Thayin Manikodi
From Jai Hind · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Jai Hind1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jaihind | Jai Hind |
| Male & Chorus :Jaihind …jaihind | Male & Chorus: Jai Hind... Jai Hind |
| Chorus | |
| Jai..hind…(8) | Jai Hind... (8) |
| Male | |
| Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi | Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida | To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Male | |
| En indhiya dhesamidhu | This is my Indian nation, |
| Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu | This is the nation where blood was shed. |
| En indhiya dhesamidhu | This is my Indian nation, |
| Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu | This is the nation where blood was shed. |
| Gandhi magaan vandha | Great Mahatma Gandhi walked upon it; |
| Ganniya bhoomi idhu | This is a land of dignity. |
| Male | |
| Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi | Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida | To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Male | |
| Vannam pala vannam | Colors may be many, |
| Nam ennam ondrallo | Yet our thought is one, isn't it? |
| Male & Chorus : | Male & Chorus: |
| Paravaigal palavandro… | Birds are many, aren't they? |
| Vaanam ondrandro | Yet the sky is one, isn't it? |
| Male :Dhegam pala vaagum | Male: Bodies are many, |
| Nam ratham ondrallo | Yet our blood is one, isn't it? |
| Male & Chorus :Baashaigal pala vandro | Male & Chorus: Languages are many, aren't they? |
| Dhesam ondrandro | Yet the nation is one, isn't it? |
| Male | |
| Pookkal kondu vandhaal | If you bring flowers, |
| Idhu punniya dhesamadaa | This is a holy, blessed land, my friend! |
| Vaatkal kondu vandhaal | If you bring swords, |
| Thalai vangidum dhesamadaa | This is a land that will take your head! |
| Engal raththam engal kanneer | Our blood and our tears— |
| Ivai erandum kalandhadhengal sarithamae | The blend of these two is our history. |
| Ithu theeyil ezhundhu vanda dhesamae | This is a nation that rose out of fire. |
| Male | |
| Thalai koduthaar andha anaivarukkum | To all those who sacrificed their lives, |
| Thaayagamae engal mudhal vanakkam | O Motherland, our first salutation goes to them! |
| Male | |
| Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi | Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida | To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………… | .................................... |
| Chorus | |
| Jai…hind…(8) | Jai... Hind... (8) |
| Male | |
| Sattam nam sattam | The law, our law, |
| Pudhu vegam kolladho | Won't it gather new momentum? |
| Male & Chorus : | Male & Chorus: |
| Vegam irundhaaldhaan | Only if there is momentum, |
| Vetrigal undaagum | Will victories be born. |
| Male :Mannil nam mannil | Male: In our soil, in our land, |
| Pudhu sakthi pirakkaadho | Won't a new strength be born? |
| Male & Chorus : | Male & Chorus: |
| Sakthi irundhaaldhaan | Only if there is strength, |
| Sarithiram undaagum | Will history be made. |
| Male | |
| Sattam kaiyil kondu | Taking the law into your hands, |
| Nee theemai thiruthividu | Correct and eradicate evil! |
| Sariyaai illai endraal | If something is not right, |
| Adhan verai aruthuvidu | Cut it down right from its roots! |
| Puli pol ezhuga | Rise like a tiger! |
| Puyal pol viraiga | Hasten like a storm! |
| Ada ilaya raththam enna poliya yaa | O young blood, are you useless or fake? |
| Ezhutha vendum puthiya indhiya | We must write a new story of India! |
| Male | |
| Sudhandirathai kaaththa anaivarukkum | To everyone who protected our freedom, |
| Sollugindrom engal mudhal vanakkam | We offer our first salutations! |
| Male | |
| Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi | Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida | To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness, |
| Solluga jaihind | Say Jai Hind! |
| En indhiaya dhesamidhu | This is my Indian nation, |
| Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu | This is the nation where blood was shed. |
| Gandhi magaan vandha ganniya bhoomi idhu | This is the dignified land where Mahatma Gandhi walked. |
| Male | |
| {Jaihind | {Jai Hind |
| Chorus :Jaihind | Chorus: Jai Hind |
| Male :Jaihind | Male: Jai Hind |
| Chorus :Jaihind} (2) | Chorus: Jai Hind} (2) |
ஜெய்ஹிந்த்....
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
ஜெய்ஹிந்த்......ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
Jai Hind
Male & Chorus: Jai Hind... Jai Hind
ஜெய்.....ஹிந்த்......(8)
Jai Hind... (8)
தாயின் மணிக்கொடி தாயின் மணிக்கொடி
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Say Jai Hind!
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Say Jai Hind!
தாயகம் காத்திட தன்னலம் போக்கிட
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
This is my Indian nation,
This is the nation where blood was shed.
