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Veri Veri Veri

From Miruthan · 2016

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Suraj Jagan, Maria Kavitha Thomas
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Miruthan2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veri }(3)Frenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Kuridhuyir paravidumSpreading life through blood
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Kirumi yendralithidumDestroying as a virus
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Irumbinai irukkidumTightening like iron
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Neruppinai erithidumBurning down the fire itself
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Vizhi vazhi veri veriFrenzy through the eyes
Viral vazhi veri veriFrenzy through the fingers
Mudi mudhal adi varaiFrom head to toe
Idiyena vedithidumExploding like thunder
Male
{Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veri} (2)Frenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Nagangalil therindhidumVisible in the fingernails
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Naragathai ezhuppidumAwakening hell
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Nasukkida thudithidumYearning to crush
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Narangalai mudithidumTying up the nerves
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Thurathidum veri veriChasing frenzy frenzy
Udaithidum veri veriShattering frenzy frenzy
Thisukkalin thirigalilIn the wicks of tissues
Vidumbena pidithidumCatching fire like a spark
Male
{Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veri} (2)Frenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Chorus
………………………...
Male
Iruttinai irulinil pudhaithidaTo bury darkness inside darkness
Velichchathai oliyinil azhithidaTo destroy light within light
Uyirenum munaiyaiyumThe edge called life
Maranathu munaiyaiyumAnd the edge called death
Inaithida ver veriTo connect them, a frenzy
Male
Suzhalurum puviyinai norukkidaTo crush the spinning earth
Vizhundhidum mazhayinai narukkidaTo chop down the falling rain
Manidharai azhithidaTo destroy humanity
Padaigalai thiratidaTo gather armies
Perugudhu veri veriThe frenzy swells
Male
Kuridhuyir paravidumSpreading life through blood
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Kirumi yendralithidumDestroying as a virus
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Irumbinai irukkidumTightening like iron
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Neruppinai erithidumBurning down the fire itself
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Male
Vizhi vazhi veri veriFrenzy through the eyes
Viral vazhi veri veriFrenzy through the fingers
Mudi mudhal adi varaiFrom head to toe
Idiyena vedithidumExploding like thunder
Male
{Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veriFrenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy
Veri veri veri veri} (3)Frenzy frenzy frenzy frenzy

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The title track 'Veri Veri' from Miruthan captures the primal, unstoppable horror and rage of a viral zombie outbreak. Madhan Karky's lyrics detail how a biological contagion spreads violently through blood, nerves, and tissues, turning human beings into mindless, ravenous creatures.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epizeuxis / Repetition

Veri veri veri veri

The word 'Veri' (Frenzy/Rage) is repeated incessantly to emphasize the uncontrollable, manic spread of the infection.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Neruppinai erithidum

Exaggerated imagery such as burning fire itself or chopping falling rain is used to emphasize apocalyptic destruction.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Mudi mudhal adi varai / Idiyena vedithidum

Comparing the explosion of infection from head to toe to a thunderbolt.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Iruttinai irulinil pudhaithida / Velichchathai oliyinil azhithida

Syllabic rhyming of the second letters across paired lines (e.g., Iruttinai / Velichchathai).

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Trivia

'Miruthan' (2016), starring Jayam Ravi and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan with music composed by D. Imman, is widely recognized as Tamil cinema's first zombie action film. Lyricist Madhan Karky created aggressive biological imagery tailored specifically to describe the symptoms and horror of a zombie infection.

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