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Akkrinai Naan

From Captain · 2022

Lyricist
Arivu
Singers
Arivu, Joewin Shamalina
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Captain
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
5 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Akkrinai naan
Ulaginai maatrida kaathiramaai
Puthu vaarpena vaalven naan
Thadaiyinai maatrida
Maathiram aatrilai aatrida
Selven naan
Uyirina maayiramaayira
Maayiraiyaagida meelven naan
Erigida kaatidai
Pookkira poochediyaay puvi velven naan
Thaakka thaakka thaakka
Thaangidum bhoomi thaaye naan
Paarkka paarkka paarkka
Paainthidum mannin vere naan
Thaakka thaakka thaakka
Thaangidum bhoomi thaaye naan
Paarkka paarkka paarkka
Paainthidum mannin vere naan
Naan iyarkaai varainthavan
Idam puram valam arinthavan
Naan
Ninaippil tholainthavan
Alai kadal manam paranthavan
Naan veruppil vithainthavan
Nilam niram ena valainthavan
Oon udambai kadanthavan
Enai pagaippathu evan evan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan arthum arthum mei thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan arthum arthum mei thaan
Siraginai neettiyae
Siruparavai koruvaan ena naan
Vazhi aagiduven
Anuvanuvaai kadalaatridum
Vaarthaigal naan puthithaai
Tharalaagiduven
Uruvamila uruvaay karuvaai unarvaai
Perithaay urayaagiduven
Jananamillaa iraiyaai thiraiyaai
Thodarmamalayaai tharai neendiduven
Alugira kangal sollum
Kadhaigal ellaam en munnae
Elugira maatram kollum
Thotram yaavum en pinnae
Manitharai thaakkida manithan
Erkira vedham en kanden
Kadavulai ketkira kelvigal
Serkkira serigal ennullae
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan arthum arthum mei thaan
Thaakka thaakka thaakka
Thaangidum bhoomi thaaye naan
Paarkka paarkka paarkka
Paainthidum mannin vere naan
I’m a creature..
I’m a stranger
I’m a monster..
Here comes danger
Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan
Akkrinai naan acham acham poi thaan
Akkrinai naan
I am a creature,
standing strong to change the world,
I will live as a brand new creation.
To clear away every hurdle,
and heal all pain with power,
I will forge ahead.
Into thousands upon thousands of living souls,
to become their lifeline, I will return.
In the heart of a burning forest,
blooming like a wildflower, I will conquer the earth.
Strike, strike, and strike,
yet I am Mother Earth who endures it all.
Look, look, and look closely,
I am the root surging through the soil.
Strike, strike, and strike,
yet I am Mother Earth who endures it all.
Look, look, and look closely,
I am the root surging through the soil.
I was crafted by Nature,
knowing the left, the right, and the way forward.
I am the one,
lost deep in thought,
whose spirit flew across wavy oceans.
I was sown in hatred,
shaped across lands and colours,
rising far beyond the physical body.
Who dare stand as my enemy?
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, this Earth alone is truth.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, this Earth alone is truth.
Spreading out my wings
like a little bird yearning for the open sky,
I will become the path.
Calming the vast ocean drop by drop,
new words of strength
I will give to all.
As a formless form, as a seed, as a feeling,
I will rise as a mighty voice.
As a birthless divine spirit, as a screen,
like an endless mountain chain, I will sweep across the land.
The weeping eyes tell stories
that all unfold before my eyes.
Rising and shaping the change,
every form follows in my footsteps.
To attack fellow human beings,
why did I see the scriptures that humanity embraces?
The questions challenging God,
the oppressed settlements that raise them live within me.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, this Earth alone is truth.
Strike, strike, and strike,
yet I am Mother Earth who endures it all.
Look, look, and look closely,
I am the root surging through the soil.
I'm a creature...
I'm a stranger...
I'm a monster...
Here comes danger...
I am a creature, I am a creature,
I am a creature, fear is nothing but a lie.
I am a creature.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Akkrinai Naan from Captain (2022) is a high-octane theme song centered on the classical Tamil grammatical concept of 'Akkrinai' (a non-human, irrational, or otherworldly entity). Written and rendered with intense vocal energy by Arivu, the track portrays a dominant, unstoppable force beyond normal human comprehension—one born of nature, hardened by conflict, and transcending human flesh. The song explores philosophical themes of survival, societal divisions, and human hypocrisy, contrasting human violence with the timeless endurement of nature. The narrator positions themselves as an indestructible presence that absorbs all suffering, fears nothing, and rises relentlessly against every threat.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Akkrinai naan akkrinai naan

The continuous repetition of 'Akkrinai naan' establishes the central identity of the protagonist/creature throughout the track.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Thaakka thaakka thaakka / Paarkka paarkka paarkka

The rhyming of the second consonant '-kka-' creates a strong rhythmic cadence across lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Thaangidum bhoomi thaaye naan

Equating the self to Mother Earth who endures attacks and the deep roots of the soil.

Iyaippu (End Rhyme)

Vazhi aagiduven / Tharalaagiduven / urayaagiduven

Suffix rhyming with '-aagiduven' creates a flowing continuation in the stanza.

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Trivia

'Akkrinai' is a classical Tamil grammatical term used to categorize non-human living beings, plants, and inanimate objects, contrasting with 'Uyarthinai' (high-class/human beings). Lyricist Arivu uses this grammatical concept creatively in a sci-fi monster movie context (*Captain* starring Arya) to describe an alien predator.

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