Vetriyai Naalai
From Ulagam Sutrum Valiban · 1973
- Lyricist
- Pulavar Vedha
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vettriyai naalai | Tomorrow, of victory |
| Sarithiram sollum | History will speak |
| Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum | If this army loses, which army can win? |
| Namathu vettriyai | Our victory |
| Naalai sarithiram sollum | Tomorrow history will speak |
| Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum | If this army loses, which army can win? |
| Male | |
| Needhikku ithu oru poraattam | This is a struggle for justice |
| Idhai nichaiyam ulagam paaraattum | The world will surely praise this |
| Needhikku ithu oru poraattam | This is a struggle for justice |
| Idhai nichaiyam ulagam paaraattum | The world will surely praise this |
| Male | |
| Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. | Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. |
| Aaah.. aah..aaa…haaa…aaa | Aaah.. aah..aaa…haaa…aaa |
| Male | |
| Vallorgal surandum | Exploitation by the powerful |
| Pollaadha kodumai | Wicked cruelty |
| Illaamal maarum oru thedhi | A date when it will cease to exist |
| Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. | Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. |
| Vallorgal surandum pollaadha kodumai | The wicked cruelty of exploitation by the powerful |
| Illaamal maarum oru thedhi | A day when it will disappear |
| Male | |
| Andru illaamai neengi | On that day, poverty will vanish |
| Ellorum vaazha | For everyone to live |
| Innaattil malarum sama needhi | Equal justice will blossom in this land |
| Nammai yeippavar kaiyil adhigaaram | Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us |
| Irundhidum ennum kadhai maarum | That story will soon change |
| Nammai yeippavar kaiyil adhigaaram | Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us |
| Irundhidum ennum kadhai maarum | That story will soon change |
| Male | |
| Aattralum arivum | Might and wisdom |
| Nanmaigal onga | For goodness to flourish |
| Iyarkai thandha parisaagum | Is a gift bestowed by nature |
| Aattralum arivum nanmaigal onga | Might and wisdom flourish for goodness |
| Iyarkai thandha parisaagum | Is a gift bestowed by nature |
| Male | |
| Idhil naattinai keduthu | In this, by ruining the nation |
| Nanmaiyai azhikka | To destroy goodness |
| Ninaithaal yevarukkum azhivaagum | If anyone thinks to do so, it will cause their own destruction |
| Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral | Nurturing the good is true intellectual power |
| Alladhai ninaippathu azhivaattral | Harboring evil is destructive force |
| Male | |
| Namathu vettriyai | Our victory |
| Naalai sarithiram sollum | Tomorrow history will speak |
| Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum | If this army loses, which army can win? |
| Namathu vettriyai | Our victory |
| Naalai sarithiram sollum | Tomorrow history will speak |
| Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum | If this army loses, which army can win? |
வெற்றியை நாளை
சரித்திரம் சொல்லும்
இப்படை தோற்கின் எப்படை வெல்லும்
நமது வெற்றியை நாளை
சரித்திரம் சொல்லும்
இப்படை தோற்கின் எப்படை வெல்லும்
Tomorrow, of victory
History will speak
If this army loses, which army can win?
Our victory
Tomorrow history will speak
If this army loses, which army can win?
நீதிக்கு இது ஒரு போராட்டம்
இதை நிச்சயம் உலகம் பாராட்டும்
நீதிக்கு இது ஒரு போராட்டம்
இதை நிச்சயம் உலகம் பாராட்டும்
This is a struggle for justice
The world will surely praise this
This is a struggle for justice
The world will surely praise this
ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ..
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
Aaah.. aah..aaa…haaa…aaa
வல்லோர்கள் சுரண்டும்
பொல்லாத கொடுமை
இல்லாமல் மாறும் ஒரு தேதி
ஆஅ...ஆ.....ஆ....ஆஆ.....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...
வல்லோர்கள் சுரண்டும்
பொல்லாத கொடுமை
இல்லாமல் மாறும் ஒரு தேதி
Exploitation by the powerful
Wicked cruelty
A date when it will cease to exist
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
The wicked cruelty of exploitation by the powerful
A day when it will disappear
அன்று இல்லாமை நீங்கி
எல்லோரும் வாழ
இந்நாட்டில் மலரும் சமநீதி
நம்மை ஏய்ப்பவர் கையில் அதிகாரம்
இருந்திடும் என்னும் கதை மாறும்
நம்மை ஏய்ப்பவர் கையில் அதிகாரம்
இருந்திடும் என்னும் கதை மாறும்
On that day, poverty will vanish
For everyone to live
Equal justice will blossom in this land
Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us
That story will soon change
Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us
That story will soon change
ஆற்றலும் அறிவும்
நன்மைகள் ஓங்க
இயற்கை தந்த பரிசாகும்
ஆற்றலும் அறிவும்
நன்மைகள் ஓங்க
இயற்கை தந்த பரிசாகும்
Might and wisdom
For goodness to flourish
Is a gift bestowed by nature
Might and wisdom flourish for goodness
Is a gift bestowed by nature
இதில் நாட்டினைக்கெடுத்து
நன்மைகள் அழிக்க
நினைத்தால் எவர்க்கும் அழிவாகும்
நல்லதை வளர்ப்பது அறிவாற்றல்
அல்லதை நினைப்பது அழிவாற்றல்
In this, by ruining the nation
To destroy goodness
If anyone thinks to do so, it will cause their own destruction
Nurturing the good is true intellectual power
Harboring evil is destructive force
நமது வெற்றியை
நாளை சரித்திரம் சொல்லும்
இப்படை தோற்கின் எப்படை வெல்லும்
நமது வெற்றியை
நாளை சரித்திரம் சொல்லும்
இப்படை தோற்கின் எப்படை வெல்லும்
Our victory
Tomorrow history will speak
If this army loses, which army can win?
