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Theeratha Rakkalam

From Vasantha Mullai · 2023

Lyricist
Arivu
Singer
Arivu
Music director
Rajesh Murugesan
Movie name
Vasantha Mullai
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
12 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sei sei kadama kadama
Innum innum innum undu
Kanna mudatha
Sei sei kadama kadama
Akkam pakkam paaka kuda
Neram illama
Kaala sakkarathil
Sikki konda mullu
Molla kattadathil
Ottikonda sollu
Yarai patrium
Un ennam illai sellu
Velai mudikira
Vegathukul vegam dhegam
Vida maaten vida maaten
Vida maaten
Vetri kaanum varai varai
Vida maaten vida maaten
Vida maaten
Vetri kaanum varai varai
Sei… sei… sei…
Odu… odu… odu…
Sei… sei… sei…
Odu… odu… odu…
Sei… sei…
Sei..sei…
Odu… odu… odu…
Un iru vizhigalil
Oru kanavirukkuthu
Aanalum yeno vandhu
Irukkamum thadukkuthu
Munneri pogum neram
Moochu vanngi tholaikkuthu
Kannoodu kanavugal
Virattuthu mirattuthu
Yaeno unnodu
Yaarum illai indha iravu
Sollaamal vanthu kollum
Pala kanavu
Poraadum kanam
Endru varum mudivu
Aanaalum nindru
Oyaamal poraaduvaan
Konda kadamaikku
Udal ingu uruga
Sonna bathillukku
Sumaigalum peruga
Thalli vidukiraan
Than uyirai edharko?
Patri erivathu
Anaikira vilakkoo
Pagal iravethu
Purinthida villayae
Natpu kaadhal
Edhum thernthida villaiyae
Vetri kaanum vari
Vilaguvathillai ini
Vaa… vaa…
Unakku munnae
Kai kattudhae
Izhakka ondrum ilayae
Bayatthai oththi
Vaitthu paru
Unnai minja yaaru
Yaarumilla
Urakkam thevai illayae
Velicham dhooram illayae
Thayakkam thallivittu odu
Naalai yengu thedu
Neram illayae
Theeraatha raakkaalam
Engu pogum
Vaaraatha kaarkalam
Ennavaagum
Thoongaadha un thaegamae
Theeyagudhae
Theeraatha raakkaalam
Engu pogum
Vaaraatha kaarkalam
Ennavaagum
Thoongaadha un thaegamae
Theeyagudhae
Kadamai mudithida
Udal uyir uruikidum yenna
Seyal mudikka suyandhanai
Elzithidum vinai
Nerungi vandhu nerukudhu
Thodangiya kadhai
Mudithu vidum mudivula
Irukkura thoongamalae
Irukaan oodi oodi
Oyamalae
Ulzaikkum indha paavi
Paalaaguthe
Odambu kulla
Needhi poraduthae
Odaindhu pogum munnae
Do it, do your duty, your duty
There is still more, more, and more to do
Do not close your eyes
Do it, do your duty, your duty
Without even the time
To look around you
Like the hand of a clock
Caught in the wheel of time
Like a whisper
Stuck inside this silent building
Without giving a thought
To anyone else, keep going
Racing to finish the work,
The body pushes with furious speed
I will not give up, I will not give up
I will not give up
Until I see victory
I will not give up, I will not give up
I will not give up
Until I see victory
Do it... do it... do it...
Run... run... run...
Do it... do it... do it...
Run... run... run...
Do it... do it...
Do it... do it...
Run... run... run...
Inside both your eyes,
A dream is alive
Yet somehow,
A tight pressure holds you back
Every time you try to move forward,
You are left gasping for breath
Right before your eyes, dreams
Chase and haunt you
For some reason,
No one is beside you tonight
Striking without warning,
Countless dreams torment you
In this struggling moment,
When will the end come?
Yet he stands firm
And fights on without resting
For the duty he took on,
His body wears away here
For the answers he promised,
The burdens only multiply
Why does he push
His own life to the edge?
Is this blazing flame
Just a dying lamp?
Whether it is day or night,
He can no longer tell
Friendship or love,
He chose neither
From the queue to victory,
He will step aside no more
Come... come...
Right before you,
Everything bows down
There is nothing left to lose
Put your fears aside
And take a look,
Who can outdo you?
No one at all
You do not need sleep
The dawn is not far away
Push hesitation aside and run
Where will you look for tomorrow?
There is no time left
This endless night,
Where will it go?
The rainy season that never comes,
What will become of it?
Your sleepless body
Is turning into fire
This endless night,
Where will it go?
The rainy season that never comes,
What will become of it?
Your sleepless body
Is turning into fire
To finish this duty,
Why must body and soul burn out?
To complete the deed, consciousness
Writes out its destiny
Closing in and cornering him,
The story that once began
Is reaching its final end
Without a wink of sleep,
He keeps running, running,
Without any rest
This poor wretch toiling away
Is breaking down completely
Inside his body,
Justice wages a war
Before it all shatters
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song serves as an intense, high-octane anthem depicting a man consumed by an extreme sense of duty and ambition. Trapped within the relentless gears of time, the protagonist pushes past physical and mental exhaustion, abandoning sleep, personal relationships, and health to achieve victory. The lyrics capture the psychological pressure of modern rat races where duty turns into a hyper-focused obsession. Written and performed by Arivu, the track highlights the dark side of productivity culture, where the body turns to fire and life melts away in pursuit of goals. Despite the impending physical collapse and existential dread, there is an uncompromising determination to keep running until reaching the end.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Vida maaten vida maaten”

Repetition of words like 'Sei', 'Vida maaten', and 'Odu' creates a rhythmic, urgent cadence driving the narrative forward.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Kaala sakkarathil sikki konda mullu”

Comparing a person trapped in relentless routine to a clock's pin/hand stuck in the wheel of time.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Theeraatha raakkaalam / Vaaraatha kaarkalam”

Matching second consonants across lines ('Theeraatha', 'Vaaraatha', 'Thoongaadha') enhancing the poetic meter.

Visual Imagery

“Thoongaadha un thaegamae theeyagudhae”

Metaphorically visualizes physical burnout as a sleepless body transforming into fire.

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Trivia

'Vasantha Mullai' (2023) is a Tamil psychological action thriller film starring Bobby Simha. The track features lyrics and vocal performance by prominent Tamil indie hip-hop artist Arivu, with music composed by Rajesh Murugesan (of 'Premam' fame).

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