Sorgame Endralum Song Lyrics – Goat
From Goat – The Greatest of All Time · 2024
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music directors
- Ilayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Goat – The Greatest of All Time2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa | [Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa) |
| Male :Hey | [Male] Hey |
| Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa | [Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa) |
| Male :Thandhana thandhana thandhaa | [Male] Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa) |
| Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa | [Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa) |
| Male | |
| Sorgamae endraalummm…. | Even if it is heaven itself... |
| Adhu nam oorai pola varuma… | Can it ever compare to our native village? |
| Male | |
| Maa..maa..maa… | Maa..maa..maa… (Humming) |
| Female | |
| Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa | Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa) |
| Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana.. | Rhythm vocalization (Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana..) |
| Male | |
| Maa..maa..maa…humming through out | Maa..maa..maa… (humming throughout) |
| Male | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Male | |
| Maadu kannu meikka meyirathai paarka | To graze cattle and calves, and watch them feed, |
| Mandhaveli inghae illaiyae..eeehhheyy… | There are no open pastures here... |
| Female | |
| Aadu puli aattam pottu vilaiyaaada | To play traditional games like 'Aadu Puli Aattam' (Goat and Tiger), |
| Arasamaram medai illaiyae…eeehheyy.. | There is no platform beneath the sacred fig tree here... |
| Male | |
| Kaalai rendu pootti katta vandi otti | To hitch a pair of bulls, drive a bullock cart, |
| Gaanam paada vazhi illaiyae | And sing a song along the way, there is no way here... |
| Female | |
| Thozhigalai alaichu solli solli rasichu | To invite friends, talk, enjoy together, |
| Aattam poda mudiyalaiyae | And dance around, it is not possible here... |
| Male | |
| Oru endhirathai pola ada ingu ulla vaazhkai | Alas, life here is like that of a machine! |
| Female :Idha enghae poyi solla manam ishtapadavillai | [Female] Where can I go and express this? My heart dislikes this life. |
| Male :Nam oorai pola oorum illai… | [Male] There is no town quite like our native village... |
| Female | |
| Sorgamae endraalummm…. | Even if it is heaven itself... |
| Adhu nam oorai pola varuma… | Can it ever compare to our native village? |
| Male | |
| Ada en naadu endraalummm… | Even if it is a glorious foreign land... |
| Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma.. | Can it ever match our own country? |
| Female | |
| Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal | Among all the languages spoken across various nations, |
| Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa…. | Could any language ever be as sweet as Tamil? |
| Male | |
| Heyyy.. | Heyyy.. |
| Thandhana thandhana thandhaa..(4)} (3) | Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa...) |
ஹே
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தா
ஹே
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தா
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தா
தான தந்தா தந்தன தந்தா
Hey
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
[Male] Hey
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
[Male] Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa)
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
சொர்க்கமே என்றாலும்
அது நம்மூரைப்போல வருமா
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever compare to our native village?
மா மா மா
Maa..maa..maa… (Humming)
தான தந்தா தந்தன தந்தா
தந்தா னா தந்தா னா
ஆண் : மா மா மா
Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
Rhythm vocalization (Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana..)
ஹே
Maa..maa..maa… (humming throughout)
மாடு கண்ணு மேய்க்க
மேயிறதைப் பாா்க்க
மந்தைவெளி இங்கே இல்லையே
Hey
ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம்
போட்டு விளையாட
அரச மரம் மேடை இல்லையே
To graze cattle and calves, and watch them feed,
There are no open pastures here...
காளை ரெண்டு பூட்டி
கட்ட வண்டி ஓட்டி
கானம் பாட வழியில்லையே
To play traditional games like 'Aadu Puli Aattam' (Goat and Tiger),
There is no platform beneath the sacred fig tree here...
தோழிகளை அழைச்சு
சொல்லிச்சொல்லி ரசிச்சு
ஆட்டம் போட முடியலையே
To hitch a pair of bulls, drive a bullock cart,
And sing a song along the way, there is no way here...
ஒரு எந்திரத்தை போல
அட இங்கு உள்ள வாழ்க்கை
To invite friends, talk, enjoy together,
And dance around, it is not possible here...
இத எங்கேபோயி சொல்ல
மனம் இஷ்டப்படவில்லை
Alas, life here is like that of a machine!
[Female] Where can I go and express this? My heart dislikes this life.
[Male] There is no town quite like our native village...
