Bommalaattam
From Bose · 2004
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Karthik, Chitra Sivaraman
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Bose2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………… | To play a puppet show |
| Male | |
| Bommalaattom aadathaan | A good doll has been found |
| Nalla bommai kedachuruku | To play Jallikattu (bull taming) |
| Female | |
| Jalli kattu aadathaan | A good bull has been found |
| Nalla kaalai kedachurukae | Will the doll wound up with a key |
| Male | |
| Saavi koduththa bommayum | Do whatever I tell it to do? |
| Naan sonnatha senjiduma | Will the wild bull that evades control |
| Female | |
| Thanni kaatuna kaalayum | Be subdued within my saree? |
| En saelaikul adanguma | You are sparking my hunger... |
| Male | |
| Pasiya nee thoondura…. | Why are you teasing my youth... |
| Vayasa yaen seendura…. | Do not pinch my heart |
| Female | |
| Manasa killathadaa | Do not kill my beauty |
| Azhaga kollathadaa | Oh, an uncontrollable desire arrives |
| Ada adangaatha aasai vanthu | And churns my lower stomach |
| Adi vayira kalakuthadaa | To play a puppet show |
| Male | |
| Bommalaattom aadaththaan | A good doll has been found, found |
| Nalla bommai kedachuruku kedachuruku | To play Jallikattu (bull taming) |
| Female | |
| Jalli kattu aadaththaan | A good bull has been found, found |
| Nalla kaalai kedachurukae kedachurukae | On your mole |
| Male | |
| Un machathula | I have desire upon desire |
| Vechuruka aasai aasai | Shall I tattoo it with my kisses? |
| Muthaththaala pachai kuthavaa | Shedding my shyness |
| Female | |
| Naan vekkam vittu | As I keep speaking of everything |
| Ellaathayum pesa pesa | Shall I wake you up in the middle of the night? |
| Saamathula ezhupi vidavaa | Even in a gust of breath |
| Male | |
| Moochu kaathukae | You won't sink, girl |
| Nee moozhgaama povadi | Will you just shut your mouth and walk away? |
| Vaayamoodi kitu summa poriya | Hey, talking uselessly |
| Female | |
| Yaei yaei veena paesuvathu | Will not work out |
| Vaelaiku aagathudaa | If you can, try to control |
| Enna konjam mudinjaa | Me a little bit |
| Nee adakkikidaa | To play a puppet show |
| Male | |
| Bommalaattom aadathaan | A good doll has been found |
| Nalla bommai kedachuruku | To play Jallikattu (bull taming) |
| Female | |
| Jalli kattu aadathaan | A good bull has been found... |
| Nalla kaalai kedachurukae….ae…. | Hey, three tons of fire of desire |
| Chorus | |
| ………………… | Hiding inside the edge of your saree |
| Male | |
| Haei moonu dannu moga theeya | Why, girl, are you raising my heat? |
| Munthaanaiyil marachchu | Hey, a large measure of fire of passion |
| Yaendi enna soodu yaeththura | Mixing it in sweat |
| Female | |
| Haei mukkaappadi kaamaththeeya | Why, guy, are you smearing it on my body? |
| Vaervaiyila kolachchi | All my pulse and nerves |
| En odambil yaendaa poosura | Are playing music like a pipe instrument |
| Male | |
| Naadi narambu ellaam | Crossing the boundaries, come near me, come |
| Naayananthaan oodhuthu | Hey, for a carpenter ant |
| Varambu meeri neeyum kitta vaadi vaa | Will a sugarcane field ever taste bitter? |
| Female | |
| Aei katta erumbukkuththaan | I will run up to you and bite you myself |
| Karumpu thottam kasakkumadaa | To play a puppet show |
| Naanae onna odi vanthu kadichchukiraen | A good doll has been found |
| Male | |
| Bommalaattom aadathaan | To play Jallikattu (bull taming) |
| Nalla bommai kedachuruku | A good bull has been found... |
| Female | |
| Jalli kattu aadathaan | Will the doll wound up with a key |
| Nalla kaalai kedachurukae… | Do whatever I tell it to do? |
| Male | |
| Saavi koduthaa bommayum | Ha... will the wild bull that evades control |
| Naan sonnatha senjiduma | Be subdued within my saree? |
| Female | |
| Ha….thanni kaatuna kaalayum | To play a puppet show |
| En saelaikul adanguma | A good doll has been found, found |
| Male | |
| Bommalaattom aadathaan | To play Jallikattu (bull taming) |
| Nalla bommai kedachuruku kedachuruku | A good bull has been found, found... |
| Female | |
| Jalli kattu aadathaan | |
| Nalla kaalaiyum kedachurukae kedachurukae…. | |
.............................
