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The Devil’s Fury – Gumma Banda Gumma

From Vikrant Rona · 2022

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Anup Bhandari, Deepak Blue, Harshika Devanath, B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Music director
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Movie name
Vikrant Rona
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
11 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaaththukkaruppu thuraththum iruttu
Minnal veesum vaalai eduththu
Saththam indri sooran varuvaan
Vettai aada seeri varuvaan
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(16)
Niththam sottrai oottum bodhu
Arakkan varuvaan entraal amma
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(3)
Vettaikkaarar ellaam maayai
Garjikkiradho kaattin simma
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(6)
Porkkaalam valuppera eetti
Thunindhidu vaalinai theetti
Azhiththidu padaigalai kootti
Poraadu poraaduvom
In the darkness haunted by evil spirits,
Wielding a sword that flashes like lightning,
Silently, the brave warrior will arrive,
Fiercely charging in to hunt.
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(16)
Every day, while feeding me my meal,
Mother would say a monster would come,
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(3)
Are all the hunters just an illusion,
Or is the lion of the jungle roaring?
Gumma banda gumma gumma ..(6)
Raise the spear as the battle grows fierce,
Be bold and sharpen the sword,
Gather the forces and destroy the enemy,
Fight on, we shall fight on!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays a chilling atmosphere dominated by a legendary predator or hero who moves silently in the dark with lightning-fast strikes. It draws upon childhood memories where mothers invoked the myth of a monster ('Gumma') to scare children while feeding them, contrasting that innocence with the grim reality of a jungle where ordinary hunters are mere illusions before the true king of the forest.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Porkkaalam valuppera eetti / Thunindhidu vaalinai theetti / Azhiththidu padaigalai kootti

The lines end with rhyming verbs 'eetti', 'theetti', and 'kootti', creating a rhythmic cadence for a war cry.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Minnal veesum vaalai eduththu

Compares the gleam and speed of the sword to a flash of lightning ('Minnal veesum vaal').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Saththam indri sooran varuvaan / Vettai aada seeri varuvaan

Repetition of the 'S' sound ('Saththam', 'Sooran', 'Seeri') creates a sibilant, tense auditory effect.

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Trivia

'Gumma Banda' is a famous traditional Kannada bogeyman phrase used by parents to discipline children during mealtime, which was retained as a central hook across all dubbed language versions of Vikrant Rona (2022).

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