Arjunaru Villu
From Ghilli · 2004
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Sukhwinder Singh
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Ghilli2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ohooo…hoooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo…. |
| Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi | Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi |
| Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi | Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi |
| Male | |
| Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu | Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word |
| Ivanoda dhillu poikaadhu | His courage will never turn out to be false |
| Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu | Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas |
| Unakkoru ellai kidayaathu | There is no boundary or limit for you |
| Male | |
| Yaaro yaarivano | Who is he, who could he be? |
| Oru neero theeyo yaar arivaar | Is he water or fire, who knows? |
| Aalum therivano | Will anyone know his true form? |
| Adhai asaithu paarka yaar varuvaar | Who would dare to come and shake/challenge him? |
| Male | |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Male | |
| Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu | Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word |
| Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu | Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas |
| Chorus | |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelama yelae yelae loo | Yelama yelae yelae loo |
| Chorus | |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo | Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo |
| Male | |
| Anjuvathu madam | To fear is foolishness |
| Chorus :Thaka dhina thaa | Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa |
| Male :Enjuvathu thidaam | What remains is firm determination |
| Chorus :Thinakku thaa | Chorus: Thinakku thaa |
| Male :Anju viral thodumae aagaayam | Five fingers can touch the sky |
| Male | |
| Vettividu vinai | Cut down your karma / obstacles |
| Chorus :Thaka dhina thaa | Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa |
| Male :Yethi vidu unai | Elevate / raise yourself up |
| Chorus :Thinakku thaa | Chorus: Thinakku thaa |
| Male :Unnudaya thunaiyae mundhaanai..eee… | Your support is the saree end (the heroine you protect) |
| Chorus | |
| Ivan oru adhisaya puli | He is a miraculous tiger |
| Ivan iruvathu nagam adhu uzhi | His twenty nails are chisels |
| Athai arindhidum paghavanin vazhi | That is the path of the enemy who understands it |
| Male :Hoo ho hoo…ooo | Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo |
| Chorus | |
| Thani oru manithanin padai | An army made of a single man |
| Athil ezhuvathu irupathu vidai | In that, rising up is the only answer |
| Athu mazhai veyil irandukkum kudai | That is an umbrella against both rain and heat |
| Male :Hoo ho hoo…ooo | Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo |
| Male | |
| Yeru munneru | Climb, move forward! |
| Ithu karayae illa kaataaru | This is a wild river with no banks |
| Odu munnodu | Run, lead the front! |
| Oru vetri enbathu kan koodu | Victory is visible right before your eyes |
| Male | |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Male | |
| Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu | Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word |
| Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu | Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas |
| Chorus | |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelama yelae yelae loo | Yelama yelae yelae loo |
| Chorus | |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelema yelae | Yelema yelae |
| Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo | Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo |
| Male | |
| Devedhayin ragham | The melody of an angel |
| Chorus :Thaka thina thaa | Chorus: Thaka thina thaa |
| Male :Vennilavu mugham | A face like the full moon |
| Chorus :Thinakku thaa | Chorus: Thinakku thaa |
| Male :Moodiyathu yeno kaarmegam…mm…. | Why has a dark cloud covered it? |
| Male | |
| Thedal oru kannil | Searching in one eye |
| Chorus :Thaka thina thaa | Chorus: Thaka thina thaa |
| Male :Oodal oru kannil | Feigned anger in the other eye |
| Chorus :Thinakku thaa | Chorus: Thinakku thaa |
| Male :Naalai iru kangal sugamaagum…mm… | Tomorrow both eyes will find comfort |
| Chorus | |
| Azhagiya thaai mozhi ival | She is like a beautiful mother tongue |
| Ival sirikkayil iravugal pagal | When she laughs, nights turn into day |
| Ada ivalukku ivalae nagal | Aha, she is her own exact replica |
| Male :Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Male: Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Chorus | |
| Azhaghiya mezhugena udal | A body soft like beautiful wax |
| Un vizhiyinil etharkadi kadal | Why is there an ocean of tears in your eyes, dear? |
| Athai thudaippathu ivanathu viral | Wiping them away is his finger's duty |
| Male :Ohooo…hoooo…. | Male: Ohooo…hoooo…. |
| Male | |
| Yeru munneru | Climb, move forward! |
| Ithu karayae illa kaataaru | This is a wild river with no banks |
| Odu munnodu | Run, lead the front! |
| Oru vetri enbathu kan koodu | Victory is visible right before your eyes |
| Male | |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. | Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo…. |
| Male | |
| Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu | Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word |
| Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu | Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas |
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
Ohooo…hoooo….
