Vaanil Yeni
From Pudhiya Mannargal · 1994
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Pudhiya Mannargal1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Male | |
| Minnal namakku | Lightning is for us |
| Thanga changili | A golden chain |
| Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini | All the stars are just tiny fireflies |
| Vaanavildhaan nam | The rainbow itself is our |
| Vaaliba desa kodi | Nation's flag of youth |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Male | |
| Minnal namakku | Lightning is for us |
| Thanga changili | A golden chain |
| Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini | All the stars are just tiny fireflies |
| Vaanavildhaan nam | The rainbow itself is our |
| Vaaliba desa kodi | Nation's flag of youth |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Chorus | |
| {Yei yei yei yeah | {Yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yeah yei yeah | Yei yeah yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei | Yei yei yei yei |
| Yei yei yeah yeah} (2) | Yei yei yeah yeah} (2) |
| Male | |
| Sutterikkum andha sooriyanai | That scorching sun |
| Naam katti podavendum | We must tie it down |
| Oru sudaadha sooriyan vendum | We need a sun that does not burn |
| Veesa marakkum kaatrai konjam | The wind that forgets to blow, a little |
| Thatti ketkkavendum | We must question and demand |
| Mannil varugindra vaanam vendum | We need a sky that comes down to the earth |
| Male | |
| Hey suttrum bhoomiyai niruthu | Hey, stop the spinning earth |
| Pudhu sattam pottadhai nadathu | Enforce a new law that has been made |
| Kai inaithu pagaimudithu vaa vaa | Join hands, end enmity, come, come |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Male | |
| Minnal namakku | Lightning is for us |
| Thanga changili | A golden chain |
| Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini | All the stars are just tiny fireflies |
| Vaanavildhaan nam | The rainbow itself is our |
| Vaaliba desa kodi | Nation's flag of youth |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Chorus | |
| Yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yeah |
| Male | |
| Raamar ennada babar ennada | What does Rama matter, what does Babar matter? |
| Orae koil kattu | Build just one temple |
| Madham ellaamum ondrae endru | Declaring that all religions are one |
| Kaaveriyai gangai aatrilae | The Kaveri into the Ganga river |
| Ondru serthuvittu | Having merged them together |
| Oru vaaikaalai ingae vettu | Dig a canal right here |
| Male | |
| Oru bhogi pandigai eduthu | Take a Bhogi festival |
| Pazham panchangathai koluthu | Burn the old almanac |
| Thalai ezhuthu athai azhithu velvom | Destiny—erasing it, we shall overcome |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Male | |
| Minnal namakku | Lightning is for us |
| Thanga changili | A golden chain |
| Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini | All the stars are just tiny fireflies |
| Vaanavildhaan nam | The rainbow itself is our |
| Vaaliba desa kodi | Nation's flag of youth |
| Male | |
| Siragadithu | Flapping wings |
| Vaanil yeni pottu | Place a ladder to the sky |
| Hoi kattu kodi kattu | Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it |
| Sorgam vandhathendru | Saying that heaven has arrived |
| Hoi thattu kai thattu | Hey, clap your hands, clap hands |
| Male | |
| Minnal namakku | Lightning is for us |
| Thanga changili | A golden chain |
| Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini | All the stars are just tiny fireflies |
| Vaanavildhaan nam | The rainbow itself is our |
| Vaaliba desa kodi | Nation's flag of youth |
| Siragadithu vaa | Flapping wings, come |
வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு..
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு..
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
மின்னல் நமக்கு தங்க சங்கிலி
விண்மீன் எல்லாம் சின்ன மின்மினி
வானவில் தான் நம் வாலிப தேசக்கொடி
Lightning is for us
A golden chain
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
The rainbow itself is our
Nation's flag of youth
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு..
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு..
மின்னல் நமக்கு தங்க சங்கிலி
விண்மீன் எல்லாம் சின்ன மின்மிணி
வானவில் தான் நம் வாலிப தேசக்கொடி
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு..
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு..
Lightning is for us
A golden chain
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
The rainbow itself is our
Nation's flag of youth
ஆண்குழு :
{யையையையே..
யையையையையே..
யையையையே..
யையையையையே..
யையே..யையே..யையையே..
யே..யே..யே..யே..} (2)
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
சுட்டெரிக்கும் அந்த சூரியனை
நாம் கட்டி போடவேண்டும்
ஒரு சுடாத சூரியன் வேண்டும்
வீச மறுக்கும் காற்றை
கொஞ்சம் தட்டிக்கேட்க வேண்டும்
மண்ணில் வருகின்ற வானம் வேண்டும்
{Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yeah yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei
Yei yei yeah yeah} (2)
ஏ..சுற்றும் பூமியை நிறுத்து..
புது சட்டம் போட்டதை நடத்து
கை இணைத்து பகை முடித்து வா..வா…
That scorching sun
We must tie it down
We need a sun that does not burn
The wind that forgets to blow, a little
We must question and demand
We need a sky that comes down to the earth
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு..
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு.. கை தட்டு..
Hey, stop the spinning earth
Enforce a new law that has been made
Join hands, end enmity, come, come
மின்னல் நமக்கு தங்க சங்கிலி
விண்மீன் எல்லாம் சின்ன மின்மினி
வானவில் தானே நம் வாலிப தேசக்கொடி
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு..
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு..
Lightning is for us
A golden chain
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
The rainbow itself is our
Nation's flag of youth
ஆண்குழு :
யையையையே..
