Aasai Peraasai
From Thani Oruvan · 2015
- Lyricist
- Mohan Raja
- Singer
- Jayam Ravi
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Details
- Thani Oruvan2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ennaikkum aasaikkum | In the continuous battle between desire |
| Peraasaikkum nadakkura por la | And extreme obsession, |
| Jeikkurathu peraasaithaan | What ultimately wins is extreme obsession. |
| Enakku nallathu seirathula | For me, when it comes to doing good, |
| Aasai illa peraasai (Dialogue) | It is not just a desire, but an extreme obsession (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Irutta veraturathukku | To drive away the darkness, |
| Suriyan thaeva illa | The sun is not necessary; |
| Orae oru theekuchi pothum (Dialogue) | A single matchstick is enough (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Mumbai taj attack pannumbothu | When the Mumbai Taj attack took place, |
| Ajmal kasabkku vayasu 18 | Ajmal Kasab was 18 years old. |
| Delhi rape case la involve aanavanukku | The one involved in the Delhi rape case, |
| Vayasu 17 | Was 17 years old. |
| Inaikku cityla irukkura koolipadai | Today, the hitmen present in the city, |
| Mollamari capemaari athanaperukkum | The scoundrels and rogues, so many of them, |
| Vayasu 18… 19 (Dialogue) | Are aged 18... 19 (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Kettavan thappa seirathukko | An evil person, to commit a crime |
| Thappa kathukkirathukko | Or to learn something bad, |
| Vayasu neram kaalam | Age, time, or circumstances, |
| Ethaiyumae paarkurathulla (Dialogue) | Never considers any of it (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Aana nallavan mattum thaan | But only a good person, |
| Nallathu seirathukku | To do something good, |
| Kaalam neram kaaranamnu | Citing time, hour, and excuses, |
| Ellaathukkum kaathittu irukkaan | Keeps waiting for everything. |
| Kaathirunthu kaathirunthu | Waiting and waiting continuously, |
| Kaalam kadanthu poi | As time passes away, |
| Kaatukulla maranju vaazhura poraliyavo | Either lives as a rebel hiding in the forest, |
| Illa naattukkulla sagichu vaazhura | Or lives enduring everything in the country |
| Yemaaliyaavo irunthuttu irukkan (Dialogue) | As a dupe/fool (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Enakku poralikkaana | For me, to be a fighter, |
| Nokkamum irukku | I have the purpose, |
| Police kaana athigaramum irukku | And I have the authority of a police officer. |
| Naan police uniform potta poraali | I am a fighter in a police uniform, |
| Mithran IPS (Dialogue) | Mithran IPS (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| I will meet you very very soon | I will meet you very very soon |
| (Dialogue) | (Dialogue) |
என்னைக்கும்
ஆசைக்கும் பேராசைக்கும்
நடக்குற போர்ல ஜெய்க்குறது
பேராசைதான் எனக்கு நல்லது
செய்றதுல ஆசை இல்ல
பேராசை
In the continuous battle between desire
And extreme obsession,
What ultimately wins is extreme obsession.
For me, when it comes to doing good,
It is not just a desire, but an extreme obsession (Dialogue)
இருட்ட விரட்டுறதுக்கு
சூரியன் தேவ இல்ல ஒரே
ஒரு தீக்குச்சி போதும்
To drive away the darkness,
The sun is not necessary;
A single matchstick is enough (Dialogue)
மும்பை தாஜ்
அட்டாக் பண்ணும்போது
அஜ்மல் கசாப்கு வயசு 18
டெல்லி ரேப் கேஸ்ல
இன்வால்வ் ஆனவனுக்கு
வயசு 17 இன்னைக்கு சிட்டில
இருக்குற கூலிப்படை மொள்ள
மாரி கேப்மாரி அத்தன பேருக்கும்
வயசு 18 19
When the Mumbai Taj attack took place,
Ajmal Kasab was 18 years old.
The one involved in the Delhi rape case,
Was 17 years old.
