- Lyricist
- Ponnadiyan
- Singers
- Mano, S. N. Surendar
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Amaidhi Padai
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu
Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu
Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu} (2)
Kottu murasu kotti muzhakku
Kodumai adimai madamai madiya
Elunthidu nadanthidu mulangidu
Kodumai adimai madamai madiya
Elunthidu nadanthidu mulangidu
Thalaiyai nimirthu thamizha
Hae thamizha
Thadaiyai norukku thamizha
Hae thamizha
Thalaiyai nimirthu thamizha
Thadaiyai norukku thamizha
Irundu kedakkum unathu vazhvil
Velicham vendum
{Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu
Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu
Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu} (2)
………………………..
Adhi manidhan polavae
Indru vazhvu vazhvadha
Adithu pidithu adithu koduthu
Surandi kodupatha
Angum ingum yeippavar
Aandu nammai saaipadha
Endrum engum naamum
Avargal thaerai izhupatha
Koozhukaaga yengi thavikkum
Namadhu koothathil
Paalukkaga azhuthu setha
Kuzhanthaigal eththanai
Pichaikaarar pola vaazhum
Namadhu vargathil
Ottu pichai vaangi uyarntha
Manidhan eththanai
Vetru manidhan namadhu
Inaththai odhukinaan
Vetru manidhan namadhu
Inaththai odhukinaan
Nam naatu manidhan
Ivanum uyirai edukkiraan
Nam naatu manidhan
Ivanum uyirai edukkiraan
{Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu
Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu
Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu} (2)
Padikkum ilaingar kootamae
Unnakaedhu velaiyae
Paditha pattam veetu suvaril
Maati veikkavaa
Yettu padippu pothumae
Naatu padippu padikavaa
Aati veikkum kodiya vazhvai
Adithu norukkava
Pochu kavizhndhu pochu tamizhar
Namadhu kalaigalae
Podhum kanavu kandu vazhndha
Ulagu nilaigalae
Namadhu vazhvai nadathi sella
Thalaivanillaiyae
Kalangum manadhai thetra ingu
Oruvanillaiyae
Enakkum unakkum
Thalaivan thondan naamada
Enakkum unakkum
Thalaivan thondan naamada
Edhuvum podhuvil
Endra vazhiyai naadadaa
Edhuvum podhuvil
Endra vazhiyai naadadaa
Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu
Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu
Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu
Kottu murasu kotti muzhakku
Kodumai adimai madamai madiya
Elunthidu nadanthidu mulangidu
Thalaiyai nimirthu thamizha
Hae thamizha
Thadaiyai norukku thamizha
Hae thamizha
Thalaiyai nimirthu thamizha
Thadaiyai norukku thamizha
Irundu kedakkum unathu vazhvil
Velicham vendum
{Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu
Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu
Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu} (2)
Victory is coming, victory is coming!
A new world is ours, truly ours!
Stand tall, rejoice, and roar!
Beat the drums, beat and proclaim!
Let cruelty, slavery, and ignorance perish!
Rise up, march forward, and roar!
Let cruelty, slavery, and ignorance perish!
Rise up, march forward, and roar!
Hold your head high, O Tamil!
Hey, O Tamil!
Shatter the obstacles, O Tamil!
Hey, O Tamil!
Hold your head high, O Tamil!
Shatter the obstacles, O Tamil!
In your life lying in darkness,
light must shine...
Victory is coming, victory is coming!
A new world is ours, truly ours!
Stand tall, rejoice, and roar!
...
Just like primitive humans,
should we still live this way today?
By brawling, grabbing, and hurting each other,
should we keep being exploited?
Should swindlers everywhere
rule over us and bring us down?
Must we, forever and everywhere,
keep pulling their chariot?
Longing in misery for a cup of porridge,
in our community,
crying for milk and dying,
how many babies have perished?
While we live like beggars
in our working class,
by begging for our votes and rising to power,
how many men have grown rich?
A foreigner
oppressed our people.
A foreigner
oppressed our people.
Yet a man of our own land
is now taking our lives too!
A man of our own land
is now taking our lives too!
Victory is coming, victory is coming!
A new world is ours, truly ours!
Stand tall, rejoice, and roar!
O crowd of educated youth,
where is your employment?
Is your hard-earned degree
just to hang on a wall?
Book learning has been enough;
will you now learn life's real lessons?
This cruel life that torments us,
will you strike and smash it down?
Bowed down and fallen low
are our Tamil heads!
Enough of living in empty dreams
in this current state of the world!
To guide and lead our lives forward,
there is no true leader.
To comfort our troubled hearts,
there is no one here.
For both me and you,
we ourselves are the leader and the follower!
For both me and you,
we ourselves are the leader and the follower!
Where everything belongs to all,
seek that path!
Where everything belongs to all,
seek that path!
Victory is coming, victory is coming!
A new world is ours, truly ours!
Stand tall, rejoice, and roar!
Beat the drums, beat and proclaim!
Let cruelty, slavery, and ignorance perish!
Rise up, march forward, and roar!
Hold your head high, O Tamil!
Hey, O Tamil!
Shatter the obstacles, O Tamil!
Hey, O Tamil!
Hold your head high, O Tamil!
Shatter the obstacles, O Tamil!
In your life lying in darkness,
light must shine...
Victory is coming, victory is coming!
A new world is ours, truly ours!
Stand tall, rejoice, and roar!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the political satire movie Amaidhi Padai (1994) serves as a fiery revolutionary anthem urging people to overcome social inequality, political exploitation, and oppression. It addresses the plight of the working class, unemployed educated youth, and impoverished families who suffer under deceitful politicians who rise to power through vote-begging.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Vetri varudhu vetri varudhu Pudhiya ulagam namadhu namadhu”
Repetition of words like 'vetri varudhu' and 'namadhu namadhu' creates a rhythmic, uplifting rally call.
Rhyme / Assonance (Moni & Monai)
“Nimirndhidu magizhndhidu mulangidu”
Internal rhyming and rhythmic cadence using imperative verbs ending with 'idu'.
Metaphor
“Paditha pattam veetu suvaril Maati veikkavaa”
Compares educated youth hanging their degrees on walls to wasted potential due to lack of opportunity.
Did you know?
Trivia
Amaidhi Padai (1994), directed by Manivannan starring Sathyaraj, is widely regarded as one of the quintessential political satires in Tamil cinema history. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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