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Lyrics & meaning

Boomikku Nee Vandha

From Jail · 2015

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Ravi G, Saindhavi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Jail
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Haa….aaa…aa..
Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae
Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae
Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae
Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae
Naana ketten indha vaazhkaiyai
Neeyae thandhaai thaayae hoo oo
Ennai baaramaai enninaaiyo nee
Undhan sei naan paavam amma
Unakkaaga naanum thaan
Uyir vaazhndha kaalam thaan
Ellaamae neeyaagi nindrenada
Unnai boomi pandhil serkavae
Indha jenmam kondenada
Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae
Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae
Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae
Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae
Sooriyan udaindhu
Sooriyan udaindhu pagalattru ponen
Vaanam thaan kizhindhu iravattru ponen
Nee indri naanae poiyaanenae
Nizhalindri naanum thaniyaanenae
Tholaithen tholaithen unai yen tholaithen
Oru kodi deivangal ondraaga vandhaalum
Ulagathin uravellaam ondraagi nindraalum
Unai pola enai kaaka yaarum illaiyae
Ah.... Aaaa... Ah..
Isn't your coming to this earth just a journey?
And when it ends, isn't death the only way out?
Whether time spins on or slips away, it is not yours.
No one lasts forever, and nothing is real.
Did I ever ask for this life?
You gave it to me yourself, Mother, hoo oh.
Did you look at me as a burden?
I am your child; have mercy on me, Mother.
For your sake alone,
I lived all this while;
you were my everything, my child.
Just to bring you into this world,
I took this birth, my child.
Isn't your coming to this earth just a journey?
And when it ends, isn't death the only way out?
Whether time spins on or slips away, it is not yours.
No one lasts forever, and nothing is real.
The sun has shattered...
The sun has shattered, leaving me without daylight.
The sky is torn apart, leaving me without the night.
Without you, my very existence feels like a lie.
Without even a shadow, I have become so alone.
I lost you, I lost you, why did I lose you?
Even if ten million gods gather together,
even if all the relationships of this world stand united as one,
there is no one who can protect me like you do.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Boomikku Nee Vandha Payanam Thaanae is a deeply emotional, philosophical song centered around human existence, loss, and the irreplaceable bond between a mother and child. It meditates on the transient nature of life, noting that birth is merely the start of a journey where death is the ultimate exit, and nothing in this world permanently belongs to anyone. The lyrics capture a heartbreaking dialogue of grief and longing where the child questions the pain of existence while acknowledging the mother's immense sacrifices. The loss of a mother is equated to the sun shattering and the sky tearing apart, leaving the protagonist in complete desolation, realizing that even millions of divine beings or worldly bonds cannot match a mother's protective love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae / Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae

The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes like 'thaanae' to create a solemn rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Sooriyan udaindhu pagalattru ponen / Vaanam thaan kizhindhu iravattru ponen

Extravagant metaphorical imagery of the sun breaking and the sky tearing apart to signify profound grief and total destruction of one's world.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Tholaithen tholaithen unai yen tholaithen

Repetition of the word 'Tholaithen' (I lost) expresses anguish and acute helplessness.

Metaphor

Unnai boomi pandhil serkavae

Comparing the Earth to a playing ball ('boomi pandhu') to denote the worldly arena of life.

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Trivia

Featured in the Tamil film Jail (2021) directed by Vasanthabalan, this song features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics penned by Snehan. The track highlights the pain of motherly separation, sung emotionally by Ravi G and Saindhavi.

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