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Lyrics & meaning

Jee Boombaa

From Jay Jay · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Boney Chakravathy
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Jay Jay2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Jee boombaJee boomba (magic spell)
Hey hey jee boombaHey hey jee boomba
Enthan dhevadhaiyaiMy angel
Nee kaattuShow me
Male
KaattinaalIf you show her
Kaadhal koottinaalIf you increase love
Avalai kumbiduvenI will worship her
Poo pottuBy placing flowers
Male
Unnai ninaithu pennaeThinking of you, oh girl
Uyir vittuvittenaeI gave up my life
KaadhalukkudhaanOnly for love
Ennai vitru vittenaeI sold myself
Male
Unnai adaiven endraeSaying that I will reach you
Yeman vittu vaithaanaeThe God of Death spared me
Unnuyiril ennaiIn your life, me
Katti vaithaanaeHe bound me to
Male
Mazhaiyil nanaindhaSoaked in rain
Kaagidham polaLike a piece of paper
Enathu dhegam aagiya pothumEven if my body becomes like that
Unnai naan adaivadhu sathiyamReaching you is my absolute truth
Chorus
Ohooooo….Ohooooo...
Male
Jee boombaJee boomba
Hey hey jee boombaHey hey jee boomba
Enthan dhevadhaiyaiMy angel
Nee kaattu…uuu….Show me...
Chorus
Ohooo…oohooo..oooooOhooo...oohooo..ooooo
Ohooo…oohooo..oooooOhooo...oohooo..ooooo
Male
En mugathai ninaippaaiYou will think of my face
Antha yekkathaiyum rasippaaiYou will relish that yearning
En ul unarvuMy inner intuition
Yetho solludhadi…eee…Is telling me something...
Male
Raathiriyil yezhuvaaiYou will wake up at night
Nee ragasiyamaai azhuvaaiYou will cry in secret
Endra karpanaigalSuch imaginations
Ennai kolludhadi…ee…Are killing me...
Male
Paasam ulla malaraeOh affectionate flower
Ilam thaliraeOh tender leaf
Unnai kaanaavidilIf I do not see you
Vizhigal kuzhigal dhaanadiMy eyes are just empty pits
Male
Unnai kandupidippenI will find you
Uyir inippenMy life will sweeten
Adhil aiyamillaiThere is no doubt about it
Ulagam urundai dhaanadi…ee…The world is round after all...
Male
Kaatru mandalam yeriClimbing into the atmosphere
Unnai mannil thedi paarppenI will search for you on earth
Nee vetru giragham ponaalIf you go to an alien planet
Naan maatru vazhiyil varuvenI will come in an alternate path
Unnai naan adaivadhu sathiyamReaching you is my absolute truth
Male
Irandu kangal irukkaHaving just two eyes
Naan entha dhisaiyai alakkaWhich direction can I measure?
Adi melum silaHey, a few more
Kangal vendumadiEyes are needed
Male
Ettu kangal irunthaalIf there were eight eyes
Naan naangu dhisaigal alappenI would measure all four directions
Unnai eppadiyumSomehow or other
Kangal kaanumadiMy eyes will find you
Male
Kai adakka nilavaeOh palm-sized moon
Kadhir azhagaeOh beauty of the sun's rays
Nee yengae… yengaeWhere are you... where are you?
Kaatrai anuppi thedinenI sent the wind to search for you
Male
Kan imaikkum pozhudhilIn the blink of an eye
Nee maraindhaalIf you disappear
Enna aagum endruWondering what would happen
Thookkathai thookkil yetrinenI hanged my sleep to death
Male
Vinnil eriyum kalloA meteor burning in the sky
Antha vinnai kadappadhillaiDoes not cross beyond that sky
Mannil ulavum neeyoBut you who walk on earth
Endrum ennai kadappadhillaiNever cross beyond me
Unnai naan adaivadhu sathiyamReaching you is my absolute truth
Chorus
Ohooo..oo..ohoo..Ohooo..oo..ohoo..
Ohooo…ooooohoooOhooo...ooooohooo
Male
Jee boombaJee boomba
Hey hey jee boombaHey hey jee boomba
Enthan dhevadhaiyaiMy angel
Nee kaattuShow me
Male
KaattinaalIf you show her
Kaadhal koottinaalIf you increase love
Avalai kumbiduvenI will worship her
Poo pottuBy placing flowers
Male
Unnai ninaithu pennaeThinking of you, oh girl
Uyir vittuvittenaeI gave up my life
KaadhalukkudhaanOnly for love
Ennai vitru vittenaeI sold myself
Male
Unnai adaiven endraeSaying that I will reach you
Yeman vittu vaithaanaeThe God of Death spared me
Unnuyiril ennaiIn your life, me
Katti vaithaanaeHe bound me to
Male
Mazhaiyil nanaindhaSoaked in rain
Kaagidham polaLike a piece of paper
Enathu dhegam aagiya pothumEven if my body becomes like that
Unnai naan adaivadhu sathiyamReaching you is my absolute truth
Chorus
Ohooooo….Ohooooo...
Chorus
Ohooo..oo..ohoo..Ohooo..oo..ohoo..
Ohooo…ooooohoooOhooo...ooooohooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Jee Boomba' from the movie Jay Jay (2003) is an energetic romantic track expressing the protagonist's obsessive search for his lost love. Invoking magical chants ('Jee Boomba'), he pledges his ultimate devotion to finding his 'angel'. He poetically envisions her secretly missing him and vows that no physical barrier, cosmic distance, or earthly condition will stop him from being reunited with her. Throughout the song, the lyricist uses imaginative hyperbole and vivid imagery to portray a lover who considers reaching his beloved to be his ultimate destiny. From searching through the atmosphere to wishing for extra eyes to look in all four directions, the lyrics showcase an unyielding determination bound by destiny.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mazhaiyil nanaindha / Kaagidham pola / Enathu dhegam aagiya pothum

Compares the protagonist's fragile body to a piece of paper soaked in rain.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Thookkathai thookkil yetrinen

An exaggerated poetic statement claiming he executed ('hanged') his own sleep due to fear of losing her.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kai adakka nilavae / Kadhir azhagae

Addresses the beloved metaphorically as a 'palm-sized moon' and 'beauty of sunbeams'.

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Trivia

Jay Jay (2003) was written and directed by Saran, featuring Madhavan, Pooja, and Vidya Mohan in lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj, with lyrics authored by Vairamuthu, and this specific track was rendered by singer Tipu.

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