Aagaasa Veedu Kattum
From Dear Comrade · 2019
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Gowtham Bharadwaj
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Dear Comrade2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aagaasa veedu kattum | In your eyes that build a house in the sky, |
| Un kannilae | In your eyes, |
| Chinnoondu koodu katta vandhen | I came to build a tiny little nest. |
| Sangeetha paadhangalin | In the grand sound of musical feet, |
| Perosaiyil sokki | Mesmerized by the grand sound, |
| Unnodu vaasal varai vandhen | I came with you right up to the doorstep. |
| Chorus | |
| Thinthinakku thin thak | Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats) |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo | Hoo oo hoo |
| Chorus :Thinthinakku thin thak | Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats) |
| Male :Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Men aambal punnagaiyin | In the supreme love of a soft water lily's smile, |
| Peranbilae | In boundless love, |
| Vinmeenil veededuppen indrae | I will build a house among the stars today. |
| Unai kaanavae ae…ae…ae…ae… | Just to see you... |
| Aasai ovvondrum | Every single desire, |
| Otrai kaalil nindrengum | Stands on a single leg, yearning, |
| Adharkkagavae ae…ae..ae…ae… | For that very reason... |
| Vaasal padiyoram | By the side of the doorstep, |
| Endhan vaazhkkai kudiyerum | My life will settle down. |
| Chorus | |
| Thinthinakku thin thak | Thinthinakku thin thak |
| Thinthinakku thin thak | Thinthinakku thin thak |
| Male | |
| Evarum kaangala ivan padum avadhi | Nobody sees the turmoil this guy is suffering, |
| Idhayath thudippinil alaigalin surudhi | The pitch of waves within the heartbeat. |
| Vizhigal malarvadhai rasithida virumbi | Longing to admire the blooming of eyes, |
| Urakkam poividum veettukku thirumbi | Sleep leaves and returns back to its home. |
| Chorus :Thinthinakku thin thak | Thinthinakku thin thak |
| Thinthinakku thin thak (Overlapping) | Thinthinakku thin thak (Overlapping) |
| Male | |
| Aagaasa veedu kattum | In your eyes that build a house in the sky, |
| Un kannilae | In your eyes, |
| Hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm | Hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm |
| Sangeetha paadhangalin | In the grand sound of musical feet, |
| Perosaiyil sokki | Mesmerized by the grand sound, |
| Dhirana dheera nana dheena | Dhirana dheera nana dheena |
ஆகாச வீடு கட்டும்
உன் கண்ணிலே
சின்னூண்டு கூடுகட்ட வந்தேன்
சங்கீத பாதங்களின்
பேரோசையில் சொக்கி
உன்னோடு வாசல் வரை வந்தேன்
In your eyes that build a house in the sky,
In your eyes,
I came to build a tiny little nest.
In the grand sound of musical feet,
Mesmerized by the grand sound,
I came with you right up to the doorstep.
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ
குழு :
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats)
Hoo oo hoo
Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats)
Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
மென் ஆம்பல் புன்னைகையின்
பேரன்பிலே
விண்மீனில் வீடெடுப்பேன் இன்றே
உன்னை காணவே ஏ.....ஏ....ஏ...ஏ.....
ஆசை ஒவ்வொன்றும்
ஒற்றை காலில் நின்றெங்கும்
அதற்காகவே ஏ....ஏ....ஏ....ஏ....
வாசல் படியோரம்
எந்தன் வாழ்க்கை குடியேறும்
In the supreme love of a soft water lily's smile,
In boundless love,
I will build a house among the stars today.
Just to see you...
Every single desire,
Stands on a single leg, yearning,
For that very reason...
By the side of the doorstep,
My life will settle down.
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak
எவரும் காண்ங்கள இவன் படும் அவதி
இதயத் துடிப்பினில் அலைகளின் சுருதி
விழிகள் மலர்வதை ரசித்திட விரும்பி
உறக்கம் போய்விடும் வீட்டுக்கு திரும்பி
குழு :
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
தின்தினக்கு தின் தக்
Nobody sees the turmoil this guy is suffering,
The pitch of waves within the heartbeat.
