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Lyrics & meaning

Agasatha

From Cuckoo · 2014

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Kalyani Nair, Pradeep Kumar
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Details
Cuckoo2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Female
Aagasatha naa paakurenI see the sky
Aaru kadal na paakurenI see the rivers and the sea
Aagasatha naa paakurenI see the sky
Aaru kadal na paakurenI see the rivers and the sea
Female
Kannala ethaiumShe who couldn't see anything
Kaanaatha ivathanWith her own eyes
Kannnera paarthenaeI saw her tears
Ini ennoda azhagaFrom now on, my beauty,
Ponnana ulagaAnd this golden world,
Unnala paarpenaeI will see through you.
Chorus
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Male
Ooru kannae padumbadiCatching the envious eyes of the town,
Oravaadum kanavae thodarudhaeThe dream of our bond continues,
Female
Nenavagum kanavae arugilaeThe dream coming true is right beside me,
Unna thooki sumapen karuvilaeI will lift you and carry you in my womb,
Male
Madi vaasam pothum urangavaeThe warmth of your lap is enough to sleep,
Neethanae saaga varangalaeYou are the boon of immortality,
Female
Thamizhae thamizhaeOh my sweet Tamil, my Tamil,
Varuvenae un karamaI will come as your supporting hands,
Male :Kodiyae kodiyaeMale: Oh soft vine, oh tender vine,
Azhurenae aanandamaI am weeping out of pure joy,
Female
Kaamba thedum kozhandaiyaLike a baby seeking its mother,
Unna thedum ussuru pasiyilaMy soul searches for you in hunger,
Male
Kodi peril unna mattumAmong millions of people, you alone
Arivenae thodugira mozhiyilaI will recognize through the language of touch,
Female
Peranbu pola ethumillaThere is nothing equal to supreme love,
Ne pothum nanum ezhai illaIf I have you, I am no longer poor,
Female
Azhaga azhagaOh handsome one, oh handsome one,
Kuyilaven unn tholilI will coo like a cuckoo on your shoulder,
Male :Azhagi azhagiMale: Oh beautiful girl, oh beautiful girl,
Ithu pothum vazhnaalilThis is enough for a lifetime,
Female
: Kannala ethaiumShe who couldn't see anything
Kaanaatha ivathanWith her own eyes
Kannnera paarthenaeI saw her tears
Ini ennoda azhagaFrom now on, my beauty,
Ponnana ulagaAnd this golden world,
Unnala paarpenaeI will see through you.
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the film Cuckoo expresses the tender and deep emotional bond between two visually impaired soulmates. Unable to view the physical world through sight, the lovers experience nature, beauty, and each other through touch, deep empathy, and shared feelings. The lyrics celebrate a selfless love where two individuals become each other's eyes and ultimate reason for living.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kannala ethaium / Kaanaatha ivathan / Kannnera paarthenae

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ka' across consecutive lines creating melodic harmony.

Simile (Upamai)

Kaamba thedum kozhandaiya / Unna thedum ussuru pasiyila

The lover's deep soul-hunger for presence is compared to a infant instinctively searching for its mother.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

Arivenae thodugira mozhiyila

Touch is metaphorically described as a distinct language through which the visually impaired lovers communicate and recognize each other.

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Trivia

The film Cuckoo (2014), directed by Raju Murugan, features Dinesh and Malavika Nair playing visually impaired lovers. The soundtrack was composed by Santhosh Narayanan with evocative lyrics written by Yugabharathi, capturing the tactile and auditory sensory world of the protagonists.

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