- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Sai Abhyankkar, V. M. Mahalingam
- Music director
- Sai Abhyankkar
- Movie name
- Karuppu
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Mar 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Velaayudham
Paravaikaali
Malaiyaala karuppa
Sanniyasi
Munnoadi
Pechiyamma
Maangalyakaari
Moonru kannimargal
Veeravi
Maariyamma
Poomaari
Kaamaatchi
Poovizhudha
Ayyanaar
Kaali
Paandi muni
Enga pathinettaam padi
Karupaa…..
Adi mel idiya erakki rakkana azhichiruvaan
Pathinettu adi mel ezhundhu paarengum kaathu nippaan
Hey andamum pindamum alara vakkiraan
Aganda kannoda vegundu nikkiraan
Kumbiyum kudalum uruva nikkiraan
Kuruthi urunji kudikka nikkiraan
Ethana kombanum appura nillada
Karuppan kannukku thappunadhu illada
Avan dhandana sathiyam da
Kaavakkara kovakkaran
Naava thuruthum vettaikaran
Adi varaan thedi varaan
Odi varaan naadi varaan
Ei pattam parivattam uchiyil yera
Sandhana kaapum sakthiyum sera
Thongum sadai mudi rathathil aada
Urulum muzhiyil ukkiram kooda
Aalaala karuppanae
Karuppa
Karuppa
Males : Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Males : Ae naalu padi yeri ninnu naadi kodi aruthuduvaan
Aaru padi yeri ninnu aala thookiruvaan
Ettu padi yeri ninnu yeichavana erichuruvaan
Pathu padi yeri ninnu paavakkara theerthuruvaan
Males : Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Hey karuppan varanda
Males : Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Males : Arukka arukka vetti thalaarukka
Urikka urikka pacha thol urikka
Sedhaikka sedhaikka odi sedharikka
Verikka verikka varaan odhungikka
Males : Enga paattan karuppan kitta
Nambi ninna nambi ninna
Thappaama edhira vandhu
Nippan karuppen
Ada yaarum thonaikku illa
Naadhi illa ….illa
Thoonai thonaikku vandhu
Nippan karuppen
Males : Thannai kekka yevanum illa
Thappa nadandha
Avan sanga pichu eduthu
Avana pathara kathara veppaan
Males : Uyir vetta nadathidave
Vettu pali ittu parai
Kotta kalam iranghi saami varudhe
Kodum theeya padharugala
Theeya vechi thee midhikka
………………………………….. varudhu
Males : Pagai attam adakkidave
Alli mudichi
Oru theerpp asichezhudha
Karuppan neruppaa erangi vandhaane
Humming : …………………………
Males : Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Males : Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Ayya karuppane vaarum aiyya
Enga koodave vaarum aiyya
Velayutham
Paravai Kaali
Malayala Karuppa
Sanniyasi
Munnodi
Pechiyamma
Mangalyakaari
The three virgin goddesses
Veeravi
Maariyamma
Bhoomaari
Kamakshi
Poovizhudha
Ayyanar
Kaali
Pandi Muni
Our guardian of the eighteenth step,
Karuppa...
Striking thunder upon lightning, he will destroy the demon!
Rising eighteen feet tall, he stands guarding the whole world!
Hey, he makes the cosmos and every living creature scream in fear!
With wide, blazing eyes, he stands in righteous rage!
He stands ready to tear open the belly and intestines!
He stands ready to suck and drink the blood!
No matter how powerful you are, step aside!
Nothing has ever escaped Karuppan's sight!
His punishment is absolute truth!
The fierce guardian full of fury!
The hunter with his tongue thrust out!
Look, he is coming, searching as he comes!
Running as he comes, seeking as he comes!
Hey, as the sacred temple cloths are tied up high,
As the sandalwood coating and divine power unite,
As his hanging dreadlocks dance in blood,
As fierce fury builds in his rolling eyes,
O Lord Karuppan, protector of all!
Karuppa!
Karuppa!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, climbing four steps, he will sever their pulse and lifeline!
Climbing six steps, he will lift and throw the enemy down!
Climbing eight steps, he will burn the cheater to ashes!
Climbing ten steps, he will finish off the sinner!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Hey, Karuppan is coming!
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
Slashing and chopping, severing heads,
Peeling and ripping away raw skin,
Crushing and smashing, scattering them as they flee,
He comes with a deadly glare—stay out of his way!
Before our forefather Karuppan,
If you stand with faith, if you stand with faith,
Without fail, right before your eyes,
Karuppan will stand!
When there is no one to support you,
When you have no one at all... no one,
Arriving as your constant shield,
Karuppan will stand by you!
If someone thinks no one can question them,
And walks down an evil path,
Ripping open their throat,
He will make them shudder and scream in terror!
To carry out a hunt for wicked lives,
Offering sacrifices as the drums
Beat loud, stepping into the battleground, the god arrives!
To burn down the cruel, evil chaff,
Setting fire and treading on blazing coals,
...He comes!
To crush the arrogance of the enemies,
Gathering and tying up his hair,
To deliver a powerful final judgment,
Karuppan descended like a blazing fire!
[Humming]
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
Come, Lord Karuppan, please come!
Come alongside us, Lord!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This intense devotional folk track invokes Karuppasamy, the formidable guardian deity of rural Tamil Nadu. The song opens with chants invoking various folk deities before diving into an energetic celebration of Karuppasamy's ferocious form, unwavering justice, and protective presence. It portrays him as a righteous protector who rises over the eighteen sacred steps to destroy evil, punish sinners, and shield those who seek his refuge with faith.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora
“Ae naalu padi yeri ninnu naadi kodi aruthuduvaan”
The repetitive phrasing of rising steps ('Naalu padi yeri', 'Aaru padi yeri', 'Ettu padi yeri') builds rhythmic intensity and emphasizes the deity's escalating power.
Repetition
“Hey karuppan varanda”
The rhythmic chant 'Hey karuppan varanda' is repeated continuously to build a trance-like folk momentum and announce the deity's arrival.
Imagery
“Thongum sadai mudi rathathil aada”
Vivid visual imagery of sacred sandalwood paste, matted hair dancing in blood, and rolling furious eyes paints a terrifying yet holy picture of the deity's trance state.
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