The djembe , ghatam and chenda the percussion instruments are totally unnecessary for this arrangement. Adds to the cacophony and distorts the music. The instruments are out of synch. Further I don’t think narrative is not if American return!!
I have performed in this church under the direction of Ethan Sperry and Eric Whitacre. And I have also had the great joy of singing Balleilakka with Ethan Sperry in the same room. I can die happy.
the tamil words, the way how its arranged in this song convey emotions, its called IRATTAIKILAVI & ADUKKUTHODAR in Tamil grammar which is 2300 years old atleast which the tamils follow even today. its so poetic and cute the way words are arranged to convey the meaning. in olden days, kings would heavily shower them with riches for such kind of poetic mastery over the language. artisticccc
Tamil is most definitely not the oldest language on Earth. Tamil definitely has a long and rich literary tradition, but honestly, no language on Earth is truly the "oldest" languages change over time. Old English is by no means the same as Modern English, it's just an ancestor to the language that is now English. Same thing with Tamil. Old Tamil is different. Language changes, that's just how it is.
Hi my fellow Indians, please don't be very harsh with foreigners, because It may be a difficult for them to understand that India consists of 36 governing entities including union territories....and each states have different ethnicity and languages... they don't know what is Bollywood and where is Kollywood...
Thats not an excuse brother, they got to know the language they are singing, they need not know about the details about the film and all, but knowing the composer , language and the singers are must.
@@pandarc7292தமிழன்தான். நிச்சசய தமிழன்தான். Western ம்யூசிக்கை காப்பியடிச்ச தமிழன்தான். இவ்வளவுபேர் இவ்வளவு orchestra இதனை city / state / country ல எல்லாம் அசால்ட்டா இத perform பண்ணராங்களே , அதை பார்த்தாலே தெரியலே? Western Music தான் இந்த பாட்டோட origin என்று.
Being Tamilian, chennai i really loved to see people performing Rajini Sir Song... Really soo happy to each one of your performance... Tones of love to you all.. Thank you soo much... Muuuuuah
நம் தமிழ் இசையின் புதிய பரிராணமத்தை உலகிற்கே அறிமுகப்படுத்திய. நம் தமிழ் மகன் A R Rahmanu க்கு 👏👏👏 🤝🤝 but இதோடு AR Rahman ஓதுங்கிவிட்டாரா 🤔 ☹️ ஈழ தமிழர்
Actually the song is related to the plot of the story as the hero would come back after years from US to India to find his wife of rich Indian culture and tradition in today's Morden society in India . the song speaks abt the Indian culture and tradition which are the characteristics of the future wife he wants in the movie .
Goosebumps when they sing that line "kaveri aarum kaikuththal arisiyum marandhu poguma ". I'm getting emotional . Thank you people for choosing this song.
@@ramananjeganathan3645 aren't tamilans indians, you stupid?! Don't use bad words and disrespect tamil and tamilans by your harsh words, unga comment a delete pannunga please. Ipdi la panna tha tamilans la matha indians aa verukuraaga nu solluvaaga...
@@Kumar-iw5rj Tamil has outdated Sanskrit.. there are 1000s archaeological proofs... no disrespct to Sanskrit... but Tamil has been the first language from the time man started speaking
Wow. What a team work. The choir made me ecstatic. You guys did perfect justice to the composition by the great composer AR Rahman. I just went on my piano and rediscovered the chords
Rajni comes to 'Tamil Nadu' from USA. So which place is going to have "Baleilakka"? Is it Salem? Is it Madurai? Is it Madras? Is it Trichy? Is it Tirutani? No.. "Baleilakka" is for the entire people of Tamil Nadu!!! Then the song talks about the life of people in Tamil Nadu, their geographic area, food, games, culture, innocence, honesty, helping tendency etc., and even goes on to say that the Tamil Nadu that Rajni entered is equivalent to America! :-)
Actually this the best. You have done great accent work, claps for that. Another thing, we have songs in the movies to entertain the audience. You know what, in this stress life we go to theatre for entertainment and relaxation. Only by the story you will not be entertained. But with this songs we can enjoy both inside and outside the theatre by hearing the song. That is the reason for songs in the movie. And tamilans we have to agree that, A.R. RAHAMAN has great share in spreading our language. He had done his best and still doing. He make us proud and We have to do the same. I write this in English so that everyone studying this will understand. தமிழன்டா.
