- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Anita Venkat
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Rubaai
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Malakkaatu boomiyila from the movie Rubaai (2017) is an upbeat Tamil folk song celebrating rural life, hard work, village unity, and traditional morality. The song highlights how protecting nature and working hard in the fields turns sweat into metaphorical precious gems, bringing prosperity and joy to the entire community. Alongside celebrating communal unity and love, the lyrics offer moral wisdom warning against the traps of desire and deceit, reminding listeners that self-respect, courage, and treating everyone as family lead to a sorrow-free life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Verva navamaniyaa vandhu serumae”
Compares sweat earned through hard labor in agriculture to precious nine gems (navamani).
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Aasai valavirikkum”
Desire is personified as a fisherman or hunter casting a net to trap a person.
Onomatopoeia (Oliyakkuurippu)
“Dukkum dukkum dukkum / Dukum dumukku dukum”
Use of folk percussion vocables mimicking traditional village drumbeats to evoke high energy.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Maanamae aaniveraa / Manasula pothanjirukkum”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'na' in consecutive lines (Maanamae / Manasula / Makkaloda / Manthirama).
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Trivia
The song is composed by D. Imman for the film Rubaai (2017), produced by Prabhu Solomon. Lyricist Yugabharathi used traditional rustic Tamil imagery and rhythmic vocables (solkattu) to capture the essence of native village celebrations.
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