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Lyrics & meaning

Varungala Mannargale

From Raja Chinna Roja · 1989

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Raja Chinna Roja
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
17 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lallaalaa lallaalaa lalaalaaa laa
Lala lallaalaa lallaalaa lalaalaaa laa
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Male :Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Irukkum varaikkum rekkai virithu
Parakka vendum thumbigalae
Imaiya malaiyai idupil sumakkum
Idhayam vendum thambigalae…hoo oo
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Lalalalaalalaa…(3)
Nanbargalai thuyarathilae
Kandukollalaam
Nallavarai varumaiyilae kandukollalaam
Vanjagarai vaarthaiyilae kandu kollalaam
Manaiviyarai noiyinilae kandukollalaam
Ungalai urudhiyilae kandukollalaam
Ennai mattum irudhiyilae kandukollalaam
Ennai mattum irudhiyilae kandukollalaam
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal haan
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
LallaalaaMale :Hei
Chorus :LallaalaaMale :Hoo
Chorus :Lalaalaaa laa
Male :Hoo hoo
Chorus :Lala lallaalaaMale :Haa
Chorus :LallaalaaMale :Haa
Chorus :Lalaalaaa laaMale :Haa
Irukkum varaikkum rekkai virithu
Parakka vendum thumbigalae
Imaiya malaiyai idupil sumakkum
Idhayam vendum thambigalae…hoo oo
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Lallala laalaa laalaa..(3)
Lalala lala lala
Pugai pudikkum bothai thannai
Vittu vidungal
Pona kaalam pogattumae
Thirunthi nillungal
Appan pattan soththai konjam
Thalli veiyungal
Sondhaamaaga vervai sindhi
Soru thinnungal
Suttri oru pagai ezhundhaal
Vaalai edungal haan
Thol koduppen enakkum oru
Oolai vidungal
Thol koduppen enakkum oru
Oolai vidungal
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Irukkum varaikkum rekkai virithu
Parakka vendum thumbigalae
Imaiya malaiyai idupil sumakkum
Idhayam vendum thambigalae…hoo oo
Varungaala mannargalae vaarungal
En vaarthaigalai sevikuduthu kelungal
Chorus :Lalalalalaa
Lallaalaa lallaalaa lalaalaaa laa
Lala lallaalaa lallaalaa lalaalaaa laa
Male :Thannanaa thanna naa thanna naa naa
Thana thanna naa thanna naa thanna naa naa
Lallala lallala lalala la
Lala lallala lallala lalala la
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
Male: Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
As long as you live, spread your wings
and fly high, my little dragonflies!
You need a heart strong enough to carry
the Himalayas on your waist, my young brothers... Hoo oo!
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
Lalalalalla... (3)
A true friend is known
in times of sorrow.
Good people are known in times of poverty.
Deceitful people can be known by their words.
A wife's true love is known in times of illness.
You can be known by your determination.
As for me, you can only truly know me at the very end.
As for me, you can only truly know me at the very end.
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words, haan!
Chorus: Lalalala
Chorus: Lallala Male: Hey!
Chorus: Lallala Male: Hoo!
Chorus: Lalala la
Male: Hoo hoo
Chorus: Lala lallala Male: Ha!
Chorus: Lallala Male: Ha!
Chorus: Lalala la Male: Ha!
As long as you live, spread your wings
and fly high, my little dragonflies!
You need a heart strong enough to carry
the Himalayas on your waist, my young brothers... Hoo oo!
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
Lallala laala laala... (3)
Lalala lala lala
Give up the intoxicating addiction
of smoking!
Let the past be in the past;
reform your ways and stand tall!
Set aside your ancestral wealth
for a while!
Shed your own sweat
and eat your hard-earned meal!
If enemies rise all around you,
draw your sword, haan!
I will stand by your side to support you,
just send a message to me!
I will stand by your side to support you,
just send a message to me!
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
As long as you live, spread your wings
and fly high, my little dragonflies!
You need a heart strong enough to carry
the Himalayas on your waist, my young brothers... Hoo oo!
Come, future kings, come forward!
Lend your ears and listen to my words!
Chorus: Lalalala
Lallala lallala lalala la
Lala lallala lallala lalala la
Male: Thannana thanna naa thanna naa naa
Thana thanna naa thanna naa thanna naa naa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Varungaala Mannargale is an uplifting youth anthem from the 1989 film Raja Chinna Roja. The protagonist addresses the younger generation, calling them the future leaders and kings of tomorrow. He encourages them to dream big, work hard, and overcome life's obstacles with immense courage and moral integrity. He advises them on how to discern genuine friends, good souls, and trustworthy life partners through adversity, while urging them to judge his own integrity only at the end of his journey. The second stanza offers practical life advice: abandoning bad habits like smoking, giving up reliance on ancestral wealth, and taking pride in self-earned sustenance through honest sweat. He assures the youth that whenever they fight against injustice or face trouble, he will stand by them as a supportive brother, urging them to rise with confidence and strength.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Parakka vendum thumbigalae”

Youth are metaphorically referred to as 'thumbigalae' (dragonflies) who ought to spread their wings and soar high in life.

Hyperbole / Visual Imagery

“Imaiya malaiyai idupil sumakkum Idhayam vendum thambigalae”

Exaggerates the heart's strength by describing it as capable of balancing the immense Himalayan mountain on its waist.

Anaphora / Parallelism (Iyaibu & Monai)

“Nanbargalai thuyarathilae Kandukollalaam”

Repetitive grammatical structure (-ai kandukollalaam) across successive lines to create a rhythmic philosophical checklist of human nature.

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Trivia

Raja Chinna Roja (1989), starring Rajinikanth and directed by S. P. Muthuraman, holds a landmark place in Indian cinema history for being the first Indian feature film to incorporate live-action combined with 2D animation (in the song 'Raja Chinna Rojavodu'). Music for this movie was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu and vocals rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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