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Lyrics & meaning

Ivan Thupparivaalan

From Thupparivaalan · 2017

Lyricist
Mysskin
Singer
Mysskin Hemambiga
Music director
Arrol Corelli
Movie name
Thupparivaalan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
28 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Odaathae odaathae
Male :Odaathae odaathae
Kolaigal seithu
Oolai yittu
Odaathae odaathae
Odaathae odaathae
Ivan aaradi uyaram
Female :Aaradi uyaram
Male :Dhegam karuppu
Female :Dhegam karuppu
Male :Idhayam vellai
Female :Idhayam vellai
Ivan thupparivaalan
Female :Oh ha ha…
Male :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Female :Ha ha…
Male :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Female :Haaa…haa…
Ivan thupparivaalan
Female :Oh ha ha…
Male :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Female :Ha ha…
Male & Female :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Kuttram nadakkum
Female :Kuttram nadakkum
Male :Perum kuttram nadakkum
Female :Kuttram nadakkum
Vanjam serthu
Paavam serthu
Poimai vazha
Unmai saaga
Manitham sarugaai
Erinthu pooga
Female :Kuttram nadakum
Kuttram nadakkum
Female :Kuttram nadakkum
Male :Perum kuttram nadakkum
Female :Kuttram nadakkum
Aasai kovam
Kaamam pathavi
Naankum puluvaai
Moolai kudaiya
Anbu panbu nermai veeram
Uthirnthu manithan salli payalai
Vinai seiya
Female :Aha ha ha…
Male :Kozhai seiya
Female :Aha ha ha…
Pagai seiya
Female :Aha ha ha…
Male :Pazhi seiya
Female :Ha aaa
{Ivan thupparivaalan
Female :Ivan thupparivaalan
Oh ha ha…
Male :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Female :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Ha ha…
Male :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Female :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Haaa…haa…} (2)
Paambugal nindru padam eduka
Female :Padam eduka
Male :Peigal sirithu paen edukka
Female :Paen edukka
Vaathum soothum puyalai adikka
Female :Puyalai adikka
Male & Female :Vazhkai ingae
Irulil moozhga
Velicham varumaa
Female :Velicham varumaa
Male :Bayam vilagumaa
Female :Bayam vilagumaa
Engae povathu
Female :Engae povathu
Male :Eppadi vazhvathu
Female :Eppadi vazhvathu
Male :Thalai kunithu
Valuvizhanthu
Kanneer uppu karainthu poga
Oru satham ketkirathu
Female :Oru satham ketkirathu
Male :Idi satham ketkirathu
Female : Idi satham ketkirathu
{Ivan thupparivaalan
Female :Ivan thupparivaalan
Oh ha ha…
Male :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Female :Peyar kanniyanpoongundran
Ha ha…
Male :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Female :Oor yaathum oorae
Yaavarum kezheer
Haaa…haa…} (2)
Don't run, don't run!
Male: Don't run, don't run!
After committing murders,
howling like beasts,
don't run, don't run!
Don't run, don't run!
He is six feet tall,
Female: Six feet tall,
Male: his skin is dark,
Female: his skin is dark,
Male: his heart is pure,
Female: his heart is pure,
he is a detective.
Female: Oh ha ha...
Male: His name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
Female: ha ha...
Male: his home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Female: Haa... haa...
He is a detective.
Female: Oh ha ha...
Male: His name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
Female: ha ha...
Male & Female: His home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Crimes happen,
Female: crimes happen,
Male: terrible crimes happen,
Female: crimes happen.
Malice gathers,
sins pile up,
lies thrive,
and truth dies,
as humanity, like dry leaves,
burns away.
Female: Crimes happen,
crimes happen,
Female: crimes happen,
Male: terrible crimes happen,
Female: crimes happen.
Greed and anger,
lust and lust for power,
like four worms
drilling into the brain,
love, character, honesty, and courage
fall away, turning man into a worthless rogue,
doing evil,
Female: aha ha ha...
Male: committing murder,
Female: aha ha ha...
spreading hatred,
Female: aha ha ha...
Male: seeking revenge...
Female: Haa aaa...
He is a detective,
Female: he is a detective.
Oh ha ha...
Male: His name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
Female: his name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
ha ha...
Male: his home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Female: His home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Haa... haa...
Snakes rear up and spread their hoods,
Female: spread their hoods,
Male: ghosts laugh and pick through lice,
Female: pick through lice,
disputes and deception strike like a storm,
Female: strike like a storm,
Male & Female: as life here
drowns in darkness.
Will light ever come?
Female: Will light ever come?
Male: Will fear fade away?
Female: Will fear fade away?
Where should we go?
Female: Where should we go?
Male: How can we live?
Female: How can we live?
Male: Head bowed in shame,
strength broken,
as salty tears dissolve away,
a sound is heard!
Female: A sound is heard!
Male: The sound of thunder is heard!
Female: The sound of thunder is heard!
He is a detective,
Female: he is a detective.
Oh ha ha...
Male: His name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
Female: his name is Kaniyan Poongundran,
ha ha...
Male: his home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Female: His home is every town,
all people are his kin.
Haa... haa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This theme song from Thupparivaalan vividly depicts a world plagued by moral corruption, crime, deceit, and existential despair where humanity burns like dry leaves. Amidst this dark and chaotic environment, the detective Kaniyan Poongundran emerges as a thunderous beacon of truth and justice. The track establishes his unique persona—a towering figure with a dark physical presence but a pure, untainted heart who considers all world citizens as family.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion

Oor yaathum oorae / Yaavarum kezheer

Direct reference to the famous Sangam Tamil poet Kaniyan Poongundranar and his timeless verse 'Yadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir' from Purananuru.

Metaphor

Manitham sarugaai / Erinthu pooga

Humanity is metaphorically compared to dry leaves destined to burn in the presence of overwhelming crime and sin.

Anaphora

Kuttram nadakkum / Perum kuttram nadakkum

Repetition of 'Kuttram nadakkum' at the beginning of successive phrases to emphasize the inevitability and prevalence of crime in society.

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Trivia

The main protagonist's name Kaniyan Poongundran is a direct homage to the ancient Sangam period poet Kaniyan Poongundranar. The lyrics were penned by director Mysskin himself, capturing the dark noir aesthetic of the Sherlock Holmes-inspired investigative thriller with music composed by Arrol Corelli.

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