Ilayaraja and S. Janaki perform ‘Sorgame Endralum’ from the album Goat The Greatest Of All Time. Gangai Amaran’s lyrics and Ilayaraja-Yuvan Shankar Raja’s composition form a nostalgic Tamil melody about rural roots.
Sorgame Endralum
Ilayaraja | S. Janaki • From “Goat The Greatest Of All Time”
What is the meaning of Sorgame Endralum Lyrics from Goat The Greatest Of All Time?
Gangai Amaran compares foreign life to machine-like drudgery. The lyrics state no path exists abroad for singing while driving bullock carts, contrasting with Tamil’s irreplaceable sweetness.
HeyHey.
Thanathandha Thandhana ThandhaaThanathandha thandhana thandhaa.
HeyHey.
Thanathandha Thandhana ThandhaaThanathandha thandhana thandhaa.
Thandhana Thandhana ThandhaaThandhana thandhana thandhaa.
Thanathandha Thandhana ThandhaaThanathandha thandhana thandhaa.
Sorgame EndralumEven if this place is paradise,
Adhu Nam Oorai Pola VarumaCan it ever match our hometown?
Maa Maa MaaMaa, maa, maa.
Thanathandha Thandhana ThandhaaThanathandha thandhana thandhaa.
Than Thana Nana Thana Thannan NanaThan thana nana thana thannan nana.
Maa Maa MaaMaa, maa, maa.
HeyHey.
Maadu Kannu Meikka Meyirathai ParkaTo herd the calves and watch them graze,
Mandhaveli Inge IllaiyeThere are no open pastures here.
Aadu Puli Aattam Pottu VilaiyadaTo play the ‘Goat and Tiger’ game,
Arasamaram Medai IllaiyeThere is no ‘Peepal tree’ platform here.
Kaalai Rendu Pootti Katta Vandi OttiTo yoke two bulls and drive a bullock cart,
Gaanam Pada Vazhi IllaiyeThere is no path here to sing a song.
Thozhigalai Alaichu Solli Solli RasichuTo call my friends and chat with joy,
Aattam Poda MudiyalayeI can’t dance or celebrate here.
Oru Endhirathai Pola Ada Ingu Ulla VazhkaiLife here is just like a machine.
Idha Enge Poi Solla Manam IshtapadavillaiMy heart isn’t willing to share this pain.
Nam Oorai Pola Oorum IllaiThere is no town like our hometown.
Sorgame EndralumEven if this place is paradise,
Adhu Nam Oorai Pola VarumaCan it ever match our hometown?
Ada En Naadu EndralumEven if I call this my land,
Adhu Nam Nattu Eedu AgumaCan it equal our own homeland?
Pala Dhesam Muzhuthum Pesum MozhigalThe languages spoken across many nations,
Tamizh Pol InithidumaCan they ever be as sweet as Tamil?
HeyyyHeyyy!
Thandhana Thandhana ThandhaaThandhana thandhana thandhaa.
Sorgame Endralum Music Video
Cultural identity anchors Gangai Amaran’s writing. The Sorgame Endralum lyrics translation argues true belonging outweighs paradise-like foreign comforts.