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Thangangale Ondru Serungal

From Idhu Enga Boomi · 1984

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Sivachidambaram
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Idhu Enga Boomi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thangangalae ondru saerungal
Than maanam kaakka vaarungal
Kuttram purintha ketta madhigalin
Kottam odukka vaarungal
Thangangalae ondru saerungal
Than maanam kaakka vaarungal
Kuttram purintha ketta madhigalin
Kottam odukka vaarungal
Azhuthu odhungi kidanthaal
Ungal aduppai karaiyaan arikkum
Aayiram peraai thirantaal
Antha arakkanin thimirum adanguum
Aanava peigalai azhippom pagaiyin
Aani verkalai aruppom….
Thangangalae ondru saerungal
Than maanam kaakka vaarungal
Male :Kuttram purintha ketta madhigalin
Kottam odukka vaarungal….
Sinthanai seivathu illai
Idhu thalaigalai aattum pommai
Oru naal soru idaiththaal
Thanmaanam virkkum manthai
Irandu kangalai izhanthum
Idhu entha yugaththil thirunthum
Irandu kangalai izhanthum
Idhu entha yugaththil thirunthum
Thangangalae ondru saerungal
Than maanam kaakka vaarungal
Male :Kuttram purintha ketta madhigalin
Kottam odukka vaarungal….
Kanavan irukkumpothae
Thirudar kattiya thaaliyai aruththaar
Kanavan irukkumpothae
Thirudar kattiya thaaliyai aruththaar
Kanneer vittathu kuzhanthai
Antha kaatchiyai kandu rasiththaar
Velukka poguthu kizhakku
Ada vidinthaal ulagam unakku
Thangangalae ondru saerungal
Than maanam kaakka vaarungal
Male :Kuttram purintha ketta madhigalin
Kottam odukka vaarungal….
Come together, my precious people!
Come forward to protect your self-respect!
Against the evil-minded who committed crimes,
Come, crush their arrogance!
Come together, my precious people!
Come forward to protect your self-respect!
Against the evil-minded who committed crimes,
Come, crush their arrogance!
If you just weep and hide away,
Termites will eat away your kitchen hearth.
If you unite as a thousand strong,
Even that monster's pride will be subdued.
We will destroy the demons of arrogance,
And sever the taproots of hatred!
Come together, my precious people!
Come forward to protect your self-respect!
Against the evil-minded who committed crimes,
Come, crush their arrogance!
They never stop to think,
They are merely puppets nodding their heads.
If thrown a meal for just a day,
A herd that sells out its self-respect!
Even after losing both their eyes,
In which age will they ever learn?
Even after losing both their eyes,
In which age will they ever learn?
Come together, my precious people!
Come forward to protect your self-respect!
Against the evil-minded who committed crimes,
Come, crush their arrogance!
Even while the husband was still alive,
Thieves tore off the sacred thali (wedding thread)!
Even while the husband was still alive,
Thieves tore off the sacred thali (wedding thread)!
The child shed bitter tears,
And they took pleasure in watching that sight!
The eastern sky is about to brighten,
Hey, once the new day dawns, the world is yours!
Come together, my precious people!
Come forward to protect your self-respect!
Against the evil-minded who committed crimes,
Come, crush their arrogance!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful revolutionary song serves as a clarion call for unity and social justice against tyranny, oppression, and corruption. The lyricist urges the working class and marginalized people ('Thangangalae') to stop weeping in silence, warning that passivity allows oppressors to ruin their lives completely. By uniting in thousands, the masses possess the collective power to crush evil, tear down corrupt systems, and reclaim their self-respect.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Ungal aduppai karaiyaan arikkum”

Comparing passivity leading to decay with termites consuming a household hearth.

Metaphor

“Idhu thalaigalai aattum pommai”

Comparing thoughtless, complacent citizens to dolls that merely nod their heads without thinking.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Aanava peigalai azhippom pagaiyin Aani verkalai aruppom….”

Repetition of the initial 'A' sound across words for poetic rhythm (Aanava / Azhippom / Aani / Aruppom).

Imagery

“Velukka poguthu kizhakku Ada vidinthaal ulagam unakku”

The brightening eastern sky symbolizes hope, awakening, and the imminent arrival of justice and freedom.

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Trivia

Written by poet Muthulingam for the 1984 Tamil film 'Idhu Enga Boomi', this song belongs to the genre of Tamil political and social awakening songs inspired by the style of revolutionary poet Bharathidasan.

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