“Varika Varika” by Sooraj Santhosh, Jean P Johnson, and Lisha Joseph is from the album Soothravakyam. The track, written by the artists, stars Shine Tom Chacko and Vincy Aloshious. It begins with a direct call to the people, “Varika Janame,” to witness a divine dance. This serves as an open invitation to a sacred ritual.
Released: June 27, 2025
Varika Varika
Jean P Johnson | Sooraj Santhosh • From “Soothravakyam”
Soothravakyam’s Varika Varika Lyrics Translation
The song later mentions a dark night when an ancestral home burned like a funeral pyre. The performer’s makeup is described as being drawn with fiery embers, like flowers the color of blood. These lines connect a violent past to the performer’s sacred transformation.
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Varika Varika Varika JanameCome, come, come, oh people
Viruthu Vithariya VellattamTo the ‘Vellattam’ dance that spreads its fame
Polika Polika Polika JanameRise up, rise up, rise up, oh people
Kanal Chitharana TheyyattamTo the ‘Theyyattam’ that scatters fiery embers
Varika Varika Varika JanameCome, come, come, oh people
Viruthu Vithariya VellattamTo the ‘Vellattam’ dance that spreads its fame
Polika Polika Polika JanameRise up, rise up, rise up, oh people
Kanal Chitharana TheyyattamTo the ‘Theyyattam’ that scatters fiery embers
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Varika Varika Varika JanameCome, come, come, oh people
Viruthu Vithariya VellattamTo the ‘Vellattam’ dance that spreads its fame
Polika Polika Polika JanameRise up, rise up, rise up, oh people
Polika PolikaRise up, rise up
Kallukal Mannukal Poondu ViraykkanuThe stones and the earth begin to tremble
Kaanjirapuzha ThulliyuranjuThe ‘Kaanjirapuzha’ river leaps and turns to ice
Choodu Ninamozhukiyorirulin IravilOn a dark night where warm blood once flowed
Illam Chithapol KathiyerinjjuThe ancestral ‘Illam’ home burned like a funeral pyre
Porvili Nirayanu Thirumudi AniyanuThe war cry resounds, the sacred crown is worn
Melerikkanal Venthu PazhuthuOver the fire pit, the body is tempered and perfected
Chentheeyaliya Karinilalil KaliyattamIn the dark shadow of the searing red flame, the ritual unfolds
Thullum ShaivasuthaThe leaping son of ‘Shiva’
Daivathare DaivathareOh, divine one! Oh, divine one!
Theyi Theyi Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Varika Varika Varika JanameCome, come, come, oh people
Viruthu Vithariya VellattamTo the ‘Vellattam’ dance that spreads its fame
Polika Polika Polika JanameRise up, rise up, rise up, oh people
Kanal Chitharana TheyyattamTo the ‘Theyyattam’ that scatters fiery embers
Chora Chuvakkana ChekkipookkalLike the ‘Chekki’ flowers that blush the color of blood
Chayilyam Kanal Koriya ChamayamThe sacred makeup is drawn with burning embers
Kaadum Veedum Nadayum ThaandiIt crosses forests, homes, and pathways
Naadu ViraykkanoraaravamaayBecoming an uproar that makes the whole land tremble
Choodakamilakanu Thottam KelkkanuThe palm-leaf torch sways, the ‘Thottam’ chant is heard
Nenjilaninju KoralaaramThe chest is adorned with the sacred necklace
Chilampukal Ketti Varaviliyaay ThirayattamWith anklets tied, the ‘Thirayattam’ dance becomes a divine summons
Thullum ShaivasuthaThe leaping son of ‘Shiva’
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Theyi Theyi Theyi Dhithaka Theyi TheyiThe rhythmic step, the pounding beat
Varika Varika Varika JanameCome, come, come, oh people
Varika Varika Varika VenamCome, come, you truly must come
Polika Polika Polika JanameRise up, rise up, rise up, oh people
Polika PolikaRise up, rise up
Varika Varika Music Video
The song moves from a summons into an enactment of the deity’s arrival, an uproar making the land tremble. The chant’s purpose is to invoke and embody the energy of the Theyyattam dance. The meaning of the ‘Varika Varika’ lyrics is a powerful summons channeling the spiritual fury of a Theyyam ritual.