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Jeyam Unadhae

From Manikarnika (The Queen of Jhansi) · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Hamsika Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Movie name
Manikarnika (The Queen of Jhansi)
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmmm mmmmm
Hmm mmmm mmmm
Udhiram muzhudhum
Thee moondidum podhu
Ulagae chenniramaai maarum podhu
Unakkullum veliyilum
Iru porkkalam
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…
Unakkullum veliyilum
Iru porkkalam
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…
Thaainaadu un munnae
Deivangal un pinnae
Yen nirkkiraai pennae
Purappadadee…
Jeyam unadhae
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Male :Jeyam unadhae
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Male :Purappadadee
Jeyam unadhae…ae……
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
……………………………….
Undhan idhaya thiriyilae
Thee eduthu
Engal vizhigalum erindhidumae
Undhan vizhiyin chinathilae
Nirameduthu
Adi vaanamum chivandhidumae
Andha vaanam pookkalaith
Thoovaadhoo…
indha boomi un pugazh paadaadhoo…
Nedundhuyar mudindhae pogaadhoo..
Innalgal theerumadee…
Adarirul vidindhae maaraadhoo..
Ellaamae maarumadee..
Thuyarangal thaandida
Uyarangal nee thoda
Ulagangal aandida
Purappadadee…
Purappadadee…
Jeyam unadhae…ae……
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Naam valartha pookkal
Theeyorin kaigalil povadhaa…
Haa….aaa…..aaa…..
Naam varaindha boomi theeyorin
Kaaladi aavadhaa….
Nam kovil ullaeri ingae
Peigal vaazhuvadhaa…
Nam mannaith thottaal
Ennaagum nee chol
Cholladee..
Cholladee…
Pookkal ingu puyalaai
Maarum unnaal
Chorus :Haa…aa…aa…aa…
Male :Maangal puli vaettai
Aadidum unnaal
Chorus :Haa…aa…aa…aa…
Unakkullum veliyilum
Iru porkkalam
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…
Unakkullum veliyilum
Iru porkkalam
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…
Jeyam unadhae
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Male :Purappadadee
Jeyam unadhae…ae……
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Male :Hoo oo oo jayam unadhae…..
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaa
Mmm mmm...
Mmm mmm mmm...
When all the blood in your veins
catches fire,
and the whole world turns crimson red,
inside you and outside,
two battlefields
are calling out to you!
Inside you and outside,
two battlefields
are calling out to you!
Your motherland is before you,
the gods stand behind you,
why do you hesitate, woman?
March forth!
Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Male: Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Male: March forth!
Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
...
Taking fire
from the wick of your heart,
our eyes too will blaze.
Drawing color
from the fury in your eyes,
the horizon itself will turn crimson.
Will that sky not
shower flowers?
Will this earth not sing your praise?
Will this long agony not come to an end?
All hardships will end!
Will the dense darkness not turn into dawn?
Everything will change!
To overcome all sorrow,
to touch great heights,
to rule over worlds,
march forth!
March forth!
Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Should the flowers we nurtured
fall into evil hands?
Ha... aah... aah...
Should the land we shaped
be trampled under evil feet?
Should evil spirits enter our temples
and live there?
If they dare touch our soil,
tell them what will happen!
Tell them!
Tell them!
Flowers will turn into a storm here
because of you!
Chorus: Ha... aah... aah... aah...
Male: Deer will hunt down tigers
because of you!
Chorus: Ha... aah... aah... aah...
Inside you and outside,
two battlefields
are calling out to you!
Inside you and outside,
two battlefields
are calling out to you!
Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Male: March forth!
Victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Male: Hoo oh oh, victory is yours!
Chorus: Ha ah haha ha hahahahaa
Male
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful track serves as a motivational battle hymn for Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, urging her to rise against British colonial oppression. The lyrics address both her internal conflict and the external war, depicting her inner fire as a light that can inspire an entire nation to break free from suffering and tyranny.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Undhan idhaya thiriyilae

Comparing the heart's passion to a burning lamp wick ('Undhan idhaya thiriyilae thee eduthu').

Rhyme Scheme / Monorhyme (Iyaibu)

Thuyarangal thaandida / Uyarangal nee thoda / Ulagangal aandida

Use of matching verbal suffixes (-da/-da/-da) to create rhythmic momentum in battle preparation.

Hyperbole / Dramatic Imagery

Pookkal ingu puyalaai maarum unnaal / Maangal puli vaettai aadidum unnaal

Describing delicate flowers turning into storms and gentle deer hunting tigers as a metaphor for an unprecedented rebellion.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil equivalent of the anthem 'Vijayi Bhava' composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for the epic biographical film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), starring Kangana Ranaut. Lyricist Madhan Karky adapted the Hindi original into Tamil.

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