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Oorai Yeikkum Unakku

From Idhu Enga Boomi · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Vani Jairam, Nellai Balamoorthy
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Idhu Enga Boomi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oorai yaeikkum unakku
Oru kaalam ingae irukku
Adhil theerum unthan kanakku
Veen aattam podaathae
Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae
Vengai munnae
Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae
Oorai yaeikkum unakku
Oru kaalam ingae irukku
Adhil theerum unthan kanakku
Veen aattam podaathae
Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae
Vengai munnae
Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae
Nalla manithan pol nee podum vesham
Kulla narikooda seiyaatha mosam
Nalla manithan pol nee podum vesham
Kulla narikooda seiyaatha mosam
Naattil unnai nambi yaemaantha koottam
Indru puyalaanathu….aaa….
Raththam kothipperuthu
Oorai yaeikkum unakku
Oru kaalam ingae irukku
Adhil theerum unthan kanakku
Veen aattam podaathae
Male :Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae
Vengai munnae
Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae
Kalla santhaikku neethaanae raajaa
Engal koottaththai ennaathe lesaa
Kalla santhaikku neethaanae raajaa
Engal koottaththai ennaathe lesaa
Oozhal peruchchaali oorukkul vanthaal
Naadu adhai thaangumo…ooo….oo…
Nanmai arankerumo…
Oorai yaeikkum unakku
Oru kaalam ingae irukku
Adhil theerum unthan kanakku
Veen aattam podaathae
Female :Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae
Vengai munnae
Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae…ae…
Naakku nayaththaalae nee vaangum vote-tu
Naalai kidaikkaathu laayaththai poottu
Naakku nayaththaalae nee vaangum vote-tu
Naalai kidaikkaathu laayaththai poottu
Thoongum ilanthozhar
Thuyil neengi ezhunthaal
Veeram vilaiyaadumae…aa…
Niyaayam payiraagumae…ae…
Oorai yaeikkum unakku
Oru kaalam ingae irukku
Adhil theerum unthan kanakku
Veen aattam podaathae
Male :Aahaa…poonai ellaam puyalaanathae
Vengai munnae
Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae…
For you who cheat the people,
a day of reckoning is waiting right here,
and your accounts will be settled then!
Stop your arrogant games!
Every meek cat has turned into a storm,
and before the fierce tiger,
even an elephant has shrunk like a mouse!
For you who cheat the people,
a day of reckoning is waiting right here,
and your accounts will be settled then!
Stop your arrogant games!
Every meek cat has turned into a storm,
and before the fierce tiger,
even an elephant has shrunk like a mouse!
The disguise you put on, acting like a good man,
is a deceit even a sly fox would never commit!
The disguise you put on, acting like a good man,
is a deceit even a sly fox would never commit!
The people in this land who trusted you and were fooled
have turned into a storm today... ah...
Our blood is boiling!
For you who cheat the people,
a day of reckoning is waiting right here,
and your accounts will be settled then!
Stop your arrogant games!
Male: Every meek cat has turned into a storm,
and before the fierce tiger,
even an elephant has shrunk like a mouse!
You may be the king of the black market,
but do not take our crowd lightly!
You may be the king of the black market,
but do not take our crowd lightly!
If the giant rat of corruption invades our town,
can this country ever bear it?
Will any goodness ever prevail?
For you who cheat the people,
a day of reckoning is waiting right here,
and your accounts will be settled then!
Stop your arrogant games!
Female: Every meek cat has turned into a storm,
and before the fierce tiger,
even an elephant has shrunk like a mouse!
The votes you win with your sweet talk
won't be yours tomorrow; lock up your stable!
The votes you win with your sweet talk
won't be yours tomorrow; lock up your stable!
When the sleeping young comrades
awaken from their deep slumber,
courage will take over the field... ah...
and justice will flourish like a harvest!
For you who cheat the people,
a day of reckoning is waiting right here,
and your accounts will be settled then!
Stop your arrogant games!
Male: Aha... every meek cat has turned into a storm,
and before the fierce tiger,
even an elephant has shrunk like a mouse!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful revolutionary song warns corrupt politicians and exploiters who deceive the public. The lyrics serve as a stern declaration that the oppressed people, who were once quiet like timid cats, have now united into a furious storm. Their collective anger will soon settle the accounts of corrupt figures who trade in deception, black markets, and hollow promises.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae

Comparing meek citizens to cats turning into storms ('Poonai ellaam puyalaanathae') and corrupt figures to bandicoot rats ('Oozhal peruchchaali').

Contrast / Hyperbole

Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae

Contrasting the tiger with the mighty elephant made to seem like a helpless mouse ('Yaanai kooda eziyaanathae').

Monoreyme / Etukai (Assonance)

Oorai yaeikkum unakku

Rhyming of second letters across consecutive lines: 'Oorai' / 'Oru' / 'Adhil' / 'Veen'.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali for the 1984 film 'Idhu Enga Boomi', the song heavily reflects the social and political angst of the 1980s Tamil cinema, echoing themes of youth uprising and anti-corruption.

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