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Neo Ravanan

From Madhan Gowri Album Songs · 2022

Lyricist
Ra. Thanikodi
Singers
Madan Gowri, Anthakudi Ilayaraja
Music director
Bala Raavanan
Movie name
Madhan Gowri Album Songs
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ye makka ye raasaa
Ooroda uravoda nesaa
Vaa makka maharaasaa
Varalaara nee maathu mass ah
Ye makka ye raasaa
Ooroda uravoda nesaa
Vaa makka maharaasaa
Varalaara nee maathu mass ah
Adai kozhi paravai dhaan da
Aagaayam ariyaadhudaa
Parundhoda modhum bodhu
Thurumpaagum vaanam dhaan da
Aaraanju aaraanju paarenda
Yedaanda ezhuthellaam needhaan da
Inamenna niramenna avanenna ivanenna
Anaivarum samamena vazhi seiya purappadu
Ulaguku uriyavan viyarvayai vedhachavan
Iraivanai vidavum melayinnu sollikkodu
Inamenna niramenna avanenna ivanenna
Anaivarum samamena vazhi seiya purappadu
Ulaguku uriyavan viyarvayai vedhachavan
Iraivanai vidavum melayinnu sollikkodu
Maanam endrae vendrenae
Maanam endrae vendrenae….ae….ae…
Maanam endrae vendrenae..ae….
Ye maiyaala varnam senjaa vaazhthu sollu
Ye poiyaala varnam senjaa eththi thallu
Ye maiyaala varnam senjaa vaazhthu sollu
Ye poiyaala varnam senjaa eththi thallu
Ellorum samamaaga irundhaa dhaan
Nermai needhi
Illaadha saadhikku pagai yenda
Muttaa moodhi
Ye sumai sumandhavan parambaraiye
Thala vidhiyoru punai kadhaiye
Imai thiranthidu erimalaiye
Ezhu ezhuthidu viduthalaiye
Arasaanga mangune
Adhigaara kangaane
Edhir kelvi ketkaatti
Ethiraava unakkae nee
Pala nooraanda ulla kovamada
Thottu paarenda naa raavanan da
Pala nooraanda ulla kovamada
Thottu paarka sollu naa raavanan da
Hey thagudhium thiramaiyum
Porappula irukkudhaa
Podaniyila adichu nee kalangadidaa
Arinjana njaaniyaa arakkanin inamena
Uruttuna urutta nee purakkanidaa
Ye thundaana sambugargal sollaagu nee
Ye rendaana kattai viral villaagu nee
Marupadi saathiram adhu idhu enbavan
Thola urichu paraiya adidaa
Hey my people, hey my king!
Beloved of your land and kin!
Come forward, my great king!
Rewrite history in massive style!
Hey my people, hey my king!
Beloved of your land and kin!
Come forward, my great king!
Rewrite history in massive style!
A brooding hen is a bird too,
Yet it knows nothing of the open sky.
But when it clashes with a hawk,
Even the vast sky turns into mere dust!
Search deep and look closely,
Across every page of history, it is you!
What race, what colour, who is this or that?
Step forward to build a path where all are equal!
The one who sows his sweat is the true master of this earth;
Teach them that he stands higher than God!
What race, what colour, who is this or that?
Step forward to build a path where all are equal!
The one who sows his sweat is the true master of this earth;
Teach them that he stands higher than God!
Standing for self-respect, I have won!
Standing for self-respect, I have won!
Standing for self-respect, I have won!
If they paint with ink, shower your praise!
If they build caste through lies, kick it away!
If they paint with ink, shower your praise!
If they build caste through lies, kick it away!
Only when everyone stands as equals
Does true honesty and justice prevail!
Why create hatred over a caste system that should not exist,
You senseless fools?
O generation of those who bore all the burdens,
Fate written on your head is just a made-up myth!
Open your eyes, you sleeping volcano!
Rise up and write your own freedom!
You senseless government pawns,
You ruthless overseers in power!
If you do not question them,
You will become your own enemy!
This is an anger burning for centuries!
Just dare to touch me, I am Raavanan!
This is an anger burning for centuries!
Tell them to dare touch me, I am Raavanan!
Hey, do merit and talent
Really come from one's birth?
Strike the back of their necks and shatter their pride!
Calling the wise and learned a clan of demons—
Reject the blatant lies they have spun!
Become the voice of the beheaded Shambukas!
Become the bow for the severed thumbs!
Whoever brings up rigid dogmas and rules again,
Strip off their skin and beat the parai drum!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful anti-caste anthem centers on themes of equality, self-respect, human dignity, and liberation. It urges the working class and marginalized communities to break free from traditional caste hierarchies and superstitions, asserting that human worth is defined by labor, character, and intellect rather than birth or color. Drawing on historical and mythological motifs—such as Ekalavya's severed thumb and the story of Shambuka—the song calls for social revolution, questioning institutional authority, and reclaiming history through empowerment, education, and social justice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Parundhoda modhum bodhu / Thurumpaagum vaanam dhaan da”

Comparing a small bird taking down a predatory eagle to a marginalized community rising up against powerful oppressors.

Historical & Mythological Allusion

“Ye thundaana sambugargal sollaagu nee / Ye rendaana kattai viral villaagu nee”

Refers to Shambuka (decapitated sage) and Ekalavya (severed thumb) from ancient Indian epics as symbols of historical caste-based oppression.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Ye maiyaala varnam senjaa vaazhthu sollu / Ye poiyaala varnam senjaa eththi thallu”

Tamil poetic rhyming of second consonants across adjacent words (Maiyaala / Poiyaala).

Monnai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“Inamenna niramenna avanenna ivanenna”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in a single line.

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Trivia

The song is an independent social anthem created by popular Tamil YouTuber Madhan Gowri alongside folk singer Anthakudi Ilayaraja. It blends modern hip-hop/pop production with traditional Tamil Parai music rhythms to address egalitarian Dravidian ideals and anti-caste activism.

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