Aathi Ena Nee
From Kaththi · 2014
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Vishal Dadlani
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Kaththi2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Feel like i am falling | I feel like I am falling |
| Falling hard | Falling hard |
| Oh my god..go | Oh my god... go |
| Male | |
| Aathi ena Nee paatha danae | Oh my, the moment you looked at me |
| Kaathil vecha iragaanen | I became like a feather placed in the wind |
| Kaatu marama valarntha ivanum | This guy who grew up like a wild tree |
| Yethi vecha melugaanen | Became like a lit candle |
| Gora pulla oor nodiyil | Fair girl, in a single moment |
| Vaanavilla thirichaayae | You spun the rainbow into thread |
| Paara kallu maru nodiyil | A hard rock, in the very next moment |
| Eera manna kolichayae | You made it shine like wet soil |
| Ooru azhagi ulaga azhagi | Beauty of the town, beauty of the world |
| Yaarum illa una pola | There is no one like you |
| Vaadi nerungi paapom pazhagi | Come close girl, let us get acquainted |
| Male | |
| Burst it out! | Burst it out! |
| Male | |
| {Un azhagil en Iihayam | { In your beauty, my heart |
| Than nilayai maranthu maranthu | Completely forgets its own state |
| Konjidavum kenjidavum maruguthae uruguthae | It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead |
| Male | |
| Saami sela pole piranthu boomiyilae nadanthayae | Born like a temple deity, you walked upon the earth |
| Thoosi ena kannil vizhunthu aaruuyiril kalanthayae | Falling like dust into my eye, you merged into my soul |
| Kaal molacha rangoliya nee nadanthu vaarae pulla | Like a rangoli that grew legs, you come walking, girl |
| Kallu patta kannadiya nan odanju poren ulla | Like glass struck by a stone, I am shattering inside |
| Jaadaiyila devathaiya minjidura azhagaga | Surpassing even a fairy in your gestures with your beauty |
| Paarvaiyila vaasanaiya thuvidura vasamaaga | Sprinkling fragrance with your gaze effortlessly |
| Male | |
| Ooru azhagi ulaga azhagi | Beauty of the town, beauty of the world |
| Yaarum illa una pola | There is no one like you |
| Vaadi nerungi paapom pazhagi | Come close girl, let us get acquainted |
| Male | |
| Aathi ena Nee paatha danae | Oh my, the moment you looked at me |
| Kaathil vecha iragaanen | I became like a feather placed in the wind |
| Kaatu marama valarntha ivanum | This guy who grew up like a wild tree |
| Yethi vecha melugaanen | Became like a lit candle |
| Male | |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Un azhagil en idhayam | In your beauty, my heart |
| Male | |
| {Un Azhagil En Idhayam | { In your beauty, my heart |
| Than nilayai maranthu maranthu | Completely forgets its own state |
| Konjidavum kenjidavum maruguthae uruguthae | It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead |
..............................
I feel like I am falling
Falling hard
Oh my god... go
ஆத்தி என நீ
பாத்த தானே காத்தில்
வெச்ச இறகானேன்
காட்டு மரமா வளர்ந்த
இவனும் ஏத்தி வச்ச
மெழுகானேன் கோர
புல்ல ஓர் நொடியில்
வானவில்ல திரிச்சாயே
பாற கல்லு ஓா் நொடியில்
ஈர மண்ணா கொழிச்சாயே
ஊரு அழகி உலக அழகி
யாரும் இல்ல உன போல
வாடி நெருங்கி பாப்போம் பழகி
Oh my, the moment you looked at me
I became like a feather placed in the wind
This guy who grew up like a wild tree
Became like a lit candle
Fair girl, in a single moment
You spun the rainbow into thread
A hard rock, in the very next moment
You made it shine like wet soil
Beauty of the town, beauty of the world
There is no one like you
Come close girl, let us get acquainted
...............................
Burst it out!
{ உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் தன் நிலையை
மறந்து மறந்து கொஞ்சிடவும்
கெஞ்சிடவும் மருகுதே உருகுதே
{ In your beauty, my heart
Completely forgets its own state
It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead
உன் வழியில் என் பயணம்
வந்தடைய நடந்து நடந்து
அஞ்சிடவும் மிஞ்சிடவும்
சிதறுதே பதறுதே } (3)
Born like a temple deity, you walked upon the earth
Falling like dust into my eye, you merged into my soul
Like a rangoli that grew legs, you come walking, girl
Like glass struck by a stone, I am shattering inside
Surpassing even a fairy in your gestures with your beauty
Sprinkling fragrance with your gaze effortlessly
சாமி சிலை போலே
பிறந்து பூமியிலே நடந்தாயே
தூசி என கண்ணில் விழுந்து
ஆருயிரில் கலந்தாயே கால்
மொளச்ச ரங்கோலியா நீ நடந்து
வாரே புள்ள கல்லு பட்ட கண்ணாடியா
நான் உடைஞ்சு போறேன் உள்ள
ஜாடையில தேவதையா மிஞ்சிடுற
அழகாக பார்வையில வாசனைய
தூவிடுற வசமாக
Beauty of the town, beauty of the world
There is no one like you
Come close girl, let us get acquainted
ஊரு அழகி உலக
அழகி யாரும் இல்ல உன
போல வாடி நெருங்கி
பாப்போம் பழகி
Oh my, the moment you looked at me
I became like a feather placed in the wind
This guy who grew up like a wild tree
Became like a lit candle
ஆத்தி என நீ
பாத்த தானே காத்தில்
வெச்ச இறகானேன்
காட்டு மரமா வளர்ந்த
இவனும் ஏத்தி வச்ச
மெழுகானேன்
In your beauty, my heart
In your beauty, my heart
In your beauty, my heart
In your beauty, my heart
In your beauty, my heart
In your beauty, my heart
உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம்
{ In your beauty, my heart
Completely forgets its own state
It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead
{ உன் அழகில்
என் இதயம் தன் நிலையை
மறந்து மறந்து கொஞ்சிடவும்
கெஞ்சிடவும் மருகுதே உருகுதே
உன் வழியில் என் பயணம்
வந்தடைய நடந்து நடந்து
அஞ்சிடவும் மிஞ்சிடவும்
சிதறுதே பதறுதே } (3)
Feel like i am falling
I feel like I am falling
Falling hard
Falling hard
Oh my god..go
Oh my god... go
Aathi ena Nee paatha danae
Oh my, the moment you looked at me
Kaathil vecha iragaanen
I became like a feather placed in the wind
Kaatu marama valarntha ivanum
This guy who grew up like a wild tree
Yethi vecha melugaanen
Became like a lit candle
Gora pulla oor nodiyil
Fair girl, in a single moment
Vaanavilla thirichaayae
You spun the rainbow into thread
Paara kallu maru nodiyil
A hard rock, in the very next moment
Eera manna kolichayae
You made it shine like wet soil
Ooru azhagi ulaga azhagi
Beauty of the town, beauty of the world
Yaarum illa una pola
There is no one like you
Vaadi nerungi paapom pazhagi
Come close girl, let us get acquainted
Burst it out!
Burst it out!
{Un azhagil en Iihayam
{ In your beauty, my heart
Than nilayai maranthu maranthu
Completely forgets its own state
Konjidavum kenjidavum maruguthae uruguthae
It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead
Saami sela pole piranthu boomiyilae nadanthayae
Born like a temple deity, you walked upon the earth
Thoosi ena kannil vizhunthu aaruuyiril kalanthayae
Falling like dust into my eye, you merged into my soul
Kaal molacha rangoliya nee nadanthu vaarae pulla
Like a rangoli that grew legs, you come walking, girl
Kallu patta kannadiya nan odanju poren ulla
Like glass struck by a stone, I am shattering inside
Jaadaiyila devathaiya minjidura azhagaga
Surpassing even a fairy in your gestures with your beauty
Paarvaiyila vaasanaiya thuvidura vasamaaga
Sprinkling fragrance with your gaze effortlessly
Ooru azhagi ulaga azhagi
Beauty of the town, beauty of the world
Yaarum illa una pola
There is no one like you
Vaadi nerungi paapom pazhagi
Come close girl, let us get acquainted
Aathi ena Nee paatha danae
Oh my, the moment you looked at me
Kaathil vecha iragaanen
I became like a feather placed in the wind
Kaatu marama valarntha ivanum
This guy who grew up like a wild tree
Yethi vecha melugaanen
Became like a lit candle
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
Un azhagil en idhayam
In your beauty, my heart
{Un Azhagil En Idhayam
{ In your beauty, my heart
Than nilayai maranthu maranthu
Completely forgets its own state
Konjidavum kenjidavum maruguthae uruguthae
It yearns and melts, wanting to caress and plead
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aathi' expresses a young man's sudden and intense infatuation upon receiving a single look from the woman he loves. He describes how her glance instantly transforms him from a rough, unrefined person (a wild tree) into someone soft, warm, and gentle (a lit candle), as light as a feather floating in the breeze. Throughout the track, he praises her extraordinary beauty, metaphorically comparing her to a deity walking the earth and a colorful rangoli with feet. Her overwhelming charm shatters his composure like glass, leaving his heart yearning and completely captivated by her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaathil vecha iragaanen / Yethi vecha melugaanen”
Compares his transformation to a feather carried by the wind and a candle being lit.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Gora pulla oor nodiyil / Vaanavilla thirichaayae”
Exaggerates the heroine's magical beauty by stating she spun a rainbow into thread in a single moment.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kaal molacha rangoliya nee nadanthu vaarae pulla”
Metaphorically describes the girl as a traditional rangoli pattern that sprouted legs and walked.
Assonance / Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Ooru azhagi ulaga azhagi”
Repetition of similar vocal sounds at the beginning of phrases for musical rhythm.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the prompt context, the music for 'Kaththi' (2014) was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and 'Aathi' was sung by Vishal Dadlani and Anirudh Ravichander. The track became a massive chartbuster upon release due to its energetic fusion of folk beats and modern electro-pop sounds.
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