Vervai Thuligale
From Nyayam Ketkirom · 1973
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Nyayam Ketkirom1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vervai thuligalae pesungal | Sweat drops, please speak! |
| Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal | Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil. |
| Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum | To protect the town and to build the world, |
| Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal | Sing of the hands that labored! |
| Male | |
| Vervai thuligalae pesungal | Sweat drops, please speak! |
| Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal | Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil. |
| Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum | To protect the town and to build the world, |
| Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal | Sing of the hands that labored! |
| Male | |
| Vayalil ulla manigal | The precious grains standing in the fields, |
| Engal viyarvai thantha kanigal | Are the fruits yielded by our sweat. |
| Vattamidum nilaththukkum thittamidum thozhilukkum | For the spinning land and the planned industry, |
| Sattamittu urimaigal peruvom | Let us enact laws and claim our rights! |
| Male | |
| Ulagam muzhuthum thozhilil ulla | Working in labor across the whole world, |
| Uzhaikkum makkal inaivom | Let us, the working people, unite! |
| Male | |
| Vervai thuligalae pesungal | Sweat drops, please speak! |
| Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal | Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil. |
| Male | |
| Arivaal ulagai thiruththu | Reform the world with intellect, |
| Illai aruvai sigichchaii nadaththu | Otherwise, perform a radical surgery! |
| Pettigalil panaththai kotti vaiththu kuvippathai | The act of hoarding wealth piled up in boxes, |
| Thattivittu varumaiyai thuraththu | Knock it down and drive out poverty! |
| Male | |
| Udamai yaavum pothuvudamai | All property is common ownership, |
| Adhai adaivathu engal urimau | Achieving that is our inherent right! |
| Male | |
| Vervai thuligalae pesungal | Sweat drops, please speak! |
| Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal | Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil. |
| Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum | To protect the town and to build the world, |
| Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal | Sing of the hands that labored! |
வேர்வை துளிகளே பேசுங்கள்
மண்ணில் விழுந்த கதைகளைக் கூறுங்கள்
ஊரைக் காக்கவும் உலகை ஆக்கவும்
உழைத்த கைகளைப் பாடுங்கள்.......
Sweat drops, please speak!
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
To protect the town and to build the world,
Sing of the hands that labored!
வேர்வை துளிகளே பேசுங்கள்
மண்ணில் விழுந்த கதைகளைக் கூறுங்கள்
ஊரைக் காக்கவும் உலகை ஆக்கவும்
உழைத்த கைகளைப் பாடுங்கள்.......
Sweat drops, please speak!
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
To protect the town and to build the world,
Sing of the hands that labored!
வயலில் உள்ள மணிகள்
எங்கள் வியர்வை தந்த கனிகள்
வட்டமிடும் நிலத்துக்கும் திட்டமிடும் தொழிலுக்கும்
சட்டமிட்டு உரிமைகள் பெறுவோம்
The precious grains standing in the fields,
Are the fruits yielded by our sweat.
For the spinning land and the planned industry,
Let us enact laws and claim our rights!
உலகம் முழுதும் தொழிலில் உள்ள
உழைக்கும் மக்கள் இணைவோம்....
Working in labor across the whole world,
Let us, the working people, unite!
வேர்வை துளிகளே பேசுங்கள்
மண்ணில் விழுந்த கதைகளைக் கூறுங்கள்
Sweat drops, please speak!
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
அறிவால் உலகை திருத்து
இல்லை அறுவை சிகிச்சை நடத்து
பெட்டிகளில் பணத்தை கொட்டி வைத்துக் குவிப்பதை
தட்டிவிட்டு வறுமையைத் துரத்து
Reform the world with intellect,
Otherwise, perform a radical surgery!
The act of hoarding wealth piled up in boxes,
Knock it down and drive out poverty!
அறிவால் உலகை திருத்து
இல்லை அறுவை சிகிச்சை நடத்து
பெட்டிகளில் பணத்தை கொட்டி வைத்துக் குவிப்பதை
தட்டிவிட்டு வறுமையைத் துரத்து
All property is common ownership,
Achieving that is our inherent right!
உடமை யாவும் பொதுவுடமை
அதை அடைவது எங்கள் உரிமை....
Sweat drops, please speak!
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
To protect the town and to build the world,
Sing of the hands that labored!
வேர்வை துளிகளே பேசுங்கள்
மண்ணில் விழுந்த கதைகளைக் கூறுங்கள்
ஊரைக் காக்கவும் உலகை ஆக்கவும்
உழைத்த கைகளைப் பாடுங்கள்.......
Vervai thuligalae pesungal
Sweat drops, please speak!
Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum
To protect the town and to build the world,
Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal
Sing of the hands that labored!
Vervai thuligalae pesungal
Sweat drops, please speak!
Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum
To protect the town and to build the world,
Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal
Sing of the hands that labored!
Vayalil ulla manigal
The precious grains standing in the fields,
Engal viyarvai thantha kanigal
Are the fruits yielded by our sweat.
Vattamidum nilaththukkum thittamidum thozhilukkum
For the spinning land and the planned industry,
Sattamittu urimaigal peruvom
Let us enact laws and claim our rights!
Ulagam muzhuthum thozhilil ulla
Working in labor across the whole world,
Uzhaikkum makkal inaivom
Let us, the working people, unite!
Vervai thuligalae pesungal
Sweat drops, please speak!
Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
Arivaal ulagai thiruththu
Reform the world with intellect,
Illai aruvai sigichchaii nadaththu
Otherwise, perform a radical surgery!
Pettigalil panaththai kotti vaiththu kuvippathai
The act of hoarding wealth piled up in boxes,
Thattivittu varumaiyai thuraththu
Knock it down and drive out poverty!
Udamai yaavum pothuvudamai
All property is common ownership,
Adhai adaivathu engal urimau
Achieving that is our inherent right!
Vervai thuligalae pesungal
Sweat drops, please speak!
Mannil vizhuntha kadhaigalai koorungal
Tell the stories of how you fell upon the soil.
Oorai kaakkavum ulagai aakkavaum
To protect the town and to build the world,
Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal
Sing of the hands that labored!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful song serves as an anthem for the working class, celebrating the dignity of manual labor and advocating for social equality. The lyricist addresses sweat drops directly, urging them to narrate the stories of the working people whose labor sustains society and builds the nation. It highlights how agricultural harvest and industrial progress are the fruits of physical labor rather than idle wealth. Emphasizing solidarity, the song calls upon workers across the world to unite, abolish wealth hoarding, fight poverty, and claim their rights to equal ownership of resources under socialist ideals.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Vervai thuligalae pesungal”
Sweat drops are addressed as sentient entities capable of speaking and telling stories.
Metaphor
“Engal viyarvai thantha kanigal”
The grains produced in the field are directly metaphorized as fruits yielded by human sweat.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Uzhaiththa kaigakala paadungal / Ulagam muzhuthum thozhilil ulla”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' across words in the line for rhythmic structure.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Arivaal ulagai thiruththu / Illai aruvai sigichchaii nadaththu”
Matching of the second consonant sound 'ri' and 'ru' in adjacent lines.
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Trivia
This song powerfully reflects the strong socialist and labor union themes that were prominent in Tamil cinema during the 1970s. Kannadasan's verse 'Udamai yaavum pothuvudamai' directly encapsulates communist and socialist philosophy regarding common ownership of wealth, passionately brought to life by T. M. Soundararajan's commanding vocals.
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