To play a puppet show
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல பொம்மை கெடச்சிருக்கு
A good doll has been found
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல காளை கெடச்சிருக்கே
A good bull has been found
Will the doll wound up with a key
சாவி கொடுத்தா பொம்மையும்
நான் சொன்னத செஞ்சிடுமா
Do whatever I tell it to do?
Will the wild bull that evades control
தண்ணி காட்டுனா காளையும்
என் சேலைக்குள் அடங்குமா
Be subdued within my saree?
You are sparking my hunger...
பசிய நீ தூண்டுற......
வயச ஏன் சீண்டுற......
Why are you teasing my youth...
Do not pinch my heart
மனச கிள்ளாதடா
அழகா கொல்லாதடா
அட அடங்காத ஆசை வந்து
அடி வயிற கலக்குதடா
Do not kill my beauty
Oh, an uncontrollable desire arrives
And churns my lower stomach
To play a puppet show
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல பொம்மை கெடச்சிருக்கு கெடச்சிருக்கு
A good doll has been found, found
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல காளை கெடச்சிருக்கே கெடச்சிருக்கே
A good bull has been found, found
On your mole
ஒன் மச்சத்துல
வச்சிருக்க ஆசை ஆசை
முத்தத்தால பச்ச குத்தவா
I have desire upon desire
Shall I tattoo it with my kisses?
Shedding my shyness
நான் வெக்கம் விட்டு
எல்லாத்தையும் பேச பேச
சாமத்துல எழுப்பி விடவா
As I keep speaking of everything
Shall I wake you up in the middle of the night?
Even in a gust of breath
மூச்சுக் காத்துக்கே
நீ மூழ்காமப் போவடி
வாயமூடி கிட்டு சும்மா போறியா
You won't sink, girl
Will you just shut your mouth and walk away?
Hey, talking uselessly
ஏய் ஏய் வீணா பேசுவது
வேலைக்கு ஆகாதுடா
என்ன கொஞ்சம் முடிஞ்சா
நீ அடக்கிக்கிடா
Will not work out
If you can, try to control
Me a little bit
To play a puppet show
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல பொம்மை கெடச்சிருக்கு
A good doll has been found
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல காளை கெடச்சிருக்கே.....ஏ....
A good bull has been found...
Hey, three tons of fire of desire
......................
Hiding inside the edge of your saree
ஹேய் மூணு டன்னு மோக தீய
முந்தானையில் மறச்சு
ஏன்டி என்ன சூடு ஏத்துற
Why, girl, are you raising my heat?
Hey, a large measure of fire of passion
Mixing it in sweat
ஹேய் முக்காப்படி காமத் தீய
வேர்வையில கொளச்சு
என் ஒடம்பில் ஏன்டா பூசுற
Why, guy, are you smearing it on my body?
All my pulse and nerves
Are playing music like a pipe instrument
நாடி நரம்பு எல்லாம்
நாயணந்தான் ஊதுது
வரம்பு மீறி நீயும் கிட்ட வாடி வா
Crossing the boundaries, come near me, come
Hey, for a carpenter ant
Will a sugarcane field ever taste bitter?
ஏய் கட்ட எறும்புக்குத்தான்
கரும்பு தோட்டம் கசக்குமடா
நானே ஒன்ன ஓடி வந்து கடிச்சுக்கிறேன்
I will run up to you and bite you myself
To play a puppet show
A good doll has been found
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல பொம்மை கெடச்சிருக்கு
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
A good bull has been found...
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல காளை கெடச்சிருக்கே
Will the doll wound up with a key
Do whatever I tell it to do?
சாவி கொடுத்தா பொம்மையும்
நான் சொன்னத செஞ்சிடுமா
Ha... will the wild bull that evades control
Be subdued within my saree?
ஹ தண்ணி காட்டுனா காளையும்
என் சேலைக்குள் அடங்குமா
To play a puppet show
A good doll has been found, found
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல பொம்மையும் கெடச்சிருக்கு கெடச்சிருக்கு
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
A good bull has been found, found...
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆடத்தான்
நல்ல காளையும் கெடச்சிருக்கே கெடச்சிருக்கே.....
……………………
To play a puppet show
Bommalaattom aadathaan
A good doll has been found
Nalla bommai kedachuruku
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
Jalli kattu aadathaan
A good bull has been found
Nalla kaalai kedachurukae
Will the doll wound up with a key
Saavi koduththa bommayum
Do whatever I tell it to do?
Naan sonnatha senjiduma
Will the wild bull that evades control
Thanni kaatuna kaalayum
Be subdued within my saree?
En saelaikul adanguma
You are sparking my hunger...
Pasiya nee thoondura….
Why are you teasing my youth...
Vayasa yaen seendura….
