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Rekka Rekka

From Bison : Kaalamaadan · 2025

Lyricist
Mari Selvaraj
Singers
Arivu, Vedan
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Bison : Kaalamaadan
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aththuvaana kattukulla
Oththaiyila poravanae
Acham yedhum theva illa
Odudaa….
Uchchipaara maettu mela
Kattivechaa kottakkulla
Mutti modhi munneru nee
Maadandaa
Kanava marachchida padiyilladaa
Kannukku therivadhu thadaiyilladaa
Thimirum thimilukku pagaiyilladaa
Bayandha udalukku uyirilladaa
Kelambudaa ini kalangaadha
Paayudaa ini padhungaadha
Thedudaa nee thayangaadha
Vilaiyaadudaa nee adangaadha
Poo
Male :Adachchu vacha koondu ipo therakkudhu
Male :Thol
Male :Kizhinjum enna pattaam poochi parakkudhu
Male :Vaan
Male :Uyaram enna yaaru ippo alappadhu
Male :Nee
Male :Porandhu vandha yekkam inga
Yekkam inga yekkam inga parappadhu
Aththuvaana kattukulla
Oththaiyila poravanae
Acham yedhum theva illa
Odudaa….
Rekka rekka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Ye manna vittu maratha vittu
Vaanathukku nee parakka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Ye vayala vittu varappa vittu
Vaanathukku nee parakka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Ye pagaiya vittu pazhiya vittu
Vaanathukku nee parakka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Rekka rekka rekka rekka
Ye irula vittu oliya thottu
Vaanathukku nee parakka
Hahahahahaaa
Hey unnathaan vaada
Unakku kaalamaadan
Kadha soldren vaada
Hey unnathaan vaada
Ooru kombu maadan
Kadha soldren vaada
Ye vaadaa
Kaattu yaanaikku oru paadha
Un kaalgal thedattum pudhu paadha
Boomi suththuudhu unakkaaga
Pugundhu purappadu puyalaaga
Poo
Male :Maraichu nikkum malaiyellaam thulaichittu
Male :Nee
Male :Olichu vecha velichaththa eduthuttu
Male :Vaa
Male :Thirakkum andha vaasal vazhi thodangattum
Male :Por
Male :Nadakka inga vaeli ellaam
Thee pudikka thee pudikka eriyattum
Aththuvaana kattukulla
Oththaiyila poravanae
Acham yedhum theva illa
Odudaa….
Kanava marachchida padiyilladaa
Kannukku therivadhu thadaiyilladaa
Thimirum thimilukku pagaiyilladaa
Bayandha udalukku uyirilladaa
Kelambudaa ini kalangaadha
Paayudaa ini padhungaadha
Thedudaa ini thayangaadha
Vilaiyaadudaa nee adangaadha
Poo
Male :Adachchu vacha koondu ipo therakkudhu
Male :Thol
Male :Kizhinjum enna pattaam poochi parakkudhu
Male :Vaan
Male :Uyaram enna yaaru ippo alappadhu
Male :Nee
Male :Porandhu vandha yekkam inga
Yekkam inga yekkam inga parappadhu
Deep inside the desolate wilderness,
You who walk all alone,
You have no need for fear,
Run, man!
Up on the high rocky cliff,
Inside the locked-up shed,
Smash your way through and charge forward,
You are a mighty bull, man!
No barrier can hide away your dreams, man!
What the eyes can see is no obstacle, man!
A raging bull's strength knows no enemy, man!
A fear-filled body has no real life, man!
Rise up now, do not lose heart!
Leap forward now, do not hide!
Seek your path, do not hesitate!
Play your game, stay untamed!
Bloom!
The cage that was locked shut is opening now,
Skin...
Even with torn skin, look, the butterfly takes flight!
The sky...
Who is there now to measure how high it goes?
You...
The deep longing you were born with, right here...
That longing, right here, is taking flight!
Deep inside the desolate wilderness,
You who walk all alone,
You have no need for fear,
Run, man!
Wings, wings!
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Leaving the ground, leaving the trees behind,
For you to fly high into the sky,
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Leaving the fields and the ridges behind,
For you to fly high into the sky,
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Leaving the hatred and the blame behind,
For you to fly high into the sky,
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Wings, wings, wings, wings!
Leaving the darkness, touching the light,
For you to fly high into the sky!
Hahahahahaha!
Hey, I'm calling you, come on, man!
I will tell you the tale
Of Kaalamaadan (the fierce guardian deity), come on!
Hey, I'm calling you, come on, man!
I will tell you the tale
Of the town's horned bull deity, come on!
Yeah, come on!
A wild elephant carves its own trail,
Let your feet blaze a brand-new path!
The earth spins just for you,
Break in and charge forward like a storm!
Bloom!
Piercing right through every mountain in your way,
You...
Bring out the light that was hidden away,
Come!
Through that opening gateway, let it begin—
War!
As the battle rages here, let every fence...
Catch fire, catch fire and burn!
Deep inside the desolate wilderness,
You who walk all alone,
You have no need for fear,
Run, man!
No barrier can hide away your dreams, man!
What the eyes can see is no obstacle, man!
A raging bull's strength knows no enemy, man!
A fear-filled body has no real life, man!
Rise up now, do not lose heart!
Leap forward now, do not hide!
Seek your path, do not hesitate anymore!
Play your game, stay untamed!
Bloom!
The cage that was locked shut is opening now,
Skin...
Even with torn skin, look, the butterfly takes flight!
The sky...
Who is there now to measure how high it goes?
You...
The deep longing you were born with, right here...
That longing, right here, is taking flight!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaalamaadan from the movie 'Bison' is a powerful motivational and folk-rap anthem centered on breaking barriers, overcoming isolation, and charging forward with wild, uninhibited determination. Set against the backdrop of an oppressed individual breaking out like a fierce bull (Maadan) or a caged butterfly, the lyricism urges the protagonist to leave behind fear, enmity, dark pasts, and systemic bounds to reach heights as vast as the sky.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Mutti modhi munneru nee Maadandaa

Comparing the protagonist to 'Maadan' (a fierce deity/bull) and a butterfly shedding torn skin to symbolize resilience.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil poetry)

Kelambudaa ini kalangaadha / Paayudaa ini padhungaadha

The second letters of 'Kelambudaa', 'Paayudaa', 'Thedudaa', and 'Vilaiyaadudaa' follow a rhythmic flow encouraging energetic action.

Anaphora / Repetition

Rekka rekka rekka rekka

Repetition of 'Rekka' (wings) emphasizes liberation and taking flight.

Imagery

Pugundhu purappadu puyalaaga

Dramatic visual imagery of burning fences and storm-like movement reflecting social revolt and breakthrough.

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Trivia

Kaalamaadan is featured in the movie 'Bison' directed by Mari Selvaraj, starring Dhruv Vikram. Mari Selvaraj penned the lyrics himself, continuing his thematic motif of rural folk deities, oppressive barriers, and wild animal allegories (like bulls and wild elephants).

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