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Puli Puli Paayum Puli

From Paayum Puli · 2015

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malgudi Subha
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Paayum Puli
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
12 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hara hara hara hara
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Puli puli puli payum puli
Vettaiyada ingae vantha puli
Pagaivan nadunga padaiyum odunga
Paayum puliya paaru
Atha thakkum pozhuthu
Malaiyum norungum
Thadukka povadhu yaru
Puli puli puli
Payum puli puli
Puli puli puli payum puli
Vettaiyada ingae vantha puli
Pagaivan nadunga padaiyum odunga
Paayum puliya paaru
Atha thakkum pozhuthu
Malaiyum norungum
Thadukka povadhu yaru
Puli puli puli..Chorus :Hara hara
Payum puli puli..Chorus :Hara hara
{Sandaiyae illa ulagam
Kandathu unda bhoomi
Bharatha maha yutham
Innum mudiyela saami} (2)
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Puli puli puli payum puli
Vettaiyada ingae vantha puli
Pagaivan nadunga padaiyum odunga
Paayum puliya paaru
Atha thakkum pozhuthu
Malaiyum norungum
Thadukka povadhu yaru
Puli puli puli
Payum puli puli
………………………….
Mathu mayakathil ullavanum
Pugazh mayakathil ullavanum
Adhutha uyira kudithu mudikka
Ennaikkum thayanga mattan
Antha kadavul thaduthu
Azhudha pozhuthum
Karunai ethuvum kaattan
Mathu mayakkama
Pugazh mayakkama
{Sandaiyae illa ulagam
Kandathu unda bhoomi
Bharatha maha yutham
Innum mudiyela saami} (2)
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Hara hara hara hara
Hara hara hara hara
Puli puli puli payum puli
Vettaiyada ingae vantha puli
Pagaivan nadunga padaiyum odunga
Paayum puliya paaru
Atha thakkum pozhuthu
Malaiyum norungum
Thadukka povadhu yaru
Puli puli puli
Payum puli puli
{Sandaiyae illa ulagam
Kandathu unda bhoomi
Bharatha maha yutham
Innum mudiyela saami} (2)
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Female :Paayum pulii…eee…ehh..
Chorus :Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Heeraara heeraara hara hara
Hara Hara Hara Hara
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Tiger, tiger, tiger, the pouncing tiger!
The tiger has arrived here to hunt!
With enemies trembling and armies shrinking back,
look at the pouncing tiger!
When it strikes,
even mountains will crumble!
Who can ever stop it?
Tiger, tiger, tiger!
The pouncing tiger, tiger!
Tiger, tiger, tiger, the pouncing tiger!
The tiger has arrived here to hunt!
With enemies trembling and armies shrinking back,
look at the pouncing tiger!
When it strikes,
even mountains will crumble!
Who can ever stop it?
Tiger, tiger, tiger... Chorus: Hara Hara!
The pouncing tiger, tiger... Chorus: Hara Hara!
A world without any war,
has this earth ever seen?
The great war of Mahabharata
is still not over, my lord!
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Tiger, tiger, tiger, the pouncing tiger!
The tiger has arrived here to hunt!
With enemies trembling and armies shrinking back,
look at the pouncing tiger!
When it strikes,
even mountains will crumble!
Who can ever stop it?
Tiger, tiger, tiger!
The pouncing tiger, tiger!
...
The one who is drunk on liquor,
and the one drunk on fame—
to destroy another human life,
they will never hesitate.
Even if God Himself intervenes
and weeps before them,
they will show no mercy at all.
Is it the drunkenness of liquor?
Or the drunkenness of fame?
A world without any war,
has this earth ever seen?
The great war of Mahabharata
is still not over, my lord!
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Hara Hara Hara Hara
Hara Hara Hara Hara
Tiger, tiger, tiger, the pouncing tiger!
The tiger has arrived here to hunt!
With enemies trembling and armies shrinking back,
look at the pouncing tiger!
When it strikes,
even mountains will crumble!
Who can ever stop it?
Tiger, tiger, tiger!
The pouncing tiger, tiger!
A world without any war,
has this earth ever seen?
The great war of Mahabharata
is still not over, my lord!
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Female: The pouncing tiger...
Chorus: Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Heerara Heerara Hara Hara
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The title song of 'Paayum Puli' is a powerful, energetic anthem that portrays the protagonist as a fierce, unstoppable tiger on a mission to hunt down injustice and crime. The lyrics emphasize the protagonist's overwhelming force, comparing his charge to a force of nature so strong that even mountains would crumble before him, leaving enemies trembling in fear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Puli puli puli payum puli / Vettaiyada ingae vantha puli”

Comparing the relentless undercover police protagonist directly to a pouncing tiger hunting its prey.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Atha thakkum pozhuthu / Malaiyum norungum”

Exaggerating the impact of the hero's strike by claiming it can crumble mountains.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monaai & Edhugai)

“Pagaivan nadunga padaiyum odunga”

Rhythmic repetition of sounds across line starts and internal words ('Mathu', 'Pugazh', 'Nadunga', 'Odunga').

Allusion

“Bharatha maha yutham / Innum mudiyela saami”

Referencing Mahabharata ('Bharatha maha yutham') to illustrate that the perpetual conflict between good and evil is an ongoing battle in modern human society.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman for the 2015 action film 'Paayum Puli' starring Vishal and directed by Suseenthiran, this energetic track features lyrics by Vairamuthu that blend spiritual chants ('Hara Hara') with high-octane action imagery.

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