Boomikku Nee Vandha
From Jail · 2015
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Jail2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa….aaa…aa.. | Haa....aaa...aa.. |
| Male | |
| Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae | Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey, |
| Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae | When it ends, the only way out here is death. |
| Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae | Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you, |
| Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae | No one is permanent here, and nothing is real. |
| Male | |
| Naana ketten indha vaazhkaiyai | Did I ask for this life? |
| Neeyae thandhaai thaayae hoo oo | You gave it to me yourself, oh mother. |
| Ennai baaramaai enninaaiyo nee | Did you consider me a burden? |
| Undhan sei naan paavam amma | I am your innocent child, oh mother. |
| Female | |
| Unakkaaga naanum thaan | Only for your sake, |
| Uyir vaazhndha kaalam thaan | Was the time I lived alive. |
| Ellaamae neeyaagi nindrenada | I stood as everything for you, my child. |
| Unnai boomi pandhil serkavae | Just to bring you onto this Earth's sphere, |
| Indha jenmam kondenada | I took this birth, my child. |
| Male | |
| Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae | Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey, |
| Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae | When it ends, the only way out here is death. |
| Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae | Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you, |
| Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae | No one is permanent here, and nothing is real. |
| Male | |
| Sooriyan udaindhu | The sun broke, |
| Sooriyan udaindhu pagalattru ponen | The sun broke, and I became day-less. |
| Vaanam thaan kizhindhu iravattru ponen | The sky tore open, and I became night-less. |
| Nee indri naanae poiyaanenae | Without you, I became a lie myself. |
| Nizhalindri naanum thaniyaanenae | Without a shadow, I became completely alone. |
| Male | |
| Tholaithen tholaithen unai yen tholaithen | I lost, I lost... why did I lose you? |
| Oru kodi deivangal ondraaga vandhaalum | Even if ten million gods come together as one, |
| Ulagathin uravellaam ondraagi nindraalum | Even if all the world's relationships stand united, |
| Unai pola enai kaaka yaarum illaiyae | There is no one like you to protect me. |
பூமிக்கு நீ வந்த பயணம்தானே…
முடிந்தால் வெளியேறும் வழியிங்கே மரணம்தானே…
காலம் சுழன்றாலும் அகன்றாலும் உனதில்லையே…
எவரும் நிலையில்லயே எதுவும் நிஜமில்லையே…
Haa....aaa...aa..
நானா கேட்டேன் இந்த வாழ்க்கையை…
நீயே தந்தாய் தாயே… ஓ ஓ…
என்னை பாரமாய் எண்ணினாயோ நீ…
உந்தன் சேய் நான் பாவம் அம்மா…
Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey,
When it ends, the only way out here is death.
Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you,
No one is permanent here, and nothing is real.
உனக்காக நானும்தான்…
உயிர் வாழ்ந்த காலம்தான்…
எல்லாமே நீயாகி நின்றேனடா…
உன்னை பூமிப்பந்தில் சேர்க்கவே…
இந்த ஜென்மம் கொண்டேனடா…
Did I ask for this life?
You gave it to me yourself, oh mother.
Did you consider me a burden?
I am your innocent child, oh mother.
பூமிக்கு நீ வந்த பயணம்தானே…
முடிந்தால் வெளியேறும் வழியிங்கே மரணம்தானே…
காலம் சுழன்றாலும் அகன்றாலும் உனதில்லையே…
எவரும் நிலையில்லயே எதுவும் நிஜமில்லையே…
Only for your sake,
Was the time I lived alive.
I stood as everything for you, my child.
Just to bring you onto this Earth's sphere,
I took this birth, my child.
சூரியன் உடைந்து…
சூரியன் உடைந்து பகலற்றுப் போனேன்…
வானம்தான் கிழிந்து இரவற்று போனேன்…
நீ இன்றி நானே பொய்யனேனே…
நிழலின்றி நானும் தனியானேனே…
Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey,
When it ends, the only way out here is death.
Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you,
No one is permanent here, and nothing is real.
தொலைந்தேன் தொலைத்தேன்…
உனை ஏன் தொலைத்தேன்…
ஒரு கோடி தெய்வங்கள் ஒன்றாக வந்தாலும்…
உலகத்தில் உறவெல்லாம் ஒன்றாகி நின்றாலும்…
உன்னைப்போல எனைக்காக்க யாரும் இல்லையே…
The sun broke,
The sun broke, and I became day-less.
The sky tore open, and I became night-less.
Without you, I became a lie myself.
Without a shadow, I became completely alone.
I lost, I lost... why did I lose you?
Even if ten million gods come together as one,
Even if all the world's relationships stand united,
There is no one like you to protect me.
Haa….aaa…aa..
Haa....aaa...aa..
Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae
Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey,
Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae
When it ends, the only way out here is death.
Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae
Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you,
Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae
No one is permanent here, and nothing is real.
Naana ketten indha vaazhkaiyai
Did I ask for this life?
Neeyae thandhaai thaayae hoo oo
You gave it to me yourself, oh mother.
Ennai baaramaai enninaaiyo nee
Did you consider me a burden?
Undhan sei naan paavam amma
I am your innocent child, oh mother.
Unakkaaga naanum thaan
Only for your sake,
Uyir vaazhndha kaalam thaan
Was the time I lived alive.
Ellaamae neeyaagi nindrenada
I stood as everything for you, my child.
Unnai boomi pandhil serkavae
Just to bring you onto this Earth's sphere,
Indha jenmam kondenada
I took this birth, my child.
Boomikku nee vandha payanam thaanae
Your arrival on Earth is merely a journey,
Mudinthaal veliyerum vazhi ingu maranam thaanae
When it ends, the only way out here is death.
Kaalam suzhandraalum agandraalum unadhillaiyae
Even if time turns or expands, it does not belong to you,
Yevarum nizhai illaiyae yedhuvum nijam illaiyae
No one is permanent here, and nothing is real.
Sooriyan udaindhu
The sun broke,
Sooriyan udaindhu pagalattru ponen
The sun broke, and I became day-less.
Vaanam thaan kizhindhu iravattru ponen
The sky tore open, and I became night-less.
Nee indri naanae poiyaanenae
Without you, I became a lie myself.
Nizhalindri naanum thaniyaanenae
Without a shadow, I became completely alone.
Tholaithen tholaithen unai yen tholaithen
I lost, I lost... why did I lose you?
Oru kodi deivangal ondraaga vandhaalum
Even if ten million gods come together as one,
Ulagathin uravellaam ondraagi nindraalum
Even if all the world's relationships stand united,
Unai pola enai kaaka yaarum illaiyae
There is no one like you to protect me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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