Ratty Adhiththan, Mc Sai, and Mathichiyam Bala deliver a high-energy anthem in Padaiyon, with lyrics by Ratty Adhiththan and music by Steve Cliff. The track pulses with Tamil warrior pride, invoking ancient kings Chera, Chozha, and Pandiya. Collective vocals create a commanding tribute to historical resilience.
Released: January 1, 2022
Kanthar Koottam
Mc Sai | Ratty Adhiththan • From “Padaiyon”
Kanthar Koottam Lyrics Translation – Padaiyon Soundtrack
Ratty Adhiththan references Tamil kings like Chera and Chozha, asserting ‘We are tigers reincarnated.’ The repeated line ‘Where did Karikala disappear?’ questions lost leadership. Lyrics describe armies making the ground tremble and sparks flying like lightning.
Sinthanaiyila Thee ParakkuthuSparks are flying in my thoughts,
Thirumbiya Idam Koda PidikkuthuEvery place I turn, it catches fire.
Pagai Edhuthavan Padai KoduthavanThe one who faced the enemy, the one who raised an army,
Pagalavan Ini Vazhi VizhagiduFrom now on, the sun will step aside for him.
Sinam Konda Singam AnunguthuAn enraged lion is approaching,
Kalam Marakkatha Veera ThamizharinOf the brave Tamils who never forget the battlefield.
Padai Eduthum Nilam AdhirudhuWhen they take up arms, the ground trembles,
Ethir Padai Ettu Adi ThavaruthuThe opposing army misses its step.
Nan Ninna Malai NadanthaIf I stand still, I’m a mountain, if I walk,
Padai Kadanthal Pori ThattumMy army will march past and sparks will fly.
Nanga Parantha Idi VizhunthaIf we fly, it’s like lightning striking,
Sadhi Savin Nuni YuthamIt’s a war on the edge of cunning and death.
Hey Santhiyila Pidicha PillayarHey, like the ‘Pillayar’ statue we grabbed at the crossroads,
Eduthu Vakkirom Mudhal AdiWe’re delivering the first blow.
Sandaiyila Thalai Edukkira ParambaraiWe’re from a lineage that takes heads in battle,
Nanga Thani VazhiWe walk a separate path.
Sagatha Varam YemakkuWe’ve been given the gift of immortality,
Thanthavane ThunivirukkuAnd with it came our courage.
Vel Eduthu ErinjavargalWe are the ones who threw the ‘Vel’ spear,
Vengai Nangal Maru PirappuWe are tigers, reincarnated.
Chera Chozha Pandiya PandaraOf the Chera, Chozha, and Pandiya kings, of Pandara,
Vanniyan Veera AkkarayanThe Vanniyan, and the heroic Akkarayan.
Adhu Vazhu Vandha Engal AnnanOur brother came from that lineage,
Adutha RavananThe next ‘Ravana’.
Hey Ethanai Murai Nan Solluven UnakkuHey, how many times do I have to tell you?
Raththathil Odhuthu Ranuva ThudippuThe pulse of an army runs in our blood.
Sathiyam Thayagam Velgira VaraikkumI swear, until our motherland is victorious,
Nichayam Engalin Vengaigal IrukkuOur tigers will surely be there.
Valari Eri Pol VarthaigalMy words are like a thrown ‘Valari’ boomerang,
Vagundu Varuthu Parthu KolThey’ll come to slice you apart, so watch out.
Paruvam Adaintha VarthaigalThese words have come of age,
Ini Pala Palakkuthu PadukkulAnd now they glisten in their scabbards.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kulasami Oruthan IrundhanThere was a clan guardian,
Nilam Kakka Kuruthi KodudhanWho gave his blood to protect the land.
Nadu Neram Nisiyil NadanthalIf you walk in the dead of night,
Vilakkaga Vidhiyil IruppanHe will be a lamp upon your path.
Aanai Senai Aravam Purai AndaAn army of elephants, a crowd of Tamils that rules the world,
Thamizhar KoottamLike a serpent.
Kuraiyatha Vegam Kuruthi ThagamUnrelenting speed, a thirst for blood,
Kadantha Kalam PesumThe past will speak of it.
