Bulb
From Rangoli · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vaali Mohan Das
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Rangoli2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………… | This faded flower |
| Male | |
| Vaadi pona poovidhu | Is spreading fragrance |
| Vaasam veesudhu | Itches to grow a beard |
| Thaadi valakka thudikkudhu | Searches for the shore |
| Kara thedudhu | Half the heart suffers |
| Male | |
| Paadhi manasu thavikkudhu | It torments me |
| Enna vaattudhu | The path is forgotten |
| Paadha marandhu pogudhu | This faded flower |
| Male | |
| Vaadi pona poovidhu | Is spreading fragrance |
| Vaasam veesudhu | Itches to grow a beard |
| Thaadi valakka thudikkudhu | Searches for the shore |
| Kara thedudhu | Half the heart suffers |
| Male | |
| Paadhi manasu thavikkudhu | It torments me |
| Enna vaattudhu | The path is forgotten |
| Paadha marandhu pogudhu | I went to the shore to catch fresh air |
| Male | |
| Kaathu vaanga karaikku ponen | The sea is missing |
| Kadala kaanomae | Oh frustrating girl |
| Adi kaandhaa | I searched for her |
| Naan thedipaathen | Couldn't find her |
| Avala kaanomae | All my saved-up desires |
| Male | |
| Saethu vacha aasaiyellam | Are getting ruined/fused |
| Bulbu vaangudhae… | Don't cry, go away man |
| Azhuvaadha adhangaatti poda | I don't want this |
| Male | |
| Venaam idhu | It's a super life, man |
| Super life daa | She is leaving |
| Ava poraa | She is just a costly bun, man |
| Verum costly bunnu daa | I don't want this |
| Male | |
| Venaam idhu | It's a super life, man |
| Super life daa | She is leaving |
| Ava poraa | She is just a costly bun, man |
| Verum costly bunnu daa | Life is |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkka enna | Attacking me heavily |
| Pottu thaakkudhae | Oh get lost, this is |
| Ada podaa idhu | A rigged game, man |
| Bongu aattam daa | A ship that came |
| Male | |
| Paadhi dhooram | Halfway across |
| Vandha kappalae | If it reaches the shore |
| Kara sendhaa anga | It's a life of slavery, man |
| Adimai vaazhkkadaa | Whose life is this |
| Male | |
| Yaaroda vaazhkka inga | In whose hands? |
| Yaar kaiyila | In the calculations I made |
| Naan potta kanakkula | Not a single lentil got cooked |
| Oru paruppum vegala | Wave your hand and leave |
| Male | |
| Kai veesi poyaa | Nothing happened here |
| Inga edhuvum nadakkala | Oh go away... |
| Ada poyaa… | Nothing is right here... |
| Inga edhuvum sariyilla…. | I went to the shore to catch fresh air |
| Male | |
| Kaathu vaanga karaikku ponen | The sea is missing |
| Kadala kaanomae | Oh frustrating girl |
| Adi kaandhaa | I searched for her |
| Naan thedipaathen | Even the breeze is missing |
| Kaatha kaanomae | All my saved-up desires |
| Male | |
| Saethu vacha aasaiyellam | Are getting ruined/fused |
| Bulbu vaangudhae… | Don't cry, go away man |
| Azhuvaadha adhangaatti poyaa | I don't want this |
| Male | |
| Venaam idhu | It's a super life, man |
| Super life yaa | Oh go away, this is |
| Ada poyaa idhu | The land of Gandhi, man |
| Gandhi mannuyaa | I don't want this |
| Male | |
| Venaam idhu | It's a super life, man |
| Super life yaa | Oh go away, this is |
| Ada poyaa idhu | The land of Gandhi, man |
| Gandhi mannuyaa | |
...................
This faded flower
வாடி போன பூவிது
வாசம் வீசுது
தாடி வளக்க துடிக்குது
கரை தேடுது
Is spreading fragrance
Itches to grow a beard
Searches for the shore
Half the heart suffers
பாதி மனசு தவிக்குது
என்ன வாட்டுது
பாத மறந்து போகுது
It torments me
The path is forgotten
This faded flower
வாடி போன பூவிது
வாசம் வீசுது
தாடி வளக்க துடிக்குது
கரை தேடுது
Is spreading fragrance
Itches to grow a beard
Searches for the shore
Half the heart suffers
பாதி மனசு தவிக்குது
என்ன வாட்டுது
பாத மறந்து போகுது
It torments me
The path is forgotten
I went to the shore to catch fresh air
காத்து வாங்க கரைக்கு போனேன்
கடல காணோமே…!
அடி காந்தா
நான் தேடிப்பாத்தேன்
அவள காணோமே…!
The sea is missing
Oh frustrating girl
I searched for her
Couldn't find her
All my saved-up desires
சேத்து வச்ச ஆசையெல்லாம்
பல்பு வாங்குதே…
அழுவாத அடங்காட்டி போடா
Are getting ruined/fused
Don't cry, go away man
I don't want this
வேணாம் இது
சூப்பர் லைஃப் டா
அவ போறா
வெறும் காஸ்ட்லி பன்னு டா
It's a super life, man
She is leaving
She is just a costly bun, man
I don't want this
வேணாம் இது
சூப்பர் லைஃப் டா
அவ போறா
வெறும் காஸ்ட்லி பன்னு டா
It's a super life, man
She is leaving
She is just a costly bun, man
Life is
வாழ்க்க என்ன
போட்டு தாக்குதே
அட போடா இது
போங்கு ஆட்டம் டா
Attacking me heavily
Oh get lost, this is
A rigged game, man
A ship that came
பாதி தூரம்
வந்த கப்பலே
கர சேந்தா அங்க
அடிமை வாழ்க்கைகடா
Halfway across
If it reaches the shore
It's a life of slavery, man
Whose life is this
யாரோட வாழ்க்கை இங்க
யார் கையில
நான் போட்ட கணக்குல
ஒரு பருப்பும் வேகல
In whose hands?
