♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Buththan gandhi yesu ellaam	Buddha, Gandhi, Jesus—all together,
Inaintha idhayam kondavan	Possessor of a heart uniting them all,
Aneethi azhinthu neethikkaakka	To eradicate injustice and uphold justice,
Pudhiya udhayam kandavan	One who has seen a brand new dawn!
Illai endra sollai	The word 'lacking' or 'no',
Ini solla thevaiyillai	Needs to be said no more!
Male
Thamizhaga thaayikkellaam	To all the mothers of Tamil Nadu,
Neeye chellapillai	You are the beloved darling child!
Illai endra sollai	The word 'lacking' or 'no',
Ini solla thevaiyillai	Needs to be said no more!
Thamizhaga thaayikkellaam	To all the mothers of Tamil Nadu,
Neeye chellapillai	You are the beloved darling child!
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Thatti ketkka aalillaamal	With no one around to question or restrain,
Aattam potta koottamae	Oh mob that danced in tyranny!
Thanga thalaivan vanthuvitaan	Our golden leader has arrived,
Edungal ini ottamae	Start running away now!
Male
Niththam niththam raththa vaadai	Day after day, the stench of blood
Sumakkuthintha bhoomiyae	Is borne by this troubled earth!
Suththam seiyya vanthuvittaan	He has arrived to cleanse it all,
Manithakula saamiyae	The divine protector of mankind!
Male
Vaanum mannum neerum kaattrum	Sky, land, water, and air
Podhuvil ulla pothilae	Are meant in common for all,
Vaazhkkai mattum eppo pochu	When did life alone slip away
Vanmuraiyaalan kaiyilae	Into the hands of violent oppressors?
Male
Ellaam maarum tharunam	The moment for everything to change—
Unnaalthaanae varanum	Must come only through you!
Vazhiyai kaattu munnaal	Show us the way ahead,
Varugirom ungal pinnaal	We shall follow right behind you!
Male
: Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Unavum kalviyum kaattraipola	Food and education, just like the air,
Ellorukkum vendume	Must belong equally to everyone!
Endra kolgai ulla neeyae	You who hold such a noble principle,
Aatchiyaala vendumae	Ought to be the ruler!
Male
Vervai sirantha uzhaikkum varkkam	The hard-working class, shining with sweat,
Vinnil parakka vendumae	Must soar high into the sky!
Vidiyalukku yaengi saagum	Eyes that perish yearning for a dawn,
Vizhigal pirakka vendumae	Must awaken and open wide!
Male
Vaazhumpothae vaazhavaikka	To make us truly live while we exist,
Vantha vallal neengalae	You are the benefactor who arrived!
Unagalaiththaan nampiyirukkom	In you alone we have placed our trust,
Intha mannil naangalae	We, the people of this soil!
Male
Makkal virumbum thalaivaa	Oh leader loved by all the people,
Aatchi maattram thara vaa	Come to bring about political change!
Puyalaai nadappaai munnaal	March ahead like a mighty storm,
Purappattu varugirom pinnaal	We embark and follow right behind you!
Male
Engal captain-ne vaa vaa	Oh our Captain, come, come!
Puratchi kalaingarae vaa vaa	Oh Revolutionary Artist, come, come!
Yaezhiyai kaakka engalai kaakka	To protect the poor, to protect us,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Engal captain-ne vaa vaa	Oh our Captain, come, come!
Puratchi kalaingarae vaa vaa	Oh Revolutionary Artist, come, come!
Yaezhiyai kaakka engalai kaakka	To protect the poor, to protect us,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!
Male
Buththan gandhi yesu ellaam	Buddha, Gandhi, Jesus—all together,
Inaintha idhayam kondavan	Possessor of a heart uniting them all,
Aneethi azhinthu neethikkaakka	To eradicate injustice and uphold justice,
Pudhiya udhayam kandavan	One who has seen a brand new dawn!
Illai endra sollai	The word 'lacking' or 'no',
Ini solla thevaiyillai	Needs to be said no more!
Male
Thamizhaga thaayikkellaam	To all the mothers of Tamil Nadu,
Neeye chellapillai	You are the beloved darling child!
Illai endra sollai	The word 'lacking' or 'no',
Ini solla thevaiyillai	Needs to be said no more!
Thamizhaga thaayikkellaam	To all the mothers of Tamil Nadu,
Neeye chellapillai	You are the beloved darling child!
Male
Yaezhaigal thozhaa vaa vaa	Friend of the poor, come, come!
Engalai kaakka vaa vaa	To protect us, come, come!
Veerukondu veerukondu	Rising up with valor, rising up with valor,
Vettrikkaana vaa vaa	To achieve victory, come, come!

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