Today, the hitmen present in the city,
The scoundrels and rogues, so many of them,
Are aged 18... 19 (Dialogue)
கெட்டவன் தப்ப
செய்றதுக்கோ தப்ப
கத்துக்கிறதுக்கோ வயசு
நேரம் காலம் எதையுமே
பாக்குறதில்ல
An evil person, to commit a crime
Or to learn something bad,
Age, time, or circumstances,
Never considers any of it (Dialogue)
ஆனா நல்லவன்
மட்டும் தான் நல்லது
செய்றதுக்கு காலம் நேரம்
காரணம்னு எல்லாத்துக்கும்
காத்திட்டு இருக்கான்
காத்திருந்து காத்திருந்து
காலம் கடந்து போய்
காட்டுக்குள்ள மறஞ்சு
வாழுற போராளியாவோ
இல்ல நாட்டுக்குள்ள
சகிச்சு வாழுற ஏமாளியாவோ
இருந்துட்டு இருக்கான்
But only a good person,
To do something good,
Citing time, hour, and excuses,
Keeps waiting for everything.
Waiting and waiting continuously,
As time passes away,
Either lives as a rebel hiding in the forest,
Or lives enduring everything in the country
As a dupe/fool (Dialogue)
எனக்கு
போராளிக்கான
நோக்கமும் இருக்கு
போலீஸ்கான
அதிகாரமும் இருக்கு
நான் போலீஸ் யூனிபார்ம்
போட்ட போராளி
மித்ரன் ஐ.பி.எஸ்
For me, to be a fighter,
I have the purpose,
And I have the authority of a police officer.
I am a fighter in a police uniform,
Mithran IPS (Dialogue)
ஐ வில் மீட்
யூ வெரி வெரி சூன்
I will meet you very very soon
(Dialogue)
Ennaikkum aasaikkum
In the continuous battle between desire
Peraasaikkum nadakkura por la
And extreme obsession,
Jeikkurathu peraasaithaan
What ultimately wins is extreme obsession.
Enakku nallathu seirathula
For me, when it comes to doing good,
Aasai illa peraasai (Dialogue)
It is not just a desire, but an extreme obsession (Dialogue)
Irutta veraturathukku
To drive away the darkness,
Suriyan thaeva illa
The sun is not necessary;
Orae oru theekuchi pothum (Dialogue)
A single matchstick is enough (Dialogue)
Mumbai taj attack pannumbothu
When the Mumbai Taj attack took place,
Ajmal kasabkku vayasu 18
Ajmal Kasab was 18 years old.
Delhi rape case la involve aanavanukku
The one involved in the Delhi rape case,
Vayasu 17
Was 17 years old.
Inaikku cityla irukkura koolipadai
Today, the hitmen present in the city,
Mollamari capemaari athanaperukkum
The scoundrels and rogues, so many of them,
Vayasu 18… 19 (Dialogue)
Are aged 18... 19 (Dialogue)
Kettavan thappa seirathukko
An evil person, to commit a crime
Thappa kathukkirathukko
Or to learn something bad,
Vayasu neram kaalam
Age, time, or circumstances,
Ethaiyumae paarkurathulla (Dialogue)
Never considers any of it (Dialogue)
Aana nallavan mattum thaan
But only a good person,
Nallathu seirathukku
To do something good,
Kaalam neram kaaranamnu
Citing time, hour, and excuses,
Ellaathukkum kaathittu irukkaan
Keeps waiting for everything.
Kaathirunthu kaathirunthu
Waiting and waiting continuously,
Kaalam kadanthu poi
As time passes away,
Kaatukulla maranju vaazhura poraliyavo
Either lives as a rebel hiding in the forest,
Illa naattukkulla sagichu vaazhura
Or lives enduring everything in the country
Yemaaliyaavo irunthuttu irukkan (Dialogue)
As a dupe/fool (Dialogue)
Enakku poralikkaana
For me, to be a fighter,
Nokkamum irukku
I have the purpose,
Police kaana athigaramum irukku
And I have the authority of a police officer.
Naan police uniform potta poraali
I am a fighter in a police uniform,
Mithran IPS (Dialogue)
Mithran IPS (Dialogue)
I will meet you very very soon
I will meet you very very soon
(Dialogue)
(Dialogue)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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