Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Kaari album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Thalaimaganey

From Kaari · 2022

Lyricist
Hemanth
Singers
Swasthika Swaminathan, Chorus
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Kaari
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thalaimaganae…. thalaimaganae…
Ulagam ini
Unakena uravugalaakum
Thalaimuraiyae… thalaimuraiyae…
Varungaalam namakena
Vidinthae theerum
Vazhkaiyelae
Thorkkayilae noogadhae
Mannil puthaipadum vidhaiyae
Oru naal malarum
Thanakena vazhbavenae
Maraivaanae
Oooruku vaazhnthidum uyirae
Maraindhum vaazhum
Kidaithu vidaatho
Sondha man nillaithu vidaatho!
Malarndhu vidaatho
Kaalamum kanindhu vidaatho!
O firstborn son... O firstborn son...
From now on, the whole world
will become your family.
O new generation... O generation...
The future, for our sake,
will surely dawn.
In this life,
do not lose heart when you face defeat.
A seed buried in the soil
will blossom one day.
One who lives only for oneself
will simply fade away,
but the soul who lives for the people
will live on even after death.
Will we not reclaim it?
Will our own land not remain with us forever!
Will it not blossom?
Will time not turn in our favour!
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This anthem from the movie 'Kaari' serves as an inspiring call to action and hope for a hero and his community. It offers solace during times of failure by using the metaphor of a seed buried in dirt that eventually grows and blossoms. The song draws a sharp contrast between selfish individuals who are forgotten after death and selfless heroes whose legacies live on in the hearts of their people. It concludes on a hopeful note, questioning if justice, native land preservation, and favorable times are finally on the horizon.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Mannil puthaipadum vidhaiyae / Oru naal malarum

Compares a person experiencing defeat in life to a seed buried under the earth, promising that hardship is merely preparation for future blooming.

Antithesis / Juxtaposition

Thanakena vazhbavenae Maraivaanae / Oooruku vaazhnthidum uyirae Maraindhum vaazhum

Contrasts the transient nature of a selfish life with the eternal legacy of a selfless life lived for the village.

Anaphora / Repetition

Thalaimaganae…. thalaimaganae…

Repeats key addresses like 'Thalaimaganae' and 'Thalaimuraiyae' to create a rhythmic, solemn invocation.

Rhetorical Questioning (Iyaimbu / End Rhyme)

Kidaithu vidaatho / Sondha man nillaithu vidaatho!

Uses a series of rhythmic questions ending in the suffix '-o' (vidaatho) to build an emotional crescendo and longing for justice.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Kaari' (2022) is an action drama starring Sasikumar that centers around protecting rural traditions and native cattle breeds. D. Imman's soundtrack relies heavily on grand choral arrangements and traditional Tamil folk elements to heighten the heroic and emotional scale of the film's narrative.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Kaari

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.