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Lyrics & meaning

Aasai Peraasai

From Thani Oruvan · 2015

Lyricist: Mohan Raja
Singer: Jayam Ravi
Music director: Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name: Thani Oruvan
Movie release year: 2015
Lyrics added on: 4 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Ennaikkum aasaikkum

Peraasaikkum nadakkura por la

Jeikkurathu peraasaithaan

Enakku nallathu seirathula

Aasai illa peraasai (Dialogue)

Irutta veraturathukku

Suriyan thaeva illa

Orae oru theekuchi pothum (Dialogue)

Mumbai taj attack pannumbothu

Ajmal kasabkku vayasu 18

Delhi rape case la involve aanavanukku

Vayasu 17

Inaikku cityla irukkura koolipadai

Mollamari capemaari athanaperukkum

Vayasu 18… 19 (Dialogue)

Kettavan thappa seirathukko

Thappa kathukkirathukko

Vayasu neram kaalam

Ethaiyumae paarkurathulla (Dialogue)

Aana nallavan mattum thaan

Nallathu seirathukku

Kaalam neram kaaranamnu

Ellaathukkum kaathittu irukkaan

Kaathirunthu kaathirunthu

Kaalam kadanthu poi

Kaatukulla maranju vaazhura poraliyavo

Illa naattukkulla sagichu vaazhura

Yemaaliyaavo irunthuttu irukkan (Dialogue)

Enakku poralikkaana

Nokkamum irukku

Police kaana athigaramum irukku

Naan police uniform potta poraali

Mithran IPS (Dialogue)

I will meet you very very soon

(Dialogue)

In any battle between desire

and extreme greed,

it is always greed that wins.

When it comes to doing good,

I don't just have a desire, I have greed! (Dialogue)

To drive away the darkness,

you don't need the sun;

a single matchstick is enough. (Dialogue)

When the Mumbai Taj was attacked,

Ajmal Kasab was just 18 years old.

The one involved in the Delhi rape case

was 17 years old.

Today, all the hired gangs in the city,

every scoundrel and petty crook,

are only 18... 19 years old. (Dialogue)

A bad man, to commit a crime

or to learn wrongdoing,

age, timing, or circumstances—

never considers any of it. (Dialogue)

But only a good man,

to do something good,

gives excuses like timing, right moment, and reasons,

and keeps waiting for everything.

Waiting and waiting,

as time passes by,

he either ends up hiding in the forest as a rebel,

or enduring everything in society

as a gullible fool! (Dialogue)

I have a rebel's

clear purpose,

and a police officer's authority.

I am a rebel in a police uniform.

Mithran IPS. (Dialogue)

I will meet you very, very soon.

(Dialogue)

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful monologue from the movie 'Thani Oruvan' presents the core philosophy of protagonist Mithran IPS. He argues that evil operates aggressively without waiting for the right age, time, or opportunity, whereas good people often remain passive waiting for ideal conditions, eventually becoming helpless victims or isolated rebels. Rejecting passivity, Mithran asserts that his drive to eliminate evil is not merely a mild wish but an all-consuming obsession. By combining the passion of an activist with the lawful power of a police officer, he pledges to be the spark of light that dispels the pervasive darkness of crime.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Irutta veraturathukku Suriyan thaeva illa Orae oru theekuchi pothum”

Comparing crime and evil to darkness ('Iruttu'), and a solitary righteous officer to a small matchstick ('Theekuchi') capable of dispelling immense dark.

Antithesis / Contrast

“Enakku nallathu seirathula Aasai illa peraasai”

Juxtaposing 'Aasai' (desire) with 'Peraasai' (greed/extreme passion), and contrasting the proactive nature of 'Kettavan' (evil person) against the delayed actions of 'Nallavan' (good person).

Repetition / Epizeuxis

“Kaathirunthu kaathirunthu”

Repeating 'Kaathirunthu kaathirunthu' to emphasize prolonged, redundant waiting that leads to inaction.

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Trivia

This iconic dialogue delivered by Jayam Ravi as Mithran IPS serves as the thematic foundation of the 2015 blockbuster 'Thani Oruvan', directed by Mohan Raja with music by Hiphop Tamizha. The dialogue references real-world criminal events to make a strong socio-political point about youth involvement in crime.

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