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Lyrics & meaning

Ayya Veerasamy

From Isakki · 2013

Lyricist
Annamalai
Singer
Anandhu
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Details
Isakki2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Ooo ooo oo oooOoo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo ooooOoo ooo ooo oooo
Male
Aiyaa veera saamiOh brave lord!
Andha arakkana azhi saamiDestroy that demon, oh lord!
Sonna kekka maattaanHe will not listen to words!
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saamiShow your power, oh lord!
Male
Aiyaa veera saamiOh brave lord!
Andha arakkana azhi saamiDestroy that demon, oh lord!
Sonna kekka maattaanHe will not listen to words!
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saamiShow your power, oh lord!
Kaiyikku kai daaHand for a hand!
kaalukku kaalu daaLeg for a leg!
Senjadhu thappu daaWhat was done is a crime!
Dhandana ippa daaThe punishment is now!
Male
Kaiyikku kai daaHand for a hand!
Kaalukku kaalu daaLeg for a leg!
Senjadhu thappu daaWhat was done is a crime!
Dhandana ippa daaThe punishment is now!
Chorus
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo ooooOoo ooo ooo oooo
Male
Aiyaa veera saamiOh brave lord!
Andha arakkana azhi saamiDestroy that demon, oh lord!
Sonna kekka maattaanHe will not listen to words!
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saamiShow your power, oh lord!
Chorus
Ooo ooo oo oooOoo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo ooooOoo ooo ooo oooo
Male
Paavangal senjavana nee podudaaStrike down the one who committed sins!
Pazhi vandhu unna seraadhudaaNo blame will ever attach to you!
Puli pola kannu rendu kuri paaduraaAiming with eyes like a tiger!
Veri konda singam nee thaandaaYou are indeed a ferocious lion!
Veri konda singam nee thaandaaYou are indeed a ferocious lion!
Veri konda singam nee thaandaaYou are indeed a ferocious lion!
Male
Kaattu theeyaai maari viduTransform into a wildfire!
Vaettai nee aadi viduGo out and hunt!
Viswaroobam eduthu viduAssume a cosmic form!
Un veeratha kaatti viduDisplay your courage!
Poruthadhu podhum podhumEnough of enduring this, enough!
Pongi neeyum ezha vendumYou must rise up with fury!
Kettavana dhuvasam pannudaaAnnihilate the wicked man!
Chorus
Ooo ooo oo oooOoo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo
Male
Nyaayangal dharmangalJustice and righteousness
Endrum thorkkaadhudaaWill never suffer defeat!
Needhiyai kaakka poraadudaaFight to protect justice!
Onnoda modha varum aal yaarudaaWho is that person coming to clash with you?
Rendula onnu nee paarudaaSettle it once and for all!
Rendula onnu nee paarudaaSettle it once and for all!
Rendula onnu nee paarudaaSettle it once and for all!
Male
Boogambamaai aagi viduBecome an earthquake!
Nee puyal pola seeri ezhuRise and roar like a storm!
Yeri malaiyaa maari viduTurn into an erupting volcano!
Edhiriya oda viduMake the enemy run away!
Ettu vechu nee nadakkaAs you take steps and walk,
Ettu thikkum adhirattumLet all eight directions shake!
Kettavana dhuvasam pannudaaAnnihilate the wicked man!
Male
Aiyaa veera saamiOh brave lord!
Andha arakkana azhi saamiDestroy that demon, oh lord!
Sonna kekka maattaanHe will not listen to words!
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saamiShow your power, oh lord!
Male
Aiyaa veera saamiOh brave lord!
Andha arakkana azhi saamiDestroy that demon, oh lord!
Sonna kekka maattaanHe will not listen to words!
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saamiShow your power, oh lord!
Kaiyikku kai daaHand for a hand!
kaalukku kaalu daaLeg for a leg!
Senjadhu thappu daaWhat was done is a crime!
Dhandana ippa daaThe punishment is now!
Male
Kaiyikku kai daaHand for a hand!
kaalukku kaalu daaLeg for a leg!
Senjadhu thappu daaWhat was done is a crime!
Dhandana ippa daaThe punishment is now!
Chorus
Ooo ooo oo oooOoo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo oooOooo ooo ooo ooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a high-energy, fiery invocation of divine power and righteous fury against evil forces. It calls upon a heroic guardian deity (Veera Saami) to show divine strength and mete out eye-for-an-eye justice against a relentless, demon-like villain. The lyrics urge the protagonist to unleash their inner lion, act like a natural force of destruction—wildfire, earthquake, storm, and volcano—and fight fearlessly to uphold justice and dharma.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaattu theeyaai maari vidu

Compares the protagonist's surge of power to natural disasters such as wildfire ('Kaattu theeyai'), earthquake ('Boogambamaai'), and volcano ('Yeri malaiyaa').

Simile

Puli pola kannu rendu kuri paaduraa

Uses 'pola' (like) to compare the protagonist's vision and ferocity to a tiger ('Puli pola') and storm ('puyal pola').

Emonai (Second-letter rhyming)

Kaattu theeyaai maari vidu / Vaettai nee aadi vidu

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'tt' in consecutive lines ('Kaattu', 'Vaettai').

Anaphora / Repetition

Veri konda singam nee thaandaa

Repetition of 'Veri konda singam nee thaandaa' for dramatic emphasis and empowerment.

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Trivia

'Isakki' (2013) is a Tamil rural drama film directed by M. G. Deepak. The song's lyricist Annamalai was well known for writing aggressive, fast-paced folk and mass tracks in Tamil cinema during the 2000s and 2010s.

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