♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Unnaal mudiyum thambi thambi	You can do it, my younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.
Unnaal mudiyum thambi thambi	You can do it, my younger brother, my brother,
Ada unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Hey, believing in the self that resides within you.
Male
Tholai uyarthu	Raise your shoulders,
Thoongi vizhum naatai ezhuppu	Awaken the country that is falling asleep.
Un tholai uyarthu	Raise your shoulders,
Thoongi vizhum naatai ezhuppu	Awaken the country that is falling asleep.
Yedhaiyum mudikkum	Capable of accomplishing anything,
Idhayam unnil kanden	I saw a heart inside you.
Male
Unnaal mudiyum thambi thambi	You can do it, my younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.
Male
Naalaiya naatin	Tomorrow's nation's
Thalaivanum neeyae	Leader is also you.
Nambikai kondu varuvaayae	Will you come forward with self-belief?
Unakenna orr sarithiramae	For you, a history of your own
Ezhudhum kaalam undu	There is time yet to write.
Male
Unnaal mudiyum	You can do it,
Ada unnaal mudiyum	Hey, you can do it,
Ahaa unnaal mudiyum	Aha, you can do it,
Thambi thambi	Younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.
Male
Aaagaaya gangai	Even if the heavenly Ganges
Kaaindhaalum kaayum	Dries up completely,
Saaraaya gangai kaayaadhada	The stream of alcohol will never dry up, my friend.
Aalvoargal podum sattangal yaavum	All the laws enacted by the rulers
Kaasulla pakkam paayadhada	Flow only towards the side where money resides!
Male
Kudichavan bodhaiyil nippaan	The drunkard stands lost in intoxication,
Kudumbathai veedhiyil vaippaan	Leaving his family stranded on the street.
Thadupadhu yaar endru	Ask yourself for a moment,
Konjam nee keladaa	Who is there to stop this?
Male
Kallu kadai kaasilae dhaanda	It is with money earned from liquor shops
Katchi kodi yerudhu poda	That political flags are raised high, man!
Kallu kadai kaasilae dhaanda	It is with money earned from liquor shops
Katchi kodi yerudhu poda	That political flags are raised high, man!
Mannodu pogaamal	Without letting it ruin into dust,
Nam naadu thirundha cheiyanum	We must reform our country.
Male
Unnaal mudiyum	You can do it,
Ada unnaal mudiyum	Hey, you can do it,
Ahaa unnaal mudiyum	Aha, you can do it,
Thambi thambi	Younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.
Male
Kaloori palli illadha oorai	A town that lacks a college or school,
Kaiyodu indrae thee mootuvom	We shall set ablaze right today!
Kalladha pergal illadha naadu	A nation free of uneducated people,
Nam naadu endrae naam maatruvom	We shall transform our country into!
Male
Irukira kovilai ellaam	All existing temples,
Padikira palligal seivom	We shall turn into schools of learning.
Arivenum gopuram angae	A soaring tower of wisdom right there,
Naam kaanuvom	We shall behold together.
Male
Vaanam ungal kaigalil undu	The vast sky is within your hands,
Gnyanam ungal nenjinil undu	Wisdom resides within your heart.
Vaanam ungal kaigalil undu	The vast sky is within your hands,
Gnyanam ungal nenjinil undu	Wisdom resides within your heart.
Naan endru ennamal	Without thinking selfishly as 'I',
Naam endru uravu kollanum	We must unitively bond as 'We'.
Male
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Male
Unnaal mudiyum	You can do it,
Ada unnaal mudiyum	Hey, you can do it,
Ahaa unnaal mudiyum	Aha, you can do it,
Thambi thambi	Younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.
Male
Tholai uyarthu	Raise your shoulders,
Thoongi vizhum naatai ezhuppu	Awaken the country that is falling asleep.
Un tholai uyarthu	Raise your shoulders,
Thoongi vizhum naatai ezhuppu	Awaken the country that is falling asleep.
Yedhaiyum mudikkum	Capable of accomplishing anything,
Idhayam unnil kanden	I saw a heart inside you.
Male
Unnaal mudiyum thambi thambi	You can do it, my younger brother, my brother,
Unakkul irukkum unnai nambi	Believing in the self that resides within you.

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Moonaai (Head alliteration)

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