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Urimayai Meetpom

From Kaala · 2018

Lyricist
Arivu
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Ananthu
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Details
Kaala2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Ooooo…ooooo…oo…mmOoooo…ooooo…oo…mm
Urimaiyai… meetpom…We will... reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai…eee…… meetpom…We will... reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Ooooo….ooo…ooo…ooo…mmOoooo….ooo…ooo…ooo…mm
…………………………………………….....................................
Male
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone
Chorus
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone
Male
Heyy eeyyHeyy eeyy
Evano vanthu vethachanSomeone came and sowed the seeds
Atho evano vanthu aruthaanLook, someone else came and harvested
Romba karutha atha valathaaHe nurtured it with great care
Ivan pasiyaa thudichaanYet this man writhed in hunger
Male
Moraiyaa thala moraiyaaIs this order? Is this tradition?
Vazhi vazhiyaa ina mozhiyaaThrough generations, bound by race and language?
Ada pirindhae kidandhavanumHey, even he who lay divided
Ippa nimirnthaan nimirnthaanHas now stood tall, stood tall!
Chorus
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Male
Heyy eyyy..Heyy eyyy..
Idiya oru puyala vanthu erangumLike thunder and a storm, our force will descend
Namma padaiyum atha thaduthaIf any shore tries to stop our army
Endha karaiyum ini udaiyum udaiyumThat shore will break, break from now on!
Male
Vithaiya chinna vithaiyaLike seeds, tiny seeds
Vandhu vizhundhom siru thuliyaWe fell as small drops
Sathai kizhindhae mella ezhunthomTearing through our flesh, we slowly rose
Perum mazhaiya mazhaiyaAs a great downpour, downpour
Male
Aahaa…puzhuthi udaiyaai anindhaeAha... wearing dust as our attire
Viyarvai nediyaal kunindhaeBending down with the stench of sweat
Kuruthi vazhiya varainthomWe drew our world with flowing blood
Athuthaan ulagaeThat is our world!
Male
Ahaa…vidiyum vidiyum endraeAha... hoping for a new dawn
Irulil kidanthom indraeWe lay in darkness, but today
Oliyai thiranthom ondraaiWe opened the light together
Serndhae serndhaeUnited, united!
Chorus
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Chorus
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone
Male
Nilamae…………….Land is............
Engal urimai…………Our right............
Male
Aalavum vazhi illadaThere is no way to rule us, man
Adimaiyum nee illadaNor are you a slave, man
Kaadulaam meedulaamAcross forests and high grounds
Mulachathu un nilam daIt is your land that sprouted, man
Adangi vazhndhaaka mudiyathamaaIs living in submission no longer possible?
Urimaiya vaangama uyir pogumaWill life end without claiming our rights?
Male
Ezhundhu vaada vaadaRise and come, hey man, come!
Ethirthu nee kelu daStand up and question them, man!
Bayandha agaathu daBeing afraid will achieve nothing, man
Inamae un koodathanYour people are with you!
Neelatha meettukkalamWe can reclaim the land
Nelamaa maathikkalamWe can transform the soil
Onnaaga irunthaIf we stay united
Ini namma kaalamthanFrom now on, the time is ours!
Chorus
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Chorus
Hey hey hey heyHey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey heyHey hey hey hey
Male
Vannangala theettuPaint the colors
Ithu vaanavilin koothuThis is a dance of the rainbow
Ada sondham ethu kettaHey, if someone asks what belongs to us
Antha vinmeen-eh kaatuPoint to that star!
Kathavillatha koottilIn a nest without doors
Kanavugal yeralam unduThere are countless dreams
Urimaikku ondraagum veettilIn a home united for rights
Viduthalai eppothum unduFreedom always resides
Male
Athigaram thottuTouch authority
Nenappa maathi kaatuAnd change their mindset!
Ulaikkum kaigalukkae naadu naaduThe nation belongs to the working hands!
Adakkum kaalamillaThere is no time left to oppress
Namakkum veli illaNor is there any barrier for us
Vedithu poraadalam bayamae illaWe can explode and fight without any fear!
Chorus
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Nilamae enga urimaiLand is our right
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimaiLand is our right, our right, our right
Male
Urimai…Right...
Chorus
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone
Male
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Chorus
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone
Male
Urimai…ee.e….Right...
Meetpom…We will reclaim...
Chorus :Meetpom meetpom meetpomChorus: We will reclaim, reclaim, reclaim
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Male :Urimayai meetpom…Male: We will reclaim our rights...
Chorus :Meetpom meetpom meetpomChorus: We will reclaim, reclaim, reclaim
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Male :Urimaiyai meetpom…Male: We will reclaim our rights...
Urimaiyai meetpom…We will reclaim our rights...
Chorus
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathuWho made, who made
Un sattamadaYour law, hey man?
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathumHere, living and dying
Nelam mattumadaIs all determined by the land alone

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This powerful anthem centered around land rights and social justice serves as an uncompromising rallying cry against oppression and systemic inequality. The lyrics challenge the arbitrary laws imposed by ruling elites and highlight the exploitation of working-class labourers who cultivate the land yet are denied its fruits. It calls for solidarity, unity, and fearless resistance to reclaim land, dignity, and autonomy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Vithaiya chinna vithaiya / Sathai kizhindhae mella ezhunthom

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creates a rhythmic, musical cadence, seen in 'Vithaiya' and 'Sathai'.

Metaphor

Vithaiya chinna vithaiya... Sathai kizhindhae mella ezhunthom Perum mazhaiya mazhaiya

Comparing oppressed workers rising up in unity to a small seed tearing through earth to become a massive downpour or storm.

Repetition (Anaphora / Epizeuxis)

Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai

The emphatic repetition of 'Nilamae enga urimai' reinforces the central theme of land ownership and human rights.

Rhetorical Question

Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu Un sattamada

Challenging the legitimacy of oppressive legislation imposed by those in power.

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Trivia

Written by hip-hop artist and lyricist Arivu for the Pa. Ranjith directorial film 'Kaala' (2018) starring Rajinikanth, this song is composed by Santhosh Narayanan. It embodies the socio-political theme of land rights, deeply echoing Ambedkarite and Dalit liberation ideologies prevalent in Pa. Ranjith's cinema.

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