♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Por ondru moozhgindradho	Is a war sinking everything around?
Ellamae veezhgindradho	Is everything collapsing and falling down?
Nee vellalaam thorkalaam	You may win or you may lose,
Ennaagum vaa paarkalaam	Come, let us see what happens!
Male
Kelvi undhan munnae	Questions stand right ahead of you,
Makkal undhan pinnae	The people stand firmly behind you,
Unmaikaana pennae pennae vaa	Come, woman of truth, come forward!
Thalaiviyae vaa …ezhunthu vaa	Oh leader, come... rise up and come!
Male
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Pudhiyadhor ulaginai padaikka vaa	Come to create a brand new world!
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Sadhigalai madhiyilae udaikka vaa	Come to shatter conspiracies with your intellect!
Male
Theepori paarilae	A spark of fire upon the earth,
Ambu paayum vaanilae	An arrow soaring through the sky,
Vaagai sooda thaeril yeri vaa	Climb onto the chariot to wear the crown of victory!
Mutpagai naanavae	Making past enemies feel ashamed,
Edhiri viyandhu kaanavae	Making opponents gaze in awe and wonder,
Vaanai pola nee ezhunthu vaa	Rise up high like the endless sky!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Male
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Pudhiyadhor ulaginai padaikka vaa	Come to create a brand new world!
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Sadhigalai madhiyilae udaikka vaa	Come to shatter conspiracies with your intellect!
Male
Pen endrunai vanjinal	If they demeaned you for being just a woman,
Puyal nee endru kandu anjinaal	If they trembled in fear seeing that you are a storm,
Veezh endrunai veesinaal	If they hurled you down expecting you to perish,
Nee vaan yera kann koosinal	If their eyes blinked in dazzle as you scaled the sky,
Male
Tharayil vizhithinum	Even when falling upon the hard ground,
Sirikkum aruviyae	You are a laughing, cascading waterfall!
Thalaivan vazhiyilae	Following the footsteps of the leader,
Puratchi thalaiviyae	Oh revolutionary leader!
Vaa vaa mannai aazha	Come, come to rule over this land,
Anbil azhamae	Oh embodiment of deep love!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Vaa vaa	Come, come!
Male
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Pudhiyadhor ulaginai padaikka vaa	Come to create a brand new world!
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Sadhigalai madhiyilae udaikka vaa	Come to shatter conspiracies with your intellect!
Male
Poongantru ointhaalumae	Even if the gentle breeze fades away,
Indha por endrum ooyathadi	This battle will never cease, my dear!
Per kaadhal peinthaalumae	Even if immense love rains down endlessly,
Un maaveram theyathadi	Your great valour will never diminish, my dear!
Male
Piravin uyarvu thaai	Motherhood is the highest nobility of birth,
Pirandha piraviyae	Oh soul born for a grand purpose!
Thalaivan vazhiyilae	Following the footsteps of the leader,
Puratchi thalaiviyae	Oh revolutionary leader!
Vaa vaa emmai aazha	Come, come to rule over us,
Anbil azhamae	Oh embodiment of deep love!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Vaa vaa	Come, come!
Male
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Pudhiyadhor ulaginai padaikka vaa	Come to create a brand new world!
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Sadhigalai madhiyilae udaikka vaa	Come to shatter conspiracies with your intellect!
Male
Theepori paarilae	A spark of fire upon the earth,
Ambu paayum vaanilae	An arrow soaring through the sky,
Vaagai sooda thaeril yeri vaa	Climb onto the chariot to wear the crown of victory!
Mutpagai naadavae	To confront the old foes,
Edhiri viyandhu kaanavae	Making opponents gaze in awe and wonder,
Vaanai pola nee ezhunthu vaa	Rise up high like the endless sky!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Ezhunthu vaa	Rise up!
Male
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Pudhiyadhor ulaginai padaikka vaa	Come to create a brand new world!
Vaa thalaivi vaa thalaivi vaa	Come leader, come leader, come!
Sadhigalai madhiyilae udaikka vaa	Come to shatter conspiracies with your intellect!

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