Longing to admire the blooming of eyes,
Sleep leaves and returns back to its home.
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak (Overlapping)
ஆகாச வீடு கட்டும்
உன் கண்ணில்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
சங்கீத பாதங்களின்
பேரோசையில் சொக்கி
திறன தீர நன தீனா
In your eyes that build a house in the sky,
In your eyes,
Hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm
In the grand sound of musical feet,
Mesmerized by the grand sound,
Dhirana dheera nana dheena
Aagaasa veedu kattum
In your eyes that build a house in the sky,
Un kannilae
In your eyes,
Chinnoondu koodu katta vandhen
I came to build a tiny little nest.
Sangeetha paadhangalin
In the grand sound of musical feet,
Perosaiyil sokki
Mesmerized by the grand sound,
Unnodu vaasal varai vandhen
I came with you right up to the doorstep.
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats)
Male :Hoo oo hoo
Hoo oo hoo
Chorus :Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak (Rhythmic beats)
Male :Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Men aambal punnagaiyin
In the supreme love of a soft water lily's smile,
Peranbilae
In boundless love,
Vinmeenil veededuppen indrae
I will build a house among the stars today.
Unai kaanavae ae…ae…ae…ae…
Just to see you...
Aasai ovvondrum
Every single desire,
Otrai kaalil nindrengum
Stands on a single leg, yearning,
Adharkkagavae ae…ae..ae…ae…
For that very reason...
Vaasal padiyoram
By the side of the doorstep,
Endhan vaazhkkai kudiyerum
My life will settle down.
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak
Evarum kaangala ivan padum avadhi
Nobody sees the turmoil this guy is suffering,
Idhayath thudippinil alaigalin surudhi
The pitch of waves within the heartbeat.
Vizhigal malarvadhai rasithida virumbi
Longing to admire the blooming of eyes,
Urakkam poividum veettukku thirumbi
Sleep leaves and returns back to its home.
Chorus :Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak
Thinthinakku thin thak (Overlapping)
Thinthinakku thin thak (Overlapping)
Aagaasa veedu kattum
In your eyes that build a house in the sky,
Un kannilae
In your eyes,
Hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm
Hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm
Sangeetha paadhangalin
In the grand sound of musical feet,
Perosaiyil sokki
Mesmerized by the grand sound,
Dhirana dheera nana dheena
Dhirana dheera nana dheena
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aagaasa Veedu portrays a lover expressing deep affection and devotion toward his beloved. He compares her expressive eyes to an expansive sky where he wishes to build a tiny nest for himself. Captivated by her graceful movements and sweet presence, he finds his entire life settling near her doorstep, yearning for her undivided attention. The song poetically highlights the sleepless, ecstatic anguish of love, where sleeplessness takes over because the lover prefers to admire her glowing eyes. The lyrics use rich metaphors of nature, stars, and music to describe how profound love elevates his everyday existence to something heavenly.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Aagaasa veedu kattum un kannilae”
Compares the expansive, expressive depth of her eyes to a house built in the vast sky where he wishes to nest.
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Men aambal punnagaiyin peranbilae”
Compares her tender smile to 'Men Aambal', a delicate, soft water lily blooming in love.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Vinmeenil veededuppen indrae”
Exaggerates the overwhelming feeling of joy brought by her love as building a dwelling place up among the stars.
Idiomatic Imagery (Otrai Kaalil Nirpahu)
“Aasai ovvondrum otrai kaalil nindrengum”
Uses the traditional Tamil idiom of 'standing on one leg' (a metaphor for rigorous penance) to express intense and patient anticipation for love.
Personification (Uruvagamaakkal)
“Urakkam poividum veettukku thirumbi”
Personifies 'sleep' as a entity that abandons the lover and walks back to its home so he can watch her eyes.
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Trivia
This track features music composed by Justin Prabhakaran for the 2019 film 'Dear Comrade'. The Tamil version's lyrics were written by Karthik Netha, famous for his poetic, nature-infused romantic imagery in modern Tamil film music.
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