யையையையையே..
யையையையே..
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
ராமர் என்னடா பாபர் என்னடா
ஒரே கோயில்கட்டு
மதம் எல்லாமும் ஒன்றே என்று
காவேரியை கங்கையாற்றிலே
ஒன்று சேர்த்து விட்டு
ஒரு வாய்க்காலை இங்கே வெட்டு
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
ஒரு போகிப்பண்டிகை எடுத்து
பழம் பஞ்சாங்கத்தை கொழுத்து
தலையெடுத்து
அதை அழித்து வெல்வோம்
What does Rama matter, what does Babar matter?
Build just one temple
Declaring that all religions are one
The Kaveri into the Ganga river
Having merged them together
Dig a canal right here
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு
Take a Bhogi festival
Burn the old almanac
Destiny—erasing it, we shall overcome
மின்னல் நமக்கு தங்க சங்கிலி
விண்மீன் எல்லாம் சின்ன மின்மினி
வானவில் தான் நம் வாலிப தேசக்கொடி
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
சிறகடித்து வானில் ஏணி போட்டு
ஹேய் கட்டு கொடி கட்டு
சொர்க்கம் வந்ததென்று
ஹேய் தட்டு கை தட்டு
மின்னல் நமக்கு தங்க சங்கிலி
விண்மீன் எல்லாம் சின்ன மின்மினி
வானவில் தான் நம் வாலிப தேசக்கொடி
சிறகடித்து வா
Lightning is for us
A golden chain
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
The rainbow itself is our
Nation's flag of youth
Flapping wings
Place a ladder to the sky
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Lightning is for us
A golden chain
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
The rainbow itself is our
Nation's flag of youth
Flapping wings, come
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Minnal namakku
Lightning is for us
Thanga changili
A golden chain
Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
Vaanavildhaan nam
The rainbow itself is our
Vaaliba desa kodi
Nation's flag of youth
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Minnal namakku
Lightning is for us
Thanga changili
A golden chain
Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
Vaanavildhaan nam
The rainbow itself is our
Vaaliba desa kodi
Nation's flag of youth
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
{Yei yei yei yeah
{Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yeah yei yeah
Yei yeah yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei
Yei yei yei yei
Yei yei yeah yeah} (2)
Yei yei yeah yeah} (2)
Sutterikkum andha sooriyanai
That scorching sun
Naam katti podavendum
We must tie it down
Oru sudaadha sooriyan vendum
We need a sun that does not burn
Veesa marakkum kaatrai konjam
The wind that forgets to blow, a little
Thatti ketkkavendum
We must question and demand
Mannil varugindra vaanam vendum
We need a sky that comes down to the earth
Hey suttrum bhoomiyai niruthu
Hey, stop the spinning earth
Pudhu sattam pottadhai nadathu
Enforce a new law that has been made
Kai inaithu pagaimudithu vaa vaa
Join hands, end enmity, come, come
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Minnal namakku
Lightning is for us
Thanga changili
A golden chain
Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
Vaanavildhaan nam
The rainbow itself is our
Vaaliba desa kodi
Nation's flag of youth
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yeah
Raamar ennada babar ennada
What does Rama matter, what does Babar matter?
Orae koil kattu
Build just one temple
Madham ellaamum ondrae endru
Declaring that all religions are one
Kaaveriyai gangai aatrilae
The Kaveri into the Ganga river
Ondru serthuvittu
Having merged them together
Oru vaaikaalai ingae vettu
Dig a canal right here
Oru bhogi pandigai eduthu
Take a Bhogi festival
Pazham panchangathai koluthu
Burn the old almanac
Thalai ezhuthu athai azhithu velvom
Destiny—erasing it, we shall overcome
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Minnal namakku
Lightning is for us
Thanga changili
A golden chain
Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
Vaanavildhaan nam
The rainbow itself is our
Vaaliba desa kodi
Nation's flag of youth
Siragadithu
Flapping wings
Vaanil yeni pottu
Place a ladder to the sky
Hoi kattu kodi kattu
Hey, hoist the flag, hoist it
Sorgam vandhathendru
Saying that heaven has arrived
Hoi thattu kai thattu
Hey, clap your hands, clap hands
Minnal namakku
Lightning is for us
Thanga changili
A golden chain
Vinmeenellaam chinna minmini
All the stars are just tiny fireflies
Vaanavildhaan nam
The rainbow itself is our
Vaaliba desa kodi
Nation's flag of youth
Siragadithu vaa
Flapping wings, come
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaanil Yeni Pottu is a high-energy youth anthem advocating revolutionary thinking, social unity, and the rejection of archaic societal divisions. The song encourages young people to set lofty ambitions—metaphorically placing a ladder to the sky—and to reclaim control over their lives and nation through unity and courage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)
“Vaanil yeni pottu”
Placing a ladder to the sky and capturing the sun are exaggerated imagery used to symbolize boundless youth ambition.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Minnal namakku Thanga changili”
Lightning is metaphorically presented as a golden chain and stars as fireflies, elevating the stature of youth power.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Oru bhogi pandigai eduthu / Pazham panchangathai koluthu”
The second consonant 'zha' and 'tha' in key words set a rhythmic rhyming flow across lines.
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Trivia
Pudhiya Mannargal (1994) starred Vikram and Mohini, directed by Vikraman. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi and Palani Bharathi, capturing the political awakening of college youth.
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