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Bhoomi Bhoomi

From Chekka Chivantha Vaanam · 2018

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
11 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mudhal yaadho
Mudivethuvo
Mudivilla vaanam
Mudivathumundo
Mudiyaathendro
Udalai polae uyirum
Aiyyo azhivathumundo
Udalindru paandam…
Udainthuvidum
Katharum manamae…
Kavaloru vendam
Ivaigal uyirum pozhuthil
Maram azhivummillai
Agrinai polae andradum vaazhthidu
Ulagae….ae…. nizhaiyillaiye…ae….
Ohhh…bhoomi bhoomi
Suthum satham
Aazhi aazhi kathum satham
Manithan manithan
Oh yutha satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Kadalil meen onnu
Azhutha
Karaikku seidhi vanthu
Seruma
Idhayam thaanguma
Idhayam thaanguma
Idhayamae thaanguma
Idhayamae….
Idhayam thaanguma
Idhayam thaanguma
Idhayam thaanguma
Idhayam thaanguma
Thaanguma
Thaanguma
Thaanguma
Ohhh…bhoomi bhoomi
Suthum satham
Aazhi aazhi kathum satham
Manithan manithan
Oh yutha satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Kadalil meen onnu
Azhutha
Karaikku seidhi vanthu
Seruma
Paavi nenjae
Paththa vacha panjae
Panjil saambal minjathae
Vazhvathai vidavum
Vazhiyae kodithu
Veezhvathai vidavum
Pirivae kodithu
Karuvarai illa muthalum alla
Mudivurai illa mudivum alla
Kanneer varudhu unmai solla
Paazhum manadhu ketkudhumilla
Nee engae nee engae
Naalaikku naanum angae
Ohhh…bhoomi bhoomi
Suthum satham
Aazhi aazhi kathum satham
Manithan manithan
Oh yutha satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Ithil engae ketkkum
Kuyilin satham
Kadalil meen onnu
Azhutha
{Karaikku seidhi vanthu
Seruma} (2)
What is the beginning?
What is the end?
Does the endless sky
ever have an end?
Is it never-ending?
Like the body, does the soul
alas, also perish?
The clay pot of the body...
will shatter.
O weeping heart...
do not worry at all.
While living through this,
nature knows no death.
Live each day without ego, like nature.
This world... is never permanent...
Oh... Earth, Earth,
the sound of its spinning,
the roar of the vast ocean,
between man and man,
oh, the sound of war!
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
If a fish in the ocean
weeps,
will the news ever
reach the shore?
Can the heart endure it?
Can the heart endure it?
Can this heart endure it?
O my heart...
Can the heart endure it?
Can the heart endure it?
Can the heart endure it?
Can the heart endure it?
Can it endure?
Can it endure?
Can it endure?
Oh... Earth, Earth,
the sound of its spinning,
the roar of the vast ocean,
between man and man,
oh, the sound of war!
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
If a fish in the ocean
weeps,
will the news ever
reach the shore?
O wretched heart,
like cotton set on fire,
not even ashes will remain.
More than life itself,
the pain is cruel.
More than falling down,
parting is cruel.
There is no womb, nor is it a beginning;
there is no conclusion, nor is it an end.
Tears flow to speak the truth,
yet this troubled heart refuses to listen.
Where are you? Where are you?
Tomorrow, I will be there too.
Oh... Earth, Earth,
the sound of its spinning,
the roar of the vast ocean,
between man and man,
oh, the sound of war!
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
Amidst all this, where can we hear
the song of a cuckoo?
If a fish in the ocean
weeps,
will the news reach the shore,
will it ever reach?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Bhoomi Bhoomi from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is a deeply philosophical and melancholic track composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song explores the fleeting nature of human existence, the inevitability of death, and the overpowering noise of human conflict and violence. It contrasts the grand, chaotic dynamics of the world—the spinning earth, roaring oceans, and destructive wars—with the quiet, unheeded suffering of an individual.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Kadalil meen onnu azhutha karaikku seidhi vanthu seruma”

Comparing human life and unseen grief to a fish weeping silently in the vast sea, whose tears never reach the shore.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)

“Ithil engae ketkkum kuyilin satham”

Asking whether a cuckoo's gentle song can be heard amid the roar of war and spinning planets, emphasizing how innocent human life is drowned in conflict.

Second-letter Rhyme (Ethugai)

“Mudhal yaadho / Mudivethuvo”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'd' across consecutive lines (Mudhal / Mudivethuvo / Mudivilla).

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Ohhh…bhoomi bhoomi”

Repetition of words like 'Bhoomi Bhoomi' and 'Idhayam thaanguma' to amplify emotional anguish and existential dread.

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