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Lyrics & meaning

Vikram Vikram

From Vikram · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Vikram1986

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Male
Naan vetri petravanI am the one who achieved victory
Imaiyam thottu vittavanI am the one who touched the Himalayas
Pagaiyai muttivittavanI am the one who crushed the enemies
Theeyai suttu vittavanI am the one who burnt fire itself
En veerame vaagaiyae soodumMy valour alone shall wear the crown of victory
Male
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Female
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Male
Thaer sellattumLet the chariot proceed
En per vellattumLet my name conquer
Thaer sellattumLet the chariot proceed
En per vellattumLet my name conquer
Radhakaja padaChariots, elephants, and infantry
Engum sellum vinnai vellumWill go everywhere and conquer the sky
Vaanum mannum..ha ha..The sky and the earth.. ha ha..
En per sollumWill chant my name
Male
O uravugalOh, relationships
Enakkena irundhathu ahThat existed for me, ah
Kanavugal paadhiyilDreams halfway
Kalaindhathu aamWere shattered, yes
Pazhiyenum vidhaiThe seed called blame
Nenjil vizhundhathuFell into the heart
Ha..payirena dhinamHa.. like a crop every day
Athu valarndhathuIt grew
Male
Yuththathaal adho adho vidiyuthuThrough war, look, a new dawn arises
Saththathaal araajagam azhiyuthuThrough roaring power, anarchy is destroyed
Raththathaal adho thalai uruluthuThrough blood, look, heads roll
Sorgangal idho idho theriyuthuHeaven is visible right here
Thudikkidhu pujamShoulders tremble with martial eager
Jeyippadhu nijamVictory is a certainty
Male
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thakida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thakida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thak ida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thak ida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thakida..huhuuhohahahaThakida.. huhuuhohahaha
Male
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Female
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Male
Yaar vattangalWhose boundaries are these?
Ivai yaar sattangalWhose laws are these?
Yaar vattangalWhose boundaries are these?
Ivai yaar sattangalWhose laws are these?
Iniyoru vidhi seivom indraeLet us create a new destiny today
Jagathai vendraeBy conquering the world
Theemai kondraeBy destroying evil
Seivom nandraeLet us do good
Male
Ae…pagaivanukkarulvadhuHey... showing mercy to an enemy
Pizhaiyae vaaIs a blunder, come
Pagaivanai azhippathu muraiyaeDestroying the enemy is the rightful duty
Mmm…poruppathu puzhukkalin inamaeMmm... enduring quietly is the nature of worms
Aam azhippathu puligalin gunamaeYes, hunting and destroying is the nature of tigers
Male
Ettippo itho puli varuguthuStep back! Here comes the tiger
Thittathaal adaavadi ozhiyuthuWith strong strategy, high-handedness vanishes
Siththathil manobalam varuguthuIn the mind, strength of conviction arises
Moththathil adho pagai azhiyuthuOverall, look, the enmity is annihilated
Thudikkidhu pujamShoulders tremble with martial eager
Jeyippathu nijamVictory is a certainty
Male
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thakida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thakida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thakida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thak ida..thakathamithaa..theem…Thak ida.. thakathamithaa.. theem...
Thakida..huhuuhohahahaThakida.. huhuuhohahaha
Male
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Male
Naan vetri petravanI am the one who achieved victory
Imaiyam thottu vittavanI am the one who touched the Himalayas
Pagaiyai muttivittavanI am the one who crushed the enemies
Theeyai suttu vittavanI am the one who burnt fire itself
En veerame vaagaiyae soodumMy valour alone shall wear the crown of victory
Male
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram
Vikram vikramVikram Vikram

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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