Veppam
From Veppam · 2011
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Joshua Sridhar, Naresh Iyer
- Music director
- Joshua Sridhar
- Details
- Veppam2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Veppam.. | Heat.. |
| Nerupilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from fire.. |
| Neerilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from water.. |
| Katrilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from air.. |
| Pudhidhanadhidhu… | This is something new… |
| Male | |
| Rattham kodhikayil | When blood boils |
| Male :Veppam azhaikalam | Male: Heat may beckon |
| Male | |
| Veppam azhaikayil | When heat beckons |
| Male :Kutram nadakalam | Male: A crime may happen |
| Male | |
| Kutram nadakayil | When a crime happens |
| Male :Dharmam marakalam | Male: Righteousness may be forgotten |
| Male | |
| Dharmam marakayil | When righteousness is forgotten |
| Male :Veppam thurathalam | Male: Heat may pursue |
| Male | |
| Veppam thurathinal | If heat pursues |
| Male :Vaazhkai nadungalam | Male: Life may tremble |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkai nadunginal | If life trembles |
| Male :Nenjam kalangalam | Male: The heart may be distressed |
| Male | |
| Nenjam kalanginal | If the heart is distressed |
| Male :Nyayam puriyalam | Male: Justice may be understood |
| Male | |
| Nyayam purigayil | When justice is understood |
| Male :Veppam kodhikalam | Male: Heat may boil over |
| Male | |
| Veppam.. | Heat.. |
| Nerupilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from fire.. |
| Neerilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from water.. |
| Katrilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from air.. |
| Pudhidhanadhidhu… | This is something new… |
| Male | |
| Rattham kodhikayil | When blood boils |
| Male :Veppam azhaikalam | Male: Heat may beckon |
| Male | |
| Veppam azhaikayil | When heat beckons |
| Male :Kutram nadakalam | Male: A crime may happen |
| Male | |
| Kutram nadakayil | When a crime happens |
| Male :Dharmam marakalam | Male: Righteousness may be forgotten |
| Male | |
| Dharmam marakayil | When righteousness is forgotten |
| Male :Veppam thurathalam | Male: Heat may pursue |
| Male | |
| Veppam thurathinal | If heat pursues |
| Male :Vaazhkai nadungalam | Male: Life may tremble |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkai nadunginal | If life trembles |
| Male :Nenjam kalangalam | Male: The heart may be distressed |
| Male | |
| Nenjam kalanginal | If the heart is distressed |
| Male :Nyayam puriyalam | Male: Justice may be understood |
| Male | |
| Nyayam purigayil | When justice is understood |
| Male :Veppam kodhikalam | Male: Heat may boil over |
| Male | |
| Veppam.. | Heat.. |
| Nerupilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from fire.. |
| Neerilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from water.. |
| Katrilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from air.. |
| Pudhidhanadhidhu… | This is something new… |
| Male | |
| Rattham kodhikayil | When blood boils |
| Male :Veppam azhaikalam | Male: Heat may beckon |
| Male | |
| Veppam azhaikayil | When heat beckons |
| Male :Kutram nadakalam | Male: A crime may happen |
| Male | |
| Kutram nadakayil | When a crime happens |
| Male :Dharmam marakalam | Male: Righteousness may be forgotten |
| Male | |
| Dharmam marakayil | When righteousness is forgotten |
| Male :Veppam thurathalam | Male: Heat may pursue |
| Male | |
| Veppam.. | Heat.. |
| Nerupilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from fire.. |
| Neerilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from water.. |
| Katrilum varum veppam.. | Heat comes even from air.. |
| Pudhidhanadhidhu… | This is something new… |
வெப்பம்..
நெருப்பிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
நீரிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
காற்றிலும் வரும் வெப்பம் புதிதானதிது …
Heat..
Heat comes even from fire..
Heat comes even from water..
Heat comes even from air..
This is something new…
ரத்தம் கொதிக்கையில்
வெப்பம் அழைக்கலாம்
When blood boils
Male: Heat may beckon
வெப்பம் அழைக்கையில்
குற்றம் நடக்கலாம்
When heat beckons
Male: A crime may happen
குற்றம் நடக்கையில்
தர்மம் மறக்கலாம்
When a crime happens
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
தர்மம் மறக்கையில்
வெப்பம் துரத்தலாம்
When righteousness is forgotten
Male: Heat may pursue
வெப்பம் துரத்தினால்
வாழ்க்கை நடுங்கலாம்
If heat pursues
Male: Life may tremble
வாழ்க்கை நடுங்கினால்
நெஞ்சம் கலங்கலாம்
If life trembles
Male: The heart may be distressed
நெஞ்சம் கலங்கினால்
நியாயம் புரியலாம்
If the heart is distressed
Male: Justice may be understood
நியாயம் புரிகையில்
வெப்பம் கொதிக்கலாம்
When justice is understood
Male: Heat may boil over
வெப்பம்..
நெருப்பிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
நீரிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
காற்றிலும் வரும் வெப்பம் புதிதானதிது …
Heat..
Heat comes even from fire..
Heat comes even from water..
Heat comes even from air..
This is something new…
ரத்தம் கொதிக்கையில்
வெப்பம் அழைக்கலாம்
When blood boils
Male: Heat may beckon
வெப்பம் அழைக்கையில்
குற்றம் நடக்கலாம்
When heat beckons
Male: A crime may happen
குற்றம் நடக்கையில்
தர்மம் மறக்கலாம்
When a crime happens
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
தர்மம் மறக்கையில்
வெப்பம் துரத்தலாம்
When righteousness is forgotten
Male: Heat may pursue
வெப்பம் துரத்தினால்
வாழ்க்கை நடுங்கலாம்
If heat pursues
Male: Life may tremble
வாழ்க்கை நடுங்கினால்
நெஞ்சம் கலங்கலாம்
If life trembles
Male: The heart may be distressed
நெஞ்சம் கலங்கினால்
நியாயம் புரியலாம்
If the heart is distressed
Male: Justice may be understood
நியாயம் புரிகையில்
வெப்பம் கொதிக்கலாம்
When justice is understood
Male: Heat may boil over
வெப்பம்..
