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Lyrics & meaning

Jeyam Unadhae

From Manikarnika (The Queen of Jhansi) · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Hamsika Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Details
Manikarnika (The Queen of Jhansi)2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Hmmm mmmmmHumming sound
Hmm mmmm mmmmHumming sound
Udhiram muzhudhumWhen all your blood
Thee moondidum podhucatches fire
Ulagae chenniramaai maarum podhuWhen the world turns crimson red
Unakkullum veliyilumInside you and outside you
Iru porkkalamtwo battlefields
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…are calling out to you...
Male
Unakkullum veliyilumInside you and outside you
Iru porkkalamtwo battlefields
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…are calling out to you...
Male
Thaainaadu un munnaeMotherland stands before you
Deivangal un pinnaeGods stand behind you
Yen nirkkiraai pennaeWhy do you stand still, O woman?
Purappadadee…Set forth...
Male
Jeyam unadhaeVictory is yours
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Male :Jeyam unadhaeMale vocalist: Victory is yours
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Male :PurappadadeeMale vocalist: Set forth
Jeyam unadhae…ae……Victory is yours...
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Chorus
………………………………....
Chorus
Undhan idhaya thiriyilaeFrom the wick of your heart
Thee eduthutaking fire
Engal vizhigalum erindhidumaeour eyes too shall burn with fire
Undhan vizhiyin chinathilaeFrom the rage in your eyes
Nirameduthuborrowing its hue
Adi vaanamum chivandhidumaeeven the sky will turn red
Chorus
Andha vaanam pookkalaithWon't that sky shower
Thoovaadhoo…flowers?
indha boomi un pugazh paadaadhoo…Won't this earth sing your praise?
Nedundhuyar mudindhae pogaadhoo..Won't the long sorrow come to an end?
Innalgal theerumadee…All troubles will cease...
Adarirul vidindhae maaraadhoo..Won't the dense darkness break into dawn?
Ellaamae maarumadee..Everything will change...
Male
Thuyarangal thaandidaTo leap over grief
Uyarangal nee thodaTo reach great heights
Ulagangal aandidaTo rule the worlds
Purappadadee…Set forth...
Purappadadee…Set forth...
Jeyam unadhae…ae……Victory is yours...
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Chorus
Naam valartha pookkalShall the flowers we nurtured
Theeyorin kaigalil povadhaa…fall into evil hands?
Haa….aaa…..aaa…..Vocalizations
Naam varaindha boomi theeyorinShall the land we carved out become
Kaaladi aavadhaa….a footstool for the wicked?
Male
Nam kovil ullaeri ingaeShall demons step inside
Peigal vaazhuvadhaa…and live in our temple?
Nam mannaith thottaalIf they touch our soil
Ennaagum nee cholwhat will happen? Tell me
Cholladee..Tell us..
Cholladee…Tell us..
Male
Pookkal ingu puyalaaiFlowers turn into a storm
Maarum unnaalhere because of you
Chorus :Haa…aa…aa…aa…Chorus vocals
Male :Maangal puli vaettaiMale vocalist: Deers hunting tigers
Aadidum unnaalwill happen because of you
Chorus :Haa…aa…aa…aa…Chorus vocals
Male
Unakkullum veliyilumInside you and outside you
Iru porkkalamtwo battlefields
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…are calling out to you...
Male
Unakkullum veliyilumInside you and outside you
Iru porkkalamtwo battlefields
Unnai azhaikkudhadee…are calling out to you...
Male
Jeyam unadhaeVictory is yours
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Male :PurappadadeeMale vocalist: Set forth
Jeyam unadhae…ae……Victory is yours...
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals
Male :Hoo oo oo jayam unadhae…..Male vocalist: Victory is yours...
Chorus :Haa aa haha haa haahahahaaaChorus vocals

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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