Unakkulle Mirugam
From Billa II · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Ranjith
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Billa II2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unakkullae Mirugam | The beast within you |
| Thoongivida ninaikum | Desires to fall asleep |
| Ezhundhu adhu nadandhaal | But if it rises and walks |
| Erimalaigal vedikum | Volcanoes will erupt |
| Male | |
| Kanavugalai unavaai | Craving your dreams |
| Kettu adhu thudikum | As its food, it throbs |
| Unnai adhu vilungi | It will swallow you whole |
| Undhan kaiyil kodum | And hand you back to yourself |
| Male | |
| Erikaamal thaen-adai kidaikaadhu | You cannot get a honeycomb without smoking out the bees |
| Udhaikaamal pandhu adhu ezhumbaadhu | A ball will not bounce up without being kicked |
| Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum | Pain alone sustains life |
| Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan | Till now, this has been nature's law |
| Idhuthaan idhuthaan idhuthaan…. | This is it, this is it, this is it... |
| Male | |
| Naragam adhil | In that hell |
| Neeyum vazhndhaal | If you are to survive |
| Mirugamena maara vendum | You must transform into a beast |
| Bali koduthu bayamuruthu | Sacrifice others and strike fear |
| Vetta vetta thalai nimirthu | Hold your head high no matter how much you are cut down |
| Male | |
| Ulagamadhu urundai illai | That world is not round |
| Nizhlal ulagil vadivam illai | In the underworld of shadows, there is no set shape |
| Ilakanathai nee udaithu | Break all the defined rules |
| Thatti thatti adhai nimirthu | Hammer and straighten it to your will |
| Male | |
| Ingu nanban yaarum illayae | There is no friend here |
| Edhirkum pagaivan yaarum illayae | Nor is there an opposing enemy |
| Endrum neethaan unaku nanbanae | You are forever your own friend |
| Endrum neethaan unaku pagaivanae | You are forever your own enemy |
| Male | |
| Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum | Pain alone sustains life |
| Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan | Till now, this has been nature's law |
| Male | |
| Mudhal adiyil nadunga vendum | At the first blow, they should tremble |
| Maru adiyil adanga vendum | At the next blow, they should submit |
| Meendu vandhaal meendum adi | If they rise again, strike them again |
| Marupadi marana adi… | Yet another fatal blow... |
| Male | |
| Adikadi nee irakka vendum | You must die frequently |
| Marupadiyum pirakka vendum | Only to be reborn again |
| Urakathilum vizhithiru nee | Remain awake even in sleep |
| Iru vizhiyum thirandha padi | With both your eyes wide open |
| Male | |
| Ini neethaan unnaku thollayae | From now on, you are your own trouble |
| Endrum neethan unaku ellayae | You alone are your own limit |
| Nee thottaai kilikum ullayae | If touched, you tear through the inside |
| Valigal irundhum valikka villayae | Despite the pain, you feel no pain |
| Male | |
| Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum | Pain alone sustains life |
| Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan | Till now, this has been nature's law |
உனக்குள்ளே மிருகம்
தூங்கிவிட நினைக்கும்
எழுந்து அது நடந்தால்
எரிமலைகள் வெடிக்கும்
The beast within you
Desires to fall asleep
But if it rises and walks
Volcanoes will erupt
கனவுகளை உணவாய்
கேட்டு அது துடிக்கும் உன்னை
அது விழுங்கி உந்தன் கையில்
கொடும்
Craving your dreams
As its food, it throbs
It will swallow you whole
And hand you back to yourself
எரிக்காமல் தேன்
அடை கிடைக்காது
உதைக்காமல் பந்து அது
எழும்பாது வலி அதுதான்
உயிர் பிழைக்கும் இது வரை
இயற்கையின் விதி இதுதான்
இதுதான் இதுதான் இதுதான்
You cannot get a honeycomb without smoking out the bees
A ball will not bounce up without being kicked
Pain alone sustains life
Till now, this has been nature's law
This is it, this is it, this is it...
நரகம் அதில்
நீயும் வாழ்ந்தால்
மிருகமென மாற
வேண்டும் பலி கொடுத்து
பயமுறுத்து வெட்ட வெட்ட
தலை நிமிர்த்து
In that hell
If you are to survive
You must transform into a beast
Sacrifice others and strike fear
Hold your head high no matter how much you are cut down
உலகமது உருண்டை
இல்லை நிழலால் உலகில்
வடிவம் இல்லை இல்ல
கணத்தை நீ உடைத்து
தட்டி தட்டி அதை நிமிர்த்து
That world is not round
In the underworld of shadows, there is no set shape
Break all the defined rules
Hammer and straighten it to your will
இங்கு நண்பன்
யாரும் இல்லையே
எதிாிக்கும் பகைவன்
யாரும் இல்லையே
என்றும் நீதான் உனக்கு
நண்பனே என்றும் நீதான்
உனக்கு பகைவனே
There is no friend here
Nor is there an opposing enemy
You are forever your own friend
You are forever your own enemy
வலி அதுதான்
உயிர் பிழைக்கும் இது
வரை இயற்கையின்
விதி இதுதான்
Pain alone sustains life
Till now, this has been nature's law
முதல் அடியில்
நடுங்க வேண்டும் மறு
அடியில் அடங்க வேண்டும்
மீண்டு வந்தால் மீண்டும்
அடி மறுபடி மரண அடி
At the first blow, they should tremble
At the next blow, they should submit
If they rise again, strike them again
Yet another fatal blow...