Ini Neram Kalam ParthuFrom now on, after watching the time and place,
Padai Iranga Poguthu PudhusuA new army is about to descend.
Idhu Pattan Thantha BhoomiThis is the land our ancestors gave us,
Nee Parisalikkira NamakkuAnd you are gifting it to us?
Vanni Kattila Rendu Kalila VarupuliDo you know that a striped tiger walked on two legs,
Nadanthathu TheriyumaIn the ‘Vanni’ forest?
Andha Natila Vandhu Piranthavan EndhanI was born in that land,
Kurudhi Thagam AdangumaWill my thirst for blood ever be quenched?
Kutta Kutta Kuniyavillai Kullanari InathukullaI didn’t bow down among the pack of jackals,
Koburathil Irunthavanga Kuppai Nadu VeedhiyilaThose who were in the temple towers are now in the trash-filled streets.
Aana Oona Edhiri Adanga Thalaivan KudumpiThe enemy won’t be subdued, the leader’s topknot,
Vanam Varaikkum Vazhthum Vananga Oruvan VazhuthiIs hailed up to the heavens, a ‘Vazhuthi’ king to be worshipped.
Ariyappan Kadanthu Vanthavan Pandiyan Nedu CheliyanThe one who crossed paths with ‘Ariyappan’ was Pandiyan Nedu Cheliyan,
Andha Kavirikku Oru Anai Eduthavan Karigalvala ChozhanThe one who built a dam for the ‘Kaveri’ river was Karikala Chozhan.
Angu Kakka Vanniyan Kati ThandhavanThe one who showed us how to protect was Vanniyan,
Thiravidan Pazhi Theerka VanthavanThe Dravidian who came to avenge.
Ariyathukku Kodi Pudithavan Dravidan AdivaruthiThe Dravidian who raised a flag against the Aryans, a strong foundation,
Ingu Neeyum Nanum ThamizhanHere, you and I are both Tamil.
Nadu Vila Vendam OruvanOne man’s nation should not fall,
Andha Kalam Varaikkum IrukkumIt will last until that time comes.
Karikalan Kathaigal NilaikkumThe stories of Karikalan will endure.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kulasami Oruthan IrundhanThere was a clan guardian,
Nilam Kakka Kuruthi KodudhanWho gave his blood to protect the land.
Nadu Neram Nisiyil NadanthalIf you walk in the dead of night,
Vilakkaga Vidhiyil IruppanHe will be a lamp upon your path.
Manam Konda Nerembu Thudikka Puli UrumbuthuWith determined nerves twitching, the tiger growls,
Urumi MelamTo the beat of the ‘urumi’ drum.
Pattan Poottan Anda Konda ManpuzhuvukkuTo the earthworms of the land ruled by our forefathers,
Enna VenumWhat do you want?
Vanni Kattu Vengai Vithaitha Oru ThalaivaninWe’re the generation of a leader who sowed tiger seeds,
ThalamuraiIn the ‘Vanni’ forest.
Nangal Kalamirangiya Sondhangal SanthathiWe are the descendants of relatives who entered the battlefield,
Thamizhinam En Uyir PeraSo the Tamil race could gain life.
Thootta Thootta Therikkira Saththam Ketta NadunguraThey hear the sound of bullets scattering and they tremble,
Vedi Muzhungura Unarveguruthu Thamizh Inamena Padai PeruguthuThe feeling of swallowing explosions rises, and the Tamil race grows into an army.
Pengal Ayudham Yendhi Angalai Katha Kathaiya PaduSing the story of how the women took up arms to protect the men,
Thanipatta Mannai Petredutha Manda Veerar ParuLook at the great warriors who gave birth to a separate land.
Adimai Padutha Pattavar Padithu Pattam PetravarThose who were enslaved studied and got degrees,
Paditha Padippu Velam Indri Dhinamum Poruppil SeththavarBut their education was useless, and they died bearing burdens every day.
En Navil Irukkum Eetti Varthaigalai Neruppil TheetiThe spear-like words on my tongue, I’ve sharpened them in fire,
Adhikalai Marana Seithi Kuri Parthu Vitten Da AviI’ve aimed for the morning’s death notice and let my spirit fly.
Kurangu Koottam Uthavi SeidhuA group of monkeys helped,
Katti Koduthathu Rama SethuAnd built ‘Rama’s Bridge’.
