- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey thanthana thanthana thanthaa
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal
Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa….
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Yerikkarai kaathum yelelo paattum
Inge yedhum ketkavilaiyae
Paadum kuyil satham aadum mayil nitham
Paarka oru solai illaiyae
Vethalaiya madichu maaman adhai kadichi
Thuppa oru vazhiyilaiyae
Odi vanthu kudhichu mungi mungi kulikka
Aada oru odai illaiyae
Idhu ooru enna ooru… nam ooru romba melu
Male :Ada odum pala carru…veen aadambaram paaru
Female :Oru thaagam theerka yedhu moru
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal
Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa….
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Than thaana nana..thana thannan nana..
Maadu kannu meikka meyirathai paarka
Mandhaveli inghae illaiyae..eeehhheyy…
Aadu puli aattam pottu vilaiyaaada
Arasamaram medai illaiyae…eeehheyy..
Kaalai rendu pootti katta vandi otti
Gaanam paada vazhi illaiyae
Thozhigalai alaichu solli solli rasichu
Aattam poda mudiyalaiyae
Oru endhirathai pola ada ingu ulla vaazhkai
Female :Idha enghae poyi solla manam ishtapadavillai
Male : Nam oorai pola oorum illai…
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal
Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa….
Sorgamae endraalummm….
Male and Female :Adhu nam oorai pola varuma…
Male :Ada en naadu endraalummm…
Male and Female :Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma..
Hey, thanthana thanthana thanthaa
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever match our own homeland?
No matter what great country it is...
Can it ever equal our own land?
Among all the languages spoken across the world,
Can any be as sweet as Tamil?
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever match our own homeland?
No matter what great country it is...
Can it ever equal our own land?
The breeze by the lake and the boatman's folk songs—
Nothing like that can be heard here!
The call of singing cuckoos, the peacocks dancing every day—
There is no grove here to enjoy them!
To fold a betel leaf, chew on it,
And spit it out, there is no place!
To run, jump in, and bathe with deep dives,
There is no stream here to splash in!
What kind of place is this? Our village is so much better!
Male: Look at all the cars rushing by, what pointless luxury!
Female: Where can we get buttermilk to quench our thirst?
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever match our own homeland?
No matter what great country it is...
Can it ever equal our own land?
Among all the languages spoken across the world,
Can any be as sweet as Tamil?
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever match our own homeland?
No matter what great country it is...
Can it ever equal our own land?
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Thana thantha thanthana thanthaa
Than thaanaa nana.. thana thannan nana..
To graze the cows and calves and watch them feed,
There are no open pastures here!
To sit and play a game of Aadupuli (tiger and goat board game),
There is no platform under the peepal tree!
To harness two bulls and drive a wooden cart,
And sing a folk tune, there is no way!
To gather girlfriends, chat, laugh, and enjoy,
There is no way to dance and have fun!
Life here is just like a mechanical machine!
Female: Whom can I tell this to? My heart finds no joy here!
Male: There is no place anywhere like our own village!
Even if it is heaven itself...
Can it ever match our own homeland?
No matter what great country it is...
Can it ever equal our own land?
Among all the languages spoken across the world,
Can any be as sweet as Tamil?
Even if it is heaven itself...
Both: Can it ever match our own homeland?
Male: No matter what great country it is...
Both: Can it ever equal our own land?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The iconic song 'Sorgamae Endraalum' expresses deep nostalgia, patriotic warmth, and love for one's native rural village and language. The protagonists contrast the artificial, fast-paced, machine-like life of modern urban or foreign places with the simple, joyful, and communal life of their home village. They reminisce about simple pleasures like lake breezes, folk tunes, playing games under the banyan tree, swimming in streams, and drinking buttermilk, concluding that no matter how luxurious or 'heavenly' another place may be, it can never replace home.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Uvamai / Vinaha)
“Adhu nam oorai pola varuma… / Adhu nam naattu eedu aaguma.. / Tamizh pol inithidumaaa…aaaaaaa….”
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)
“Yerikkarai kaathum yelelo paattum / Paadum kuyil satham aadum mayil nitham”
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Oru endhirathai pola ada ingu ulla vaazhkai”
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Pala dhesam muzhuthum pesum mozhigal”
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and written by Gangai Amaran for the film 'Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu' (1990) starring Ramarajan and Gautami, this song became an immortal anthem among the Tamil diaspora worldwide, symbolizing love for one's motherland and the Tamil language.
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