- Lyricist
- Rabbit Mac
- Singers
- Santesh, Rabbit Mac, Sheezay
- Music director
- Psycho Unit
- Movie name
- Atcham Thavir
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaazhkaiyila namakku
Venungra aththanaiyum
Bayam-ngra kottukku
Antha pakkam irukkudhu
Antha bayathukku
Innoru per irukku
Thadaii…..
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Kavalaiya vidu
Kanneera thoda
Naatukulla pera potta
Makka namba pada for sure
Bayam agarathila illa illa
Pera kettu paaru
Mugathai varanji kaatum chinna pulla
Bayappadaatha da
Unakku oru vaippu
Ippo yaaru top-pu
Kallakalla paaru
Poottu kaatuvom
Super aana padam onnu
Sky to the mannu kezhakula merkula
Atcham thavir
Madamai vidu
Unakkenna sarithiram padaithidu
Latchiyam edu
Vaanathai thodu
Sonna kelu machi yethukom
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Atchathai thooki veesuda
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Atchathai thooki veesuda
Bayama enakka enakka
Bayama yevanda sonnan
Avana konduva
Ullukulla irukkum bayathai
Kannukulla katturuvan illa
Ivan verai maari singam da
Gada gada gada ga…
Ippo neeyum kallan kitta maatukittiya
Ivana pillai poochi innu nenachitiya
Sillara kaasu naala pirachanaiya
Oh babymaa
I am very sorry ma
Buta va maatikichu
Namba puppy maa
Gana bala venda
Namba ooru gana mattum podhum
Namma oorum singaporum
Pattaya kelapuvom
Adiyaathi velakku anachachi
Kelvikku bathil ippa kedachaachi
Pudicha bayatha velakki
Thadaiya odaichi adichi
Pirichi kilichi solra
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Atchathai thooki veesuda
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Thambi bayappadaathae da
Atchathai thooki veesuda
Veppa maram uchiyila
Pei onnu aduthunnu
Vilayadum pogum podhu
Solli vechanga
Ondi-ku ondi sandai potta
Udambellam nogumunnu
Veeramthaiyum mollayilae
Killi vechanga
Ada thottil palakkum
Sudugadu varaikum varuma ma…
Ada karuppam poochi mela ulla
Bayamum poguma
Ippa bayamae illaenu sonnaven ellam
Kaana ponaan
Ada ovvoru naalum bayanthu bayanthu
Veena ponaan
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Bayappadaathae
Hmm…bayappadaathae da
Hey bayappadaathae da
Aaa….aaaa…..aaaa……..
Vaazhkaiyila namakku
Venungra aththanaiyum
Bayam-ngra kottukku
Antha pakkam irukkudhu
Antha bayathukku
Innoru per irukku
Thadaii…..
Everything we
want in life
is on the other side
of the line called fear.
That fear has
another name:
Obstacle...
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Leave your worries behind.
Wipe your tears.
If we make our name in this country,
people will watch our film, for sure.
Fear is not in my dictionary, no way.
Just ask my name,
even a little kid will draw my face.
Don't be afraid, man.
Here is your chance,
who is at the top now?
Look closely,
we'll lock it down and show them,
a fantastic movie,
from the sky to the ground, from east to west!
Cast away your fear!
Leave ignorance behind!
Create your own history!
Set your goal!
Reach for the sky!
Listen to what I say, buddy, it will work.
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Throw away your fear, man!
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Throw away your fear, man!
Fear? Me? Is it for me?
Fear? Who the hell said that?
Bring him to me!
Even if fear is hidden deep inside,
I'm not the one to show it in my eyes.
This guy is a different kind of lion, man!
Kada kada kada ka...
Did you get caught by a thief now?
Did you think he's just a harmless insect?
Is there trouble over small change?
Oh, baby!
I am very sorry!
Got caught completely,
our puppy!
We don't need Gaana Bala,
our own local gaana is enough!
Our town and Singapore,
we will rock the place!
Oh my, the lights are turned off!
The answer to the question has been found!
Pushing aside the fear that gripped you,
breaking and smashing through barriers,
tearing it all apart, I tell you:
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Throw away your fear, man!
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Brother, don't be afraid.
Throw away your fear, man!
At the top of the neem tree,
a ghost is lurking,
when we went out to play,
that's what they told us.
If you fight one-on-one,
your whole body will ache,
and so, our courage,
they nipped right in the bud.
Ah, do habits from the cradle
really last until the grave?
Ah, will this fear of
cockroaches ever go away?
Now, everyone who claimed they had no fear
has vanished without a trace.
Ah, living in fear day after day,
they wasted their lives away.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Don't be afraid.
Mmm... don't be afraid, man.
Hey, don't be afraid, man!
Aah... aah... aah...
Everything we
want in life
is on the other side
of the line called fear.
That fear has
another name:
Obstacle...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Atcham Thavir' is an energetic motivational track penned by Malaysian Tamil hip-hop pioneer Rabbit Mac. The central message of the song centers around overcoming internal fear and dismantling childhood conditioning that holds individuals back from realizing their true potential. It asserts that everything worth achieving in life lies just beyond the barrier of fear, which acts as a self-imposed obstacle.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Madamai vidu / Unakkenna sarithiram padaithidu”
Rhyming of the second character across consecutive lines ('Madamai' / 'Sarithiram' / 'Latchiyam').
Metaphor
“Bayam-ngra kottukku Antha pakkam irukkudhu”
Comparing fear to a line or physical boundary that separates a person from their desires.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Atcham thavir / Madamai vidu”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Atcham thavir' / 'Madamai vidu').
Refrain / Repetition
“Bayappadaathae / Hmm…bayappadaathae da”
Repeated phrase 'Bayappadaathae' used as an imperative chant throughout the song for emphasis.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Atcham Thavir' draws its title directly from Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar's legendary didactic poetry 'Pudhiya Aathichudi', where 'Atcham Thavir' translates to 'Overcome Fear'. Rabbit Mac incorporates modern hip-hop and local Gana rhythms to deliver classic reformist messages to contemporary youth.
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