♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Uzhacha appa amma
Vervai indha padippu
Adhil velanjathindha madhippu
Hooo…ooo…hoooo 0000
Aasaiyila peththeduthu
Anudhinam paadupattu
College anuppi vecha
Kaasu illa perusu
Avunga kanavu romba perusu
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Hoi…(Overlapping)
Edhedho paadangala
Pulla vandhu sollaiyila
Nethiyila muththam vechu
Neranji pogum kudumbam
Antha nenappu edhula adangum
Yeraatha english-a
Em pulla pesuthunnu
Yeraatha english-a
Em pulla pesuthunnu
Ooraara kootti vechi
Perumai pesi kedakkum
Andha pechila vedhanai marakkum
Andha pechila vedhanai marakkum
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
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Rara rara raarae
Rara rara raarae
Rara rara raarae…ae…
Rara rara raarae…..
Joraana sattaiyila
Suthi vara venumunnu
Maadha seettu pottu
Thuni eduthu kodukkum
Adhilum varumai vaasam adikkum
Kola saami koyilukku
Thala mudiya thaarennu
Parichaikku anupi vecha
Paasam kodutha maarkku
Indha payanam ethanai perkku
Velai onnu vandhathunna
Vellaama kaatta ellam
Velai onnu vandhathunna
Vellaama kaatta ellam
Meettida maattomaannu
Thavichi kedakkum uravu
Aiyya venum unga thayavu
Aiyya venum unga thayavu
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Hoi…(Overlapping)
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Uzhacha appa amma
Vervai indha padippu
Adhil velanjathindha madhippu
Hooo…ooo…hoooo 0000
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thaanaanae
Tthaanae thandhana thaanaanae
Hoi…(Overlapping)
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Mmm... mmmm mmm mmm mm mmm mmm
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
our father and mother toiled hard,
this education is their sweat,
and from it grew this dignity.
Oh... oh... oh...
Giving birth to us with deep love,
toiling hard every single day,
they sent us off to college—
the money spent is not what is big,
their dreams for us are truly big.
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Hoy...
When their child comes home
and explains so many lessons,
kissing their child's forehead,
the family fills with immense joy.
How can that feeling ever be contained?
“The English we could never grasp,
my child speaks it so well!”
“The English we could never grasp,
my child speaks it so well!”
Gathering the whole village,
they boast with swelling pride.
In that talk, all their pain is forgotten.
In that talk, all their pain is forgotten.
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun... aaah...
Raara raara raare
Raara raara raare
Raara raara raare... ye...
Raara raara raare...
Wishing their child would walk around
wearing a smart, fine shirt,
they join a monthly chit fund
and buy new clothes,
yet even in them, the smell of poverty lingers.
Promising the family deity
the offering of their head of hair,
they sent their child to take the exams.
These marks are the reward of pure love—
how many ever get this journey?
“If only a job comes along,
all our mortgaged farmlands,
if only a job comes along,
all our mortgaged farmlands,
won't we be able to redeem them?”
longs the anxious family.
Sir, we need your kind grace.
Sir, we need your kind grace.
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Hoy...
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
our father and mother toiled hard,
this education is their sweat,
and from it grew this dignity.
Oh... oh... oh...
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thaanaane
Thaane thanthana thaanaane
Hoy...
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