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↻ English translation
Veedhikor jaadhiyum
Jaadhiku veedhiyum
Kerkaatha naadhiyum
Kidaikatha needhiyum
Ellavattrukkum oru utchakattam
Enai thatti kettaal
Athu kutram kutram
Yaaringae naayagan
Yaaringae theeyavan
Oozhalil oozhiyam seithavan
Oothiyam poga
Paathiku melae
Enakkena eduthathil
Thavarillai engindra
Mananilai varuvadhu ethanaal
Nee sari illai athanaal
Kaasu vaangi neeyum votta potta
Vottu poda neeyum notta ketta
Makkalin velaikkaran naan
Enkitta nee kaasu kettathaala
Unkitta kudukka engarindhu edukka
Mandhiri mandhiri mandhiri da
Raja raja thandhiri da
Endhiri daa…aa….
Ithu en thappu illai
Un thappu maapu
Vechitten aapu
Common man-ku ingae
Kaamam yeri pochu
Naatoda maanam
Vimaanam yeri pochu
Naan mattum nallavan
Pol irunthu ennaachu
Porupadhum marapadhum
Makkalin maanbaachu
Ini ennoda aatchi
En arasiyal maatchi
Kan kondu paar
Veezha povathu naam
Anaivarum thaan
Panam inam mozhi
Madham pirivinai sulabam
Alai kadal ena thirandu
Enakku silai vadithidum padai
Adimaigal sudum vadai
Adaikalam antha sirai
Vaetti sattai potta
Modern kattai
Ennai nambi vote-uh pottaa
Naamam pattai
Naarkaali en thaali
Kattaamal vaazhvenae
Aindhaandukku oru murai
Naan vanthen un arugil
Nee vendaamnu sonnaalum
Tharuvenae ellaam kaiyil
Yenna naan naatukku raja
Yemaandhu ponadhu nee thaan
Yenna naan naatukku raja
Yemaandhu ponadhu nee thaan
Ozhichaachu marachaachu
Kuzhi thondi podachaachu
Oorukku munnaadi
Vaai kizhiya sirichaachu
Padhavikku varumbodhae
Ezhandhaachu manasaatchi
Perukku mattum thaan
Makkal oda aatchi
Aana…
Ini ennoda aatchi
En arasiyal maatchi
Kan kondu paar
Veezha povathu
Naam anaivarum thaan
Ini ennoda aatchi
En arasiyal maatchi
Kan kondu paar
Veezha povathu
Naam anaivarum thaan
Veezhaadhae veeranae veeranae
Veezhnthaalum vaazhum un peyar
I am a practical guy
Naalaikkae naan poi
Ethir katchila sernthiruven
Serndhu aalunkatchiya
Thitta aarambichuruven
Nethu varayil evan thittu vangunaanoo
Avan ellam kaithattuvaan
Avalavu thaan engalkku thevai padhavi
Padhavikku thevai vottu
Vottu kku theva kaasu
Antha kaasa kudutha nee votu poda pora
(Dialogue)
Vote is a weapon
Choose your leader wisely………
A caste for every street,
And a street for every caste.
No one left to question or care,
And no justice to be found anywhere.
Everything has a breaking point.
If someone stands up and questions me,
It becomes a crime, a crime!
Who is the hero here?
Who is the villain here?
A person who served in corruption,
After taking away the official salary,
Pocketing more than half of the rest—
How does a mindset arise
That claims there is nothing wrong
With taking it all for oneself?
It is because you are corrupt yourself!
Didn't you take money and sell your vote?
Didn't you demand cash notes just to vote?
I am supposed to be a servant of the people,
But because you demanded money from me,
Where else will I loot to give it to you?
A minister, a minister, he is a minister!
A king, a king, a cunning strategist!
Wake up, man!
This is not my mistake,
It is your fault, my friend,
And now I have trapped you good!
For the common man here,
Lust and greed have run wild.
The honor of this nation
Has flown right out of the window.
What was the point of me
Pretending to be the only good guy?
Forgiving and forgetting
Has become the great virtue of our people.
From now on, it is my rule,
The glory of my brand of politics!
Open your eyes and see,
The ones who are going to fall
Are all of us!
Money, ethnicity, language,
Religion—it is so easy to divide!
Gathering together like a surging ocean wave,
An army rises to carve a statue for me.
Slaves churning out empty illusions,
Finding their only shelter inside a prison cell.
Dressed in a traditional dhoti and shirt,
A modern crook in disguise!
If you trust me and cast your vote,
I will swindle you clean!
The ruling seat is my sacred wedding thread,
I will live my life without tying it to anyone else!
Once every five years,
I show up right next to you.
Even if you say you don't want it,
I will stuff everything straight into your hands!
So what? I am the king of this land,
And you are the fool who got deceived!
So what? I am the king of this land,
And you are the fool who got deceived!
Wiped it clean, covered it up,
Dug a pit and buried it all deep!
Right before the eyes of the town,
I laughed openly from ear to ear!
The moment I stepped into power,
I threw my conscience away!
It is only in name
That this is a government of the people!
But...
From now on, it is my rule,
The glory of my brand of politics!
Open your eyes and see,
The ones going to fall
Are all of us!
From now on, it is my rule,
The glory of my brand of politics!
Open your eyes and see,
The ones going to fall
Are all of us!
Do not fall, brave warrior, brave warrior!
Even if you fall, your name will live forever!
I am a practical guy.
Tomorrow morning itself,
I will switch over to the opposition party.
Once I join them,
I will start bashing the ruling party!
And the very people who got insulted until yesterday
Will all stand up and applaud me!
That is all—all we care about is power!
Power needs votes,
Votes need cash,
And if I give you that cash, you are going to vote for me!
(Dialogue)
Vote is a weapon.
Choose your leader wisely...
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