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Lyrics & meaning

Vande Mataram

From Ezhuthatha Sattangal · 1984

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ezhuthatha Sattangal
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
8 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vanthae maatharam enbom…..
Engal maanila thaayai vananguthum enbom…
Seppu mozhi padhinettudaiyaal
Enil sinthanai ondrudaiyaal
Seppu mozhi padhinettudaiyaal
Enil sinthanai ondrudaiyaal
Muppathu kodi mugam udaiyaal
Uyir moipura ondrudaiyaal
Naan orr velli paniyil
Thulli thiriyum ponnu
Inikkum apple pazhamum
Engal mozhiyum onnu
Kashmir mozhi roja sendu
Hassal ennum paadal undu
Kashmir mozhi roja sendu
Hassal ennum paadal undu
Naan orr velli paniyil
Thulli thiriyum ponnu
Senthamizh enbathu engal mozhi
Kural thaenmarai thantha mozhi
Senthamizh enbathu engal mozhi
Kural thaenmarai thantha mozhi
Vanthavar yaaraenum vaazhththum mozhi
Intha vaiyaththin mooththa mozhi
………………
Vangaalam singam nethaji thantha perumai
Engal mozhiyai saarum
Ulagam pottrum kaviyarasar tagore
Oruvan pothum engal peyar solla
Engal peyar solla engal peyar solla…..
………………
Kalangal engum konjum engal naadallo
Palaavum thaenum saerththu pesum pechchallo
Malaiyalam engal thaayin thaayallo
Ezhuththachchan vanthu achchaaram thanthallo
Munnae naangal pinnae cheran keralaraayallo
Munnae naangal pinnae cheran keralaraayallo
Veeraththukku veeran thantha sivaji annai mozhi
Engal maraathth nejil inikkum maraaththi
Dhesam thannai kaakka vantha
Thilagan thantha mozhi adhuvum maraaththi
Endrum avarai ninainthu paaduvom aaduvom
Maenmaiyai pottruvom
Nalla thaenil seitha osai
Engal telungu ennum paashai
Idhu godhavari theeram selvam kozhichchu vanthathaagum
Keerthanaiyin naadham ketkkum ennaalum
Keerthi konda engal annai mozhiyae
Kannadam engal mozhi
Pala kaaviyam thantha mozhi
Aayiram aandagal aagiyum ilagiyam
Aayiram kanda mozhi engal anbukkuriya mozhi
Rahaventhira saamiyai kandathum thanthathum
Engalin thanga vayal endru paadadi nyaanakuyil
Ondrupattaal undu vaazhvu
Nammil ottrumai neengil anaivarkkum thaazhvu
Ondrupattaal undu vaazhvu
Nammil ottrumai neengil anaivarkkum thaazhvu
Ondrupattaal undu vaazhvu
...
We shall chant 'Vande Mataram'...
We shall say we bow to our mother state...
She speaks eighteen spoken languages,
yet she possesses a single thought.
She speaks eighteen spoken languages,
yet she possesses a single thought.
She has three hundred million faces,
yet she possesses a single vibrant soul.
I am a girl who prances about
in the silver snow,
Sweet apple fruit
and our language are one and the same.
The Kashmiri language is a bouquet of roses,
it has the song called Hassal.
The Kashmiri language is a bouquet of roses,
it has the song called Hassal.
I am a girl who prances about
in the silver snow,
Pure Tamil is our language,
the language that gave the sweet scripture Thirukkural.
Pure Tamil is our language,
the language that gave the sweet scripture Thirukkural.
It is the language that blesses whoever comes to it,
the oldest language in this world.
...
The pride bestowed by Netaji, the Lion of Bengal,
belongs to our language.
The emperor of poets, Tagore, whom the world praises,
he alone is enough to speak our name.
To speak our name, to speak our name...
...
Is not ours a land that lisps tenderly across all ages?
Is not its speech one that blends jackfruit and honey?
Is not Malayalam the mother of our mother?
Did not Ezhuthachan come and lay the foundation?
We were first, and later we became the Cheras of Kerala!
We were first, and later we became the Cheras of Kerala!
The mother tongue of Shivaji, who gave bravery to valour,
is Marathi, sweet in our brave hearts.
The language given by Tilak, who came to protect the nation,
that too is Marathi.
We shall forever think of them, sing and dance,
and praise their greatness!
A sound crafted from pure honey
is our language called Telugu.
It flourished with wealth along the banks of the Godavari.
The melody of musical compositions is heard always,
in our glorious mother tongue!
Kannada is our language,
the language that gave many epics.
Though a thousand years have passed,
the language that saw a thousand literary works is our beloved language.
Seeing and bestowing upon us Saint Raghavendra,
sing, O wise cuckoo, that it is our golden field!
If united, there is life;
if unity leaves us, everyone faces downfall.
If united, there is life;
if unity leaves us, everyone faces downfall.
If united, there is life!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This patriotic integration song celebrates the linguistic diversity and cultural unity of India. By weaving together iconic quotes from Mahakavi Subramania Bharati and original verses honoring various Indian states and languages (Kashmiri, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, and Kannada), the song illustrates how distinct mother tongues all contribute to a single national soul. It pays homage to historical and cultural icons like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Guru Raghavendra, concluding with a powerful reminder that national prosperity depends on unity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Seppu mozhi padhinettudaiyaal / Muppathu kodi mugam udaiyaal”

Matching second consonants across lines ('Seppu' / 'Muppathu' or 'Vanthavar' / 'Intha').

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

“Kashmir mozhi roja sendu”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Kashmir' / 'Kural' / 'Kannadam').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nalla thaenil seitha osai / Engal telungu ennum paashai”

Comparing the sweetness of the Telugu language to sound created from pure honey, and Kashmiri to a bouquet of roses.

Quotative Allusion

“Seppu mozhi padhinettudaiyaal / Enil sinthanai ondrudaiyaal”

Direct inclusion of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous national unity poems ('Seppu mozhi padhinettudaiyaal' and 'Ondrupattaal undu vaazhvu').

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Trivia

This track from 'Ezhuthatha Sattangal' (1984) is a landmark national integration musical suite in Tamil cinema. Lyricist Pulamaipithan cleverly incorporated Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's immortal nationalistic Tamil verses into a musical tour of India's major linguistic regions set to diverse folk and classical tunes by Ilaiyaraaja.

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