Maarividu Pudhu Aanaiyidu
From Saatchi · 1983
- Lyricist
- Poonguyilan
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Saatchi1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu | Change now, issue a new command! |
| Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu | Change now, issue a new command! |
| Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal | Righteousness is yearning, the laws... |
| Thoonguthu koodaathae | Must not be sleeping! |
| Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae | Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness? |
| Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu | Wield a sword, fight against the enemy! |
| Thayangaathae | Do not hesitate! |
| Male | |
| Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu | Change now, issue a new command! |
| Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal | Righteousness is yearning, the laws... |
| Thoonguthu koodaathae | Must not be sleeping! |
| Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae | Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness? |
| Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu | Wield a sword, fight against the enemy! |
| Thayangaathae | Do not hesitate! |
| Male | |
| Vaedhanai vaedhanai | Pain, pure pain! |
| Thiyaagaththin kangalin raththamaa | Is it blood flowing from the eyes of sacrifice? |
| Needhiyai kaappavan azhuvathuthaan | Is it fair that the protector of justice... |
| Ingu niyaayamaa | Cries here? |
| Male | |
| Thaayai thedum pillai | The child searching for its mother... |
| Indru thanimai thedumaa | Will it seek solitude today? |
| Thaayai thedum pillai | The child searching for its mother... |
| Indru thanimai thedumaa | Will it seek solitude today? |
| Dharmaththin ennaththai | Because the justice system refuses to hear... |
| Niyaayangal kelaathathaal | The noble intentions of righteousness. |
| Male | |
| Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu | Change now, issue a new command! |
| Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal | Righteousness is yearning, the laws... |
| Thoonguthu koodaathae | Must not be sleeping! |
| Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae | Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness? |
| Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu | Wield a sword, fight against the enemy! |
| Thayangaathae | Do not hesitate! |
| Male | |
| Vaeliyai kaappavan | The one who protects the fence... |
| Vaelikku vaeligal illaiyae | Has no protective fences for himself! |
| Puyalena seeridu poridu | Rage like a storm and wage war, |
| Singaththin pillaiyae | O child of a lion! |
| Male | |
| Needhi ennum thaayai vanangu | Worship the mother named justice, |
| Neeyae theerppai vazhangu | Deliver the verdict yourself! |
| Needhi ennum thaayai vanangu | Worship the mother named justice, |
| Neeyae theerppai vazhangu | Deliver the verdict yourself! |
| Kottangalthaan theera | So that arrogance and cruelty end, |
| Sattangalthaan vaazhavae | So that true laws may thrive, |
| Male | |
| Needhiyin kaavalan | The guardian of justice... |
| Kangalil neerthuli sottumae | Has tears dripping from his eyes. |
| Niyaayaththin kaigalil | Upon the hands of fairness itself... |
| Vilanginai poottuthu sattamae | The legal system places handcuffs! |
| Male | |
| Dharmam ingu siraiyil vaadum | Righteousness languishes in prison here, |
| Saabam endru theerum | When will this curse come to an end? |
| Kanneerin vellaththil | In this rising flood of tears, |
| Sattangalthaan moozhugumo | Will the laws end up drowning? |
| Male | |
| Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu | Change now, issue a new command! |
| Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal | Righteousness is yearning, the laws... |
| Thoonguthu koodaathae | Must not be sleeping! |
| Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae | Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness? |
| Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu | Wield a sword, fight against the enemy! |
| Thayangaathae | Do not hesitate! |
மாறிவிடு புது ஆணையிடு
மாறிவிடு புது ஆணையிடு
தர்மங்கள் ஏங்குது சட்டங்கள்
தூங்குது கூடாதே
நீதி எங்கே அட நியாயம் எங்கே
நீயொரு வாளெடு பகையுடன் போரிடு
தயங்காதே
Change now, issue a new command!
Change now, issue a new command!
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Must not be sleeping!
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Do not hesitate!
மாறிவிடு புது ஆணையிடு
தர்மங்கள் ஏங்குது சட்டங்கள்
தூங்குது கூடாதே
நீதி எங்கே அட நியாயம் எங்கே
நீயொரு வாளெடு பகையுடன் போரிடு
தயங்காதே
Change now, issue a new command!
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Must not be sleeping!
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Do not hesitate!
வேதனை வேதனை
தியாகத்தின் கண்களின் ரத்தமா
நீதியைக் காப்பவன் அழுவதுதான்
இங்கு நியாயமா
Pain, pure pain!
Is it blood flowing from the eyes of sacrifice?
Is it fair that the protector of justice...
Cries here?
தாயை தேடும் பிள்ளை
இன்று தனிமை தேடுமா
தாயை தேடும் பிள்ளை
இன்று தனிமை தேடுமா
தர்மத்தின் எண்ணத்தை
நியாயங்கள் கேளாததால்
The child searching for its mother...
Will it seek solitude today?
The child searching for its mother...
Will it seek solitude today?
Because the justice system refuses to hear...
The noble intentions of righteousness.
மாறிவிடு புது ஆணையிடு
தர்மங்கள் ஏங்குது சட்டங்கள்
தூங்குது கூடாதே
நீதி எங்கே அட நியாயம் எங்கே
நீயொரு வாளெடு பகையுடன் போரிடு
தயங்காதே
Change now, issue a new command!
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Must not be sleeping!
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Do not hesitate!
வேலியை காப்பவன்
வேலிக்கு வேலிகள் இல்லையே
புயலென சீறிடு போரிடு
சிங்கத்தின் பிள்ளையே
The one who protects the fence...
Has no protective fences for himself!
Rage like a storm and wage war,
O child of a lion!
