Rightum Oduthu
From Thee Ivan · 2023
- Lyricist
- T. M. Jayamurugan
- Singer
- AJ Alimirzaq
- Music director
- T. M. Jayamurugan
- Details
- Thee Ivan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Rightyum oduthae | The right path is running away, |
| One way-yil wrongum oduthae | The wrong way is running on a one-way street. |
| Saivam raththam kekkuthae | Even vegetarians are asking for blood, |
| Run way-yil naakku neettuthae | Licking its lips on the runway. |
| Male | |
| Love-yum oduthae | Love is also running away, |
| Love-vodu nanjum oduthae | Along with love, poison is also running. |
| Rendum thappiyoduthae | Both are escaping together, |
| Thappikka thollai kooduthae | To escape, trouble is increasing. |
| Male | |
| Saalai neeluthae | The road stretches far, |
| Saaththaanin moolai aaluthae | Satan's brain rules the place. |
| Engum sandai poduthae | Fights are breaking out everywhere, |
| Santhosham sethu vaazhuthae | Happiness lives like it's dead. |
| Male | |
| Panam panamnu odaathae | Don't run around chasing money, |
| Gunam izhanthu pova | You will lose your character, |
| Manam izhantha poovaa | Like a flower that lost its fragrance, |
| Dhina udhirnthu pova | You will wither away daily. |
| Male | |
| Thavara thiruththa unakku viruppam illa | You have no desire to correct your mistakes, |
| Thappil vizhuntha evanum ezhunthuthilla | No one who has fallen into wrong has risen back. |
| Thiramai irunthum uzhaikka ninaikkavilla | Despite having talent, you didn't think to work, |
| Varumai neruppu irunthum anaikkavilla | Though poverty was a fire, you didn't extinguish it. |
| Male | |
| Mela kaththi thongi thodaruthu odu | A knife hangs overhead, keep running, |
| Ninna ottam adangidum kovam | If you stop, the running anger will subside. |
| Vendaam adangidu adangidu koolaa | Don't, calm down, stay cool, |
| Neeyum nadanthidudaa | Walk with dignity, my friend. |
| Male | |
| Aattam pottum aasai adangala koottam | Despite dancing around, desire hasn't subsided, gathering a crowd, |
| Kootti alappara kodukkira | Causing chaos by bringing people together. |
| Aararivu orr arivaai maara | Six senses turning into a single sense, |
| Aimpulangal un mathiyai meera | The five senses overriding your intellect. |
| Male | |
| Uyir edukka nee yaaru | Who are you to take a life? |
| Uyir kodukka paaru | Try to give life instead. |
| Male | |
| Dhinam nadakkum poru | In the battle that happens daily, |
| Thunivudan nee yaeru | Rise up with courage. |
| Ettuthikkum anbai vithaiththidu | Sow love in all eight directions, |
| Ettipaakkum vanmam pudhainthidu | Bury the hatred that peeps out. |
| Kutti suvarai etti udhainthidu | Kick down the dilapidated wall, |
| Kuttram muttram munbe therinthidu | Understand the wrong fully in advance. |
| Male | |
| Kadala kadakkum parava vizhunthathila | The bird crossing the sea never fell, |
| Udala kadakkum usuru thirumpavilla | The soul leaving the body never returned. |
| Manatha adakkum manithan azhinthathilla | The man who controls his mind was never destroyed, |
| Maranam irukku therinjum adakkamilla | Despite knowing death exists, there is no humility. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkka neelamdaa | Life is long, my friend, |
| Nee odi thaanda venumdaa | You need to run and cross it. |
| Payaththa thookki podadaa | Throw away your fear, |
| Poradi vaazh paarudaa | Fight and see what it is to live. |
| Male | |
| Thulli odudaa | Run with a leap, |
| Unnoda thilla kaattudaa | Show your grit and courage. |
| Vaada vellum routedaa | Come on, this is the winning route, |
| Nee odi vettri naattudaa | Run and plant the flag of victory. |
| Male | |
| Speed-u yaeththudaa | Increase your speed, |
| Unnodaa feel-u maaththudaa | Change your feeling, my friend. |
| Thozha namma maaththudaa | Friend, let's change ourselves, |
| Nikkaama veesum kaaththudaa | Like the wind that blows without stopping. |
| Male | |
| Sudasudaththaan thangam | Gold becomes pure only when heated, |
| Vali poruththu poda | Wear it after enduring the pain. |
| Padapadaththaan vaazhkkai | Life is full of flutters, |
| Palam kodukkum vaadaa | Come on, it will yield fruit. |
| Male | |
| Seiyyum dharmam unnai uyarnthidu | The righteousness you practice will elevate you, |
| Sinthum vervai vettri koduththidum | The sweat you shed will bring victory. |
| Mannai muttum jeevan mulaiththidum | The seed touching the soil will sprout, |
| Thannai thanthaal unnai valarnthidum | If you give of yourself, it will grow you. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam suzhala uyirgal nilaikkuthadaa | As the world rotates, lives stay grounded, |
| Iravum pagalum idhanaal nagaruthudaa | Day and night move because of this. |
| Manithaa manathil manitham irukanumdaa | O human, humanity must exist in your heart, |
| Manithan seyalaal ulagam sirakkuthadaa | The world excels through human deeds. |
| Male | |
| Right-u right-u right-u right-u | Right, right, right, right, |
| Love love love love | Love, love, love, love, |
| Saaththaan saththaan saththaan saththaan | Satan, satan, satan, satan, |
| Right-u right-u right-u | Right, right, right. |
ரைட்டும் ஓடுதே
ஒன்வேயில் ராங்கும் ஓடுதே
சைவம் ரத்தம் கேக்குதே
ரன்வேயில் நாக்கு நீட்டுதே
The right path is running away,
The wrong way is running on a one-way street.
