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Lyrics & meaning

Vera Level Sago

From Ayalaan · 2020

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
A. R. Rahman
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Ayalaan
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
31 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee usaram thottaalae
Thara theriyumae thannaalae
Adha osaththa ninnaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
Unna paathu paathu peraachum
Vettri adaiyanum ninachaalae
Unna thooki nenjil vechaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
Ellarukkum ellamae
Kai serndhathu kidayaathu
Illathathu paakama
Sirichaa nee vera level
Hooo endha singam
Siragai kekkudhu
Hooo endha paravai
Neendha thudikkudhu
Hooo hoo oo kidacha parisa
Rasikka pazhagidu
Nee usaram thottaalae
Thara theriyumae thannaalae
Adha osaththa ninnaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
Unna paathu paathu peraachum
Vettri adaiyanum ninachaalae
Unna thooki nenjil vechaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
Ellarukkum ellamae
Chorus :Hoo oo
Male :Kai serndhathu kidayaathu
Chorus :Aama
Male :Illathathu paakama
Sirichaa nee vera level
Hooo endha singam
Siragai kekkudhu
Hooo endha paravai
Neendha thudikkudhu
Hooo hoo oo kidacha parisa
Rasikka pazhagidu
Vera level inga kaathirukku unakku
Saadhi vitta neeyum vera level
Thatti ketta neeyum vera level
Ponna padikka vai vera level
Manna sezhikka vai vera level
Thappu seiya inga vaaipirundhum
Ganniyama ninna vera level
Anbai parisali vera level
Hoo hoo hoo oo oo
Nee usaram thottaalae
Thara theriyumae thannaalae
Adha osaththa ninnaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
Unna paathu paathu peraachum
Vettri adaiyanum ninachaalae
Unna thooki nenjil vechaalae
Chorus :Vera level sagoo
{Sola vedi kaalai adi
Odamadi kaanamadi
Motor-u vandi sathatha
Vanju parakkum aalankili} (2)
Nee mattum vaazha yen mul veli potta
Vaa boologam ellaam un veeda aakikka
Hey methane- u kotta
Un ozone-il ottai
Inimelaachum vaanam un oodakippa
Un thaai manna keeri varum udhirathai kudichu
Nee uyir vaazha mudiyaathu vazhi maathikka
Nee adiyooda suranda boomi un peril illa
Un pillainga thavikkaama nee paathukka
Nana nana naana naana naana
Nana nana naana naana naana
When you reach great heights,
The ground below is clearly seen.
If you stay grounded while rising high,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
Looking at you, if even boundless ambition
Learns how to achieve true success,
And if people hold you dear in their hearts,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
Not everyone gets everything
Handed to them in life.
Without longing for what you lack,
If you can smile, you're on another level!
Oh, which lion
Ever begs for wings?
Oh, which bird
Ever yearns to swim?
Oh, with the gifts you have received,
Learn to cherish them and be glad.
When you reach great heights,
The ground below is clearly seen.
If you stay grounded while rising high,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
Looking at you, if even boundless ambition
Learns how to achieve true success,
And if people hold you dear in their hearts,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
Not everyone gets everything
Chorus: Oh...
Male: Handed to them in life.
Chorus: That's right!
Male: Without longing for what you lack,
If you can smile, you're on another level!
Oh, which lion
Ever begs for wings?
Oh, which bird
Ever yearns to swim?
Oh, with the gifts you have received,
Learn to cherish them and be glad.
A whole new level is waiting for you here!
If you cast aside caste, you are on another level!
If you question injustice, you are on another level!
Educate young girls, that's another level!
Make the soil flourish, that's another level!
Even when you have the chance to do wrong,
If you stand with dignity, you are on another level!
Gift love to all, that's another level!
Ho ho ho oh oh
When you reach great heights,
The ground below is clearly seen.
If you stay grounded while rising high,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
Looking at you, if even boundless ambition
Learns how to achieve true success,
And if people hold you dear in their hearts,
Chorus: You're on another level, brother!
{Popping corn, the stride of the bull,
Flowing streams, sweet rustic songs,
Drowning out the noise of motor vehicles,
The parrot of the banyan tree flies free!}
Why put up barbed wire fences just to live for yourself?
Come, make the whole wide world your home!
Hey, with methane leaking out,
There's a hole torn in your ozone!
At least from now on, make the open skies your home!
Drinking the blood squeezed from your torn motherland,
You cannot survive; change your ways!
The earth isn't written in your name to plunder it dry,
Make sure your children are spared from suffering!
Nana nana naanaa naanaa naanaa
Nana nana naanaa naanaa naanaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vera Level Sago from the film Ayalaan is an uplifting, high-energy motivational anthem sung and composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vivek. The song urges individuals to transcend narrow societal divisions such as caste and selfishness, encouraging them to find joy in what they have rather than constantly lamenting what is missing. It redefines heroism and being next level not through power or wealth, but through social awareness, integrity, promoting female education, and sharing love with others. In its latter half, the track shifts toward a strong ecological message, critiquing human greed, deforestation, pollution, and methane emissions that harm the earth and wildlife. It serves as a call to action for humanity to live in harmony with nature and preserve the planet for future generations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (Ethikai / Uruvagam)

Hooo endha singam Siragai kekkudhu

Uses nature metaphors of a lion asking for wings or a bird wanting to swim to convey contentment with one's innate nature.

Anaphora (Adukkuthodar / Epiphora)

Saadhi vitta neeyum vera level / Thatti ketta neeyum vera level

Repetition of the phrase 'vera level' at the end of consecutive lines to emphasize moral and social virtues.

Personification & Metaphor

Un thaai manna keeri varum udhirathai kudichu

Personifying the Earth as a mother whose blood (natural resources) is being extracted through environmental damage.

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Trivia

Vera Level Sago was released as the first single from Sivakarthikeyan's sci-fi film Ayalaan on his birthday in February 2021. The song combines urban slang ('Sagoo' meaning brother) with environmental activism, fitting the storyline of an alien visiting Earth to address ecological threats.

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