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Lyrics & meaning

Karuppana Saamy

From Mark Antony · 2023

Lyricist
Madhurakavi
Singer
Ananthu
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Mark Antony
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
1 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Varanum varanumae
Sangali karupparae
Arula tharanumae
Sangili karupparae
Kotta karuppanae
Saatta therikkavaa
Vetta karuppanae
Idi muzhangida vaa
Eesa karuppanae
Eetti sozhatti vaa
Rosha neruppanae
Pori theriththida vaa
Vella kudhirai
Laadam therikka
Santiyappaa seeri vaa
Andam adhira
Pindam sithara
Thoondi appa meeri vaa
Thandai salangai
Muthu therikka
Sangaliyappa aadi vaa
Vanja vilanga adhu murikka
Muppili appa odi vaa
Yuththa melam muzhanga muzhanga
Raththa naalam surunga surunga
Kathi kangal sivakka sivakka
Katta meesa thudikka thudikka
Kaaththum oodhum adhatti miratta
Nediya marangal thalaiyai virikka
Raja panayanae puruvam pudaikkavaa
Veera puliyanae narambu vedaikkavaa
Kalam irangidu
Vadam nadaththidu
Pujam pudaiththidu
Kuruthi kudiththidu
Viral anaiththilum
Vediya kozhuththidu
Vizhi irandilum
Poriyai kilappidu
Kalam irangi sathiraadi
Mirattum veeranae
Karam sivakka sathaikeeri
Eriyum sooranae
Sinam kodhikka
Sakkaattai alasum veeranae
Ranam thanikka
Kodiyorai nasukkum maaranae
Pennai thodum pindaththai
Kanda thundam aakkidu
Vinnai mutti sengaattraai
Suzhandu suzhandi adiththidu
Kotta karuppanae
Saatta therikkavaa
Vetta karuppanae
Idi muzhangida vaa
Eesa karuppanae
Eetti sozhatti vaa
Rosha neruppanae
Pori theriththida vaa
Yuththa melam muzhanga muzhanga
Raththa naalam surunga surunga
Kathi kangal sivakka sivakka
Katta meesa thudikka thudikka
Kaaththum oodhum adhatti miratta
Nediya marangal thalaiyai virikka
Raja panayanae puruvam pudaikkavaa
Veera puliyanae narambu vedaikkavaa
You must come, oh you must come!
Oh Sangili Karuppar!
You must grant us your blessings!
Oh Sangili Karuppar!
Guardian Karuppan of the fort!
Come with your whip cracking!
Karuppan of the hunt!
Come with thunder roaring!
Lord Karuppan!
Come swirling your spear!
Oh fiery flame of pride!
Come sending sparks flying!
On your white horse,
With horseshoes striking sparks,
Come charging fiercely, Sandiyappa!
Making the universe tremble,
Shattering wicked bodies,
Come breaking through all barriers, Father!
With anklets and bells,
Scattering their pearls,
Come dancing, Sangiliyappa!
To shatter the chains of deceit,
Come running, Father Muppili!
As the war drums roar and thunder,
As blood vessels tighten and pulse,
As sword-sharp eyes flare red,
As your thick mustache twitches with rage,
As the wind howls and roars,
As tall trees shake their wild heads,
Oh royal guardian, come with furrowed brows!
Oh brave tiger-like warrior, come with veins bulging!
Step into the battlefield!
Lead the mighty charge!
Flex your powerful shoulders!
Drink the enemy's blood!
At the tips of all your fingers,
Light the explosive fire!
In both your eyes,
Ignite the burning sparks!
Stepping into the field and dancing fiercely,
Oh terrifying warrior!
Slicing through flesh with blood-stained hands,
Oh blazing champion!
With your anger boiling over,
Oh warrior who sifts through death!
To soothe our pain and wounds,
Oh fierce god who crushes the wicked!
Any wretch who lays a hand on a woman,
Chop them into pieces!
Rising to the skies like a red storm,
Swirl and strike them down!
Guardian Karuppan of the fort!
Come with your whip cracking!
Karuppan of the hunt!
Come with thunder roaring!
Lord Karuppan, with spear in hand,
Come swirling it fiercely!
Oh fiery flame of pride!
Come sending sparks flying!
As the war drums roar and thunder,
As blood vessels tighten and pulse,
As sword-sharp eyes flare red,
As your thick mustache twitches with rage,
As the wind howls and roars,
As tall trees shake their wild heads,
Oh royal guardian, come with furrowed brows!
Oh brave tiger-like warrior, come with veins bulging!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-octane deity-invocation track dedicated to Karuppasamy, a prominent guardian deity (Kaaval Deivam) in Tamil folk tradition. The lyrics invoke various traditional manifestations of Karuppan—including Kottai Karuppan, Vettai Karuppan, Eesa Karuppan, Santiyappan, Thoondiyappan, and Sangiliyappan—calling upon the deity to descend into the arena with righteous fury, brandishing weapons, riding a white horse, and bringing destruction upon evil forces.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Rhyme (Monai and Etukai)

“Kotta karuppanae / Saatta therikkavaa”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds and deity titles ('Kotta karuppanae', 'Vetta karuppanae', 'Eesa karuppanae') creates a rhythmic chant typical of Tamil folk rituals.

Reduplication (Adukku Thodar)

“Yuththa melam muzhanga muzhanga”

Doubling of words ('muzhanga muzhanga', 'surunga surunga', 'sivakka sivakka', 'thudikka thudikka') heightens the sense of urgency, intensity, and rhythm.

Hyperbole & Personification

“Nediya marangal thalaiyai virikka”

Expressive exaggeration describing tall trees unfurling their canopies like hair and the universe shaking under divine footsteps.

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Trivia

The song draws deeply from authentic Tamil Kaaval Deivam (guardian deity) folklore. Singer Ananthu, known for his raw and powerful vocal delivery in Tamil cinema, delivers the track in a ritualistic folk style that simulates a divine trance state (Aavesham).

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