Fear
From Devara Part – 1 · 2024
- Lyricist
- Vishnu Edavan
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Chorus
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Devara Part – 12024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadal urumum satham kettal | When you hear the sound of the roaring sea, |
| Vidhi mudiya pogutha | Is fate itself coming to an end? |
| Kolai nadungum pera kettaal | When you hear the name that makes even death tremble, |
| Edhirigalae ledhu raa | There are no enemies left standing! |
| Male | |
| Porpadai aayiram | An army of a thousand soldiers, |
| Ivan per indri mudiyadhae | Cannot prevail without invoking his name. |
| Veelbavar aayiram | Thousands may fall in defeat, |
| Irudhiyil kanda mugam thane….. | And his is the final face they ever see... |
முனங்கல் :
..................
When you hear the sound of the roaring sea,
Is fate itself coming to an end?
When you hear the name that makes even death tremble,
There are no enemies left standing!
கடல் உறுமும் சத்தம் கேட்டால்
விதி முடிய போகுதா
கொலை நடுங்கும் பேர கேட்டால்
எதிரிகளே லேது ரா ...
An army of a thousand soldiers,
Cannot prevail without invoking his name.
Thousands may fall in defeat,
And his is the final face they ever see...
போர்ப்படை ஆயிரம்
இவன் பேர் இன்றி முடியாதே
வீழ்பவர் ஆயிரம்
இறுதியில் கண்ட முகம் தானே ....
Kadal urumum satham kettal
When you hear the sound of the roaring sea,
Vidhi mudiya pogutha
Is fate itself coming to an end?
Kolai nadungum pera kettaal
When you hear the name that makes even death tremble,
Edhirigalae ledhu raa
There are no enemies left standing!
Porpadai aayiram
An army of a thousand soldiers,
Ivan per indri mudiyadhae
Cannot prevail without invoking his name.
Veelbavar aayiram
Thousands may fall in defeat,
Irudhiyil kanda mugam thane…..
And his is the final face they ever see...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track serves as a fierce hero-introduction motif from 'Devara Part – 1', establishing the protagonist's absolute dominance and terrifying aura. Set against a stormy oceanic backdrop, the lyrics equate the protagonist's wrath with the unstoppable force of the sea, suggesting that his arrival signals the end of fate itself for his foes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kadal urumum satham kettal / Kolai nadungum pera kettaal”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound ('Kadal' and 'Kolai') across lines, creating a rhythmic and powerful punch.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Porpadai aayiram / Veelbavar aayiram”
Symmetrical structural pairing between line 5 and line 7, reinforced by the repetition of 'aayiram' (thousands).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Kolai nadungum pera kettaal”
An exaggeration describing a name so terrifying that even murder/death itself trembles upon hearing it.
Rhetorical Question
“Vidhi mudiya pogutha”
Asking if fate is about to meet its end dramatizes the overwhelming power of the protagonist.
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Trivia
'Devara: Part 1' marks composer Anirudh Ravichander's debut collaboration with Telugu superstar Jr. NTR. The Tamil lyrics, written by Vishnu Edavan, intentionally incorporate the phrase 'ledhu raa' (a classic Telugu expression meaning 'there is none, man') to retain the mass pan-Indian appeal and raw energy of the original composition.
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