- Lyricist
- Gersan
- Singer
- Karna Prabhakaran
- Music director
- Gersan
- Movie name
- Kalan
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Dec 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Theerkkatharisiyaai varupavalae
Needhiarasiyaai nindravalae
Vettudaiyaal kaaliyammaa
Engal vedhanaiyai theerumammaa
Vettudaiyaal kaaliyammaa
Engal vedhanaiyai theerumammaa
Thirisoolamthaan eduththu
Engal thunbangalai theerththidammaa
Thirisoolamthaan eduththu
Engal thunbangalai theerththidammaa
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Urumi saththam ullam miratta
Uruvi eduththu udhiram ketka
Urumi saththam ullam miratta
Uruvi eduththu udhiram ketka
Soolam yaenthi vaaraalae sooraavaliyaai
Vadham seiyya vaaraalae vamsaava
Soolam yaenthi vaaraalae sooraavaliyaai
Vadham seiyya vaaraalae vamsaava
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Thaayae aaththaa..
Nettriyil kungumam siva sivakka
Nenjilae kulavai saththam pada padakka
Nettriyil kungumam siva sivakka
Nenjilae kulavai saththam pada padakka
Aayutham yaenthi vaaraalae aangaariyaai
Aniyaayam azhiththiduvaal maagaaliyaai
Aniyaayam azhiththiduvaal maagaaliyaai
Vettudaiyaal kaali aval
Vedham sollum kaali aval
Kaali
Vettudaiyaal kaali aval
Vedham sollum kaali aval
Kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Odi vaammaa aaththaa
Om mahakaalyai vithmahae
Smsaana vaasinyai theemaghi
Thanno kora prasothayaai
Om engal vettudaiyaal kaaliyae
Puruvam uyarththi puzhuthi parakka
Vizhigal urutti viratti adikka
Puruvam uyarththi puzhuthi parakka
Vizhigal urutti viratti adikka
Mannai kaakka vaaraalae
Maruthu seemaiyilae
Soolam suzhala idi idikkum
Maruthu seemaiyilae
Enga maruthu seemaiyilae
Vettudaiyaal kaali aval
Vedham sollum kaali aval
Vettudaiyaal kaali aval
Vedham sollum kaali aval
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Urumi saththam ullam miratta
Uruvi eduththu udhiram ketka
Urumi saththam ullam miratta
Uruvi eduththu udhiram ketka
Soolam yaenthi vaaraalae sooraavaliyaai
Vadham seiyya vaaraalae vamsaava
Soolam yaenthi vaaraalae sooraavaliyaai
Vadham seiyya vaaraalae vamsaava
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vettaiyaada vaaraalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
Vedhanaiyai theerppaalae
Vettudaiyaal kaali
O Mother who comes as a visionary,
O Mother who stands as the queen of justice,
Mother Vettudaiyal Kali,
Put an end to our pain, Mother!
Mother Vettudaiyal Kali,
Put an end to our pain, Mother!
Raise your trident,
And relieve all our sorrows, Mother!
Raise your trident,
And relieve all our sorrows, Mother!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
As the beat of the urumi drum terrifies the heart,
Unsheathing her blade, she demands blood!
As the beat of the urumi drum terrifies the heart,
Unsheathing her blade, she demands blood!
Bearing her trident, she arrives like a whirlwind,
She arrives across generations to destroy evil!
Bearing her trident, she arrives like a whirlwind,
She arrives across generations to destroy evil!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
O Mother, our Goddess...
With bright red kumkum on her forehead,
While joyful ululations echo and stir the chest,
With bright red kumkum on her forehead,
While joyful ululations echo and stir the chest,
Bearing weapons, she arrives in fierce rage,
As Mahakali, she will destroy all injustice!
As Mahakali, she will destroy all injustice!
She is Vettudaiyal Kali,
She is the Kali praised by the Vedas!
Kali!
She is Vettudaiyal Kali,
She is the Kali praised by the Vedas!
O Mother!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
Kali!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
Come rushing to us, Mother!
Om, let us know the great Goddess Mahakali,
Let us meditate on Her who dwells in the cremation grounds,
May that fierce Goddess inspire and guide us!
Om, our Vettudaiyal Kali!
Raising her brow as the dust flies high,
Rolling her eyes to strike and chase enemies away,
Raising her brow as the dust flies high,
Rolling her eyes to strike and chase enemies away,
She arrives to protect our land,
In the land of Maruthu!
Thunder crashes as her trident whirls,
In the land of Maruthu,
In our own land of Maruthu!
She is Vettudaiyal Kali,
She is the Kali praised by the Vedas!
She is Vettudaiyal Kali,
She is the Kali praised by the Vedas!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
As the beat of the urumi drum terrifies the heart,
Unsheathing her blade, she demands blood!
As the beat of the urumi drum terrifies the heart,
Unsheathing her blade, she demands blood!
Bearing her trident, she arrives like a whirlwind,
She arrives across generations to destroy evil!
Bearing her trident, she arrives like a whirlwind,
She arrives across generations to destroy evil!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She comes to hunt down evil,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
She will wipe away all pain,
Vettudaiyal Kali!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Vettudaiyaal Kaali' is a fierce folk-devotional anthem dedicated to Goddess Vettudaiyar Kaliamman, a prominent guardian deity rooted in Ariyakudi, Sivagangai district. The lyrics paint a powerful picture of Kali as a divine ruler and protector who arrives in violent beauty—with crimson kumkum on her forehead, rolling eyes, and a swirling trident—to eradicate injustice and relieve her devotees of suffering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Urumi saththam ullam miratta / Uruvi eduththu udhiram ketka”
Repetition of the initial vowel 'U' creates a driving, pulse-like rhythm echoing the sacred urumi drum sound.
Upamai (Simile)
“Soolam yaenthi vaaraalae sooraavaliyaai”
Goddess Kali's swift, destructive arrival to eliminate evil is directly compared to a tempestuous cyclone ('sooraavali').
Erattai Kilaavi / Sound Symbolism
“Nenjilae kulavai saththam pada padakka”
The rhythmic echo 'pada padakka' evokes the energetic flutter of hearts and loud temple rituals during ecstatic worship.
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Trivia
Vettudaiyar Kaliamman temple in Ariyakudi (Sivagangai region) holds immense historical and spiritual reverence among the people of Maruthu Seemai, who traditionally worship her as the ultimate deity of justice and protector against evil forces.
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