- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Santhosh Narayanan, T. M. Krishnan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Gypsy
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Mandraadum nenjai
Madiyil yenthu
Mannippil thaanae
Maanudam pookkum
Ondraana kaigal
Malaiyaai maari
Undaana vegam
Verudan saaikum
Ellaam inagae orr uyir
Ingoo elaam orr kural
Ingae ellam orr uyirrr…..
Eyyyyyyy oooh
Heyy hoo oo oo
Heyy
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Male :Vaa venpuraa
Vedhanai theera vaa
Maanudan vaazha vaa
Yaazhisai koora vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
I have a dream
That one day
This nation will rise up
Live out the true meaning of its creed
Alli veesidu un kaiyaale
Anbin dhaaniyam mann melae
Ottrai maarbil pasiyaarum dhesamae
Vaa venpuraa
Thaniyil pesidum kannalae
Anbil saathiyam ellamae
Ottrai kootil urangaaiyo dhesamae
Vaa venpuraa
Karangal kodi inaiyum bodhu
Suvargal yaavum idiyaadhoo
Manangal maara thuniyum bodhu
Madhangal odi oliyaadhoo
Vaa venpuraa
Vaa venpuraa
Vedhanai theerkka vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Vettrumai neekka vaa
Chorus :Vaa venpuraa
Ohoo oo vaa venpuraa
Vaa venpuraa
Ohoo oo vaa venpuraa
Sugangal kodi endrabothum
Kanneer sirippu ondru thaanae
Nirangal kodi endrabothum
Nirangal kodi endrabothum
Neeyum en thozhanaeondraavom
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Male :Ven puraa….aaa…
Chorus :Ohoo ooo hooo
Vaetrumaiyil ottrumai pondra
Saathiya vazhi muraogalai peni
Tamilargal dhoorum ilam kuzhandhaigal
Manadhil padhithu amaithiyaana
Ulagathai padaikka
Ulaga tamilargal ottrumai pada vendum
Un mugathil en mugam
En mugathil un mugam
Male :Vaan muluthum namm mugam
Vaa venpuraa
Idhayam muluthum niraiyum valiyum
Irulum oilyum azhiyum mozhiyum
Nadhiyum vanamum thiraiyum nilamum
Perugum perugum orr kudam
Aaahh venpuraa
Oh oh hoo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo
Oh oh hoo ooo
Male :……………..
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Oh oh hoo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo
Oh oh hoo ooo
Ven puraaa…..aaa….aa….
Ven puraa..ven puraa ven puraa…
Venn….puraa….aaa….aaa…..aa…
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Oh oh hoo venpuraa…(4)
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Manidham thaandi
Punitham illai vaa
Idhayam thaandi
Iraivan illai vaa
Vaa venpuraa
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
Hold this pleading heart
Gently in your lap!
Only through forgiveness
Does humanity bloom!
When hands join as one
Rising like a mountain,
The momentum that is born
Will uproot all barriers!
Everything here is a single life,
Everywhere here is a single voice,
Everything here is one single life...
Eyyayyayyi ooh
Hey ho oo oo
Hey
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
Male: Come, white dove!
Come to heal the pain!
Come so humanity may live!
Come to speak through the music of the yazh (ancient harp)!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
I have a dream
That one day
This nation will rise up
And live out the true meaning of its creed!
Scatter with your open hands
The seeds of love across the earth!
O nation nourished at a single breast,
Come, white dove!
With eyes that speak in quiet understanding,
All caste dissolves in love!
Won't you sleep in a single nest, O nation?
Come, white dove!
When millions of hands join together,
Won't all dividing walls come crumbling down?
When hearts dare to change,
Won't religious divides run and hide?
Come, white dove!
Come, white dove!
Come to heal the pain!
Come, white dove!
Come to erase all divisions!
Chorus: Come, white dove!
Oho oo, come, white dove!
Come, white dove!
Oho oo, come, white dove!
Though joys may be counted in millions,
Tears and laughter are the same for all!
Though colors may be countless,
Though colors may be countless,
You too are my friend, let us unite as one!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
Male: White dove... aaah...
Chorus: Oho ooo hooo
Embracing viable paths
Like unity in diversity,
And instilling them deep in the minds
Of our young children,
To build a peaceful world,
Tamils across the world must unite!
In your face is my face,
In my face is your face,
Male: Across the entire sky is our face!
Come, white dove!
The pain filling the whole heart,
The dark and the light, the vanishing languages,
The rivers, forests, ocean waves, and the land,
All overflowing together in a single vessel!
Aah, white dove!
Oh oh ho ooo
Ho ho ooo
Oh oh ho ooo
Male: ...
Hey hey hey hey
Oh oh ho ooo
Ho ho ooo
Oh oh ho ooo
White dove... aaah... aa... ah...
White dove... white dove, white dove...
White... dove... aaah... aaah... ah...
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
Oh oh ho, white dove... (4)
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Beyond humanity
There is no sanctity, come!
Beyond the heart
There is no God, come!
Come, white dove!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Manidham Thaandi' (Venpuraa) from Raju Murugan's film 'Gypsy' is a powerful anthem promoting peace, universal brotherhood, secularism, and humanism over religious or communal divide. Featuring iconic symbolism such as the white dove (Venpuraa) representing peace, the lyricist Yugabharathi emphasizes that true sanctity and divinity exist solely within human compassion and empathy, rather than in dogmatic rituals or artificial borders.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Symbolism
“Vaa venpuraa”
The 'Venpuraa' (white dove) is used throughout as a central metaphor for peace, harmony, and hope.
Moni (Anaphora/Alliteration)
“Manidham thaandi / Idhayam thaandi”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds and structures across lines ('Manidham' / 'Idhayam', 'Karangal' / 'Manangal').
Rhetorical Question
“Karangal kodi inaiyum bodhu / Suvargal yaavum idiyaadhoo”
Poetic questions used to challenge social divisions and religious communalism.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech snippet ('I have a dream...') embedded into the track. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan for Raju Murugan's socio-political drama 'Gypsy', the soundtrack is known for its strong socio-political message of unity across religions and borders.
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