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Pootiya Sirayinai

From Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei · 2006

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Tippu
Music director
Sabesh – Murali
Movie name
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
8 Jan 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom
Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom
Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom
Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom
Kizhakini sivakkum
Iruttinai velukkum
Moodiya vizhigalai thirakkum
Valam mikka naadu
Varumayin kodu
Yen enum kelvigal pirakkum
Nammai ethirpavar elumbinai norukkum
Budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pokilaa budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pokilaa budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom
Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom
Sitham engum neruppu
Ratham engum kodhippu
Makkal thammai thatti thatti ezhuppu
Makkalukku arasa mannanukku arasa
Sattapadi kelvi ondru ezhuppu
Arivum thelivum thunivum
Nam sontham endru sollu
Alaiyum kadalum malaiyum
Ini thuchcham endru nillu
Puligal evayum pasiyil
Oru pullai thinbathillai
Uyarvaai uyarvaai ezhuvaai
Ada vaanam unthan ellai
Inivarum anaivarum oru kulam oru kulame
Ezhuthuga ezhuthuga puthu vithi tamizh nilame
Athiruthu athiruthu nilam athu athiruthu
Thagaruthu thagaruthu thadai edu thOzhargaLe
Budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pokilaa budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom
Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom
Kutta kutta kuninthu
Kattupattu kidanthu
Setha pinbu micham enna unakku
Acham ingu etharkku
Nenjai thatti nimirthu
Ulla mattum paarthu vidu kanakku
Udamai ethuvum pothuve
Ithu engal sattam sattam sattam
Urimai ethuvum samame
Ithu engal thittam thittam thittam
Kanava pagalin kanava
Ada illai illai thozha
Ulagam muzhuthum oru naal
Ithu sattam aagumada
Erimalai varugaiyil
Malai athu thagargirathe
Podi podi podiena
Sigaramum uthirgirathe
Valiyavar kodumaiyil
ELiyavar vathaipadum
Kashai athu mudiyuthu
Puthu yugam vidigirathe
Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom
Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom
Kizhakini sivakkum
Iruttinai velukkum
Moodiya vizhigalai thirakkum
Valam mikka naadu
Varumayin kodu
Yen enum kelvigal pirakkum
Nammai ethirpavar elumbinai norukkum
Budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pokilaa budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
Pokilaa budhdhan budhdhan budhdhan
We will break open the locked prisons,
We will create a history of revolution!
We will break open the locked prisons,
We will create a history of revolution!
The east will now turn fiery red,
It will wipe away the darkness,
It will open every closed eye!
A land overflowing with wealth,
Yet marked by lines of poverty—
Questions of "Why?" will now be born!
It will shatter the bones of those who oppose us!
Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Pokkila Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Pokkila Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
We will break open the locked prisons,
We will create a history of revolution!
Fire burns bright in our minds,
Blood boils fiercely in our veins!
Shake the people and wake them up!
Is the government for the people, or for the king?
Stand up and lawfully question them!
Wisdom, clarity, and courage—
Declare that they belong to us!
The waves, the oceans, and the mountains—
Stand firm and treat them as nothing!
No tiger, no matter how hungry,
Will ever stoop to eating grass!
Rise up high, rise up tall!
The sky is your only limit!
From now on, all people belong to one single family!
Write a new destiny, O Tamil land!
The ground is shaking, it is shaking!
Barriers are falling, tear them down, comrades!
Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Pokkila Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
We will break open the locked prisons,
We will create a history of revolution!
How long will you bow whenever you are struck down,
Lying bound and helpless in chains?
Once you die, what is left for you?
Why should there be any fear here?
Beat your chest and stand tall!
Settle every score as long as you live!
All property belongs to everyone,
This is our law, our law, our law!
Every right is equal for all,
This is our plan, our plan, our plan!
Is this a dream? A daydream?
No, not at all, my comrade!
One day, across the entire world,
This will surely become the law!
When a volcano erupts,
The mountain itself shatters to pieces!
Crushed into fine dust,
Even the highest peaks crumble down!
Under the cruelty of the powerful,
The torment endured by the weak—
That suffering is finally coming to an end!
A brand new era is dawning!
We will break open the locked prisons,
We will create a history of revolution!
The east will now turn fiery red,
It will wipe away the darkness,
It will open every closed eye!
A land overflowing with wealth,
Yet marked by lines of poverty—
Questions of "Why?" will now be born!
It will shatter the bones of those who oppose us!
Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Pokkila Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
Pokkila Puthan, Puthan, Puthan!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This anthem-like song serves as a powerful call to revolution and social justice in 'Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei'. Sung from the perspective of the protagonist's alter-ego, a forward-thinking revolutionary named Ukkaravelu, it urges the oppressed masses to wake up, question despotic rule, and tear down the metaphorical and literal walls of tyranny. The lyrics draw upon themes of equality, socialism, and self-respect, reminding the people that courage and intellect are their inherent rights.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaul (Alliteration)

Pootiya siraiyinai udaippom / Puratchiyin sarithiram padaippom

Repetition of the initial letter 'Pu' in adjacent words creates a strong rhythmic impact.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Erimalai varugaiyil / Malai athu thagargirathe

Comparing a revolution to a volcanic eruption ('Erimalai') that crumbles even the tallest mountain of tyranny.

Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)

Athiruthu athiruthu nilam athu athiruthu

Repetition of words like 'Budhdhan', 'Athiruthu', and 'Thagaruthu' to intensify the revolutionary momentum and rhythm.

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Trivia

Written by the veteran poet Pulamaipithan, the song echoes socialistic principles reminiscent of Communist and Self-Respect movement anthems in Tamil Nadu. 'Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei' marked Vadivelu's debut as a full-fledged lead actor in a double role, and this song highlights the heroic, revolutionary twin character, Ukkaravelu.

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