- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Naveen
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Irumbu Thirai
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey
Ready
Athiradi
Idi…ivan pidi
Salute…dhinam adi
Aratavaraan meratavaraan unnathaan
Hey adi
Udan adi
Mudi…senji mudi
Illa…sethu madi
Poratavaaran ayyayyayayo vanthuthaan
Pallu velakka bullet kudupaan
Pasikidhuna landmine thattil vaipaan
Nimishathila padhara vaipaan
Nodi nodi vedi vedi vedipaan
Manasukulla alavedupaan
Pazhakathula paadhi maathi vaipaan
Yemadharuman pola irupaan
Pudhu manushana unna padaipaan
Hey
Ready
Athiradi
Idi…ivan pidi
Salute…dhinam adi
Aratavaraan meratavaraan unnathaan
Thuninji ninna armour-a kudupaan
Bayandhu ninna torture kudupaan
Idhayathula border-a idipaan
Chorus :Surusurupa sozhalavittu paapaan
Eppa tired ah sariyira nilaiyo
Appo timer-ah on panni tholaipaan
Eppo marandhu vali theriyadho
Chorus :Adhuvaraikum udayavaipaan siripaan
Paasama tankeril yethuvaan
On your mark
SaavukuChorus :Sudden visit adikavaipaan
Hey
Ready
Athiradi
Idi…ivan pidi
Salute…dhinam adi
Aratavaraan meratavaraan unnathaan
Hey adi
Udan adi
Mudi…senji mudi
Illa…sethu madi
Poratavaaran ayyayyayayo vanthuthaan
Vanmurai pazhi ennai serattum
Chorus :Vanmurai pazhi ennai serattum
Male :Raththam sadhai vazhi odattum
Chorus :Raththam sadhai vazhi odattum
Ennagattum yedhagattum povom povom
Chorus :Povom povom
Male :Annaal varum pinbae
Uyir vaazhvom vaazhvom
Chorus :Vaazhvom vaazhvoom
Saavai dhinam dhinam yerkindrom
Chorus :Saavai dhinam dhinam yerkindrom
Male :Thayangum maranamum varavillai
Chorus :Thayangum maranamum varavillai
Manasukulla alavedupaan
Pazhakathula paadhi maathi vaipaan
Yemadharuman pola irupaan
Pudhu manushana unna padaipaan
Hey
Ready
Athiradi
Idi…ivan pidi
Salute…dhinam adi
Aratavaraan meratavaraan unnathaan
Hey!
Ready!
All-out action!
Thunder... his grip is thunder!
Salute... salute him every single day!
He is coming to boss you around and intimidate you!
Hey, strike!
Strike immediately!
Finish... get the job done!
Or else... drop dead!
He is coming to flip you inside out, oh no!
He will hand you a bullet to brush your teeth,
If you say you are hungry, he will serve a landmine on your plate!
In a minute, he will make you tremble in panic,
Second by second, he will blow up like an explosion!
He will size you up from inside your mind,
He will change half of your habits,
He may look like Yama (god of death),
But he will remake you into a brand-new person!
Hey!
Ready!
All-out action!
Thunder... his grip is thunder!
Salute... salute him every single day!
He is coming to boss you around and intimidate you!
If you stand brave, he will give you armor,
If you cower in fear, he will give you torture!
He will break down the borders inside your heart,
Chorus: He will spin you around tirelessly and watch!
Whenever you are exhausted and about to collapse,
That is when he will damn well start a timer!
Until you forget it all and no longer feel pain,
Chorus: Until then, he will break you down and smile!
Affectionately, he will load you onto a battle tank,
On your mark!
Chorus: He will make you pay a sudden visit to death!
Hey!
Ready!
All-out action!
Thunder... his grip is thunder!
Salute... salute him every single day!
He is coming to boss you around and intimidate you!
Hey, strike!
Strike immediately!
Finish... get the job done!
Or else... drop dead!
He is coming to flip you inside out, oh no!
Let the blame for violence fall on me!
Chorus: Let the blame for violence fall on me!
Male: Let blood run through flesh!
Chorus: Let blood run through flesh!
Whatever happens, whatever comes, let us march forward!
Chorus: Let us march forward!
Male: Only after that day arrives,
Shall we truly live our lives!
Chorus: Shall we truly live our lives!
We embrace death every single day!
Chorus: We embrace death every single day!
Male: Even hesitating death has not arrived!
Chorus: Even hesitating death has not arrived!
He will size you up from inside your mind,
He will change half of your habits,
He may look like Yama (god of death),
But he will remake you into a brand-new person!
Hey!
Ready!
All-out action!
Thunder... his grip is thunder!
Salute... salute him every single day!
He is coming to boss you around and intimidate you!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This high-octane track from Irumbu Thirai depicts the extreme, uncompromising training and ruthless discipline enforced by a military instructor on soldiers. Through intense imagery—such as serving landmines on dinner plates and giving bullets as toothbrush substitutes—the lyrics highlight the harsh process of breaking down fear and weakness to forge a soldier into a resilient, lethal defender.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole
“Pasikidhuna landmine thattil vaipaan”
Extravagant exaggeration used to convey extreme army training discipline.
Simile
“Yemadharuman pola irupaan”
Comparing the strict commander directly to Yama (the deity of death) using 'pola'.
Antithesis
“Thuninji ninna armour-a kudupaan / Bayandhu ninna torture kudupaan”
Contrasting bravery receiving armour against fear receiving torture.
Edbai (End Rhyme)
“Thuninji ninna armour-a kudupaan”
Rhyming line endings ('kudupaan') to establish a rhythmic military cadence.
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