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Adadaa Aghangaara Arakka Kaigalil

From Pithamagan · 2003

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Pithamagan
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
24 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adada aghangaara
Arakka kaigalil ulagingae
Azhikkum adhigaaram
Ivarku thandhavan yevan ingae
Vidavaai ivar thammai
Vendhu vedikkai paarthidava
Mudamaai mudangaadhu
Mookar ivar thammai mudithidava
Manidha kulathin puraiyodi
Manadhai arukkum ranamellaam
Iniyum varutha vida maatten
Thaniyanaaga arutheriven
Thaganam nadakkum
Idathil enadhu
Jananam endru
Purindhu kollum manidhaa
Adada aghangaara
Arakka kaigalil ulagingae
Azhikkum adhigaaram
Ivarku thandhavan yevan ingae
Varumai thuratha
Vaazhkaiyum thurathida
Varandu pona
Manidhanum thurathuvadho
Parivillaadha
Paavigal thurathida
Pathungi pathungi
Pagaivarum thurathuvadho
Andhari vaaraagi
Saambavi amara sodhari
Amala jagajaala sooli
Sundhari nirandhari thurandhari
Vanaraaga sugumaari kowmaari
Irangum nenju
Irugudhu irugudhu
Neruppu kanalil
Keedhiyai kaathidavae
Thozh irandum
Thudikkudhu thudikkudhu
Dhroga koottam
Tholaivadhai paarthidavae
Vaiyamae vaanamae vaazhthidu
Theeyavai yaavaiyum maaithidu
Naalai ulagil
Nalla manidhan thondrattumae
Vidavaai ivar thammai
Vendhu vedikkai paarthidava
Mudamaai mudangaadhu
Mookar ivar thammai mudithidava
Manidha kulathin puraiyodi
Manadhai arukkum ranamellaam
Iniyum varutha vida maatten
Thaniyanaaga arutheriven
Thaganam nadakkum
Idathil enadhu
Jananam endru
Purindhu kollum manidhaa
Kaatrai virattum
Sarughugal undo
Kadalil aadum
Alaigalai thaduppadhundo
Aatrai thiruppa
Seibavan undo
Netrai niruthi pidithavan
Evanum undo…
Poriyarava mudithavanae
Veruppu vizhi thudippavanae
Kari tholai uduppavanae
Puliyaadai udaiyavanae
Sudu kaadu thiribavanae
Thirisoolam tharippavanae
Yezhu kadalgal
Nenjil ezhundhadhu
Idi muzhakkam
Ennul muzhangidudhae
Pidi padaadha
Peyargal ellaam
Podi podikka
Karangal thudikkiradhae
Thaduppavan evanada
Thiramudan thaandivaa
Yellaiyai enai thoda
Oruvan illai iruvar illai
Yevanum illaiyae……
Adada aghangaara
Arakka kaigalil ulagingae
Azhikkum adhigaaram
Ivarku thandhavan yevan ingae
Vidavaai ivar thammai
Vendhu vedikkai paarthidava
Mudamaai mudangaadhu
Mookar ivar thammai mudithidava
Manidha kulathin puraiyodi
Manadhai arukkum ranamellaam
Iniyum varutha vida maatten
Thaniyanaaga arutheriven
Thaganam nadakkum
Idathil enadhu
Jananam endru
Purindhu kollum manidhaa
Adada aghangaara
Arakka kaigalil ulagingae
Azhikkum adhigaaram
Ivarku thandhavan yevan ingae
Vidavaai ivar thammai
Vendhu vedikkai paarthidava
Mudamaai mudangaadhu
Mookar ivar thammai mudithidava
Alas, in the arrogant,
demonic hands, the world lies trapped here!
The power to destroy...
who gave it to them in this world?
Should I just let them be,
burning in fury and watching as a bystander?
Refusing to remain crippled and helpless,
should I destroy these ruthless fools?
Festering across human kind,
all these wounds that tear at the heart...
I will not let them bring pain any longer!
All by myself, I will tear them apart!
In the very place where
cremations take place,
my birth happened;
understand this, O humankind!
Alas, in the arrogant,
demonic hands, the world lies trapped here!
The power to destroy...
who gave it to them in this world?
As poverty chases him down,
and life itself hunts him down,
should this helpless, withered
man also be hounded?
With pitiless
sinners hunting him down,
lurking in the shadows,
should his enemies chase him too?
Anthari, Varahi,
Sambhavi, sister of the gods,
pure one, weaver of cosmic illusions, trident-bearer,
beautiful one, eternal one, invincible goddess,
wild and tender maiden, Kaumari!
This tender heart
is turning hard and fierce,
like burning embers,
to protect justice!
Both my shoulders
surge and quiver with rage,
