- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, T. Sunderrajan, Saibaba
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Sathya
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 1 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{Rapppa
Chorus :Thaguthigu thagu thighu
Male :Raba raba rappaa
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu} (2)
Potta
Chorus :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu
Bhaaratha naattukoru
Kottai suvar naamaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Male :Aayiram bhedhangalum
Vaadhangalum thoolaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Potta
Chorus :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu
Nermaiyai therndheduthu
Vaakalippom ..mmm..mm..
Needhiyai kaappadharkku
Thee kulippom
Vaasal
Chorus :Kadhavugal thirakattum
Male :Namakkoru vaazhkai
Chorus :Vasadhigal pirakkatum pirakkattum
Male :Oozhal
Chorus :Ozhiyattum ozhiyattum
Male :Dharmathin paadal
Chorus :Olikkattum olikkattum olikkattum
Kaalam neram naalum koodum vaa..
Vaanam bhoomi vaazhththu paadum vaa..
Aaaa…..aaa….potta
Chrous :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu
Bhaaratha naattukoru
Kottai suvar naamaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Male :Aayiram bhedhangalum
Vaadhangalum thoolaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Potta
Chorus :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu
Oorsanam vaazhvadharkku
Thol koduppom
Por varakoodum endraal
Vaal eduppom
Ezhai
Chorus :Dhinam dhinam sirikkanum
Male :Oru pidi soru
Chorus :Avanukku kidaikkanum kidaikkanum
Maayam
Chorus :Vilaganum vilaganum
Male :Arasiyal saayam
Chorus :Velukkanum velukkanum velukkanum
Medai pechum vaarthai veechum yen
Theemai engae thaedi theerppom vaa..
{Potta
Chorus :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu} (2)
Bhaaratha naattukoru
Kottai suvar naamaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Male :Aayiram bhedhangalum
Vaadhangalum thoolaagha
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu
Potta
Chrous :Padiyudhu padiyudhu
Male :Thuninjavan ketta
Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu
Paarthaa
Chorus :Theriyudhu theriyudhu
Male :Unnakidhu late-a
Chorus :Puriyudhu puriyudhu puriyudhu
{Rapppa
Chorus :Thaguthigu thagu thighu
Male :Raba raba rappaa
Chorus :Thigthakku thagu thighu} (2)
...
{Rappa
Chorus: Thagudhigu thagu thigu
Male: Raba raba rappa
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu} (2)
If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?
For this nation of India,
Let us stand as a fortress wall,
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
Male: So that a thousand differences
And arguments turn to dust!
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?
Let us choose honesty
And cast our votes... mmm... mm...
To defend justice,
Let us walk through fire!
May the doorway's
Chorus: Doors be thrown wide open!
Male: For our lives,
Chorus: Let better comforts arise, let them arise!
Male: May corruption
Chorus: Be wiped out, wiped out!
Male: May the song of righteousness
Chorus: Ring out, ring out, ring out!
The time and the day are drawing near, come on!
The sky and earth will sing their blessing, come on!
Aaa... aaa... If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?
For this nation of India,
Let us stand as a fortress wall,
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
Male: So that a thousand differences
And arguments turn to dust!
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?
For our people to live well,
Let us lend our shoulders!
If war comes our way,
Let us draw our swords!
The poor
Chorus: Must smile every single day!
Male: A fistful of food
Chorus: He must get, he must surely get!
The illusions
Chorus: Must fade away, fade away!
Male: The false colors of politics
Chorus: Must wash away, wash away, wash away!
Why just empty stage speeches and fiery words?
Let us hunt down evil and end it, come on!
{If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?} (2)
For this nation of India,
Let us stand as a fortress wall,
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
Male: So that a thousand differences
And arguments turn to dust!
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu
If you strike hard,
Chorus: It falls in line, it yields!
Male: When a fearless man demands,
Chorus: A new dawn breaks, dawn breaks, dawn breaks!
If you just look,
Chorus: It is clear, so clear!
Male: Are you realizing this
Chorus: Too late, too late, too late?
{Rappa
Chorus: Thagudhigu thagu thigu
Male: Raba raba rappa
Chorus: Thigdhaaku thagu thigu} (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Potta Padiyudhu' from Sathya (1988), composed by Ilaiyaraaja and penned by Vaali, is a fiery revolutionary anthem centered around youth awakening and civic responsibility. The song serves as a rallying cry against political corruption, empty platform speeches, and social injustice, urging citizens to stand united as a human fortress wall to protect the nation and uplift the underprivileged.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Bhaaratha naattukoru Kottai suvar naamaagha”
Compares united citizens to a protective fortress wall guarding the nation.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Chorus :Vidiyudhu vidiyudhu vidiyudhu”
Repetition of words like 'Vidiyudhu' and 'Puriyudhu' to emphasize urgency and clarity.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Vaakalippom ..mmm..mm.. / Needhiyai kaappadharkku Thee kulippom”
Matching end rhymes between 'Vaakalippom' (we will vote) and 'Thee kulippom' (we will face fire) emphasizing commitment.
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