Prof. P Sundaram Pillai
(1855 - 1897)
A great Tamil Bard, from Trivandrum. He wrote many Tamils Poems and prose. In his honour, TN Govt. started an University at Tirunelveli called the MS University. See below his Tamizh Thai Vazhthu, which is the STATE SONG FOR TAMILNADU, sung in schools
Vilambinaganar
(Oh Tamil Country!) you are beautifully clad in the wavy rivers and seas; Your chiseled face shines amidst the famous Barath sub-continent; You are the elite Dravidian country in the Deccan; Your small forehead shines like the crescent with a distinct "thilagam"; Like the fragrance of the "thilagam" rejoiced by the entire world, Your great name and fame is known in all directions; Oh Tamil Angel! Oh Tamil Angel! Your majestic, youthful industriousness makes us spell bound and wish all the best for you, all the best! all the best! .
The proper adjective for Siam is Siamese.
Muang Thai means "land of the free"
Tamil Thai Vaazhthu (Invocation to Mother Tamil) is the State song of Tamilnadu . The song was written by Manonmanian Sundaram Pillai and its music was composed by MSV . Official functions of the Government of Tamil Nadu start with this song . The song is sung daily in schools all over Tamil Nadu during the assembly .Meaning :அலை கடலே ஆடையான இந்த அழகான பூமிப் பெண்ணிற்கு பாரத நாடே முகமாம் தென்திசை அதன் நெற்றியாம் அதில் திலகமென திகழ்வது திராவிட திருநாடாம் அந்தத் திலகத்தின் வாசனைப் போல்அனைத்து உலகமும் இன்பம் காண எல்லா திசையிலும் புகழ் மணக்க இருக்கும் தெய்வமகள் ஆகிய தமிழே என்றென்றும் இளமையாக இருக்கிற உன்னுடைய இந்த அழகைக் கண்டு வியந்து,செய்யும் செயலையும் மறந்து வாழ்த்துகிறோம் வாழ்த்துகிறோம் வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.In english -(Oh Tamil Country!) you are beautifully clad in the wavy rivers and seas;Your chiseled face shines amidst the famous Barath sub-continent;You are the elite Dravidian country in the Deccan;Your small forehead shines like the crescent with a distinct “thilagam”;Like the fragrance of the “thilagam” rejoiced by the entire world,Your great name and fame is known in all directions;Oh Tamil Angel! Oh Tamil Angel!Your majestic, youthful industriousness makes us spell bound and wish all the best for you….
The author who wrote Tamil Thai Valthu is Manonmaniam P. Sundaram Pillai. Manonmaniam P. Sundaram Pillai (April 4,1855 - April 25 1897) is an author of the famous Tamil drama Manonmaniyam, as well as the great Tamil anthem.
"Tamil Thai Valthu" is the state song of Tamil Nadu in India. It is sung in Tamil and praises the motherland and the Tamil language.
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