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Lyrics & meaning

Paanja Janiyam

From Amaran · 1992

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Adithyan
Details
Amaran1992

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Panja janiyam oothiduvenI will blow the Panchajanya conch
Paaviyin uyirai eduthiduvenI will take away the life of the sinner
Panja janiyam oothidavenI will blow the Panchajanya conch
Paaviyin uyirai eduthiduvenI will take away the life of the sinner
Male
Thavaru seibavar yaaraanaalumWhoever commits a wrong
Thaduthiduven uyir kuduthiduvenI will stop them, I will even give my life
Dharmam vaazhvae nanmai ongavaeSo that righteousness lives and goodness prevails
Nallavarai naan kaathiduvenI will protect the good people
Male
Sathiyam naanae …yeI am Truth itself...
Dharmamum naanae…yeI am Righteousness itself...
Aakkalum naanae..ye….Creation is me...
Azhithalum naanae…ye…Destruction is me...
Chorus
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Male
Anda saraasaramThe entire universe
Aneethi nadungumInjustice trembles
Ennai kandu nadungumIt trembles upon seeing me
Thanda bagiranga janda prasangaThe cosmic form and grand discourse
Naanae endru vizhangumShines forth revealing that I am the one
Male
Sakkaram thullidumThe celestial discus leaps forward
Sangadam neengidumAfflictions and sorriws will disappear
Pagayai killi edukkumIt will pluck out and destroy the enemy
Sathiya neriyum saaranga oliyumThe path of truth and the sound of the Saranga bow
Ettu thikkumae olikkumWill echo across all eight directions
Chorus
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Male
Peigal pisaasugal kuthiraiyaakki..ee..Making ghosts and demons my horses...
Sudukkaattu ashthiyai kambamaakki..ee…Making the ashes of the cremation ground my pillar...
Haa haa haaHaa haa haa
Mandai ottaiyae thaerumaakkiMaking skulls my chariot
Mamadhai ozhippen uyirai pokki…ee…I will destroy arrogance by taking their lives...
Chorus
Aaa….aaa….aaa…….Aaa....aaa....aaa.......
Aaa….aaa…..aaa……..Aaa....aaa....aaa.......
Male
Theintha pidariyil adithiduvenI will strike at the worn nape of the neck
Pesaamal un vaiyai kizhithiduvenWithout speaking, I will tear open your mouth
Thustaa un kudalai uruviduvenWicked one, I will pull out your guts
Thunmaargan karuvai azithiduvenI will destroy the very seed of the evil person
Chorus
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Male
Uyir vaazha saarangathai eduthenI took up the Saranga bow so that life may exist
Ulagam vaazha un uyirai kudippenI will consume your life so that the world may live
Uyir vaazha saarangathai eduthenI took up the Saranga bow so that life may exist
Ulagam vaazha un uyirai kudippenI will consume your life so that the world may live
Chorus :Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaaChorus: Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaa
Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaaChorus: Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaa
Male
Sakkarathaal un udalai kizhippenI will tear your body apart with the discus
Naran sarithirathai verrodu mudippenI will eradicate the history of evil man from its roots
Sakkarathaal un udalai kizhippenI will tear your body apart with the discus
Naran sarithirathai verrodu mudippenI will eradicate the history of evil man from its roots
Chorus :Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaaChorus: Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaa
Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaaChorus: Ha ha haa aaa aaa aaa
Male
Vinnum naanadaa…aa…I am the sky, man!
Mannum naanada….aaa…I am the earth, man!
Engum naanada…aa…I am everywhere, man!
Kannan naanada…..aa…I am Lord Krishna, man!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Panja Janiyam Oothiduven' from the movie Amaran (1992) is a fierce, mythologically charged anthem where the protagonist assumes a divine, unstoppable persona of cosmic retribution. Drawing heavily on Vishnavite imagery, the lyrics invoke Lord Krishna's divine weapons—the Panchajanya (conch), the Saranga (bow), and the Sudarshana Chakra (discus)—to declare a war against evil, injustice, and arrogance. The speaker portrays himself as both creator and destroyer, standing as the ultimate guardian of Dharma (righteousness). Through intense and visceral imagery—such as riding demons, turning funeral ashes into pillars, and vanquishing evil at its root—the track emphasizes the complete eradication of wicked forces for the protection of the innocent. It culminates in a grand declaration of omnipresence ('I am the sky, I am the earth, I am everywhere, I am Krishna'), framing the hero's quest as a sacred duty to restore universal balance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Etukai (Second-letter rhyme)

Panja janiyam oothiduven / Paaviyin uyirai eduthiduven

Matching of the second consonant sound ('n') in 'Panja' and 'Paaviyin' across consecutive lines to establish Tamil poetic rhythm.

Anaphora (Repetition for emphasis)

Sathiyam naanae …ye / Dharmamum naanae…ye / Aakkalum naanae..ye…. / Azhithalum naanae…ye…

The repeated phrase 'naanae' (I am) at the end of successive lines reinforces the speaker's supreme divine authority and self-assertion.

Monae (Initial Alliteration)

Thustaa un kudalai uruviduven / Thunmaargan karuvai azithiduven

Alliteration of the initial letter 'Thu' in 'Thustaa' and 'Thunmaargan' builds rhythmic intensity in aggressive declarative lines.

Mythological Allusion & Metaphor (Viswaroopa)

Vinnum naanadaa…aa… / Mannum naanada….aaa… / Engum naanada…aa… / Kannan naanada…..aa…

Equating oneself to the sky, earth, and Lord Krishna evokes the epic 'Viswaroopa' (cosmic omnipresent form) from Hindu mythology.

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Trivia

Although credited as unknown in some song listings, the music for Amaran (1992) was composed by Adithyan, and the film starred Karthik in an iconic cult-classic role as an underworld don. Lyricist Piraisoodan infused this track with rare Vishnavite mythological terms—specifically Panchajanya (Vishnu's conch) and Saranga (Vishnu's bow)—to elevate a gangland vigilante theme into a mythological battle of good versus evil.

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