- Lyricist
- Dopeadelicz
- Singer
- Dopeadelicz
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Kaala
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Iruttil vazhgirai nee
Kuruttu nambikkaiyodu
Velicham thedi thedi
Veragil venthu nee saavaai
Kaanikkai peril ingu
Kal silaikkum lanjam kodi
Kodi kumiyuthu undiyalil
Naattil aanaal panjum
Nirathaalum mathaththaalum
Pirinthu vittom
Manitha abimaanathai
Namellaam maranthu vittom
Kaasin thiruvilaiyadal
Kandu naam mayangi vittom
Adaiyalam naam
Tholaithu vittom
Urimaiyai izhanthu vittom
Naam iranthu vittom
Alatchiyam
Ezhai uyir endral
Alatchiyam
Panamdhan noyin maruthuvam
Maruthuvamanaiyin arasiyal
Chorus :Uthavi seiya thaguthi irunthum
Oonamaga nirkkiraai
Oonamaga nirkkiraai
Oonamaga nirkiraai
Oomaigal vaazhum idathil
Chorus :Vaarthaigalai virkkiraai
Vaarthaigalai virkkiraai
Vaarthaigalai virkkirai
Nilam neer engal urimai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal varumaigal ozhiya
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Puthu puratchi uruvaakka
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Engal thalamurai kaakka
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal kangal thoongum varai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal iruthi moochu varai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Athiradi padaiyaa
Irukkurom veriyaa
Poraali naangellaam
Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Naangal poraaduvom
Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Poraaduvom naangal poraaduvom
Ha inquilab hai aaj
Yuvanna karaila savdhan
Juntagalte ghamtyanche paise
Kartahai baad
Tya madhe vyapari
Ghusle sat
Karaila vyapaar
Khotya jahirata aikun
Janta padli hal mohat
Yuvanna nahi kaamdham
Hast jaidya che lamb
Fukatchi nakyavarchi
Pora dharun basle abhiman
Vishayat jhale
Vismaran ni tyane
Wadlya vedna
Duskala var ghotalyanni
Shetkaryancha jeev ghetla
Haat kaidya che lamb
Ho ho
Inqulab k liye sath
Ab ek hi maksad se
Ho ho
Badlav k liye hum
Haat kaidya che lamb
Ladenga hum
Inqulab k liye sath
Khade hai hum
Ab ek hi maksad se
Jhude hai hum
Badlav k liye hum
Haat kaidya che lamb
Ladenga hum
Nilam neer engal urimai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal varumaigal ozhiya
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Puthu puratchi uruvaakka
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Engal thalamurai kaakka
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal kangal thoongum varai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Male :Engal iruthi moochu varai
Chorus :Poraaduvom
Athiradi padaiyaa
Irukkurom veriyaa
Poraali naangellaam
Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Naangal poraaduvom
{Poraaduvom poraaduvom
Poraaduvom naangal poraaduvom} (3)
Ho ho
Ho ho…..
You live in the dark
with blind faith.
Searching and searching for light,
you will burn to death on firewood.
Here, in the name of offerings,
even stone idols are bribed with crores.
Crores pile up in temple donation boxes,
yet famine grips our land.
By skin color and by religion,
we have been divided.
Humanity and compassion,
all of us have forgotten.
Dazzled by the games
money plays, we have been blinded.
Our identity,
we have lost.
We have lost our rights,
we are already dead.
Indifference...
When it is a poor person's life,
pure indifference!
Money is the only cure for disease;
that is the politics of hospitals.
Chorus: Though you have the power to help,
you stand like a cripple.
You stand like a cripple.
You stand like a cripple.
In a land where the mute live,
Chorus: you are selling words.
You are selling words.
You are selling words.
Land and water are our right!
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: To wipe out our poverty,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: To spark a new revolution,
Chorus: We will fight!
To protect our generations,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: Until our eyes close forever,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: Until our very last breath,
Chorus: We will fight!
Like an attack force,
we stand raging with fury!
We are all fighters,
we will fight, we will fight!
We will fight, we will fight!
We will fight!
We will fight, we will fight!
We will fight, we will fight!
Ha, today is revolution!
Warning the youth to wake up,
the public knows that money
does all the talking.
And into that, the businessmen
stepped right in
to make a trade.
Falling for false advertisements,
the people were trapped by greed.
The youth have no jobs or work,
while the corrupt stretch their arms long.
Sitting idle on free handouts,
the young boys hold onto false pride.
Lost in mindless addictions,
forgetting reality, and through that,
the agony only grew.
Scams piled on top of drought
stole the lives of our farmers.
The reach of the corrupt is long!
Oh, oh
Together for the revolution,
now with a single goal,
Oh, oh
for the sake of change, we...
Stretching beyond prison walls,
we will fight!
Together for the revolution,
we stand tall!
Now with a single goal,
we are united!
For the sake of change,
stretching beyond prison walls,
we will fight!
Land and water are our right!
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: To wipe out our poverty,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: To spark a new revolution,
Chorus: We will fight!
To protect our generations,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: Until our eyes close forever,
Chorus: We will fight!
Lead: Until our very last breath,
Chorus: We will fight!
Like an attack force,
we stand raging with fury!
We are all fighters,
we will fight, we will fight!
We will fight, we will fight!
We will fight!
{We will fight, we will fight!
We will fight, we will fight!} (3)
Oh, oh
Oh, oh...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film 'Kaala' serves as an intense socio-political rap anthem addressing systemic oppression, corporate greed, corruption, and social injustice. Written and performed in a blend of Tamil, Marathi, and Hindi by Dharavi-based hip-hop group Dopeadelicz, the track highlights how marginal communities are deprived of basic rights like land, water, and healthcare while the ruling class exploits religious and capitalist machinery.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Poraaduvom poraaduvom”
The word 'Poraaduvom' (We will fight) is repeated throughout the chorus as a rhythmic rally cry.
Metaphor
“Kaasin thiruvilaiyadal”
'Kaasin thiruvilaiyadal' metaphorically describes financial corruption as divine play.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Nilam neer engal urimai”
Repetition of the 'N' sound across adjacent words ('Nilam neer').
Did you know?
Trivia
The track was composed and performed by the Hip-Hop crew Dopeadelicz (Dharavi, Mumbai) for Pa. Ranjith's movie 'Kaala', reflecting the multicultural Hip-Hop movement birthed inside Dharavi.
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