அடிக்கடி நீ இறக்க
வேண்டும் மறுபடியும் பிறக்க
வேண்டும் உறக்கத்திலும்
விழித்திரு நீ இரு விழியும்
திறந்த படி
You must die frequently
Only to be reborn again
Remain awake even in sleep
With both your eyes wide open
இனி நீதான் உனக்கு
தொல்லையே என்றும் நீதான்
உனக்கு எல்லையே நீ தொட்டாய்
கிழிக்கும் உள்ளயே வழிகள் இருந்தும்
வலிக்க வில்லையே
From now on, you are your own trouble
You alone are your own limit
If touched, you tear through the inside
Despite the pain, you feel no pain
வலி அதுதான்
உயிர் பிழைக்கும் இது
வரை இயற்கையின்
விதி இதுதான்
Pain alone sustains life
Till now, this has been nature's law
Unakkullae Mirugam
The beast within you
Thoongivida ninaikum
Desires to fall asleep
Ezhundhu adhu nadandhaal
But if it rises and walks
Erimalaigal vedikum
Volcanoes will erupt
Kanavugalai unavaai
Craving your dreams
Kettu adhu thudikum
As its food, it throbs
Unnai adhu vilungi
It will swallow you whole
Undhan kaiyil kodum
And hand you back to yourself
Erikaamal thaen-adai kidaikaadhu
You cannot get a honeycomb without smoking out the bees
Udhaikaamal pandhu adhu ezhumbaadhu
A ball will not bounce up without being kicked
Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum
Pain alone sustains life
Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan
Till now, this has been nature's law
Idhuthaan idhuthaan idhuthaan….
This is it, this is it, this is it...
Naragam adhil
In that hell
Neeyum vazhndhaal
If you are to survive
Mirugamena maara vendum
You must transform into a beast
Bali koduthu bayamuruthu
Sacrifice others and strike fear
Vetta vetta thalai nimirthu
Hold your head high no matter how much you are cut down
Ulagamadhu urundai illai
That world is not round
Nizhlal ulagil vadivam illai
In the underworld of shadows, there is no set shape
Ilakanathai nee udaithu
Break all the defined rules
Thatti thatti adhai nimirthu
Hammer and straighten it to your will
Ingu nanban yaarum illayae
There is no friend here
Edhirkum pagaivan yaarum illayae
Nor is there an opposing enemy
Endrum neethaan unaku nanbanae
You are forever your own friend
Endrum neethaan unaku pagaivanae
You are forever your own enemy
Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum
Pain alone sustains life
Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan
Till now, this has been nature's law
Mudhal adiyil nadunga vendum
At the first blow, they should tremble
Maru adiyil adanga vendum
At the next blow, they should submit
Meendu vandhaal meendum adi
If they rise again, strike them again
Marupadi marana adi…
Yet another fatal blow...
Adikadi nee irakka vendum
You must die frequently
Marupadiyum pirakka vendum
Only to be reborn again
Urakathilum vizhithiru nee
Remain awake even in sleep
Iru vizhiyum thirandha padi
With both your eyes wide open
Ini neethaan unnaku thollayae
From now on, you are your own trouble
Endrum neethan unaku ellayae
You alone are your own limit
Nee thottaai kilikum ullayae
If touched, you tear through the inside
Valigal irundhum valikka villayae
Despite the pain, you feel no pain
Vali adhudhaan uyir pilaikkum
Pain alone sustains life
Idhu varai iyarkayin vidhi idhuthaan
Till now, this has been nature's law
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Unakkullae Mirugam from Billa II is an intense character theme that explores the dark, survivalist mindset of David Billa as he rises through the underworld. The song argues that to survive in a ruthless, lawless environment ('hell'), one must awaken the dormant 'beast' within, break societal rules, and embrace pain as an essential law of nature.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Unakkullae Mirugam”
Compares inner potential and destructive power to a sleeping beast ('Mirugam') and erupting volcanoes ('Erimalaigal vedikum').
Analogy
“Erikaamal thaen-adai kidaikaadhu”
Uses real-world analogies (smoking out bees for honey, kicking a ball to make it bounce) to illustrate that progress and growth require suffering and force.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Erikaamal thaen-adai kidaikaadhu”
The second consonant sound matches across adjacent lines ('ri' in Erikaamal and 'dhai' / 'dh' sound pairing in Udhaikaamal).
Paradox
“Valigal irundhum valikka villayae”
Presents a philosophical paradox where one feels pain yet becomes numb to it through sheer willpower.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ingu nanban yaarum illayae”
Rhyming line endings using 'illayae' and 'vane' to create rhythmic emphasis.
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Trivia
The track was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Billa II (2012), sung by Ranjith with lyrics penned by Na. Muthu Kumar. It serves as the defining theme song for Ajith Kumar's character David Billa, showcasing his transformation into an unstoppable underworld don.
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