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Iraq Yutham

From Thithikudhe · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Thithikudhe
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
25 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maruhabaaa…..
Iraq yutham
Mudinchupochu anga
Ada enakkulla yutham
Thodangiruchu inga
Iraq yutham
Mudinchupochu anga
Female :Ada enakkulla yutham
Thodangiruchu inga
Hey ennai vayal
Erinchupochu inga
Female :En ennai vayal
Eriyudhada inga
Male :Kanni vedi
Anainchu pochu inga
Female :En kanni vedi
Vedikkudhada inga…aa…
Iraq yutham
Iraq yutham
Mudinchupochu anga
Female :Ada enakkulla yutham
Thodangiruchu inga
……………………….
Maruhabaaa…..(2)
Hey yevi vitta yevuganai
Podhum podhum podhumuyena
Yedhedho erinchu pochu inga
Engum yevaadha yevukanai
Venum venum venumena
En maarbu thudikkudhu inga
Vattamittu vattamittu
Vallarasu kundu pottu
Kattadangal udainchu pochu anga
Nee thittamittu thittamittu
En manasai thundu poda
Kattazhagu kalandupochu inga
Oorukkulla sedham varumae
Andha yutham yutham yutham edharku..hoi
Female :Ennai koncham sedhapaduthu
Nee nitham nitham yutham nadathu
Hey ennai vayal
Erinchupochu inga
Female :En ennai vayal
Eriyudhada inga
Male :Kanni vedi
Anainchu pochu inga
Female :En kanni vedi
Vedikkudhada inga…aa…
Iraq yutham
Ada enakkulla yutham
Thodangiruchu inga
Beerangiyum thuppaakiyum
Perumoochu vittu vittu
Paalaivanam karugi pochu anga
Perazhaga unnai enni
Perumoochu vittu vittu
Selaivanam karuthu pochu inga
Vaanvazhi tharaivazhi
Rendu pakkam thaakkapattu
Bagdhad vizhundhuruchu anga
Kannukkulla nenjukkulla
Rendu pakkam thaakkapattu
Kannu muzhi pidhungiruchu inga
Annam thanni yedhum illaamae
Angae aarppaattam nadakkiradhae
Female :Annam thanni yedhum sellaama
En aavi ingu thudikkiradhae
Hey ennai vayal
Erinchupochu inga
Female :En ennai vayal
Eriyudhada inga
Male :Hey kanni vedi
Anainchu pochu inga
Female :En kanni vedi
Vedikkudhada inga…aa…
Iraq yutham
Mudinchupochu anga
Female :Ada enakkulla yutham
Thodangiruchu inga
Hey ennai vayal
Erinchupochu inga
Female :En ennai vayal
Eriyudhada inga
Male :Kanni vedi
Anainchu pochu inga
Female: En kanni vedi
Vedikkudhada inga…aa…
Iraq yutham
Marhaba...
The war in Iraq...
...has ended over there.
Oh, but a war within me...
...has begun right here!
The war in Iraq...
...has ended over there.
Female: Oh, but a war within me...
...has begun right here!
Hey, the oil fields...
...have burned down over there!
Female: But my oil field...
...is burning right here!
Male: The landmines...
...have been defused over there!
Female: But my maiden landmine...
...is exploding right here, ah...
The war in Iraq...
The war in Iraq...
...has ended over there.
Female: Oh, but a war within me...
...has begun right here!
...
Marhaba... Marhaba...
Hey, with launched missiles...
...crying out, "Enough, enough, enough!"...
...so many things got burned over there!
Yearning for a missile never launched anywhere...
...saying, "I need it, need it, need it!"...
...my chest throbs right here!
Circling around and around...
...the superpower dropped bombs...
...and buildings were shattered over there!
Planning carefully again and again...
...you tore my heart to pieces...
...and my shapely youth gave in right here!
It brings only destruction to the land...
...so why do we need that war, war, war? Hey!
Female: Inflict a little sweet damage on me...
...and wage this war on me every single day!
Hey, the oil fields...
...have burned down over there!
Female: But my oil field...
...is burning right here!
Male: The landmines...
...have been defused over there!
Female: But my maiden landmine...
...is exploding right here, ah...
The war in Iraq...
Oh, but a war within me...
...has begun right here!
Cannons and rifles...
...sighed deep breaths...
...and the desert got scorched over there!
Thinking of you, handsome...
...and sighing deep breaths...
...the garden under my saree has scorched right here!
By air and by land...
...attacked on both sides...
...Baghdad fell over there!
Through the eyes and through the heart...
...attacked on both sides...
...my eyes are popping out in daze right here!
Without any food or water...
...there is turmoil over there!
Female: Unable to take in food or water...
...my soul is restless right here!
Hey, the oil fields...
...have burned down over there!
Female: But my oil field...
...is burning right here!
Male: Hey, the landmines...
...have been defused over there!
Female: But my maiden landmine...
...is exploding right here, ah...
The war in Iraq...
...has ended over there.
Female: Oh, but a war within me...
...has begun right here!
Hey, the oil fields...
...have burned down over there!
Female: But my oil field...
...is burning right here!
Male: The landmines...
...have been defused over there!
Female: My maiden landmine...
...is exploding right here, ah...
The war in Iraq...
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Thithikudhe' (2003) uses the contemporary real-world geopolitical event of the 2003 Iraq War as a metaphorical backdrop for intense romantic passion and desire. The lyricist, Vairamuthu, juxtaposes military destruction in Iraq (oil fields burning, landmines exploding, Baghdad falling, missile strikes) with the internal turmoil of youthful love and attraction taking place within the protagonist. While the actual war far away in Iraq comes to an end, the metaphorical war of passion, longing, and heart-pounding sensation inside the lovers is just beginning. Through clever wordplay, the song contrasts physical destruction with emotional upheaval, turning military imagery into expressions of intense longing and intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

Iraq yutham mudinchupochu anga, ada enakkulla yutham thodangiruchu inga

Comparing geopolitical war events (landmines, burning oil fields, falling cities) to romantic inner passion and sensual arousal.

Siledai / Double Entendre (ஸ்லேடை)

En kanni vedi vedikkudhada inga

Wordplay on 'Kanni vedi' which literally means 'landmine' but punningly translates to 'virgin explosion' in romantic context.

Emoni / Rhyme & Contrast (எதுகை)

Mudinchupochu anga / Thodangiruchu inga

Contrasting 'Anga' (there - Iraq) with 'Inga' (here - self) in consecutive couplets throughout the song to create rhythmic antithesis.

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Trivia

The song composed by Vidyasagar for the film 'Thithikudhe' (2003) starring Jiiva and Sridevi Vijaykumar was written during the immediate aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in early 2003. Lyricist Vairamuthu famously incorporated real-time news headlines into pop culture Tamil lyrics, a signature trend of his during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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