Sange Muzhangu
From Kalangarai Vilakkam · 1965
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Kalangarai Vilakkam1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Sangae muzhangu } (2) | Blow the conch shell! |
| Female | |
| Sangae muzhangu | Blow the conch shell! |
| Female | |
| Engal | Our |
| Vaazhvum engal | Life and our |
| Valamum mangaadha | Unfading prosperity |
| Thamizh endru | Is eternal Tamil! |
| { Sangae muzhangu } (2) | Blow the conch shell! |
| Female | |
| Engal | Our |
| Vaazhvum engal | Life and our |
| Valamum mangaadha | Unfading prosperity |
| Thamizh endru | Is eternal Tamil! |
| Sangae muzhangu | Blow the conch shell! |
| Female | |
| Engal | Our |
| Pagaivar engo | Enemies have somewhere |
| Maraindhaar ingulla | Vanished into hiding, seeing |
| Thamizhargal ondraadhal kandu | The Tamils here united as one! |
| Female | |
| Pongu | Raging |
| Thamizharku innal | Harm to Tamils |
| Vilaithaal | If anyone causes |
| Female | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Pongu | Raging |
| Thamizharku innal | Harm to Tamils |
| Vilaithaal sangaaram | If anyone causes, annihilation |
| Nisamendru | Is an absolute truth! |
| Sangae muzhangu | Blow the conch shell! |
| Chorus | |
| { Sangae muzhangu } (3) | Blow the conch shell! |
| Female | |
| Thingalodum | Along with the moon |
| Sezhum parudhi thannodum | And with the radiant sun |
| Vinnodum udukalodum | Along with the sky and stars |
| Mangul kadal ivatrodum pirandha | Born together with the ocean and clouds |
| {Thamizhudan pirandhom naangal } (2) | We were born together with Tamil! |
| Male | |
| Aanmai | Valorous |
| Singathin kootamendrum | As a pride of lions |
| Siriyorkum nyabagam sei | Remind even the ignorant ones! |
| Muzhangu sangae | Sound the conch shell! |
| Chorus | |
| Sangae muzhangu | Blow the conch shell! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Venkodumai | Against extreme cruelty |
| Saakaatil vilaiyaadum | Playing even in the field of death |
| Thol engalvetri tholgal | Our shoulders are shoulders of victory! |
| Male | |
| …………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Gangayai | Like the Ganges |
| Pol kaviri pol karuthukal | And like the Kaveri, noble thoughts |
| Oorum ullam engal ullam | Flow in our hearts; our heart |
| Male | |
| Thamizh engal moocham | Has Tamil as its very breath! |
{ சங்கே முழங்கு } (2)
Blow the conch shell!
சங்கே முழங்கு
Blow the conch shell!
ஆண் & பெண் :
சங்கே முழங்கு
Our
Life and our
Unfading prosperity
Is eternal Tamil!
Blow the conch shell!
எங்கள் வாழ்வும்
எங்கள் வளமும் மங்காத
தமிழ் என்று
{ சங்கே முழங்கு } (2)
Our
Life and our
Unfading prosperity
Is eternal Tamil!
Blow the conch shell!
எங்கள் வாழ்வும்
எங்கள் வளமும் மங்காத
தமிழ் என்று சங்கே முழங்கு
Our
Enemies have somewhere
Vanished into hiding, seeing
The Tamils here united as one!
எங்கள் பகைவர்
எங்கோ மறைந்தார்
இங்குள்ள தமிழர்கள்
ஒன்றாதல் கண்டு
Raging
Harm to Tamils
If anyone causes
பொங்கு
தமிழர்க்கு இன்னல்
விளைத்தால்
...
..................
Raging
Harm to Tamils
If anyone causes, annihilation
Is an absolute truth!
Blow the conch shell!
பொங்கு
தமிழர்க்கு இன்னல்
விளைத்தால் சங்காரம்
நிசமென்று சங்கே முழங்கு
Blow the conch shell!
{ சங்கே முழங்கு } (3)
Along with the moon
And with the radiant sun
Along with the sky and stars
Born together with the ocean and clouds
We were born together with Tamil!
திங்களோடும்
செழும் பருதி தன்னோடும்
விண்ணோடும் உடுக்களோடும்
மங்குல் கடல் இவற்றோடும்
பிறந்த
{ தமிழுடன் பிறந்தோம்
நாங்கள் } (2)
Valorous
As a pride of lions
Remind even the ignorant ones!
