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Lyrics & meaning

Soorayaatam

From Mahaan · 2021

Lyricist
Muthamil
Singers
V. M. Mahalingam, Santhosh Narayanan
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Details
Mahaan2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Soorayada vaadaCome to plunder and conquer!
Male
Hei…thakkita…(2)Hey... Thakkita...
Male
Thaandi vaada veeraLeap forward and come, brave warrior!
Vandhu thanjam thangitu podaCome, offer refuge, stay a while, and go.
Un mallukkum sollukkum munnadiBefore your physical strength and word,
Evan nikkaporan neraaWho can stand directly face-to-face?
Male
Hei…thakkita…(2)Hey... Thakkita...
Male
Samba mannukkullaWithin this fertile Samba soil,
Kotti poththi vechaTreasured and kept safe and hidden,
Neththi kadana yethukkoAccept this essential, sacred debt owed.
Yeri midhichuthanTrample upon them fiercely,
Peya adakkithanSubdue the evil spirits,
Enga paavam theethukkoCleanse and resolve all our sins and suffering!
Male
Hei…thakkita…Hey... Thakkita...
Na nana nana nanaNa nana nana nana
HeiHey!
Male
Sonna solla kaathuttaYou protected the word you gave,
Thattipari vaa muttaCome charge ahead and snatch back what was lost, fool!
Nenjukkulla othaiya nikkuraStanding alone inside our hearts,
Needhi sollida vaaCome to deliver ultimate justice!
Male
Akkam pakkam thaakuraAttacking from all sides,
Ottu motha soozhchiyaAll these grand conspiracies,
Vanjikanum vettiyae thalli thanCut down the deceitful ones, cast them aside,
Vaazha vechida vaaCome to make us live and thrive!
Male
Thaniyaadha pasiyoIs it an unquenchable hunger?
Thoda mudiyadha pagaiyoOr an untouched, distant enmity?
Maarikitta thinga vaikkumIf you cross paths, it will consume you,
Meeriputta sikka vaikkumIf you exceed limits, it will trap you completely.
Dhisaiyodu ariyadhaUnaware of conventional directions,
Pudhupaadhai pirandhaachiA brand new path has been born!
Pongura pongalaLike an overflowing, boiling celebration,
Vandhuru vandhurudaaCome on, come right now!
Male
Soorayada vaadaCome to plunder and strike!
Suththi alli thakkura sooraO hero who sweeps and attacks everything around!
Vaal engalukaga yendhiWielding the sword on our behalf,
Un ellai yeri vaa vaa heiCross your boundaries and come, hey!
Chorus
………………[Instrumental / Musical transition]
Male
Vesam kollum poosai senjomWe performed rituals donning divine guises,
Kaatu aara vaadaa neeCome like a surging wild river!
Adanga saetta edudaa vaettaUncontrollable mischief, take up the hunt!
Mundhanum mundhi nee vandhurudaaRush ahead and arrive before anyone else!
Indhiran chandhiran thandhiran mandhiranIndra, Moon god, clever trickery, sacred incantations...
Vandhutha kenjanum endhiridaaThey must all come begging, get up now!
Aththana sondhamum unnathan namburomAll your kin rely entirely on you,
Undhi nee endhiri endhiridaaPush yourself forward and rise, rise up!
Male
Aatti veikka poraanHe is going to shake and control everything,
Peiya pooti veika poraanHe is going to lock away the evil demon,
Koothadikkum kootamThe grandstanding, reckless crowd...
Paathu kooru poda poraanSeeing them, he is going to chop them to pieces!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Soorayada Vaada' from the movie Mahaan (2022) is a high-energy folk-fusion hero invocation song. The lyrics serve as a passionate rallying cry urging a formidable hero figure to step up, take charge, and eradicate evil and deceit. The community implores him to rise above constraints, destroy conspiracies, absolve suffering, and restore righteousness and hope.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Assonance & Rhyme (Iyaibu / Monnai)

Indhiran chandhiran thandhiran mandhiran

The rapid sequence of rhythmic rhyming words creates a powerful, ritualistic chant effect.

Metaphor

Kaatu aara vaadaa nee

Comparing the hero's unstoppable arrival and force to a wild, overflowing river.

Hyperbole

Indhiran chandhiran thandhiran mandhiran / Vandhutha kenjanum endhiridaa

Hyperbolically expressing that heavenly deities and magical powers would come begging before the hero's rising power.

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Trivia

'Soorayada Vaada' was composed by Santhosh Narayanan for Kartik Subbaraj's film 'Mahaan' starring Vikram. The song blends native Tamil folk rhythm with heavy bass and percussion, sung passionately by V. M. Mahalingam and Santhosh Narayanan.

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