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Lyrics & meaning

Tamizhan Endru Sollada

From Bhoomi · 2020

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Lavanya Sundararaman, D. Imman
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Bhoomi
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa….aaa..aaa…
Haaa….aa…naa…
Aaa….aaa….aaa…naa….
Haa…aaa…aaa..aaa…aaa…aaa..aaa…
Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada
Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada..aa
Yee..
Bhoomi engum sutri vandhen
Vinnai thottum vandhenae
Indha mannil edho ondru
Vaettru mozhi sorkkal ellaam
Kettu kondae vandhenae
En tamizhil edho ondru
Pirindhidum varai
Idhan perumaigal edhuvum
Arindhidavillai nenjam
Marupadi paadhathinai
Naan padhikkum pozhuthu
Silirkkuthu dhegam konjam
Narambugal anaithilum
Aram yenum uram dhaan
Ulagathin mudhal niram
Tamizh niram dhaan
Ezhu kodi mugam aanaal
Orae oru peyar dhaan
Adhu verum peyar illai
Engal uyir dhaan
{Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada} (2)
{Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada} (2)
Pizza burger undu vandhen
Pasta thindrum vandhenae
Itiliyil edho ondru
Edhoo ondru….
Rock and roll kettu vandhen
Jazzil mozhgi vandhenae
Nam paraiyil edho ondru
Edhoo ondru….
Uravugal ennum sollin
Arththam kanduppidikka
Veru idam mannil illai
Ye.. mozhi verum oli illai
Vazhi endru uraitha
Veru inam engum illai
Narambugal anaithilum
Aram yenum uram dhaan
Ulagathin mudhal niram
Tamizh niram dhaan
Ezhu kodi mugam aanaal
Orae oru peyar dhaan
Adhu verum peyar illai
Engal uyir dhaan
{Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada} (2)
Coat-u adhai kalatti vittu
Pantu adhai koluthiputtu
Vettiyai ne madichu kattu
Thagida thagida thagida thagida
Sagathiyil kaala vittu
Naaththu nattum thaalam ittu
Ettu katta paattu kattu
Thagida thagida thagida thagida
Aaiyiram aandin munnae
Siththar sonnathellaamae
Indru dhaan NASA sollum
Nilavai muthamittu
Vinkalathil yeri
Tamizho vinnai thaandi vellum
Kizhavigal mozhi
Anubhava uli
Male :Adhil undu bhoomi pandhin
Moththa arivu
Kumarigal vizhi
Sidharidum oli
Male :Adhil undu bhoomi pandhin
Moththa azhagu
Ezhu kodi idhaiyathil orae thudippu
Engal vizhigalil erivadhu orae neruppu
Ulaginukkozhi thara athaipparppu
Indha inathinil pirappathae thanichirappu
{Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada} (2)
{Tamilan endru sollada
Thalai nimirndhu nillada
Tharaniyai nee vellada} (2)
Aa... aaaa... aaaa...
Haa... aa... naa...
Aaa... aaaa... aaaa... naa...
Haa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
Yee...
I traveled all across the world,
I even reached and touched the skies,
yet there is something special in this soil!
I listened to words
in all kinds of foreign tongues,
yet there is something unique in my Tamil!
Until the day I parted from it,
none of its true greatness
did my heart ever realize.
When I place my footsteps
on this land once again,
my body shivers with joy!
Flowing in all our veins
is the strength of righteousness.
The very first color of this world
is the color of Tamil!
Seventy million faces,
yet we share just one name.
That is not just a name,
it is our very life!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
I have eaten pizza and burgers,
I have tasted pasta too,
yet there is something special about our idli!
Something so special...
I listened to rock and roll,
I lost myself in jazz,
yet there is something about our parai (traditional drum)!
Something so magical...
To discover the true meaning
of the word 'relationships',
there is no other place on Earth.
Hey, there is no other race anywhere
that declared language is not just sound,
but a way of life!
Flowing in all our veins
is the strength of righteousness.
The very first color of this world
is the color of Tamil!
Seventy million faces,
yet we share just one name.
That is not just a name,
it is our very life!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
Take off that suit coat,
set aside those trousers,
fold up your veshti (traditional wrap) and tie it!
Thagida thagida thagida thagida!
Step your feet into the wet mud,
plant the saplings to the beat,
and sing out a song on a high pitch!
Thagida thagida thagida thagida!
Everything the Siddhars (ancient Tamil sages) said
thousands of years ago
is what NASA is declaring only today!
Kissing the moon
and boarding spacecraft,
Tamil will rise and conquer beyond the skies!
The words of our grandmothers
are chisels of wisdom born of experience;
Male: in them lies the entire wisdom
of planet Earth!
The eyes of young women
scatter a glowing light;
Male: in them lies the entire beauty
of planet Earth!
A single heartbeat pulses in seventy million hearts,
a single fire burns bright within our eyes!
Spread it far and wide to give light to the world!
To be born in this race is our greatest pride!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
Proclaim you are a Tamilian!
Stand tall with your head held high!
Go conquer the world!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Tamizhan Endru Sollada' from the film Bhoomi is a high-energy anthem celebrating Tamil heritage, culture, identity, and agrarian pride. Written by Madhan Karky, the song echoes Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai's famous patriotic line while adapting it to a modern context. It follows a protagonist returning from abroad who realizes that despite experiencing global cuisine, music, and culture, nothing compares to the grounding warmth of his roots, simple food like idli, traditional percussion like the parai drum, and the values embedded in the Tamil language.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moni (Alliteration)

Tamilan endru sollada / Thalai nimirndhu nillada / Tharaniyai nee vellada

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' across lines creating rhythmic harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Narambugal anaithilum / Aram yenum uram dhaan

'Aram yenum uram' metaphorically describes virtue ('aram') as the nourishing fertilizer ('uram') running through one's nerves.

Contrast / Juxtaposition

Coat-u adhai kalatti vittu ... Vettiyai ne madichu kattu

Contrasts Western icons (Pizza, Burger, Jazz, Coat, Pants) with traditional Tamil staples (Idli, Parai, Vetti, Agriculture) to highlight cultural grounding.

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Trivia

The opening slogan 'Tamizhan endru sollada, thalai nimirndhu nillada' originates from the renowned 20th-century Tamil poet Namakkal Kavignar V. Ramalingam Pillai. Lyricist Madhan Karky incorporated this iconic phrase into the song composed by D. Imman and sung by Anirudh Ravichander to serve as a rousing anthem for Jayam Ravi's 25th film, 'Bhoomi'.

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