♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Emmathamum samathamaagum
Tamil varamaagum tamil uramaagum
Indha ulagaagum.. engal uravaagum
Tamizhi…valiyae uyirae.. uravae tamizhae} (2)
Mozhiyaal inaivaai
Mozhi dhaan thunaiyae
En tamizh inamae
Mozhi dhaan balamae
Tamizhaal dhaan neeyum tamizhanae
Mozhidhaan uravae
Mozhi dhaan thodarbae
En tamizh inamae
Mozhi dhaan balamae
Tamizhaal dhaan neeyum tamizhanae
Tamizhaal dhaan yaarum tamizhanae
Tamizh arindhaal dhaan naam tamizharae
En tamizh inamae mozhi dhaan balamae
Male :En tamizh inamae mozhi dhaan balamae
{Emmathamum samathamaagum
Tamil varamaagum tamil uramaagum
Indha ulagaagum.. engal uravaagum
Tamizhi…valiyae uyirae.. uravae tamizhae} (2)
Male :Tamizhae….ae…..
Chorus :Tamizhae….ae….
Engal udal poru aaviyum nee
Chorus :Tamizhi
Male :Engal arivukkul eringindra thee
Chorus :Tamizhi…tamizhi
Tamizh alindhaal inam azhiyum
Tamizh arivaal mozhi pagirvaai
Pala pirivaai yen pirinthaai
Ini tamizhaal ondrinaivaai
Inam veru… madham veru
Kulam veru ena pirinthidum varalaaru
Irunthaalum oru podhum
Pagai unarvinai semozhi valarkkaathu
Manidhanaai irunthaal oruvelai
Tamizhanaai irupaai
Male :Tamizhanaai irupaai
Chorus :Nee thamizhanaai irunthaal
Nanbaa oru manithanaai irappaai
Male :Manithanaai irapaai
Hoo ooo ooo ooo oooo
Chorus :Manidhanaai irunthaal oruvelai
Tamizhanaai irupaai
Nee thamizhanaai irunthaal
Nanbaa oru manithanaai irappaai
Digital uygaththukku
Vanthadaintha senthamizhae
Vanakkam ulagathukaaga ulaikkum
Ulaga tamizhar anaivarukkum
Tamizh dhanae nammai inaikkum
Anbaaalae nammai pinaikkum
Pira mozhigalukkae thuvakkam
Tamizh dhanae tamizharin vilakkam
Yaadhum oorae yaavarum kelir
Tamizh arindhaal oru manidhanaai vaalveer
Oru thalaimuraikkum tamil kattru tharuveer
Tamizhae nam adaiyaalam ariveer
Ulagail ulla mozhigal thondrum munnae
Thondriya en mozhi semozhi
Engal uyir adhu mannil maraindhalum
Endrendrum vazhiya vazhiya nee
Koththu koththai tamizharai nee
Kondru kuvithaalum azhithaalum
Tamizh mozhi vaalum varai
Tamizharkku azhivillai meendum thondrum
Pottri paadhukaaththidu
Nam mozhiyai
Ulagirkkae parappu semozhiyai
Keeladi kaaladi maraindhaalum
Sentamizhar sarugaai sarinthaalum
{Tamizh ullavari nam inam vaalum} – (4)
Tamizhae en tamizhae
Chorus :Manidhanaai irunthaal oruvelai
Tamizhanaai irupaai
Nee thamizhanaai irunthaal
Nanbaa oru manithanaai irappaai
Male :Tamizhae en tamizhae
Every religion becomes equal,
Tamil is a blessing, Tamil is our strength,
It becomes this world... it becomes our kin,
Tamizhi... our path, our breath... our kinship is Tamil!
Unite through our language,
The language is our companion,
O my Tamil people,
The language is our strength,
Through Tamil alone are you a Tamil,
The language is our bond,
The language is our connection,
O my Tamil people,
The language is our strength,
Through Tamil alone are you a Tamil,
Through Tamil alone is anyone a Tamil,
Only if we know Tamil are we truly Tamils,
O my Tamil people, our language is our strength!
Male: O my Tamil people, our language is our strength!
Every religion becomes equal,
Tamil is a blessing, Tamil is our strength,
It becomes this world... it becomes our kin,
Tamizhi... our path, our breath... our kinship is Tamil!
Male: O Tamil...!
Chorus: O Tamil...!
You are our body, our wealth, and our soul,
Chorus: Tamizhi!
Male: The fire burning within our minds,
Chorus: Tamizhi... Tamizhi!
If Tamil is destroyed, our people are destroyed,
Share our language with the wisdom of Tamil,
Why did you break into so many factions?
From now on, unite through Tamil!
A different race... a different religion,
A history that divided us by caste and creed,
Yet through it all, never
will this classical language breed hatred.
If you are born a human, perhaps
you might be a Tamil;
Male: You might be a Tamil!
Chorus: But if you live as a Tamil,
my friend, you will die a true human!
Male: You will die a true human!
Hoo ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Chorus: If you are born a human, perhaps
you might be a Tamil;
but if you live as a Tamil,
my friend, you will die a true human!
To this digital age,
classical Tamil has arrived!
Greetings to all the Tamils across the world
who work for the good of this earth!
It is Tamil that unites us,
binding us together with love.
The starting point for other languages,
Tamil itself defines who a Tamil is!
"Every town is our home, every person our kin,"
if you know Tamil, you will live as a true human.
Teach Tamil to the next generation,
realize that Tamil is our identity!
Before the other languages of the world were born,
my language arose as a classical tongue.
Even if our lives fade into the earth,
may you live on and on forever!
Even if you slaughter Tamils in masses
and pile up their bodies to wipe them out,
as long as the Tamil language lives,
Tamils will never perish; they will rise again!
Cherish and protect
our language,
and spread this classical language to the world!
Even if the footprints of Keeladi fade away,
even if Tamils collapse like dry leaves,
As long as Tamil lives, our people will survive!
Tamil, O my Tamil!
Chorus: If you are born a human, perhaps
you might be a Tamil;
but if you live as a Tamil,
my friend, you will die a true human!
Male: Tamil, O my Tamil!
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male