- Lyricist
- Sahayam IAS
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Tamizhai Yetriduvom Song
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Tamizhai Yetriduvom is a motivational song written by U. Sagayam IAS to inspire Tamil people to preserve their linguistic identity by signing their names in Tamil rather than foreign languages. The song highlights that a person's signature is a symbol of self-respect and cultural pride. It poetically incorporates Tamil linguistic concepts like Uyir Ezhuthu (vowels), Mei Ezhuthu (consonants), and Aayutha Ezhuthu (special character), attributing deep philosophical meanings to them. The song calls out the blind obsession with foreign languages and urges everyone to proudly embrace and elevate Tamil in daily life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ezhuthu namakku aayutham”
Comparing the script/writing directly to a weapon ('Aayutham').
Wordplay / Double Entendre
“Athu unmai arinthorkku Mei ezhuthu”
Playing on the grammatical terms 'Uyir ezhuthu' (vowel), 'Mei ezhuthu' (consonant), and 'Aayutha ezhuthu' (special letter) to also mean soul, truth, and weapon/shield respectively.
Rhetorical Question
“Kindal seithal thaan athu nyaayama”
Asking whether it is fair to mock or discard one's mother tongue to emphasize the absurdity of doing so.
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monnai)
“Thotru nooyai”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across consecutive lines ('Vetru maayai', 'Thotru nooyai').
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Trivia
This song was written by former IAS officer U. Sagayam (Sahayam IAS), a celebrated civil servant in Tamil Nadu known for his anti-corruption efforts. He penned this song as part of a campaign to encourage citizens and youth to sign official documents in Tamil.
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