♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Uzhavaa……uzhavaa…..	Oh farmer... oh farmer...
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Pudhithai ulagai padaikka	To create a new world,
Ezhunthidu thalaivaa	Arise, oh leader!
Male
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa…..	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer...
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Pudhithaai ulagai padaikka	To create a new world,
Ezhunthidu thalaivaa ezhu thalaivaa	Arise, oh leader, arise leader!
Male
Paattanai poottanai unakkulle poottidu	Lock your grandfathers and great-grandfathers within you,
Mannenum thaai ival uyirinai eettidu	Earn back the life of this mother named earth,
Marabanu yaavizhum uzhavena theettidu	Inscribe agriculture into all your genetics,
Naam ini yaar ena ethirikku kaattidu	Show the enemy who we are from now on!
Male
Vithai nellaai nee urumaara	For you to transform into a seed grain,
Anjathe vaa vaa	Do not fear, come, come!
Male :Vaa vaa	Male: Come, come!
Male :Uram inge nenjuram thaanae	Male: Courage of heart is the real fertilizer here,
Kai korthu vaa vaa	Join hands and come, come!
Male :Vaa vaa	Male: Come, come!
Male
Uthiraththai neerena paaicha	To channel blood like water,
Ennodu vaa vaa	Come with me!
Male :Come with me	Male: Come with me!
Male :Viral ellam yaerena maara	For all fingers to turn into plows,
Mann maatra vaa vaa	Come to transform the soil!
Male
Piniyena paravidum valarchiyai	The growth spreading like a disease,
Un arivinil azhikka vaa	Come to destroy it with your intellect!
Male :Vaa vaa	Male: Come, come!
Male :Pudhithoru vayalveli puratchiyai	Male: A new revolution in the farmland,
Intha nodiyinil thodanga vaa	Come to start at this very moment!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Pudhithai ulagai padaikka	To create a new world,
Ezhunthidu thalaiva ezhu thalaivaa	Arise, oh leader, arise leader!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Ilaingan ninaiththaal mudiyum	If the youth decides, it can be done,
Mudivedu thalaiva edu thalaivaa	Take a decision leader, take it leader!
Male
Aadiyum paadiyum uzhaithitta nam inam	Our race that worked while dancing and singing,
Kaniniyil thiraiyinil sirai pattu kidappthaa	Is it lying trapped in computer screens?
Uzhavanin kattudal uzhaithida kidakkayil	While the strong body of the farmer lies ready to work,
Visai pori tharaiyinil manithargal nadappathaa	Are humans walking on floor tiles driven by machines?
Male
Oh ulagin mudhal perarivazhan	Oh, the world's first great genius,
Neethane vaa vaa	It is you, come, come!
Male :Come on	Male: Come on!
Male :Tharaiyil kaal vaaithidum devathai	Male: The angel setting foot on the ground,
Neethane vaa vaa	It is you, come, come!
Male :Let’s go	Male: Let's go!
Male
Aimboodham udan varum thozhan	The friend accompanied by the five elements,
Neethanae vaa vaa	It is you, come, come!
Male :Neethan	Male: It is you!
Male :Pasi aatri magizhkira thaaiyum	Male: The mother who rejoices by satisfying hunger,
Neethanae vaa vaa	It is you, come, come!
Male
Narambinil therigira pasummaiyai	The greenness seen in your veins,
Intha vayalgalil irakka vaa	Come to pour it down into these fields!
Nezhinthidum puzhukkalin sagathiyil	In the mud of wriggling worms,
Ilam sarithiram sethukka vaa	Come to carve a young history!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Pudhithai ulagai padaikka	To create a new world,
Ezhunthidu thalaiva ezhu thalaiva	Arise, oh leader, arise leader!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa…	Come to till the world...
Ilaingan ninaiththaal mudiyum	If the youth decides, it can be done,
Mudivedu thalaiva edu thalaivaa	Take a decision leader, take it leader!
Male
Uzhavu enbathu	Farming is...
Oru pozhuthu pokku illai	Not a pastime!
Vilayum payirum uzhavan uyirum	The growing crop and the farmer's life,
Unakku aattame	Are a game to you!
Male
Unathu arasiyal emakku thevai illai	We do not need your politics,
Ilaignar uzhuthu inaiyum pozhuthu	When youth unite to plow,
Perugum eettamae	Wealth will multiply!
Male
Ini oru uyirum veenaai	From now on, not a single life,
Azhinthida vida maattom	Will we let be wasted and destroyed!
Maruthuvam sattam poriyial por	Medicine, law, engineering, war,
Ulaviyal thozhil nutpamum maarum	Psychology and technology will change!
Male
Udal azhikkum baanam virkka	To sell body-destroying drinks,
Engal neerai vitrathu yaarada	Who sold our water, you rogue?
Pugai umilum aalaikkaaga	For smoke-belching factories,
Engal mannai virppathaarada	Who sold our land, you rogue?
Male
Ilavasam minsaram vendam	We don't want free electricity!
Chorus :Vendam	Chorus: Don't want!
Male :Oliyinil minsaram kaanpom	Male: We will generate electricity from light!
Chorus :Kaanpom	Chorus: We will generate!
Male :Kadangalai nee neekka vendam	Male: You don't need to waive our debts,
Chorus :Vendam	Chorus: Don't need!
Male :Uzhaippinil ellamae theerppom	Male: Through hard work we will resolve everything!
Chorus :Theerppom	Chorus: We will resolve!
Chorus
Vaa vaa mannai aala uzhavanae	Come, come to rule the land, oh farmer!
Male :Vaa vaa uzhavaa	Male: Come, come, oh farmer!
Chorus :Neethan unmai pachchai thamizhanae	Chorus: You are the true pure Tamilian!
Male :Pachchai thamizha vaa vaa	Male: Oh pure Tamilian, come, come!
Chorus
Nilam kizhithidum	Tearing through the land,
Unthan tholin yeroodu ethirigalin	With the plow on your shoulder, tear through
Mugam kizhithida ondraai koodi poraadu	The faces of enemies by uniting to fight!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Pudhithai ulagai padaikka	To create a new world,
Ezhunthidu thalaiva ezhu thalaiva	Arise, oh leader, arise leader!
Chorus
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzhavaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, oh farmer,
Ulagai uzha vaa	Come to till the world!
Ilaingan ninaiththaal mudiyum	If the youth decides, it can be done,
Mudivedu thalaiva edu thalaivaa	Take a decision leader, take it leader!
Male
Uzhavaa uzhavaa uzha vaa	Oh farmer, oh farmer, come to till,
Male :Ulagai uzhavaa	Male: Come to till the world!
Male :Pudhithai ulagai padaikka	Male: To create a new world,
Male :Ezhunthidu thalaiva ezhu thalaivaa	Male: Arise leader, arise leader!

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