Mannennum Maaya
From Boomika · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kadhirmozhi
- Singer
- Andrea Jeremiah
- Music director
- Prithivi Chandrasekar
- Details
- Boomika2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan mannennum maaya thee | I am the mystical fire known as the earth. |
| Kaayam seiyaathae | Do not inflict wounds upon me. |
| Un kaal theenda en dhegam | When your feet touch my body, |
| Paavam paarkathae | Do not expect mercy. |
| Female | |
| Theera valigal | Unending pain, |
| Nithamum thandhai | You gave me every single day. |
| Imai naan asaitthaal | If I but blink my eye, |
| Neelumo vaazhvea | Will your life endure? |
| Female | |
| Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum | The force, the direction, and the physical form, |
| Naan thaan | I am all of them. |
| Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin | Among the particles overflowing in light, |
| Kaal baagam thaanae nee | You are merely a quarter fraction. |
| Nagarum nathiyai nagaram | If you turn a moving river |
| Seithaal | Into a concrete city, |
| Sudarum thanalum kadalaai | Look, the glowing ember |
| Uru maari pogum paar | Will transform into an ocean of fire! |
| Female | |
| Verum mann thaanae | That I am mere dirt, |
| Naan endru nee enna vaendam | Do not despise me thinking thus. |
| Un peraasai athai kondu | Driven by your boundless greed, |
| Nee veezha vaendam | Do not bring about your own downfall. |
| Female | |
| Anuvai pilanthaai | You split the atom, |
| Enai nee aala | Just to conquer and rule me. |
| Nodi naan silirthaal | If I shudder for a split second, |
| Engu nee vaazha | Where will you exist to live? |
| Female | |
| Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum | The force, the direction, and the physical form, |
| Naan thaan | I am all of them. |
| Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin | Among the particles overflowing in light, |
| Kaal baagam thaanae nee | You are merely a quarter fraction. |
| Nagarum nathiyai nagaram | If you turn a moving river |
| Seithaal | Into a concrete city, |
| Sudarum thanalum kadalaai | Look, the glowing ember |
| Uru maari pogum paar…. | Will transform into an ocean of fire! |
நான் மண்ணெண்னும் மாயா தீ
காயம் செய்யாதே
உன் கால் தீண்ட என் தேகம்
பாவம் பார்க்காதே
I am the mystical fire known as the earth.
Do not inflict wounds upon me.
When your feet touch my body,
Do not expect mercy.
தீரா வலிகள்
நிதமும் தந்தாய்
இமை நான் அசைத்தால்
நீளுமோ வாழ்வே
Unending pain,
You gave me every single day.
If I but blink my eye,
Will your life endure?
விசையும் திசையும் தசையும்
நான் தான்
ஒளியில் வழியும் துகளின்
கால் பாகம் தானே நீ
நகரும் நதியை நகரம்
செய்தால்
சுடரும் தணலும் கடலாய்
உரு மாறிப் போகும் பார்
The force, the direction, and the physical form,
I am all of them.
Among the particles overflowing in light,
You are merely a quarter fraction.
If you turn a moving river
Into a concrete city,
Look, the glowing ember
Will transform into an ocean of fire!
வெறும் மண் தானே
நான் என்று நீ எண்ண வேண்டாம்
உன் பேராசை அதை கொண்டு
நீ வீழ வேண்டாம்
That I am mere dirt,
Do not despise me thinking thus.
Driven by your boundless greed,
Do not bring about your own downfall.
அணுவை பிளந்தாய்
எனை நீ ஆள
நொடி நான் சிலிர்த்தால்
எங்கு நீ வாழ
You split the atom,
Just to conquer and rule me.
If I shudder for a split second,
Where will you exist to live?
விசையும் திசையும் தசையும்
நான் தான்
ஒளியில் வழியும் துகளின்
கால் பாகம் தானே நீ
நகரும் நதியை நகரம்
செய்தால்
சுடரும் தணலும் கடலாய்
உரு மாறிப் போகும் பார்
The force, the direction, and the physical form,
I am all of them.
Among the particles overflowing in light,
You are merely a quarter fraction.
If you turn a moving river
Into a concrete city,
Look, the glowing ember
Will transform into an ocean of fire!
Naan mannennum maaya thee
I am the mystical fire known as the earth.
Kaayam seiyaathae
Do not inflict wounds upon me.
Un kaal theenda en dhegam
When your feet touch my body,
Paavam paarkathae
Do not expect mercy.
Theera valigal
Unending pain,
Nithamum thandhai
You gave me every single day.
Imai naan asaitthaal
If I but blink my eye,
Neelumo vaazhvea
Will your life endure?
Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum
The force, the direction, and the physical form,
Naan thaan
I am all of them.
Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin
Among the particles overflowing in light,
Kaal baagam thaanae nee
You are merely a quarter fraction.
Nagarum nathiyai nagaram
If you turn a moving river
Seithaal
Into a concrete city,
Sudarum thanalum kadalaai
Look, the glowing ember
Uru maari pogum paar
Will transform into an ocean of fire!
Verum mann thaanae
That I am mere dirt,
Naan endru nee enna vaendam
Do not despise me thinking thus.
Un peraasai athai kondu
Driven by your boundless greed,
Nee veezha vaendam
Do not bring about your own downfall.
Anuvai pilanthaai
You split the atom,
Enai nee aala
Just to conquer and rule me.
Nodi naan silirthaal
If I shudder for a split second,
Engu nee vaazha
Where will you exist to live?
Visaiyum dhisasiyum thasaiyum
The force, the direction, and the physical form,
Naan thaan
I am all of them.
Oliyil vazhiyum thoogalin
Among the particles overflowing in light,
Kaal baagam thaanae nee
You are merely a quarter fraction.
Nagarum nathiyai nagaram
If you turn a moving river
Seithaal
Into a concrete city,
Sudarum thanalum kadalaai
Look, the glowing ember
Uru maari pogum paar….
Will transform into an ocean of fire!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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?').
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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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