Kaalame
From Bigil · 2019
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Bamba Bakya
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Bigil2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalamae kaalamae | Time, oh time, |
| Ennai engu kondu pogiraai | Where are you taking me? |
| Mannavan saaigiraan | The king is falling, |
| Kaigal katti paarkiraai | And you stand watching with folded hands. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkayin kaaranam | Is the purpose of life |
| Ennai vittu pogudhoo | Leaving me behind? |
| Veedhiyil veera vaal | The heroic sword on the street, |
| Thee pidithu vegudhoo | Is it catching fire and burning? |
| Male | |
| Thunayilla vaazhkayil | In a helpless life, |
| Thunayaai un kural | Your voice is my support. |
| Thirumbi vaa | Come back. |
| Nilayilla koottathil | In a transient crowd, |
| Nilaikkum un peyar | Your name endures. |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up! |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up! |
| Male | |
| Nee illa boomiyil | In a world without you, |
| Engu naan selluven | Where will I go? |
| Thirumbi vaa | Come back. |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up. |
| Thirumbi vaa | Come back. |
| Ezhundhu vaa…aaa…aa…. | Rise up... |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up. |
| Male | |
| Malaigalum mannil | Even when mountains fall |
| Vizhumpozhudhu | To the ground, |
| Malaigalai dhaanae ezhuppidudhu | Only mountains can raise mountains. |
| Vaengai vaazhndha kaatilae..ae..hae | In the forest where the tiger once lived, |
| Vaengai vandhu nirappidum kadhaiyo | Is this the story of the tiger returning to claim it? |
| Hooo hoo ooo oooo | Hooo hoo ooo oooo |
| Male | |
| Arasan naano | Am I the king? |
| Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho | Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho |
| Kobam ondru eriyudho | Is a surge of anger burning? |
| Muttum pagai mudiyudho | Is the confronting enmity coming to an end? |
| Vittu vaitha kalathilea | Into the battleground left behind, |
| Singam ondru nuzhaiyudho | Is a lion stepping in? |
| Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo | Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo |
| Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo | Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo |
| Male | |
| Ezhundhu vaa ..aa… | Rise up... |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up. |
| Ezhundhu vaa….aa…. | Rise up... |
| Ezhundhu vaa | Rise up. |
காலமே காலமே
என்னை எங்கு கொண்டு போகிறாய்
மன்னவன் சாகிறான்
கைகள் கட்டி பார்க்கிறாய்
Time, oh time,
Where are you taking me?
The king is falling,
And you stand watching with folded hands.
வாழ்க்கையின் காரணம்
என்னை விட்டு போகுதோ
வீதியில் வீரவாள்
தீ பிடித்து வேகுதோ
Is the purpose of life
Leaving me behind?
The heroic sword on the street,
Is it catching fire and burning?
திரும்பி வா......
எழுந்து வா.......
திரும்பி வா......
எழுந்து வா.......
In a helpless life,
Your voice is my support.
Come back.
In a transient crowd,
Your name endures.
Rise up!
Rise up!
துணையில்லா வாழ்க்கையில்
துணையாய் உன் குரல்
திரும்பி வா
நிலையில்லா கூட்டத்தில்
நிலைக்கும் உன் பெயர்
எழுந்து வா
எழுந்து வா
In a world without you,
Where will I go?
Come back.
Rise up.
Come back.
Rise up...
Rise up.
நீ இல்லா பூமியில்
எங்கு நான் செல்ல்லுவேன்
திரும்பி வா
எழுந்து வா
திரும்பி வா......ஆஅ.....ஆ
எழுந்து வா
Even when mountains fall
To the ground,
Only mountains can raise mountains.
In the forest where the tiger once lived,
Is this the story of the tiger returning to claim it?
Hooo hoo ooo oooo
மழைகளும் மண்ணில்
விழும்பொழுது
மலைகளைதானே எழுப்பிடுது
வேங்கை வாழ்ந்த காட்டிலே....ஏ....ஹே
வேங்கை வந்து நிரப்பிடும் கதையோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ
Am I the king?
