- Lyricist
- Arivu
- Singers
- Vijay Prakash, Ananthu
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Kaala
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Ooooo…ooooo…oo…mm
Urimaiyai… meetpom…
Urimaiyai…eee…… meetpom…
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Ooooo….ooo…ooo…ooo…mm
…………………………………………….
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
Heyy eeyy
Evano vanthu vethachan
Atho evano vanthu aruthaan
Romba karutha atha valathaa
Ivan pasiyaa thudichaan
Moraiyaa thala moraiyaa
Vazhi vazhiyaa ina mozhiyaa
Ada pirindhae kidandhavanum
Ippa nimirnthaan nimirnthaan
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Heyy eyyy..
Idiya oru puyala vanthu erangum
Namma padaiyum atha thadutha
Endha karaiyum ini udaiyum udaiyum
Vithaiya chinna vithaiya
Vandhu vizhundhom siru thuliya
Sathai kizhindhae mella ezhunthom
Perum mazhaiya mazhaiya
Aahaa…puzhuthi udaiyaai anindhae
Viyarvai nediyaal kunindhae
Kuruthi vazhiya varainthom
Athuthaan ulagae
Ahaa…vidiyum vidiyum endrae
Irulil kidanthom indrae
Oliyai thiranthom ondraai
Serndhae serndhae
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
Nilamae…………….
Engal urimai…………
Aalavum vazhi illada
Adimaiyum nee illada
Kaadulaam meedulaam
Mulachathu un nilam da
Adangi vazhndhaaka mudiyathamaa
Urimaiya vaangama uyir poguma
Ezhundhu vaada vaada
Ethirthu nee kelu da
Bayandha agaathu da
Inamae un koodathan
Neelatha meettukkalam
Nelamaa maathikkalam
Onnaaga iruntha
Ini namma kaalamthan
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Vannangala theettu
Ithu vaanavilin koothu
Ada sondham ethu ketta
Antha vinmeen-eh kaatu
Kathavillatha koottil
Kanavugal yeralam undu
Urimaikku ondraagum veettil
Viduthalai eppothum undu
Athigaram thottu
Nenappa maathi kaatu
Ulaikkum kaigalukkae naadu naadu
Adakkum kaalamilla
Namakkum veli illa
Vedithu poraadalam bayamae illa
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Nilamae enga urimai
Nilamae enga urimai urimai urimai
Urimai…
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
Urimai…ee.e….
Meetpom…
Chorus :Meetpom meetpom meetpom
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Male :Urimayai meetpom…
Chorus :Meetpom meetpom meetpom
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Male :Urimaiyai meetpom…
Urimaiyai meetpom…
Yaar vachathu yaar vachathu
Un sattamada
Inga vaazhvenbathum saavenbathum
Nelam mattumada
We will reclaim our rights...
Oh-oh-oh... Oh-oh-oh... Oh... mm
We will reclaim... our rights...
We will reclaim... our rights...
We will reclaim our rights...
We will reclaim our rights...
Oh-oh-oh... Oh-oh-oh... Oh-oh-oh... Oh-oh-oh... mm
...
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
Hey!
Someone came and planted it,
look, someone else came and harvested it!
The one who raised it with all his care
suffered in severe hunger!
Is this fair, brother? Is this just?
Through generations, divided by race and language,
those who lay broken and scattered
have now risen and stood tall!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Hey!
Like thunder and a fierce storm, it will strike—
our force; and if anyone tries to stop it,
any barrier will shatter and break!
Like a seed, a tiny seed,
we fell like small droplets,
ripping through flesh, we slowly rose
like a mighty, pouring rain!
Aha... wearing dust as our clothes,
bending low in the stench of sweat,
we drew through our flowing blood
this entire world!
Aha... hoping a new dawn would rise,
we lay in the dark until today,
and together we unlocked the light,
united as one!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
The land...
is our right...
There is no way they can rule over you,
and you are no one's slave!
Across all the forests and high mounds,
what sprouted is your land!
If you live submissively, life will not go on!
Can life slip away without winning our rights?
Rise up and come forward!
Stand up and question them!
Living in fear will get you nowhere!
Our entire community stands beside you!
We can reclaim every stretch of it,
and make this ground our own soil,
if we stand united as one,
from now on, this is our time!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Paint your colors,
this is the dance of the rainbow!
If they ask who your kin are,
point straight to those stars above!
In a cage without doors,
there are countless dreams!
In a house united for its rights,
freedom will always live!
Take hold of power,
and change the way they think!
This country belongs to the working hands!
This is no time to stay oppressed,
there are no fences to cage us!
Let us break out and fight with no fear at all!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Land is our right!
Land is our right, our right, our right!
Our right...
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
We will reclaim our rights...
We will reclaim our rights...
We will reclaim our rights...
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
Our right...
We will reclaim...
Chorus: We will reclaim, reclaim, reclaim!
We will reclaim our rights...
Male: We will reclaim our rights...
Chorus: We will reclaim, reclaim, reclaim!
We will reclaim our rights...
Male: We will reclaim our rights...
We will reclaim our rights...
Who framed it? Who made it?
This law of yours!
Here, life and death
is only about the land!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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.
Did you know?
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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