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Bommai Nayagi

From Bommai Nayagi · 2023

Lyricist
Sithan Jayamoorthy
Singer
Ilaya Kamban
Music director
Sundaramurthy KS
Movie name
Bommai Nayagi
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Therkethi seemaayilae
Seeraazha boomiyilae
Vanga kadalaadum
Anappana kadalooru
Pennaiyaarukku adiyilum
Paravanaaru odi varum
Inga vaazhum makka kadhaiyathaan
Adhu varalaara paadi varum
Thandora adingada
Saravedi vedingadaa
Thandora adingada
Saravedi vedingadaa
Mundaasa kattungada
Muttumvaraiyila muttungada
Mundaasa kattungada
Muttumvaraiyila muttungada
Bommai nayagi bommai nayagi
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri vaarada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri varaada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
Moonubogam tharuva
Pakkathuna varuva..aaaa…
Ye moonubogam tharuva
Pakkathuna varuva
Theemaiyellam
Ada theemaiyellam
Ada theemaiyellam saaya thaan
Theettuvaada aruva
Bommai nayagi bommai nayagi
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri vaarada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri vaarada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
Thaithom thaithom thaa thaithai thaa
Ellorum pathu maasam thaanda
Namakkulla saadhi sanda yenda
Ada vaazhkkai idhu
Nalla varam thaanda
Vaazha sonnar
Valluvar thaanda
Ada aadhiyila porandhom
Onnaaga irundhom
Aanava jaadhi
Un nenjil yenda
Aan pen rendu saadhi
Avvaiyaar sonna needhi
Aama aan pen rendu saadhi
Avvaiyaar sonna needhi
Kelada naan sollum saedhi
Kilakku vidiyum thaedhi
Kelada naan sollum saedhi
Kilakku vidiyum thaedhi
Ada neeyenna naan enna
Keezhenna mel enna
Ellorum onnuda
Solludhu mannuda
Hey anbu thaanda
Inga magathuvam
Idha manusa paya purinjikkitta
Ellaam samathuvam
Hey madha sanda vendamada
Annan thambhi aanomada
Yedha kondu poga porom
Ellaam sari samamada
Bommai nayagi bommai nayagi
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri vaarada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
Bommai nayagi
Puyaleri vaarada
Manna kakka thaan
Mazhaipola vaaraada
In the southern land,
In this bountiful soil,
Where the waves of the Bay of Bengal play,
In the coastal land of Cuddalore,
Down below the Pennai River,
The Paravanar River comes flowing,
The tale of the people living here,
It sings out as history!
Beat the announcement drum!
Burst the string of firecrackers!
Beat the announcement drum!
Burst the string of firecrackers!
Tie your turbans tight!
Fight on till the very end!
Tie your turbans tight!
Fight on till the very end!
Bommai Nayagi, Bommai Nayagi,
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
She will give us three harvests a year,
She will stand beside us to help...
Hey, she will give us three harvests a year,
She will stand beside us to help!
All the evil,
Oh, all the evil,
To bring down all the evil,
She sharpens her sickle!
Bommai Nayagi, Bommai Nayagi,
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
Thaidhom thaidhom thaa thaithai thaa,
We are all carried for ten months in the womb,
Why fight over caste among ourselves?
Oh, this life
Is a wonderful blessing,
That is how we were told to live,
By the great sage Valluvar!
We were born in the beginning,
And lived together as one,
Why should caste pride
Fill your heart?
"Only two castes exist: male and female,"
That was the wisdom taught by Avvaiyar!
Yes, "Only two castes exist: male and female,"
That was the wisdom taught by Avvaiyar!
Listen to the message I bring,
The east is about to dawn!
Listen to the message I bring,
The east is about to dawn!
Who are you, and who am I?
Who is low, and who is high?
Everyone is one,
So says this earth!
Hey, love
Is the greatest truth here!
If mankind only understands this,
There will be equality everywhere!
Hey, we don't need religious fights,
We are all brothers!
What will we take with us when we go?
Everyone is truly equal!
Bommai Nayagi, Bommai Nayagi,
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
Bommai Nayagi,
She comes riding on a storm!
To protect this land,
She comes pouring like rain!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Bommai Nayagi is an energetic folk song set in the Cuddalore region of Tamil Nadu. It begins by praising the geographic richness and coastal culture of the land, celebrating the guardian deity and spirit of Bommai Nayagi who protects the soil like rain and rises like a storm against injustice and evil. As the song progresses, it transforms into a social manifesto against social divisions. By citing classical Tamil moral figures like Thiruvalluvar and Avvaiyar, the lyrics urge people to abandon caste pride and religious disputes, emphasizing that humanity is born equal and that true nobility lies in love, harmony, and egalitarianism.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mazhaipola vaaraada

Compares the beneficial and life-giving arrival of the protective force to gentle rain.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Puyaleri vaarada

Describes arriving while 'riding a storm' to signify immense power, intensity, and righteousness.

Ethikai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kelada naan sollum saedhi / Kilakku vidiyum thaedhi

The second letters of 'saedhi' and 'thaedhi' match, creating rhythmic flow across lines.

Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippeedhu)

Aan pen rendu saadhi / Avvaiyaar sonna needhi

Directly refers to ancient Tamil philosophers Thiruvalluvar and Avvaiyar to validate the message of social equality.

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Trivia

The film Bommai Nayagi stars Yogi Babu in a acclaimed lead dramatic role depicting a father's struggle for justice in rural Tamil Nadu. The song incorporates traditional folk instruments and regional Cuddalore dialect.

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