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Lyrics & meaning

Keelvanam Sivanthiruchi Song

From Pettikadai · 2024

Lyricist
Marathamizh Vaenthan
Singers
KK, Mariya Manohar
Music director
Mariya Manohar
Movie name
Pettikadai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
8 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Keezh vaanam sevanthuruchchi
Thambi nee vaadaa ezhunthuruchchi
Keezh vaanam sevanthuruchchi
Vaada thambi
Theeyaai puyalaai ezhunthuruchchi
Vaada thambi
Kaattrai kizhiththu kayiraai murukku
Kadalai surukki oru kuvalaiyil adakku
Kaattrai kizhiththu kayiraai murukku
Kadalai surukki oru kuvalaiyil adakku
Ippo illaatti eppo
Indru illaatti endru
Ellaam unakkul irukku
Thadaiyai norukku
Adi adi thadiyadi
Adi adi vittu adi
Adi adi kuzhiyadi
Adi adi vizhi adi
Adi adi thadiyadi
Adi adi vittu adi
Adi adi kuzhiyadi
Adi adi vizhi adi
Adi adi adi adi
Adi adi adi adi
Perikkaadu panangkaadu
Ooo….ooh….oo…ooh…oo….ooo…..
Perikkaadu panangkaadu
Nampikkaithaan adhan peru
Kaattrum puyalum adichchaalum
Karuppaai vizhunthu udaiyaathu
Kokku maakkaai thirinjaalum
Kolgai vendum unnodu
Padaiththavan unnai thaduththaalum
Paguththarivai nee thedu
Pongi varum kaattaaraai
Pongi varum kaattaaraai
Sinangondu nee nadadaa
Pottiyinnu vanthuvittaal
Puliyaaga nee ezhadaa
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
………………..
Pogumpaathai thooramendru
Ooo….ooh…oo…ooh…oo…ooo….
Pogaathirukkum paravai undo
Veesum vazhiyo veliyendru
Veesaathirukkum kaattru undo
Ullukkullae theeyai vaiththu
Urangaathu theekkuchchi
Vettrikittum kaalam varai
Poraadu nee nambi
Pongi varum kaattaaraai
Pongi varum kaattaaraai
Sinangondu nee nadadaa
Pottiyinnu vanthuvittaal
Puliyaaga nee ezhadaa
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Ippo illaatti eppo
Indru illaatti endru
Ellaam unakkul irukku
Thadaiyai norukku
Keezh vaanam sevanthuruchchi
Vaada thambi
Theeyaai puyalaai ezhunthuruchchi
Vaada thambi
Kaattrai kizhiththu hei
Kayiraai murukku hei
Kadalai surukki hei
Oru kuvalaiyil adakku hei
Ippo illaatti eppo
Indru illaatti endru
Ellaam unakkul irukku
Thadaiyai norukku
The eastern sky has turned red
Wake up and rise, brother
The eastern sky has turned red
Come on, brother
Rise like fire and a storm
Come on, brother
Tear through the wind and twist it into a rope
Shrink the ocean and fit it in a cup
Tear through the wind and twist it into a rope
Shrink the ocean and fit it in a cup
If not now, then when?
If not today, then which day?
Everything is inside you
Shatter every obstacle
Strike, strike, strike with all your might
Strike, strike, strike without holding back
Strike, strike, strike deep and hard
Strike, strike, strike with eyes wide open
Strike, strike, strike with all your might
Strike, strike, strike without holding back
Strike, strike, strike deep and hard
Strike, strike, strike with eyes wide open
Strike, strike, strike, strike
Strike, strike, strike, strike
Through thorny scrub and palm groves
Oooh... Oh... O... Oh... O... Oooh...
Through thorny scrub and palm groves
Faith alone is its true name
Even if winds and storms rage against it
It will not fall and shatter
Even if you wander around lost
Hold firmly to your principles
Even if your creator blocks your path
Seek the light of reason
Like a surging wild river
Like a surging wild river
March forth with fierce passion
When a challenge stands before you
Rise up like a tiger
Hoy hoy hoy hoy
Hoy hoy hoy hoy
...
Thinking the journey is too far
Oooh... Oh... O... Oh... O... Oooh...
Has any bird ever refused to fly?
Thinking the open expanse is too wide
Has any wind ever refused to blow?
Carrying the fire deep inside
A matchstick never sleeps
Until the day victory is won
Fight on with belief
Like a surging wild river
Like a surging wild river
March forth with fierce passion
When a challenge stands before you
Rise up like a tiger
Hoy hoy hoy hoy
If not now, then when?
If not today, then which day?
Everything is inside you
Shatter every obstacle
The eastern sky has turned red
Come on, brother
Rise like fire and a storm
Come on, brother
Tear through the wind, hey!
Twist it into a rope, hey!
Shrink the ocean, hey!
Fit it in a cup, hey!
If not now, then when?
If not today, then which day?
Everything is inside you
Shatter every obstacle
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song serves as a powerful motivational anthem urging the listener (addressed affectionately as 'thambi' or younger brother) to awaken, embrace rational thought, and face life's battles with fierce determination. Drawing imagery from nature—red dawns, wild torrents, birds flying long distances, and untamed winds—the lyricist highlights that true strength comes from inner conviction and perseverance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uyarvu Navortchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Kaattrai kizhiththu kayiraai murukku / Kadalai surukki oru kuvalaiyil adakku

Extravagant exaggeration used for dramatic motivational effect, describing turning wind into rope and shrinking an ocean into a small cup.

Uvamai Ani (Simile)

Theeyaai puyalaai ezhunthuruchchi / Puliyaaga nee ezhadaa

Comparing the hero's rise and competitive spirit directly to fire, storms, wild river torrents, and tigers.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Ippo illaatti eppo / Indru illaatti endru

Matching initial consonant sounds across adjacent words to create rhythm and energy ('Ippo / Indru', 'Kaattrai / Kadalai').

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)

Pogaathirukkum paravai undo / Veesaathirukkum kaattru undo

Asking questions that imply an obvious 'no' to challenge excuses about distance or difficulty.

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Trivia

The track features energetic vocals from renowned playback singer KK in one of his posthumous/late film appearances alongside composer Mariya Manohar, serving as a high-energy youth awakening song in the Tamil film Pettikadai.

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