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Lyrics & meaning

Puratchi Thamizhan

From Thozhar Cheguevera · 2024

Lyricist
Alex
Singers
Sathyaraj, PS Ashwin
Music director
P. S Ashwin
Movie name
Thozhar Cheguevera
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aayiram kaigal
Unnai maraikkum pothu
Odukkum kaigal udaiyum
Pothu varuvan puratchi thamizhane
Vettriyai naalai
Sarithram sollum
Ippadai thoorkin
Eppadai vellum
Needhikku ithu oru porattam
Ithu nitchayam ulagam paarattum
Nammai eipavar kaiyil athikaram
Irunthidum ennum kadhai maarum
Ithil naattinai keduthu
Nanamaigal azhikka
Ninaithaal evarkkum
Azhivaagum
Aayiram kaigal
Unnai maraikkum pothu
Odukkum kaigal udaiyum
Pothu varuvan puratchi thamizhane
Panchathula porantha Ssanam
Nenjukkulla aaraa ranam
Paalum thenum ketka villa
Pazhaya soorum kooda nilaikaa villa
When a thousand hands
try to hide you,
when the hands of oppression break,
the revolutionary Tamil will arrive!
Of our victory, tomorrow,
history will speak!
If this army is defeated,
what army could ever win?
This is a struggle for justice,
which the world will surely applaud!
Power remains with those who cheat us—
that story is about to change!
If someone ruins this nation
to wipe away the good,
if anyone even dares to think of it,
it will bring their own destruction!
When a thousand hands
try to hide you,
when the hands of oppression break,
the revolutionary Tamil will arrive!
A people born into poverty and hunger,
with an unhealed wound inside their hearts...
We never asked for milk and honey,
yet even simple leftover rice was not spared for us.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This anthem from 'Thozhar Cheguevera' (2024) serves as a fiery call for social justice, resistance, and revolution. It depicts the plight of the working class and marginalized people who face extreme hardship and poverty yet are denied even basic sustenance. The lyrics express absolute confidence that oppressive forces will eventually be shattered and that a righteous movement for justice will prevail, writing a new chapter in history.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question

Ippadai thoorkin / Eppadai vellum

The line asks 'If this force loses, which force can win?', emphasizing the absolute conviction that their cause is the ultimate righteous battle.

Emoni (Tamil Initial Alliteration / Monai)

Panchathula porantha Ssanam / Paalum thenum ketka villa

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound creates a rhythmic, martial cadence suited for a revolutionary song.

Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Ippadai thoorkin / Eppadai vellum

The second consonant 'p' rhymes in 'Ippadai' and 'Eppadai', creating structural harmony.

Metaphor

Nenjukkulla aaraa ranam

The phrase 'aaraa ranam' (unhealing wound) metaphorically describes systemic oppression and historical pain stored inside people's hearts.

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Trivia

Veteran actor Sathyaraj, who is widely known for his real-life rationalist and left-leaning political ideologies, contributed vocals to this song, adding an authentic revolutionary tone to the track.

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