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Lyrics & meaning

Silukkuvarupatti Singam

From Silukkuvarupatti Singam · 2018

Lyricist
V7h
Singers
Sargam Choir, V7h, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
Music director
Leon James
Movie name
Silukkuvarupatti Singam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
5 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvarupatti ….singam
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvaru silukku silukku
Silukku silukku silukku silukkuvaru
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Engooru hero pola
Engum kidaiyaadhae
Ivanoda veera kadhaiya
Sonna mudiyaadhae
Adichaanaa nee gaali
Adikkavum maattaanae
Medhichaa nee thakkali
Medhikkavum maataanae
Thayiriathula thaan machaan
Paadhi puli aamaam
Padhunga theriyum aana
Paaya theriyaathaam
Supermanu soupu vechu
Suppi suppi kudipanaam
Baahubaliyin ellu peran
Yaaru paaruuu
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti ..ee..singam
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti ..ee..singam
Vambuthumbu pomattaan
Vandha vamba kuda ivan
Indru poyi naalai vanu solvaanae
Kaakki sattaiya pottu
Gandhi thaatha vandhaa
Avar ippadi thaan irupaarunnu
Parungadiyoo
Paarvai neruppaamaam
Aana onnum eriyaathae machaan
Vegam rail thaan aama
Paavam engine oodathae
Spider manu kaima panni
Ittulikku thottupaan
Jetulikku thambhi kaaran
Yaaru paaruu
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti ..ee..singam
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti
Silukkuvarupatti ..ee..singam
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvarupatti ….singam
Silukkuvaru silukkuvaru
Silukkuvaru silukku silukku
Silukku silukku silukku silukkuvaru
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Hey hey hey hey
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
Silukkuvaaru, Silukku Silukku
Silukku Silukku Silukku Silukkuvaaru
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
There is no hero like our town's hero,
nowhere to be found!
If you start recounting his brave tales,
they will never end!
If he hits you, you are done for,
except he never hits anyone!
If he stomps on you, you will be squashed like a tomato,
except he never stomps on anyone!
When it comes to guts, my friend,
he is half a tiger, yes!
He knows how to duck and hide,
but they say he doesn't know how to pounce!
He would make soup out of Superman
and slurp it right up, they say!
The great-great-grandson of Baahubali,
look who he is!
Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvarupatti...
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti!
Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvarupatti...
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti!
He never goes looking for trouble,
and even if trouble comes right to him,
he will say, "Go away today and come back tomorrow!"
If Mahatma Gandhi
came wearing a khaki uniform,
he would look just like him—
come take a look, people!
His glare is pure fire, they say,
yet nothing ever burns, my friend!
His speed is like a train, sure,
too bad the engine doesn't start!
He would mince Spider-Man like meat
and eat him as a side dish with idli!
The younger brother of Jet Li,
look who he is!
Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvarupatti...
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti!
Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvarupatti...
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti!
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
The lion of Silukkuvarupatti...
Silukkuvaaru, Silukkuvaaru
Silukkuvaaru, Silukku Silukku
Silukku Silukku Silukku Silukkuvaaru
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song serves as a comical and satirical hero-introduction track for a peace-loving police officer in the town of Silukkuvarupatti. Instead of standard heroic grandiosity, the lyrics playfully exaggerate his non-violent nature and reluctance to engage in fights, contrasting grandiose claims with humorous reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Engooru hero pola / Engum kidaiyaadhae

Matching initial vowel sound 'E' in consecutive lines creating melodic flow.

Hyperbole & Comic Exaggeration

Supermanu soupu vechu suppi suppi kudipanaam

Exaggerating power by claiming he eats Superman soup and Spider-Man minced meat as side dishes.

Irony / Paradox

Padhunga theriyum aana paaya theriyaathaam

Contradicting a brave metaphor (a tiger) with the cowardly reality (knows how to hide but not pounce).

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Trivia

This title track from the 2018 Tamil action-comedy movie 'Silukkuvarupatti Singam' features music composed by Leon James. The film stars Vishnu Vishal as an easygoing constable who tries to avoid conflict at all costs.

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