrathu athu antha kaalam / Aayutham velvathu adhu intha kaalam”
Contrasts the era of winning through love with the current era of needing weapons to fight for justice.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of Vallarasu (2000), starring Vijayakanth and directed by N. Maharajan, was composed by Deva with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song famously features controversial imagery urging society to 'give Gandhi a rest' and take up arms to defeat contemporary villainy.
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