Sound the conch shell!
ஆண்மை சிங்கத்தின்
கூட்டமென்றும் சிறியோர்க்கும்
ஞாபகம் செய் முழங்கு
சங்கே
Blow the conch shell!
சங்கே முழங்கு
...
.............................
Against extreme cruelty
Playing even in the field of death
Our shoulders are shoulders of victory!
வென் கொடுமை
சாக்காட்டில் விளையாடும்
தோள் எங்கள்வெற்றித்
தோள்கள்
...
.............................
Like the Ganges
And like the Kaveri, noble thoughts
Flow in our hearts; our heart
கங்கையைப்
போல் காவிரிப் போல்
கருத்துக்கள் ஊரும்
உள்ளம் எங்கள் உள்ளம்
Has Tamil as its very breath!
ஆண் & பெண் :
வெங்குருதி
தனில் கமழ்ந்து வீரம் செய்கின்ற
தமிழ் எங்கள் மூச்சாம்
தமிழ் எங்கள் மூச்சாம்
{ Sangae muzhangu } (2)
Blow the conch shell!
Sangae muzhangu
Blow the conch shell!
Engal
Our
Vaazhvum engal
Life and our
Valamum mangaadha
Unfading prosperity
Thamizh endru
Is eternal Tamil!
{ Sangae muzhangu } (2)
Blow the conch shell!
Engal
Our
Vaazhvum engal
Life and our
Valamum mangaadha
Unfading prosperity
Thamizh endru
Is eternal Tamil!
Sangae muzhangu
Blow the conch shell!
Engal
Our
Pagaivar engo
Enemies have somewhere
Maraindhaar ingulla
Vanished into hiding, seeing
Thamizhargal ondraadhal kandu
The Tamils here united as one!
Pongu
Raging
Thamizharku innal
Harm to Tamils
Vilaithaal
If anyone causes
………………..
...
Pongu
Raging
Thamizharku innal
Harm to Tamils
Vilaithaal sangaaram
If anyone causes, annihilation
Nisamendru
Is an absolute truth!
Sangae muzhangu
Blow the conch shell!
{ Sangae muzhangu } (3)
Blow the conch shell!
Thingalodum
Along with the moon
Sezhum parudhi thannodum
And with the radiant sun
Vinnodum udukalodum
Along with the sky and stars
Mangul kadal ivatrodum pirandha
Born together with the ocean and clouds
{Thamizhudan pirandhom naangal } (2)
We were born together with Tamil!
Aanmai
Valorous
Singathin kootamendrum
As a pride of lions
Siriyorkum nyabagam sei
Remind even the ignorant ones!
Muzhangu sangae
Sound the conch shell!
Sangae muzhangu
Blow the conch shell!
…………………….
...
Venkodumai
Against extreme cruelty
Saakaatil vilaiyaadum
Playing even in the field of death
Thol engalvetri tholgal
Our shoulders are shoulders of victory!
……………………
...
Gangayai
Like the Ganges
Pol kaviri pol karuthukal
And like the Kaveri, noble thoughts
Oorum ullam engal ullam
Flow in our hearts; our heart
Thamizh engal moocham
Has Tamil as its very breath!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sangae Muzhangu is a famous Tamil poem written by Pavendar Bharathidasan that expresses passionate Tamil linguistic pride, unity, and courage. The speaker calls for the conch shell to be sounded to herald that Tamil language and culture are the immortal foundations of Tamil life and prosperity. Seeing the solidarity of the Tamil people, oppressors and enemies flee in fear, with a severe warning that harming the Tamils will inevitably result in total destruction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Thamizh engal moocham”
Tamil is metaphorically declared to be the very breath ('moochu') of life for the Tamil people.
Simile (Upamai)
“Gangayai pol kaviri pol karuthukal”
The flow of righteous and noble thoughts in Tamil minds is compared using 'pol' (like) to the endless flow of rivers Ganges and Kaveri.
Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Thingalodum / Vinnodum”
Tamil poetic meter featuring rhyming second letters ('nn') in 'Thingalodum' and 'Vinnodum'.
Anaphora / Refrain
“{ Sangae muzhangu }”
Repetition of 'Sangae muzhangu' serves as an inspiring musical and rhetorical call to action.
Did you know?
Trivia
This iconic poem was written by Pavendar Bharathidasan, one of modern Tamil literature's most influential revolutionary poets. The song was featured in the 1965 film Kalangarai Vilakkam starring M. G. Ramachandran, with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
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