♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Female
Hoo ooo hoo ooo	Hoo ooo hoo ooo
Hoo ooo hoo ooo ooo….	Hoo ooo hoo ooo ooo....
Male
O sengaadae	O red dry land
Sirukaradae poi varavaa	Small rocky hills, bid farewell as I leave
O.. kaadugalae	O forests
Kalligalae poi varavaa	Cacti plants, bid farewell as I leave
Male
Sudu sudu kaadu vittu	Leaving the scorching hot forest
Pogira ponanga pola	Like moving corpses walking away
Sana sana sanangalellaam	All the innocent folk
Pogudhu paadhai mela	Are walking along the path
Ullooril kaakkaa kuruvi	In the village, even crows and birds
Irai thedudhae …ooo….	Are searching for prey...
Pasiyodu manusa koottam veliyerudhae	With hunger, the human crowds are leaving
Male
Poththakkalliyum mulluthachadhum	When a thorn pierces the hole-ridden cactus
Poththu ozhugumae paalu	Milk leaks out from the punctures
Kaalangaalamaa azhudhu theethuttom	We have cried continuously for generations
Kannil illaiyae neeru	There are no tears left in our eyes
Vaattum panjathil kokku kaala pol	In this tormenting famine, like a stork's thin legs
Vaththi pochchaiyaa vaazhvu	Has our life dried up completely?
Koottam koottamaa vaazha pogirom	We are going in groups to live
Kooda varugudhae saavu	Yet death comes along with us
Male
O sengaadae	O red dry land
Sirukaradae poi varavaa	Small rocky hills, bid farewell as I leave
O.. kaadugalae	O forests
Kalligalae poi varavaa	Cacti plants, bid farewell as I leave
Male
Vilaiyaadha kaatta vittu	Leaving behind the uncultivated forest
Vilaiyaanda veettai vittu	Leaving behind the home where we played
Vellandhiyaa veguli janam	Innocent and naive people
Veliyerudhae oo……	Are departing away...
Male
Vaazhvodu kondu vidumo	Will it lead us to life?
Saavodu kondu vidumo	Will it lead us to death?
Pogum dhesai sollaamalae	Without telling the destination we go to
Vazhi neeludhae	The path stretches on and on
Male
Uyirodu vaazhvadhu kooda	Even living with life inside us
Siru thunbamae hoo	Is a small sorrow...
Vayirodu vaazhvadhu thaanae	Living merely for the stomach
Perundhunbamae	Is the greatest sorrow of all
Male
Pollaadha vidhiyum azhaikka	As cruel fate calls upon us
Poromae panjam pozhaikka	We go to survive the famine
Yaar meelvadho	Who will escape?
Yaar vaazhvadho	Who will survive?
Yaar kandadhu	Who knows the answer?
Male
Paalam paalamaa	Cracked into large blocks
Vedichu kedakkudhae	Lies the dry earth of the working man
Paaduvpattavan boomi	In this cracked earth
Vedicha boomiyil	God, who has lost all morality, tries to bury us
Podhaikka paakkudhae	Boiling tamarind seeds
Kedu kettavan saami	And eating them to stay alive is our body
Male
Puliyang kottaiya	To survive the famine
Avichu thunnuthaan	And to quench our hunger
Pozhachu kedakkudhu meni	Show us a fertile green land
Panjam pozhaikkavum	O red dry land
Pasiya theerkkavum	Small rocky hills, bid farewell as I leave
Pacha boomiya kaami	O forests
Male
O sengaadae	Cacti plants, bid farewell as I leave
Sirukaradae poi varavaa	Hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo
O.. kaadugalae	Grit and gravel pierce the feet
Kalligalae poi varavaa	Dust blows heavily into the eyes
Female
Hoo ooo ooo hoo ooo oo	Crossing villages, seeking new villages
Male
Kaalodu sarala kizhikka	The entire village moves on
Kannodu puzhudhi adikka	Crossing the thorny karuvelam forest
Oor thaandiyae oor thediyae	Crossing the rocky water mound
Oor pogudhae	We may reach a village, but will our soul survive?
Male
Karuvelangaadu kadandhu	There is no clear path
Kalloothu medum kadandhu	Believing the words of the supervisor (Kangani)
Oor seralaam usur serumaa	The people are marching on...
Vazhiyillaiyae	Taking the crabs along
Male
Kangaani pecha nambi	The fox is leading the way
Sanam pogudhae hoo	With only their bodies as capital
O…. nandugala koottikondu	A hundred people are going
Nari pogudhae	Will their lives return, or will their bodies return?
Male
Udal mattum mudhaleedaaga	Who knows the answer?
Oru nooru sanam poraaga	When a thorn pierces the hole-ridden cactus
Uyir meelumo udal meelumo	Milk leaks out from the punctures
Yaar kandadhu	We have cried continuously for generations
Male
Poththakkalliyum mulluthachadhum	There are no tears left in our eyes
Poththu ozhugumae paalu	In this tormenting famine, like a stork's thin legs
Kaalangaalamaa azhudhu theethuttom	Has our life dried up completely?
Kannil illaiyae neeru	We are going in groups to live
Vaattum panjathil kokku kaala pol	Yet death comes along with us
Vaththi pochchaiyaa vaazhvu	O red dry land
Koottam koottamaa vaazha pogirom	Small rocky hills, bid farewell as I leave
Kooda varugudhae saavu	O forests
Male
O sengaadae	Cacti plants, bid farewell as I leave
Sirukaradae poi varavaa	Leaving the scorching hot forest
O.. kaadugalae	Like moving corpses walking away
Kalligalae poi varavaa	All the innocent folk
Male
Sudu sudu kaadu vittu	Are walking along the path
Pogira ponanga pola	In the village, even crows and birds
Sana sana sanangalellaam	Are searching for prey...
Pogudhu paadhai mela	With hunger, the human crowds are leaving
Ullooril kaakkaa kuruvi	Oooo....ooo.o..oooo...ooo..
Irai thedudhae …ooo….	Ooooooo...ooo...ooo...
Pasiyodu manusa koottam veliyerudhae	When a thorn pierces the hole-ridden cactus
Male
Oooo….ooo.o..oooo…ooo..	Milk leaks out from the punctures
Ooooooo…ooo…ooo…	We have cried continuously for generations
Male
Poththakkalliyum mulluthachadhum	There are no tears left in our eyes
Poththu ozhugumae paalu	In this tormenting famine, like a stork's thin legs
Kaalangaalamaa azhudhu theethuttom	Has our life dried up completely?
Kannil illaiyae neeru	We are going in groups to live
Vaattum panjathil kokku kaala pol	Yet death comes along with us
Vaththi pochchaiyaa vaazhvu	Oooo....ooo.o..oooo...ooo..
Koottam koottamaa vaazha pogirom	Ooooooo...ooo.
Kooda varugudhae saavu
Male
Oooo….ooo.o..oooo…ooo..
Ooooooo…ooo.

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