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Lyrics & meaning

Themmai Vellum

From Lock · 2023

Lyricist
Dhiwakar
Singer
Kavi Kaarkko
Music director
Vikram Selva
Details
Lock2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
…………..
Male
Themmai endrumEvil will always
Elidhil vellum vellumWin easily, win
Yerum oru visham polaLike a rising poison
Male
Unnai oruTransforming you into
Mirugamaai maatri vittu kollumA beast, and then killing you
Adhu mella mellaIt slowly, slowly...
Chorus
…………
Male
Themmai than unnaiEvil itself will keep you
Oru vidha bodhai…yilIn a kind of intoxication...
VaikumaeIt will place you
Boomi unnai paarthu sirithaalumEven if the earth laughs at you
Un kaanai maraikumaeIt will hide your vision
Chorus
………………..
Male
Themmai endrumEvil will always
Elidhil vellum vellumWin easily, win
Yerum oru visham polaLike a rising poison
Male
Unnai oruTransforming you into
Mirugamaai maatri vittu kollumA beast, and then killing you
Adhu mella mellaIt slowly, slowly...
Chorus
…………………
Male
Ulagamae engal aadukalamThe whole world is our playground
Aadiduvom ..engal aatamWe will play our game
Thaduthida… kadavul vandhal kudaEven if God comes to stop us
Oyadhu engal …kurudhi vettaiOur blood hunt will not cease
Male
Aasaigal konjamA few desires
Peraasaigal konjamA few extreme greeds
Theemaigal seiya unnai thundumaeWill urge you to commit evil acts
Male
Oru murai seidha theemaiAn evil done once
Unnai marubadi saiya thundumaeWill prompt you to do it again
Inimel theemaiFrom now on, evil
Indha ulagai aalumaeWill rule this world
Hahahaha…Hahahaha...
Male
Themmai endrumEvil will always
Elidhil vellum vellumWin easily, win
Yerum oru visham polaLike a rising poison
Male
Unnai oruTransforming you into
Mirugamaai maatri vittu kollumA beast, and then killing you
Adhu mella mellaIt slowly, slowly...
Female
Mudivil theemai ozhindhuIn the end, evil will be eradicated
Unmai vellumaeAnd truth will prevail!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song explores the insidious and intoxicating nature of evil. It portrays evil as a slow-acting poison that gradually transforms a human being into a beast, blinding their moral compass with greed and base desires. Once committed, a bad deed creates a vicious cycle that prompts repeated transgressions, tempting villains into believing that wickedness rules the world and that even divine power cannot halt their hunt. However, despite the dark claims of unstoppable greed and blood hunts that defy divine intervention, the song concludes on a moral and redemptive note. It asserts that despite the temporary dominance of evil, wickedness will ultimately be eradicated, and truth will prevail over darkness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Yerum oru visham pola

Compares the spread and growth of evil within a person to rising poison.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Ulagamae engal aadukalam

Metaphorically describes the world as a playground for evil deeds and dark games.

Personification

Boomi unnai paarthu sirithaalum

Attributes the human capability of laughing to the planet earth.

Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)

Elidhil vellum vellum / Adhu mella mella

Repetition of 'vellum' and 'mella' for rhythmic emphasis on the gradual dominance of evil.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2023 Tamil crime thriller 'Lock', with music composed by Vikram Selva. The lyrics by Dhiwakar emphasize the psychological descent of characters into dark instincts, echoing thematic elements of the film's suspense and thriller atmosphere.

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