- Lyricist
- Arivu
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Gypsy
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mani dhanai mani dhanai
Veruppadhai arindhen
Pirivinai tharugira
Valithanai adaindhen
Mozhi madha inam
Thani thani ena thirindhen
Pirikkira ula
Male :Ula ginai pirikkira ithu
Theevira vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Koovi koovi kooraakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Paadhi paadhi paazhakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Koovi koovi kooraakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Desam paadhi theeradhoo intha
Theevira vyaathi
Padhavi kaattil
Vettaikalaigira vyaabaari
Thannattu kudigalai vikka
Arasiyal oodhaari naadoodi
Viraiyum kodaari
Payanam unnai thedi
Ododi alaiyum poraali
Eriyum intha seidhi
Yeah yeah
Sethathu pinangalaa
Rathamum sadhaiyum uranga
Yeah yeah
Ethanai idhangala
Makkali piritha madhangal
Yeah yeah
Bathil adi tharuvathu yudham
Pesina vaaigalai suduvadhu kuttram
Adikkina aayudham motham
Maruthuvamanaiyil vedikkira satham
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Illai intha mannil ellai kodu
Mannai thonda kodi mandai oodu
Illai intha mannil ellai kodu
Mannai thonda thonda thonda
Mandai oodu
Purappatten varuven munnae
Kalagathaal kadiven unnai
Vedigundu thiriyil
Oru pirivinai muttrum
Pala thalaimurai seththum
Kalavaram ena suththum
Tharai vizhuvadhu moththam
Namm thandhai ratham
Theevira theevira theevira
Theevira vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Theevira vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Koovi koovi kooraakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Paadhi paadhi paazhakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Vyaathi vyaathi
Theevira theevira theevira
Pennai tholugira mannil erigira
Kaama kolaiveri ooyaadha
Innum pirivinai solli thirigira
Enna thimiradhu maaratha
Pennai tholugira mannil erigira
Kaama kolaiveri ooyaadha
Innum pirivinai solli thirigira
Enna thimiradhu maaratha
Unavukku urimaikku
Uravai ketkkira mazhalaikku
Varumaikku verumaikku
Uyirai saaikkira mirugathukku
Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Koovi koovi kooraakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Paadhi paadhi paazhakki podum
Theevira vyaathi
Male :Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi
Vyaathi vyaathi
Male :Desam paadhi theeradhoo intha
Theevira vyaathi
One human hating another,
I have seen it happen.
The pain brought on
By division, I have felt it.
Split by language, religion, and race,
I wandered divided and alone.
A rampage that divides us,
Tearing this world apart, it is...
A virulent disease, disease,
Disease, disease, disease, disease!
Screaming aloud, sharpening its blades,
A virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Destroying and laying waste to everything,
A virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Screaming aloud, sharpening its blades,
A virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Ruining half the nation, will it never end, this
Virulent disease?
In the jungle of power,
A merchant stirring up the hunt,
Ready to sell his own country's people,
A reckless political nomad.
A speeding axe
Journeys in search of you.
A rebel running tirelessly,
While this news burns everywhere.
Yeah, yeah!
Were those who died just lifeless corpses,
With flesh and blood put to eternal sleep?
Yeah, yeah!
In so many places,
Religions have divided the people.
Yeah, yeah!
Retaliation only brings war,
Shooting voices that spoke up is a crime.
Piled-up weapons strike mercilessly,
As the sound of an explosion tears through a hospital.
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease, disease!
There are no border lines drawn on this earth,
Dig the soil, and you find millions of skulls!
There are no border lines drawn on this earth,
Dig deeper, deeper, and deeper,
Nothing but skulls!
I have set out, I will step forward,
Through rebellion, I will confront you!
Sparked by the fuse of a bomb,
Division reaches its breaking point.
Even with many generations dead,
It keeps spinning into violent riots.
All that falls upon the ground
Is the blood of our ancestors!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Virulent disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Screaming aloud, sharpening its blades,
Virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Destroying and laying waste to everything,
Virulent disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
Disease, disease!
Virulent, virulent, virulent,
In this land where women are worshipped,
Will this lustful murderous frenzy never cease?
Still roaming around preaching division,
What arrogance is this, will it never change?
In this land where women are worshipped,
Will this lustful murderous frenzy never cease?
Still roaming around preaching division,
What arrogance is this, will it never change?
For food, for basic rights,
For the little child calling for its family,
For the poverty, for the emptiness,
To the monster that destroys innocent lives,
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Screaming aloud, sharpening its blades,
Virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Destroying and laying waste to everything,
Virulent disease!
Disease, disease, disease, disease,
Disease, disease!
Ruining half the nation, will it never end, this
Virulent disease?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Theevira Vyaathi' (Severe Disease) from the movie 'Gypsy' (2019), composed by Santhosh Narayanan and written by Arivu, serves as a powerful social critique against religious fanaticism, hate, and political opportunism. It metaphors communal hatred and bigotry as a deadly, contagious disease ('vyaathi') that infects society, destroys human bonds, and divides nations along lines of religion, caste, and language.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Male :Ula ginai pirikkira ithu Theevira vyaathi”
Religious bigotry and communal hatred are metaphorically characterized as a contagious, fatal disease ('Theevira Vyaathi').
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi vyaathi Vyaathi vyaathi”
Repetition of words like 'Vyaathi' and 'Theevira' emphasizes the intensity and pervasive menace of communal hatred.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Paadhi paadhi paazhakki podum / Theevira vyaathi”
Matching second consonants across lines ('Paadhi', 'Desam paadhi', 'Vyaathi').
Imagery
“Illai intha mannil ellai kodu / Mannai thonda kodi mandai oodu”
Striking imagery depicting the grave human cost of historical territorial fights.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written and performed by rapper-lyricist Arivu in collaboration with composer Santhosh Narayanan, 'Very Bad Vyaathi' (Theevira Vyaathi) from Raju Murugan's film 'Gypsy' addresses political violence, religious intolerance, and state-sponsored hatred in contemporary India.
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