♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unmaiikkae pirappeduthaen
Unmaikkae vaazhndhirundhaen
Unmai solli arasizhandhaen
Unmaiyinaal theruvil vandhaen…
Ae… ae… ae… ae… ae… theruvil vandhaen
Sathiya sodhanai ethanai aayinum
Sagippavan thaanae sathiyavaan
Sathiya sodhanai ethanai aayinum
Sagippavan thaanae sathiyavaan
Patta kadangalai eppadiyaavadhu
Koduppavan thaanae punniyavaan
Kondadhai ellaam koduthu vittaen
Ini koduppadharkkor salli kaiyil illai
Illai endraal avan viduvaanaa
Kadan pattavan kanneer veliyaamo
Karunai ullorae periyavarae
Naan kattiya manaiviyai virka vandhaen
Sathiya sodhanai ethanai aayinum
Sagippavan thaanae sathiyavaan
Aiyaa
Naan thottu thaali kattiya
En manaiviyaagappatta sandhiramadhiyai
En thunbathin nimitham thangal mun
Vilai koori virkiraen aiyaa (Dialogue)
Ennappaa vindhai idhu
Ada ennappaa vindhai idhu
Manaiviyaiyae virkkindraayae
Paavamena panam koduthu naan vaanguvadhaal
Nanmai enna nanmai enna…
Kaalai ezhundhirundhu
Maadu manai sutham seivaal
Vaasalil neer thelitthu maakkolam pottiduvaal
Thanneer eduthu vaippaal thottam thiruthi vaippaal
Aru suvaiyum samaithu vaippaal
Annai ena kaaval nirppaal
Nalla vaelaikkaararukku enna enna panigalendru
Saathirangal sonna padi naal muzhudhum pani purivaal
Idhanullae vaendiya pon irukkiradhu
Eduthu kolvaai
Ippozhudhae adimai thanai ennudan anuppi vaippaai
En anbukkuriya manaiviyae
En arumai kuzhandhaiyae
Ungalai ellaam naan
Vittu piriya vaendiya tharunam vandhu vittadhu
Sendru vaa en uthamiyae sendru vaa
Sendru vaa en uthamiyae sendru vaa
Valvinaiyaal mun jenma seivinaiyaal
Valvinaiyaal mun jenma seivinaiyaal
Unnai ingu vitraenae sendru vaa
Maindhaa naan petra kula vilakkae
Maar meedhum madi meedhum
Seerodum sirappodum
Vaazhndhadhellaam ninaikkaamal
Manam kalangi pogaamal
Annai arugirundhu aval panikku udhaviduvaai
Sendru vaa… sendru vaa… sendru vaa…
Kalangaadhae mannaa
Kai piditha naayagarae
Kalangaadhae mannaa
Kai piditha naayagarae
Kanavan vaarthaiyinai
Kaappaval thaan pennarasi poi vaaraen
Ungal pugazh anaithum kaathiruppaen
Vidai kodungal mannaa vidhiyinai yaar velvaaro
Vidai kodungal mannaa vidhiyinai yaar velvaaro
Vidhiyinai yaar velvaaro vidhiyinai yaar velvaaro
I was born for truth alone
I lived for truth alone
Speaking the truth, I lost my kingdom
Because of truth, I ended up on the streets...
Ah... ah... ah... I ended up on the streets
No matter how many trials of truth come,
Only he who endures them is truly a man of truth.
No matter how many trials of truth come,
Only he who endures them is truly a man of truth.
The debts he has incurred, by any means,
Only he who repays them is a righteous soul.
I have given away everything I possessed,
Now I have not a single coin left in hand to give.
If I have nothing, will he spare me?
Will a debtor's tears ever set him free?
O compassionate elders, respected sirs,
I have come to sell my wedded wife.
No matter how many trials of truth come,
Only he who endures them is truly a man of truth.
Sir,
The one around whose neck I tied the sacred thali,
My wife Chandramathi,
Driven by my hardship, before you all,
I name a price and sell her, sir.
What a strange thing this is!
Oh, what a strange thing this is!
You are selling your own wife!
If I take pity, pay the money, and buy her,
What do I gain from it? What is the benefit...?
Rising early in the morning,
She will clean the house and the cattle shed.
She will sprinkle water at the doorway and draw rice-flour patterns.
She will fetch water and tend to the garden.
She will cook delicious meals with all six tastes.
She will guard your home like a mother.
Whatever duties are expected of a good servant,
Just as the scriptures describe, she will serve all day long.
Here is all the gold you need,
Take it.
Now send the slave with me at once.
My beloved wife,
My precious child,
The moment has come
When I must part from you both.
Farewell, my noble wife, farewell.
Farewell, my noble wife, farewell.
By cruel fate, by the deeds of a past birth,
By cruel fate, by the deeds of a past birth,
I have sold you here; farewell, go on.
My son, the guiding light of our lineage,
Held upon our chests and in our laps,
Living in honor and splendor—
Forget all the life we once lived,
Do not let your heart break,
Stay beside your mother and help her with her work.
Farewell... farewell... farewell...
Do not grieve, my king,
O lord who took my hand in marriage,
Do not grieve, my king,
O lord who took my hand in marriage.
The word of her husband,
Only she who upholds it is a queen among women; I take my leave.
I will protect and honor your good name.
Bid me farewell, my king; who can ever conquer fate?
Bid me farewell, my king; who can ever conquer fate?
Who can conquer fate? Who can conquer fate?
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