Even vegetarians are asking for blood,
Licking its lips on the runway.
லவ்வும் ஓடுதே
லவ்வோடு நஞ்சும் ஓடுதே
ரெண்டும் தப்பியோடுதே
தப்பிக்க தொல்லை கூடுதே
Love is also running away,
Along with love, poison is also running.
Both are escaping together,
To escape, trouble is increasing.
சாலை நீளுதே
சாத்தானின் மூளை ஆளுதே
எங்கும் சண்டை போடுதே
சந்தோஷம் செத்து வாழுதே
The road stretches far,
Satan's brain rules the place.
Fights are breaking out everywhere,
Happiness lives like it's dead.
பணம் பணம்னு ஓடாதே
குணம் இழந்து போவ
மணம் இழந்த பூவா
தினம் உதிர்ந்து போவ
Don't run around chasing money,
You will lose your character,
Like a flower that lost its fragrance,
You will wither away daily.
இன்பம் துன்பம் இரண்டும் அறிந்திடு
இன்னல் செய்ய இன்றே மறந்திடு
வாய்மை என்றும் வெல்லும் புரிந்திடு
பொய்மை நின்று கொல்லும் தெரிந்திடு
You have no desire to correct your mistakes,
No one who has fallen into wrong has risen back.
Despite having talent, you didn't think to work,
Though poverty was a fire, you didn't extinguish it.
தவற திருத்த உனக்கு விரும்பம் இல்ல
தப்பில் விழுந்த எவனும் எழுந்துதில்ல
திறமை இருந்தும் உழைக்க நினைக்கவில்ல
வறுமை நெருப்பு இருந்தும் அணைக்கவில்ல
A knife hangs overhead, keep running,
If you stop, the running anger will subside.
Don't, calm down, stay cool,
Walk with dignity, my friend.
மேல கத்தி தொங்கி தொடருது ஓடு
நின்னா ஒட்டம் அடங்கிடும் கோவம்
வேண்டாம் அடங்கிடு அடங்கிடு கூலா
நீயும் நடந்திடுடா
Despite dancing around, desire hasn't subsided, gathering a crowd,
Causing chaos by bringing people together.
Six senses turning into a single sense,
The five senses overriding your intellect.
ஆட்டம் போட்டும் ஆசை அடங்கல கூட்டம்
கூட்டி அலப்பற கொடுக்கிற
ஆறறிவு ஓர் அறிவாய் மாற
ஐம்புலன்கள் உன் மதியை மீற
Who are you to take a life?
Try to give life instead.
உயிர் எடுக்க நீ யாரு
உயிர் கொடுக்க பாரு
In the battle that happens daily,
Rise up with courage.
Sow love in all eight directions,
Bury the hatred that peeps out.
Kick down the dilapidated wall,
Understand the wrong fully in advance.
தினம் நடக்கும் போரு
துணிவுடன் நீ ஏறு
எட்டுத்திக்கும் அன்பை விதைத்திடு
எட்டிப்பாக்கும் வன்மம் புதைந்திடு
குட்டிச் சுவரை எட்டி உதைந்திடு
குற்றம் முற்றம் முன்பே தெரிந்திடு
The bird crossing the sea never fell,
The soul leaving the body never returned.
The man who controls his mind was never destroyed,
Despite knowing death exists, there is no humility.
