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Lyrics & meaning

Rise Up Theme

From Viswasam · 2018

Lyricist
Siva
Singers
Shenbagaraj, Narayanan, Saisharan, Vignesh Narayanan
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Viswasam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
4 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa….
Ahaaa…aaa….aaa….aaaa….
Yehh yehh
Yehh ….. yehhh
Yehhh….yehhh
Yehhh….yehhh
Dhira dhira dhaga naa
Dhaga dhaga tha dhaga dhaga tha
Dhira dhira dhaga naa
Dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga
Dhiga dhiga dhiga thaa
Dhira dhira dhaga naa
Dhaga dhaga tha dhaga dhaga tha
Dhira dhira dhaga naa
Dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga
Dhiga dhiga dhiga thaa
Ohh ooooo aaaa aaa hoo
Aaaa….aaa….aaa……aaaa….
Yehh yehhh
Mukkarai muzhangida
Kombhu urumida
Makkalin isai yena vaa yehh
Niththirai kilinthidum
Idigal irangidum
Kokkarai sirippena vaa yehh
Kattrena thadaiyidum
Ethaiyum ethirthidum
Pattridum neruppena vaa yehh
Vettarivaal ena
Meesai murukkida
Sutteri nokkena vaa yehh
Nenjuram adangidum
Urudhi malarnthidum
Vanjagam azhinthida vaa yehh
Ukkiram kolunthidum
Kuruthi kothithidum
thunai ena vaa yehh
………………………….
Mukkarai muzhangida
Kombhu urumida
Makkalin isai yena vaa yehh
Niththirai kilinthidum
Idigal irangidum
Kokkarai sirippena vaa yehh
Kattrena thadaiyidum
Ethaiyum ethirthidum
Pattridum neruppena vaa yehh
Vettarivaal ena
Meesai murukkida
Sutteri nokkena vaa yehh
Nenjuram adangidum
Urudhi malarnthidum
Vanjagam azhinthida vaa yehh
Ukkiram kolunthidum
Kuruthi kothithidum
Thikkena thunai ena vaa yehh
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Aha... ah... ah... aa...
Yeah, yeah
Yeah... yeah
Yeah... yeah
Yeah... yeah
Thira thira thaga naa
Thaga thaga tha thaga thaga tha
Thira thira thaga naa
Thaga thaga thaga thaga
Thiga thiga thiga thaa
Thira thira thaga naa
Thaga thaga tha thaga thaga tha
Thira thira thaga naa
Thaga thaga thaga thaga
Thiga thiga thiga thaa
Oh, oh oh oh oh, aa aa hoo
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Yeah, yeah
As the trumpets resound,
As the horns bellow,
Come like the music of the people, yeah!
Tearing through deep sleep,
Crashing down like thunder,
Come with a roaring laugh, yeah!
Standing firm against every obstacle,
Defying anything in your way,
Come like a blazing fire, yeah!
Sharp as a machete,
Twirling your mustache,
Come with a fiery gaze, yeah!
Calming troubled hearts,
As unyielding resolve blooms,
Come to wipe out deceit, yeah!
As fierce fury flares up,
As blood boils with passion,
Come as our steadfast guide and shield, yeah!
...
As the trumpets resound,
As the horns bellow,
Come like the music of the people, yeah!
Tearing through deep sleep,
Crashing down like thunder,
Come with a roaring laugh, yeah!
Standing firm against every obstacle,
Defying anything in your way,
Come like a blazing fire, yeah!
Sharp as a machete,
Twirling your mustache,
Come with a fiery gaze, yeah!
Calming troubled hearts,
As unyielding resolve blooms,
Come to wipe out deceit, yeah!
As fierce fury flares up,
As blood boils with passion,
Come as our steadfast guide and shield, yeah!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This theme track from Viswasam is an intense, high-energy anthem celebrating rural valor, authority, and mass heroism. Using dramatic imagery from nature and traditional folk instruments—such as roaring horns, resounding drums, striking thunder, and blazing fire—the lyrics describe the protagonist as an unstoppable force and a protective guardian who stands for the people and destroys treachery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Pattridum neruppena vaa yehh

Compares the hero's arrival and characteristics to fire ('Pattridum neruppena') and a machete ('Vettarivaal ena') to emphasize sharp, dangerous intensity.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhugai)

Mukkarai muzhangida / Niththirai kilinthidum

Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines ('Mukkarai', 'Niththirai', 'Kattrena') creates a driving, rhythmic cadence.

Onomatopoeia (Sollalangaaram)

Dhira dhira dhaga naa

Use of rhythmic folk syllables mimicking the beat of traditional Tamil percussion instruments (Pambai / Thavil).

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Trivia

This high-octane theme track from Viswasam was composed by D. Imman, who won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Music Direction for this soundtrack. The lyrics were penned directly by director Siva to match Ajith Kumar's mass screen presence.

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