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Achamillai Achamillai Song Lyrics – Hey Sinamika

From Hey Sinamika · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Dulquer Salman
Music director
Govind Vasantha
Movie name
Hey Sinamika
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey mummy tummy kullayae
Nee neendhum bothu acham illayae
Boom boom nee kan muzhichu paathadhum
Bhoomi ellamae ellamae achathin aatchi
LKG seat-u kettu thaan
Interview appo start-u thaan
Seat-u kedacha pinna rekka udachu thaan
Uniform ah maattivittu school-u kulla parakka vittu
Veettu paadam thandhu roast panni toast panni
Kutty idhayatha force panni waste panni
Paththu vayasula rank panni fail panni
Crack-ah jack-ah crack-ah jack-ah
Robo pola ready panni
Chinna thozh mela meratti meratti mootta yetha
Kaasu vettaikkaaga veratti veratti route-ah maatha
Un veera thozha urichu urichu acham ootta
Achamillai achamillai paada solli thalaiyil kotta
Achamillai achamillai acham enbathillayae
Acham enbathillayae
Achamillai achamillai acham enbathillayae
Acham enbathillayae
Achamillai achamillai acham enbathillayae
Acham enbathillayae
Achamillai achamillai acham enbathillayae
Acham enbathillayae
Ah fear fear fear kan muzhikka fear fear
Ah fear fear fear road-il poga fear fear
Ah fear fear fear school ninaichu fear fear
Ah fear fear fear teacher-ku torture-ku
Future-ku fear fear
Ah fear fear fear ponna paakka fear fear
Ah fear fear fear pakkam poga fear fear
Fear fear fear kaadhal solla fear fear
Fear fear fear uchi meedhu vaanidindhu
Veezhugindra podhilum
Kuzhappathil ooru bhayam
Purinjathum ooru bhayam
Ulagame bhaya mayam
Thoongum bothu kanavula oru bayam
Vidinjadhum oru bayam
Ulagamae baya maayam
Kaasu panam illa naalum oru bayam
Vandha pinnae oru bayam
Ulagamae baya mayam
Kaadhalikka aalu yaarum illaiyunu
Vandha aalum odirumnnu
Paadhi neram bakku bakku
Meedhi neram dhikku dhikku
Pei pisaasaa…. innoru virus-ah
Pudhu viyadhiya…. arasiyal vaadhiya
Stock market-ah …pick pocket-ah
Terrorist-ah ….malligai list-ah
Interview-ah …movie queue-ah
Venda kanna
Vaa acham vida ucham thoda vaa vaa vaa
………………………………………
Hey, inside your mummy's tummy,
There was no fear while you were swimming!
Boom boom! The moment you opened your eyes and looked,
The entire world was ruled by fear!
Just to ask for a kindergarten seat,
The interview starts right then!
Once you get the seat, your wings are broken,
Dressed in a uniform and pushed inside school!
Giving homework, roasting and toasting you,
Forcing and wearing out that tiny heart,
Ranking and failing you at ten years old,
Krekka jekka krekka jekka,
Making you just like a robot!
Loading heavy bags on little shoulders with threats and scares,
Chasing and twisting your path in the hunt for money,
Stripping away your brave skin and feeding you fear,
Knocking on your head to make you sing "We have no fear!"
There is no fear, there is no fear, there is no fear at all!
There is no fear at all!
There is no fear, there is no fear, there is no fear at all!
There is no fear at all!
There is no fear, there is no fear, there is no fear at all!
There is no fear at all!
There is no fear, there is no fear, there is no fear at all!
There is no fear at all!
Ah fear, fear, fear, fear to open your eyes, fear, fear!
Ah fear, fear, fear, fear to walk on the road, fear, fear!
Ah fear, fear, fear, fear just thinking of school, fear, fear!
Ah fear, fear, fear, of the teacher, of the torture,
Fear, fear of the future!
Ah fear, fear, fear, fear to look at a girl, fear, fear!
Ah fear, fear, fear, fear to go near, fear, fear!
Fear, fear, fear, fear to confess your love, fear, fear!
Fear, fear, fear, even if the skies break above...
...and fall upon our heads!
In confusion, there is a big fear,
Once you understand, there is another fear,
The whole world is filled with fear!
While sleeping, there is fear in your dreams,
When dawn breaks, there is fear again,
The whole world is an illusion of fear!
When there is no money, every day brings fear,
Once it arrives, there is a new fear,
The whole world is filled with fear!
Fear that there is no one to love you,
Fear that the one who came will run away!
Half the time, the heart is terrified,
The rest of the time, it is pounding in panic!
Is it a ghost or demon... or another virus?
A new disease... or a politician?
The stock market... or a pickpocket?
A terrorist... or the grocery list?
An interview... or the movie queue?
No more of this, my dear!
Come, let go of fear and touch the peak, come, come, come!
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Achamillai' from Hey Sinamika is a fast-paced, satirical commentary on the omnipresence of modern anxieties. Starting from the safe haven of a mother's womb, the lyricist traces a human life through hyper-competitive schooling, societal expectations, financial insecurity, relationships, and existential paranoia about diseases, politics, and future uncertainties.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Irony and Literary Allusion

Achamillai achamillai paada solli thalaiyil kotta

Subverts Mahakavi Bharathiyar's iconic revolutionary anthem 'Achamillai Achamillai' (Fearless) to highlight how modern society hypocritically forces children to recite lines about fearlessness while instilling anxiety at every turn.

Onomatopoeia (Irrattai Kilavi)

Paadhi neram bakku bakku / Meedhi neram dhikku dhikku

Uses rhythmic sound words to evocative effect to convey palpitation and heart fluttering caused by dread.

Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Veettu paadam thandhu roast panni toast panni

Uses English and Tamil rhyming end-words in quick succession to generate a frantic rap rhythm.

Anaphora (Mona / Repetition)

Ah fear fear fear kan muzhikka fear fear

Repeats the English word 'fear' continuously to represent the overwhelming, inescapable nature of modern worries.

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Trivia

This track marks lead actor Dulquer Salmaan's Tamil singing debut as a lead vocalist/rapper. The title of the movie 'Hey Sinamika' itself comes from a line in the popular song 'Aye Sinamika' from Mani Ratnam's OK Kanmani (2015), which also starred Dulquer Salmaan.

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