This is my Indian nation,
This is the nation where blood was shed.
Great Mahatma Gandhi walked upon it;
This is a land of dignity.
என் இந்திய தேசம் இது
ரத்தம் சிந்திய தேசமிது
என் இந்திய தேசம் இது
ரத்தம் சிந்திய தேசமிது
காந்தி மகான் வந்த
கண்ணிய பூமி இது
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Say Jai Hind!
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Say Jai Hind!
தாயின் மணிக்கொடி தாயின் மணிக்கொடி
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
தாயகம் காத்திட தன்னலம் போக்கிட
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்.....
Colors may be many,
Yet our thought is one, isn't it?
Male & Chorus:
Birds are many, aren't they?
Yet the sky is one, isn't it?
Male: Bodies are many,
Yet our blood is one, isn't it?
Male & Chorus: Languages are many, aren't they?
Yet the nation is one, isn't it?
வண்ணம் பல வண்ணம்
நம் எண்ணம் ஒன்றல்லோ
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பறவைகள் பலவன்றோ
வானம் ஒன்றன்றோ
If you bring flowers,
This is a holy, blessed land, my friend!
If you bring swords,
This is a land that will take your head!
Our blood and our tears—
The blend of these two is our history.
This is a nation that rose out of fire.
தேகம் பலவாகும்
நம் ரத்தம் ஒன்றல்லோ
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பாஷைகள் பலவன்றோ
தேசம் ஒன்றன்றோ
To all those who sacrificed their lives,
O Motherland, our first salutation goes to them!
பூக்கள் கொண்டு வந்தால்
இது புண்ணிய தேசமடா
வாட்கள் கொண்டு வந்தால்
தலை வாங்கிடும் தேசமடா
எங்கள் ரத்தம் எங்கள் கண்ணீர்
இவை இரண்டும் கலந்ததெங்கள் சரிதமே
இது தீயில் எழுந்து வந்த தேசமே
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Say Jai Hind!
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Say Jai Hind!
தலை கொடுத்தார் அந்த அனைவருக்கும்
தாயகமே எங்கள் முதல் வணக்கம்
....................................
தாயின் மணிக்கொடி தாயின் மணிக்கொடி
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
தாயகம் காத்திட தன்னலம் போக்கிட
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
Jai... Hind... (8)
................................
The law, our law,
Won't it gather new momentum?
Male & Chorus:
Only if there is momentum,
Will victories be born.
Male: In our soil, in our land,
Won't a new strength be born?
Male & Chorus:
Only if there is strength,
Will history be made.
ஜெய்.....ஹிந்த்......(8)
Taking the law into your hands,
Correct and eradicate evil!
If something is not right,
Cut it down right from its roots!
Rise like a tiger!
Hasten like a storm!
O young blood, are you useless or fake?
We must write a new story of India!
சட்டம் நம் சட்டம்
புது வேகம் கொள்ளாதோ
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
வேகமிருந்தால்தான்
வெற்றிகள் உண்டாகும்
To everyone who protected our freedom,
We offer our first salutations!
மண்ணில் நம் மண்ணில்
புது சக்தி பிறக்காதோ
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
சக்தியிருந்தால்தான்
சரித்திரம் உண்டாகும்
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Say Jai Hind!
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Say Jai Hind!
This is my Indian nation,
This is the nation where blood was shed.
This is the dignified land where Mahatma Gandhi walked.
சட்டம் கையில் கொண்டு
நீ தீமை திருத்திவிடு
சரியாய் இல்லை என்றால்
அதன் வேரை அறுத்துவிடு
புலி போல் எழுக
புயல் போல் விரைக
அட இளைய ரத்தம் என்ன போலியா
எழுகவேண்டும் புதிய இந்தியா
{Jai Hind
Chorus: Jai Hind
Male: Jai Hind
Chorus: Jai Hind} (2)
சுதந்திரத்தை காத்த அனைவருக்கும்
சொல்லுகின்றோம் எங்கள் முதல் வணக்கம்
தாயின் மணிக்கொடி தாயின் மணிக்கொடி
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
தாயகம் காத்திட தன்னலம் போக்கிட
சொல்லுக ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
என் இந்திய தேசம் இது
ரத்தம் சிந்திய தேசமிது
காந்தி மகான் வந்த கண்ணிய பூமி இது
{ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
குழு :
ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
ஜெய்ஹிந்த்
குழு :
ஜெய்ஹிந்த்} (2)
Jaihind
Jai Hind
Male & Chorus :Jaihind …jaihind
Male & Chorus: Jai Hind... Jai Hind
Jai..hind…(8)
Jai Hind... (8)
Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
En indhiya dhesamidhu
This is my Indian nation,
Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu
This is the nation where blood was shed.
