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Lyrics & meaning

Polladha Ulagathiley

From Jai Bhim · 2021

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Sean Roldan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Details
Jai Bhim2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Indha polladha ulagathilaeIn this cruel world,
Yen ennai padaithaai iraivaWhy did you create me, Oh God?
Vazhi thaangamal kadharum kadharalMy agonizing cries from unbearable pain,
Unakkae ketka villaiyaaHave even you not heard them?
Male
Ettu thikkodum iruppavan neeYou who exist in all eight directions,
Engu poi tholaindhaai iraivaWhere did you go and get lost, Oh God?
Karungallaana unai naanYou who are made of black stone,
Pozhudhum thozhudhen podhavillaiyaaI worshipped you constantly, wasn't that enough?
Male
Vaadi vadhangum ezhaiyaiThe poor who are already withered and faded,
Neeyum vadhaithaal aagumaIs it right if you torture them too?
Koodi vizhakkai yetri neeLighting the lamp as a family,
Oodhi anaithaal nyaayamaIs it justice for you to blow it out?
Male
Kaneerae vazhithunaiyaWith tears as my only traveling companion,
Nindrenae idhu vidhiyaI stood alone, is this fate?
Ellaamae therindhavan neeYou are the all-knowing one,
Kaappatra manamillaiyaaDo you not have the heart to save me?
Male
Vedhanai melum vedhanaiGiving agony upon agony,
Tharuvadhu un velai aanadhoHas that become your sole job?
Uravindri en uyir novadhoWithout kin, is my life meant to suffer?
Kettu naan vaanga villaiyaeI did not ask and receive this life,
Kodutha nee vaangi povadhoWill you take away what you gave?
Thunaiyindri naan thaniyavadhoWithout support, am I to be left alone?
Male
Kaanadha kanaavai nee kaattaWhen you showed me an unseen dream,
Vaazhvu vandhadhaeLife blossomed,
Kai serndha nilavaai paaramalWithout nurturing the moon that reached my hand,
Vaanam thorndhadhaeThe sky gave up.
Male
Varam tharamal nee ponal ennaEven if you leave without granting a boon, so what?
Soraamal poriduvenI will fight without tiring.
Enna aanalumae oyaamalaeWhatever happens, without stopping,
En paadhai naan thodarvenaeI will continue on my path.
Male
Kaneerae vazhithunaiyaWith tears as my only traveling companion,
Nindrenae idhu vidhiyaI stood alone, is this fate?
Ellaamae therindhavan neeYou are the all-knowing one,
Kaappatra manamillaiyaaDo you not have the heart to save me?
Male
Thediyae kaalgal oindhadhaeMy feet are tired from searching,
Dhisaigalum theerndhu ponadhaeDirections too have come to an end,
Iru kannilum pugai soozhndhadhaeSmoke has enveloped both my eyes,
Ver varai theeyum paindhadhaeFire has rushed deep down to the roots.
Verumaiyil naatkal neezhudhaeDays stretch out in emptiness,
Adhigaaramo vilaiyaadudhaeWhile authority plays its games.
Male
Oorora anadhai meleraFor orphans across villages to rise up,
Yeni illaiyaeThere is no ladder.
Veezhndhalum vidamaal thozh thaangaEven if we fall, to hold us up without giving up,
Naadhi illaiyaeThere is no supporter.
Male
Oru noolae illaa kaathadi polLike a kite without a string,
Thalladudhae idhayamMy heart falters.
Ini ennagumo yedhagumoWhatever might happen from now on,
Badhil sollaamal pogaadhu kaalamTime will not pass without giving an answer.
Male
Indha polladha ulagathilaeIn this cruel world,
Yen ennai padaithaai iraivaWhy did you create me, Oh God?
Vazhi thaangamal kadharum kadharalMy agonizing cries from unbearable pain,
Unakkae ketka villaiyaaHave even you not heard them?
Male
Ettu thikkodum iruppavan neeYou who exist in all eight directions,
Engu poi tholaindhaai iraivaWhere did you go and get lost, Oh God?
Karungallaana unai naanYou who are made of black stone,
Pozhudhum thozhudhen podhavillaiyaaI worshipped you constantly, wasn't that enough?
Male
Vaadi vadhangum ezhaiyaiThe poor who are already withered and faded,
Neeyum vadhaithaal aagumaIs it right if you torture them too?
Koodi vizhakkai yetri neeLighting the lamp as a family,
Oodhi anaithaal nyaayamaIs it justice for you to blow it out?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a deeply emotional, existential lament from the critically acclaimed movie 'Jai Bhim'. The narrator questions God and the universe about the immense suffering, systemic injustice, and grief inflicted upon the marginalized and helpless. Facing police violence, loss of loved ones, and social abandonment, the protagonist addresses God—who is supposed to be omnipresent—asking why He turns a blind eye to the cries of the poor. Despite the despair, grief, and absence of support, a sense of resilience shines through toward the middle of the song. The protagonist vows to keep fighting without losing hope, asserting that time will eventually demand an answer and deliver justice. The song serves as the tragic emotional heart of the film, highlighting the brutality of power and the endurance of the human spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Oru noolae illaa kaathadi pol

Compares the unstable, directionless state of the grieving heart to a kite severed from its string.

Alliteration (Monai)

Vaadi vadhangum ezhaiyai

Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound in adjacent words ('Vaadi vadhangum') creating rhythmic emphasis on the withered state of the poor.

Metaphor (Uruvagandhal)

Kaneerae vazhithunaiya

Refers to tears as a 'traveling companion' (vazhithunai) when all human support has vanished.

Rhetorical Question

Vazhi thaangamal kadharum kadharal / Unakkae ketka villaiyaa

The singer repeatedly asks God probing questions to highlight divine silence and injustice.

Visual Imagery

Iru kannilum pugai soozhndhadhae / Ver varai theeyum paindhadhae

Evokes intense physical and emotional trauma using images of smoke filling eyes and fire burning down to the roots.

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Trivia

In 'Jai Bhim' (2021), composer Sean Roldan delivered a raw, acoustic-driven soundtrack. This particular track serves as the emotional background score for the devastating incarceration and torture scenes inspired by real-life tribal rights advocate Justice K. Chandru's 1993 case.

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