Jagada Thom
From Deiva Thirumagal · 2011
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rajesh Krishnan, Maya
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Deiva Thirumagal2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Jagada thom jagada thom | Jagada thom jagada thom |
| Vaazhkaiyae porkalam | Life itself is a battlefield |
| Jagada thom jagada thom | Jagada thom jagada thom |
| Ezhuthuvom sarithiram | We shall write history |
| Male | |
| Nadanthu nadanthu | By walking continuously |
| Kaal theyalaam | Our legs may wear out |
| Vizhithu vizhithu | By remaining vigilant |
| Kan moodalaam | Our eyes may close in fatigue |
| Male | |
| Iruntha pothum vaa | Even so, come |
| Porilae mothalaam | Let us fight in this battle |
| Male | |
| Palakodi kaalangal | For millions of years |
| Mannukul vaazhnthaalae | If it lives underneath the earth |
| Karithundu vaazhkai oru | A life like a piece of charcoal |
| Naal vairamaaga maarum | Will one day transform into a diamond |
| Male | |
| Varalaatril ennaalum | Throughout history |
| Vali indri vaazhvillai | There is no life without pain |
| Valithaanae vetriyil yera | Pain alone sets up a ladder |
| Yeni ondru podum | To climb up towards victory |
| Male | |
| Theemaiyai theeyida | To burn away evil |
| Theemaiyai naadidu | Seek out evil |
| Kutram adhil illai | There is no fault in doing so |
| Male | |
| Thottathai kaathida | To protect a garden |
| Veliyil mutkalai vaithaal thavarillai | Placing thorns on the fence is not a mistake |
| Male | |
| Kannil kaarkaalam | The monsoon rainy season in the eyes |
| Oh indrae maaraatho | Oh, will it not change today? |
| Nenjil pookaalam | The flowering season in the heart |
| Oh naalai vaaraatho | Oh, will it not arrive tomorrow? |
| Male | |
| Nadanthu nadanthu | By walking continuously |
| Kaal theyalaam | Our legs may wear out |
| Vizhithu vizhithu | By remaining vigilant |
| Kan moodalaam | Our eyes may close in fatigue |
| Male | |
| Iruntha pothum vaa | Even so, come |
| Porilae mothalaam | Let us fight in this battle |
| Male | |
| Jagada thom jagada thom | Jagada thom jagada thom |
| Vaazhkaiyae porkalam | Life itself is a battlefield |
| Female | |
| ……………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Mudiyaatha paathaithaan | There is no path on this earth |
| Kidaiyaathu man meethu | That never comes to an end |
| Munnerum nathigal ellam | Rivers that forge ahead |
| Pallam paarthitadhu | Do not stop worrying about low ground |
| Male | |
| Vidiyaatha naatkalthaan | There are no endless nights without dawn |
| Kidaiyaathu vinmeethu | Underneath the open sky |
| Vizhi sinthum eeram patu | Touched by the tears shed by the eyes |
| Nenjam moozhgidathu | The heart does not sink |
| Male | |
| Aalayam enbathu | What defines a real temple |
| Kopura vaasalum | Is not merely the grand gateway |
| Silaiyum matumthaan | And the stone idol within |
| Male | |
| Adhai vida melyedhu | Something far higher than that |
| Aandavan vaazhum nallor ullamthaan | Is the heart of a good human where God lives |
| Male | |
| Thaaimai endraalum | Even when speaking of pure motherhood |
| Oh un pol aagaathu | Oh, it cannot equal your care |
| Unmai nenjamthaan | A heart filled with true love |
