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Today there are 80 million Tamils in the world, more than there are French, Colombians, or Kenyans.
TAMIL EELAM SONGS FREE
From the album Eeddi Munaikal (pictured above).Įthanai Ethanai Maaperum Vetrikal (listen)Īn upbeat song with tongue-in-cheek lyrics praising the prowess and innovation of the Tigers.Ī song paying tribute to Tamil political prisoners in Sri Lanka and incarcerated around the world.Īn energetic track layered with folk rhythms, praising the Sea Tigers.Ī song calling on Tamils around the world to unite in the struggle for Tamil Eelam.Sign up for an annual Curiositystream subscription with 41% off and you'll also get free access to Nebula (a new streaming platform I'm helping to build along with other creators). Ungal ezhuththukkal neruppaana varikalai kondathaal thamileela puratchi vediththathe The Tamil Eelam revolution erupted from the fire in your lines. உரிமையுள்ள மண்ணில் நாங்கள் அடிமையாக சாவதா?Ī tribute song to the countless revolutionary poets and writers of the Eelam struggle, both fighters and civilians. Urimaiyulla mannil naangal adimaiyaaka saavatha? Ulakam engum emathu makkal agathiyaaka povatha? Or should we die as slaves in our rightful land? Should our people seek refuge across the world? சென்ற கடல் புலிகள் எண்கள் நெஞ்சை விட்டு போகலையேĪthu Yaar Alukaiyo/Chinna Chinna Veedu (listen)Ī poignant call and response style song, where SPB roleplays the LTTE leader describing the idyllic childhoods of a liberated Tamil Eelam.Įelam is our homeland, reclaiming it our goal.Įelam enkal thaayakam, meetpathu enkal latchiyam. Senra kadal pulikal enkal nenchai vittu pokalaiye Ventha kadal aaralaiye, vethanaikal theeralaiye Peralaiyin meethinile therizhuthu ponavareĪalkadalin meethinile theeyenave aanavare The departed Sea Tigers have not left our hearts You who drove your chariots over the waves The lyrics to the song were also penned by Puthuvai Ratnathurai. Balasubrahmanyam sang the songs Allithinru (listen) , written by Joe Puradchi, and Vaanathileri ( listen) whose lyrics were written by Eelam poet Puthuvai Ratnathurai.Ī song recorded for the Eelam film 'Ellaalan'. We look back at a selection of SPB's Eelam liberation songs.īalasubrahmanyam lent his voice to two tracks on an album marking 'Operation Ellaalan', the raid on Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura Air Force base carried out successfully by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Encompassing a variety of styles and speeds, Balasubrahmanyam frequently voiced the lyrics of Eelam revolutionary poets Puthuvai Ratnathurai, who was forcibly disappeared in May 2009, Kasi Ananthan and Joe Puradchi. Photograph: Oviar PugazhenthiĪmong the late, great S P Balasubrahmanyam's body of work, which spans over five decades and over 40,000 songs, were several enthusiastic contributions to the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle. S P Balasubrahmanyam jots down lyrics while practising for Ulaga Manitham Thalaikal - 21st June 2007.
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