- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Irandaam Ulagam
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rakkozhi rakkozhi
Koovum munnae
Oru theekkozhi theekkozhi
Aaven pennae
Theekkaadu naan thedi
Poven munnae
Adi sakkaadu pookkaadu
Aagum kannae
Oru malarukaaga
Aaarezhu malaya peppenae
En manasukulla
Nee thaanae maanae
Oru paravaikaaga
Ezhezhu kaada kadappenae
En usurukullae
Nee thaanae thaenae
Oh..rakkozhi rakkozhi
Koovum munnae
Oru theekkozhi theekkozhi
Aaven pennae
Theekkaadu naan thedi
Poven munnae
Adi sakkaadu pookkaadu
Aagum kannaee..
Haaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…..
Veri konda nadai nadanthaal
Intha boomi podi padumae
Azhagi en peyarai sonnaal
Antha aaru vazhi vidumae
En kaaladi midhi padum
Kallu velichathil
Kaar irul sitharumadi
Naan vanangaatil othaiyila porendi
Un vayasukku badhil solla varendi
Hey kaarthiga veyilae kaathiru kuyilae
Usura pokki usiroda varuven
Rakkozhi rakkozhi
Koovum munnae
Oru theekkozhi theekkozhi
Aaven pennae
Theekkaadu naan thedi
Poven munnae
Adi sakkaadu pookkaadu
Aagum kannaee..
………………………..
:Kumarikku thaali seiya
Avan palla naan udaippen
Kuzhanthaikku thooli katta
Avan thola naan uripen
Antha ilaya kannikku
Koonthal vaaravae
Elumbil seeppedupen
Inga varum bothu
Ettu vachu vanthendi
Naan pogum pothu
Megam pola povendi
En idiyae mazhaiyae puyalae veyilae
Rakkozhi rakkozhi
Male :Koovum munnae
Chorus :Oru theekkozhi theekkozhi
Male :Aaven pennae
Theekkaadu naan thedi
Male :Poven munnae
Chorus :Adi sakkaadu pookkaadu
Male :Aagum kannaee..
Adi othaiku otha
Chorus: Othaiku otha
Male :Oru yudham paaru
Chorus :Yudham paaru
Male :Ini ettuthikkum
Chorus :Ettu thikkum
Male :Edam maarum paaru….
……………………………
Before the night bird
crows,
a bird of fire
I will become, my girl.
Searching for the forest of fire,
I will march ahead.
This graveyard
will turn into a garden of flowers, my dear.
Just for the sake of a single flower,
I will uproot seven mountains!
Inside my heart,
it is only you, my beloved.
Just for the sake of a bird,
I will cross forty-nine forests!
Inside my very soul,
it is only you, my sweet love.
Oh, before the night bird
crows,
a bird of fire
I will become, my girl.
Searching for the forest of fire,
I will march ahead.
This graveyard
will turn into a garden of flowers, my dear...
Haa... aa... aa...
Haa... aa... aa...
If I march with fierce fury,
this earth will crumble to dust.
If my beautiful girl calls my name,
even the river will part to make way.
From the sparks struck
by my steps against stone,
the pitch darkness will scatter, girl.
I am heading alone into the wild forest, girl,
and I will return to answer the longing of your youth, girl.
Hey gentle winter sun, wait for me, my songbird,
I will take down a life and return alive!
Before the night bird
crows,
a bird of fire
I will become, my girl.
Searching for the forest of fire,
I will march ahead.
This graveyard
will turn into a garden of flowers, my dear...
...
To make a thali (wedding pendant) for my girl,
I will smash his teeth!
To tie a cradle for our child,
I will strip off his hide!
For that young maiden,
just to comb her hair,
I will carve a comb from his bones!
When I came here,
I walked step by step, girl,
but when I leave,
I will fly like a cloud, girl!
My thunder, my rain, my storm, my sunshine!
Before the night bird
Male: crows,
Chorus: a bird of fire,
Male: I will become, my girl.
Searching for the forest of fire,
Male: I will march ahead.
Chorus: This graveyard
Male: will turn into a garden of flowers, my dear...
Hey, watch this one-on-one,
Chorus: one-on-one,
Male: fierce battle!
Chorus: Watch the battle!
Male: Now across all eight directions,
Chorus: across all eight directions,
Male: watch the world shift and turn...!
...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song portrays a protagonist driven by hyper-intense love and heroic determination, willing to overcome extreme obstacles for his beloved. He compares himself to a phoenix capable of turning a barren graveyard into a blooming garden, flattening mountains, and crossing vast forests to protect and honor his love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Aaarezhu malaya peppenae”
Exaggerated expressions such as uprooting six or seven mountains for a flower emphasize the protagonist's fierce strength and devotion.
Metaphor (Uruvakam)
“Adi sakkaadu pookkaadu Aagum kannae”
The protagonist compares himself to a firebird transforming a graveyard into a flower garden, symbolizing passion and rebirth.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nee thaanae maanae / Nee thaanae thaenae”
Matching end rhymes present across lines, such as 'maanae' and 'thaenae'.
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Trivia
The lyricist Vairamuthu uses striking Tamil folk imagery and aggressive metaphors to portray intense masculine devotion and wild heroism.
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