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Lyrics & meaning

Mannennum Maaya

From Boomika · 2021

Lyricist
Kadhirmozhi
Singer
Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Prithivi Chandrasekar
Movie name
Boomika
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
25 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan mannennum maaya thee
Kaayam seiyaathae
Un kaal theenda en dhegam
Paavam paarkathae
Theera valigal
Nithamum thandhai
Imai naan asaitthaal
Neelumo vaazhvea
Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum
Naan thaan
Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin
Kaal baagam thaanae nee
Nagarum nathiyai nagaram
Seithaal
Sudarum thanalum kadalaai
Uru maari pogum paar
Verum mann thaanae
Naan endru nee enna vaendam
Un peraasai athai kondu
Nee veezha vaendam
Anuvai pilanthaai
Enai nee aala
Nodi naan silirthaal
Engu nee vaazha
Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum
Naan thaan
Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin
Kaal baagam thaanae nee
Nagarum nathiyai nagaram
Seithaal
Sudarum thanalum kadalaai
Uru maari pogum paar….
I am the mystical fire called the earth,
Do not hurt me.
If your foot steps on me,
My body will show no mercy.
Endless pain,
You have given me every single day.
If I merely blink an eye,
Will your life still go on?
The force, the direction, and the living flesh—
I am all of them.
Of a speck of dust floating in the light,
You are only a quarter.
If you turn a flowing river
Into a city,
Blazing flames and embers
Will turn into an ocean, just watch!
"It is only soil,"
Do not think that of me.
With your boundless greed,
Do not cause your own downfall.
You split the atom
To conquer and rule me.
If I shudder for just a second,
Where will you live?
The force, the direction, and the living flesh—
I am all of them.
Of a speck of dust floating in the light,
You are only a quarter.
If you turn a flowing river
Into a city,
Blazing flames and embers
Will turn into an ocean, just watch!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song serves as a powerful personification of Mother Nature addressing humanity in the eco-thriller 'Boomika'. Nature warns humans against their relentless exploitation, greed, and destruction of the environment. Though humans view the earth as mere soil and attempt to conquer it through science and urbanization, nature reminds them that she is the ultimate source of force and existence. A single quake or blink from nature can erase human civilization, transforming a tiny spark into an overwhelming ocean of destruction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Naan mannennum maaya thee”

Mother Earth compares herself to a 'maaya thee' (mystical fire) disguised as soil, signifying her hidden power and destructive capability.

Wordplay / Polysemy (Siledai)

“Nagarum nathiyai nagaram”

Repetition of 'nagarum' (moving/flowing) alongside 'nagaram' (city) creates a clever contrast between natural flow and artificial urbanization.

Hyperbole & Imagery

“Sudarum thanalum kadalaai uru maari pogum paar”

Illustrates nature's catastrophic retaliation where a small ember transforms into a burning ocean.

Juxtaposition

“Anuvai pilanthaai / Nodi naan silirthaal”

Contrasts human vanity ('splitting the atom') with nature's sheer dominance ('if I shudder for a second, where will you live?').

Did you know?

Trivia

'Boomika' (2021) is a Tamil eco-thriller film starring Aishwarya Rajesh and directed by Rathindran R. Prasad. The soundtrack composed by Prithivi Chandrasekar uses this track to voice the rage and resilience of planet Earth against environmental degradation.

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