கடல கடக்கும் பறவ விழுந்ததில்ல
உடல கடக்கும் உசுரு திரும்பவில்ல
மனத அடக்கும் மனிதன் அழிந்ததில்ல
மரணம் இருக்கு தெரிஞ்சும் அடக்கமில்ல
Life is long, my friend,
You need to run and cross it.
Throw away your fear,
Fight and see what it is to live.
வாழ்க்க நீளம்டா
நீ ஓடி தாண்ட வேணும்டா
பயத்த தூக்கி போடடா
போராடி வாழப் பாருடா
Run with a leap,
Show your grit and courage.
Come on, this is the winning route,
Run and plant the flag of victory.
துள்ளி ஓடுடா
உன்னோட தில்ல காட்டுடா
வாடா வெல்லும் ரூட்டுடா
நீ ஓடி வெற்றி நாட்டுடா
Increase your speed,
Change your feeling, my friend.
Friend, let's change ourselves,
Like the wind that blows without stopping.
ஸ்பீடு ஏத்துடா
உன்னோட பீலு மாத்துடா
தோழா நம்ம மாத்துடா
நிக்காம வீசும் காத்துடா
Gold becomes pure only when heated,
Wear it after enduring the pain.
Life is full of flutters,
Come on, it will yield fruit.
சுடசுடத்தான் தங்கம்
வலி பொறுத்து போடா
படபடத்தான் வாழ்க்கை
பலம் கொடுக்கும் வாடா
The righteousness you practice will elevate you,
The sweat you shed will bring victory.
The seed touching the soil will sprout,
If you give of yourself, it will grow you.
செய்யும் தர்மம் உன்னை உயர்த்திடு
சிந்தும் வேர்வை வெற்றி கொடுத்திடும்
மண்ணை முட்டும் ஜீவன் முளைத்திடும்
தன்னை தந்தால் உன்னை வளர்த்திடும்
As the world rotates, lives stay grounded,
Day and night move because of this.
O human, humanity must exist in your heart,
The world excels through human deeds.
உலகம் சுழல உயிர்கள் நிலைக்குதடா
இரவும் பகலும் இதனால் நகருதடா
மனிதா மனதில் மனிதம் இருக்கனும்டா
மனிதன் செயலால் உலகம் சிறக்குதடா
Right, right, right, right,
Love, love, love, love,
Satan, satan, satan, satan,
Right, right, right.
ரைட்டு ரைட்டு ரைட்டு ரைட்டு
லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்
சாத்தான் சாத்தான் சாத்தான் சாத்தான்
ரைட்டு ரைட்டு ரைட்டு
Rightyum oduthae
The right path is running away,
One way-yil wrongum oduthae
The wrong way is running on a one-way street.
Saivam raththam kekkuthae
Even vegetarians are asking for blood,
Run way-yil naakku neettuthae
Licking its lips on the runway.
Love-yum oduthae
Love is also running away,
Love-vodu nanjum oduthae
Along with love, poison is also running.
Rendum thappiyoduthae
Both are escaping together,
Thappikka thollai kooduthae
To escape, trouble is increasing.
Saalai neeluthae
The road stretches far,
Saaththaanin moolai aaluthae
Satan's brain rules the place.
Engum sandai poduthae
Fights are breaking out everywhere,
Santhosham sethu vaazhuthae
Happiness lives like it's dead.
Panam panamnu odaathae
Don't run around chasing money,
Gunam izhanthu pova
You will lose your character,
Manam izhantha poovaa
Like a flower that lost its fragrance,
Dhina udhirnthu pova
You will wither away daily.
Thavara thiruththa unakku viruppam illa
You have no desire to correct your mistakes,
Thappil vizhuntha evanum ezhunthuthilla
No one who has fallen into wrong has risen back.
Thiramai irunthum uzhaikka ninaikkavilla
Despite having talent, you didn't think to work,
Varumai neruppu irunthum anaikkavilla
Though poverty was a fire, you didn't extinguish it.
Mela kaththi thongi thodaruthu odu
A knife hangs overhead, keep running,
Ninna ottam adangidum kovam
If you stop, the running anger will subside.
Vendaam adangidu adangidu koolaa
Don't, calm down, stay cool,
Neeyum nadanthidudaa
Walk with dignity, my friend.
Aattam pottum aasai adangala koottam
Despite dancing around, desire hasn't subsided, gathering a crowd,
Kootti alappara kodukkira
Causing chaos by bringing people together.
Aararivu orr arivaai maara
Six senses turning into a single sense,
Aimpulangal un mathiyai meera
The five senses overriding your intellect.
