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Lyrics & meaning

Ondre Solvaan

From Sirithu Vazha Vendum · 1974

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Chorus
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sirithu Vazha Vendum
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ennathil nalamirundhaal…
Inbamae ellorkkum …
Anbulla thozhargalae…
Assalaamu alaekkum…
O… hooo… ooo… hooo… hooo…
Waa waa waa waa…
Sabaash… sabaash…
Ondrae solvaan nandrae seivaan
Avanae abdul rahmaanaam
Aandaan illai adimai illai
Enakku naanae yejamaanaam
Ondrae solvaan nandrae seivaan
Avanae abdul rahmaanaam
Aandaan illai adimai illai
Enakku naanae yejamaanaam
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Waah waahwaah waahwaah
Waahwaahwaah
Aadum naerathil aadi paadungal
Aanaalum uzhaithae vaazhungal
Aadum naerathil aadi paadungal
Aanaalum uzhaithae vaazhungal
Vaazhvil naattam oivil aattam
Irandum ulagal thaevai
Aadum podhum neramai vendum
Endror kolgai thaevai
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Yaarum ariyaamal seiyum thavarendru
Yaemaattrum ninaivai maattrungal
Yaarum ariyaamal seiyum thavarendru
Yaemaattrum ninaivai maattrungal
Ondril ondraai engum nindraan
Oruvan arivaan ellaam
Kaalam paarthu neram paarthu
Avanae theerppu solvaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Waah waahwaah waahwaah
Waahwaahwaah
Ulagam ondraaga edhirae nindraalum
Anjaamal karuthai koorungal
Vandhaan vaazhndhaan ponaan endraa
Ulagam ninaikka vendum
Sonnaan seidhaan endrae naalum
Ooraar solla vendum
Ondrae solvaan nandrae seivaan
Avanae abdul rahmaanaam
Aandaan illai adimai illai
Enakku naanae yejamaanaam
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan
Waahwaah Waahwaah
Waahwaah Waahwaah
Waahwaah Waahwaah
Waahwaah Waahwaah
Waahwaah Waahwaah
Waahwaah Waahwaah
If good thoughts fill the mind,
there is joy for everyone!
Dear friends,
Assalamu Alaikum (Peace be upon you)!
Oh... ho... oh... ho... ho...
Come, come, come, come...
Bravo... bravo...!
He speaks only truth and does only good,
that man is Abdul Rahman!
There is no master, there is no slave,
I am my own master!
He speaks only truth and does only good,
that man is Abdul Rahman!
There is no master, there is no slave,
I am my own master!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
Wah wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah-wah!
When it is time to celebrate, sing and dance,
yet always live by working hard!
When it is time to celebrate, sing and dance,
yet always live by working hard!
Earnest drive in life and fun during rest,
both are needed in this world!
Even while having fun, uphold honesty—
such a principle is truly needed!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
Thinking no one sees your wrongdoings,
change that self-deceiving mindset!
Thinking no one sees your wrongdoings,
change that self-deceiving mindset!
Present in everything, everywhere,
the One God knows it all!
At the right moment, in His own time,
He alone will pass judgment!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
Wah wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah-wah!
Even if the entire world stands united against you,
speak your mind without fear!
"He came, he lived, and he died"—
is that how the world should remember you?
"He promised, and he delivered!"—
that is what the world should say!
He speaks only truth and does only good,
that man is Abdul Rahman!
There is no master, there is no slave,
I am my own master!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
My name is Abdul Rahman!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
Wah-wah wah-wah!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat moral song from 'Sirithu Vazha Vendum' (1974) features M. G. Ramachandran in a Muslim persona named Abdul Rahman. The song promotes equality, self-reliance, moral discipline, and fearless advocacy for truth. It emphasizes that no human is inherently a master or a slave, declaring self-sovereignty and dignity of labor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emona / Monai (Initial Rhyme)

Aandaan illai adimai illai

Repetition of initial letters in adjacent or alternate words, such as 'Aandaan' and 'Adimai' or 'Vandhaan' and 'Vaazhndhaan'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Ondrae solvaan nandrae seivaan / Avanae abdul rahmaanaam

Matching second letters in consecutive lines ('Ondrae' and 'Avanae', or 'Sonnaan' and 'Ooraar').

Refrain / Repetition

Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan

The Hindi phrase 'Maeraa naam abdhul rahmaan' serves as a rhythmic hook repeated continuously throughout the song.

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Trivia

'Sirithu Vazha Vendum' was a remake of the blockbuster Hindi film 'Zanjeer' (1973). MGR played the dual role original to Pran and Amitabh Bachchan, with this song serving as the adaptation of 'Yari Hai Imaan Mera'.

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