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Aasal

From Aasal · 2010

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Sunitha Menon
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Aasal
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaattrai
Niruththi kelu
Kadalai
Azhaiththu kelu
Ivanthaan …aan
Asal endru sollum
Kadamai seivathil komban
Kadavul ivanukku nanban
Nambiya perukku mannan
Nandriyil ivan oru karnan
Adadaa adadaa adadaa
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Kattril yeriyum nadappan
Kattaan tharaiyilum paduppaan
Entha ethirppaiyum jeyippaan
Yemanukku tea koduppaan
Mugaththai kuththuvaan pagaivan
Muthugai kuthtuvaan nanban
Pagaiyai vendruthaan sirippaan
Nanbarai maniththazhuvaan
Ponaan endru
Oor pesum pothu
Puyal ena veesuvaan
Boomi panthin
Oru pakkam mothi
Maru puram thondruvaan
Thottangalil
Pookkalilum
Thotta thaeduvaan
Thozhargalin
Pagaivaraiyum
Suttae veezhthuvaan
Maayamaa
Manthirama
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Aah haa…aaa…aa….
Aah haa…aaa…aa….
Niththam niththamum yuththam
Ivan neechal kulaththilum raththam
Nettri naduvilum saththam
Nimmathi ivanukku illai
Padukkum idamellaam sorkkam
Padukkai muzhuvathum rokkam
Kaattu singampol vaazhnthum
Kangalil urakkam illai
Oorai nambi
Nee vaazhum vaazhkkai
Izhivendru aesuvaan
Unnai nambi
Nee vaazhum vaazhkkai
Uyarvendru pesuvaan
Sattangalin
Veligalai
Sattendru thaanduvaan
Dharmangalin
Kodugalai
Thaandida koosuvaan
Maayamaa
Manthiramaa
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Thala pola varuma
Stop the wind
and ask it,
call the ocean
and ask it too;
they will say,
"He is the real deal!"
He is a master at doing his duty,
God is a friend to him.
To those who trust him, he is a king,
in gratitude, he is like Karna (the legendary giver).
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow!
Can anyone match Thala (the leader)?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
He walks even in the scorching wind,
he sleeps even on the bare floor.
He will overcome any opposition,
and offer tea even to the God of Death.
An enemy strikes him in the face,
but a friend stabs him in the back.
He laughs only after conquering his enemies,
and weeps as he forgives his friends.
When the whole town talks
and says that he is gone,
he sweeps back in like a storm.
Crashing through one side
of the earth,
he appears on the other side.
In the gardens,
even among the flowers,
he searches for bullets.
And the enemies
of his companions,
he shoots down and defeats.
Is it an illusion?
Is it magic?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Ah ha... aa... aa...
Ah ha... aa... aa...
Every single day is a battle,
there is blood even in his swimming pool.
Danger echoes right before his eyes,
there is no peace of mind for him.
Every place he rests is paradise,
his bed is covered in cash.
Even while living like a wild lion,
there is no sleep in his eyes.
Depending on the world,
the life you live—
he will condemn as shameful.
Believing in yourself,
the life you live—
he will praise as noble.
The fences
of the law,
he will leap over in a flash.
Across the boundaries
of righteousness,
he would hesitate to cross.
Is it an illusion?
Is it magic?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
Can anyone match Thala?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic mass track from 'Aasal' (2010) celebrates the invincible nature, loyalty, and fierce life of the protagonist (associated with actor Ajith Kumar, nicknamed 'Thala'). The lyrics depict a larger-than-life character who defies death, protects his friends, and maintains an unyielding moral compass. He is generous like Karna, yet ruthless to his enemies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole

Yemanukku tea koduppaan

An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize the protagonist's absolute fearlessness against death.

Simile (Upamai)

Kaattu singampol vaazhnthum

Compares the protagonist's majestic, untamed life directly to that of a wild lion using 'pol' (like).

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kadamai seivathil komban / Kadavul ivanukku nanban

The second consonant 'da' matches across consecutive lines (Kadamai / Kadavul).

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

Niththam niththamum yuththam

Repetition of the starting letter 'N' across words in the line.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Bharadwaj for the film Aasal (2010) starring Ajith Kumar, this song serves as a hero intro anthem celebrating Ajith's popular moniker 'Thala', which was given to him by fans after his 2001 film Dheena.

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