Vandha naal mudhal
indha naal varaai
Vaanam maara villai
Vaan madhiyum meenum
kadal kaatrum
Malarum mannum
kodiyum solayum
nadhyium maaravillai
Mandihan maari vittaan
Madhathil eri vittan
From the day we came here (to the earth)
Till today
The sky hasn’t changed
The moon in the sky,
the stars, the fish,
the oceans, the wind
The flowers, the earth,
The creepers, the gardens,
And the rivers
Haven’t changed
But Man has changed
He has climbed on (tree that is) religion
Nilai maarinaal gunam maaruvan
Poi needhiyum naermayum thaeduvan
Dhinam jaadhiyum bedhamum kooruvan
Adhu vedham vidhi endr(u) odhuvan
Manidhan maari vittan
Madhathil eri vittan
When his status (in life) changes,
So will his character
He will search for false justice and honesty,
Every day he will preach
About caste and (other) differences
He will say it’s the law of God
(and say) it’s all fate
Man has (indeed) changed
He has climbed on (tree that is) religion
Paravayai kandaan
Vimaanam padaithaaan
Paayum meenil
Padaginai kandan
Edhiroli kettan
Vaanoli padaithaan
Edhanai kandan madham thanaipadaithan
Edhani kandaan panam thanai padaithaan?
Manidhan maari vittan
He saw the bird and invented the plane
He saw the fish and invented the ship
The echo he heard and he invented radio
What did he see that made him invent religion?
What did he see that made him invent money?
Man has changed
[NOTE: In the original lyrics it says ‘madhanthanai’ meaning religion’ but it seems the censor board didn’t want that word so the poet changed it to ‘panandhanai’ meaning money. They sound similar so it doesn’t jar on the ear.]
Inbamum kaadhalaum iyarkayin needhi
Etra thaazhvugal manidhanin jaadhi
Paaril iyarkai padaithadhai ellam
Paavi manidhan pirithu vaithane
Happiness and love are the law of Nature
Ups and downs are innate in Man
(poet says ‘jaadhi’ usually meaning caste but in this context it means what you are born with)
All that Nature created on this earth
The sinner, Man, has divided and separated
Man has changed.
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