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Thangama Vairama

From Annadurai · 2017

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singers
Ananthu, Karthik
Music director
Vijay Antony
Movie name
Annadurai
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
3 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thangama vairama enna solla
Ivan gunathukku yedhum eedu illa
Sondhama bandhama enna solla
Oru aabathunnaa vandhu nippan indha pulla
Saththiyama.. naa solluranda..
Ivan sathiyamae thothu nikkum nallavanda
Suththathilum suththa thangamada
Indha annathurai…
Thangama vairama enna solla
Ivan gunathukku yedhum eedu illa
Sondhama bandhama enna solla
Oru aabathunnaa vandhu nippan indha pulla
Kanneerilae vaazhuvaan..
Nee kanneer vittaa thaanguvaan
Kanneerilae vaazhuvaan..
Nee kanneer vittaa thaanguvaan
Thannai nambi yaarum vandhaal
Uyira koduthu thookkuvaan
Eruva.. aaa….
Yerikka yerikka thiruneeru..
Ivana ….aaaa…aaah…
Padikka padikka varalaaru..
Saththiyama.. naa solluranda..
Ivan sathiyamae thothu nikkum nallavanda
Suththathilum suththa thangamada
Indha annathurai…
Thangama vairama enna solla
Ivan gunathukku yedhum eedu illa
Sondhama bandhama enna solla
Oru aabathunnaa vandhu nippan indha pulla
Ottumoththa paasamum..
Oththa uruvil thondruthae..
Ottumoththa paasamum..
Oththa uruvil thondruthae..
Vettupatta kaayamum..
Vaaithiranthu pesuthae..
Uzhiyinnn…..uuuuu…
Valiyai porukkum silai paaru
Ivanin…..uuu…..
Valiyil irukku kadhai nooru..
Saththiyama.. naa solluranda..
Ivan sathiyamae thothu nikkum nallavanda
Suththathilum suththa thangamada
Indha annathurai…
Thangama vairama enna solla
Ivan gunathukku yedhum eedu illa
Sondhama bandhama enna solla
Oru aabathunnaa vandhu nippan indha pulla
Saththiyama.. naa solluranda..
Ivan sathiyamae thothu nikkum nallavanda
Suththathilum suththa thangamada
Indha annathurai…
Is he gold or diamond? What can I say?
Nothing can match his good heart.
Is he kin or family? How do I say it?
If danger strikes, this boy will stand by you.
I swear, I am telling you...
He is such a good man that even Truth bows before him!
He is the purest of pure gold,
this Annadurai...
Is he gold or diamond? What can I say?
Nothing can match his good heart.
Is he kin or family? How do I say it?
If danger strikes, this boy will stand by you.
He lives amidst his own tears,
yet if you shed a tear, he will bear your sorrow.
He lives amidst his own tears,
yet if you shed a tear, he will bear your sorrow.
If anyone comes to him with trust,
he will give his very life to lift them up.
As the dried dung... ah...
burns and burns, it becomes sacred ash (thiruneeru)...
And as for him... ah...
the more you read his life, the more it becomes a legendary history...
I swear, I am telling you...
He is such a good man that even Truth bows before him!
He is the purest of pure gold,
this Annadurai...
Is he gold or diamond? What can I say?
Nothing can match his good heart.
Is he kin or family? How do I say it?
If danger strikes, this boy will stand by you.
All the love in the world...
takes shape in this single soul...
All the love in the world...
takes shape in this single soul...
Even a painful wound...
opens up to speak of him...
Of the chisel... ooh...
Look at the sculpted stone that endures the chisel's pain,
In his... ooh...
own pain, there are a hundred stories...
I swear, I am telling you...
He is such a good man that even Truth bows before him!
He is the purest of pure gold,
this Annadurai...
Is he gold or diamond? What can I say?
Nothing can match his good heart.
Is he kin or family? How do I say it?
If danger strikes, this boy will stand by you.
I swear, I am telling you...
He is such a good man that even Truth bows before him!
He is the purest of pure gold,
this Annadurai...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Annadurai serves as an emotional anthem praising the protagonist's extreme selflessness, moral strength, and innate goodness. The lyrics portray him as someone precious like gold and diamonds, who places others' well-being ahead of his own. Even while living through immense personal hardships, he remains an unshakeable pillar of support for anyone facing danger or distress. The song further uses poetic imagery like sacred ash formed through intense burning and a fine statue sculpted through the sharp pain of a chisel to symbolize how life's suffering has only refined his character into a legendary force of love and sacrifice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thangama vairama enna solla / Sondhama bandhama enna solla

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Thangama' and 'Sondhama', creating rhythmic cohesion.

Metaphor (Uruvakama)

Suththathilum suththa thangamada

Comparing the protagonist directly to pure gold to emphasize his unmatched purity and integrity.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

Yerikka yerikka thiruneeru.. / Padikka padikka varalaaru..

Repetition of words like 'Yerikka yerikka' and 'Padikka padikka' for poetic rhythm and emphasis on continuous action.

Analogy / Imagery

Uzhiyinnn... Valiai porukkum silai paaru

Comparing the protagonist's ability to endure pain to a sculpted statue enduring chisel strikes.

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Trivia

The film 'Annadurai' (2017) stars Vijay Antony in a dual role. Vijay Antony not only starred in the film but also scored the background music and edited the entire movie himself.

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