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Lyrics & meaning

Raayan Rumble

From Raayan · 2024

Lyricist
Arivu
Singer
Arivu
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Raayan
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
6 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Route-u edu route-u
Ini vekka poraan vettu
Joottu adi joottu
Nee yaarunu dhaan kaattu
Beat-u adi Beat-u
Idhu thaara thappara beat-u
Thiri paththikkura vettu
Ini dhadaaladi Kaattu
Thookki pottu saathu
Raaya raaya
Pavusa kaattu kaattu
Vaaya vaaya
Round-u adichu navuthu
Raaya raaya
Seeruda yeruda..yei yei yei
Ragala ragala ragala
Raaya raaya
Yegurunavana thogura
Vaaya vaaya
Ragala ragala ragala
Raaya raaya
Yedhiri kadhara sidhara
Vaaya vaaya
If you wake up the monster
Is the rage of the raayan
From his silent slumber
Is the rage of the raayan
Nothing can stop him
Is the cage of the raayan
It’s raayan’s rumble
Kaiya neeyum vechu paaru
Kattaaru kattaaru kattaaru daa
Thokkadhu thokkadhu thokkadhu daa
Kattaaru kattaaru kattaaru daa
Thokkadhu thokkadhu thokkadhu daa
Unna thottaan
Ada marunodi avan kettaan da
Kalavara nelattula sethan
Nara nara nara bali ittaan
Edu raaya sudu sudu sudu
Neruppena vaaya
Thara thara tharavena vaaya
Pala thala therichida neeya
Ragala ragala ragala
Raaya raaya
Yegurunavana thogura
Vaaya vaaya
Ragala ragala ragala
Raaya raaya
Yedhiri kadhara sidhara
Vaaya vaaya
Raw aanavan
Rage aanavan
Wrong aanavan kellam
Theengaanavan
Raw aanavan
Rage aanavan
Wrong aanavan kellam
Theengaanavan
Raw aanavan
Rage aanavan
Wrong aanavan kellam
Theengaanavan
Raw aanavan
Rage aanavan
Wrong aanavan kellam
Theengaanavan
Kodachalu kuduthavan
Kolaya kalaika makkaru pannavan
Pattaya urikka mudivu pannita
Kadhaya mudika eduthu vechiru
Mudhal adi ini odhungi poga manam illa
Erakkathukkae edam illa
Raayan ranagalam idhuthaan
Theeya narigalum bali thaan
Ratham varum satham
En pera solli kathum
Unna suthu suthunnu suthum
Nee alara pora nitham
Ratham varum satham
En pera solli kathum
Unna suthu suthunnu suthum
Nee alara pora nitham
Pick a route, clear the way!
Now I am going to set off the blast!
Run for your life, run away!
Show them who you really are!
Drop the beat, hit the beat!
This is a raw, thunderous street beat!
A firecracker bursting on a lit fuse!
Now unleash total mayhem!
Pick them up and smash them down!
Raaya, Raaya!
Show your swagger, show your power!
Come on, come on!
Surround them and sweep them away!
Raaya, Raaya!
Rage forward, charge ahead, hey hey hey!
Havoc, riot, rampage!
Raaya, Raaya!
Mow down the one who jumped at you!
Come on, come on!
Havoc, riot, rampage!
Raaya, Raaya!
Make the enemy scream and scatter!
Come on, come on!
If you wake up the monster,
it is the rage of the Raayan!
From his silent slumber,
it is the rage of the Raayan!
Nothing can stop him,
it is the cage of the Raayan!
It is Raayan's rumble!
Just try laying a hand on him!
He is a wild river, a raging flood!
He will never, ever be defeated!
He is a wild river, a raging flood!
He will never, ever be defeated!
Whoever laid a hand on you,
the very next second, he is doomed!
He will die on this battlefield of chaos,
crushed as a human sacrifice!
Take aim, Raaya! Strike, shoot, fire!
Come blazing like a fire!
Come dragging them across the dirt!
Smashing every head that stands against you!
Havoc, riot, rampage!
Raaya, Raaya!
Mow down the one who jumped at you!
Come on, come on!
Havoc, riot, rampage!
Raaya, Raaya!
Make the enemy scream and scatter!
Come on, come on!
He who is raw,
he who is rage,
to anyone who does wrong,
he is deadly danger.
He who is raw,
he who is rage,
to anyone who does wrong,
he is deadly danger.
He who is raw,
he who is rage,
to anyone who does wrong,
he is deadly danger.
He who is raw,
he who is rage,
to anyone who does wrong,
he is deadly danger.
The one who caused us trouble,
and played foul games to disrupt our peace,
once Raayan decides to rip him apart,
take the step to end their story!
Strike the first blow, there is no stepping aside now,
there is no backing down!
This is Raayan's bloody battleground,
and the wicked jackals will be sacrificed!
Blood will spill and wipe things clean,
screaming my name out in terror!
It will spin you round and round,
and you will scream in agony every day!
Blood will spill and wipe things clean,
screaming my name out in terror!
It will spin you round and round,
and you will scream in agony every day!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Raayan Rumble' serves as the explosive high-energy hero introduction and motif song for Dhanush's character in the 2024 film Raayan. Written and performed by Arivu with music composed by A. R. Rahman, the song portrays Raayan as a quiet, sleeping giant who turns into an unstoppable force of nature when provoked. The lyrics blend urban street slang, powerful Tamil punchy phrases, and English rhythmic lines to depict a protector who deals ruthless justice to those who harm his family or do wrong.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moni / Rhyming (End Rhyme)

Route-u edu route-u / Ini vekka poraan vettu

Use of matching end sounds like 'vettu', 'joottu', 'kaattu', and 'beat-u' creates a heavy percussive rhythm in the introductory lines.

Edhugai (Second letter assonance)

Raayan ranagalam idhuthaan

Matching second consonants in words like 'Ratham' and 'Satham', or 'Raayan' and 'Ranagalam', accentuating the beat.

Anaphora / Repetition

Raw aanavan / Rage aanavan / Wrong aanavan kellam / Theengaanavan

Repetition of short, sharp energetic descriptors 'Raw aanavan / Rage aanavan' emphasizes the protagonist's uncompromising nature.

Metaphor

Kattaaru kattaaru kattaaru daa

Comparing the protagonist to a 'Kattaaru' (a wild, overflowing forest river) that cannot be controlled or stopped.

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Trivia

'Raayan' marks Dhanush's 50th feature film as an actor and his second directorial effort. The song 'Raayan Rumble' features lyrics and vocals by indie musician and rapper Arivu, who collaborated with A. R. Rahman to create a fusion of folk 'Parai' beat rhythms and modern hip-hop elements.

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