Sanmarkkam Thiyagam
From Digambara Samiyar · 1950
- Lyricist
- Ka. Mu. Sheriff
- Singer
- Master Subbaiya
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Digambara Samiyar1950
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manam polae vaazhvu varum endra | Will the saying that life turns out according to one's mind |
| Periyoor vakkiyam poiyaagumaa | spoken by the elders ever turn out to be false? |
| Manidhanai manidhan vadhaithae pizhaithidum | Can a life lived by torturing fellow human beings |
| Vaazhvuthaan nilaiyaagumaa | ever remain permanent? |
| Nilaiyaagumaa | Will it ever be permanent? |
| Male | |
| Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum | Righteousness and sacrifice will always |
| Vetri adaiyum paarilae | triumph in this world. |
| Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum | Righteousness and sacrifice will always |
| Vetri adaiyum paarilae | triumph in this world. |
| Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum | Wickedness and treachery will always |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | face defeat in this world. |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | Face defeat in this world. |
| Male | |
| Munnam raavanan endroru kodiyan | In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana |
| Thennilangaiyai aandaanae | ruled over southern Lanka. |
| Munnam raavanan endroru kodiyan | In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana |
| Thennilangaiyai aandaanae | ruled over southern Lanka. |
| Sreeraamapiraan kai ambaal andha | By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand, |
| Raavanan maandaanae | that Ravana perished. |
| Sreeraamapiraan kai ambaal andha | By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand, |
| Raavanan maandaanae | that Ravana perished. |
| Male | |
| Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum | Righteousness and sacrifice will always |
| Vetri adaiyum paarilae | triumph in this world. |
| Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum | Wickedness and treachery will always |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | face defeat in this world. |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | Face defeat in this world. |
| Male | |
| Akramaththaal ulagaala ninaithaan | They thought of ruling the world through injustice, |
| Hitler musolini | Hitler and Mussolini. |
| Akramaththaal ulagaala ninaithaan | They thought of ruling the world through injustice, |
| Hitler musolini | Hitler and Mussolini. |
| Anugundaalae avargalai azhithaar | They were destroyed using the atomic bomb |
| Arumai vingyaani | by the wonderful scientists. |
| Anugundaalae avargalai azhithaar | They were destroyed using the atomic bomb |
| Arumai vingyaani | by the wonderful scientists. |
| Male | |
| Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum | Righteousness and sacrifice will always |
| Vetri adaiyum paarilae | triumph in this world. |
| Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum | Wickedness and treachery will always |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | face defeat in this world. |
| Tholvi adaiyum paarilae | Face defeat in this world. |
மனம் போலே வாழ்வு வரும் என்ற
பெரியோர் வாக்கியம் பொய்யாகுமா
மனிதனை மனிதன் வதைத்தே பிழைத்திடும்
வாழ்வுதான் நிலையாகுமா......
நிலையாகுமா......
Will the saying that life turns out according to one's mind
spoken by the elders ever turn out to be false?
Can a life lived by torturing fellow human beings
ever remain permanent?
Will it ever be permanent?
சன்மார்க்கம் தியாகம் எந்நாளும்
வெற்றி அடையும் பாரிலே
சன்மார்க்கம் தியாகம் எந்நாளும்
வெற்றி அடையும் பாரிலே
துன்மார்க்கம் துரோகம் எந்நாளும்
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
triumph in this world.
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
triumph in this world.
Wickedness and treachery will always
face defeat in this world.
Face defeat in this world.
முன்னம் ராவணன் என்றொரு கொடியன்
தென்னிலங்கையை ஆண்டானே
முன்னம் ராவணன் என்றொரு கொடியன்
தென்னிலங்கையை ஆண்டானே
ஸ்ரீராமபிரான் கை அம்பாலந்த
ராவணன் மாண்டானே....
ஸ்ரீராமபிரான் கை அம்பாலந்த
ராவணன் மாண்டானே......
In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana
ruled over southern Lanka.
In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana
ruled over southern Lanka.
By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand,
that Ravana perished.
By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand,
that Ravana perished.
சன்மார்க்கம் தியாகம் எந்நாளும்
வெற்றி அடையும் பாரிலே
துன்மார்க்கம் துரோகம் எந்நாளும்
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
triumph in this world.
Wickedness and treachery will always
face defeat in this world.
Face defeat in this world.