Uyir edukka nee yaaru
Who are you to take a life?
Uyir kodukka paaru
Try to give life instead.
Dhinam nadakkum poru
In the battle that happens daily,
Thunivudan nee yaeru
Rise up with courage.
Ettuthikkum anbai vithaiththidu
Sow love in all eight directions,
Ettipaakkum vanmam pudhainthidu
Bury the hatred that peeps out.
Kutti suvarai etti udhainthidu
Kick down the dilapidated wall,
Kuttram muttram munbe therinthidu
Understand the wrong fully in advance.
Kadala kadakkum parava vizhunthathila
The bird crossing the sea never fell,
Udala kadakkum usuru thirumpavilla
The soul leaving the body never returned.
Manatha adakkum manithan azhinthathilla
The man who controls his mind was never destroyed,
Maranam irukku therinjum adakkamilla
Despite knowing death exists, there is no humility.
Vaazhkka neelamdaa
Life is long, my friend,
Nee odi thaanda venumdaa
You need to run and cross it.
Payaththa thookki podadaa
Throw away your fear,
Poradi vaazh paarudaa
Fight and see what it is to live.
Thulli odudaa
Run with a leap,
Unnoda thilla kaattudaa
Show your grit and courage.
Vaada vellum routedaa
Come on, this is the winning route,
Nee odi vettri naattudaa
Run and plant the flag of victory.
Speed-u yaeththudaa
Increase your speed,
Unnodaa feel-u maaththudaa
Change your feeling, my friend.
Thozha namma maaththudaa
Friend, let's change ourselves,
Nikkaama veesum kaaththudaa
Like the wind that blows without stopping.
Sudasudaththaan thangam
Gold becomes pure only when heated,
Vali poruththu poda
Wear it after enduring the pain.
Padapadaththaan vaazhkkai
Life is full of flutters,
Palam kodukkum vaadaa
Come on, it will yield fruit.
Seiyyum dharmam unnai uyarnthidu
The righteousness you practice will elevate you,
Sinthum vervai vettri koduththidum
The sweat you shed will bring victory.
Mannai muttum jeevan mulaiththidum
The seed touching the soil will sprout,
Thannai thanthaal unnai valarnthidum
If you give of yourself, it will grow you.
Ulagam suzhala uyirgal nilaikkuthadaa
As the world rotates, lives stay grounded,
Iravum pagalum idhanaal nagaruthudaa
Day and night move because of this.
Manithaa manathil manitham irukanumdaa
O human, humanity must exist in your heart,
Manithan seyalaal ulagam sirakkuthadaa
The world excels through human deeds.
Right-u right-u right-u right-u
Right, right, right, right,
Love love love love
Love, love, love, love,
Saaththaan saththaan saththaan saththaan
Satan, satan, satan, satan,
Right-u right-u right-u
Right, right, right.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thee Ivan' serves as a philosophical yet energetic wake-up call to modern humanity. It highlights the chaotic state of current society where righteousness, love, and basic morality seem to be fading, replaced by greed for money, chaotic desires, and destructive conflict. The lyricist cautions against losing one's character in pursuit of material gain and emphasizes the importance of hard work, self-control, and moral rectitude. In the second half, the tone turns motivational, urging the listener to overcome fear, embrace challenges, and display courage. It reminds people that true human legacy lies in practicing righteousness (dharma), showing empathy, and contributing positively through action, asserting that true success and inner peace are attained through resilience and humanity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Panam panamnu odaathae / Gunam izhanthu pova”
Matching second letter in consecutive lines: 'Panam' / 'Gunam' / 'Manam', 'Rightyum' / 'Saivam', 'Kadala' / 'Udala' / 'Manatha' / 'Maranam'.
Monaai (Alliteration / First letter rhyming)
“Thulli odudaa / Unnoda thilla kaattudaa”
Matching first sound across words in a line: 'Vaazhkka' / 'venumdaa', 'Thulli' / 'thilla'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ettuthikkum anbai vithaiththidu / Ettipaakkum vanmam pudhainthidu”
Lines ending with matching rhyming suffixes like 'oduthae', 'pova', 'vithaiththidu', 'pudhainthidu', 'udhainthidu'.
Metaphor
“Manam izhantha poovaa”
Comparing a human losing character to a flower losing its fragrance ('Manam izhantha poovaa').
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Trivia
The song 'Thee Ivan' features music composed by director-producer T. M. Jayamurugan, who also penned the lyrics for the movie. The soundtrack combines energetic rhythm with deep moral questioning, reflecting the protagonist's internal and external struggles in the film.
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