Do not pinch my heart
Manasa killathadaa
Do not kill my beauty
Azhaga kollathadaa
Oh, an uncontrollable desire arrives
Ada adangaatha aasai vanthu
And churns my lower stomach
Adi vayira kalakuthadaa
To play a puppet show
Bommalaattom aadaththaan
A good doll has been found, found
Nalla bommai kedachuruku kedachuruku
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
Jalli kattu aadaththaan
A good bull has been found, found
Nalla kaalai kedachurukae kedachurukae
On your mole
Un machathula
I have desire upon desire
Vechuruka aasai aasai
Shall I tattoo it with my kisses?
Muthaththaala pachai kuthavaa
Shedding my shyness
Naan vekkam vittu
As I keep speaking of everything
Ellaathayum pesa pesa
Shall I wake you up in the middle of the night?
Saamathula ezhupi vidavaa
Even in a gust of breath
Moochu kaathukae
You won't sink, girl
Nee moozhgaama povadi
Will you just shut your mouth and walk away?
Vaayamoodi kitu summa poriya
Hey, talking uselessly
Yaei yaei veena paesuvathu
Will not work out
Vaelaiku aagathudaa
If you can, try to control
Enna konjam mudinjaa
Me a little bit
Nee adakkikidaa
To play a puppet show
Bommalaattom aadathaan
A good doll has been found
Nalla bommai kedachuruku
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
Jalli kattu aadathaan
A good bull has been found...
Nalla kaalai kedachurukae….ae….
Hey, three tons of fire of desire
…………………
Hiding inside the edge of your saree
Haei moonu dannu moga theeya
Why, girl, are you raising my heat?
Munthaanaiyil marachchu
Hey, a large measure of fire of passion
Yaendi enna soodu yaeththura
Mixing it in sweat
Haei mukkaappadi kaamaththeeya
Why, guy, are you smearing it on my body?
Vaervaiyila kolachchi
All my pulse and nerves
En odambil yaendaa poosura
Are playing music like a pipe instrument
Naadi narambu ellaam
Crossing the boundaries, come near me, come
Naayananthaan oodhuthu
Hey, for a carpenter ant
Varambu meeri neeyum kitta vaadi vaa
Will a sugarcane field ever taste bitter?
Aei katta erumbukkuththaan
I will run up to you and bite you myself
Karumpu thottam kasakkumadaa
To play a puppet show
Naanae onna odi vanthu kadichchukiraen
A good doll has been found
Bommalaattom aadathaan
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
Nalla bommai kedachuruku
A good bull has been found...
Jalli kattu aadathaan
Will the doll wound up with a key
Nalla kaalai kedachurukae…
Do whatever I tell it to do?
Saavi koduthaa bommayum
Ha... will the wild bull that evades control
Naan sonnatha senjiduma
Be subdued within my saree?
Ha….thanni kaatuna kaalayum
To play a puppet show
En saelaikul adanguma
A good doll has been found, found
Bommalaattom aadathaan
To play Jallikattu (bull taming)
Nalla bommai kedachuruku kedachuruku
A good bull has been found, found...
Jalli kattu aadathaan
Nalla kaalaiyum kedachurukae kedachurukae….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Bommalaattom' from the movie Bose (2004) is a high-energy romantic dance duet featuring playful banter between two lovers. Using traditional Tamil cultural motifs like puppet shows (Bommalaattom) and bull-taming (Jallikattu), the song metaphorically frames their passionate relationship as a game of control, teasing, and mutual attraction. Throughout the track, the female lead challenges the male lead to tame her desires like a wild bull, while the male lead responds with playful confidence and flirtatious promises. Lyricist Snehan uses vivid folk idioms and sensory imagery to convey intense passion, youthfulness, and lighthearted romantic rivalry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Bommalaattom aadathaan / Nalla bommai kedachuruku”
Compares romantic control and physical courtship to 'Bommalaattom' (puppetry) and 'Jallikattu' (bull taming).
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Pasiya nee thoondura / Vayasa yaen seendura”
The second letters 'si', 'ya', 'na', 'zha' follow rhythmic harmony in consecutive rhyming lines.
Hyperbole (Adukkuthodar / Exaggeration)
“Haei moonu dannu moga theeya”
Exaggerates the heat of desire as weighing 'three tons'.
Proverbial Metaphor (Pazhamozhi Uvamaani)
“katta erumbukkuththaan karumpu thottam kasakkumadaa”
Uses the image of a carpenter ant in a sugarcane field to symbolize enjoying sweet passion effortlessly.
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Trivia
The song was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2004 action film 'Bose' starring Srikanth and Sneha. It stands out for its fusion of traditional Tamil folk dance rhythms with contemporary fast-paced film music beat structures.
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