♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Yei savaalae samaali	Hey, face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Namma jeikkaravan yaarudaa	Who is there to defeat us?
Inimae namakkuthaan perudaa	From now on, fame belongs only to us!
Male
Savaalae samaali	Face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Acham enbathu ethukkudaa	Why do we even need fear?
Thooki pottu atha kozhuthudaa	Throw it away and set it on fire!
Male
Ettu dhisaiyum kizhakku namakku	All eight directions are east (a new dawn) for us,
Ezhunthu nadanthaa ilakku namakku	If we rise and walk, the destination is ours.
Mutti modhi thadaiyai norukku	Smash against barriers and shatter obstacles,
Vettri namathae thaandaa	Victory is ours alone, man!
Male
Malaiyai kooda mutti udappom	We will dash against mountains and break them,
Idiyai kooda vetti saaippom	We will slice through thunder and bring it down,
Vaanathaiyum thatti thirappom	We will knock open even the heavens,
Namma thaandaa jeippom	We are the ones who will win!
Male
Kurukku vazhiyil ponaal kooda	Even if we take shortcuts,
Kuttram ondrum illai	There is no crime in it.
Nee pogum payanam thaan	Only where your journey ends,
Mudiyum idathil irukka vendum ellai	Should the boundary lie.
Male
Unthan naalai thaan thittam pottu	Plan out your tomorrow,
Oda oda virattu	Chase it relentlessly as you run.
Nee odum pothuthaan	Only while you are running,
Thadaigal vanthaal thunichalodu mirattu	If obstacles appear, intimidate them with courage!
Male
Yei savaalae samaali	Hey, face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Namma jeikkaravan yaarudaa	Who is there to defeat us?
Inimae namakkuthaan perudaa	From now on, fame belongs only to us!
Male
Savaalae samaali	Face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Acham enbathu ethukkudaa	Why do we even need fear?
Thooki pottu atha kozhuthudaa	Throw it away and set it on fire!
Chorus
Ohooo…ooohooo..ohoooo	Ohooo…ooohooo..ohoooo
Ohoooo…ooo…oooo	Ohoooo…ooo…oooo
Ohooo…ooohooo..ohoooo	Ohooo…ooohooo..ohoooo
Ohoooo…ooo…oooo	Ohoooo…ooo…oooo
Male
Pazhasa ellaam thooki podu	Throw away all the old things,
Ethuvumae thevai illa	Nothing of it is needed anymore.
Panchaakatha paathu vaazha	To live life consulting astrological almanacs,
Naama ellam kozhai illai	None of us are cowards.
Male
Kattu kattaa nottu venum	We need bundles and stacks of currency notes,
Enbathae namathu ellai	That alone is our boundary.
Kattupaadu enbathellam	Something called restriction or rule,
Endrumae namakku illai	Is never meant for us.
Male
Needhi nyaayam paarppathaalae	By abiding strictly by ethics and justice,
Nanmai ondrum vanthidaathae	No good is ever going to happen.
Ekku thappaa vaazhntha pothum	Even if we live recklessly,
Vettrithaandaa venum	Victory alone is what we need!
Male
Vaanam namakku baaram illai	The sky is not a burden to us,
Bhoomi namakku dhooram illai	The earth is not too far for us.
Nammai naamae thooki sumappom	We will carry ourselves,
Thuninchu neeyum vaadaa	Be brave and come along!
Male
Kurukku vazhiyil ponaal kooda	Even if we take shortcuts,
Kuttram ondrum illai	There is no crime in it.
Nee pogum payanam thaan	Only where your journey ends,
Mudiyum idathil irukka vendum ellai	Should the boundary lie.
Male
Unthan naalai thaan thittam pottu	Plan out your tomorrow,
Oda oda virattu	Chase it relentlessly as you run.
Nee odum pothuthaan	Only while you are running,
Thadaigal vanthaal thunichalodu mirattu	If obstacles appear, intimidate them with courage!
Male
Yei savaalae samaali	Hey, face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Namma jeikkaravan yaarudaa	Who is there to defeat us?
Inimae namakkuthaan perudaa	From now on, fame belongs only to us!
Male
Savaalae samaali	Face the challenge!
Vaadaa dei pangaali	Come on, my partner!
Acham enbathu ethukkudaa	Why do we even need fear?
Thooki pottu atha kozhuthudaa	Throw it away and set it on fire!
Male
Yaarukiita nyaayam kekka	From whom should we ask for justice?
Yaarumae gnani illai	No one here is a saint.
Vettaiyaada thuninthu vittaal	Once you decide to go hunting,
Kolaigalum paavam illa	Even killing is not considered a sin.
Male
Sodhanaigal vanthu pogum	Trials will come and go,
Ethuvumae nilaippathilla	Nothing remains permanent.
Saadhanaigal seidhu vittaal	Once you achieve great feats,
Bothanaigal thevai illa	No preachings or advice are necessary!
Male
Oora pathi kavala illa	We don't care about the town,
Urava pathi kavala illa	We don't care about relatives.
Odum varaiyil oduvondaa	As long as we can run, let us keep running, man,
Kavala vendaam vaadaa	Don't worry, come along!
Male
Naalai ingae namakku illa	Tomorrow is not guaranteed for us here,
Meendum ingae pirappathilla	We will not be born here again.
Intha nimidam vaazhnthu paarppom	Let us live and experience this present moment,
Ezhunthu neeyum vaadaa	Rise up and come along!
Male
Kurukku vazhiyil ponaal kooda	Even if we take shortcuts,
Kuttram ondrum illai	There is no crime in it.
Nee pogum payanam thaan	Only where your journey ends,
Mudiyum idathil irukka vendum ellai	Should the boundary lie.
Male
Unthan naalai thaan thittam pottu	Plan out your tomorrow,
Oda oda virattu	Chase it relentlessly as you run.
Nee odum pothuthaan	Only while you are running,
Thadaigal vanthaal thunichalodu mirattu	If obstacles appear, intimidate them with courage!

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