| Oh unnai pol yethu | Oh, what can ever match yours? |
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ஜகட தோம் ஜகட
தோம் வாழ்க்கையே
போர்க்களம் ஜகட தோம்
ஜகட தோம் எழுதுவோம்
சரித்திரம்
Jagada thom jagada thom
Life itself is a battlefield
Jagada thom jagada thom
We shall write history
நடந்து நடந்து
கால் தேயலாம் விழித்து
விழித்து கண் மூடலாம்
By walking continuously
Our legs may wear out
By remaining vigilant
Our eyes may close in fatigue
இருந்த போதும்
வா போரிலே மோதலாம்
Even so, come
Let us fight in this battle
ஆண் & பெண் :
இருட்டை
விரட்ட ஒரு சூரியன் அடுத்த
திருப்பத்திலும் தோன்றலாம்
நினைத்த கனவு கை
கூடலாம் கூடலாம்
For millions of years
If it lives underneath the earth
A life like a piece of charcoal
Will one day transform into a diamond
ஆண் குழு :
ஜகட தோம்
ஜகட தோம் வாழ்க்கையே
போர்க்களம்
Throughout history
There is no life without pain
Pain alone sets up a ladder
To climb up towards victory
பலகோடி காலங்கள்
மண்ணுக்குள் வாழ்ந்தாலே
கரித்துண்டு வாழ்க்கை ஒரு
நாள் வைரமாக மாறும்
To burn away evil
Seek out evil
There is no fault in doing so
வரலாற்றில் எந்நாளும்
வலி இன்றி வாழ்வில்லை வழி
தானே வெற்றியில் ஏற ஏணி
ஒன்று போடும்
To protect a garden
Placing thorns on the fence is not a mistake
தீமையை தீயிட
தீமையை நாடிடு குற்றம்
அதில் இல்லை
The monsoon rainy season in the eyes
Oh, will it not change today?
The flowering season in the heart
Oh, will it not arrive tomorrow?
தோட்டத்தை காத்திட
வெளியில் முட்களை
வைத்தால் தவறில்லை
By walking continuously
Our legs may wear out
By remaining vigilant
Our eyes may close in fatigue
கண்ணில் கார்காலம்
ஓ இன்றே மாறாதோ நெஞ்சில்
பூக்காலம் ஓ நாளை வாராதோ
Even so, come
Let us fight in this battle
நடந்து நடந்து
கால் தேயலாம் விழித்து
விழித்து கண் மூடலாம்
Jagada thom jagada thom
Life itself is a battlefield
இருந்த போதும்
வா போரிலே மோதலாம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
இருட்டை
விரட்ட ஒரு சூரியன் அடுத்த
திருப்பத்திலும் தோன்றலாம்
நினைத்த கனவு கை
கூடலாம் கூடலாம்
There is no path on this earth
That never comes to an end
Rivers that forge ahead
Do not stop worrying about low ground
ஜகட தோம்
ஜகட தோம் வாழ்க்கையே
போர்க்களம்
There are no endless nights without dawn
Underneath the open sky
Touched by the tears shed by the eyes
The heart does not sink
..........................
What defines a real temple
Is not merely the grand gateway
And the stone idol within
முடியாத பாதை
தான் கிடையாது மண் மீது
முன்னேறும் நதிகள் எல்லாம்
பள்ளம் பார்த்திடாது
Something far higher than that
Is the heart of a good human where God lives
விடியாத நாட்கள்
தான் கிடையாது விண்மீது
விழி சிந்தும் ஈரம் பட்டு
நெஞ்சம் மூழ்கிடாது
Even when speaking of pure motherhood
Oh, it cannot equal your care
A heart filled with true love
Oh, what can ever match yours?
ஆலயம் என்பது
கோபுர வாசலும் சிலையும்
மட்டும்தான்
அதை விட மேல்
ஏது ஆண்டவன் வாழும்
நல்லோர் உள்ளம்தான்
தாய்மை என்றாலும்
ஓ உன் போல் ஆகாது உண்மை
நெஞ்சம்தான் ஓ உன்னை
போல் ஏது
ஆண் & பெண் :
நடந்து நடந்து
கால் தேயலாம் விழித்து
விழித்து கண் மூடலாம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
இருந்த போதும்
வா போரிலே மோதலாம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
இருட்டை
விரட்ட ஒரு சூரியன் அடுத்த
திருப்பத்திலும் தோன்றலாம்
நினைத்த கனவு கை
கூடலாம் கூடலாம்
ஆண் குழு :
ஜகட தோம்
ஜகட தோம் வாழ்க்கையே
போர்க்களம் ஜகட தோம்
ஜகட தோம் எழுதுவோம்
சரித்திரம்
…………………………..
