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Bhoomi Yenna Bhoomi

From Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Devendran
Movie name
Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
Thunbangal kandaal kanmoodi kondaal
Koyilgalum ingae thevaiyaa
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
Thuttukkaaga ennenna vashangal
Kettu pona pinnaalae koshangal
Oottukkaaga ennenna jaalangal
Oodum neeril pottaargal kolangal
Vannangal suvar engum vannangal
Chinnangal avamaana chinnangal
Ipothu vaadhaadu eppothum poraadu
Paattu paadi panjam theeraathu
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
Kattupaadu endrellam kooruvaan
Kaasukkaaga mathamellam maaruvaan
Katchikkaaga veeran pola pesuvaan
Kaasai vaangi kondaalo yaeshuvaan
Pitchaithaan ellaamae pitchaithaan
Kotchaithaan nigalkaalam kotchaithaan
Yuththangal illaamal raththangal sinthaamal
Yaezhai vaazha yogam illaiyo
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
Karunai konda nenjangal dheivangal
Kanneer maattrum ullangal koyilgal
Puththan gaandhi sonnaargal paadangal
Purinthu kondathu yaarendru paarungal
unmaikku oru naalum azhivillai
Nanmaikku oru naalum mudivillai
Maaratha anbodu vaazhgindra panbaadu
Konda ullam koyil aagaathaa….
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
Thunbangal kandaal kanmoodi kondaal
Koyilgalum ingae thevaiyaa
Bhoomi enna bhoomi idhu yaezhai bhoomi
Saami enna saami adhu kozhai saami
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
If it closes its eyes whenever it sees suffering,
do we even need temples here?
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
The many masks they wear for money!
Shouting slogans only after everything is ruined!
The many tricks they play just for votes!
They drew patterns on running water!
Colors, colors all over the walls!
Symbols, symbols of pure shame!
Speak up now, fight on always!
Singing songs will not end this famine...
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
He preaches about discipline,
yet changes his religion for cash!
He talks like a hero for his party,
but curses it once he takes the bribe!
It is all just begging, everything is begging!
The present times are cheap and vulgar!
Without fighting wars and without shedding blood,
is there no fortune for the poor to live?
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
Hearts filled with compassion are true gods!
Souls that wipe away tears are true temples!
Buddha and Gandhi taught us lessons,
but look and see who actually understood them!
Truth can never be destroyed!
Goodness will never come to an end!
With a way of life rooted in unchanging love,
wouldn't such a heart become a temple?
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
If it closes its eyes whenever it sees suffering,
do we even need temples here?
What kind of world is this? It is a world of the poor!
What kind of god is that? It is a cowardly god!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song presents a sharp socio-political critique questioning divine apathy, political hypocrisy, and widespread social inequality. The narrator challenges a silent divine order that ignores the plight of the impoverished, while calling out opportunistic individuals who manipulate religion and political affiliations for personal wealth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)

Thuttukkaaga ennenna vashangal / Kettu pona pinnaalae koshangal

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'tt' across consecutive lines (Thuttukkaaga / Kettu / Oottukkaaga).

Rhetorical Question

Koyilgalum ingae thevaiyaa

Asking a question not to receive an answer, but to make a strong point about the futility of silent deities.

Metaphor

Karunai konda nenjangal dheivangal

Directly equating compassionate human hearts to divine beings and temples.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Vairamuthu, this song reflects the rationalist and humanist tradition prominent in Tamil reformist cinema, prioritizing human empathy over ritualistic religious devotion.

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