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Anthem of Harmony

From FIR · 2021

Lyricist
Mashook Rahman
Singer
Naresh Iyer
Music director
Ashwath
Movie name
FIR
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
16 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nenjodu nenjodu vanchamum nanjada
Meiyaaga meiyaaga unmaiyum nanjada
Mazhai serndha amilam nanjo
Pagai nerndha manidham nanjo
Adar nanjae padarum nanjae
Adangidaayoo nee
Edar thaangum maanudamae
Ezhunthidayoo nee
Kadanaalum boomiyin melae
Alai aaadum agathigal naamae
Adhilum yen pirivinaiyoo
Por ellam punidham endraal
Amaidhikku or aalayam yeno
Inam kaakka nara baliyo
Idhuva nee idhuva naam engu pogirom
Vidai illa iruloda maaya pogirom
Madhama nee madhama naan kaanal maanida
Inavaadham enum saabam innum yenada
Nenjodu nenjodu vanchamum nanjada
Inavaadham madhavaadham sagithu nee meeladaa
Deep in the heart, malice is poison.
Truly, even the truth has become poison.
Is acid mixed with rain poison?
Is humanity tainted by hatred a poison too?
O dense poison, spreading everywhere,
Won't you finally subside?
O humanity bearing all this pain,
Won't you rise up?
Living on this borrowed earth,
We are all drifting refugees.
Why create divisions even in that?
If every war is considered holy,
Why build a shrine for peace?
Is human sacrifice needed to protect a race?
Is this you? Is this us? Where are we heading?
Are we going to vanish into a darkness with no answers?
Are you just a religion? Am I just a religion, O mirage of a human?
Why does this curse of racism still remain?
Deep in the heart, malice is poison.
Overcome racism and religious bigotry, and break free!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song from the film 'FIR' directly confronts the destructive nature of religious hatred, racial bias, and political division. It questions the senselessness of conflicts where malice corrupts truth and turned humanity into a spreading poison, urging people to recognize that all humans are merely transient wanderers on earth. Through sharp rhetorical questions, the lyrics critique the hypocrisy of glorifying war as holy while claiming to seek peace, calling upon humanity to rise above fanaticism and reclaim its shared conscience.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Anaphora)

Nenjodu nenjodu vanchamum nanjada

The phrase 'Nenjodu' is repeated for emotional rhythm and emphasis on internal hatred.

Metaphor

Alai aaadum agathigal naamae

Compares human beings on earth to wandering waves, highlighting displacement and existential helplessness.

Rhetorical Question

Por ellam punidham endraal Amaidhikku or aalayam yeno

Exposes the hypocrisy of war by questioning why temples of peace exist if all wars are declared sacred.

Paradox

Meiyaaga meiyaaga unmaiyum nanjada

States that even 'truth' has become poison, pointing to how truth is manipulated to incite hatred.

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Trivia

Featured in the action-thriller film 'FIR' (2022) starring Vishnu Vishal, this track highlights the central theme of prejudice, mistaken identity, and the human cost of radicalism. The soundtrack was composed by Ashwath, bringing a haunting vocal delivery by Naresh Iyer.

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