Trichy Loganathan’s ‘Thanneer Vittaa’ from the album ‘Kappalotiya Tamizhan’ delivers a patriotic appeal through Mahakavi Subramanya Bharthiyaar’s lyrics. G. Ramanathan’s somber composition supports Loganathan’s resonant vocal performance. The track frames India’s freedom struggle as a fragile sapling grown with collective sacrifice.
Bharthiyaar questions divine will about abandoning a movement nurtured by tears. His lyrics reference a ‘precious gem’ of freedom emerging after a thousand years of dormancy. The text directly addresses the historical stakes of preserving hard-won independence.
Thaneer Vitto Valarthom SarvesaWe didn’t grow this crop by watering it, O Almighty,
Ippayiraithis crop of ours.
Kanneeraal Kaathom Karuga ThiruvulamoWe’ve protected it with our tears; is it Your divine will for it to wither?
Kanneeraal Kaathom Karuga ThiruvulamoWe’ve protected it with our tears; is it Your divine will for it to wither?
Thaneer Vitto Valarthom SarvesaWe didn’t grow this crop by watering it, O Almighty,
Ippayiraithis crop of ours.
Kanneeraal Kaathom Karuga ThiruvulamoWe’ve protected it with our tears; is it Your divine will for it to wither?
Thaneer Vitto Valarthom SarvesaWe didn’t grow this crop by watering it, O Almighty,
Ippayiraithis crop of ours.
Kanneeraal Kaathom Karuga ThiruvulamoWe’ve protected it with our tears; is it Your divine will for it to wither?
Thaneer Vitto ValarthomWe didn’t grow this by watering it.
Ennamellaam MeiyaagaTo make all our dreams come true,
Em Uyirinul Valarndhait grew within our very souls.
Vanna Vilakkidhu Madiya ThiruvulamoIs it Your divine will for this colorful lamp to go out?
Thaneer Vitto ValarthomWe didn’t grow this by watering it.
Oraayiram Varudam Oindhu Kidandha PinnarAfter lying dormant for a thousand years,
Vaaraadhu Pola Vandha Maamaniyai Thorpomowill we lose this ‘precious gem’ ‘freedom’ that arrived as if it never would?
Oraayiram Varudam Oindhu Kidandha PinnarAfter lying dormant for a thousand years,
Vaaraadhu Pola Vandha Maamaniyai Thorpomowill we lose this ‘precious gem’ ‘freedom’ that arrived as if it never would?
Maadharaiyum Makkalaiyum Vanjanmaiyaal PirindhuCruelly separated from their wives and children,
Maadharaiyum Makkalaiyum Vanjanmaiyaal Pirindhucruelly separated from their wives and children,
Kaadhal Ilaingar Karuthazhidhal Kaanayodon’t You see our loving youth losing their spirits?
Dharmame Vellum EnumThe saying that ‘righteousness’ will triumph—
Saandror Sol Poiyaamois this promise from the wise ones a lie?
Karma Vilaivugal Yam Kandadhellaam PodhaadhoHaven’t we already suffered enough from the consequences of our past?
Dharmame Vellum EnumThe saying that ‘righteousness’ will triumph—
Saandror Sol Poiyaamois this promise from the wise ones a lie?
Karma Vilaivugal Yam Kandadhellaam PodhaadhoHaven’t we already suffered enough from the consequences of our past?
En Thaai Nee Thandha Iyar Porulellaam IzhandhuHaving lost all the natural riches You gave, O my Mother,
Nondhaarkku Neeyindri Novazhippaar Yaar Ularowho’s there but You to heal those who are suffering?
Melorgal Venchiraiyil Veezhndhu KidappadhuvumDon’t You see our noble leaders languishing in harsh prisons,
Noolorgal Sekkadiyil Novadhuvum Kaangilaiyoand our scholars suffering while pulling the ‘oil presses’ ‘manual labor punishment’?
Melorgal Venchiraiyil Veezhndhu KidappadhuvumDon’t You see our noble leaders languishing in harsh prisons,
Noolorgal Sekkadiyil Novadhuvum Kaangilaiyoand our scholars suffering while pulling the ‘oil presses’ ‘manual labor punishment’?
Ennatra Nallor Idhayam PuzhungiWith the hearts of countless good people aching,
Iru Kannattra Sei Pol Kalanguvadhum Kaangilaiyodon’t You see them wandering in distress like a blind child?
‘Kappalotiya Tamizhan’ amplifies the desperation in Bharthiyaar’s Thanneer Vittaa lyrics translation. Listeners encounter a raw plea against losing what generations protected. This Tamil lyrics meaning remains vital for understanding anti-colonial resistance.
