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Lyrics & meaning

Nijama Nijama

From Bose · 2004

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers: KK, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Bose
Movie release year: 2004
Lyrics added on: 9 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Nijamaa nijamaa ithu enna nijamaa

Nee vantha nodi nijamaa

Nijamaa nijamaa ithu enna nijamaa

Nee vantha nodi nijamaa

Nijamaa nijamaa idhu enna nijamaa

Nee naan aanaal nijamaa

Oru marang koththi paravai

Manam koththi poguthae

Mazhai nindra pothum

Marakkilai thooruthae

Pootti vaiththa nenjil poopookkuthae

Paarkkum pothae kagal pari poguthae

Nijamaa nijamaa ithu enna nijamaa

Nee vantha nodi nijamaa

Nijamaa nijamaa idhu enna nijamaa

Nee naan aanaal nijamaa

………………..

Netru indtu naalai enbathenna

Kaalam urainthu ponathu

Netri pottil kodi minnal veesa

Kadavul aaga thonuthae

Vaetru giragam polae indru enakku

Enthan veedu aanathae

Vettru kobam enna artham maari

Vetkkam aagi ponathae

Vannaththu poochi siragaal mothiyae

Vaanamum idinthaal adhuthaan kadhalae

Female :Idi minal mazhai intha moondrumae

Idhayaththil thanthaal adhu kadhalae

Kodai vaadai ilavaenil kaalam

Kaarkaalam naangumae

Kadhal kaalam entha kaalam endru

Unmai solla koodumo

Kizhakku maerkku vadakodu therkku

Thisaigal naangu yaavumae

Kadhal entha thisaiyil sellum endru

Kann solla koodumo

Karuvarai enakkum irunthaal mullaiyae

Kadaisi varaikkum sumappaen unaiyae

Female :Uyir arai ondrai uruvaakkiya

En uyir ulla varai ennai poottuvaen

Nijamaa nijamaa ithu enna nijamaa

Nee vantha nodi nijamaa

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is the moment you arrived real?

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is the moment you arrived real?

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is it real that you became me?

A woodpecker bird

Keeps pecking away at my heart.

Even after the rain stops,

The tree branch keeps drizzling.

Flowers bloom inside the locked heart.

Even as I look, my vision is stolen away.

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is the moment you arrived real?

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is it real that you became me?

………………..

What are yesterday, today, and tomorrow?

Time has frozen still.

As millions of lightnings strike upon my forehead,

I feel like becoming a god.

Like an alien planet, today,

My own home has turned to me.

Senseless anger changed its meaning

And turned into shyness.

If struck even by a butterfly's wings,

And the sky collapses, that indeed is love.

Female: Thunder, lightning, and rain—these three,

If delivered into the heart, that is love.

Summer, chilly breeze, spring season,

And monsoon season—all four.

Which season is the season of love,

Can anyone tell the truth?

East, west, north, along with south,

All four directions.

In which direction love will travel,

Can the eye ever tell?

If I too had a womb, my jasmine bloom,

I would carry you until the very end.

Female: Having created a chamber of life,

As long as my soul lives, I will lock you inside.

Is it real, is it real? What is this reality?

Is the moment you arrived real?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nijamaa Nijamaa from the film Bose (2004) is a soulful romantic duet expressing the wonder and surreal joy of falling in love. The protagonists ponder whether their newfound happiness and intimacy are real or a beautiful dream. Through vivid metaphors, they describe how love alters perception—time freezes, familiar surroundings feel entirely new, and lingering emotions drip like rain from branches long after a shower has ended. The second half highlights intense devotion and unity between the lovers. The male protagonist poetically wishes he had a womb to protect and carry his beloved forever, while the female protagonist vows to lock her soul in a chamber of life to cherish their bond for eternity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Mazhai nindra pothum Marakkilai thooruthae”

Compares lingering feelings of romance after a lover leaves to rain droplets continuing to fall from branches long after the storm passes.

Hyperbole

“Vannaththu poochi siragaal mothiyae Vaanamum idinthaal adhuthaan kadhalae”

Exaggerates the overwhelming power of love by suggesting the sky could collapse from the gentle stroke of a butterfly's wings.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Nijamaa nijamaa ithu enna nijamaa / Nee vantha nodi nijamaa”

Repetition of the initial 'N' sound in consecutive phrases and lines creating a poetic rhythmic flow.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mazhai nindra pothum / Marakkilai thooruthae”

Rhyming of the second letter 'za/ra' sounds in Tamil verse structure.

Did you know?

Trivia

Bose (2004) is an action thriller starring Srikanth and Sneha. The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar. 'Nijamaa Nijamaa' was sung by KK and Shreya Ghoshal, becoming one of the most popular romantic duets of the mid-2000s.

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