En indhiya dhesamidhu
This is my Indian nation,
Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu
This is the nation where blood was shed.
Gandhi magaan vandha
Great Mahatma Gandhi walked upon it;
Ganniya bhoomi idhu
This is a land of dignity.
Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
Vannam pala vannam
Colors may be many,
Nam ennam ondrallo
Yet our thought is one, isn't it?
Male & Chorus :
Male & Chorus:
Paravaigal palavandro…
Birds are many, aren't they?
Vaanam ondrandro
Yet the sky is one, isn't it?
Male :Dhegam pala vaagum
Male: Bodies are many,
Nam ratham ondrallo
Yet our blood is one, isn't it?
Male & Chorus :Baashaigal pala vandro
Male & Chorus: Languages are many, aren't they?
Dhesam ondrandro
Yet the nation is one, isn't it?
Pookkal kondu vandhaal
If you bring flowers,
Idhu punniya dhesamadaa
This is a holy, blessed land, my friend!
Vaatkal kondu vandhaal
If you bring swords,
Thalai vangidum dhesamadaa
This is a land that will take your head!
Engal raththam engal kanneer
Our blood and our tears—
Ivai erandum kalandhadhengal sarithamae
The blend of these two is our history.
Ithu theeyil ezhundhu vanda dhesamae
This is a nation that rose out of fire.
Thalai koduthaar andha anaivarukkum
To all those who sacrificed their lives,
Thaayagamae engal mudhal vanakkam
O Motherland, our first salutation goes to them!
Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
……………………………………
....................................
Jai…hind…(8)
Jai... Hind... (8)
Sattam nam sattam
The law, our law,
Pudhu vegam kolladho
Won't it gather new momentum?
Male & Chorus :
Male & Chorus:
Vegam irundhaaldhaan
Only if there is momentum,
Vetrigal undaagum
Will victories be born.
Male :Mannil nam mannil
Male: In our soil, in our land,
Pudhu sakthi pirakkaadho
Won't a new strength be born?
Male & Chorus :
Male & Chorus:
Sakthi irundhaaldhaan
Only if there is strength,
Sarithiram undaagum
Will history be made.
Sattam kaiyil kondu
Taking the law into your hands,
Nee theemai thiruthividu
Correct and eradicate evil!
Sariyaai illai endraal
If something is not right,
Adhan verai aruthuvidu
Cut it down right from its roots!
Puli pol ezhuga
Rise like a tiger!
Puyal pol viraiga
Hasten like a storm!
Ada ilaya raththam enna poliya yaa
O young blood, are you useless or fake?
Ezhutha vendum puthiya indhiya
We must write a new story of India!
Sudhandirathai kaaththa anaivarukkum
To everyone who protected our freedom,
Sollugindrom engal mudhal vanakkam
We offer our first salutations!
Thaayin manikkodi thaayin mannikodi
Mother's jewel flag, Mother's jewel flag,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
Thaayagam kaathida thannalam pokkida
To protect the motherland, to eliminate selfishness,
Solluga jaihind
Say Jai Hind!
En indhiaya dhesamidhu
This is my Indian nation,
Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu
This is the nation where blood was shed.
Gandhi magaan vandha ganniya bhoomi idhu
This is the dignified land where Mahatma Gandhi walked.
{Jaihind
{Jai Hind
Chorus :Jaihind
Chorus: Jai Hind
Male :Jaihind
Male: Jai Hind
Chorus :Jaihind} (2)
Chorus: Jai Hind} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Thaayin Manikkodi' is a high-octane patriotic anthem from the 1994 Tamil film 'Jai Hind'. Lyricist Vairamuthu weaves themes of national unity, unity in diversity, and historical sacrifice made by freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi. The song emphasizes that despite diverse languages, colors, and cultures, India remains united under one sky and one flag, welcoming peace while fearlessly opposing hostility.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Puli pol ezhuga Puyal pol viraiga”
Compares rising and acting against injustice to the fierce speed of a tiger and a storm ('Puli pol ezhuga, Puyal pol viraiga').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ithu theeyil ezhundhu vanda dhesamae”
Metaphorically describes India as a nation reborn from fire ('theeyil ezhundhu vanda dhesamae'), representing trials and freedom struggles.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vannam pala vannam Nam ennam ondrallo”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Va' in 'Vannam' and 'Vaanam', and 'Pa' in 'Paravaigal' and 'Poo'.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ratham sindhiya dhesamidhu / Gandhi magaan vandha”
Matching second letters in consecutive lines ('Ratham' and 'Gandhi', 'Sattam' and 'Vegam').
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar and sung brilliantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 'Thaayin Manikkodi' became an iconic patriotic song played across school parades and national holiday celebrations in Tamil Nadu following the movie's release in 1994.
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