நம்மூரைப்
போல ஊரும் இல்லை
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever compare to our native village?
சொர்க்கமே என்றாலும்
அது நம்மூரைப் போல வருமா
Even if it is a glorious foreign land...
Can it ever match our own country?
அட என் நாடுஎன்றாலும்
அது நம் நாட்டுக்கீடாகுமா
Among all the languages spoken across various nations,
Could any language ever be as sweet as Tamil?
பல தேசம் முழுதும் பேசும்
மொழிகள் தமிழ்போல் இனித்திடுமா
Heyyy..
Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa...)
வசனம் :
{ராப் :
...............
ஹே ..
தந்தன தந்தன தந்தா..(4)}
Hey
Hey
Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
Male :Hey
[Male] Hey
Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
Male :Thandhana thandhana thandhaa
[Male] Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa)
Female :Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa
[Female] Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Even if it is heaven itself...
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Can it ever compare to our native village?
Maa..maa..maa…
Maa..maa..maa… (Humming)
Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa
Rhythm vocalization (Thanathandha thandhana thandhaa)
Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana..
Rhythm vocalization (Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana..)
Maa..maa..maa…humming through out
Maa..maa..maa… (humming throughout)
Hey
Hey
Maadu kannu meikka meyirathai paarka
To graze cattle and calves, and watch them feed,
Mandhaveli inghae illaiyae..eeehhheyy…
There are no open pastures here...
Aadu puli aattam pottu vilaiyaaada
To play traditional games like 'Aadu Puli Aattam' (Goat and Tiger),
Arasamaram medai illaiyae…eeehheyy..
There is no platform beneath the sacred fig tree here...
Kaalai rendu pootti katta vandi otti
To hitch a pair of bulls, drive a bullock cart,
Gaanam paada vazhi illaiyae
And sing a song along the way, there is no way here...
Thozhigalai alaichu solli solli rasichu
To invite friends, talk, enjoy together,
Aattam poda mudiyalaiyae
And dance around, it is not possible here...
Oru endhirathai pola ada ingu ulla vaazhkai
Alas, life here is like that of a machine!
Female :Idha enghae poyi solla manam ishtapadavillai
[Female] Where can I go and express this? My heart dislikes this life.
Male :Nam oorai pola oorum illai…
[Male] There is no town quite like our native village...
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Even if it is heaven itself...
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Can it ever compare to our native village?
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Even if it is a glorious foreign land...
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Can it ever match our own country?
Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal
Among all the languages spoken across various nations,
Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa….
Could any language ever be as sweet as Tamil?
Heyyy..
Heyyy..
Thandhana thandhana thandhaa..(4)} (3)
Rhythm vocalization (Thandhana thandhana thandhaa...)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This iconic nostalgic song expresses the deep longing of individuals living away from their rural roots. It contrasts the artificial, fast-paced, machine-like existence of modern urban or foreign life with the warm, open, and vibrant communal life of a Tamil village. Simple rustic pleasures—such as grazing cattle in open pastures, playing traditional games under the sacred fig tree, riding bullock carts, and dancing with friends—are sorely missed. The song concludes with a passionate tribute to one's motherland and native language, asserting that even heaven or prosperous foreign shores cannot equal the comfort of home, nor can any language match the sweetness of Tamil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Rhetorical Question
“Sorgamae endraalummm…. Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…”
Elevates the native village above heaven itself to emphasize supreme love for one's homeland.
Simile
“Oru endhirathai pola ada ingu ulla vaazhkai”
Compares modern/urban living directly to an unfeeling machine ('endhiram').
Edhugai (Tamil Rhyme / Second-letter agreement)
“Maadu kannu meikka / Aadu puli aattam pottu”
Matching second consonant 'da' sound in adjacent lines ('Maadu' and 'Aadu').
Cultural Allusion
“Aadu puli aattam pottu vilaiyaaada / Arasamaram medai illaiyae”
References traditional Tamil rural lifestyle elements like 'Aadu Puli Aattam' and 'Arasamaram medai'.
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Trivia
Originally composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Gangai Amaran for the 1990 film 'Ooru Vittu Ooru Pattukaran' (sung by Ilaiyaraaja and S. Janaki), this evergreen classic was reprised and featured in Venkat Prabhu's 2024 sci-fi action film 'GOAT - The Greatest of All Time' starring Vijay, celebrating timeless Tamil heritage.
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