Vishayam Onnu Sollaporen
From Ellorum Innaattu Mannar · 1960
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Ellorum Innaattu Mannar1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Haaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa… | Vocalizations |
| Haa…aaa…haaa…aaa….haaa…aaa…haaa…aaa… | Vocalizations |
| Female | |
| Vishayam onnu solla poren | I am going to tell you something important, |
| Keladi kelu | Listen, oh girl, listen! |
| Unmai veliyagum neram vandhadhu | The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived, |
| Keladi kelu | Listen, oh girl, listen! |
| Chorus | |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Female | |
| Naddanthathu ellam thaevai illai | Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed, |
| Thalladi thallu | Push it away, push it aside! |
| Ini nadakka pora sangathiyathaan solladi sollu | Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up! |
| Chorus | |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Female | |
| Varumaiyillae vattam illae | There is no endless circle of poverty, |
| Vayitril adikkum kootam illae | There are no starving crowds beating their bellies, |
| Chorus :Haaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa | Chorus: Vocalizations |
| Female :Varumaiyillae vattam illae | Female: There is no endless circle of poverty, |
| Vayitril adikkum kootam illae | There are no starving crowds beating their bellies, |
| Kodumai ellam maari varugudhu keladi kelu | All atrocities are beginning to change, listen oh girl, listen! |
| Kudisaiyai thaan inbam kudisaiyai thaan | Happiness seeks out even the humble huts, |
| Naadi varuthu keladi kelu | It comes searching for us, listen oh girl, listen! |
| Female | |
| Nallavar pola ulagam meedhu | While pretending to be good people in this world, |
| Nariyum kazhugum ulavum bodhu | When cunning foxes and predatory vultures roam about, |
| Nammai inbam naadi varuma solladi sollu | Will happiness really come seeking us? Tell me, speak up! |
| Female | |
| Nimmadhiya ulagam nimmadhiyaa | Peacefully... will this world peacefully... |
| Vaazha vidumaa solladi sollu | ...allow us to live? Tell me, speak up! |
| Nadanthathu ellam thaevai illai | Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed, |
| Thalladi thallu | Push it away, push it aside! |
| Ini nadakka pora sangathiya thaan solladi sollu | Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up! |
| Female | |
| Yemaathum porvaiyilae | Under the cloak of deception, |
| Ezhaigalin vaervaiyilae | Profiting off the sweat of the poor, |
| Yemaathum porvaiyilae | Under the cloak of deception, |
| Ezhaigalin vaervaiyilae | Profiting off the sweat of the poor, |
| Ekkaalam podura koottam naatil | The crowds that boast triumphantly in this country, |
| Ekkaalam podura koottam makkal | The crowds that boast triumphantly—if the people... |
| Edhithu kitta edukkanum ottam | ...confront them directly, they will have to run for their lives! |
| Female | |
| Vishayam onnu solla poren | I am going to tell you something important, |
| Keladi kelu | Listen, oh girl, listen! |
| Unmai veliyagum neram vandhadhu | The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived, |
| Keladi kelu | Listen, oh girl, listen! |
| Chorus | |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
| Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo | Vocalizations |
ஹா.......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....
ஹா.....ஆஆ......ஹா.....ஆஅ.....ஹா.....ஆ......ஹா......ஆஅ.....
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
விஷயம் ஒண்ணு சொல்லப்போறேன்
கேளடி கேளு
உண்மை வெளியாகும் நேரம் வந்தது
கேளடி கேளு
I am going to tell you something important,
Listen, oh girl, listen!
The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived,
Listen, oh girl, listen!
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
நடந்தது எல்லாம் தேவையில்லை
தள்ளுடி தள்ளு
இனி நடக்கபோற சங்கதியத்தான்
சொல்லடி சொல்லு
Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed,
Push it away, push it aside!
Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up!
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
வறுமையில்லே வாட்டமில்லே
வயிற்றிலடிக்கும் கூட்டமில்லே
குழு :
ஹா.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....
வறுமையில்லே வாட்டமில்லே
வயிற்றிலடிக்கும் கூட்டமில்லே
கொடுமையெல்லாம் மாறி வருகுது கேளடி கேளு
குடிசையைத்தான் இன்பம் குடிசையைத்தான்
நாடி வருது கேளடி கேளு
There is no endless circle of poverty,
There are no starving crowds beating their bellies,
Chorus: Vocalizations
Female: There is no endless circle of poverty,
There are no starving crowds beating their bellies,
All atrocities are beginning to change, listen oh girl, listen!
Happiness seeks out even the humble huts,
It comes searching for us, listen oh girl, listen!
நல்லவர் போல உலகம் மீது
நரியும் கழுகும் உலவும்போது
நம்மை இன்பம் நாடி வருமா சொல்லடி சொல்லு
While pretending to be good people in this world,
When cunning foxes and predatory vultures roam about,
Will happiness really come seeking us? Tell me, speak up!
நிம்மதியா உலகம் நிம்மதியா
வாழ விடுமா சொல்லடி சொல்லு
நடந்தது எல்லாம் தேவை இல்லை
தள்ளாடி தள்ளு
இனி நடக்க போற சங்கதியதான் சொல்லடி சொல்லு
Peacefully... will this world peacefully...
...allow us to live? Tell me, speak up!
Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed,
Push it away, push it aside!
Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up!