Jagada thom jagada thom
Jagada thom jagada thom
Vaazhkaiyae porkalam
Life itself is a battlefield
Jagada thom jagada thom
Jagada thom jagada thom
Ezhuthuvom sarithiram
We shall write history
Nadanthu nadanthu
By walking continuously
Kaal theyalaam
Our legs may wear out
Vizhithu vizhithu
By remaining vigilant
Kan moodalaam
Our eyes may close in fatigue
Iruntha pothum vaa
Even so, come
Porilae mothalaam
Let us fight in this battle
Palakodi kaalangal
For millions of years
Mannukul vaazhnthaalae
If it lives underneath the earth
Karithundu vaazhkai oru
A life like a piece of charcoal
Naal vairamaaga maarum
Will one day transform into a diamond
Varalaatril ennaalum
Throughout history
Vali indri vaazhvillai
There is no life without pain
Valithaanae vetriyil yera
Pain alone sets up a ladder
Yeni ondru podum
To climb up towards victory
Theemaiyai theeyida
To burn away evil
Theemaiyai naadidu
Seek out evil
Kutram adhil illai
There is no fault in doing so
Thottathai kaathida
To protect a garden
Veliyil mutkalai vaithaal thavarillai
Placing thorns on the fence is not a mistake
Kannil kaarkaalam
The monsoon rainy season in the eyes
Oh indrae maaraatho
Oh, will it not change today?
Nenjil pookaalam
The flowering season in the heart
Oh naalai vaaraatho
Oh, will it not arrive tomorrow?
Nadanthu nadanthu
By walking continuously
Kaal theyalaam
Our legs may wear out
Vizhithu vizhithu
By remaining vigilant
Kan moodalaam
Our eyes may close in fatigue
Iruntha pothum vaa
Even so, come
Porilae mothalaam
Let us fight in this battle
Jagada thom jagada thom
Jagada thom jagada thom
Vaazhkaiyae porkalam
Life itself is a battlefield
…………………………….
Mudiyaatha paathaithaan
There is no path on this earth
Kidaiyaathu man meethu
That never comes to an end
Munnerum nathigal ellam
Rivers that forge ahead
Pallam paarthitadhu
Do not stop worrying about low ground
Vidiyaatha naatkalthaan
There are no endless nights without dawn
Kidaiyaathu vinmeethu
Underneath the open sky
Vizhi sinthum eeram patu
Touched by the tears shed by the eyes
Nenjam moozhgidathu
The heart does not sink
Aalayam enbathu
What defines a real temple
Kopura vaasalum
Is not merely the grand gateway
Silaiyum matumthaan
And the stone idol within
Adhai vida melyedhu
Something far higher than that
Aandavan vaazhum nallor ullamthaan
Is the heart of a good human where God lives
Thaaimai endraalum
Even when speaking of pure motherhood
Oh un pol aagaathu
Oh, it cannot equal your care
Unmai nenjamthaan
A heart filled with true love
Oh unnai pol yethu
Oh, what can ever match yours?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This uplifting and energetic song from 'Deiva Thirumagal' serves as an anthem of resilience, hope, and unconditional love. The lyricist frames life as a relentless battle where suffering and hardships are inevitable stepping stones toward greatness, drawing parallels between a piece of coal transforming into a diamond under pressure and human endurance yielding triumph.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Karithundu vaazhkai oru / Naal vairamaaga maarum”
Compares a ordinary, struggling life to a piece of coal that eventually transforms into a diamond under immense pressure and time.
Contrast / Imagery (Uvamai)
“Kannil kaarkaalam / Oh indrae maaraatho / Nenjil pookaalam / Oh naalai vaaraatho”
Uses seasonal imagery—monsoon rain in the eyes representing sorrow and spring blossoms in the heart representing joy—to reflect emotional transformation.
Emoni / Alliteration (Ethirai / Monai)
“Jagada thom jagada thom / Vaazhkaiyae porkalam”
Repetition of consonant sounds and rhythm in 'Jagada thom' to simulate war drums and energize the motivational message.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film 'Deiva Thirumagal' directed by A. L. Vijay, this track features vocals by legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam alongside Maya and Vikram. The movie adapts the narrative of a man with an intellectual disability fighting for the custody of his daughter.
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