- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Rudra
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Mar 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Aama.. en route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Endha vazhi ponaal enna
Ezhaikku thaan udhavidanum
Andha vazhi sariyo thavaro
Aandavan mela baarathai potten
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Roatula thaan maedu pallam
Naattula yen koorunga
Maadi ulla veettin pakkam
Mann kudisai paarunga
Illainnu yaarum kaettaal
Irukkiravan kodukkanum
Inathodu serndhe unnum
Kaakkai pola nadakkanum
Pirarkaaga vaazhgira pera
Varalaaru pesum
Adhu pol vaazhnthidum
Unnai paarattum dhesam
Manamyengi dhinam thoonghi
Pala varushangal pochu sudhandhiram vaangi
En route-uh hahaha
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Hoi endha vazhi ponaal enna
Ezhaikku thaan udhavidanum
Andha vazhi sariyo thavaro
Aandavan mela baarathai potten
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Hae ye ye yei
Thevaikku mela serthaa kooda
Thirudannu peruthaan
Sonnadhu en thaatha illa
Jawaharlaal nehru thaan
Ulladhellaam panghu vechaa
Vaazhum indha ooruthaan
En karuthai yethukittaa
Ezhai ingae yaaruthaan
Podhuvaana kaaveri neeril
Thagaraaru kaanum
Adhai anaipottu thekkuvadhenna
Ariyaadha peru
Oru needhi oru jaadhi idhai indhiyan
Enbavan unarnthida venum
En route-uh hai hai
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Haha en route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
Endha vazhi ponaal enna
Ezhaikku thaan udhavidanum
Andha vazhi sariyo thavaro
Aandavan mela baarathai potten
En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu
Konjam kettu paaru
En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
Yes... you won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
What does it matter which path I take?
The poor just need to be helped
Whether that path is right or wrong,
I have left the burden to God
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
Ups and downs belong on the road,
Tell me, why are they in our nation?
Right next to a multi-storey house,
Look at that mud hut!
If someone asks saying they have nothing,
The one who has plenty must give
Sharing food together with its kind,
We must act just like the crow
Those who live for others,
History will speak of them
If you live like that,
The whole nation will praise you
With aching hearts and sleeping away each day,
Many years have passed since we won our freedom
My ways... ha ha ha!
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
Hey, what does it matter which path I take?
The poor just need to be helped
Whether that path is right or wrong,
I have left the burden to God
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
Hey ye ye yey
If you hoard more than you need,
You are called a thief too
It was not my grandfather who said this,
It was Jawaharlal Nehru himself!
If everything we have is shared equally,
This land of ours will truly thrive
If people accept my thoughts,
Who here would ever remain poor?
Over the shared waters of the Cauvery,
We see conflicts arising
Why dam it and block its flow?
Senseless people!
One justice and one human race—an Indian
Must truly understand this truth
My ways... hai hai!
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
Haha, you won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
What does it matter which path I take?
The poor just need to be helped
Whether that path is right or wrong,
I have left the burden to God
You won't understand my ways so quickly
Just listen closely and see
You won't find anything wrong with my song
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a social commentary and philosophical hero-introduction track from the movie 'Rudra'. The protagonist asserts that his unconventional methods ('route') might not be immediately understood by society, but his ultimate objective is always righteous—to help the poor and needy regardless of the means, leaving the judgment to God.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Inathodu serndhe unnum / Kaakkai pola nadakkanum”
Compares human sharing behavior to a crow calling its group to share food.
Metaphor
“Roatula thaan maedu pallam / Naattula yen koorunga”
Uses the bumps and hollows on a road as a metaphor for social and economic inequality in the country.
Iyaipu (Rhyme)
“En route-uh sattunnu puriyaadhu / En paattu thappunnu theriyaadhu”
The lines end with rhyming verbs ('puriyaadhu' and 'theriyaadhu').
Did you know?
Trivia
The song incorporates Tanglish slang and references historical socio-political contexts, including Jawaharlal Nehru's quotes on wealth accumulation and the Kaveri river water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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