Adangathey
From Adangathey · 2018
- Lyricist
- Arunraja Kamaraj
- Singer
- Arunraja Kamaraj
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Adangathey2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adanga maru | Refuse to be subdued |
| Aththu meeru | Transgress the limits |
| Thimiri yezhu | Rise up with pride |
| Theerthu mudi | Finish it off completely |
| Male | |
| Asarathae paniyathae | Do not falter, do not bow down |
| Udaiyathae uriyathae | Do not break, do not shed your strength |
| Thaniyai endrum | Always standing as an individual |
| Kalaiyathae kasangathae | Do not scatter, do not get crushed |
| Kalangathae othungathae | Do not worry, do not step aside |
| Thadaigalai kandu | Seeing the obstacles ahead |
| Agalathae igazhathae | Do not move away, do not despise |
| Thaniyathae thayangathae | Do not cool down, do not hesitate |
| Thuninthu nindru | Stand tall with courage |
| Asaiyathae isaiyathae | Do not sway, do not yield |
| Mudangathae madangathae | Do not get trapped, do not fold |
| Adangathae | Do not submit |
| Adangathae | Do not submit |
| Male | |
| Thadai pala udaitheri | Break and shatter many obstacles |
| Padaigalai sithai theri sithaitheri | Destroy the troops, scatter them completely |
| Vetkaigal anal pori | Passions are sparks of fire |
| Vetriyin visai theri visaitheri | Know the trigger for victory, fire away |
| Male | |
| Adangathae | Do not submit |
| Adangathae | Do not submit |
| Male | |
| Evan vanthu adakkuvan | Who can come and subdue |
| Mara thamizh magan unnai | You, a brave Tamil son? |
| Irappini oru murai | Death comes only once |
| Thuninthu nee pagai udai | Courageously break your enemy |
| Male | |
| Evan vanthu adakkuvan | Who can come and subdue |
| Mara thamizh magan unnai | You, a brave Tamil son? |
| Irappini oru murai | Death comes only once |
| Thuninthu nee pagai udai | Courageously break your enemy |
| Male | |
| Unarvukku thirandhezhu | Gather in strength for your emotions |
| Adakkuvaan vegundezhu | Rise furiously against anyone who subdues |
| Evanukkum etharkullum | To anyone or inside anything |
| Adakkida nenchitta | The brave heart that resolved |
| Thimirittu ezhunthidu | Rise up with pride and audacity |
| Thisai ettum paranthidu | Spread across all eight directions |
| Male | |
| Uyarathai adainthu nee | Reach the top heights and you |
| Ulagukku urakkasol | Tell the world loudly |
| Urakkasol urakkasol | Say it loudly, say it loudly |
| Urakkasol urakkasol | Say it loudly, say it loudly |
| Male | |
| Adangathae | Do not submit |
| Male | |
| Uravugal unarvugal | Relationships and feelings |
| Unakkena uthirthida | To bloom especially for you |
| Paravaigal vilangugal | Birds and animals |
| Thanakkenna pizhaithida | To survive on their own |
| Thimirugal thinavugal | Pride and passion |
| Thanithuvam padaithida | To create a unique identity |
| Tharavugal thiramaigal | Data and skills |
| Unakkena amainthida | Set in place for you |
| Male | |
| Vaa thuninthu nillu | Come, stand with courage |
| Nee koor ambin villu | You are the bow of a sharp arrow |
| Thee parakkum sollu | Words that spit fire |
| Ithu thaanda thamizhan dhillu | This is the true grit of a Tamilian! |
அடங்க மறு
அத்து மீறு
திமிறி எழு
தீர்த்து முடி
Refuse to be subdued
Transgress the limits
Rise up with pride
Finish it off completely
அசராதே பணியாதே
உடையாதே உரியாதே
தனியாய் என்றும்
கலையாதே கசங்காதே
கலங்காதே ஒடுங்காதே
தடைகளை கண்டு
அகழாதே இகழாதே
தனியாதே தயங்காதே
துணிந்து நின்று
அசையாதே இசையாதே
முடங்காதே மடங்காதே
அடங்காதே
அடங்காதே
Do not falter, do not bow down
Do not break, do not shed your strength
Always standing as an individual
Do not scatter, do not get crushed
Do not worry, do not step aside
Seeing the obstacles ahead
Do not move away, do not despise
Do not cool down, do not hesitate
Stand tall with courage
Do not sway, do not yield
Do not get trapped, do not fold
Do not submit
Do not submit
தடை பல உடைத்தெறி
படைகளை சிதைத் தெறி
சிதைத்தெறி
வேட்கைகள் அனல் பொறி
வெற்றியின் விசைத் தறி
விசைத்தறி
Break and shatter many obstacles
Destroy the troops, scatter them completely
Passions are sparks of fire
Know the trigger for victory, fire away
அடங்காதே
அடங்காதே
Do not submit
Do not submit
எவன் வந்து அடக்குவான்
மற தமிழ் மகன் உன்னை
இறப்பினை ஒரு முறை
துணிந்து நீ பகை உடை
Who can come and subdue
You, a brave Tamil son?
Death comes only once
Courageously break your enemy
எவன் வந்து அடக்குவான்
மற தமிழ் மகன் உன்னை
இறப்பினை ஒரு முறை
துணிந்து நீ பகை உடை
Who can come and subdue
You, a brave Tamil son?