to see this treacherous gang
wiped out completely!
O Earth, O Sky, shower your blessings!
Destroy all that is evil!
In tomorrow's world,
let a good human being be born!
Should I just let them be,
burning in fury and watching as a bystander?
Refusing to remain crippled and helpless,
should I destroy these ruthless fools?
Festering across human kind,
all these wounds that tear at the heart...
I will not let them bring pain any longer!
All by myself, I will tear them apart!
In the very place where
cremations take place,
my birth happened;
understand this, O humankind!
Are there dry leaves
that can chase the wind away?
Is there anyone who can stop
the waves dancing in the ocean?
Is there anyone
who can turn back a flowing river?
Has anyone ever caught
and held back yesterday?
O Lord crowned with the fiery serpent!
O Lord whose wrathful eyes blaze!
O Lord clad in elephant hide!
O Lord draped in tiger skin!
O Lord roaming the cremation grounds!
O Lord bearing the trident!
Seven roaring oceans
have surged inside my chest!
The crash of thunder
echoes deep within me!
All these elusive,
untouchable villains—
to crush them into dust,
my hands are twitching with fury!
Who is there to stop me now?
Step across with courage if you dare,
cross the line to touch me!
Not one, not two,
there is no one at all!
Alas, in the arrogant,
demonic hands, the world lies trapped here!
The power to destroy...
who gave it to them in this world?
Should I just let them be,
burning in fury and watching as a bystander?
Refusing to remain crippled and helpless,
should I destroy these ruthless fools?
Festering across human kind,
all these wounds that tear at the heart...
I will not let them bring pain any longer!
All by myself, I will tear them apart!
In the very place where
cremations take place,
my birth happened;
understand this, O humankind!
Alas, in the arrogant,
demonic hands, the world lies trapped here!
The power to destroy...
who gave it to them in this world?
Should I just let them be,
burning in fury and watching as a bystander?
Refusing to remain crippled and helpless,
should I destroy these ruthless fools?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Adada Aghangaara' from the 2003 film Pithamagan is a fiery, rage-filled anthem reflecting the existential anguish, moral outrage, and raw power of the protagonist. It questions the impunity of evil and corrupt forces in society, invoking powerful cosmic and divine energy—specifically referencing Goddess Kali/Durga epithets and Lord Shiva's destructive, ascetic form (Rudra)—to cleanse society of injustice and villainy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moni / Etukai (Assonance and Rhyme in Tamil Poetry)

Andhari vaaraagi / Saambavi amara sodhari

Repetition of consonant sounds across lines creating rhythm, such as 'Andhari', 'Saambavi', 'Sundhari', 'Nirandhari', 'Thurandhari'.

Rhetorical Question

Kaatrai virattum sarughugal undo / Kadalil aadum alaigalai thaduppadhundo

The lyrics use rhetorical questions to highlight the impossibility of stopping natural forces or justice.

Allusion / Divine Invocation

Kari tholai uduppavanae / Puliyaadai udaiyavanae / Sudu kaadu thiribavanae

Direct references to Lord Shiva's fierce iconography (wearing elephant hide, tiger skin, trident, living in cremation grounds) and Goddess Durga's forms.

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Trivia

Although the music for 'Pithamagan' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, this track is sung by traditional song artists and chorus with intense lyrical imagery written by poet Mu. Metha. The song plays during pivotal thematic sequences depicting Vikram's character (Chithan), an unsocialized man raised in a graveyard, coming to terms with human cruelty and invoking elemental fury.

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