- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Rajesh
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Haa sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Hey sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Sollu thalaivaa nam mannai vida
Sondham yethu sollu thalaivaa
Pathu maasam varai thaanae
Thaai madiyila sumandhiruppaa
Nitham sumakkuthu indha naadu
Indha nandri kadan yaar marappaa haa
Sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Hey sollu thalaivaa nam mannai vida
Sondham yethu sollu thalaivaa…thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Thalai vaa vaa vaa thalaivaa
Uchi malai yeru
Nam oora konjam paaru
Ooru sanam thoongudhu
Paaru thalaivaa
Chorus :Namma nambi thoongudhu indha
Naadu thalaivaa
Utharavu podu
Nee oram ninnu paaru
Appalathai norukkura
Neram thalaivaa
Chorus :Athukkulla vetri vandhu
Serum thalaivaa
Kudu kudu vasayula irandhaa
Ingae yerippathum
Pudhaippathum vazhakkam
Thaai mannukku usura
Nee koduththaa
Namma dhesiya kodiyudan vanakkam
Uyir moochu indha naadu
Idhai naam maranthaal pizhaippomaa
Chorus :Jai hindhunnu sollu
Jai hindhunnu sollu
Male :Naam ulagathai vendru varalaam
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Thalai vaa vaa vaa thalaivaa
Sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa hey hey
Chorus :Sollu thalaivaa nam mannai vida
Sondham yethu sollu thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa
Vaazhga vaazhga hindusthaanam
Vaazga pallaandu
Hindu christhu islaam maargam
Serndha ponnaadu
Gangai yamunaa krishna vaigai
Enga thaai paalu aahaa
Vettai enga sollu
Pagai kottai enga sollu
Kottai ellaam idichu
Pall velakkalaam
Chorus :Kottai ninna edathula
Ellu vethaikalaam
Hey paadu sindhu paadu
Nee bharadhathai paadu
Arjunarkku thaer nadathum
Kannanaagi vaa
Chorus :Aanmai konda raja raja
Mannan aagi vaa
Dhesiya kodikkoru kayiraai
Nam narambugal aruthae koduppom
Yeriyira theeyila thalaivaa
Nee kuthichida sonnaa kuthippom
Mann maanam than maanam
Irandum engal uyir moochu
Jai hindhunnu sollu
Jai hindhunnu sollu
Male :Naam vetri kodi nattu varalaam
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Thalai vaa vaa vaa thalaivaa
Hey sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Ada sollu thalaivaa nam mannai vida
Sondham yethu sollu thalaivaa
Pathu maasam varai thaanae
Thaai madiyila sumandhiruppaa
Nitham sumakkuthu indha naadu
Indha nandri kadan yaar marappaa hoi
Sollu thalaivaa nee sollum sollil
Indha padai vellum thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa
Male :Hey sollu thalaivaa nam mannai vida
Sondham yethu sollu thalaivaa…thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Thalaivaa thalaivaa thalaivaa
Speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Ha, speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Hey, speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Tell me, leader, more than our land,
what kinship is greater? Tell me, leader!
It is only for ten months
that a mother carries us in her womb.
But this nation carries us every single day;
who could ever forget this debt of gratitude? Ha!
Speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Hey, tell me, leader, more than our land,
what kinship is greater? Tell me, leader... leader!
Leader, leader, leader!
Leader, come, come, come, leader!
Climb to the mountain peak,
and look at our town.
The people of this town are sleeping,
see, leader!
Chorus: Trusting in us, they sleep,
this whole nation, leader!
Just give the order,
then stand aside and watch!
In the time it takes to crush a papad,
leader,
Chorus: victory will arrive
and reach us, leader!
If one dies of old age,
being cremated here
or buried is ordinary.
But if you give your life
for the motherland,
you receive a salute wrapped in our national flag!
This nation is our life breath;
if we forget this, can we truly live?
Chorus: Say, "Jai Hind!"
Say, "Jai Hind!"
Male: We can conquer the world and return!
Leader, leader, leader!
Leader, come, come, come, leader!
Speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader! Hey hey!
Chorus: Tell me, leader, more than our land,
what kinship is greater? Tell me, leader!
Leader, leader!
Long live Hindustan!
May it live for countless years!
Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam—
a golden land uniting all faiths!
Ganga, Yamuna, Krishna, and Vaigai
are our mother's milk, aha!
Tell us where the battlefield is!
Tell us where the enemy fort is!
We will smash those forts to dust
and brush our teeth with it!
Chorus: And where that fort once stood,
we will sow sesame seeds!
Hey, sing a song of victory,
sing the glory of Bharath!
Like Lord Krishna who steered the chariot
for Arjuna, come lead us!
Chorus: Like a valiant great king,
come lead our way!
As a cord to hoist the national flag,
we will cut open our own veins and offer them!
Into a blazing fire, leader,
if you ask us to jump, we will jump!
The honor of our land and our self-respect—
both are our very life breath!
Say, "Jai Hind!"
Say, "Jai Hind!"
Male: We can plant our victory flag and return!
Leader, leader, leader!
Leader, come, come, come, leader!
Hey, speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Tell me, leader, more than our land,
what kinship is greater? Tell me, leader!
It is only for ten months
that a mother carries us in her womb.
But this nation carries us every single day;
who could ever forget this debt of gratitude? Hoy!
Speak, leader! At your command,
this army will conquer, leader!
Leader, leader!
Male: Hey, tell me, leader, more than our land,
what kinship is greater? Tell me, leader... leader!
Leader, leader, leader!
Leader, leader, leader!
Leader, leader, leader!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
"Sollu Thalaivaa" from the film "Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven" (2000) is a high-spirited patriotic military song expressing deep allegiance to the nation and unwavering trust in army leadership. The soldiers address their commander, declaring that a single command from him will lead their battalion to absolute victory. They contrast a biological mother's ten months of pregnancy with the motherland carrying her children endlessly, underlining a lifelong debt of gratitude.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Nitham sumakkuthu indha naadu”
Compares the motherland carrying citizens throughout their lives to a mother carrying a child in her womb.
Allusion (Purana Kurippu)
“Arjunarkku thaer nadathum Kannanaagi vaa”
Refers to the epic Mahabharata, where Lord Krishna serves as Arjuna's charioteer, urging the leader to guide them similarly.
Alliteration (Moni / Ethugai)
“Mann maanam than maanam”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'M' in 'Mann' and 'Maanam' for poetic cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film stars Ajith Kumar and Simran, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar and direction by K. S. Ravikumar. The song serves as a motivational army anthem within the film's military background plot.
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