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோ ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோ ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோ ஹோய் ஹோய்
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
His courage will never turn out to be false
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
There is no boundary or limit for you
அர்ஜுனரு வில்லு
அரிச்சந்திரன் சொல்லு
இவனோட தில்லு
பொய்க்காது எதிரியைக்
கொல்லு இமயத்தை
வெல்லு உனக்கொரு
எல்லை கிடையாது
Who is he, who could he be?
Is he water or fire, who knows?
Will anyone know his true form?
Who would dare to come and shake/challenge him?
யாரோ
யாரிவனோ ஒரு
நீரோ தீயோ யார்
அறிவார் ஆளும்
தேரிவனோ அதை
அசைத்துப் பார்க்க
யார் வருவார்
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
அர்ஜுனரு வில்லு
அரிச்சந்திரன் சொல்லு
எதிரியைக் கொல்லு
இமயத்தை வெல்லு
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae loo
..........................
குழு :
..........................
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
அஞ்சுவது மடம்
குழு :
தக்க தின தா
எஞ்சுவது திடம்
குழு :
தினாக்கு தா
அஞ்சு விரல்
தொடுமே ஆகாயம்
To fear is foolishness
Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa
What remains is firm determination
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Five fingers can touch the sky
வெட்டிவிடு வினை
குழு :
தக்க தின தா
ஏத்தி விடு உனை
குழு :
தினாக்கு தா
உன்னுடைய
துணையே முந்தானை
Cut down your karma / obstacles
Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa
Elevate / raise yourself up
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Your support is the saree end (the heroine you protect)
இவன் ஒரு அதிசய
புலி இவன் இருவது நகம்
அது உழி அதை அறிந்திடும்
பகைவனின் வழி
ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓ
He is a miraculous tiger
His twenty nails are chisels
That is the path of the enemy who understands it
Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo
தனி ஒரு மனிதனின்
படை அதில் எழுவது இருப்பது
விடை அது மழை வெயில்
இரண்டுக்கும் குடை
ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓ
An army made of a single man
In that, rising up is the only answer
That is an umbrella against both rain and heat
Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo
ஏறு முன்னேறு
இது கரையே இல்லா
காட்டாறு ஓடு முன்னோடு
ஒரு வெற்றி என்பது கண்
கூடு
Climb, move forward!
This is a wild river with no banks
Run, lead the front!
Victory is visible right before your eyes
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
அர்ஜுனரு வில்லு
அரிச்சந்திரன் சொல்லு
எதிரியைக் கொல்லு
இமயத்தை வெல்லு
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
..........................
குழு :
..........................
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae loo
தேவதையின் ரகம்
குழு :
தக்க தின தா
வெண்ணிலவு முகம்
குழு :
தினாக்கு தா
மூடியது ஏனோ
கார்மேகம்
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
தேடல் ஒரு கண்ணில்
குழு :
தக்க தின தா
ஊடல் ஒரு கண்ணில்
குழு :
தினாக்கு தா
நாளை இரு
கண்கள் சுகமாகும்
The melody of an angel
Chorus: Thaka thina thaa
A face like the full moon
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Why has a dark cloud covered it?
அழகிய தாய்
மொழி இவள் இவள்
சிரிக்கையில் இரவுகள்
பகல் அட இவளுக்கு
இவளே நகல்
ஓஹோ
ஹோ ஓஹோ
Searching in one eye
Chorus: Thaka thina thaa
Feigned anger in the other eye
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Tomorrow both eyes will find comfort
அழகிய மெழுகென
உடல் உன் விழியினில்
எதற்கடி கடல் அதை
துடைப்பது இவனது விரல்
ஓஹோ ஹோ
She is like a beautiful mother tongue
When she laughs, nights turn into day
Aha, she is her own exact replica
Male: Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
ஏறு முன்னேறு
இது கரையே இல்லா
காட்டாறு ஓடு முன்னோடு
ஒரு வெற்றி என்பது கண்
கூடு
A body soft like beautiful wax
Why is there an ocean of tears in your eyes, dear?
Wiping them away is his finger's duty
Male: Ohooo…hoooo….
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ
Climb, move forward!
This is a wild river with no banks
Run, lead the front!
Victory is visible right before your eyes
அர்ஜுனரு வில்லு
அரிச்சந்திரன் சொல்லு
எதிரியைக் கொல்லு
இமயத்தை வெல்லு
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
Ohooo…hoooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
Ho hoi hoi…ho hoi hoi
Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Ivanoda dhillu poikaadhu
His courage will never turn out to be false
Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
Unakkoru ellai kidayaathu
There is no boundary or limit for you
Yaaro yaarivano
Who is he, who could he be?
Oru neero theeyo yaar arivaar
Is he water or fire, who knows?
Aalum therivano
Will anyone know his true form?
