Vaanam Boomi Vaazhthum
From Kalicharan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Sunantha, Vanitha, Prabakar, T. L. Thiagarajan
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Kalicharan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaanam boomi | The sky and the earth |
| Vaazhthum uravithuthaan | Praise this bond of ours. |
| Kaalanthorum thodarum | Continuing through the ages, |
| Kathai ithuthaan | This is that very story. |
| Male | |
| Nilavu neelamegam | The moon and the blue cloud |
| Thisaigal maaripogalaam | May change their directions. |
| Ulagam ulla naalvarai | As long as this world exists, |
| Vilagividaamal vaazhalam | We shall live without separating. |
| Female | |
| Vaanam boomi | The sky and the earth |
| Vaazhthum uravithuthaan | Praise this bond of ours. |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatta thaayillai | There was no mother to sing a lullaby, |
| Sorootta aalillai | There was no one to feed me food. |
| Oorellaam veedaaga vaazhnthen | I lived treating the whole town as my home. |
| Male | |
| Dheivam pol nee vanthaai | You arrived like a divine deity, |
| Vaazhvellaam nee thanthaai | You gave me my entire life. |
| Naan konda sonthangal neethaane | You are the only relation I ever gained. |
| Male | |
| Naam endrum neengaatha | We are forever inseparable, |
| Kilikkoottame.. | Like a nest of sweet birds. |
| Neerodu neer serum | Joining water with water, |
| Nathiyottame.. | Like the continuous flow of a river. |
| Chorus | |
| Vaanam boomi | The sky and the earth |
| Vaazhthum uravithuthaan | Praise this bond of ours. |
| Kaalanthorum thodarum | Continuing through the ages, |
| Kathai ithuthaan | This is that very story. |
| Vaanam boomi | The sky and the earth |
| Vaazhthum uravithuthaan | Praise this bond of ours. |
| Female | |
| Sangeetham paadattum | Let music sing, |
| Santhosham thedattum | Let happiness seek us out. |
| Naan petra pillaigal pooppole | The children I raised are like delicate flowers. |
| Male | |
| Ovvondrum thean mottu | Each one is a honey-filled bud, |
| Oyyaara poonjittu | A beautiful, graceful little bird. |
| Ondralla nooraagum vaazhnaale | May our life span become not one, but a hundred fold! |
| Female | |
| Yethetho aasaigal | So many various desires |
| Isaippaadathaan.. | Sing like a melody. |
| Engeyo ennangal | Thoughts somewhere |
| Alai paayathaan.. | Wander like ripples in water. |
| Male | |
| Vaanam boomi | The sky and the earth |
| Vaazhthum uravithuthaan | Praise this bond of ours. |
| Female | |
| Kaalanthorum thodarum | Continuing through the ages, |
| Kathai ithuthaan | This is that very story. |
| Male | |
| Nilavu neelamegam | The moon and the blue cloud |
| Thisaigal maaripogalaam | May change their directions. |
| Female | |
| Ulagam ulla naalvarai | As long as this world exists, |
| Vilagidaamal vaazhalaam | We shall live without separating. |
ஆண்
: வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்
காலந்தோறும் தொடரும் கதை இதுதான்
நிலவு நீலமேகம் திசைகள் மாறிப் போகலாம்
உலகம் உள்ள நாள்வரை விலகிடாமல் வாழலாம்
பெண்
: வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்
The sky and the earth
Praise this bond of ours.
Continuing through the ages,
This is that very story.
ஆண்
: தாலாட்ட தாயில்லை சோறூட்ட ஆளில்லை
ஊரெல்லாம் வீடாக வாழ்ந்தேனே
The moon and the blue cloud
May change their directions.
As long as this world exists,
We shall live without separating.
ஆண்
: தெய்வம் போல் நீ வந்தாய் வாழ்வெல்லாம் நீ தந்தாய்
நான் கொண்ட சொந்தங்கள் நீதானே
The sky and the earth
Praise this bond of ours.
ஆண்
: நாம் என்றும் நீங்காத கிளிக்கூட்டமே
நீரோடு நீர் சேரும் நதியோட்டமே
There was no mother to sing a lullaby,
There was no one to feed me food.
I lived treating the whole town as my home.
வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்
காலந்தோறும் தொடரும் கதை இதுதான்
வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்
You arrived like a divine deity,
You gave me my entire life.
You are the only relation I ever gained.
பெண்
: சங்கீதம் பாடட்டும் சந்தோஷம் தேடட்டும்
நான் பெற்ற பிள்ளைகள் பூப்போலே
ஆண்
: ஒவ்வொன்றும் தேன் மொட்டு ஒய்யார பூஞ்சிட்டு
ஒன்றல்ல நூறாகும் வாழ் நாளே
We are forever inseparable,
Like a nest of sweet birds.
Joining water with water,
Like the continuous flow of a river.
