Sundaramurthy K.S. and G. V. Prakash present ‘Yengengum Vaanam’ in the album ‘Rangoli’, with Velmurugan’s lyrics and Sundaramurthy K.S.’s composition. The track balances urgency and liberation through brisk percussion and declarative verses.
Released: August 18, 2023
Yengengum Vaanam
G. V. Prakash | Sundaramurthy K.S. • From “Rangoli”
Rangoli’s Yengengum Vaanam Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Velmurugan structures defiance into direct commands: ‘What I should speak / What I should hear / Don’t you order me.’ G. V. Prakash’s vocal delivery sharpens these lines into clear refusals of external control.
Yengengum VanamThe sky is everywhere,
Engeyum Nee Polam Podayou can go anywhere you want.
Yengengum BoomiThe earth is everywhere,
Engeyum Nee Varalam Va Dayou can come wherever you please.
Kannang KaraikalaDon’t be bound by the horizon’s edge.
Mannellam Unnoda NaduAll this land is your country.
Thannanthani AlaYou’re a solitary wave,
Thayangadha Munnala Ooduso run forward without hesitation.
Nee Yarao YarennaWho are you, what are you?
Yar Pechum KekkadhaDon’t listen to what anyone says.
Thee Yaro YarunnuAre you fire, who are you?
Pakadhu DaaDon’t you even see it?
Keezhenna MelennaWhat is low, what is high?
Neeyenna NanennaWhat is you, what is me?
Puyalaga Nee NinnaIf you stand like a tempest,
Thangadhudanothing can hold you back.
Enga Nan PoganumWhere I should go,
Enga Nan Vazhanumwhere I should live,
Enna Nan Thinganumwhat I should eat,
Nee Yedhum Solladhadon’t you say a thing.
Enna Nan PesanumWhat I should speak,
Enna Nan Kekkanumwhat I should hear,
Enna Nan Pakkanumwhat I should see,
Order Nee Podadhadon’t you dare give me orders.
NeerottamaLike a flowing stream,
Ada Nee Oodunaif you just keep running,
Therottamalike a temple chariot’s procession,
Un Vazhvodumeyour life itself will be.
PorattameIt’s a struggle,
Nee Pogum Padhathe path you’re taking.
PooradinaIf you keep on fighting,
Unna Thalattumeit will sing you a lullaby.
Odadha KalellamLegs that don’t run,
Thedathe Pathathanwon’t ever find a path.
Theeyilla TheekuchiA matchstick without a flame,
Thevayillathanis completely useless.
Dhoorattha PakadhaDon’t just stare at the distance,
Baratha Sekkadhadon’t go collecting burdens.
Kalatha YeikkadhaDon’t curse the times you’re in,
Vaippa Vidadhaand don’t let go of your chance.
Enga Nan PoganumWhere I should go,
Enga Nan Vazhanumwhere I should live,
Enna Nan Thinganumwhat I should eat,
Nee Yedhum Solladhadon’t you say a thing.
Enna Nan PesanumWhat I should speak,
Enna Nan Kekkanumwhat I should hear,
Enna Nan Pakkanumwhat I should see,
Order Nee Podadhadon’t you dare give me orders.
Yengengum VanamThe sky is everywhere,
Engeyum Nee Polam Podaso go wherever you choose.
Yengengum BoomiThe earth is everywhere,
Engeyum Nee Varalam Va Daso come wherever you will.
Kannang KaraikalaDon’t let the horizon limit you.
Mannellam Unnoda NaduThis whole world is your nation.
Thannanthani AlaYou are a wave on your own,
Thayangadha Munnala Ooduso rush on ahead without a doubt.
Nee Yarao YarennaWhat are you, who are you?
Yar Pechum KekkadhaDon’t you listen to a single word.
Thee Yaro YarunnuAre you a flame, who are you?
Pakadhu DaaCan’t you see it now?
Keezhenna MelennaWhat’s beneath you, what’s above?
Neeyenna NanennaWhat makes you ‘you’, what makes me ‘me’?
Puyalaga Nee NinnaWhen you rise up like a storm,
Thangadhudano one can stand in your way.
Enga Nan PoganumWhere I should go,
Enga Nan Vazhanumwhere I should live,
Enna Nan Thinganumwhat I should eat,
Nee Yedhum Solladhadon’t you say a thing.
Enna Nan PesanumWhat I should speak,
Enna Nan Kekkanumwhat I should hear,
Enna Nan Pakkanumwhat I should see,
Order Nee Podadhadon’t you dare give me orders.
Yengengum Vaanam Music Video
Freedom over geographic and social limits drives the ‘Yengengum Vaanam’ lyrics meaning. Velmurugan equates self-determination with natural forces like storms and fire, rejecting hierarchical language.