In the calculations I made
Not a single lentil got cooked
Wave your hand and leave
கை வீசிப் போயா
இங்க எதுவும் நடக்கல
அட போயா…
இங்க எதுவும் சரியில்ல….
Nothing happened here
Oh go away...
Nothing is right here...
I went to the shore to catch fresh air
காத்து வாங்க கரைக்கு போனேன்
கடல காணோமே!
அடி காந்தா
நான் தேடிப்பாத்தேன்
காத்த காணோமே!
The sea is missing
Oh frustrating girl
I searched for her
Even the breeze is missing
All my saved-up desires
சேத்து வச்ச ஆசையெல்லாம்
பல்பு வாங்குதே…
அழுவாத அடங்காட்டி போயோ
Are getting ruined/fused
Don't cry, go away man
I don't want this
வேணாம் இது
சூப்பர் லைஃப் யா
அட போயா இது
காந்தி மண்ணுயா
It's a super life, man
Oh go away, this is
The land of Gandhi, man
I don't want this
வேணாம் இது
சூப்பர் லைஃப் யா
அட போயா இது
காந்தி மண்ணுயா
It's a super life, man
Oh go away, this is
The land of Gandhi, man
………………
This faded flower
Vaadi pona poovidhu
Is spreading fragrance
Vaasam veesudhu
Itches to grow a beard
Thaadi valakka thudikkudhu
Searches for the shore
Kara thedudhu
Half the heart suffers
Paadhi manasu thavikkudhu
It torments me
Enna vaattudhu
The path is forgotten
Paadha marandhu pogudhu
This faded flower
Vaadi pona poovidhu
Is spreading fragrance
Vaasam veesudhu
Itches to grow a beard
Thaadi valakka thudikkudhu
Searches for the shore
Kara thedudhu
Half the heart suffers
Paadhi manasu thavikkudhu
It torments me
Enna vaattudhu
The path is forgotten
Paadha marandhu pogudhu
I went to the shore to catch fresh air
Kaathu vaanga karaikku ponen
The sea is missing
Kadala kaanomae
Oh frustrating girl
Adi kaandhaa
I searched for her
Naan thedipaathen
Couldn't find her
Avala kaanomae
All my saved-up desires
Saethu vacha aasaiyellam
Are getting ruined/fused
Bulbu vaangudhae…
Don't cry, go away man
Azhuvaadha adhangaatti poda
I don't want this
Venaam idhu
It's a super life, man
Super life daa
She is leaving
Ava poraa
She is just a costly bun, man
Verum costly bunnu daa
I don't want this
Venaam idhu
It's a super life, man
Super life daa
She is leaving
Ava poraa
She is just a costly bun, man
Verum costly bunnu daa
Life is
Vaazhkka enna
Attacking me heavily
Pottu thaakkudhae
Oh get lost, this is
Ada podaa idhu
A rigged game, man
Bongu aattam daa
A ship that came
Paadhi dhooram
Halfway across
Vandha kappalae
If it reaches the shore
Kara sendhaa anga
It's a life of slavery, man
Adimai vaazhkkadaa
Whose life is this
Yaaroda vaazhkka inga
In whose hands?
Yaar kaiyila
In the calculations I made
Naan potta kanakkula
Not a single lentil got cooked
Oru paruppum vegala
Wave your hand and leave
Kai veesi poyaa
Nothing happened here
Inga edhuvum nadakkala
Oh go away...
Ada poyaa…
Nothing is right here...
Inga edhuvum sariyilla….
I went to the shore to catch fresh air
Kaathu vaanga karaikku ponen
The sea is missing
Kadala kaanomae
Oh frustrating girl
Adi kaandhaa
I searched for her
Naan thedipaathen
Even the breeze is missing
Kaatha kaanomae
All my saved-up desires
Saethu vacha aasaiyellam
Are getting ruined/fused
Bulbu vaangudhae…
Don't cry, go away man
Azhuvaadha adhangaatti poyaa
I don't want this
Venaam idhu
It's a super life, man
Super life yaa
Oh go away, this is
Ada poyaa idhu
The land of Gandhi, man
Gandhi mannuyaa
I don't want this
Venaam idhu
It's a super life, man
Super life yaa
Oh go away, this is
Ada poyaa idhu
The land of Gandhi, man
Gandhi mannuyaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a quirky, upbeat youth track reflecting on the trials of modern teenage life, heartbreak, and identity crises. The lyrics express a young man's frustration over failed love and shattered dreams using modern local slang, contrasting deep existential confusion with lighthearted humor.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vaadi pona poovidhu / Thaadi valakka thudikkudhu / Paadhi manasu thavikkudhu / Paadha marandhu pogudhu”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, catchphrase-like quality (e.g., Vaadi / Thaadi / Paadhi / Paadha).
Metaphor / Tamil Slang
“Bulbu vaangudhae / Oru paruppum vegala”
Uses colloquial phrases like 'Bulbu vaangudhae' (failing/getting tricked) and 'Oru paruppum vegala' (none of the plans worked out) to add urban flavor.
Irony / Humor
“Ava poraa / Verum costly bunnu daa”
Comedic contrast between serious emotional collapse and light, absurd comparisons like calling a girl a 'costly bun'.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2023 Tamil coming-of-age drama 'Rangoli'. The song's director Vaali Mohan Das himself penned the colloquial lyrics, perfectly tuning into contemporary high school/college local slang in Tamil Nadu.
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