Ram Ram
From Hey Ram · 2000
- Lyricist
- Kamal Haasan
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Sruthi Haasan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Hey Ram2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Raghupathi raagav | Raghupati Raghav (Chief of Raghu clan) |
| Raaja ram | King Ram |
| Patheetha paavanu | Purifier of the fallen |
| Seetha ram | Sita Ram |
| Male | |
| {Ram ram | {Ram ram |
| Hey hey | Hey hey |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Salaame | Salutations |
| Ram ram} (2) | Ram ram} (2) |
| Male | |
| Nadanthathai ninaithidu | Think about what happened |
| Nallathai thodangidu | Start doing good deeds |
| Izhanthathai unarnthidu | Realize what you have lost |
| Iruppathai kaathidu | Protect what remains |
| Anbenum or sol ithu | This word called love |
| Naththigam sol inbamaai | Speak atheism or truth joyfully |
| Ingae yaarum illaiyae | There is nobody here (above humanity) |
| Male | |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Hey hey | Hey hey |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Salaame | Salutations |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Male | |
| Marumurai | Once again |
| Female :Marumurai | Female: Once again |
| Male :Varuvathaai solli | Male: Promising to return |
| Female :Varuvathaai solli | Female: Promising to return |
| Male | |
| Maainthavar | Those who perished |
| Female :Maainthavar | Female: Those who perished |
| Male :Vanthathae illai | Male: Have never returned |
| Female :Vanthathae illai | Female: Have never returned |
| Male | |
| Oh ho | Oh ho |
| Thodarvathu | What continues |
| Female :Thodarvathu | Female: What continues |
| Male :Naamae naalai | Male: Is us tomorrow |
| Female :Naamae naalai | Female: Is us tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Varuvathu | What comes next |
| Female :Varuvathu | Female: What comes next |
| Male :Ver oru aalae | Male: Is someone else entirely |
| Male | |
| Naalae anbenum | If today itself, the lamp of love |
| Theebaththai | The lamp |
| Ettri nee vaiththaal | You light up and keep |
| Naalaiyum | Tomorrow as well |
| Eriyum un per sollum | It will burn and speak your name |
| Jothi …jothi | Flame... flame |
| Male | |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Hey hey | Hey hey |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Salaame | Salutations |
| Ram ram | Ram ram |
| Male | |
| Oruvanum | Neither a man |
| Female :Oruvanum | Female: Neither a man |
| Male :Oruththiyum kooda | Male: Nor even a woman |
| Female :Oruththiyum kooda | Female: Nor even a woman |
| Male | |
| Varuvathae | Comes along with you in the end |
| Female :Varuvathae | Female: Comes along with you in the end |
| Male :Naanum neeyum thaan..oh | Male: It is only you and I.. oh |
| Female :Naanum neeyum | Female: You and I |
| Male | |
| Manithanai | A human being |
| Female :Manithanai | Female: A human being |
| Male :Manithanaai paaru | Male: Look at a human as just a human |
| Female :Manithanaai paaru | Female: Look at a human as just a human |
| Male | |
| Mathangalum | Religions too |
| Female :Mathangalum | Female: Religions too |
| Male :Kan kaana odum | Male: Will run far away out of sight |
| Male | |
| Thannaalae thayagam | Automatically the homeland |
| Naalaiyai nokkiyae | Towards tomorrow |
| Sellum | Will march forward |
| Naalaiyum namathena | That tomorrow is ours too |
| Saatchchiyam | Testimony |
| Sollum sollum | Will tell, will tell |
| Ahha | Ahha |
| Male | |
| Anbenum or sol ithu | This word called love |
| Naththigam sol inbamaai | Speak rational thoughts joyfully |
| Ingae yaarum illaiyae | There is nobody here |
| Male | |
| Raghupathi raagav | Raghupati Raghav |
| Raaja ram | King Ram |
| Patheetha paavanu | Purifier of the fallen |
| Seetha ram | Sita Ram |
ரகுபதி ராகவ்
ராஜா ராம் பதீதா
பாவனு சீதா ராம்
Raghupati Raghav (Chief of Raghu clan)
King Ram
Purifier of the fallen
Sita Ram
{ ராம் ராம் ஹே
ஹே ராம் ராம் ராம் ராம்
சலாமே ராம் ராம் } (2)
{Ram ram
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salutations
Ram ram} (2)
நடந்ததை நினைத்திடு
நல்லதை தொடங்கிடு இழந்ததை
உணர்ந்திடு இருப்பதை காத்திடு
அன்பெனும் ஓர் சொல் இது
நாத்திகம் சொல் இன்பமாய்
இங்கே யாரும் இல்லையே
Think about what happened
Start doing good deeds
Realize what you have lost
Protect what remains
This word called love
Speak atheism or truth joyfully
There is nobody here (above humanity)
ராம் ராம் ஹே
ஹே ராம் ராம் ராம் ராம்
சலாமே ராம் ராம்
Ram ram
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salutations
Ram ram
மறுமுறை
மறுமுறை
வருவதாய் சொல்லி
வருவதாய் சொல்லி
Once again
Female: Once again
Male: Promising to return
Female: Promising to return
மாய்ந்தவர்
மாய்ந்தவர்
வந்ததே இல்லை
வந்ததே இல்லை
Those who perished
Female: Those who perished
Male: Have never returned
Female: Have never returned
