Sanmarkkam Thiyagam Lyrics Meaning – Digambara Samiyar | Master Subbaiya
“Sanmarkkam Thiyagam” by Master Subbaiya appears on the album Digambara Samiyar. Lyricist Ka. Mu. Sherif and composer G. Ramanathan created the track. It opens by questioning if a life built on one person harming another can ever be permanent.
The lyrics present historical evidence to support a moral argument. Verses cite the epic story of Ravana’s fall at the hands of Sreeramapiran. The song also points to the defeat of twentieth-century figures like Hitler and Mussolini.
Manam Pole Vazhvu Varum EndraThey say life unfolds as your heart desires
Periyoor Vakkiyam PoiyagumaCan the words of the wise ever be false?
Manidhanai Manidhan Vadhaithe PizhaithidumA life where one person thrives by tormenting another
Vazhvuthan NilaiyagumaCan such a life ever be permanent?
NilaiyagumaCan it be permanent?
Sanmargam Thiyagam EnnalumThe path of righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri Adaiyum ParileAttain victory in this world
Sanmargam Thiyagam EnnalumThe path of righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri Adaiyum ParileAttain victory in this world
Thunmargam Dhroogam EnnalumThe path of wickedness and betrayal will always
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
Munnam Ravanan Endroru KodiyanOnce, there was a tyrant named Ravanan
Thennilangaiyai AndaneWho ruled the southern land of Lanka
Munnam Ravanan Endroru KodiyanOnce, there was a tyrant named Ravanan
Thennilangaiyai AndaneWho ruled the southern land of Lanka
Sreeramapiran Kai Ambal AndhaBy the arrow from Lord Sreeramapiran’s hand
Ravanan MandaneThat Ravanan met his end
Sreeramapiran Kai Ambal AndhaBy the arrow from Lord Sreeramapiran’s hand
Ravanan MandaneThat Ravanan met his end
Sanmargam Thiyagam EnnalumThe path of righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri Adaiyum ParileAttain victory in this world
Thunmargam Dhroogam EnnalumThe path of wickedness and betrayal will always
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
Akramaththal Ulagala NinaithanThrough injustice, they sought to rule the world
Hitler MusoliniHitler and Mussolini
Akramaththal Ulagala NinaithanThrough injustice, they sought to rule the world
Hitler MusoliniHitler and Mussolini
Anugundale Avargalai AzhitharWith the atom bomb, they were destroyed
Arumai VingyaniBy the noble scientist
Anugundale Avargalai AzhitharWith the atom bomb, they were destroyed
Arumai VingyaniBy the noble scientist
Sanmargam Thiyagam EnnalumThe path of righteousness and sacrifice will always
Vetri Adaiyum ParileAttain victory in this world
Thunmargam Dhroogam EnnalumThe path of wickedness and betrayal will always
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
Tholvi Adaiyum ParileMeet with defeat in this world
A consistent refrain forms the song’s structure, stating that righteousness wins while wickedness fails. The verses between this refrain function as proof for this central claim. This repetition establishes an idea of an unchangeable universal law.
