Vazhga Kaigal Irandum
From Kanavan Manaivi · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Kanavan Manaivi1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vaazhga kaigal irandum | Long live both hands, |
| Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu | Finding victories in life, |
| Vaazhga thozhargalae | Long live, my comrades! |
| Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal | Riches that blossom from the river of sweat, |
| Kaalam namakkaagavae | Time is truly for us, |
| Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae | Let our hands protect it. |
| Male | |
| Hae vaazhga kaigal irandum | Hey, long live both hands, |
| Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu | Finding victories in life, |
| Vaazhga thozhargalae | Long live, my comrades! |
| Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal | Riches that blossom from the river of sweat, |
| Kaalam namakkaagavae | Time is truly for us, |
| Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae | Let our hands protect it. |
| Male | |
| Nanayaththil irandu pakkam | A coin has two sides, |
| Oru pakkam melaagumaa | Can one side be superior to the other? |
| Chorus :Hae hae hae | Chorus: Hae hae hae |
| Male | |
| Nadagaththil irandu mugam | A drama has two faces, |
| Oru mugam melaagumaa | Can one face be superior? |
| Vanaththin melum nam kaal pattathu | Our feet have touched above the skies, |
| Boomiyin keezhum nam kaipattathu | Our hands have worked beneath the earth, |
| Male | |
| Vizhigal irandu orae kaatchiyae | Though there are two eyes, the vision is one, |
| Naam vendraalum thottaraalum orae kaatchiyae | Whether we win or lose, the perspective remains the same. |
| Male | |
| Hae vaazhga kaigal irandum | Hey, long live both hands, |
| Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu | Finding victories in life, |
| Vaazhga thozhargalae | Long live, my comrades! |
| Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal | Riches that blossom from the river of sweat, |
| Kaalam namakkaagavae | Time is truly for us, |
| Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae | Let our hands protect it. |
| Male | |
| Iraivan avan padaippinile | In God's creation, |
| Ellaamum podhu udamai | Everything is common property, |
| Chorus :Hae hae hae | Chorus: Hae hae hae |
| Male :Manaivi makkal uravu mattum | Male: Only the bond of wife and children |
| Ellorakkum thani udamai | Is personal property for everyone. |
| Male | |
| Nattinai naadi nee thottraal enna | What if you lose while striving for the nation? |
| Nanmaiyum naadi namvendraal enna | What if we win while seeking goodness? |
| Inainthae irunthae kondaaduvom | Let us remain united and celebrate, |
| Naam ellaarkkum ellaamum undaakkuvom | We shall create everything for everyone. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhga kaigal irandum | Long live both hands, |
| Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu | Finding victories in life, |
| Vaazhga thozhargalae | Long live, my comrades! |
| Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal | Riches that blossom from the river of sweat, |
| Kaalam namakkaagavae | Time is truly for us, |
| Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae | Let our hands protect it. |
லாலாலாலா........லாலல்லா........லால்ல்லால்லா....
...
வாழ்க கைகள் இரண்டும்
வாழ்வில் வெற்றிகள் கண்டு
வாழ்க தோழர்களே..........
வேர்வை நதியில் விளையும் செல்வங்கள்
காலம் நமக்காகவே
நம் கைகள் அதைக் காக்கவே
Long live both hands,
Finding victories in life,
Long live, my comrades!
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Time is truly for us,
Let our hands protect it.
ஹே வாழ்க கைகள் இரண்டும்
வாழ்வில் வெற்றிகள் கண்டு
வாழ்க தோழர்களே..........
வேர்வை நதியில் விளையும் செல்வங்கள்
காலம் நமக்காகவே
நம் கைகள் அதைக் காக்கவே
Hey, long live both hands,
Finding victories in life,
Long live, my comrades!
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Time is truly for us,
Let our hands protect it.
நாணயத்தில் இரண்டு பக்கம்
ஒரு பக்கம் மேலாகுமா
குழு :
ஹே ஹே ஹே
A coin has two sides,
Can one side be superior to the other?
Chorus: Hae hae hae
நாடகத்தில் இரண்டு முகம்
ஒரு முகம் மேலாகுமா
வானத்தின் மேலும் நம் கால் பட்டது
பூமியின் கீழும் நம் கைப்பட்டது
A drama has two faces,
Can one face be superior?
Our feet have touched above the skies,
Our hands have worked beneath the earth,
விழிகள் இரண்டு ஒரே காட்சியே
நாம் வென்றாலும் தோற்றாலும் ஒரே கட்சியே
Though there are two eyes, the vision is one,
Whether we win or lose, the perspective remains the same.
ஹே வாழ்க கைகள் இரண்டும்
வாழ்வில் வெற்றிகள் கண்டு
வாழ்க தோழர்களே..........
வேர்வை நதியில் விளையும் செல்வங்கள்
காலம் நமக்காகவே
நம் கைகள் அதைக் காக்கவே
Hey, long live both hands,
Finding victories in life,
Long live, my comrades!
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Time is truly for us,
Let our hands protect it.
