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Ulagaye Muzhuvathum Verukkiren

From Maargan · 2025

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singer
Akshara
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Maargan2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ulagaiyae muluvadhum verukkirenI detest this entire world
Valigalai idhayathil sumakkirenI carry deep pain within my heart
Pirandhadhae thavarena ninaikkirenI feel that being born was a mistake
Dhinamum naan enakkullae irakkirenEvery day, I die inside myself
Female
Niarthin peyaril inathin peyarilIn the name of color, in the name of race
Paduthi edukkum panathin peyarilIn the name of money that torments
Kodiya ulagil thavari pirandhu thudithenI writhed in pain, born by mistake in this cruel world
Thavarai pidithu thalaiyil adithuCatching the evil, striking it on the head
Mugathai kizhithu adithu norukkaTearing its face, beating and crushing it
Thirumbha thirumbha adutha piravi eduppenI will take birth again and again in future lives
Female
Ulagaiyae muluvadhum verukkirenI detest this entire world
Valigalai idhayathil sumakkirenI carry deep pain within my heart
Female
Yedho solla palaaTo express something, many
Vaarthaigal thondruthaeWords arise within me
Vaazhkai endhan vazhkaiLife, my very life
Oru marmamaai aanadhaeHas turned into a mystery
Oorae ondru saerndhuThe entire town comes together
Ennai koarmaai paarkkudhaeAnd stares at me with cruelty
Yaarai sendru ketppenWhom shall I approach and ask
Endhan kelvigal yaavumaeAll of these unanswered questions?
Female
Innum yenginen yenginenI still yearned and longed
Edhum maaraamalaeWithout anything changing
Indru pogiren pogirenToday I am departing, departing
Valigal aaraamalaeWithout my pain ever healing
Female
Haaa…aaa..aaaa…hoo oo ooo(Vocalizing anguish)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song conveys intense grief, isolation, and resistance against systemic societal evils like racism, colorism, and economic oppression. The speaker feels that their existence is an unbearable mistake, suffering daily in silence while society turns a cruel, judgmental gaze toward them. Despite the despair leading to a tragic departure, there is a fiery spirit of resilience—expressing a desire to be reborn repeatedly to fight back and crush injustice.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Ulagaiyae muluvadhum verukkiren / Valigalai idhayathil sumakkiren

The verbs at the end of consecutive lines ('verukkiren', 'sumakkiren', 'ninaikkiren', 'irakkiren') end with matching suffixes to create a rhythmic, melancholic sound structure.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

Innum yenginen yenginen

Words like 'thirumbha thirumbha' (again and again), 'yenginen yenginen' (longed and longed), and 'pogiren pogiren' (leaving, leaving) are repeated to emphasize emotional distress and conviction.

Parallelism / Symmetrical Structure

Niarthin peyaril inathin peyaril / Paduthi edukkum panathin peyaril

The repetitive phrasing 'peyaril... peyaril... peyaril' constructs a cumulative list of social causes of suffering.

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Trivia

Composed by Vijay Antony for the movie Maargan (2025), the song's lyrics by Arun Bharathi explore themes of existential angst and social marginalization, delivered with emotionally charged vocals by Akshara.

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