ஏமாத்தும் போர்வையிலே
ஏழைகளின் வேர்வையிலே
ஏமாத்தும் போர்வையிலே
ஏழைகளின் வேர்வையிலே
எக்காலம் போடுற கூட்டம் நாட்டில்
எக்காலம் போடுற கூட்டம் நாட்டில்
எதித்துக் கிட்டு எடுக்கணும் ஓட்டம்
Under the cloak of deception,
Profiting off the sweat of the poor,
Under the cloak of deception,
Profiting off the sweat of the poor,
The crowds that boast triumphantly in this country,
The crowds that boast triumphantly—if the people...
...confront them directly, they will have to run for their lives!
விஷயம் ஒண்ணு சொல்லப்போறேன்
கேளடி கேளு
உண்மை வெளியாகும் நேரம் வந்தது
கேளடி கேளு
I am going to tell you something important,
Listen, oh girl, listen!
The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived,
Listen, oh girl, listen!
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓ ஓ
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
Vocalizations
Haaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Vocalizations
Haa…aaa…haaa…aaa….haaa…aaa…haaa…aaa…
Vocalizations
Vishayam onnu solla poren
I am going to tell you something important,
Keladi kelu
Listen, oh girl, listen!
Unmai veliyagum neram vandhadhu
The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived,
Keladi kelu
Listen, oh girl, listen!
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Naddanthathu ellam thaevai illai
Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed,
Thalladi thallu
Push it away, push it aside!
Ini nadakka pora sangathiyathaan solladi sollu
Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up!
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Varumaiyillae vattam illae
There is no endless circle of poverty,
Vayitril adikkum kootam illae
There are no starving crowds beating their bellies,
Chorus :Haaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aaa
Chorus: Vocalizations
Female :Varumaiyillae vattam illae
Female: There is no endless circle of poverty,
Vayitril adikkum kootam illae
There are no starving crowds beating their bellies,
Kodumai ellam maari varugudhu keladi kelu
All atrocities are beginning to change, listen oh girl, listen!
Kudisaiyai thaan inbam kudisaiyai thaan
Happiness seeks out even the humble huts,
Naadi varuthu keladi kelu
It comes searching for us, listen oh girl, listen!
Nallavar pola ulagam meedhu
While pretending to be good people in this world,
Nariyum kazhugum ulavum bodhu
When cunning foxes and predatory vultures roam about,
Nammai inbam naadi varuma solladi sollu
Will happiness really come seeking us? Tell me, speak up!
Nimmadhiya ulagam nimmadhiyaa
Peacefully... will this world peacefully...
Vaazha vidumaa solladi sollu
...allow us to live? Tell me, speak up!
Nadanthathu ellam thaevai illai
Whatever happened in the past is no longer needed,
Thalladi thallu
Push it away, push it aside!
Ini nadakka pora sangathiya thaan solladi sollu
Tell me about what is going to happen next, speak up!
Yemaathum porvaiyilae
Under the cloak of deception,
Ezhaigalin vaervaiyilae
Profiting off the sweat of the poor,
Yemaathum porvaiyilae
Under the cloak of deception,
Ezhaigalin vaervaiyilae
Profiting off the sweat of the poor,
Ekkaalam podura koottam naatil
The crowds that boast triumphantly in this country,
Ekkaalam podura koottam makkal
The crowds that boast triumphantly—if the people...
Edhithu kitta edukkanum ottam
...confront them directly, they will have to run for their lives!
Vishayam onnu solla poren
I am going to tell you something important,
Keladi kelu
Listen, oh girl, listen!
Unmai veliyagum neram vandhadhu
The time for the truth to be revealed has arrived,
Keladi kelu
Listen, oh girl, listen!
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Ohoo ooo hoo ooo ooo oo oo
Vocalizations
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vishayam Onnu Solla Poren is a socially conscious folk-style duet from the 1960 movie Ellorum Innaattu Mannar, written by the legendary poet Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. The song is structured as a dialogue between two working-class individuals expressing opposing yet complementary viewpoints on societal change, struggle, and justice. One voice optimistically declares that the era of oppression is ending and happiness will reach even the poor huts, while the other voice skeptically points out how exploitative figures, acting like foxes and vultures, make peaceful living difficult. Ultimately, the song delivers a strong message of social awareness and working-class empowerment. Kalyanasundaram highlights how oppressors thrive on deception and the exploited labor of the poor, but asserts that once the common masses unite and confront these oppressors, the exploiters will be forced to flee.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Refrain / Repetitive Imperative (Adukkut Thodai)
“Keladi kelu”
The repeated phrases 'Keladi kelu' (Listen, girl, listen!) and 'Solladi sollu' (Speak, girl, speak!) establish a conversational folk rhythm and keep the audience engaged.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nariyum kazhugum ulavum bodhu”
Describing oppressive exploiters as 'Nariyum kazhugum' (Foxes and vultures) metaphorically emphasizes their predatory and deceitful nature in society.
Initial Rhyme / Assonance (Mona) & Second Letter Rhyme (Edugai)
“Yemaathum porvaiyilae / Ezhaigalin vaervaiyilae”
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram uses strong Tamil rhythmic alignment across lines 30-36 with repeating sound patterns ('Yemaathum', 'Ezhaigalin', 'Ekkaalam', 'Edhithu').
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Trivia
The film 'Ellorum Innaattu Mannar' (1960) was notable for casting M. N. Nambiar—who was overwhelmingly famous across South Indian cinema for playing iconic villainous roles—as the main heroic protagonist. Lyricist Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram was renowned for integrating leftist, socialist, and anti-feudal themes into mainstream Tamil cinema lyrics.
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