பெண்
: ஏதேதோ ஆசைகள் இசைப் பாடத்தான்
எங்கேயோ எண்ணங்கள் அலை பாயத்தான்
ஆண்
: வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்
பெண்
: காலந்தோறும் தொடரும் கதை இதுதான்
ஆண்
: நிலவு நீலமேகம் திசைகள் மாறிப் போகலாம்
பெண்
: உலகம் உள்ள நாள்வரை விலகிடாமல் வாழலாம்
இருவர் :
வானம் பூமி வாழ்த்தும் உறவிதுதான்....
The sky and the earth
Praise this bond of ours.
Continuing through the ages,
This is that very story.
The sky and the earth
Praise this bond of ours.
Let music sing,
Let happiness seek us out.
The children I raised are like delicate flowers.
Each one is a honey-filled bud,
A beautiful, graceful little bird.
May our life span become not one, but a hundred fold!
So many various desires
Sing like a melody.
Thoughts somewhere
Wander like ripples in water.
The sky and the earth
Praise this bond of ours.
Continuing through the ages,
This is that very story.
The moon and the blue cloud
May change their directions.
As long as this world exists,
We shall live without separating.
Vaanam boomi
The sky and the earth
Vaazhthum uravithuthaan
Praise this bond of ours.
Kaalanthorum thodarum
Continuing through the ages,
Kathai ithuthaan
This is that very story.
Nilavu neelamegam
The moon and the blue cloud
Thisaigal maaripogalaam
May change their directions.
Ulagam ulla naalvarai
As long as this world exists,
Vilagividaamal vaazhalam
We shall live without separating.
Vaanam boomi
The sky and the earth
Vaazhthum uravithuthaan
Praise this bond of ours.
Thaalaatta thaayillai
There was no mother to sing a lullaby,
Sorootta aalillai
There was no one to feed me food.
Oorellaam veedaaga vaazhnthen
I lived treating the whole town as my home.
Dheivam pol nee vanthaai
You arrived like a divine deity,
Vaazhvellaam nee thanthaai
You gave me my entire life.
Naan konda sonthangal neethaane
You are the only relation I ever gained.
Naam endrum neengaatha
We are forever inseparable,
Kilikkoottame..
Like a nest of sweet birds.
Neerodu neer serum
Joining water with water,
Nathiyottame..
Like the continuous flow of a river.
Vaanam boomi
The sky and the earth
Vaazhthum uravithuthaan
Praise this bond of ours.
Kaalanthorum thodarum
Continuing through the ages,
Kathai ithuthaan
This is that very story.
Vaanam boomi
The sky and the earth
Vaazhthum uravithuthaan
Praise this bond of ours.
Sangeetham paadattum
Let music sing,
Santhosham thedattum
Let happiness seek us out.
Naan petra pillaigal pooppole
The children I raised are like delicate flowers.
Ovvondrum thean mottu
Each one is a honey-filled bud,
Oyyaara poonjittu
A beautiful, graceful little bird.
Ondralla nooraagum vaazhnaale
May our life span become not one, but a hundred fold!
Yethetho aasaigal
So many various desires
Isaippaadathaan..
Sing like a melody.
Engeyo ennangal
Thoughts somewhere
Alai paayathaan..
Wander like ripples in water.
Vaanam boomi
The sky and the earth
Vaazhthum uravithuthaan
Praise this bond of ours.
Kaalanthorum thodarum
Continuing through the ages,
Kathai ithuthaan
This is that very story.
Nilavu neelamegam
The moon and the blue cloud
Thisaigal maaripogalaam
May change their directions.
Ulagam ulla naalvarai
As long as this world exists,
Vilagidaamal vaazhalaam
We shall live without separating.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film Kalicharan (1988) is an emotional celebration of deep familial love, gratitude, and eternal bonds. The lyrics portray a speaker who grew up without a mother or a home, finding solace and purpose after encountering a divine bond. Together, the family flourishes like flowers and a nest of birds, hoping to stay united as long as the earth and sky exist.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Naan petra pillaigal pooppole”
Compares the children to flowers ('pooppole') and honey buds ('thean mottu'), emphasizing their innocence and precious nature.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Naam endrum neengaatha Kilikkoottame..”
Compares the family's eternal togetherness to an inseparable nest of parrots ('Kilikkoottame') and the unified flow of a river ('Nathiyottame').
Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai
“Sangeetham paadattum / Santhosham thedattum”
Uses matching initial consonant and second-letter sound patterns across adjacent lines like 'Thaalaatta' and 'Sorootta' or 'Sangeetham' and 'Santhosham'.
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Trivia
Kalicharan (1988), starring Sathyaraj and Gautami, was scored by Chandrabose. The song highlights Vaali's signature ability to seamlessly integrate simple everyday Tamil vocabulary with poignant family-centric emotional themes characteristic of 1980s Tamil cinema.
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