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Lyrics & meaning

Ayya Veerasamy

From Isakki · 2013

Lyricist
Annamalai
Singer
Anandhu
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Isakki
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo oooo
Aiyaa veera saami
Andha arakkana azhi saami
Sonna kekka maattaan
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saami
Aiyaa veera saami
Andha arakkana azhi saami
Sonna kekka maattaan
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saami
Kaiyikku kai daa
kaalukku kaalu daa
Senjadhu thappu daa
Dhandana ippa daa
Kaiyikku kai daa
Kaalukku kaalu daa
Senjadhu thappu daa
Dhandana ippa daa
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo oooo
Aiyaa veera saami
Andha arakkana azhi saami
Sonna kekka maattaan
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saami
Ooo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo oooo
Paavangal senjavana nee podudaa
Pazhi vandhu unna seraadhudaa
Puli pola kannu rendu kuri paaduraa
Veri konda singam nee thaandaa
Veri konda singam nee thaandaa
Veri konda singam nee thaandaa
Kaattu theeyaai maari vidu
Vaettai nee aadi vidu
Viswaroobam eduthu vidu
Un veeratha kaatti vidu
Poruthadhu podhum podhum
Pongi neeyum ezha vendum
Kettavana dhuvasam pannudaa
Ooo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Nyaayangal dharmangal
Endrum thorkkaadhudaa
Needhiyai kaakka poraadudaa
Onnoda modha varum aal yaarudaa
Rendula onnu nee paarudaa
Rendula onnu nee paarudaa
Rendula onnu nee paarudaa
Boogambamaai aagi vidu
Nee puyal pola seeri ezhu
Yeri malaiyaa maari vidu
Edhiriya oda vidu
Ettu vechu nee nadakka
Ettu thikkum adhirattum
Kettavana dhuvasam pannudaa
Aiyaa veera saami
Andha arakkana azhi saami
Sonna kekka maattaan
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saami
Aiyaa veera saami
Andha arakkana azhi saami
Sonna kekka maattaan
Un sakthiya nee kaattu saami
Kaiyikku kai daa
kaalukku kaalu daa
Senjadhu thappu daa
Dhandana ippa daa
Kaiyikku kai daa
kaalukku kaalu daa
Senjadhu thappu daa
Dhandana ippa daa
Ooo ooo oo ooo
Oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Lord Veerasami, my lord,
Destroy that demon, my lord!
He won't listen to words,
Show your power, my lord!
Lord Veerasami, my lord,
Destroy that demon, my lord!
He won't listen to words,
Show your power, my lord!
A hand for a hand!
A leg for a leg!
What he did was wrong!
Here comes the punishment!
A hand for a hand!
A leg for a leg!
What he did was wrong!
Here comes the punishment!
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Lord Veerasami, my lord,
Destroy that demon, my lord!
He won't listen to words,
Show your power, my lord!
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Strike down the one who sinned!
No blame will fall on you!
Take aim with tiger-sharp eyes!
You are a ferocious lion!
You are a ferocious lion!
You are a ferocious lion!
Turn into a forest fire,
Go forth on your hunt!
Rise in your mighty form,
Show your brave spirit!
Enough of being patient, enough!
You must rise up in fury!
Destroy that evil man!
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Justice and righteousness,
Will never face defeat!
Fight to protect justice!
Who is there to challenge you?
Settle this once and for all!
Settle this once and for all!
Settle this once and for all!
Turn into an earthquake,
Roar and surge like a storm!
Turn into a volcano,
Make the enemy run!
As you take your stride,
Let all eight directions shake!
Destroy that evil man!
Lord Veerasami, my lord,
Destroy that demon, my lord!
He won't listen to words,
Show your power, my lord!
Lord Veerasami, my lord,
Destroy that demon, my lord!
He won't listen to words,
Show your power, my lord!
A hand for a hand!
A leg for a leg!
What he did was wrong!
Here comes the punishment!
A hand for a hand!
A leg for a leg!
What he did was wrong!
Here comes the punishment!
Oh... oh... oh oh...
Oh... oh... oh oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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