- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Kalangarai Vilakkam
- Movie release year
- 1965
- Lyrics added on
- 7 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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.
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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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