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Lyrics & meaning

Ezhu Velaikkara

From Velaikkaran · 2017

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Siddharth Mahadevan
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ezhu velaikkara..Arise, worker..
Ezhu velaikkara indrae.. indrae..Arise, worker, today itself.. today itself..
Chorus :Oyaadhae.. saayaadhae..Chorus: Don't rest.. don't yield..
Vaai moodi ……vaazhadhae..Don't live with your mouth shut..
Male
Ezhu velaikkara indrae indraeArise, worker, today itself, today itself
Ini seiyum velai nandrae..The work you do hereafter will be good..
Ada melum keezhum ondrae ondrae..Hey, the high and the low are one and the same..
Varalaarai maatru vendrae..Rewrite history and win..
Male
Vervai theeyae.. un desam neeyaeOh fire of sweat.. you are your country
Un sol kettae.. veesum un kaatrae..Listening to your word.. your wind blows..
Chorus
Poraaduu…Fight...
Oyaadhae.. theyaadhae.. saayaaadhae..Don't rest.. don't wear out.. don't yield..
Poraadu……Fight...
Poraaduuu….Fight...
Aaraadhae.. soraadhae.. veezhaaadhaee..Don't cool down.. don't tire out.. don't fall..
Poraaddu……Fight...
Male
Ezhu velaikkara indrae indraeArise, worker, today itself, today itself
Ini seiyum velai nandrae..The work you do hereafter will be good..
Ada melum keezhum ondrae ondrae..Hey, the high and the low are one and the same..
Varalaarai maatru vendrae..Rewrite history and win..
Chorus
Poraaddu……Fight...
Poraaddu……Fight...
Poraaddu……Fight...
Poraaddu……Fight...
Male
Mudiyaadha seyal yedhumaeThere is no task that is impossible
Puvi meedhu kidaiyaadhuUpon this earth
Ezhundhu vaa puyalai polae..Rise up like a storm..
Balam enna puriyaamalae..Without realizing what your strength is..
Panindhomae kunidhomaeWe bowed and we stooped down
Nimirndhu vaa melae melae..Stand tall and rise higher and higher..
Chorus
Oru muraiyae ..heyJust once.. hey
Tharaiyinil vaazhum vaaippuIs the opportunity to live on this earth
Adai muraiyae …heyAttain it properly.. hey
Payanura vaazhum vaazhkkai aakku..Make your life one that is lived meaningfully..
Chorus
Uzhaippavanae…heyOh working man... hey
Ezhudhida vendum theerppuYou must write the verdict
Vidhaithavanae….hey..Oh one who sowed... hey..
Pasiyena ponaal engo thappuIf you go hungry, something is wrong somewhere
Chorus
Poraaduu…Fight...
Oyaadhae.. theyaadhae.. saayaaadhae..Don't rest.. don't wear out.. don't yield..
Poraadu……Fight...
Poraaduuu….Fight...
Aaraadhae.. soraadhae.. veezhaaadhaee..Don't cool down.. don't tire out.. don't fall..
Poraaddu……Fight...
Male
Ezhu velaikkara indrae indraeArise, worker, today itself, today itself
Ini seiyum velai nandrae..The work you do hereafter will be good..
Ada melum keezhum ondrae ondrae..Hey, the high and the low are one and the same..
Varalaarai maatru vendrae..Rewrite history and win..
Male
Vervai theeyae.. un desam neeyaeOh fire of sweat.. you are your country
Un sol kettae.. veesum un kaatrae..Listening to your word.. your wind blows..
Chorus
Poraaduu…Fight...
Oyaadhae.. theyaadhae.. saayaaadhae..Don't rest.. don't wear out.. don't yield..
Poraadu……Fight...
Poraaduuu….Fight...
Aaraadhae.. soraadhae.. veezhaaadhaee..Don't cool down.. don't tire out.. don't fall..
Poraaddu……Fight...
Chorus
Poraadu.. poraadu..Fight.. fight..
Poraadu.. poraadu..Fight.. fight..
Oyaadhae.. saayaadhae..Don't rest.. don't yield..
Vaai moodi.. vaazhaadhae..Don't live with your mouth shut..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Ezhu Velaikkara' from the 2017 Tamil film Velaikkaran is an inspiring worker's anthem that serves as a passionate call to action for the working class. Written by Viveka, the song urges laborers and common people to realize their collective strength, rise up against injustice, and stop living in quiet compliance. It highlights the stark social irony that the hard-working person who sows the seeds often ends up starving due to systemic exploitation, demanding that such imbalance between the privileged and the laboring class be erased. Narratively, the song represents the protagonist's rally cry to motivate workers to fight corporate greed and corruption. With energizing imagery—comparing sweat to fire and the worker's arrival to a storm—the song emphasizes self-respect, perseverance, and rewriting history through unified action rather than staying silent.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyming Suffix / End Rhyme)

Ezhu velaikkara indrae indrae / Ini seiyum velai nandrae.. / Ada melum keezhum ondrae ondrae.. / Varalaarai maatru vendrae..

Lines ending with rhyming suffixes 'indrae', 'nandrae', 'ondrae', and 'vendrae' create a driving, march-like rhythm.

Simile (Uvamai)

Ezhundhu vaa puyalai polae..

Compares the rising of the worker to a powerful storm using the comparative word 'polae' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Vervai theeyae.. un desam neeyae

Metaphorically addresses hard-working sweat as 'fire' ('Vervai theeyae') to embody revolutionary passion and strength.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Panindhomae kunidhomae / Nimirndhu vaa melae melae..

Contrasts past subservience ('bowed and stooped') with future defiance ('stand tall and rise up').

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Trivia

'Ezhu Velaikkara' is a motivational track composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the movie Velaikkaran (2017), directed by Mohan Raja and starring Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara. The film explores corporate malpractice and the power of the working class. Lyricist Viveka crafted the song's lines as a modern labor anthem, heavily drawing on themes of social justice and working-class solidarity.

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