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Sandi Muni

From Kanchana 2 · 2015

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Haricharan, Leon James
Music director
Leon James
Details
Kanchana 22015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sandimuni..sadaamuniStubborn Muni, Muni with matted hair
Mandimuni.. mahamuniKneeling Muni, Great Muni
Vandimuni..vaaidhamuniCart Muni, Timed Muni
Paandimuni…paravamuniPandi Muni, Flying Muni
Male
Suruttumuni…sudalamuniCigar-smoking Muni, Crematorium Muni
Iruttumuni…. ilaiyamuniDark Muni, Young Muni
Kaattumuni .. karuppumuniForest Muni, Black Muni
Mottamuni…moothamuniShaven Muni, Elder Muni
Male
Uchimuni..ondimuniZenith Muni, Solitary Muni
Jadaamuni ..maayamuni…Matted-locks Muni, Illusionary Muni
Vedhamuni… veeramuni..Vedic Muni, Heroic Muni
Naadhamuni… nallamuni…Musical Muni, Good Muni
Male
Solra muni pera…Say the name of Muni...
Chorus
Thottu paaru muniyaTry touching Muni
Vandhurikken thaniyaeI have come alone
Mandhiramum thandhiramumMantras and magic
Kalaadiyil paniyaShall bow down at my feet
Vetta vetta thuluppenAs you cut, I will sprout even more
Thittamittu ozhippenI will systematically eliminate you
Panni vacha paavathukkuFor the sins you committed
Vadi pottu koduppen..I will repay with interest
Male
Ey vaaaHey, come!
Vandhu thodu…enga thoduCome and touch... touch where?
Adi thaanga maatta…You won't withstand the blow...
Vaa vandhu… thaduCome, stop me...
Enga… thadu…hoooWhere? Stop me... hooo!
Chorus
Kakkuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who protects
Thaakkuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who attacks
Kannedhirae saagasangalRight in front of your eyes, miraculous feats
Seiyuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who performs them
Eettiyena veralumFingers like spears
Idipola koralumA voice like thunder
Enna ithu…enna ithu…What is this... what is this...
Ettu desa meralumThe eight directions tremble
Male
Ungappan un paattanEven if your father or grandfather
Vandha koodaWere to come
Un muchu thappadhada..Your breath will not escape, man
Pazhi vaangathaan…To take revenge...
Bali vaangathaan..vandhenada..To demand a sacrifice, I have come!
Male
Vaazhatthan.. vandhomaeWe came only to live
Vazhkaiyai… pottu erichiyaeBut you burnt our life down
Vannathu..poochiyin koottathaA flock of butterflies
Konnu kuvichittiyaeYou slaughtered and piled up
Chorus
Katteri nadamadudhuThe vampire roams about
Kalla nari kootthadudhuThe cunning fox dances in joy
Aniyayam vilaiyaadudhuInjustice plays around
Azhukkellam kalamaadudhuAll filth gathers to dance
Andam adhil kandam palaIn the cosmos, many continents
Kandam adhil pindam palaIn those lands, many bodies
Anjaamalae vanjam theerWithout fear, exact vengeance
Hara hara hara hara haraHara hara hara hara hara
Male
Eh.. katthum neruppumHey, a form of wind and fire blended
Kalandha uruvamA blended form
Paarthaal podhum paarai urugumJust looking at it will melt rocks
Modhi modhiColliding again and again
Muzhusai azhippenI will destroy completely
Nee vaada moodaCome on, you fool
Chorus
Thottu paaru muniyaTry touching Muni
Vandhurikken thaniyaeI have come alone
Mandhiramum thandhiramumMantras and magic
Kalaadiyil paniyaShall bow down at my feet
Vetta vetta thuluppenAs you cut, I will sprout even more
Thittamittu ozhippenI will systematically eliminate you
Panni vacha paavathukkuFor the sins you committed
Vaddi pottu koduppenI will repay with interest
Male
Ey vaaaHey, come!
Vandhu thodu…enga thoduCome and touch... touch where?
Adi thaanga maatta…You won't withstand the blow...
Vaa vandhu… thaduCome, stop me...
Enga… thadu…hoooWhere? Stop me... hooo!
Male
Kollama…Without killing...
Vida maatten…I will not leave you...
Konniyae enga kolathiyae…You killed our innocent woman...
Illama…seidhaayaeYou annihilated us
Ennoda ellam parichiyeda…You snatched away everything of mine...
Chorus
Kaandaamani kinukinukkudhuThe giant bell chimes
Kadam soorai para parakkudhuStorms fly wild
Mala kooda gidu gidukkudhuEven mountains shudder
Madhayaanai thada thadakkudhuMad elephants stampede
Chorus
Vidhai onnu kilai virikkudhuA single seed spreads its branches
Vivagaaram theeppudikkudhuThe dispute catches fire
Vinnagamum veda vedakkudhuEven the heavens shiver
Hara hara hara hara hara haraHara hara hara hara hara hara
Male
Ey….ulagil ulla theemaikkellamHey, for all the evil in this world
Undhan saavae paadam aagumYour death will serve as a lesson
Urutti urutti…poratti poratti..Rolling you over and over...
Kolvenae vaada..I will kill you, come on!
Male
Solra muni pera…Say the name of Muni...
Chorus
Thottu paaru muniyaTry touching Muni
Vandhurikken thaniyaeI have come alone
Mandhiramum thandhiramumMantras and magic
Kalaadiyil paniyaShall bow down at my feet
Vetta vetta thuluppenAs you cut, I will sprout even more
Thittamittu ozhippenI will systematically eliminate you
Panni vacha paavathukkuFor the sins you committed
Vaddi pottu koduppenI will repay with interest
Male
Ey vaaaHey, come!
Vandhu thodu…enga thoduCome and touch... touch where?
Adi thaanga maatta…You won't withstand the blow...
Vaa vandhu… thaduCome, stop me...
Enga… thadu…hoooWhere? Stop me... hooo!
Chorus
Kakkuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who protects
Thaakkuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who attacks
Kannedhirae saagasangalRight in front of your eyes, miraculous feats
Seiyuradhum munithaanIt is Muni who performs them
Eettiyena veralumFingers like spears
Idipola koralumA voice like thunder
Enna ithu…enna ithu…What is this... what is this...
Ettu desa meralumThe eight directions tremble
Male
Ungappan un paattanEven if your father or grandfather
Vandha koodaWere to come
Un muchu thappadhada..Your breath will not escape, man
Pazhi vaangathaan…To take revenge...
Bali vaangathaan..vandhenada..To demand a sacrifice, I have come!
Male
Sandimuni..sadaamuniStubborn Muni, Muni with matted hair
Mandimuni.. mahamuniKneeling Muni, Great Muni
Vandimuni..vaaidhamuniCart Muni, Timed Muni
Paandimuni…paravamuniPandi Muni, Flying Muni
Male
Suruttumuni…sudalamuniCigar-smoking Muni, Crematorium Muni
Iruttumuni…. ilaiyamuniDark Muni, Young Muni
Kaattumuni .. karuppumuniForest Muni, Black Muni
Mottamuni…moothamuniShaven Muni, Elder Muni
Male
Uchimuni..ondimuniZenith Muni, Solitary Muni
Jadaamuni ..maayamuni…Matted-locks Muni, Illusionary Muni
Vedhamuni… veeramuni..Vedic Muni, Heroic Muni
Naadhamuni… nallamuni…Musical Muni, Good Muni

