- Lyricist
- Bharathidasan
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Pallandu Vazhga
- Movie release year
- 1975
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This powerful anthem, penned by the revolutionary Tamil poet Bharathidasan, is a passionate call for social reform, equality, and radical socialist transformation. The speaker vows to dismantle an unjust, warmongering, and corrupt society to build an egalitarian world. Emphasizing the principles of common ownership ('Podhuvudamai'), universal love, and collective responsibility, the poem urges people to eradicate selfish individualism ('This is mine') and stand united in work, suffering, and joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Unarvenum kanalidai / Idhayamellaam anbu nadhiyinil nanaippom”
Describing passion/feeling as fire ('Unarvenum kanal') and love as a river ('Anbu nadhi') visually highlights the intensity of emotion and the cleansing nature of affection.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pudhiyadhor ulagam seivom / Ketta poridum ulagathai”
Tamil poetic rhyme structure where the second consonant matches in consecutive lines, such as 'Pudhiyadhor' and 'Ketta'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Pudhiyadhor ulagam seivom”
The repeated refrains 'Pudhiyadhor ulagam seivom' reinforce the core revolutionary mandate of building a new egalitarian society.
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Trivia
This song features verses from a famous poem written by 'Puratchi Kavingnar' (Revolutionary Poet) Bharathidasan. The poem was adapted into the 1975 Tamil film 'Pallandu Vazhga', starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR). The film's music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and the energetic chorus arrangement brought Bharathidasan's communist and egalitarian poetry to mass cinema audiences.
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