This music teacher is the best 😀. He really taught the kids how to enjoy songs even though they dont understand it. But they loved it. He is talented. I request ar rahman sir @arrahman to make him a tutor in Chennai for few months in your music school. 😀
Notwithstanding tiny bits of errors in the intro by the Directors, ....it was amazing, outstanding , it's own breath from the original version making it authentic!!!! Amazing . Thank you for making me happy with this piece since I come from Malaysia where no one has done anything like this for the most ancient language of Tamil.
I really appreciate the attempt to sing a such a difficult song.. A big salute to all of you.. To all the members.. Anyhow I just thought it would be very useful if I copy and paste the lyrics and meaning of Ballelakka song " Sooriyano chandirano Yaar ivano Sattena sollu Saera paaNdiya chozhanum ivana(1) Sollu sollu Sattena sollu The Sun? The Moon? Who is he? Tell me now! Is he the medieval warrior?(1) Tell me tell me Tell me now! Paaradi paaradi yaaradi ivano Paaigira siruththaiyin kaaladi ivano Kooradi kooradi yaaradi ivano Kettathai pattena suttidum sivano Look, look, who is he? He is a pouncing wild cat’s legs Tell, tell, who is he? The Shiva who shoots down the bad guys Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka(2) Sh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadum america* Eh A good route/way To Salem or Madurai? To Madras, Tiruchy or Thiruthani?(2) Eh A good route For all the people When big brother comes to Tamil Nadu, it is America* Kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma? Ooh thaavaNi(3) peNgaLum toothuvidum kaNgaLum tholainthu poguma? (girls laughing) Can the river Kaveri and the hand split rice be forgotten? Oh, can the girls in Dhaavanis(3) and expressive eyes be lost? Namma kaLaththu maedu Kammaakara karasikkaadu SemmaN aLLi theLLikkum roadu Hey sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu Our paddy thrashing contoured land The dense forests The roads which splash wet red soil Run, run, run, run, Run, run, run, run (A game where people chase the others around) Sadugudu sadugudu aadiya maraththadi Padu padu paduvena porththiya pulveLi Thoda thoda thoda thoda udaigira panithuLi Suda suda suda suda kidaikkira iddly(4) Thada thada thadavena athirgira railadi Kada kada kadavena kadakkira kaaviri Viru viru viruvena madikkira vettrilai Muru muru muruvena murikkiya meesaigal Manathil irukkuthu mei mei mei mei….* The trees under which we play Sadugudu The glistening grass which covers the ground The dew drops which break as you touch them The hot idlis(4) you get The railways that thunder The rapid gurgling of the Kaveri The folding white (?) The fierce looking moustaches Stay in my heart Sooriyano chandirano Yaar ivano Sattena sollu Saera paaNdiya chozhanum ivana (yea leae lea eh) Sollu sollu Sattena sollu Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka) Eh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america (drum work) Sattena sollu (drum work) Sattena sollu (drum work) Ye lea lae lae Graamaththu kudisaiyilae konjak kaalam thangi paar yelae Koorayin ottai virisalil vazhi natchchathiram eNNi paarelae Koovum cell phone-in nachcharippai aNaiththu Konjam sil vaNdin uchcharippai kaetpom Verum kaalil seruppindri nadanthu MaNNodu paesi koNdu povom MazhalaigaL aavom Stay in a village hut for some time Through the holes in the thatched roof, try counting the stars Switch off your cell-phone noises We can listen to the insects’ pronunciations We can walk barefoot, without our slippers And talk to the soil as we go Become children again… Aala maraththukku jadaiyai pinniththaan PookaL vaikkalaamae(5) Oororam aiyyanaaridam kaththi vaangithaan Pencil seevalaamae We could braid the roots of the Banyan tree And adorn it with flowers(5) (like women usually wear their hair in the South) In the outskirts, we can