V.LAKSHMAN[Bommai] neeyum bommai naanum bommai..

Another masterpiece thathuvam song! Apparently K.J. Yesudas’s first tamil song!

Movie: Bommai

Poet: V.Lakshman
Music: S.Balachander
Singer: K.J.Yesudas
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(1)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(6)-(1)-(7)-(7)-(8)-(1)

(1)neeyum bommai, naanum bommai,
nenaichu paathaa, ellaam bommai,

You are a toy, I am also a toy,
If you think about it, everything/everyone is a toy!

(2)thayin madiyil pillaiyum bommai,
thalaivan munne thondadum bommai,
kovillil vaalhum deivamum bommai,
athai kumbidum manidhar yaavarum bommai,

In the lap of a mother , her child is a toy,
in front of a leader, his party-men are toys,
the idol in the temple is a toy,
all the people who worship it are toys,

(3) vallavan kaiyil nallavan bommai,
ullavan mun illathavan bommai,

to the skill-full master ( in a manipulative sense), the good guys are toys,
in front of  ”haves”,  the “have-nots” are toys,

(4)allum pagalum ulaipavan bommai,
dhinam allal pattu alaibavan bommai,

the person who works day-night is a toy,
the person who always worries and walks around is a toy,

(5)vidhiyin paarvaiyil uyirgal bommai,
veesum puyalil ulagame bommai,

In the eye of  destiny, all living creatures are toys,
for the storm, the world is a toy,

(6)rathiyin munne dharmamum bommai,
varum saavin pidiyil vaalum bommai,

In front of enjoyment , your duties are a toy,
For the forthcoming “death” , life is a toy,

(7)anbin anaipil anaivarum bommai,
aasai vaarthaiyil arivum bommai,

In the arms of love, all of us are toys,
in the sweet words , the brain becomes a toy,

(8)inba solaiyil iyarkai bommai,
andha iyarkai amaipil ethuvume bommai,

in the forest of joy, nature is a toy,
in the  law of nature everything is a toy.