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Lyrics & meaning

Garuda Garuda

From Natpukkaga · 1998

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singers
Krishnaraj, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Details
Natpukkaga1998

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Garudaa garudaaOh Garuda, oh Garuda
En kaadhalai sollividuGo convey my love
Thirudaa thirudaaOh thief, oh thief
En idhaiyathai thiruppi koduReturn my heart back to me
Female
Garudaa garudaaOh Garuda, oh Garuda
En kaadhalai sollividuGo convey my love
Thirudaa thirudaaOh thief, oh thief
En idhaiyathai thiruppi koduReturn my heart back to me
Female
Ada un manam ragasiya puyalaaAh, is your mind a secret storm?
Viral veyilaaAre your fingers like scorching sunshine?
Nee thodugaiyil kothikkuthuEverything boils when you touch me
Kangalil iruppadhuWhat is that lingering in your eyes?
Sariyaa varai muraiyaaIs it right, proper, or customary?
Udal irupuram sivakkuthuMy body blushes on both sides
Female
{Yaayi yaar yaaroOh, who is this stranger?
Idhu kaadhal aaraaroo} (2)Is this a lullaby of love?
Male
Garudaa garudaaOh Garuda, oh Garuda
En kaadhalai sollividuGo convey my love
Thirudaa thirudaaOh thief, oh thief
En idhaiyathai thiruppi koduReturn my heart back to me
Male
Manamogini en madiyil vandhaalIf that enchanting beauty arrives on my lap
Adi sugam kaanum un dhaavaniOh girl, your half-saree will know pure joy
En koottani adhil inaindhaalae neeIf you join my alliance
Nam pillaigal varum peraniA grand rally of our future children will arrive
Female
Eppodhumae ada enmeedhu neeAlways, ah, upon me you rest
Irai kaivaiththu seiyyumpaniLike a masterpiece hand-crafted by God
Inba kanavukkullae ennai sirai vaithidumImprisoning me inside a sweet dream
Antha kalaiyil nee kalaimaamaniYou are a master artist in that craft
Male
Unnaadha unavukkuFor food that hasn't been tasted
SuvaiyedhammaaWhere is the flavor, my dear?
Kannodu imai seraFor eyelids to meet eyes
Thadai yenammaaWhy is there an obstacle, girl?
Female
Mull ondruWithout hands/needles
Illaamal gadigaaramaaCan it even be called a clock?
Kalyaanam seiyum munBefore getting married
AdhigaaramaaIs this authoritative dominance?
Male
Aarani pattu neeyaniDrape yourself in Aarani silk
Nam kalyaanamdhaanae iniFrom now on, it is our wedding indeed
Female
Garudaa garudaaOh Garuda, oh Garuda
En kaadhalai sollividuGo convey my love
Male : Thirudaa thirudaaMale: Oh thief, oh thief
En idhaiyathai thiruppi koduReturn my heart back to me
Female
Seikooliyum illaiThere are no making charges
Sedhaaramum illaiThere is no wastage either
Kolaaru thangam idhuThis is pure Kolar gold
Kai vaithu paarTouch and see for yourself
Indha pennukkullaeInside this woman
Ada poiyaana baagam edhuAh, which part could ever be artificial?
Male
Kannae unai inguOh my dear, here, on the days I don't cherish you
Ennadha naalThe days I haven't counted
Naan unnaadha naal allavaaAre they not like days I went without food?
Anbae anbaeOh beloved, oh beloved
Un angam engumAll over your body
En adaiyaala pori podavaaShall I imprint my mark of love?
Female
Theeraadha sandhaegamIs this unending doubt
Un dhaagamaaYour thirst?
Aaraaichi seiya thaanIs my body meant only
En dhegamaaFor your research?
Male
Illaadha sollukkuFor a word that doesn't exist
Porul yedhammaaWhere is the meaning, my dear?
En aasai muthathilIn my passionate kiss
MudivedhammaaWhere is the end, my dear?
Female
Poongili un poongiliPretty bird, your pretty bird
Indha poovukkul panneer theliSprinkle rosewater inside this flower
Male
Garudaa garudaaOh Garuda, oh Garuda
En kaadhalai sollividuGo convey my love
Female :Thirudaa thirudaaFemale: Oh thief, oh thief
En idhaiyathai thiruppi koduReturn my heart back to me
Male
Ada un manam ragasiya puyalaaAh, is your mind a secret storm?
Viral veyilaaAre your fingers like scorching sunshine?
Nee thodugaiyil kothikkuthuEverything boils when you touch me
Female :Kangalil iruppadhuFemale: What is that lingering in your eyes?
Sariyaa varai muraiyaaIs it right, proper, or customary?
Udal irupuram sirakkuthuMy body blushes on both sides
Male
Yaayi yaar yaaroOh, who is this stranger?
Idhu kaadhal aaraarooIs this a lullaby of love?
Female :Yaayi yaar yaaroFemale: Oh, who is this stranger?
Idhu kaadhal aaraarooIs this a lullaby of love?
Male
Garudaa…Garuda...
Female :Garudaa…Female: Garuda...
Female
Garudaa…Garuda...
Male :Garudaa…Male: Garuda...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Garudaa Garudaa' is a romantic duet from the 1998 Tamil blockbuster *Natpukkaga*. The song features the lead lovers expressing their passionate affection, desire, and playful teasing towards one another. Calling upon Garuda (the mythological divine bird) as a messenger of love, the lovers playfully accuse each other of stealing their hearts and express the intense physical and emotional sensations triggered by love's touch.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Metaphor

Garudaa garudaa / En kaadhalai sollividu

Addressing Garuda, the mythological divine bird, as a courier of love to carry messages to the beloved.

Metaphor

Ada un manam ragasiya puyalaa / Viral veyilaa

Comparing the lover's mind to a secret storm and fingers to intense heat/sunlight.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Seikooliyum illai / Sedhaaramum illai

The second consonant 'i' / 'd' creates a rhythmic acoustic harmony across lines describing pure gold.

Hyperbole

Nam pillaigal varum perani

Playful exaggeration describing their future children as a massive grand rally.

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Trivia

'Natpukkaga' (1998), directed by K. S. Ravikumar and starring Sarathkumar and Simran, was a massive commercial success that won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. The music for the film was composed by Deva with lyrics written by Kalidasan.

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