Ellaalan - Her Yesterday lyrics

[Hook: Asha M] இந்த மண் எங்களின் சொந்த மண் இதன் எல்லைகள் மீறியார் வந்தவன்? நீர் வழம் உண்டு, நிழ வழம் உண்டு நிம்மதி ஒன்றுதான் இல்லை This land is our ancestral land Crossing our borders, Who came at us? Water, we have in abundance Fertile land, we have in abundance Only peace is in absence [Verse 1: Ellaalan] She was born in the idyllic village of Thiriyai In the year it was burned down in 1985 Yo her ammaa and appaa were cruelly burned alive Her sister was raped right in front of her eyes She was raised in the Vanni where she finally learnt to fight To liberate our land, and to liberate our rights Never thinking twice, living life of sacrifice When the strife was rife, she cut like knife in paradise With a hand on the gun, making army man run Stunned, and left numb, with every battle that they won In the ceasefire, she fell in love with a guy A former cadre who lost his eyes in a fight His name was Seelan, barely breathing. nursed him back & gave him meaning He joined the movement as a student and was always prudent Lost his vision, giving mission without inhibition, position Fighting division, so listen, he gave tuition To children that couldn't afford tuition or a pot to piss in He kept on giving, gave a gift, made his life worth living She gave birth to baby girl that's pretty In the city of Kili, he named the child Kayalvizhi [Hook: Asha M] இந்த மண் எங்களின் சொந்த மண் இதன் எல்லைகள் மீறியார் வந்தவன்? நீர் வழம் உண்டு, நிழ வழம் உண்டு நிம்மதி ஒன்றுதான் இல்லை This land is our ancestral land Crossing our borders, Who came at us? Water, we have in abundance Fertile land, we have in abundance Only peace is in absence [Verse 2: Ellaalan] They never had much, but in love they had enough Living in a mud hut, in a state that's not corrupt Plus, they lived in freedom in Eelam from army demons Ceasefire had them dreaming that peace would finally see them Walking hand in hand, over free soil and sand Liberated land, land liberated by their hand And, they built a bank, police force and courts of law Independent state, what they're dying fighting for Time flowing like a river, watch her daughter growing bigger With vigour, normal life is all they ever want to give her Playful child, always happy, playing in the wild While her appaa made her smile, he was never in denial Life wasn't to be, though blind Seelan could see That his wife would one day have to pick the gun and just leave Out of the blue, the Tigers then split in two And the Karuna group, caused the war to break through 2009, called back to the frontline The black clouds had come, there's was no more sunshine Giving her kin one last kiss goodbye Not knowing, whether she would ever, live or die [Hook: Asha M] இந்த மண் எங்களின் சொந்த மண் இதன் எல்லைகள் மீறியார் வந்தவன்? நீர் வழம் உண்டு, நிழ வழம் உண்டு நிம்மதி ஒன்றுதான் இல்லை This land is our ancestral land Crossing our borders, Who came at us? Water, we have in abundance Fertile land, we have in abundance Only peace is in absence [Verse 3: Ellaalan] Her body froze, laying on the floor, with no clothes All she see is hundred toes, surrounded by ten foes As they yelled 'you Thamil ho', raining blow after blow Paraded like a show, female soldiers took photos One after another, penetrated and they smothered And others, also suffered, as they screamed for their mothers You or the UN, couldn't hear when she cried With her hands tied, wishing that she took the cyanide After months inside, uncle finally paid a bribe Got her outside the camp, and she survived Seelan and her daughter disappeared without a trace This is how the Sinhala people are wiping out our race In an occupied state, where the army rule the space And liberation fighters no longer have a place The villagers noticed the change in her figure And stigmatized her cause her belly's getting bigger Abuse they still give her, as the army men sn******g Couldn't take no more, put the finger on the trigger A gun to the head, though her mind's already dead Is this how the story of our freedom fighter ends? [Gunshot noise] [Baby cries]