நெருப்பிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
நீரிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
காற்றிலும் வரும் வெப்பம் புதிதானதிது …
Heat..
Heat comes even from fire..
Heat comes even from water..
Heat comes even from air..
This is something new…
ரத்தம் கொதிக்கையில்
வெப்பம் அழைக்கலாம்
When blood boils
Male: Heat may beckon
வெப்பம் அழைக்கையில்
குற்றம் நடக்கலாம்
When heat beckons
Male: A crime may happen
குற்றம் நடக்கையில்
தர்மம் மறக்கலாம்
When a crime happens
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
தர்மம் மறக்கையில்
வெப்பம் துரத்தலாம்
When righteousness is forgotten
Male: Heat may pursue
வெப்பம்..
நெருப்பிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
நீரிலும் வரும் வெப்பம்..
காற்றிலும் வரும் வெப்பம் புதிதானதிது …
Heat..
Heat comes even from fire..
Heat comes even from water..
Heat comes even from air..
This is something new…
Veppam..
Heat..
Nerupilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from fire..
Neerilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from water..
Katrilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from air..
Pudhidhanadhidhu…
This is something new…
Rattham kodhikayil
When blood boils
Male :Veppam azhaikalam
Male: Heat may beckon
Veppam azhaikayil
When heat beckons
Male :Kutram nadakalam
Male: A crime may happen
Kutram nadakayil
When a crime happens
Male :Dharmam marakalam
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
Dharmam marakayil
When righteousness is forgotten
Male :Veppam thurathalam
Male: Heat may pursue
Veppam thurathinal
If heat pursues
Male :Vaazhkai nadungalam
Male: Life may tremble
Vaazhkai nadunginal
If life trembles
Male :Nenjam kalangalam
Male: The heart may be distressed
Nenjam kalanginal
If the heart is distressed
Male :Nyayam puriyalam
Male: Justice may be understood
Nyayam purigayil
When justice is understood
Male :Veppam kodhikalam
Male: Heat may boil over
Veppam..
Heat..
Nerupilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from fire..
Neerilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from water..
Katrilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from air..
Pudhidhanadhidhu…
This is something new…
Rattham kodhikayil
When blood boils
Male :Veppam azhaikalam
Male: Heat may beckon
Veppam azhaikayil
When heat beckons
Male :Kutram nadakalam
Male: A crime may happen
Kutram nadakayil
When a crime happens
Male :Dharmam marakalam
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
Dharmam marakayil
When righteousness is forgotten
Male :Veppam thurathalam
Male: Heat may pursue
Veppam thurathinal
If heat pursues
Male :Vaazhkai nadungalam
Male: Life may tremble
Vaazhkai nadunginal
If life trembles
Male :Nenjam kalangalam
Male: The heart may be distressed
Nenjam kalanginal
If the heart is distressed
Male :Nyayam puriyalam
Male: Justice may be understood
Nyayam purigayil
When justice is understood
Male :Veppam kodhikalam
Male: Heat may boil over
Veppam..
Heat..
Nerupilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from fire..
Neerilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from water..
Katrilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from air..
Pudhidhanadhidhu…
This is something new…
Rattham kodhikayil
When blood boils
Male :Veppam azhaikalam
Male: Heat may beckon
Veppam azhaikayil
When heat beckons
Male :Kutram nadakalam
Male: A crime may happen
Kutram nadakayil
When a crime happens
Male :Dharmam marakalam
Male: Righteousness may be forgotten
Dharmam marakayil
When righteousness is forgotten
Male :Veppam thurathalam
Male: Heat may pursue
Veppam..
Heat..
Nerupilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from fire..
Neerilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from water..
Katrilum varum veppam..
Heat comes even from air..
Pudhidhanadhidhu…
This is something new…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Veppam' (Heat) serves as a title track and a thematic metaphor for human emotion, anger, urban passion, and crime. The lyrics describe how heat is omnipresent—emanating not just from fire, but metaphorically from water and air when tempers rise. The boiling of blood leads to impulse, inviting moral shortcuts, crime, and eventual realization of justice. The cyclical nature of the lyrics emphasizes a chain reaction of human choices under pressure: anger triggers action, action leads to transgression, transgression leads to fear, and fear eventually yields wisdom and justice. Na. Muthu Kumar masterfully captures the volatile nature of youth and urban life using stark, repetitive, and evocative imagery.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anadiplosis (Chain Linking / Antadi)
“Male :Kutram nadakalam / Kutram nadakayil”
The end of one clause or phrase is repeated near the beginning of the next (e.g., 'Kutram nadakalam' leads into 'Kutram nadakayil'), creating a cause-and-effect narrative chain.
Metaphor
“Rattham kodhikayil”
'Veppam' (heat) is used as a metaphor for passion, anger, impulse, and tension that drives human actions and moral failings.
Anaphora
“Nerupilum varum veppam.. / Neerilum varum veppam..”
Repetition of 'varum veppam' across multiple lines to build rhythmic intensity and thematic emphasis.
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Trivia
'Veppam' (2011) was directed by Anjana Ali Khan and featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar. The song uses raw, rhythmic chanting to capture the gritty, realistic street-life atmosphere of Chennai portrayed in the film.
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