borrow a knife from a smith To sharpen our pencils Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka) Eh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america Oh kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma? (Oh balleilakka balleilakka balleilakka balleilakka) Oh thaavaNi peNgaLum thoothuvidum kaNgaLumtTholainthu poguma Tha thara thara Sattena sollu Ye lae lae lae Anjara pettiyilae(6) Aaththavoda rusi irukkum Ammiyil(7) araichchu aakki vechcha Naatukozhi patta keLappom In the Anjara petti/box of spices(6) Is the taste of Mother’s cooking The leaves crushed with a grinding stone(7) With native chicken Ye lae lae Aadu maadu maelae uLLa paasam Veetu ration card-il saekka solli kaetkum Verum thaNNi kaetta moru tharum naesam VeLLanthi manithargaL vaasam MaNNengum veesum The affection we have for our goats and cows Will ask us to include them in the house food-portions (as allotted by a ration card)(?) The care we have to give buttermilk to those who asked only for water The smell of people (?) Soil will fly here(?) Paampada kizhaviyin pachchilai maruthukku Paeyum odippogum pangaaLi Pakkaththu veetukkum saeththu samaikkira Anbu ingu vaazhum When the old lady makes medicines, Even ghosts will flee The affection with which we cook for our next-door neighbours lives here Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka) Sh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america Kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma? (maranthu poguma?) Oh thaavaNi peNgaLum thoothuvidum kaNgaLum tholainthu poguma (girls laughing) Namma kaLaththu maedu Kammaakara karasikkaadu SemmaN aLLi theLLikkum roadu Hey sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu Sadugudu sadugudu aadiya maraththadi Padu padu paduvena porththiya pulveLi Thoda thoda thoda thoda udaigira panithuLi Suda suda suda suda kidaikkira iddly Thada thada thadavena athirgira railadi Kada kada kadavena kadakkira kaaviri Viru viru viruvena madikkira vettrilai Muru muru muruvena murikkiya vettrilai Manathil irukkuthu mei mei mei mei… Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka) Sh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka) Sh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
Good one ...good job everyone.. Nothing to be surprised , we Indians sing most of the songs from Hollywood Movies Album song n all that... ...this is one song u have sung... But still appreciated 😍😘🙌
Okay! it’s called Kollywood movie and the music director is A R Rahman an Oscar winner. And the language is Tamil (The oldest and the first spoken language in the world). But I wonder why were you guys mixed it with some South African traditional vocals in between. Wonderfully done by you and your team 👏🏻 Thank you for showing interest to do it and taking it to other part of the world!
wowwwww!! nyz really singers misician nyz ❤😘😘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌htsoff love u all singing presioues song legendary Ar.Rahman sir conposion really god nice nice nice 🔥😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
C each and every one face ...how brighten and smiling while singing an other language song...they don't know the history and the way the language travel around thousands of years in the world but they r singing from their bottom of heart 💓. But people who born and brought up from the own language they are feeling shy in public to speak their mother tongue.
பெருமபட்டு தன்னை அறியாமல் சிரித்தது எத்தனை பேர் ✋ / ♥️ Rahma sir
2010 கால கட்டங்களில் அமெரிக்கா இசைபள்ளியில் கலக்க அரம்பித்த இசை,
நா முத்துகுமார் வார்த்தைகளை உலகம் முழுக்க கொண்டு சென்றவர்,
ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான் இப்பாடலால்
சிரிக்கல அழுதுட்டேன் 😊
S i was
சிறிய புன்னகை
It's not a BOLLYWOOD movie. Not all Indian movies are Bollywood. This is a Tamil movie. But I appreciate you knew it was in Tamil language. Thanks 🙏
Tamil only one
Appreciate it!
