♫ Tanglish lyrics
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Ye thottaalae theettu paduma
Naanga thodadha porul yedhuva
Thodatha thodatha
Thodatha ippa thodadha
Varatha varatha
Varatha kitta varatha
Thodatha thodatha
Thodatha ippa thodadha
Varatha varatha
Varatha kitta varatha
Ee erumbu inippula parakka
Eethara naan vayithula purakka
Sooriyan thaan sundeli maraikka
Soothiran naan santhathi mulukka
Ee erumbu inippula parakka
Eethara naan vayithula purakka
Sooriyan thaan sundeli maraikka
Soothiran naan santhathi mulukka
Iravum pagalum uzhaikkurom naanga
Oru naal maniya adikkiramae thaanga
Iravum pagalum uzhaikkurom naanga
Oru naal maniya adikkiramae thaanga
Adhu evanala
Aduppu vandhadhae ivanala
Unakku uduppu vandhadhae ivanala
Adukkumaadiyum velutha aadaiyum
Karutha maeniyum karaiyaala
Thalamuraiyala
Kallu kadavul aanadhae avanale
Vadicha soru ava verva
Paduthu thoonga iva porva
Humming ……
Yenda karuvulaye
Kadavula nerikkira kuravalayae
Theruvula thudhikkira mudha muraiye
Parambha padippula
Pazhangadha kalakkura
Kadavula sedhukkuna karangalaiyae
Azhukkunnu odhukkura arakuraiye
Nammalu thalamaiya kelu
Thotta theettunnu suthura reelu
Pakka sharpu kathiri kolu
Vithaya kaatturadhu buddharu schoolu
Note panni vechikkae
Veppala kachikka
Rotula veetula
Kaatula maettula
Sothulaiyum enga moochu
Ini stop pannikka unga paechu
Thappatta parambara
Naanga thatti ketkkura thalamura
Muppaattan podhumara
Adha muttapayalae mulungira
Nerungadha norungadha
Neruppoda erangadhae
Pagutharivu irukkudhu
Enakkoru thanikkadha irukkudhuyei
Therukkural mulakkudhu
Kasadara thirukkural nilam idhu
Thunaiyena iyarkaiyae irukkudhu
En appan saarbaaga
Enga aiyan saarbaaga
Enga annan saarbaaga
Enga akka saarbaaga
Enga makka saarbaaga
Enga aathaa saarbaaga
Enga aaya saarbaaga
Enga aaya saarbaaga
Thodatha thodatha
Thodatha ippa thodadha
Varatha varatha
Varatha kitta varatha
Thodatha thodatha
Thodatha ippa thodadha
Varatha varatha
Varatha kitta varatha
Ye thottaalae theettu paduma
Naanga thodadha porul yedhuva
Paarthale paava dhosama
Naanga pakkadha kaatchi yedhuva
Hey, does touching it make it impure?
What is there in this world that we haven't touched?
Don't touch, don't touch!
Don't touch it now!
Don't come, don't come!
Don't come anywhere near!
Don't touch, don't touch!
Don't touch it now!
Don't come, don't come!
Don't come anywhere near!
Flies and ants swarm over sweets,
While lowly as I am, hunger flutters in my belly.
Can a tiny mouse hide the sun?
Yet I am branded a Shudra (lower caste) across generations!
Flies and ants swarm over sweets,
While lowly as I am, hunger flutters in my belly.
Can a tiny mouse hide the sun?
Yet I am branded a Shudra (lower caste) across generations!
Day and night we toil,
Just brace yourself when we strike the bell of truth one day!
Day and night we toil,
Just brace yourself when we strike the bell of truth one day!
Who made all this possible?
The kitchen hearth burns because of him!
You got clothes to wear because of him!
Multi-storey buildings and spotless white clothes—
Built by these dark bodies working tirelessly like termites,
Across every generation!
Even a stone became a god only because of him!
The cooked rice on your plate is her sweat,
The blanket you sleep under is her labor.
(Humming...)
Hey, right from inside the womb,
You are the throat that chokes god!
We were the very first to sing praises in the streets!
Through your traditional schooling,
You keep stirring up ancient lies!
The very hands that sculpted your gods,
You cast aside as dirty, you half-witted fools!
Listen to our leadership now,
Spinning tall tales that our touch is polluting!
Sharp as a pair of scissors,
Showing true wisdom, this is the school of Buddha!
Note this down carefully,
Bite hard on a bitter neem leaf!
On the streets and in the homes,
In the wild forests and on the hills,
Even in the food you eat, our breath lives!
So stop running your mouth from now on!
Born from the lineage of the parai (traditional drum),
We are the generation that rises to question!
The Bodhi tree of our forefathers—
You foolish rascal, you try to swallow it whole!
Don't come near, don't get crushed,
Don't dare to step into this fire!
Rationality is our strength,
And I have my own proud history!
The voice of the streets echoes loud,
This is the land of the Thirukkural (ancient Tamil ethical work), clear and pure,
And nature itself stands by our side!
On behalf of my father,
On behalf of our respected elders,
On behalf of our brother,
On behalf of our sister,
On behalf of our people,
On behalf of our mother,
On behalf of our grandmother,
On behalf of our grandmother,
Don't touch, don't touch!
Don't touch it now!
Don't come, don't come!
Don't come anywhere near!
Don't touch, don't touch!
Don't touch it now!
Don't come, don't come!
Don't come anywhere near!
Hey, does touching it make it impure?
What is there in this world that we haven't touched?
Does merely looking at us bring a curse of sin?
What sight is there that our eyes haven't seen?
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