Vanaram Endru Vadakku Sonna TherkkuTo the South, which the North called ‘monkey’,
Thamizha Thiruppa KezhuOh Tamil, ask them to return it.
Varalaru Than Matri EzhuthuThey rewrite history,
Adaiyalathai Theliva ThiruttuAnd brazenly steal our identity.
Thadam Matriya Egiri SolluTell the enemy who changed our path,
Mudi Maracha Parakkum PalluThat the teeth covered by his hair will fly.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kulasami Oruthan IrundhanThere was a clan guardian,
Nilam Kakka Kuruthi KodudhanWho gave his blood to protect the land.
Nadu Neram Nisiyil NadanthalIf you walk in the dead of night,
Vilakkaga Vidhiyil IruppanHe will be a lamp upon your path.
Hey Panan Paraiyan Kadamban Thudiyan Kudigal AdhiHey, the ‘Panan’, ‘Paraiyan’, ‘Kadamban’, and ‘Thudiyan’ were the ancient tribes,
Ariya Parpanai Vanthu Pugunthan Thamizh Padhi PadhiThen the Aryan ‘Brahmin’ came and entered, splitting the Tamil identity.
Parambu Malaiyil Pariyin Kudhirgal Puyalena PainthenaOn Parambu mountain, the horses of king ‘Pari’ flowed like a storm,
Parathavar Kadalile Padagugal Edhirigal Pudai SuzhnthenaThe boats of the ‘Parathavar’ seafaring clan surrounded the enemy at sea.
Thamizh Illatha Kulam Sollatha PalamA community without Tamil is a bridge left unmentioned,
Muppattan Kodai Vithaga VarumThe gift of our ancestors comes as a seed.
Kalam Mari Kadantha Piragum Kariya Megam PiranthomEven after times have changed, we were born of a dark cloud.
Idhu Varna Sirama SadhiThis is ‘Varna’ hierarchy, a caste,
Nadai Padigal Illatha MadiA terrace with no stairs.
Annal Anbethar Idhai Andru Uraithar Kalai Vadivangal VazhiThe great Ambedkar said this back then, through forms of art.
Andha Kurunji Mullai Marutham Noithal Thamizhar NilangalThose five landscapes—Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal—are the lands of the Tamils,
Idhil Vazhnthu Valarnthu Piranthu Vanthathu Thamizhanoda NilaigalLiving, growing, and being born in them is the state of the Tamil people.
Oh Parpananin Koottathila Nadu VeedukullaOh, in the middle of the ‘Brahmin’s’ house,
Nangal Mani AdithalIf we ring a bell.
Kattukulla Vanthavarai Kodum Puli Adithathu Adhai AvizhparA fierce tiger struck those who entered the forest, they will unleash it.
Paruvam Pagaiyum Nadungum Ethilum Thamizhan IyangumAge and enmity will tremble, the Tamil will operate in all things.
Izhantha Poril Edhiri En Patanukku Oru ParuthiIn the war we lost, the enemy is but a cotton ball to my ancestor.
Hey Vella Vetti Arasiyal Ingu Vedham Sollum AriyarHey, the politics of the white-robed ‘Aryans’ who preach the ‘Vedas’,
Manthaiveli Sathiyar Nammai Pirikka Valarntha ViyathigalAre diseases that grew to divide us in the public square.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kadale En KadaleOh sea, my sea,
Karigala Enga MaranjaWhere did ‘Karikala’ the great king disappear?
Vaname En VanameOh sky, my sky,
Avan Thadam Thedi ThirinjaI’ve wandered searching for his trail.
Kulasami Oruthan IrundhanThere was a clan guardian,
Nilam Kakka Kuruthi KodudhanWho gave his blood to protect the land.
Nadu Neram Nisiyil NadanthalIf you walk in the dead of night,
Vilakkaga Vidhiyil IruppanHe will be a lamp upon your path.
Kanthar Koottam Music Video
Padaiyon’s theme of reclaiming Tamil legacy makes Kanthar Koottam lyrics translation essential for understanding cultural pride. Historical references to kings and battles underscore modern calls for identity preservation. Tamil heritage remains central throughout the track.