❤
The djembe , ghatam and chenda the percussion instruments are totally unnecessary for this arrangement. Adds to the cacophony and distorts the music. The instruments are out of synch. Further I don’t think narrative is not if American return!!
Bollywood or Tamil movie all the same shit
I have performed in this church under the direction of Ethan Sperry and Eric Whitacre. And I have also had the great joy of singing Balleilakka with Ethan Sperry in the same room. I can die happy.
Love from tamil nadu India
Does this Song invoke any spiritual Coir singing in Church?.
Balleilakka became so popular in West
Blessed are the ones who have a good choral voice and take their time for training and practice.
I am binge watching all the balleilakka choir performances :)
me tooooo!
So am I.
the tamil words, the way how its arranged in this song convey emotions, its called IRATTAIKILAVI & ADUKKUTHODAR in Tamil grammar which is 2300 years old atleast which the tamils follow even today. its so poetic and cute the way words are arranged to convey the meaning. in olden days, kings would heavily shower them with riches for such kind of poetic mastery over the language. artisticccc
Shashwat Gupta me to
Same xD
Bruh, it's not a Bollywood movie it's a Tamil movie...
cool kid uûyy
It's Kollywood.
Yeah, it's Kollywood...
Tamil India 🇮🇳
tamil movie also a major part of bollywood.
எங்க இருந்தாலும் இவர்களும் நாம் இரத்தம் தான்
Excellent job!!எல்லாப்புகளும் ரஹ்மானிற்கே
வெளிநாட்டில் வாழும் தமிழர்கள் இந்த பாடலை கேட்டால் கண்கலங்கி விடும் தமிழன் என்ற பெருமையில் கர்வத்திலும் .
I'm in tears...
தமிழன்டா🔥
this is kollywood - tamil langauge from southern india. the oldest langauge on earth . composed by A R Rahman - the god of music!
@Kailas Prasad I'm a Tamil guy ennalaye mudiyala.. 😂😂
@@subashpriyatharsanvlogs9831 karunanithi ya apa na unnala mudiyathu pa 🥴🤗
Tamil is most definitely not the oldest language on Earth. Tamil definitely has a long and rich literary tradition, but honestly, no language on Earth is truly the "oldest" languages change over time. Old English is by no means the same as Modern English, it's just an ancestor to the language that is now English. Same thing with Tamil. Old Tamil is different. Language changes, that's just how it is.
@@umakarunakaran4626 I definitely says it's the oldest !
Super bro....
Simply beautiful... Nice Tamil pronunciation ;)
வாழ்க தமிழ்!
நான் தமிழனாய் பிறந்ததே என் வாழ்க்கையில் கிடைத்த மிக்பெரிய பாக்கியம் ❤️
Hi my fellow Indians, please don't be very harsh with foreigners, because It may be a difficult for them to understand that India consists of 36 governing entities including union territories....and each states have different ethnicity and languages... they don't know what is Bollywood and where is Kollywood...
Hmm
Even Indians don't know
🤣🤣🤣
Even they can't Understand difference between Tamil and Hindi?
Thats not an excuse brother, they got to know the language they are singing, they need not know about the details about the film and all, but knowing the composer , language and the singers are must.
They are really enjoying the music and language.... great acoustics
Not Bollywood song. Its a pure Tamil song by great AR Rahman double oscar winner
It brings me joy to see the foreigners enjoy our music especially the one composed by the maestro A.R.Rahman!♥️
A R Rahman a gift of God to South India
Headphone use pana evaloo voice kekuthu🎧😍😍😍 Background🎤🎶🎶💯
*Proud Moment...♥️ From Tamilnadu, India...* 🔥
அட்ரா சக்க
தமிழன் டா
Tamilan da
Chinese people ua-cam.com/video/TrYqSwZJ7dk/v-deo.html
@@pandarc7292தமிழன்தான்.
நிச்சசய தமிழன்தான்.
Western ம்யூசிக்கை காப்பியடிச்ச தமிழன்தான்.
