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Lyrics & meaning

Jayalakshmi

From Saithan · 2016

Lyricist
Annamalai
Singers
Vijay Antony, Yazin Nizar
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Saithan2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Jayalakshmi….eeee……Jayalakshmi....eeee......
Jayalakshmi….eeee……Jayalakshmi....eeee......
Jayalakshmi….eeee……Jayalakshmi....eeee......
Jayalakshmi….eeee……Jayalakshmi....eeee......
Male
Nee yaar theriyumaDo you know who you are?
Naan sonnal puriyumoWill you understand if I tell you?
Unnai kolai seithaThe murderess who killed you,
Kolai kaari avalaiThat woman who murdered you,
Nyabagam irukkudha ….Do you remember her?
Male
Kaalam kadanthumaeEven as time passes,
Un kaayam aarumaWill your wound ever heal?
Yematra pattu valiyodu sethaDying in pain after being betrayed,
Dhrogam marakumaCan that treachery ever be forgotten?
Male
Poorva jenmathilIn your previous birth,
Unnai jayalakshmi thaan kondraalIt was Jayalakshmi who killed you.
Indha jenmathilIn this current birth,
Naam avalai kollalaam vaaCome, let us kill her!
Male
Nee kondra pinnaal sethu pogumAfter you kill her and she dies,
Aval poga vendum naragamShe must go straight to hell.
Aval paasam nesam ellaam vesam thaanHer affection and love are all mere charades.
Vaa avalai kollalaam vaaCome, let us kill her, come!
Male
Jayalakshmi….eeee……Jayalakshmi....eeee......
Male
{Kollu kollu kollu kollu….{Kill, kill, kill, kill....
Kollu kollu kollu kollu kollu ….Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill....
Kollu kollu kollu kollu …Kill, kill, kill, kill...
Kollluuuuuu……}(2)Kiiiiiilllllll......} (2)
Male
Unnai vaatti vadhaitha avalinShe who tormented and tortured you,
Moochu kaiyurai aruththuviduCut off her breath and windpipe!
Theeyai mootti varuthu vaattiKindle the fire, roast and scorch her,
Avalin kadhaiyai mudithuviduPut an end to her story!
Male
Nettru varai aval vaazhndha vaazhvilIn the life she lived until yesterday,
Unakkum unmaiyaai irundhadhillaiShe was never true to you either.
Namba vaithu kaluthai aruthaShe gained your trust and slitted your throat,
Avalin uyirai kudithuviduDrink her life away!
Male
Azhagaai irupaalShe may look beautiful,
Nee mayanga vendamDo not get enchanted.
Avalai kollaTo kill her,
Nee thayanga vendamDo not hesitate.
Kondruvidu nee kondruvidu neeKill her, you kill her, you,
Kondruvidu..avalai kondruviduuu….Kill her... kill that woman!...
Jayalakshmi…eeeeeJayalakshmi...eeeee

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This haunting theme song from the psychological thriller film 'Saithan' serves as a hypnotic inner voice or spirit driving the protagonist towards revenge. It reminds the protagonist of his past life (poorva jenmam) where he was betrayed and brutally murdered by a woman named Jayalakshmi. The song urges him not to forget the pain of that ancient betrayal, warning him that her affection is fake and that he must show no mercy despite her beauty, urging him to murder her in this rebirth to exact vengeance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Kollu kollu kollu kollu….

The word 'Kollu' (Kill) and 'Jayalakshmi' are repeatedly chanted to build extreme intensity, dark hypnotic rhythm, and emotional anger.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai and Ethirai)

Theeyai mootti varuthu vaatti

The usage of matching internal sounds and end rhymes like 'vaatti' / 'mootti' / 'vaazhndha' enhances the rhythmic drive of the dark lyrics.

Metaphor & Imagery (Uruvagaimai)

Avalin uyirai kudithuvidu

Phrases like 'kaluthai arutha' (throat slit) and 'uyirai kudithuvidu' (drink her life) use visceral imagery to emphasize absolute destruction and revenge.

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Trivia

The music for 'Saithan' was composed by Vijay Antony himself, who also starred as the lead actor in the film. The movie is loosely based on the Tamil novel 'Aah!' by Sujatha, dealing with past-life regression and psychological obsession.

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