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Lyrics & meaning

Bhoomi Nalla

From Ya Ya · 2013

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Rahul Nambiar, Malavika
Music director
Vijay Ebenezer
Details
Ya Ya2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Boomi nalla suthuthaanuTo see if the Earth is spinning well,
Suthi suthi parthenaeI looked around and around.
Saamiyathan nesama endruAsking God if this is truly real,
Killi killi kettenaeI pinched myself again and again to ask.
Male
Nee kan adicha pothumJust a wink of your eye is enough,
Un pinaal vaarendiI will follow right behind you, my girl.
Minsaram thottadhu polaLike being struck by electricity,
Thalaadi vizhuthendiI stumbled and fell, my girl.
Female
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Male
Annaiku oru pechu innaiku oru pechuOne word that day, another word today,
Illa pennae neethaandi moochuNo girl, you are my very breath!
Female :Munnala na ponenFemale: I walked in front,
Pinaala nee vanthaYou came behind me,
Aana ennakkula thaana nee vanthaBut you automatically entered within me.
Male
Unnaala thaanadi en vaazhu thaenaadiBecause of you, my girl, my life is sweet like honey,
Poo poova poothu ingu kulunguthadiIt blossoms like flowers and sways with joy.
Female
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Female
Boomi nalla suthuthaanuTo see if the Earth is spinning well,
Suthi suthi parthenaeI looked around and around.
Saamiyathan nesama endruAsking God if this is truly real,
Killi killi kettenaeI pinched myself again and again to ask.
Female
Hey..ithayathu melaHey, upon my heart,
Irumbadikum oosaA heavy iron-hammering sound,
Ketten poda kaadhal ithuthaandaI heard; go on man, this is love!
Male
Hey.. pothu edathil kudaHey, even in a public place,
Un mogatha paathaWhen I saw your face,
Mayangi ponen podi seri thaandiI fainted; go away girl, it is alright.
Female
Ethirae nee vanthaalaeIf you come in front of me,
Oodathu kadigaramThe clock refuses to run.
Puriyatha megam onru thoovuthadaA mysterious cloud drizzles over me, man.
Male
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Suthutha suthuthaIs it spinning, spinning?
Boomi suthutha suthuthaIs the Earth spinning, spinning?
Male
Boomi nalla suthuthaanuTo see if the Earth is spinning well,
Suthi suthi parthenaeI looked around and around.
Saamiyathan nesama endruAsking God if this is truly real,
Killi killi kettenaeI pinched myself again and again to ask.
Female
Nee kan adicha pothumJust a wink of your eye is enough,
Un pinaal vaarendaaI will follow right behind you, man.
Minsaram thottadhu polaLike being struck by electricity,
Thalaadi vizhuthendaaI stumbled and fell, man.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This lighthearted and catchy romantic duet captures the dizzying, exhilarating sensation of falling in love. The lovers describe how love makes the world seem as if it is spinning out of control, causing them to pinch themselves to check whether their happiness is real or a dream. They express how love manifests physically and emotionally, from feeling an electric shock at a wink to hearing hearts beat like heavy iron hammering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Suthi suthi parthenae

Words like 'Suthi suthi', 'Killi killi', and 'Poo poova' are repeated successively to intensify the actions of spinning, pinching, and blooming.

Uvamai (Simile)

Minsaram thottadhu pola

The feeling of love or the hero's glance is compared directly to receiving an electric shock using 'pola' (like).

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Oodathu kadigaram

Exaggerating time stopping ('clock doesn't run') when the lover appears in front of them.

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Trivia

The track 'Suthutha Suthutha Boomi' is from the 2013 Tamil comedy film 'Ya Ya', starring Shiva, Santhanam, Sandhya, and Dhanshika, with music composed by V. Thashi.

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