இவ்வளவுபேர் இவ்வளவு orchestra இதனை city / state / country ல எல்லாம் அசால்ட்டா இத perform பண்ணராங்களே , அதை பார்த்தாலே தெரியலே? Western Music தான் இந்த பாட்டோட origin என்று.
it feels good while watching our song played by you
Tamil is every were
It's not Bollywood, it's 'kollywood' Tamil song🔥
Composed by Mozart of Madras AR Rahman 👍
And sung by legend Of all time Sir SpB
Being Tamilian, chennai i really loved to see people performing Rajini Sir Song... Really soo happy to each one of your performance... Tones of love to you all.. Thank you soo much... Muuuuuah
தமிழ் மொழி அர்த்தம் இப்போ தான் புரியுது....... நான் (நாம்) தமிழன் என்பதில் உள்ள பெருமை இப்போ தான் ரொம்ப உணர்கிரேன்.......
Wow wow 👍👍👍❤️ superb
Music and especially song is the easiest way to show emotions instead of huge dialogues and scenes, that's why we have number of songs in our movies😊
தமிழ் தீயாய் பரவி வாழும்...உயிர்களை வாழ வைக்கும்...
நம் தமிழ் இசையின் புதிய பரிராணமத்தை உலகிற்கே அறிமுகப்படுத்திய. நம் தமிழ் மகன் A R Rahmanu க்கு 👏👏👏 🤝🤝 but இதோடு AR Rahman ஓதுங்கிவிட்டாரா 🤔 ☹️ ஈழ தமிழர்
Actually the song is related to the plot of the story as the hero would come back after years from US to India to find his wife of rich Indian culture and tradition in today's Morden society in India . the song speaks abt the Indian culture and tradition which are the characteristics of the future wife he wants in the movie .
True and also it is not a bolly wood movie
The songs speaking Tamil culture
And Tamil kings seran ,cholan, pandiyan
Jerlin Sneha exactly u r right
somebody pin this comment to the top. so that the english people get some sense when the guy in the video mocks indian movies.
தமிழன் குரல் உலகம் முழுக்க ஓங்கும் டா...
Mind blowing and literally goosebumps 🔥🔥🔥
Goosebumps when they sing that line "kaveri aarum kaikuththal arisiyum marandhu poguma ". I'm getting emotional . Thank you people for choosing this song.
That is Rahman
Great indian
மூதேவி அவன் தமிழன்டா
@@ramananjeganathan3645 aren't tamilans indians, you stupid?! Don't use bad words and disrespect tamil and tamilans by your harsh words, unga comment a delete pannunga please. Ipdi la panna tha tamilans la matha indians aa verukuraaga nu solluvaaga...
Rahman is Tamilan and he is from Tamilnadu, state of India. That's it.🤐🤐🤐
IAM proud to be a Tamilan...World first language....
What about Sanskrit
@@Kumar-iw5rj what is it
@@Kumar-iw5rj Tamil has outdated Sanskrit.. there are 1000s archaeological proofs... no disrespct to Sanskrit... but Tamil has been the first language from the time man started speaking
Kailas Prasad உலகின் முதல் மொழி தமிழ் ஆதிச்சநல்லூர் ஆராய்ச்சியில் அம்பலம் தமிழே உலகின் முதன் மொழி
Its just an improved theory.
Wow. What a team work. The choir made me ecstatic. You guys did perfect justice to the composition by the great composer AR Rahman. I just went on my piano and rediscovered the chords
A good team under a Fantastic expressive Director.
India is not just Bollywood! Loved the orchestra! Excellent
Rajni comes to 'Tamil Nadu' from USA. So which place is going to have "Baleilakka"? Is it Salem? Is it Madurai? Is it Madras? Is it Trichy? Is it Tirutani? No.. "Baleilakka" is for the entire people of Tamil Nadu!!! Then the song talks about the life of people in Tamil Nadu, their geographic area, food, games, culture, innocence, honesty, helping tendency etc., and even goes on to say that the Tamil Nadu that Rajni entered is equivalent to America! :-)
Verey level lo cheppav
What FUN to listen to . . . . awesome energy from the singers and the percussion.
beyond stunning, amazing.