இறைவன் அவன் படைப்பினிலே
எல்லாமும் பொது உடமை
குழு :
ஹே ஹே ஹே
மனைவி மக்கள் உறவு மட்டும்
எல்லார்க்கும் தனி உடமை
In God's creation,
Everything is common property,
Chorus: Hae hae hae
Male: Only the bond of wife and children
Is personal property for everyone.
நாட்டினை நாடி நீ தோற்றால் என்ன
நன்மையை நாடி நம் வென்றால் என்ன
இணைந்தே இருந்தே கொண்டாடுவோம்
நாம் எல்லார்க்கும் எல்லாமும் உண்டாக்குவோம்
What if you lose while striving for the nation?
What if we win while seeking goodness?
Let us remain united and celebrate,
We shall create everything for everyone.
வாழ்க கைகள் இரண்டும்
வாழ்வில் வெற்றிகள் கண்டு
வாழ்க தோழர்களே..........
வேர்வை நதியில் விளையும் செல்வங்கள்
காலம் நமக்காகவே
நம் கைகள் அதைக் காக்கவே
Long live both hands,
Finding victories in life,
Long live, my comrades!
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Time is truly for us,
Let our hands protect it.
………………….
...
Vaazhga kaigal irandum
Long live both hands,
Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu
Finding victories in life,
Vaazhga thozhargalae
Long live, my comrades!
Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Kaalam namakkaagavae
Time is truly for us,
Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae
Let our hands protect it.
Hae vaazhga kaigal irandum
Hey, long live both hands,
Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu
Finding victories in life,
Vaazhga thozhargalae
Long live, my comrades!
Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Kaalam namakkaagavae
Time is truly for us,
Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae
Let our hands protect it.
Nanayaththil irandu pakkam
A coin has two sides,
Oru pakkam melaagumaa
Can one side be superior to the other?
Chorus :Hae hae hae
Chorus: Hae hae hae
Nadagaththil irandu mugam
A drama has two faces,
Oru mugam melaagumaa
Can one face be superior?
Vanaththin melum nam kaal pattathu
Our feet have touched above the skies,
Boomiyin keezhum nam kaipattathu
Our hands have worked beneath the earth,
Vizhigal irandu orae kaatchiyae
Though there are two eyes, the vision is one,
Naam vendraalum thottaraalum orae kaatchiyae
Whether we win or lose, the perspective remains the same.
Hae vaazhga kaigal irandum
Hey, long live both hands,
Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu
Finding victories in life,
Vaazhga thozhargalae
Long live, my comrades!
Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Kaalam namakkaagavae
Time is truly for us,
Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae
Let our hands protect it.
Iraivan avan padaippinile
In God's creation,
Ellaamum podhu udamai
Everything is common property,
Chorus :Hae hae hae
Chorus: Hae hae hae
Male :Manaivi makkal uravu mattum
Male: Only the bond of wife and children
Ellorakkum thani udamai
Is personal property for everyone.
Nattinai naadi nee thottraal enna
What if you lose while striving for the nation?
Nanmaiyum naadi namvendraal enna
What if we win while seeking goodness?
Inainthae irunthae kondaaduvom
Let us remain united and celebrate,
Naam ellaarkkum ellaamum undaakkuvom
We shall create everything for everyone.
Vaazhga kaigal irandum
Long live both hands,
Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu
Finding victories in life,
Vaazhga thozhargalae
Long live, my comrades!
Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal
Riches that blossom from the river of sweat,
Kaalam namakkaagavae
Time is truly for us,
Nam kaigal adha kaakkavae
Let our hands protect it.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaazhga Kaigal Irandum is an uplifting socialist anthem celebrating hard labor, unity, and brotherhood. Sung dynamically by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for the film Kanavan Manaivi (1976), the song praises the working class whose sweat produces prosperity. It uses simple yet powerful imagery—like the two sides of a coin and two eyes viewing a single vision—to advocate for absolute equality among people regardless of triumph or defeat. Kannadasan's lyrics express profound philosophical and socialistic values, asserting that nature and wealth belong to everyone in common, with family bonds being the only personal dynamic. The anthem serves as a call to action for collective effort, optimism, and building a world where everyone shares in abundance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Vervai nadhiyil vilaiyum selvangal”
Sweat is poetically metaphorized as a flowing river ('Vervai nadhi') from which true wealth yields.
Etugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vaazhga kaigal irandum / Vaazhvil vettrigal kandu”
Rhyming of the second letter 'zh' across consecutive lines ('Vaazhga' and 'Vaazhvil').
Uvamai / Analogy
“Nanayaththil irandu pakkam Oru pakkam melaagumaa / Vizhigal irandu orae kaatchiyae”
Compares human equality to two sides of a coin or two eyes yielding one shared vision.
Antithesis (Eradhirunilai)
“Naam vendraalum thottaraalum orae kaatchiyae”
Juxtaposition of opposites like winning and losing ('vendraalum thottaraalum') to highlight equanimity.
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Trivia
Kanavan Manaivi (1976) was directed by A. Bhimsingh and starred R. Muthuraman alongside Jayalalithaa. Music director V. Kumar composed this energetic worker's anthem, which stands out as one of Kannadasan's finest lyricistic takes on egalitarianism and dignity of labor.
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