அக்ரமத்தால் உலகாள நினைத்தான்
ஹிட்லர் முசோலினி
அக்ரமத்தால் உலகாள நினைத்தான்
ஹிட்லர் முசோலினி
அணுகுண்டாலே அவர்களை அழித்தார்
அருமை விஞ்ஞானி...
அணுகுண்டாலே அவர்களை அழித்தார்
அருமை விஞ்ஞானி....
They thought of ruling the world through injustice,
Hitler and Mussolini.
They thought of ruling the world through injustice,
Hitler and Mussolini.
They were destroyed using the atomic bomb
by the wonderful scientists.
They were destroyed using the atomic bomb
by the wonderful scientists.
சன்மார்க்கம் தியாகம் எந்நாளும்
வெற்றி அடையும் பாரிலே
துன்மார்க்கம் துரோகம் எந்நாளும்
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
தோல்வி அடையும் பாரிலே....
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
triumph in this world.
Wickedness and treachery will always
face defeat in this world.
Face defeat in this world.
Manam polae vaazhvu varum endra
Will the saying that life turns out according to one's mind
Periyoor vakkiyam poiyaagumaa
spoken by the elders ever turn out to be false?
Manidhanai manidhan vadhaithae pizhaithidum
Can a life lived by torturing fellow human beings
Vaazhvuthaan nilaiyaagumaa
ever remain permanent?
Nilaiyaagumaa
Will it ever be permanent?
Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri adaiyum paarilae
triumph in this world.
Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri adaiyum paarilae
triumph in this world.
Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum
Wickedness and treachery will always
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
face defeat in this world.
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
Face defeat in this world.
Munnam raavanan endroru kodiyan
In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana
Thennilangaiyai aandaanae
ruled over southern Lanka.
Munnam raavanan endroru kodiyan
In ancient times, a tyrant named Ravana
Thennilangaiyai aandaanae
ruled over southern Lanka.
Sreeraamapiraan kai ambaal andha
By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand,
Raavanan maandaanae
that Ravana perished.
Sreeraamapiraan kai ambaal andha
By the arrow from Lord Sri Rama's hand,
Raavanan maandaanae
that Ravana perished.
Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri adaiyum paarilae
triumph in this world.
Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum
Wickedness and treachery will always
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
face defeat in this world.
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
Face defeat in this world.
Akramaththaal ulagaala ninaithaan
They thought of ruling the world through injustice,
Hitler musolini
Hitler and Mussolini.
Akramaththaal ulagaala ninaithaan
They thought of ruling the world through injustice,
Hitler musolini
Hitler and Mussolini.
Anugundaalae avargalai azhithaar
They were destroyed using the atomic bomb
Arumai vingyaani
by the wonderful scientists.
Anugundaalae avargalai azhithaar
They were destroyed using the atomic bomb
Arumai vingyaani
by the wonderful scientists.
Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum
Righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri adaiyum paarilae
triumph in this world.
Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum
Wickedness and treachery will always
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
face defeat in this world.
Tholvi adaiyum paarilae
Face defeat in this world.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical song emphasizes the ultimate victory of virtue over evil. It asserts that a life built on harming others is fleeting, while righteousness (Sanmaargam) and sacrifice (Thiyagam) will always prevail in the world, leaving wickedness and betrayal to face inevitable defeat. To illustrate this eternal moral truth, the lyricist seamlessly bridges ancient mythology and contemporary history, contrasting the fall of the mythical tyrant Ravana by Rama's arrow with the defeat of World War II dictators Hitler and Mussolini through modern scientific advancements like the atomic bomb.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum / Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum”
The second consonant 'n' (ன்) matches in 'Sanmaargam' and 'Thunmaargam'.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Sanmaargam thiyagam ennaalum / Thunmaargam dhroogam ennaalum”
Contrasts good path ('Sanmaargam') and righteous sacrifice ('Thiyagam') with evil path ('Thunmaargam') and betrayal ('Dhroogam').
Allusion
“Akramaththaal ulagaala ninaithaan Hitler musolini”
Combines ancient Hindu epic figures (Ravana, Sri Rama) with contemporary 20th-century history (Hitler, Mussolini, atomic bomb) to reinforce the moral statement.
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Trivia
Digambara Samiyar (1950) was a hit Tamil film produced by Modern Theatres. Lyricist Ka. Mu. Sheriff uniquely referenced World War II events, Hitler, Mussolini, and the atomic bomb alongside traditional Ramayana references to deliver a contemporary moral message.
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