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho
Is a surge of anger burning?
Is the confronting enmity coming to an end?
Into the battleground left behind,
Is a lion stepping in?
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
அரசன் நானோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஹோ
கோபம் ஒன்று எரியுதோ
முட்டும் பகை முடியுதோ
விட்டு வைத்த களத்திலே
சிங்கம் ஒன்று நுழையுதோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ
Rise up...
Rise up.
Rise up...
Rise up.
எழுந்து வா....ஆ......
எழுந்து வா
எழுந்து வா......ஆ.....
எழுந்து வா
Kaalamae kaalamae
Time, oh time,
Ennai engu kondu pogiraai
Where are you taking me?
Mannavan saaigiraan
The king is falling,
Kaigal katti paarkiraai
And you stand watching with folded hands.
Vaazhkayin kaaranam
Is the purpose of life
Ennai vittu pogudhoo
Leaving me behind?
Veedhiyil veera vaal
The heroic sword on the street,
Thee pidithu vegudhoo
Is it catching fire and burning?
Thunayilla vaazhkayil
In a helpless life,
Thunayaai un kural
Your voice is my support.
Thirumbi vaa
Come back.
Nilayilla koottathil
In a transient crowd,
Nilaikkum un peyar
Your name endures.
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up!
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up!
Nee illa boomiyil
In a world without you,
Engu naan selluven
Where will I go?
Thirumbi vaa
Come back.
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up.
Thirumbi vaa
Come back.
Ezhundhu vaa…aaa…aa….
Rise up...
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up.
Malaigalum mannil
Even when mountains fall
Vizhumpozhudhu
To the ground,
Malaigalai dhaanae ezhuppidudhu
Only mountains can raise mountains.
Vaengai vaazhndha kaatilae..ae..hae
In the forest where the tiger once lived,
Vaengai vandhu nirappidum kadhaiyo
Is this the story of the tiger returning to claim it?
Hooo hoo ooo oooo
Hooo hoo ooo oooo
Arasan naano
Am I the king?
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho
Kobam ondru eriyudho
Is a surge of anger burning?
Muttum pagai mudiyudho
Is the confronting enmity coming to an end?
Vittu vaitha kalathilea
Into the battleground left behind,
Singam ondru nuzhaiyudho
Is a lion stepping in?
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
Hoo hoo ooo oooo hoo ho ooo ooo
Ezhundhu vaa ..aa…
Rise up...
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up.
Ezhundhu vaa….aa….
Rise up...
Ezhundhu vaa
Rise up.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Bigil is a poignant and powerful plea filled with grief, grief-stricken questioning of fate, and an inspiring call to action. The lyrics open with an emotional lament addressed to Time for standing idly by as a leader or beloved figure falls. It captures a moment of deep vulnerability where the speaker feels lost without their pillar of strength. As the song builds, the tone shifts from grief to a roaring revival. Through fierce metaphors of mountains, tigers, and lions, the lyricist conveys that true power cannot be permanently extinguished. It serves as an anthem of resurgence, urging the fallen leader to rise again and reclaim his throne and legacy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Kaamae kaalamae ... Kaigal katti paarkiraai”
Time ('Kaalamae') is personified as a silent spectator standing with folded hands while tragedy strikes.
Metaphor
“Malaigalum mannil vizhumpozhudhu / Malaigalai dhaanae ezhuppidudhu”
Great men are compared to mountains, signifying that only another monumental force can lift a fallen legend.
Animal Imagery & Zoomorphism
“Vaengai vaazhndha kaatilae... Singam ondru nuzhaiyudho”
The hero is likened to a tiger ('Vaengai') and a lion ('Singam') returning to claim his domain.
Edhukai (Tamil Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nilayilla koottathil / Nilaikkum un peyar”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'la' across lines creating rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
This track serves as a pivotal emotional peak in the 2019 sports-action drama 'Bigil' starring Vijay. Although the music was composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vivek, this particular piece acts as a dramatic motif during the emotional turning point involving the father character, Rayappan.
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