BHARATHIDASAN[Panjavarnakkili] thamizhukkum amudhendru per…

Movie: Panjavarnakkili
Poet: Bharathidasan
Singer: P Susheela
Music: M S Viswanathan , T K Ramamoorty
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(7)-(1)-(8)-(9)-(9)-(1)

(1)thamizhukkum amudhendru per,
andha thamizh inbathamizh yengal uyirukku ner, uyirukku ner,

Tamil is synonymous with nectar,
Tamil , sweet Tamil, is equivalent to our soul, it is our soul,

(2)thamizhukku nilavendru per ,
inbath thamizh yengal samogaththin vilaivukku neer, 
thamizhukku manamendru per, 
inbath thamizh yengal vazhvukku nirumiththa oor,

Tamil is synonymous with the moon,
this sweet Tamil is the water that nurtures the growth of our society,
Tamil is synonymous with fragrance,
this sweet Tamil is the cornerstone of our lives,

(3)thamizhukku madhuvendru per,
(4)inbath thamizh yengal urimaichem payirukku ver, payirukku ver,

Tamil is synonymous with honey(sweet),
this sweet Tamil is the root that holds together our rights,

(5)thamizh yengal ilamaikku paal,
(6)inbath thamizh nalla pugazh mikka pulavarkku vel, 
(7)thamizh yengal uyarvukku vaan,
inbath thamizh yengal asadhikku chudar thandha then, chudar thandha then,

Tamil is milk for our youth,
this sweet Tamil is the weapon (lance) for the renowned and good poets, 
Tamil is the sky that facilitates our ascent,
this sweet Tamil is the honey that gave vitality back to our tired souls, (or is the medicine to get the spark back into our tired souls)

(8)thamizh yengal arivukku thol,
inbath thamizh yengal kavidhaikku vayiraththin val, 
(9)thamizh yengal piravikku thai,
inbath thamizh yengal valamikka ulamutra thee,

Tamil is the shoulder that supports our intellect,
this sweet Tamil is the diamond sword (imperishable, sharp) in our poetry,
Tamil is the mother of our birth,
this sweet Tamil is the igniting spark that leads us to prosperity,