Hats off AR Rahman Sir! We are trying to grow Tamil but you did your best through this song!!
See How much they enjoy tamil song directed by AR Rahman.Looks amazing..
சிறந்த கூட்டு முயற்சி
adhu muyarchi alla vetri
Actually this the best. You have done great accent work, claps for that.
Another thing, we have songs in the movies to entertain the audience. You know what, in this stress life we go to theatre for entertainment and relaxation. Only by the story you will not be entertained. But with this songs we can enjoy both inside and outside the theatre by hearing the song. That is the reason for songs in the movie.
And tamilans we have to agree that, A.R. RAHAMAN has great share in spreading our language. He had done his best and still doing. He make us proud and We have to do the same. I write this in English so that everyone studying this will understand. தமிழன்டா.
Amazing coordination. Goosebumps. Great team work. Proud to be tamilan. Credits to Rajini, Shankar and AR Rahman sir
after watching this video you may know why our films has songs it is like an additional treat
Stunning ❤ awesome tamil choir
That's the great ness of Indian Cinema having songs in the movie..which is unique and proud to be..
தமிழ் பாடலே தனி தான் அதிலும் அதன் இசையை சொல்லவா வேண்டும். ❤❤❤
Who feels goose bumps at 6:16, what a song composed by AR Rahman (Indian music composer), proud to be an Indian, Proud to be a Tamizhan
Huge round of applause for this innovative interpretation of this tamil hit song
Whooooow fantastic performance all singers🎤🎤🎤🎉🎉🎉❤
Lovely !!! I see the enjoyment and coordination. !! Please do more performance like this. Love u all !
WOW, Superb. You Guys Rocking... You just Suprised Me.
Thank you all for the wonderful and energizing act ...It was really great 👍
This music teacher is the best 😀. He really taught the kids how to enjoy songs even though they dont understand it. But they loved it. He is talented. I request ar rahman sir @arrahman to make him a tutor in Chennai for few months in your music school. 😀
Everyone singing very well i think your choir have get too much fans in here really proud to be a tamilan
Great effort, almost flawless! The spirit of the song is well connected to, thank you all, ladies and gentlemen!
That was Remarkable!!! Amazing!!! LOVE 🧡💛💚❤💕from Chennai, TN, India
Wow.. Wow.. What an enthu.. Ammazing... Hit the floor.. Hit the floor... Hats off guys..
Huge love from Tamil Nadu! I had as much fun watching you guys as you had with the number!
i thoroughly enjoyed the energy in the performance! i am tamil and this song is difficult even for me to recite.
The Thavil and Ghatam duo - Sankar and Siva are awesome. Ethan is a great director.
Notwithstanding tiny bits of errors in the intro by the Directors, ....it was amazing, outstanding , it's own breath from the original version making it authentic!!!! Amazing . Thank you for making me happy with this piece since I come from Malaysia where no one has done anything like this for the most ancient language of Tamil.
The sheer drama in this performance...hats off guys
Goosebumps❤️
I really appreciate the attempt to sing a such a difficult song..
A big salute to all of you..
To all the members..
Anyhow I just thought it would be very useful if I copy and paste the lyrics and meaning of Ballelakka song
" Sooriyano chandirano
Yaar ivano
Sattena sollu
Saera paaNdiya chozhanum ivana(1)
Sollu sollu
Sattena sollu
The Sun? The Moon?
Who is he? Tell me now!
Is he the medieval warrior?(1)
Tell me tell me
Tell me now!
Paaradi paaradi yaaradi ivano
Paaigira siruththaiyin kaaladi ivano
Kooradi kooradi yaaradi ivano
Kettathai pattena suttidum sivano
Look, look, who is he?
He is a pouncing wild cat’s legs
Tell, tell, who is he?
The Shiva who shoots down the bad guys
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka(2)
Sh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadum america*
Eh A good route/way
To Salem or Madurai?