நீதி என்னும் தாயை வணங்கு
நீயே தீர்ப்பை வழங்கு
நீதி என்னும் தாயை வணங்கு
நீயே தீர்ப்பை வழங்கு
கொட்டங்கள் தான் தீர
சட்டங்கள் தான் வாழவே..
Worship the mother named justice,
Deliver the verdict yourself!
Worship the mother named justice,
Deliver the verdict yourself!
So that arrogance and cruelty end,
So that true laws may thrive,
நீதியின் காவலன்
கண்களில் நீர்த்துளி சொட்டுமே
நியாயத்தின் கைகளில்
விலங்கினை பூட்டுது சட்டமே
The guardian of justice...
Has tears dripping from his eyes.
Upon the hands of fairness itself...
The legal system places handcuffs!
தர்மம் இங்கு சிறையில் வாடும்
சாபம் என்று தீரும்
கண்ணீரின் வெள்ளத்தில்
சட்டங்கள்தான் மூழ்குமோ..
Righteousness languishes in prison here,
When will this curse come to an end?
In this rising flood of tears,
Will the laws end up drowning?
மாறிவிடு புது ஆணையிடு
தர்மங்கள் ஏங்குது சட்டங்கள்
தூங்குது கூடாதே
நீதி எங்கே அட நியாயம் எங்கே
நீயொரு வாளெடு பகையுடன் போரிடு
தயங்காதே
Change now, issue a new command!
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Must not be sleeping!
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Do not hesitate!
Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu
Change now, issue a new command!
Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu
Change now, issue a new command!
Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Thoonguthu koodaathae
Must not be sleeping!
Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Thayangaathae
Do not hesitate!
Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu
Change now, issue a new command!
Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Thoonguthu koodaathae
Must not be sleeping!
Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Thayangaathae
Do not hesitate!
Vaedhanai vaedhanai
Pain, pure pain!
Thiyaagaththin kangalin raththamaa
Is it blood flowing from the eyes of sacrifice?
Needhiyai kaappavan azhuvathuthaan
Is it fair that the protector of justice...
Ingu niyaayamaa
Cries here?
Thaayai thedum pillai
The child searching for its mother...
Indru thanimai thedumaa
Will it seek solitude today?
Thaayai thedum pillai
The child searching for its mother...
Indru thanimai thedumaa
Will it seek solitude today?
Dharmaththin ennaththai
Because the justice system refuses to hear...
Niyaayangal kelaathathaal
The noble intentions of righteousness.
Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu
Change now, issue a new command!
Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Thoonguthu koodaathae
Must not be sleeping!
Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Thayangaathae
Do not hesitate!
Vaeliyai kaappavan
The one who protects the fence...
Vaelikku vaeligal illaiyae
Has no protective fences for himself!
Puyalena seeridu poridu
Rage like a storm and wage war,
Singaththin pillaiyae
O child of a lion!
Needhi ennum thaayai vanangu
Worship the mother named justice,
Neeyae theerppai vazhangu
Deliver the verdict yourself!
Needhi ennum thaayai vanangu
Worship the mother named justice,
Neeyae theerppai vazhangu
Deliver the verdict yourself!
Kottangalthaan theera
So that arrogance and cruelty end,
Sattangalthaan vaazhavae
So that true laws may thrive,
Needhiyin kaavalan
The guardian of justice...
Kangalil neerthuli sottumae
Has tears dripping from his eyes.
Niyaayaththin kaigalil
Upon the hands of fairness itself...
Vilanginai poottuthu sattamae
The legal system places handcuffs!
Dharmam ingu siraiyil vaadum
Righteousness languishes in prison here,
Saabam endru theerum
When will this curse come to an end?
Kanneerin vellaththil
In this rising flood of tears,
Sattangalthaan moozhugumo
Will the laws end up drowning?
Maarividu pudhu aanaiyidu
Change now, issue a new command!
Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal
Righteousness is yearning, the laws...
Thoonguthu koodaathae
Must not be sleeping!
Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae
Where is justice? Hey, where is fairness?
Neeyoru vaalaedu pagaiyudan poridu
Wield a sword, fight against the enemy!
Thayangaathae
Do not hesitate!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful track from the 1983 Tamil film 'Saatchi' serves as a fiery clarion call against judicial corruption, systemic failure, and societal injustice. The song laments how the legal system shackled the honest while letting arrogance flourish, leaving righteousness imprisoned and the guardians of justice in tears. It urges the brave protagonist—hailed as a child of a lion—to rise like a storm, take up arms, and personally deliver justice when the law fails to protect the righteous. Through stirring metaphors of motherly justice and sacrifice, the song calls for a complete reform and bold new leadership to restore true morality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Dharmangal yaenguthu sattangal Thoonguthu koodaathae”
Giving human actions like sleeping or crying to abstract concepts like 'sattangal' (laws) and 'dharmam' (righteousness).
Metaphor
“Singaththin pillaiyae”
Comparing the hero to a lion's cub ('Singaththin pillaiyae') and justice to a mother ('Needhi ennum thaayai').
Rhetorical Question
“Needhi engae ada niyaayam engae”
Questions asked to emphasize frustration and despair over the legal collapse rather than expecting an answer.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Needhi ennum thaayai vanangu Neeyae theerppai vazhangu”
Repetition of initial consonants/sounds like 'Needhi' and 'Neeyae' across adjacent lines.
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Trivia
'Saatchi' (1983) is an iconic Tamil action-drama directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Vijayakanth in the lead role alongside S. A. Chandrasekhar himself. The film's musical score was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, and this song highlights the director's signature theme of vigilante justice against a broken legal system.
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