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Sandimuni' (also known as 'Muni Song') from Kanchana 2 serves as a fiery, intense theme song celebrating the vengeful guardian spirit / deity Muni. The lyrics evoke the fierce manifestations of Muni (such as Sudalamuni, Karuppumuni, and Mahamuni) from Tamil folk deity tradition, portraying an unstoppable force driven by retribution. The spirit confronts evil perpetrators who destroyed innocent lives (metaphorically described as slaughtering a flock of butterflies) and promises to exact severe justice with interest. Through intense imagery—fingers like spears, thunderous voice, shuddering mountains, and raging fire—the song emphasizes that no black magic, mantras, or powerful lineage can save the wrongdoers from divine wrath. It is a triumphant chant of cosmic vengeance where righteousness ultimately crushes injustice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming / Second syllable rhyme)

Eettiyena veralum / Idipola koralum

The second letters 'tti' and 'di' create second-letter rhyming across lines, standard in Tamil poetic structure.

Simile (Upamai)

Eettiyena veralum / Idipola koralum

Comparing fingers to spears ('Eettiyena veralum') and voice to thunder ('Idipola koralum') using explicit comparative indicators.

Anaphora / Repetitive Listing

Sandimuni..sadaamuni / Mandimuni.. mahamuni

Continuous rhythmic invocation listing various regional forms and names of Muni ending in 'muni'.

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kurafe / Sound symbolism)

Kaandaamani kinukinukkudhu ... Mala kooda gidu gidukkudhu

Use of rhythmic rhyming sound words like 'kinukinukkudhu', 'gidu gidukkudhu', and 'thada thadakkudhu' to evoke trembling intensity.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vannathu..poochiyin koottatha / Konnu kuvichittiyae

Innocent victimized people are metaphorically depicted as a flock of colorful butterflies killed ruthlessly.

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Trivia

This track serves as a recurring anthem across Raghava Lawrence's blockbuster horror-comedy franchise 'Muni / Kanchana'. The lyrics explicitly reference various traditional village guardian deities (Kaval Deivam) worshipped across rural Tamil Nadu under the 'Muni' pantheon.

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