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Lyrics & meaning

Andasarasaram

From Rooban · 2024

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Magalingam
Music director
Aravindbabu
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Maaya vaazhvil vaazhum vaazhkaiWhat kind of life is this lived in an illusory world?
Enna vesham ayyaneWhat disguise or role is this, my Lord?
Vidhai ondru potten chedi veraai valarutheI planted one seed, but a different plant grows as a root.
Bathil sollu neeye ayyaneGive me an answer yourself, my Lord.
Male
Anda sarasaram arinthavan ivaneHe is the one who knows the entire cosmic universe.
Agilathai kaakkum roobanum ivaneHe is Rooban, the one who protects the whole world.
Anda sarasaram arinthavan ivaneHe is the one who knows the entire cosmic universe.
Agilathai kaakkum roobanum ivaneHe is Rooban, the one who protects the whole world.
Male
Panja boothangalai kanithidum veeranA warrior who calculates and masters the five elements,
Nenjil nermaiyai vithaithiduvanHe will sow righteousness in the heart.
Kothikum erimalaiyil theepilambu aavanHe becomes a fireball in a boiling volcano.
Idiyum satham ivan kaalgalileThe sound of thunder resides in his footsteps.
Sengathir sooriyan sivanthidum vaanamThe red-rayed sun and the reddened sky,
Kovam konda ivan kangalileAre seen in his enraged eyes.
Puyalai varuvan mazhaiyai polivanHe will come like a storm and pour like rain.
Ivane yugangalai kaathiduvanHe himself will protect the eras.
Andam muluvathum kaathu nirkutheThe entire universe stands waiting,
Ivanin aanaiyai seithidaveTo carry out his command.
Varuvan varuvan panivan panivanHe will come, he will come; he will bow and serve.
Raja raja ivan punniyaneKing of kings, he is a righteous soul.
Ivane ivane veeranin sooranHe is the hero among heroes,
Imaiyai nammai kaapavaneThe one who protects us like an eyelid.
Ivane ivane veeranin sooranHe is the hero among heroes,
Imaiyai nammai kaapavaneThe one who protects us like an eyelid.
Male
Suzhalum boomiyin nizhalaagaAs the shadow of the spinning earth,
Ivan engum epothum suzhalgindranHe revolves everywhere, at all times.
Kodi yaanaigal balathoduWith the strength of ten million elephants,
Avan nammai thediye varugindranHe comes searching for us.
Male
Narambu murukera nadanthiduvanHe walks with his nerves flexed with vigor,
Avan veera villodu viranithiduvanHe will charge forth with his heroic bow.
Puli kaadu malaigalil irunthiduvanHe will reside in tiger-filled forests and mountains,
Avan kaatchi thanthu nammai kathiduvanHe will grant us his vision and protect us.
Kaanum idam engum avan mugameWherever one looks, it is his face,
Antha nilavu sooriyanum avan vasameThe sun and moon are under his command.
Nitham pala nooru avatharamEvery day, hundreds of incarnations,
Indha sutrum boomiyil arangerumUnfold on this spinning earth.
Male
Vinnum mannaiyum kaakum roobaneO Rooban, who protects both the heavens and the earth!
Porai vendra maaveeraneO great warrior who won the war!
Motha rathamum yutham seiyaveAs all the blood wages war,
Maaya roobam athigarameThe illusory form is supreme authority itself.
Male
Anda sarasaram arinthavan ivaneHe is the one who knows the entire cosmic universe.
Agilathai kaakkum roobanum ivaneHe is Rooban, the one who protects the whole world.
Panja boothangalai kanithidum veeranA warrior who calculates and masters the five elements,
Nenjil nermaiyai vithaithiduvanHe will sow righteousness in the heart.
Kothikum erimalaiyil theepilambu aavanHe becomes a fireball in a boiling volcano.
Idiyum satham ivan kaalgalileThe sound of thunder resides in his footsteps.
Sengathir sooriyan sivanthidum vaanamThe red-rayed sun and the reddened sky,
Kovam konda ivan kangalileAre seen in his enraged eyes.
Puyalai varuvan mazhaiyai polivanHe will come like a storm and pour like rain.
Ivane yugangalai kaathiduvanHe himself will protect the eras.
Andam muluvathum kaathu nirkutheThe entire universe stands waiting,
Ivanin aanaiyai seithidaveTo carry out his command.
Varuvan varuvan panivan panivanHe will come, he will come; he will bow and serve.
Raja raja ivan punniyaneKing of kings, he is a righteous soul.
Ivane ivane veeranin sooranHe is the hero among heroes,
Imaiyai nammai kaapavaneThe one who protects us like an eyelid.
Ivane ivane veeranin sooranHe is the hero among heroes,
Imaiyai nammai kaapavaneThe one who protects us like an eyelid.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song serves as an invigorating hero elevation track that celebrates the central character, Rooban. Beginning with an existential reflection on the mysterious and illusory nature of life's journey, it quickly evolves into a grand glorification of a righteous savior who commands the natural and cosmic forces.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Imaiyai nammai kaapavane

Compares the protagonist's protective nature over humanity to how an eyelid naturally safeguards the eye.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kothikum erimalaiyil theepilambu aavan

Directly identifies the hero with a fierce fireball inside an erupting volcano to emphasize his intense power.

Hyperbole (Ushiyarkai)

Kodi yaanaigal balathodu

Uses exaggeration by attributing the force of ten million elephants to the protagonist.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai and Edhugai)

Anda sarasaram arinthavan ivane / Agilathai kaakkum roobanum ivane

Initial letter harmony and second letter rhyming across consecutive lines (Anda / Agilathai).

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Trivia

Composed by Aravindbabu with lyrics by prominent Tamil poet-lyricist Snehan, this energetic track sung by Magalingam serves as the main thematic hero theme for the 2024 film 'Rooban'.

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