- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Palakkad Sriram, Kalpana Raghavendar
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Taj Mahal
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Singam peththa pillaiyinnu
Theriya vaippom vaadaa vaadaa
Ettu dhesa thorandhirukku
Ettu vechu vaadaa vaadaa
Etta nikkum sooriyana
Yetti thodu vaadaa vaadaa
Por dhaanaae namma jaadhi
Pozhudhupokku vaadaa vaadaa
Poovellaam namma ooril
Pulinagamaa maarum vaadaa
Vellaattu koottamunnu
Veliya sonna aalugala
Vellaaviyil pottu
Veluthukkattu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Singam peththa pillaiyinnu
Theriya vaippom vaadaa vaadaa
……………..
Engooru pombalaiya
Moppamida vandhavana
Engasiyaan mookkaruthaaga
Male :Engaatta thirudi thinnu
Sappu kotti ninnavana
Engaathaa naakkaruthaaga
Enga kurumbaattu
Kari kozhambu
Kulithalaiyil mana manakkum
Vaasathukkae yechi vitteega
Naanga kulichi
Anuppi vecha
Korattaathu thanniyila
Yendi ammaa kari samaicheenga
Ada kombaa maan thoppula
Kola kolayaa kaai thirudi
Kovanaatha thavara vitteega
Antha kovanatha kondu poyi
Appanukku selavillaama
Ribbanukku vetti kitteega
Ada kalavaani gothiramae
Kaala maattu……
Ada kalavaani gothiramae
Kaalamaattu moothiramae
Eppa neenga thirundha poreenga
…………….
Uppu thinnaa thanni kudi
Thappu senjaa thalaiyil adi
Parambaraiyaa enga kolgaiyadaa
Maanam thaanae vetti satta
Mathadhellaam vaazha matta
Maanam kaakka veeram venumadaa
Ada solakkoozhu
Kettu vandhaa
Soru pottu visirividum
Eeramullathu enga vamsamadaa
Soru pottum kazhutharuthaa
Kooru pottu pangu vaikkum
Veeram thaanae enga vamsamadaa
Naanga vambu sandaikku
Porathilla
Vandha sandaiya viduvathilla
Varippulithaan thothathillaiadaa
Enga uraiya vittu
Vaazh yeduthaa
Ratha rusi kaatti vaikkum
Vazhakkam enga kula vazhakkamadaa
Naan thatti vechaa
Puli adangum
Ettu vechaa mala urugum
Thottathellaam thulanga
Pogudhadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Singam peththa pillaiyinnu
Theriya vaippom vaadaa vaadaa
Ettu dhesa thorandhirukku
Ettu vechu vaadaa vaadaa
Etta nikkum sooriyana
Yetti thodu vaadaa vaadaa
Por dhaanaae namma jaadhi
Pozhudhupokku vaadaa vaadaa
Poovellaam namma ooril
Pulinagamaa maarum vaadaa
Vellaattu koottamunnu
Veliya sonna aalugala
Vellaaviyil pottu
Veluthukkattu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Thirupachi aruvaala
Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
That we are children born to a lion,
Let us make it known, come, come!
All eight directions stand open,
Step forth and come, come!
The sun standing far out of reach,
Reach out and touch it, come, come!
War alone is our clan's blood,
And our pastime, come, come!
All the flowers in our village,
Will turn into tiger claws, come!
That we are a helpless herd of goats,
The people who spoke so outside,
Put them in the steam washer's pot,
And thrash them clean, come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
That we are children born to a lion,
Let us make it known, come, come!
...
The man who came around sniffing
After the women of our village,
My granduncle sliced off his nose!
Male: Stealing and eating our goats,
The man who stood smacking his lips,
My mother sliced off his tongue!
Our Kurumbai sheep's
Rich meat curry,
Its aroma wafted all the way in Kulithalai,
And you drooled just at that scent!
The water we bathed in
And sent downstream,
In that water from Korattur,
Hey woman, why did you cook curry with it?
In the Horned Deer grove,
Stealing whole clusters of unripe fruit,
You dropped and lost your loincloth!
Taking that lost loincloth,
Without spending a penny for your father,
You cut it up into hair ribbons!
Oh, you clan of thieving rogues,
You bull's...
Oh, you clan of thieving rogues,
You bull's urine!
When are you ever going to mend your ways?
...
Drink water if you eat salt,
Get hit on the head if you do wrong,
That has been our policy for generations!
Honor alone is a prized starched shirt,
Everything else is just dry plantain bark,
Valor is needed to protect honor, my friend!
If anyone comes asking
For humble sorghum porridge,
Serving them food and fanning them tenderly,
Ours is a compassionate lineage, my friend!
But if they take our food and cut our throat,
Hacking them to pieces and dividing them up,
Valor alone is our lineage, my friend!
We do not go searching
For unnecessary fights,
But we never back down from a fight that comes!
A striped tiger has never lost, my friend!
Once drawn from its sheath,
If a sword is unsheathed,
It will demand a taste of blood before returning,
That is the custom of our clan, my friend!
If I strike a blow,
Even a tiger retreats,
If I take a stride, mountains melt away,
Everything touched will shine,
Mark my words, my friend!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
That we are children born to a lion,
Let us make it known, come, come!
All eight directions stand open,
Step forth and come, come!
The sun standing far out of reach,
Reach out and touch it, come, come!
War alone is our clan's blood,
And our pastime, come, come!
All the flowers in our village,
Will turn into tiger claws, come!
That we are a helpless herd of goats,
The people who spoke so outside,
Put them in the steam washer's pot,
And thrash them clean, come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
Sharpen the Thirupachi sickle,
Come on, sharpen it and come, come!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Thirupachi Aruvaala' is a high-energy Tamil folk dance song from the 1999 film Taj Mahal. Written by Vairamuthu, the lyrics celebrate rural pride, warrior heritage, unyielding self-respect, and hospitality. Through traditional folk imagery—such as Thirupachi sickles, tiger claws, and local proverbs—the song portrays a community that is deeply compassionate to guests yet fierce against disrespect or injustice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Uppu thinnaa thanni kudi / Thappu senjaa thalaiyil adi”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'pp' across consecutive lines (Uppu / Thappu).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thirupachi aruvaala / Theethikkittu vaadaa vaadaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across words in the opening refrains.
Metaphor
“Maanam thaanae vetti satta / Mathadhellaam vaazha matta”
Comparing honor to traditional clothing (vetti satta) and material possessions to disposable plantain bark (vaazha matta).
Hyperbole
“Ettu vechaa mala urugum”
Exaggerated imagery claiming that taking a single step can cause a mountain to melt.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for director Bharathiraja's film 'Taj Mahal' (1999), this song features prominent traditional rural Tamil instruments and energetic choreography, remaining a popular cultural anthem for regional pride.
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