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Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Eppannaa vanthathinnaen
Enakkum theriyallaennaar
Eppannaa vanthathinnaen
Enakkum theriyallaennaar
Appannaaa naam innum
Adimaigal thaanaa annaa
Chorus :Appannaaa naam innum
Adimaigal thaanaa annaa
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Thalukku…yae…kulukku…yae…minukku
Yae…thalukku yae….alukku kulukku minukku
Thalukku aahaa….haa…haa….ho
Maadi veettai paarththathundu
Maadippadi yaeriyathillae
Maadi veettai paarththathundu
Maadippadi yaeriyathillae
Pootti vaikka note-um illae
Maattikittu muzhichchathillae
Pootti vaikka note-um illae
Maattikittu muzhichchathillae
Saalaiyilae thundai virippom
Kaalaiyilae kannai vizhippom
Saalaiyilae thundai virippom
Kaalaiyilae kannai vizhippom
Moolaiyilae vaazhvu nadakkuthu
Pullai porakkuthu vanjanai illaamaa
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Thaayidaththil paalumillai
Thanthai mugam paarkkum pillai
Thaayidaththil paalumillai
Thanthai mugam paarkkum pillai
Kaainthu vitta ponjaathiyai
Kankalangi paarkkum thanthai
Kaainthu vitta ponjaathiyai
Kankalangi paarkkum thanthai
Oor muzhukka vaaduthu appaa
Onnu rendu vaazhuthu appaa
Socialism paadalai ketkirom
Paanaiya paarkkirom
Onnaiyum kaanomae
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Aisalakkaa salakkaa aisalakkaa haa haah
Aisalakkaa salakkaa aisalakkaa Hae haei
Naama oru moochchu vittaa
Naadi engo parakkumappaa
Naama oru moochchu vittaa
Naadi engo parakkumappaa
Kaalam onnu porakkumappaa
Kaalil vanthu vizhukumappaa
Kaalam onnu porakkumappaa
Kaalil vanthu vizhukumappaa
Aanavarai Velai seivom
Aandavanai vendiyiruppom
Aanavarai Velai seivom
Aandavanai vendiyiruppom
Nallavargal kettathumillae
Pattathumillae nampikkai kolvomae
Suppannaa sonnaarannaa
Sudhanthiram vanthathinnu
Eppannaa vanthathinnaen
Enakkum theriyallaennaar
Appannaaa naam innum
Adimaigal thaanaa annaa
Thayakkaa thakkadi thakkaa
Thaththarinnaa thakkadi thikkaa….hoi
Thayakkaa thakkadi thakkaa
Thaththarinnaa thakkadi thikkaa….ho
Thayakkaa thakkadi thakkaa
Thaththarinnaa thakkadi thikkaa
Thayakkaa thakkadi thakkaa
Thaththarinnaa thakkadi thikkaa
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
I asked him, "When did it come, brother?"
He said, "Even I don't know."
I asked him, "When did it come, brother?"
He said, "Even I don't know."
If that's the case, then are we still
nothing more than slaves, brother?
Chorus: If that's the case, then are we still
nothing more than slaves, brother?
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Swagger... hey... sway... hey... sparkle...
Hey... swagger, hey... charm, sway, and sparkle...
Swagger, aaha... ha... ha... ho...
I have seen two-story houses,
but I have never climbed up their stairs.
I have seen two-story houses,
but I have never climbed up their stairs.
We have no cash to lock away,
so we never get caught and panic.
We have no cash to lock away,
so we never get caught and panic.
We spread our towel on the roadside to sleep,
and open our eyes when morning comes.
We spread our towel on the roadside to sleep,
and open our eyes when morning comes.
Life moves on in a quiet corner,
and children are born without any deceit.
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
The mother has no milk to feed,
so the child looks helplessly at the father's face.
The mother has no milk to feed,
so the child looks helplessly at the father's face.
Looking at his starving wife,
the father gazes back with tearful eyes.
Looking at his starving wife,
the father gazes back with tearful eyes.
The whole town is suffering, my friend,
while only one or two live well.
We listen to songs about socialism,
yet when we look into our cooking pot,
there is nothing to be seen!
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
Aisalakka chalakka aisalakka ha ha
Aisalakka chalakka aisalakka hey hey
If we breathe out a deep sigh,
our very pulse might fly away, my friend.
If we breathe out a deep sigh,
our very pulse might fly away, my friend.
A better time will surely come,
and good fortune will fall at our feet.
A better time will surely come,
and good fortune will fall at our feet.
Let us work as much as we can,
and keep praying to God.
Let us work as much as we can,
and keep praying to God.
Good people never truly get ruined,
nor do they suffer forever—let us hold on to faith!
Subbanna told me, brother,
that freedom has arrived.
I asked him, "When did it come, brother?"
He said, "Even I don't know."
If that's the case, then are we still
nothing more than slaves, brother?
Thayakka thakkadi thakka
Thatharinna thakkadi thikka... hoy
Thayakka thakkadi thakka
Thatharinna thakkadi thikka... ho
Thayakka thakkadi thakka
Thatharinna thakkadi thikka
Thayakka thakkadi thakka
Thatharinna thakkadi thikka
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