♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Yeichi pizhaippavanum thamizh maganae
Yemaandhu poravanum thamizh maganae
Yeichi pizhaippavanum thamizh maganae
Yemaandhu poravanum thamizh maganae
Medai pechai kettu kettu
Kaiyai thatti nindra kaalam
Pogattum pogattum
Kaasai vaangi vote pottu
Kaiyai kattum kaalam podhumae podhumae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
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Nadigar nadigaiyai dheivamaakiyae
Pallakkilae thookki pora
Thambiyae thambiyae
Poli thalaivargal kaattum paadhaiyai
Nambi kettu ponaai nenjam
Vembiyae vembiyae
Vennai vazhiyum kodambakkam
Annan ilaiyilae
Ennaiyum illae aadhambakkam
Thambi thalaiyilae
Thamizhargal ena oru inam undaam
Thani pada avarkkoru gunam undaam
Kavidhai inikkudhu unmai udhaikkudhu
Thamizhan vaazhgavae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
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Thamizhan kuzhandhaigal
Thaayai thandhaiyai
Mummy endrum daddy endrum
Solludhae solludhae
Thamizhan veettilae
TV kaatchiyil
Naanum neeyum pesum mozhi
Illaiyae illaiyae
Kai valaiyal kaadhil maatum
Kaalam aanadhae
Dhaavanigal salwar kameez
Aagi ponadhae
Tharikkettu ponadhu sari thaanaa
Thalaimurai idaiveli idhu thaanaa
Thamizhai thamizhanae pesa koosuraan
Thamizh thaai vaazhgavae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Yeichi pizhaippavanum thamizh maganae
Yemaandhu poravanum thamizh maganae
Yeichi pizhaippavanum thamizh maganae
Yemaandhu poravanum thamizh maganae
Medai pechai kettu kettu
Kaiyai thatti nindra kaalam
Pogattum pogattum
Kaasai vaangi vote pottu
Kaiyai kattum kaalam podhumae podhumae
Thamizh maganae thamizh maganae
Yen pirandhaai thamizh maganae
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
The one who cheats to survive is a son of Tamil,
The one who gets cheated is also a son of Tamil.
The one who cheats to survive is a son of Tamil,
The one who gets cheated is also a son of Tamil.
Listening again and again to stage speeches,
And standing there clapping your hands—
Let those days go, let them go!
Taking cash and casting your vote,
Then standing with folded hands—enough of those days, enough!
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
...
Turning actors and actresses into gods,
And carrying them on palanquins,
O younger brother, younger brother!
Believing the path shown by fake leaders,
You trusted them and ruined yourself,
With your heart burning in sorrow!
Butter overflows in Kodambakkam,
On the big brother's plate,
While there isn't even oil in Adambakkam
For the younger brother's hair!
They say there is a race called Tamils,
And they say they have a unique character all their own!
The poetry sounds sweet, but the truth kicks hard!
Long live the Tamilian!
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
...
The children of Tamils
Address their mother and father
As "Mummy" and "Daddy",
That is what they say!
In the home of a Tamil,
In the shows on TV,
The language that you and I speak
Is not there at all!
Bangles are now worn in the ears,
Such times have arrived!
Half-saris have all turned
Into salwar kameez!
Is it right to have gone so completely off track?
Is this what a generation gap means?
A Tamilian himself feels ashamed to speak Tamil!
Long live Mother Tamil!
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
The one who cheats to survive is a son of Tamil,
The one who gets cheated is also a son of Tamil.
The one who cheats to survive is a son of Tamil,
The one who gets cheated is also a son of Tamil.
Listening again and again to stage speeches,
And standing there clapping your hands—
Let those days go, let them go!
Taking cash and casting your vote,
Then standing with folded hands—enough of those days, enough!
Son of Tamil, O son of Tamil,
Why were you born, O son of Tamil?
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