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Vanakkam Solli

From Puthiya Manithan · 1974

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Puthiya Manithan
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Vanakkam solli paada vendum
Vaazhum thaainattai pottri
Chorus :Vanakkam solli paada vendum
Vaazhum thaainattai pottri
Veeram mannin eeram irandum
Naatin kann pola pottri
Chorus :Veeram mannin eeram irandum
Naatin kann pola pottri
Jai jawan jai kishan
Jai jawan jai kishan
Naayagan gaandhi nizhal ena naalum
Nadanthaal kasthuri annai
Chorus :Naayagan gaandhi nizhal ena naalum
Nadanthaal kasthuri annai
Female :Andha thaai mozhi panbum vaai mozhi anbum
Bharatha naatin penmai
Chorus :Andha thaai mozhi panbum vaai mozhi anbum
Bharatha naatin penmai
Mazhalaiyai yendhiya kaigalinaale
Vaalaiyum yendhiya paavai
Andha mangaiyarkarasi jaansiraani
Maanamum veeramum thevai
Jai jawan jai kishan
Jai jawan jai kishan
Viduthalai vendi than thalai koduthu
Kodiyinai kaathaan kumaran
Chorus :Viduthalai vendi than thalai koduthu
Kodiyinai kaathaan kumaran
Female :Nalla paindhamil paattaal puratchiyai vidhaithaan
Bharathi endroor amaran
Chorus :Nalla paindhamil paattaal puratchiyai vidhaithaan
Bharathi endroor amaran
Thannalam karudha thiyagigalaalae
Thazhaithu namathu naadu
Thannalam karudha thiyagigalaalae
Thazhaithu namathu naadu
Andha thiyaagigal kaatha dhesathai kakka
Uzhaithida ondraai koodu
Andha thiyaagigal kaatha dhesathai kakka
Uzhaithida ondraai koodu
Jai jawan jai kishan
Jai jawan jai kishan
We must offer our salutations and sing,
Praising our beloved motherland.
Chorus: We must offer our salutations and sing,
Praising our beloved motherland.
Valor and the richness of the soil—
Cherishing both like the two eyes of our land.
Chorus: Valor and the richness of the soil—
Cherishing both like the two eyes of our land.
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
Like a shadow beside the leader Gandhi every day,
Mother Kasturba lived her life.
Chorus: Like a shadow beside the leader Gandhi every day,
Mother Kasturba lived her life.
Female: The culture of our mother tongue and the kindness in our words
Are the true essence of Indian womanhood.
Chorus: The culture of our mother tongue and the kindness in our words
Are the true essence of Indian womanhood.
With the very hands that cradled a baby,
That brave woman also wielded a sword,
Like Jhansi Rani, the queen among women—
We need such honor and courage!
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
Yearning for freedom, giving his own life,
Kumaran protected our flag.
Chorus: Yearning for freedom, giving his own life,
Kumaran protected our flag.
Female: With his sweet Tamil songs, he sowed the seeds of revolution—
An immortal poet named Bharati!
Chorus: With his sweet Tamil songs, he sowed the seeds of revolution—
An immortal poet named Bharati!
Because of selfless heroes who sacrificed everything,
Our nation grew and flourished.
Because of selfless heroes who sacrificed everything,
Our nation grew and flourished.
To safeguard this land preserved by those martyrs,
Come together as one and work hard!
To safeguard this land preserved by those martyrs,
Come together as one and work hard!
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This patriotic song from the 1974 film 'Puthiya Manithan' serves as an anthem of national pride and unity. It pays rich tribute to key historical figures of the Indian freedom struggle—Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, Tiruppur Kumaran, and Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi—emphasizing their sacrifices, valor, and literary contributions to the nation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Naayagan gaandhi nizhal ena naalum

Compares Kasturba Gandhi's dedicated presence to the shadow of Mahatma Gandhi ('nizhal ena').

Ethai (Second letter rhyming)

Andha thaai mozhi panbum vaai mozhi anbum

The second letters 'ai' rhyme between 'thaai' and 'vaai' to create rhythmic harmony.

Imagery / Metaphor

Mazhalaiyai yendhiya kaigalinaale / Vaalaiyum yendhiya paavai

Contrasts the motherly act of holding a child with holding a sword to depict Rani Jhansi's multidimensional strength.

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Trivia

The song incorporates Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's famous national slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kishan' into Lyricist Vaali's patriotic Tamil verses, set to a marching composition by Shankar-Ganesh.

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