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Vikram Vikram

From Vikram · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vikram
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
23 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vikram vikram
Vikram vikram
Naan vetri petravan
Imaiyam thottu vittavan
Pagaiyai muttivittavan
Theeyai suttu vittavan
En veerame vaagaiyae soodum
Vikram vikram
Vikram vikram
…………………..
Thaer sellattum
En per vellattum
Thaer sellattum
En per vellattum
Radhakaja pada
Engum sellum vinnai vellum
Vaanum mannum..ha ha..
En per sollum
O uravugal
Enakkena irundhathu ah
Kanavugal paadhiyil
Kalaindhathu aam
Pazhiyenum vidhai
Nenjil vizhundhathu
Ha..payirena dhinam
Athu valarndhathu
Yuththathaal adho adho vidiyuthu
Saththathaal araajagam azhiyuthu
Raththathaal adho thalai uruluthu
Sorgangal idho idho theriyuthu
Thudikkidhu pujam
Jeyippadhu nijam
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thak ida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thakida..huhuuhohahaha
Vikram vikram
Vikram vikram
…………………….
Yaar vattangal
Ivai yaar sattangal
Yaar vattangal
Ivai yaar sattangal
Iniyoru vidhi seivom indrae
Jagathai vendrae
Theemai kondrae
Seivom nandrae
Ae…pagaivanukkarulvadhu
Pizhaiyae vaa
Pagaivanai azhippathu muraiyae
Mmm…poruppathu puzhukkalin inamae
Aam azhippathu puligalin gunamae
Ettippo itho puli varuguthu
Thittathaal adaavadi ozhiyuthu
Siththathil manobalam varuguthu
Moththathil adho pagai azhiyuthu
Thudikkidhu pujam
Jeyippathu nijam
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thak ida..thakathamithaa..theem…
Thakida..huhuuhohahaha
Vikram vikram
Vikram vikram
Naan vetri petravan
Imaiyam thottu vittavan
Pagaiyai muttivittavan
Theeyai suttu vittavan
En veerame vaagaiyae soodum
Vikram vikram
Vikram vikram
Vikram, Vikram
Vikram, Vikram
I am a victor,
one who has touched the Himalayas!
One who crushed the enemy,
one who burned fire itself!
My courage alone will wear the crown of victory!
Vikram, Vikram
Vikram, Vikram
...
Let the chariot roll on,
let my name triumph!
Let the chariot roll on,
let my name triumph!
Chariots, elephants, infantry—
marching everywhere, conquering the skies!
The sky and the earth... ha ha...
will echo my name!
Oh, loved ones
I once had of my own, ah...
Halfway through, my dreams
were shattered, yes!
The seed of vengeance
fell into my heart.
Ha... like a growing crop,
every day it grew!
Look there, dawn breaks through this war!
With the battle cry, anarchy is destroyed!
In pools of blood, severed heads roll!
Look, heaven is right in sight!
My arms throb with power,
victory is certain!
Thakida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thakida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thaka ida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thakida... huhuuhohahahaa
Vikram, Vikram
Vikram, Vikram
...
Whose boundaries are these?
Whose laws are these?
Whose boundaries are these?
Whose laws are these?
We shall make a new rule today!
Conquering the world,
destroying evil,
we shall do what is right!
Hey... showing mercy to an enemy
is a mistake, come on!
Destroying the enemy is the only righteous way!
Mmm... enduring quietly is for worms,
yes, destroying is the nature of tigers!
Step aside, here comes the tiger!
With strategy, all tyranny is wiped out!
Willpower surges in the mind!
All in all, look, the enemy is destroyed!
My arms throb with power,
victory is certain!
Thakida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thakida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thaka ida... thakathamitha... theem...
Thakida... huhuuhohahahaa
Vikram, Vikram
Vikram, Vikram
I am a victor,
one who has touched the Himalayas!
One who crushed the enemy,
one who burned fire itself!
My courage alone will wear the crown of victory!
Vikram, Vikram
Vikram, Vikram
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This title track from the 1986 spy-action thriller film 'Vikram' serves as an intense hero-introduction anthem. The protagonist declares his invincible nature, personal betrayals, and unrelenting drive to destroy evil and establish justice. He rejects passive tolerance, comparing passive endurance to worms while equating decisive action to a tiger hunting its prey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Imaiyam thottu vittavan / Theeyai suttu vittavan

Exaggeration used for heroic emphasis, such as claiming to touch the Himalayas or burning fire itself.

Metaphor (Uruvagama)

Pazhiyenum vidhai Nenjil vizhundhathu Ha..payirena dhinam Athu valarndhathu

Comparing blame to a seed planted in the heart that grows daily into a crop.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Yuththathaal adho adho vidiyuthu / Saththathaal araajagam azhiyuthu / Raththathaal adho thalai uruluthu

Matching of the second consonant in consecutive lines (Yuththathaal, Saththathaal, Raththathaal).

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Trivia

This high-octane title track was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and performed by Kamal Haasan himself. The song's iconic rhythm and 'Vikram Vikram' vocal stabs were sampled and remixed in Lokesh Kanagaraj's 2022 film 'Vikram' as an homage to the original 1986 cult classic.

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