- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- A. R. Rahman, G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Mersal
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dum dum dum dududum
Dum dum dum ..dum dum
Dum dum dum dududum
Dum dum dum ..dum dum
Hei
Child :Ishthuu keela udum
Allu sillu
Hey allu sillu setharu
Setharu
Ada vaaran vaaran ma
Allu
Solli vechukko
Sillu
Thalapathi entry ithu
Setharu setharu
Heeiiii
Scene ah avan vantaana
Podi ischool u pulaingo ellam setharu
Theatteru therikka
Yaringu galikka
Solatti bigiladi
Mersal arasan vaaraan
Vaaraan vaaraan
Indhaaa vaaran
Scene uu
Suguraa polappaan
Periya kai naalum
Thatti eduppan
Thottu steppa vasta
Aal centeru
Adhagalam thaan
Eduthu keesi paatha
Kathi sharpu than
Kaththi aana keechathilla
Noi vettum saami thaan
Ezhai paazha vaazha vaipaan
Keencha vazhkai thaippaan
Anaichu nippan
Thalaivan ada isaipuyal onnu
{Eguru
Female :Allu sillu
Male :Yetti
Female :Sidharanum}(3)
Allu sillu
Sidharanum daa
Hei adraa adraa
Adraa adraa
Hei hei hei hei
Thak thak thak thak
Thak thak
Manusan undakkum
Ella saayam
Panam mattum enna
Adhu verum mayam
Ezhutha thaandi
Uththu paatha
Adhuvm paper thaan
Vanangi santhosam
Kekkura neeyum
Thirumpi paar suththi
Aayiram kaayam
Thavicha manasil
Sirippa vidhaichaa
Manusan nee thaandaa
Paasam kaatti pinaal vanthaa
Kaiyya anbaa korpendaa
Aduththa usura vaazha vacha
Kannil vachu kaapendaa
Heeiiii
Scene ah avan vantaana
Podi ischool u pulaingo ellam setharu
Theatteru therikka
Yaringu galikka
Solatti bigiladi
Mersal arasan vaaraan
Vaaraan vaaraan
Indhaa vaaran
Scene uu
Suguraa polappaan
Periya kai naalum
Thatti eduppan
Thottu steppa vasta
Aal centeru
Adhagalam thaan
Eduthu keesi paatha
Kathi sharpu than
{Eguru
Female :Allu sillu
Male :Yetti
Female :Sidharanum}(3)
Allu sillu
Sidharanum daa
Chorus :Hei adraa adraa
Adraa adraa
hei ehi hei hei
Dum dum dum dududum
Dum dum dum... dum dum
Dum dum dum dududum
Dum dum dum... dum dum
Hey!
Pull it down and let it loose!
Blown to bits!
Hey, let everything blow to bits and scatter!
Scatter!
Look, he is coming, he is coming!
Blown to bits!
Mark my words!
Shattered!
This is Thalapathy's entry!
Scatter, scatter!
Heeeey!
If he steps onto the scene in style,
Little school kids, all of you scatter!
Making the theater erupt,
Celebrating wildly with high spirits,
Twirl your fingers and whistle loud!
The Mersal King is arriving!
He is coming, he is coming!
Look, here he comes!
What a grand scene!
He will smash things to pieces!
Even four powerful big shots,
He will knock them down!
Once he steps in and starts dancing,
He is right in the center!
It is absolute mayhem!
If you test it with a scratch,
The blade is razor-sharp!
It is a blade, but it never harms,
He is the god who cuts away disease!
He will uplift the poor and needy,
He will mend torn lives,
He will stand by and embrace them!
Our leader, along with the Musical Storm!
Leap high!
Blown to bits!
Jump far!
Everything must shatter!
Blown to bits!
Everything must shatter!
Hey, shake it up, shake it up!
Shake it up, shake it up!
Hey hey hey hey!
Dhak dhak dhak dhak
Dhak dhak
Created by human hands,
All appearances are just artificial dye,
What is money after all?
It is only an illusion!
Beyond the print upon it,
If you look closely,
That too is just paper!
Praying and begging for
Happiness, as you do,
Turn around and look around you:
There are a thousand wounds!
In an aching heart,
If you plant a smile,
Only then are you truly human!
If you come behind me with genuine love,
I will hold your hand with warmth!
If you help another soul live,
I will cherish and protect you like my own eyes!
Heeeey!
If he steps onto the scene in style,
Little school kids, all of you scatter!
Making the theater erupt,
Celebrating wildly with high spirits,
Twirl your fingers and whistle loud!
The Mersal King is arriving!
He is coming, he is coming!
Look, here he comes!
What a grand scene!
He will smash things to pieces!
Even four powerful big shots,
He will knock them down!
Once he steps in and starts dancing,
He is right in the center!
It is absolute mayhem!
If you test it with a scratch,
The blade is razor-sharp!
Leap high!
Blown to bits!
Jump far!
Everything must shatter!
Blown to bits!
Everything must shatter!
Hey, shake it up, shake it up!
Shake it up, shake it up!
Hey hey hey hey!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Mersal Arasan is a high-energy hero-celebration track from the movie Mersal (2017). Written by Vivek, the song builds up the grand mass entry of the protagonist (Thalapathy Vijay) as an unstoppable force ('Mersal Arasan') who electrifies the audience, dominates the screen, and commands every space he steps into.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethirai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)
“Allu sillu”
The second consonant 'llu' matches across consecutive rhythmic units ('Allu' and 'Sillu').
Onomatopoeia
“Dum dum dum dududum”
Use of rhythmic percussive vocalizations mimicking drumbeats.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vaaraan vaaraan”
Repetition of the word 'Vaaraan' to build intensity and anticipation for the hero's arrival.
Metaphor
“Noi vettum saami thaan”
Comparing the hero to a healing deity rather than a weapon, contrasting his sharp power with his compassionate nature.
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