♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Iruttil vazhgirai nee	You live in darkness
Kuruttu nambikkaiyodu	With blind faith
Velicham thedi thedi	Searching and searching for light
Veragil venthu nee saavaai	You will burn in firewood and die
Male
Kaanikkai peril ingu	In the name of offerings here
Kal silaikkum lanjam kodi	Crores in bribes given to stone idols
Kodi kumiyuthu undiyalil	Crores accumulate in donation boxes
Naattil aanaal panjum	While the country suffers in famine and poverty
Nirathaalum mathaththaalum	By color and religion
Male
Pirinthu vittom	We have separated
Manitha abimaanathai	Humanity and self-respect
Namellaam maranthu vittom	We have all forgotten
Kaasin thiruvilaiyadal	The divine games played by money
Kandu naam mayangi vittom	We have been mesmerized seeing it
Male
Adaiyalam naam	Our identity
Tholaithu vittom	We have lost
Urimaiyai izhanthu vittom	We have lost our rights
Naam iranthu vittom	We are dead inside
Male
Alatchiyam	Negligence
Ezhai uyir endral	When it comes to a poor person's life
Alatchiyam	Negligence
Male
Panamdhan noyin maruthuvam	Money alone is the medicine for disease
Maruthuvamanaiyin arasiyal	The politics of hospitals
Chorus :Uthavi seiya thaguthi irunthum	Chorus: Even having the capability to help
Oonamaga nirkkiraai	You stand disabled
Oonamaga nirkkiraai	You stand disabled
Oonamaga nirkiraai	You stand disabled
Male
Oomaigal vaazhum idathil	In a place where mute people live
Chorus :Vaarthaigalai virkkiraai	Chorus: You sell words
Vaarthaigalai virkkiraai	You sell words
Vaarthaigalai virkkirai	You sell words
Male
Nilam neer engal urimai	Land and water are our fundamental rights
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal varumaigal ozhiya	Male: To eradicate our poverty
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Puthu puratchi uruvaakka	Male: To create a new revolution
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male
Engal thalamurai kaakka	To protect our coming generation
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal kangal thoongum varai	Male: Until our eyes sleep forever
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal iruthi moochu varai	Male: Until our final breath
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male
Athiradi padaiyaa	Are we an assault force?
Irukkurom veriyaa	Are we standing with fiery passion?
Poraali naangellaam	We are all fighters
Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Naangal poraaduvom	We will fight
Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Poraaduvom naangal poraaduvom	We will fight, yes we will fight
Male
Ha inquilab hai aaj	Yes, today is a revolution
Yuvanna karaila savdhan	To make the youth alert
Juntagalte ghamtyanche paise	The hard-earned sweat money of the public
Kartahai baad	Is being wasted and exploited
Tya madhe vyapari	In between, businessmen
Ghusle sat	Entered directly inside
Male
Karaila vyapaar	To do corporate business
Khotya jahirata aikun	Listening to false advertisements
Janta padli hal mohat	The public fell into temptation and plight
Yuvanna nahi kaamdham	Youth have no employment
Hast jaidya che lamb	The long arms of the law catch them
Male
Fukatchi nakyavarchi	Wandering aimlessly at street corners
Pora dharun basle abhiman	The youth hold onto empty pride
Vishayat jhale	Lost in trivial issues
Vismaran ni tyane	And forgotten by society
Wadlya vedna	The agony increased
Male
Duskala var ghotalyanni	With scams during severe drought
Shetkaryancha jeev ghetla	It claimed the lives of innocent farmers
Haat kaidya che lamb	The arms of the law are long
Male
Ho ho	Ho ho
Inqulab k liye sath	Together for revolution
Ab ek hi maksad se	Now with a single unified purpose
Male
Ho ho	Ho ho
Badlav k liye hum	We stand for positive change
Haat kaidya che lamb	The arms of the law are long
Ladenga hum	We will fight
Male
Inqulab k liye sath	Together for revolution
Khade hai hum	We stand tall and firm
Ab ek hi maksad se	Now with a single unified purpose
Jhude hai hum	We are united together
Male
Badlav k liye hum	We stand for positive change
Haat kaidya che lamb	The arms of the law are long
Ladenga hum	We will fight
Male
Nilam neer engal urimai	Land and water are our rights
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal varumaigal ozhiya	Male: To eradicate our poverty
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Puthu puratchi uruvaakka	Male: To create a new revolution
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male
Engal thalamurai kaakka	To protect our coming generation
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal kangal thoongum varai	Male: Until our eyes sleep forever
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male :Engal iruthi moochu varai	Male: Until our final breath
Chorus :Poraaduvom	Chorus: We will fight
Male
Athiradi padaiyaa	Are we an assault force?
Irukkurom veriyaa	Are we standing with fiery passion?
Poraali naangellaam	We are all fighters
Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Naangal poraaduvom	We will fight
{Poraaduvom poraaduvom	We will fight, we will fight
Poraaduvom naangal poraaduvom} (3)	We will fight, yes we will fight
Chorus
Ho ho	Ho ho
Ho ho…..	Ho ho.....

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