Death comes only once
Courageously break your enemy
உணர்வுக்கு திறந்தெழு
அடக்குவான் வெகுண்டெழு
எவனுக்கும் எதற்குள்ளும்
அடக்கிட நினைச்சிட்டா
திமிறிட்டு எழுந்திடு
திசை எட்டும் பறந்திடு
Gather in strength for your emotions
Rise furiously against anyone who subdues
To anyone or inside anything
The brave heart that resolved
Rise up with pride and audacity
Spread across all eight directions
உயரத்தை அடைந்து நீ
உலகுக்கு உறக்கச்சொல்
உறக்கச்சொல் உறக்கச்சொல்
உறக்கச்சொல் உறக்கச்சொல்
Reach the top heights and you
Tell the world loudly
Say it loudly, say it loudly
Say it loudly, say it loudly
அடங்காதே
Do not submit
உறவுகள் உணர்வுகள்
உனக்கென உதிர்த்திட
பறவைகள் விலங்குகள்
தனக்கென பிழைத்திட
திமிருகள் திணவுகள்
தனித்துவம் படைத்திட
தரவுகள் திறமைகள்
உனக்கென அமைந்திட
Relationships and feelings
To bloom especially for you
Birds and animals
To survive on their own
Pride and passion
To create a unique identity
Data and skills
Set in place for you
வா துணிந்து நில்லு
நீ கூர் அம்பின் வில்லு
தீ பறக்கும் சொல்லு
இது தாண்ட தமிழன் தில்லு
Come, stand with courage
You are the bow of a sharp arrow
Words that spit fire
This is the true grit of a Tamilian!
Adanga maru
Refuse to be subdued
Aththu meeru
Transgress the limits
Thimiri yezhu
Rise up with pride
Theerthu mudi
Finish it off completely
Asarathae paniyathae
Do not falter, do not bow down
Udaiyathae uriyathae
Do not break, do not shed your strength
Thaniyai endrum
Always standing as an individual
Kalaiyathae kasangathae
Do not scatter, do not get crushed
Kalangathae othungathae
Do not worry, do not step aside
Thadaigalai kandu
Seeing the obstacles ahead
Agalathae igazhathae
Do not move away, do not despise
Thaniyathae thayangathae
Do not cool down, do not hesitate
Thuninthu nindru
Stand tall with courage
Asaiyathae isaiyathae
Do not sway, do not yield
Mudangathae madangathae
Do not get trapped, do not fold
Adangathae
Do not submit
Adangathae
Do not submit
Thadai pala udaitheri
Break and shatter many obstacles
Padaigalai sithai theri sithaitheri
Destroy the troops, scatter them completely
Vetkaigal anal pori
Passions are sparks of fire
Vetriyin visai theri visaitheri
Know the trigger for victory, fire away
Adangathae
Do not submit
Adangathae
Do not submit
Evan vanthu adakkuvan
Who can come and subdue
Mara thamizh magan unnai
You, a brave Tamil son?
Irappini oru murai
Death comes only once
Thuninthu nee pagai udai
Courageously break your enemy
Evan vanthu adakkuvan
Who can come and subdue
Mara thamizh magan unnai
You, a brave Tamil son?
Irappini oru murai
Death comes only once
Thuninthu nee pagai udai
Courageously break your enemy
Unarvukku thirandhezhu
Gather in strength for your emotions
Adakkuvaan vegundezhu
Rise furiously against anyone who subdues
Evanukkum etharkullum
To anyone or inside anything
Adakkida nenchitta
The brave heart that resolved
Thimirittu ezhunthidu
Rise up with pride and audacity
Thisai ettum paranthidu
Spread across all eight directions
Uyarathai adainthu nee
Reach the top heights and you
Ulagukku urakkasol
Tell the world loudly
Urakkasol urakkasol
Say it loudly, say it loudly
Urakkasol urakkasol
Say it loudly, say it loudly
Adangathae
Do not submit
Uravugal unarvugal
Relationships and feelings
Unakkena uthirthida
To bloom especially for you
Paravaigal vilangugal
Birds and animals
Thanakkenna pizhaithida
To survive on their own
Thimirugal thinavugal
Pride and passion
Thanithuvam padaithida
To create a unique identity
Tharavugal thiramaigal
Data and skills
Unakkena amainthida
Set in place for you
Vaa thuninthu nillu
Come, stand with courage
Nee koor ambin villu
You are the bow of a sharp arrow
Thee parakkum sollu
Words that spit fire
Ithu thaanda thamizhan dhillu
This is the true grit of a Tamilian!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Adangathey' is an empowering high-energy anthem composed to incite self-respect, resilience, and unyielding resistance against oppression. Lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj weaves a fierce message encouraging individuals—particularly tapping into Tamil cultural pride and valor—never to bow down to authority, obstacles, or fear. The track uses imperative commands urging the listener to break barriers, rise with pride, and conquer their foes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nee koor ambin villu / Thee parakkum sollu”
Compares the person to a bow wielding a sharp arrow and words to flying fire.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Asarathae paniyathae / Udaiyathae uriyathae / Kalaiyathae kasangathae”
Frequent use of the negative imperative suffix '-athae' across lines to create a rhythmic, pounding drum effect.
Rhetorical Question
“Evan vanthu adakkuvan / Mara thamizh magan unnai”
Challenges the listener or adversary by asking who dares to subdue a brave Tamil youth.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Adangathae / Urakkasol urakkasol”
The core title word 'Adangathae' and commands like 'Urakkasol' are repeated continuously for emphasis and motivation.
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Trivia
Written by Arunraja Kamaraj, famous for writing high-octane motivational anthems like 'Neruppu Da' from Kabali. The song strongly evokes traditional 'Veera Thamizh' themes of unyielding courage and resistance.
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