To Madras, Tiruchy or Thiruthani?(2)
Eh A good route
For all the people
When big brother comes to Tamil Nadu, it is America*
Kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma?
Ooh thaavaNi(3) peNgaLum toothuvidum kaNgaLum tholainthu poguma?
(girls laughing)
Can the river Kaveri and the hand split rice be forgotten?
Oh, can the girls in Dhaavanis(3) and expressive eyes be lost?
Namma kaLaththu maedu
Kammaakara karasikkaadu
SemmaN aLLi theLLikkum roadu
Hey
sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu
sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu sadugudu
Our paddy thrashing contoured land
The dense forests
The roads which splash wet red soil
Run, run, run, run,
Run, run, run, run
(A game where people chase the others around)
Sadugudu sadugudu aadiya maraththadi
Padu padu paduvena porththiya pulveLi
Thoda thoda thoda thoda udaigira panithuLi
Suda suda suda suda kidaikkira iddly(4)
Thada thada thadavena athirgira railadi
Kada kada kadavena kadakkira kaaviri
Viru viru viruvena madikkira vettrilai
Muru muru muruvena murikkiya meesaigal
Manathil irukkuthu mei mei mei mei….*
The trees under which we play Sadugudu
The glistening grass which covers the ground
The dew drops which break as you touch them
The hot idlis(4) you get
The railways that thunder
The rapid gurgling of the Kaveri
The folding white (?)
The fierce looking moustaches
Stay in my heart
Sooriyano chandirano
Yaar ivano
Sattena sollu
Saera paaNdiya chozhanum ivana (yea leae lea eh)
Sollu sollu
Sattena sollu
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka)
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
(drum work)
Sattena sollu
(drum work)
Sattena sollu
(drum work)
Ye lea lae lae
Graamaththu kudisaiyilae konjak kaalam thangi paar yelae
Koorayin ottai virisalil vazhi natchchathiram eNNi paarelae
Koovum cell phone-in nachcharippai aNaiththu
Konjam sil vaNdin uchcharippai kaetpom
Verum kaalil seruppindri nadanthu
MaNNodu paesi koNdu povom
MazhalaigaL aavom
Stay in a village hut for some time
Through the holes in the thatched roof, try counting the stars
Switch off your cell-phone noises
We can listen to the insects’ pronunciations
We can walk barefoot, without our slippers
And talk to the soil as we go
Become children again…
Aala maraththukku jadaiyai pinniththaan
PookaL vaikkalaamae(5)
Oororam aiyyanaaridam kaththi vaangithaan
Pencil seevalaamae
We could braid the roots of the Banyan tree
And adorn it with flowers(5) (like women usually wear their hair in the South)
In the outskirts, we can borrow a knife from a smith
To sharpen our pencils
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka)
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
Oh kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma?
(Oh balleilakka balleilakka balleilakka balleilakka)
Oh thaavaNi peNgaLum thoothuvidum kaNgaLumtTholainthu poguma
Tha thara thara
Sattena sollu
Ye lae lae lae
Anjara pettiyilae(6)
Aaththavoda rusi irukkum
Ammiyil(7) araichchu aakki vechcha
Naatukozhi patta keLappom
In the Anjara petti/box of spices(6)
Is the taste of Mother’s cooking
The leaves crushed with a grinding stone(7)
With native chicken
Ye lae lae
Aadu maadu maelae uLLa paasam
Veetu ration card-il saekka solli kaetkum
Verum thaNNi kaetta moru tharum naesam
VeLLanthi manithargaL vaasam
MaNNengum veesum
The affection we have for our goats and cows
Will ask us to include them in the house food-portions (as allotted by a ration card)(?)
The care we have to give buttermilk to those who asked only for water
The smell of people (?)
Soil will fly here(?)
