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Lyrics & meaning

Ram Ram

From Hey Ram · 2000

Lyricist: Kamal Haasan
Singers: Kamal Haasan, Sruthi Haasan
Music director: Ilayaraja
Movie name: Hey Ram
Movie release year: 2000
Lyrics added on: 15 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Raghupathi raagav

Raaja ram

Patheetha paavanu

Seetha ram

{Ram ram

Hey hey

Ram ram

Ram ram

Salaame

Ram ram} (2)

Nadanthathai ninaithidu

Nallathai thodangidu

Izhanthathai unarnthidu

Iruppathai kaathidu

Anbenum or sol ithu

Naththigam sol inbamaai

Ingae yaarum illaiyae

Ram ram

Hey hey

Ram ram

Ram ram

Salaame

Ram ram

Marumurai

Female :Marumurai

Male :Varuvathaai solli

Female :Varuvathaai solli

Maainthavar

Female :Maainthavar

Male :Vanthathae illai

Female :Vanthathae illai

Oh ho

Thodarvathu

Female :Thodarvathu

Male :Naamae naalai

Female :Naamae naalai

Varuvathu

Female :Varuvathu

Male :Ver oru aalae

Naalae anbenum

Theebaththai

Ettri nee vaiththaal

Naalaiyum

Eriyum un per sollum

Jothi …jothi

Ram ram

Hey hey

Ram ram

Ram ram

Salaame

Ram ram

Oruvanum

Female :Oruvanum

Male :Oruththiyum kooda

Female :Oruththiyum kooda

Varuvathae

Female :Varuvathae

Male :Naanum neeyum thaan..oh

Female :Naanum neeyum

Manithanai

Female :Manithanai

Male :Manithanaai paaru

Female :Manithanaai paaru

Mathangalum

Female :Mathangalum

Male :Kan kaana odum

Thannaalae thayagam

Naalaiyai nokkiyae

Sellum

Naalaiyum namathena

Saatchchiyam

Sollum sollum

Ahha

Anbenum or sol ithu

Naththigam sol inbamaai

Ingae yaarum illaiyae

Raghupathi raagav

Raaja ram

Patheetha paavanu

Seetha ram

Raghupati Raghav

Raja Ram

Patita Pavana

Sita Ram

Ram Ram

Hey hey

Ram Ram

Ram Ram

Salaam

Ram Ram

Reflect on what has happened

Begin doing what is good

Realize what has been lost

Protect what still remains

Love is that single word

Joyfully speak it, as atheism declares:

There is no one above us here

Ram Ram

Hey hey

Ram Ram

Ram Ram

Salaam

Ram Ram

Once again

Female: Once again

Male: Saying they would return,

Female: Saying they would return,

Those who died

Female: Those who died

Male: Have never returned

Female: Have never returned

Oh ho

What continues

Female: What continues

Male: Tomorrow is ourselves

Female: Tomorrow is ourselves

What arrives

Female: What arrives

Male: Is someone else entirely

If tomorrow, the lamp

Of love

You light and set up,

Even tomorrow,

It will burn, proclaiming your name—

That flame... that flame!

Ram Ram

Hey hey

Ram Ram

Ram Ram

Salaam

Ram Ram

A man

Female: A man

Male: And a woman together,

Female: And a woman together,

All that arrives

Female: All that arrives

Male: Is only you and me... oh

Female: You and me

A human being

Female: A human being

Male: Look at as just a fellow human,

Female: Look at as just a fellow human,

And all religions

Female: And all religions

Male: Will flee far out of sight!

On its own, our homeland

Forward toward tomorrow

Will march ahead,

"Tomorrow is ours too,"

As a living witness

It will declare, declare!

Aaha

Love is that single word

Joyfully speak it, as atheism declares:

There is no one above us here

Raghupati Raghav

Raja Ram

Patita Pavana

Sita Ram

Male

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This title track from 'Hey Ram' (2000) encapsulates the core humanistic and anti-communal philosophy of the film. Written by Kamal Haasan, the song weaves Mahatma Gandhi's iconic devotional chant 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' together with introspective Tamil verses that call for unity, peace, and rational thinking in the aftermath of religious violence. The lyrics remind us that those lost to religious fanaticism never return, and that future generations must learn from past tragedies. It urges society to look at fellow individuals as human beings first rather than through the lens of religious identity. By lighting the enduring lamp of love and humanism today, humanity can progress toward a harmonious and enlightened tomorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyai (End Rhyme)

“Nadanthathai ninaithidu / Nallathai thodangidu / Izhanthathai unarnthidu / Iruppathai kaathidu”

Use of matching verbal suffixes (-idu) creates a rhythmic, instructional cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Naalae anbenum / Theebaththai / Ettri nee vaiththaal”

Comparing love to an enduring flame/lamp ('anbenum theebaththai') that outlasts individual lives.

Repetition (Anaphora / Erattai Kilavi)

“Jothi …jothi / Sollum sollum”

Rhythmic repetition of 'Ram ram', 'Jothi', and 'Sollum sollum' for musical emphasis and spiritual/philosophical weight.

Did you know?

Trivia

The film 'Hey Ram' (2000) was written, directed, and produced by Kamal Haasan, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack uniquely integrates Gandhian philosophy with secular humanism. Kamal Haasan wrote the lyrics for this theme track to highlight how secularism, love, and rational thought are essential remedies for religious fanaticism.

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