ஓஹோ தொடர்வது
தொடர்வது
நாமே நாளை
நாமே நாளை
Oh ho
What continues
Female: What continues
Male: Is us tomorrow
Female: Is us tomorrow
வருவது
வருவது
வேர் ஒரு
ஆளே
What comes next
Female: What comes next
Male: Is someone else entirely
நாளே அன்பென்னும்
தீபத்தை ஏற்றி நீ வைத்தால்
நாளையும் எரியும் உன் பேர்
சொல்லும் ஜோதி ஜோதி
If today itself, the lamp of love
The lamp
You light up and keep
Tomorrow as well
It will burn and speak your name
Flame... flame
ராம் ராம் ஹே
ஹே ராம் ராம் ராம்
ராம் சலாமே ராம் ராம்
Ram ram
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salutations
Ram ram
ஒருவனும்
ஒருவனும்
ஒருத்தியும் கூட
ஒருத்தியும் கூட
Neither a man
Female: Neither a man
Male: Nor even a woman
Female: Nor even a woman
வருவதே
வருவதே
நானும் நீயும்
தான் ஓ
நானும் நீயும்
Comes along with you in the end
Female: Comes along with you in the end
Male: It is only you and I.. oh
Female: You and I
மனிதனை
மனிதனை
மனிதனாய் பாரு
மனிதனாய் பாரு
A human being
Female: A human being
Male: Look at a human as just a human
Female: Look at a human as just a human
மதங்களும்
மதங்களும்
கண் காண ஓடும்
Religions too
Female: Religions too
Male: Will run far away out of sight
தன்னாலே தாயகம்
நாளையை நோக்கியே
செல்லும் நாளையும்
நமதென சாட்சியம்
சொல்லும் சொல்லும்
ஆஹா
Automatically the homeland
Towards tomorrow
Will march forward
That tomorrow is ours too
Testimony
Will tell, will tell
Ahha
ஆண் & பெண் :
{ ராம் ராம் ஹே
ஹே ராம் ராம் ராம் ராம்
சலாமே ராம் ராம் } (2)
This word called love
Speak rational thoughts joyfully
There is nobody here
ஆண் & பெண் :
நடந்ததை நினைத்திடு
நல்லதை தொடங்கிடு இழந்ததை
உணர்ந்திடு இருப்பதை காத்திடு
Raghupati Raghav
King Ram
Purifier of the fallen
Sita Ram
அன்பெனும் ஓர்
சொல் இது நாத்திகம்
சொல் இன்பமாய்
இங்கே யாரும்
இல்லையே
ரகுபதி ராகவ்
ராஜா ராம் பதீதா
பாவனு சீதா ராம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
ராம்
ராம் ஹே ஹே ராம்
ராம் ராம் ராம் சலாமே
ராம் ராம்
Raghupathi raagav
Raghupati Raghav (Chief of Raghu clan)
Raaja ram
King Ram
Patheetha paavanu
Purifier of the fallen
Seetha ram
Sita Ram
{Ram ram
{Ram ram
Hey hey
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salaame
Salutations
Ram ram} (2)
Ram ram} (2)
Nadanthathai ninaithidu
Think about what happened
Nallathai thodangidu
Start doing good deeds
Izhanthathai unarnthidu
Realize what you have lost
Iruppathai kaathidu
Protect what remains
Anbenum or sol ithu
This word called love
Naththigam sol inbamaai
Speak atheism or truth joyfully
Ingae yaarum illaiyae
There is nobody here (above humanity)
Ram ram
Ram ram
Hey hey
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salaame
Salutations
Ram ram
Ram ram
Marumurai
Once again
Female :Marumurai
Female: Once again
Male :Varuvathaai solli
Male: Promising to return
Female :Varuvathaai solli
Female: Promising to return
Maainthavar
Those who perished
Female :Maainthavar
Female: Those who perished
Male :Vanthathae illai
Male: Have never returned
Female :Vanthathae illai
Female: Have never returned
Oh ho
Oh ho
Thodarvathu
What continues
Female :Thodarvathu
Female: What continues
Male :Naamae naalai
Male: Is us tomorrow
Female :Naamae naalai
Female: Is us tomorrow
Varuvathu
What comes next
Female :Varuvathu
Female: What comes next
Male :Ver oru aalae
Male: Is someone else entirely
Naalae anbenum
If today itself, the lamp of love
Theebaththai
The lamp
Ettri nee vaiththaal
You light up and keep
Naalaiyum
Tomorrow as well
Eriyum un per sollum
It will burn and speak your name
Jothi …jothi
Flame... flame
Ram ram
Ram ram
Hey hey
Hey hey
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Ram ram
Salaame
Salutations
Ram ram
Ram ram
Oruvanum
Neither a man
Female :Oruvanum
Female: Neither a man
Male :Oruththiyum kooda
Male: Nor even a woman
Female :Oruththiyum kooda
Female: Nor even a woman
Varuvathae
Comes along with you in the end
Female :Varuvathae
Female: Comes along with you in the end
Male :Naanum neeyum thaan..oh
Male: It is only you and I.. oh
Female :Naanum neeyum
Female: You and I
Manithanai
A human being
Female :Manithanai
Female: A human being
Male :Manithanaai paaru
Male: Look at a human as just a human
Female :Manithanaai paaru
Female: Look at a human as just a human
Mathangalum
Religions too
Female :Mathangalum
Female: Religions too
Male :Kan kaana odum
Male: Will run far away out of sight
Thannaalae thayagam
Automatically the homeland
Naalaiyai nokkiyae
Towards tomorrow
Sellum
Will march forward
Naalaiyum namathena
That tomorrow is ours too
Saatchchiyam
Testimony
Sollum sollum
Will tell, will tell
Ahha
Ahha
Anbenum or sol ithu
This word called love
Naththigam sol inbamaai
Speak rational thoughts joyfully
Ingae yaarum illaiyae
There is nobody here
Raghupathi raagav
Raghupati Raghav
Raaja ram
King Ram
Patheetha paavanu
Purifier of the fallen
Seetha ram
Sita Ram
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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