Paampada kizhaviyin pachchilai maruthukku
Paeyum odippogum pangaaLi
Pakkaththu veetukkum saeththu samaikkira
Anbu ingu vaazhum
When the old lady makes medicines,
Even ghosts will flee
The affection with which we cook for our next-door neighbours
lives here
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka)
Sh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
Kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma? (maranthu poguma?)
Oh thaavaNi peNgaLum thoothuvidum kaNgaLum tholainthu poguma
(girls laughing)
Namma kaLaththu maedu
Kammaakara karasikkaadu
SemmaN aLLi theLLikkum roadu
Hey
sadugudu sadugudu
sadugudu sadugudu
sadugudu sadugudu
sadugudu sadugudu
Sadugudu sadugudu aadiya maraththadi
Padu padu paduvena porththiya pulveLi
Thoda thoda thoda thoda udaigira panithuLi
Suda suda suda suda kidaikkira iddly
Thada thada thadavena athirgira railadi
Kada kada kadavena kadakkira kaaviri
Viru viru viruvena madikkira vettrilai
Muru muru muruvena murikkiya vettrilai
Manathil irukkuthu mei mei mei mei…
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka)
Sh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
Eh balleilakka balleilakka
Saleththukka maduraikka
Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka (thiruthanikka)
Sh balleilakka balleilakka
Ottu moththa makkaLukka
ANNan vantha thamizhnadu america
Amazing performance, wish main singers was close to the mic. Love the conductor, literally dancing.
Good one ...good job everyone.. Nothing to be surprised , we Indians sing most of the songs from Hollywood Movies Album song n all that... ...this is one song u have sung... But still appreciated 😍😘🙌
This proof how Indian classic music and song can make anyone dance, awesome effort
WELL SUPER GREAT EFFORT ...... SUCH a superb.
hatsoff! pure musical awesomeness!
Love u people love so much...and thank u for choose to sing in our language
வாழ்க தமிழ்.வளர்க தமிழ்...
மெய் சிளிர்கிறது
It's a magic of thalaivar
This is not Bollywood song .This is KOLLY WOOD Tamil song. Wow amazing. Tamil is wow.
Best performance thus far!!!
It's really fantastic grate team work 👍
Amazing performance love u all
Thanks for AR Rahman for this composition
Proud to be a tamizhan 😇😇🔥🔥🔥
Full video it's like wow...👌👌
Incredible throght out video full entertaining ...😍😀😂
That's a good composition from oscar winning musician the great, a r Rahman.
Semma....ther r njoy while thery r prounciate our tamil language .....
Okay! it’s called Kollywood movie and the music director is A R Rahman an Oscar winner. And the language is Tamil (The oldest and the first spoken language in the world).
But I wonder why were you guys mixed it with some South African traditional vocals in between.
Wonderfully done by you and your team 👏🏻 Thank you for showing interest to do it and taking it to other part of the world!
that was a very interesting improvisation of the original Tamil song by AR Rahman.
Wow super excited sinking nice voice supew 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👏👏👏👌👌👌🎻🎤🎸🎼
wowwwww!! nyz really singers misician nyz ❤😘😘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌htsoff love u all singing presioues song legendary Ar.Rahman sir conposion really god nice nice nice 🔥😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
ARR❤ Love from Kerala
Looks awesome to see them having lots of fun during this performance.
naasthi panitinga thalaiva s and thalaivi s.... awesome
proud moment for all tamil people. the origin language of the world get respect from everywhere... thank u guys
how did they memorise
Awesome guys u people are very great 😍😍😍❣️❣️❣️❣️
Wowww.....semma performance. ...
C each and every one face ...how brighten and smiling while singing an other language song...they don't know the history and the way the language travel around thousands of years in the world but they r singing from their bottom of heart 💓.
But people who born and brought up from the own language they are feeling shy in public to speak their mother tongue.
I like the energy in this group
Wonderful performance 👍👍❤️🏆 excellent synchronisation 👍😎
Very good performance by these Oregonians. Having lived in Beaverton, it brings back memories :-)
what a wonderful and awesome performance ! you just kicked the ass and nailed it absolutely!