Adhai asaithu paarka yaar varuvaar
Who would dare to come and shake/challenge him?
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae loo
Yelama yelae yelae loo
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
Anjuvathu madam
To fear is foolishness
Chorus :Thaka dhina thaa
Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa
Male :Enjuvathu thidaam
What remains is firm determination
Chorus :Thinakku thaa
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Male :Anju viral thodumae aagaayam
Five fingers can touch the sky
Vettividu vinai
Cut down your karma / obstacles
Chorus :Thaka dhina thaa
Chorus: Thaka dhina thaa
Male :Yethi vidu unai
Elevate / raise yourself up
Chorus :Thinakku thaa
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Male :Unnudaya thunaiyae mundhaanai..eee…
Your support is the saree end (the heroine you protect)
Ivan oru adhisaya puli
He is a miraculous tiger
Ivan iruvathu nagam adhu uzhi
His twenty nails are chisels
Athai arindhidum paghavanin vazhi
That is the path of the enemy who understands it
Male :Hoo ho hoo…ooo
Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo
Thani oru manithanin padai
An army made of a single man
Athil ezhuvathu irupathu vidai
In that, rising up is the only answer
Athu mazhai veyil irandukkum kudai
That is an umbrella against both rain and heat
Male :Hoo ho hoo…ooo
Male: Hoo ho hoo…ooo
Yeru munneru
Climb, move forward!
Ithu karayae illa kaataaru
This is a wild river with no banks
Odu munnodu
Run, lead the front!
Oru vetri enbathu kan koodu
Victory is visible right before your eyes
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae loo
Yelama yelae yelae loo
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelema yelae
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
Yelama yelae yelae yele loo loo
Devedhayin ragham
The melody of an angel
Chorus :Thaka thina thaa
Chorus: Thaka thina thaa
Male :Vennilavu mugham
A face like the full moon
Chorus :Thinakku thaa
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Male :Moodiyathu yeno kaarmegam…mm….
Why has a dark cloud covered it?
Thedal oru kannil
Searching in one eye
Chorus :Thaka thina thaa
Chorus: Thaka thina thaa
Male :Oodal oru kannil
Feigned anger in the other eye
Chorus :Thinakku thaa
Chorus: Thinakku thaa
Male :Naalai iru kangal sugamaagum…mm…
Tomorrow both eyes will find comfort
Azhagiya thaai mozhi ival
She is like a beautiful mother tongue
Ival sirikkayil iravugal pagal
When she laughs, nights turn into day
Ada ivalukku ivalae nagal
Aha, she is her own exact replica
Male :Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Male: Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Azhaghiya mezhugena udal
A body soft like beautiful wax
Un vizhiyinil etharkadi kadal
Why is there an ocean of tears in your eyes, dear?
Athai thudaippathu ivanathu viral
Wiping them away is his finger's duty
Male :Ohooo…hoooo….
Male: Ohooo…hoooo….
Yeru munneru
Climb, move forward!
Ithu karayae illa kaataaru
This is a wild river with no banks
Odu munnodu
Run, lead the front!
Oru vetri enbathu kan koodu
Victory is visible right before your eyes
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Ohooo…hoooo….ohhooo….
Arjunaru villu arichandran sollu
Arjuna's bow, Harishchandra's word
Ethiriya kollu imayathai vellu
Slay the enemy, conquer the Himalayas
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Arjunaru Villu' is an energetic elevation track from the iconic 2004 Tamil action film Ghilli, celebrating the raw valor, unyielding spirit, and determination of the protagonist Saravanavelu (played by Vijay). The lyrics compare his aim and focus to Arjuna's bow and his truthfulness to King Harishchandra, depicting him as a one-man army who charges forward like an overflowing wild river. The song seamlessly blends high-energy hero worship with gentle protector motifs, highlighting his duty to shield the heroine from danger and bring light into her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Arjunaru villu / Arichandran sollu”
Repetition of the initial letter 'Ar' across poetic lines.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Arjunaru villu ... / Ivanoda dhillu ... / Ethiriya kollu ...”
Rhyming of the second letter 'llu' across adjacent lines.
Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)
“Azhagiya thaai mozhi ival / Ival sirikkayil iravugal pagal”
Comparing the hero's focus to Arjuna's bow and his integrity to Harishchandra's truth, as well as comparing the heroine's smile turning night into day.
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar and sung by Punjabi singer Sukhwinder Singh alongside folk legend Manikka Vinayagam, this energetic track became one of the biggest chartbusters of 2004. Sukhwinder Singh's high-pitch vocals gave the track a unique, electrifying energy that defined hero introduction/action sequences in Tamil cinema during the 2000s.
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