Vedithidum Bhoomi
From Keni · 2018
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Kallara Gopan
- Details
- Keni2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vedithidum boomiyin | Of the cracking earth, |
| Kaayangal aarumo | Will the wounds heal? |
| Aaraamalae pogumo | Or will they remain unhealed? |
| Male | |
| Paadhai maari pogum | The clouds straying off their paths, |
| Mugilgalum | Even those clouds... |
| Mannilae thangiya eeramum | ...and the moisture lingering in the soil, |
| Thangi thidalaagumo | Will they stay and turn into strength? |
| Male | |
| Marangal viragaaga karugum naerangal | At times when trees char into firewood, |
| Marangal viragaaga karugum naerangal | At times when trees char into firewood, |
| Nizhalgalum vegudhae theeyodu | Even shadows burn along with the fire. |
| Agadhiyaai idhayangal alaiyum nilai kandu | Seeing hearts wandering as refugees, |
| Sidharudhu kanneer moochodu | Tears shatter along with the breath. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Malaraaga oru kaalam sarugaaga oru kaalam | A season as a flower, a season as dry leaves, |
| Idaiyinil idhu enna panjamaai or yugam | What is this era in between, like a famine? |
| Kuzhandhaigal vilaiyaada pozhiyattum thaai megam | Let the mother cloud pour rain so children can play, |
| Pudhu vanna pookkalaal kulirattum poo vanam | Let the flower garden cool down with new colorful blossoms, |
| Kulirattum poo vanam | Let the flower garden cool down. |
| Male | |
| Vedithidum boomiyin | Of the cracking earth, |
| Kaayangal aarumo | Will the wounds heal? |
| Aaraamalae pogumo | Or will they remain unhealed? |
| Male | |
| Paadhai maari pogum | The clouds straying off their paths, |
| Mugilgalum | Even those clouds... |
| Mannilae thangiya eeramum | ...and the moisture lingering in the soil, |
| Thangi thidalaagumo | Will they stay and turn into strength? |
வெடித்திடும் பூமியின்
காயங்கள் ஆறுமோ
ஆறாமலே போகுமோ
Of the cracking earth,
Will the wounds heal?
Or will they remain unhealed?
பாதை மாறிப் போகும்
முகில்களும்
மண்ணிலே தங்கிய ஈரமும்
தங்கித் திடலாகுமோ
The clouds straying off their paths,
Even those clouds...
...and the moisture lingering in the soil,
Will they stay and turn into strength?
மரங்கள் விறகாக கருகும் நேரங்கள்
மரங்கள் விறகாக கருகும் நேரங்கள்
நிழல்களும் வேகுதே தீயோடு
அகதியாய் இதயங்கள் அலையும் நிலை கண்டு
சிதறுது கண்ணீர் மூச்சோடு
At times when trees char into firewood,
At times when trees char into firewood,
Even shadows burn along with the fire.
Seeing hearts wandering as refugees,
Tears shatter along with the breath.
................................
...
மலராக ஒரு காலம் சருகாக ஒரு காலம்
இடையினில் இது என்ன பஞ்சமாய் ஓர் யுகம்
குழந்தைகள் விளையாட பொழியட்டும் தாய் மேகம்
புது வண்ணப் பூக்களால் குளிரட்டும் பூ வனம்
குளிரட்டும் பூ வனம்
A season as a flower, a season as dry leaves,
What is this era in between, like a famine?
Let the mother cloud pour rain so children can play,
Let the flower garden cool down with new colorful blossoms,
Let the flower garden cool down.
வெடித்திடும் பூமியின்
காயங்கள் ஆறுமோ
ஆறாமலே போகுமோ
Of the cracking earth,
Will the wounds heal?
Or will they remain unhealed?
பாதை மாறிப் போகும்
முகில்களும்
மண்ணிலே தங்கிய ஈரமும்
தங்கித் திடலாகுமோ
The clouds straying off their paths,
Even those clouds...
...and the moisture lingering in the soil,
Will they stay and turn into strength?
Vedithidum boomiyin
Of the cracking earth,
Kaayangal aarumo
Will the wounds heal?
Aaraamalae pogumo
Or will they remain unhealed?
Paadhai maari pogum
The clouds straying off their paths,
Mugilgalum
Even those clouds...
Mannilae thangiya eeramum
...and the moisture lingering in the soil,
Thangi thidalaagumo
Will they stay and turn into strength?
Marangal viragaaga karugum naerangal
At times when trees char into firewood,
Marangal viragaaga karugum naerangal
At times when trees char into firewood,
Nizhalgalum vegudhae theeyodu
Even shadows burn along with the fire.
Agadhiyaai idhayangal alaiyum nilai kandu
Seeing hearts wandering as refugees,
Sidharudhu kanneer moochodu
Tears shatter along with the breath.
……………………..
...
Malaraaga oru kaalam sarugaaga oru kaalam
A season as a flower, a season as dry leaves,
Idaiyinil idhu enna panjamaai or yugam
What is this era in between, like a famine?
Kuzhandhaigal vilaiyaada pozhiyattum thaai megam
Let the mother cloud pour rain so children can play,
Pudhu vanna pookkalaal kulirattum poo vanam
Let the flower garden cool down with new colorful blossoms,
Kulirattum poo vanam
Let the flower garden cool down.
Vedithidum boomiyin
Of the cracking earth,
Kaayangal aarumo
Will the wounds heal?
Aaraamalae pogumo
Or will they remain unhealed?
Paadhai maari pogum
The clouds straying off their paths,
Mugilgalum
Even those clouds...
Mannilae thangiya eeramum
...and the moisture lingering in the soil,
Thangi thidalaagumo
Will they stay and turn into strength?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song delves into the poignant theme of water scarcity, environmental devastation, and human despair. The lyrics reflect on parched, cracked earth and compare nature's suffering to the emotional anguish of displaced people wandering like refugees. Pazhani Bharathi's words question whether nature and human lives can ever recover from such deep-seated trauma. Despite the prevailing gloom—where even trees turn to firewood and shadows burn—the song yearns for a hopeful turnaround. It invokes the image of a 'mother cloud' showering life-giving rain to bring joy back to playing children and to restore the scorched earth into a blooming, cool garden once more.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinathal)
“Kaayangal aarumo”
The lyrics open with probing questions ('Kaayangal aarumo / Aaraamalae pogumo') asking if nature's wounds will heal, creating a mood of existential uncertainty.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kuzhandhaigal vilaiyaada pozhiyattum thaai megam”
The raincloud is addressed as 'thaai megam' (mother cloud), metaphorically casting nature as a benevolent mother providing life and sustenance to her children.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Malaraaga oru kaalam sarugaaga oru kaalam”
The line contrasts 'Malaraaga' (as a fresh bloom) with 'sarugaaga' (as a dry, withered leaf) to highlight life's fluctuating cycles of prosperity and decay.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Nizhalgalum vegudhae theeyodu”
The phrase 'Nizhalgalum vegudhae theeyodu' (even shadows burn with fire) uses dramatic exaggeration to illustrate extreme drought and intense heat.
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Trivia
The film 'Keni' (2018), released in Malayalam as 'Kinar', centers on water rights and the interstate water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Directed by M. A. Nishad, the film's soundtrack features compositions by M. Jayachandran and Bijibal.
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