Our victory
Tomorrow history will speak
If this army loses, which army can win?
Vettriyai naalai
Tomorrow, of victory
Sarithiram sollum
History will speak
Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum
If this army loses, which army can win?
Namathu vettriyai
Our victory
Naalai sarithiram sollum
Tomorrow history will speak
Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum
If this army loses, which army can win?
Needhikku ithu oru poraattam
This is a struggle for justice
Idhai nichaiyam ulagam paaraattum
The world will surely praise this
Needhikku ithu oru poraattam
This is a struggle for justice
Idhai nichaiyam ulagam paaraattum
The world will surely praise this
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
Aaah.. aah..aaa…haaa…aaa
Aaah.. aah..aaa…haaa…aaa
Vallorgal surandum
Exploitation by the powerful
Pollaadha kodumai
Wicked cruelty
Illaamal maarum oru thedhi
A date when it will cease to exist
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah.. aah..
Vallorgal surandum pollaadha kodumai
The wicked cruelty of exploitation by the powerful
Illaamal maarum oru thedhi
A day when it will disappear
Andru illaamai neengi
On that day, poverty will vanish
Ellorum vaazha
For everyone to live
Innaattil malarum sama needhi
Equal justice will blossom in this land
Nammai yeippavar kaiyil adhigaaram
Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us
Irundhidum ennum kadhai maarum
That story will soon change
Nammai yeippavar kaiyil adhigaaram
Power resting in the hands of those who deceive us
Irundhidum ennum kadhai maarum
That story will soon change
Aattralum arivum
Might and wisdom
Nanmaigal onga
For goodness to flourish
Iyarkai thandha parisaagum
Is a gift bestowed by nature
Aattralum arivum nanmaigal onga
Might and wisdom flourish for goodness
Iyarkai thandha parisaagum
Is a gift bestowed by nature
Idhil naattinai keduthu
In this, by ruining the nation
Nanmaiyai azhikka
To destroy goodness
Ninaithaal yevarukkum azhivaagum
If anyone thinks to do so, it will cause their own destruction
Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral
Nurturing the good is true intellectual power
Alladhai ninaippathu azhivaattral
Harboring evil is destructive force
Namathu vettriyai
Our victory
Naalai sarithiram sollum
Tomorrow history will speak
Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum
If this army loses, which army can win?
Namathu vettriyai
Our victory
Naalai sarithiram sollum
Tomorrow history will speak
Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum
If this army loses, which army can win?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-energy motivational anthem centered on justice, righteous struggle, and social reform. It portrays a dedicated movement fighting against corruption, oppression, and societal exploitation. The narrator expresses unwavering confidence that history will remember their righteous battle and validate their victory, asking rhetorically how any other force could prevail if a force fighting for true justice were to fail. The lyrics call for an end to the tyrannical rule of deceivers and the exploitation of the weak by the powerful. It promises a future where equal rights, social justice, and prosperity flourish across the land. It emphasizes that human intelligence and energy are natural gifts meant to foster goodness, warning that those who misuse power for destructive ends will ultimately meet their own demise.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (எதிர்கூறல் / வினா நவிற்சி)
“Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum”
The phrase 'Ippadai thorkkin yeppadai vellum' uses a rhetorical question to emphasize that no army can defeat a force standing for righteousness.
Antithesis / Contrast (முரண் தொடை)
“Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral / Alladhai ninaippathu azhivaattral”
The lyrics contrast 'Nalladhai valarppathu' (nurturing good) as 'Arivaattral' (intellectual strength) against 'Alladhai ninaippathu' (thinking evil) as 'Azhivaattral' (destructive force).
Emoni / Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Nalladhai valarppathu arivaattral”
In 'Nalladhai' and 'Alladhai', the second letter consonant harmony ('ll') forms a traditional Tamil Ethugai rhyme scheme.
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Trivia
This iconic song belongs to the blockbuster sci-fi/action film 'Ulagam Sutrum Valiban' (1973), produced, directed by, and starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR). The song's political and egalitarian lyrics by Pulavar Vedha served as a major propaganda tool during MGR's political emergence in Tamil Nadu.
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