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Ambala Singam

From Mundasupatti · 2014

Lyricist
Muthamil
Singers
Sean Roldan, Haricharan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Mundasupatti
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Pab pab paaaa..
Paba paba pabapaaa…
Pab pab paaaa..} (2)
Kaattrum en kaala suthum
Kattalaikku yengi nikka
Kannaththaan kattiputtaa
Onnnumillada
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Minjithaan ponadhilla
Minjinaalum kenjavilla
Paasaththa kaattiputta
Pachchapullada
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Thadaigal thaandidum nenjil
Pagaiyai kandu bayamilla…aahaaa..
{Pab pab paaaa..
Paba paba pabapaaa…
Pab pab paaaa..} (2)aww…
Thediththaan ponadhilla
Vandha vamba vittathilla
Vanjithuu vazhndhadhilla
Varalaarudaa…
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Vin kallu modhinaalum
Modhiramaa pottukkuven
Pottinnu vandhuputtaa
Modhippaaruda
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Pab pab paaaa..
Paba paba pabapaaa…
Pab pab paaaa..
Needhiyum nermaiyum
Enn irandu kangalada
Sodhanayil kooda thorthadhillada
Arasiyal illa arasanum naanada
Ezhaikkellaam endrum velaikaaranda
Sulandru adikkum
Puyalum naanada..
Irunda boomiyil
Vidiyal paaradaa…
Idiyum puyalum malaiyum
Enakkullae..
Pongi putta erimalathaanada..
Kaattrum en kaala suthum
Kattalaikku yengi nikka
Kannaththaan kattiputtaa
Onnnumillada
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Minjithaan ponadhilla
Minjinaalum kenjavilla
Paasaththa kaattiputta
Pachchapullada
Naan aambala singam da
Naan aambala singam da
Thadaigal thaandidum nenjil
Pagaiyai kandu bayamilla…aaahaa…
Pab pab paaaa..
Paba paba pabapaaa…
{Bap bap baa...
Baba baba bababaa...
Bap bap baa...} (2)
Even the wind swirls around my feet,
Waiting eagerly for my command.
But if you blindfold my eyes,
I am completely helpless, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
I have never overstepped my bounds,
And even when pushed, I never begged.
But if you show me some love,
I am just an innocent child, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
In this heart that clears all hurdles,
There is no fear of enemies... aahaa!
{Bap bap baa...
Baba baba bababaa...
Bap bap baa...} (2) Ow...
I have never gone looking for trouble,
But I never back down from a fight that comes.
I have never lived by deceit,
That is my history, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
Even if a meteor crashes down on me,
I will wear it like a ring!
If it comes down to a contest,
Step up and try taking me on, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
Bap bap baa...
Baba baba bababaa...
Bap bap baa...
Justice and honesty
Are like my two eyes, man!
I have never lost, even when put to the test, man!
No politics here, I am the king himself, man!
Yet for the poor, I am always a servant, man!
Whirling and striking hard,
I am the raging storm, man!
In this darkened world,
Look, I am the new dawn, man!
Thunder, storms, and mountains
Are all inside me...
I am an erupting volcano, man!
Even the wind swirls around my feet,
Waiting eagerly for my command.
But if you blindfold my eyes,
I am completely helpless, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
I have never overstepped my bounds,
And even when pushed, I never begged.
But if you show me some love,
I am just an innocent child, man!
I am a lion of a man!
I am a lion of a man!
In this heart that clears all hurdles,
There is no fear of enemies... aahaa!
Bap bap baa...
Baba baba bababaa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track is a high-energy hero introduction song from the 2014 period comedy film 'Mundasupatti'. The song paints a portrait of a fearless, righteous, and self-reliant protagonist who compares himself to a male lion. He proclaims that he lives by strict principles of justice and honesty, never initiating trouble but never backing down from a fight either.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pongi putta erimalathaanada..

Compares inner fury and strength directly to an erupting volcano.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Paasaththa kaattiputta Pachchapullada / Naan aambala singam da

Contrasts the tough, aggressive imagery of a male lion with the soft, gentle nature of an innocent child when met with affection.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Vin kallu modhinaalum Modhiramaa pottukkuven

Exaggerates resilience by claiming even a falling meteor would just be worn as a ring.

Second-letter Rhyming (Edhugai)

Arasiyal illa arasanum naanada / Ezhaikkellaam endrum velaikaaranda

The second letters 'daa'/'da' in lines match rhythmically for sound harmony.

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