Guna Balasubramanian and Padmapriya Raghavan deliver ‘Manithaneyam’ from Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam. Lyricist Karthik Netha and composer Balasubramanian create urgent questions about societal collapse. Vocals carry the weight of a generation’s fading hope.
Released: October 29, 2021
Manithaneyam
Guna Balasubramanian | Padmapriya Raghavan • From “Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam”
Manithaneyam Lyrics Translation Guna Balasubramanian | Padmapriya Raghavan | Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam
Karthik Netha depicts justice asleep under caste influence. His lines question equality amid systemic oppression: ‘Can unity exist when rejecting the poor?’ Balasubramanian’s composition amplifies this moral crisis.
Manithaneyam ManithaneyamHumanity, oh, humanity,
Mayangi PonathengeWhere has it gone and fainted away?
Mirugam Koodi Izhukkum TherilOn a chariot pulled by beasts,
Iraivan PovathengeWhere is the divine being going?
Madalgal Yavum Eriyum BothuWhen all the flower petals are burning,
Thean Eduppathu EngeWhere can you possibly gather honey?
Arangal Yavum Kadharum BothuWhile all forms of righteousness are screaming,
Yar Sirippathu AngeWho is that laughing over there?
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Manithaneyam ManithaneyamHumanity, oh, humanity,
Mayangi PonathengeWhere has it gone and fainted away?
Mirugam Koodi Izhukkum TherilOn a chariot pulled by beasts,
Iraivan PovathengeWhere is the divine being going?
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Ezhaiyai Pirandhu VittalIf you’re born into poverty,
Ezhavu Padu ThanIt’s a life of constant mourning.
Oomaiyai AzhugiratheCrying out like a voiceless soul,
Oruma Padu ThanIs the only unity we’re left with.
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Yarai Kelvi KetkaWho is there to question?
Ada Yara Thedi ParkaHey, who is there to even search for?
Sadhi Bodhai YeriIntoxicated by the poison of caste,
Ada Needhi Dhevan ThoongaThe god of justice continues to sleep.
Eenam Thandi PogaTo get past this disgrace,
Avamana Meeri PogaTo overcome this humiliation,
Ezhai Engu PogaWhere can the poor possibly go?
Avan Kalil Kallum NogaWhile the stones hurt their feet.
Aramellam TheruvileAll morality is on the streets,
Agathiyai ThiriyudheWandering around like a refugee.
Murangale ArangalaiSlogans of protest have become our only virtue,
Manamellam NiraiyudheFilling every heart and mind.
Yar Sadhi UyarnthathendreTo decide which caste is superior,
Manadu NadukkuthingeA conference is being held right here.
Thani Manidhanin AzhukuraloBut the cry of a single person,
Katril Theerndhu VidudheJust vanishes into the thin air.
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Aasi Vazhangum SamiOh God, you who grants blessings,
Munnetha Vazhiya KamiShow us the way to move forward.
Sadhikulla SadhiThere’s just caste within another caste,
Verum Vaiyil Thane NeedhiAnd justice is only given through empty words.
Varga Bedham PadhiClass divisions are one part of it,
Ada Varuna Bedham PadhiAnd ‘caste’ discrimination is the other part.
Akkaporai MeeriGetting past all this ugliness,
Ini Ketpathendha SedhiWhat news is even left to hear?
Uyirellam Irandhu ThanOnly after all lives are lost,
Oru Vazhi KidaikkumaWill a new path be found?
Ezhaiyai Maruthu ThanBy rejecting and denying the poor,
Samuthuvam IrukkumaCan there ever be true equality?
Pooradi SazhikkiradheWe’re growing tired of this struggle,
Oor Koodi AzhugiradheThe entire town is weeping together.
Ganam Porunthiya JananayagamOh, democracy, weighted with dignity,
Urakkam Neengi EzhumaWill you ever wake from your deep slumber?
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Nyayathi NyayamareOh, justice of all justices,
Vidiyatho NyayamareWon’t a new dawn of justice ever break?
Manithaneyam Music Video
Manithaneyam lyrics translation dissects democracy’s failure through Balasubramanian’s Tamil composition. The song insists accountability must rise against ingrained inequality.