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Lyrics & meaning

Urimai

From Uriyadi 2 · 2019

Lyricist
Vijay Kumar
Singer
Govind Vasantha
Music director
Govind Vasantha
Movie name
Uriyadi 2
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
22 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Swaasam kaakka poraattam
Needhi ketkkum poraattam
Theemai agattrum poraattam
Poraada vaa
Swaasam kaakka poraattam
Needhi ketkkum poraattam
Theemai agattrum poraattam
Poraada vaa
Uyir vaazha poraattam
Udamai kaakka poraattam
Irul vilakka poraattam
Poraada vaa
Uyir vaazha poraattam
Udamai kaakka poraattam
Irul vilakka poraattam
Poraada vaa
Thozhaa…aaa…
Theeyaai vaa…
Thozhaa…aaa…
Theervaai vaada…
Vayalum kaaindhu ponathada
Vayirum kaaindhu ponathada
Kanavum kaatril kalanthathada
Karuvum uthiram aanathada
Needhi endrum vellumada
Soodhu vilagi sellumada
Naadhi attru nindromada
Nyayam kettu vanthomada
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Agazhvaarai…
Thaangum nilamaai irunthom
Sidhaindhom yaavum izhanthom
Igazhvorai…
Ethirthu idhigaasam padaippom
Naalai namathae
Urimai miratti parithaargal
Porumai kandu pazhithaargal
Kadamai maranthu nadanthaargal
Vaakkai vaangi yeithaargal
Valaigal ingu virithaargal
Pizhaippai kaatti valaithaargal
Vazhigal illai marithaargal
Vizhigal thiranthu paar ingae
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu
Nilamai maatra maname ezhu
Unmai vella uravae ezhu
Ezhunthidu…
Vidiyal thaedum poraattam
Thuyarai thudaikkum poraattam
Naalum neelum poraattam
Vidiyal thaedum poraattam
Thuyarai thudaikkum poraattam
Naalum neelum poraattam
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up!
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up!
A struggle to protect the air we breathe!
A struggle demanding justice!
A struggle to destroy evil!
Come, let us fight!
A struggle to protect the air we breathe!
A struggle demanding justice!
A struggle to destroy evil!
Come, let us fight!
A struggle to stay alive!
A struggle to protect what is ours!
A struggle to clear the darkness!
Come, let us fight!
A struggle to stay alive!
A struggle to protect what is ours!
A struggle to clear the darkness!
Come, let us fight!
O comrade...
Come like blazing fire...
O comrade...
Come as the solution, my friend...
Our fields have completely dried up!
Our bellies are starving empty!
Our dreams have vanished into the wind!
Even unborn lives have turned to blood!
Justice will surely triumph!
Deceit will surely fall away!
We stood helpless with no one by our side!
Now we have arrived, demanding justice!
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up...
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up!
Like the earth...
...bearing those who dig into it, we endured
We were shattered, we lost everything
Against those who mock us...
...we will fight back and make history
Tomorrow belongs to us!
They threatened us and snatched our rights
Seeing our patience, they mocked us
They acted, forgetting their duty
They took our votes and deceived us
They spread their traps all around
Using our livelihood, they bent us to their will
With no way out, people died
Open your eyes and look here!
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up!
Rise, my people, to defend our rights!
Rise, my heart, to change our plight!
Rise, my kin, so truth will win!
Rise up!
A struggle searching for a new dawn!
A struggle to wipe away our sorrow!
A struggle that goes on day after day!
A struggle searching for a new dawn!
A struggle to wipe away our sorrow!
A struggle that goes on day after day!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a powerful revolutionary anthem call to action from Uriyadi 2. It urges the common public, oppressed communities, and working-class people to unite against systemic corruption, political deceit, and corporate oppression that threaten their basic survival, clean air, and land.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Repetition for emphasis)

Swaasam kaakka poraattam / Needhi ketkkum poraattam

Repeated use of 'poraattam' at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes the constant state of struggle for survival, breath, and rights.

Emoni / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Vayalum kaaindhu ponathada / Vayirum kaaindhu ponathada

Matching initial letter sound 'Va' in consecutive lines creates rhythm.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Urimai kaakka inamae ezhu / Nilamai maatra maname ezhu / Unmai vella uravae ezhu

Rhyming endings using 'ezhu' across consecutive lines to create a chanting effect.

Thirukkural Allusion / Metaphor

Agazhvaarai… Thaangum nilamaai irunthom

References Kural 151 ('Agazhvaarai thaangum nilam') comparing the suffering people to the enduring earth before rising in revolt.

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Trivia

The song serves as the central thematic anthem for Uriyadi 2 (2019), directed by Vijay Kumar. The film addresses industrial pollution and corporate greed, drawing strong inspiration from real-world events like the Sterlite copper plant protests in Thoothukudi and the Bhopal gas leak.

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