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Polladha Ulagathiley

From Jai Bhim · 2021

Lyricist: Yugabharathi
Singer: Sean Roldan
Music director: Sean Roldan
Movie name: Jai Bhim
Movie release year: 2021
Lyrics added on: 9 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Indha polladha ulagathilae

Yen ennai padaithaai iraiva

Vazhi thaangamal kadharum kadharal

Unakkae ketka villaiyaa

Ettu thikkodum iruppavan nee

Engu poi tholaindhaai iraiva

Karungallaana unai naan

Pozhudhum thozhudhen podhavillaiyaa

Vaadi vadhangum ezhaiyai

Neeyum vadhaithaal aaguma

Koodi vizhakkai yetri nee

Oodhi anaithaal nyaayama

Kaneerae vazhithunaiya

Nindrenae idhu vidhiya

Ellaamae therindhavan nee

Kaappatra manamillaiyaa

Vedhanai melum vedhanai

Tharuvadhu un velai aanadho

Uravindri en uyir novadho

Kettu naan vaanga villaiyae

Kodutha nee vaangi povadho

Thunaiyindri naan thaniyavadho

Kaanadha kanaavai nee kaatta

Vaazhvu vandhadhae

Kai serndha nilavaai paaramal

Vaanam thorndhadhae

Varam tharamal nee ponal enna

Soraamal poriduven

Enna aanalumae oyaamalae

En paadhai naan thodarvenae

Kaneerae vazhithunaiya

Nindrenae idhu vidhiya

Ellaamae therindhavan nee

Kaappatra manamillaiyaa

Thediyae kaalgal oindhadhae

Dhisaigalum theerndhu ponadhae

Iru kannilum pugai soozhndhadhae

Ver varai theeyum paindhadhae

Verumaiyil naatkal neezhudhae

Adhigaaramo vilaiyaadudhae

Oorora anadhai melera

Yeni illaiyae

Veezhndhalum vidamaal thozh thaanga

Naadhi illaiyae

Oru noolae illaa kaathadi pol

Thalladudhae idhayam

Ini ennagumo yedhagumo

Badhil sollaamal pogaadhu kaalam

Indha polladha ulagathilae

Yen ennai padaithaai iraiva

Vazhi thaangamal kadharum kadharal

Unakkae ketka villaiyaa

Ettu thikkodum iruppavan nee

Engu poi tholaindhaai iraiva

Karungallaana unai naan

Pozhudhum thozhudhen podhavillaiyaa

Vaadi vadhangum ezhaiyai

Neeyum vadhaithaal aaguma

Koodi vizhakkai yetri nee

Oodhi anaithaal nyaayama

In this cruel world,

Why did you create me, O God?

The cries of unbearable pain,

Can't even you hear them?

You who are present in all eight directions,

Where have you disappeared to, O God?

You, who are made of black stone,

I prayed to you all the time, wasn't that enough?

If you too torment the poor who is already suffering,

Is that right to do?

Lighting a million lamps,

And then blowing them out, is that fair?

With only tears as my companion,

I stand alone—is this my fate?

You, who know everything,

Don't you have the heart to save me?

Giving pain upon pain,

Has that become your work too?

Must my soul ache without my loved one?

I never asked to receive this life,

Can you, who gave it, simply take it back?

Must I be left all alone without any support?

When you showed dreams I had never seen,

Life blossomed for me,

Without looking at the moon that reached my hands,

The sky grew dark and weary,

Even if you leave without granting me a boon,

I will fight on without growing tired,

Whatever happens, without stopping,

I will keep walking my path,

With only tears as my companion,

I stand alone—is this my fate?

You, who know everything,

Don't you have the heart to save me?

My legs grew exhausted from searching,

Even all directions seemed to collapse,

Smoke has gathered in both my eyes,

Fire has spread all the way to the roots,

The days drag on in emptiness,

While power plays its cruel games,

To climb up from the margins of this town,

There is no ladder,

If I fall, to hold me up and give strength,

There is nobody left,

Like a kite without a string,

My heart falters and drifts,

What will happen now? How can I bear it?

Yet love will not fade without an answer,

In this cruel world,

Why did you create me, O God?

The cries of unbearable pain,

Can't even you hear them?

You who are present in all eight directions,

Where have you disappeared to, O God?

You, who are made of black stone,

I prayed to you all the time, wasn't that enough?

If you too torment the poor who is already suffering,

Is that right to do?

Lighting a million lamps,

And then blowing them out, is that fair?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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