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Kaakarattan

From Coke Studio Tamil · 2024

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Vidya Vox, Rajalakshmi, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Coke Studio Tamil
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
6 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kakkarattaan pooththiruche
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Kann thoranthae sooriyanthaan paaththiruchae
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Kaattu thattaan koottuvachae
Chorus :Aayisa
Aadi varum thaerazhagaa
Aasamanam thanthanthom pottiruche
Koodivarum oorusanam
Nenjulathaan maavilakka yaeththiruchae jora
Kakkarattaan pooththiruche
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Kann thoranthae sooriyanthaan paaththiruchae
Chorus :Aayisa
Aayisa aayisa
Neerodum vaaikaalil
Thoondil pottu
Oyaamal ketpaenae
Meenin paattu
Aavaaram poopesum
Vaarththai kettu
Aattodum maattodum
Vaippaen koottu
Panatoppin oram
Rayil odum kagam
Adhai paarththae ninadraal
Pothaatho
Vayar kaattil veesum
Oru thaayin vaasam
Adharkeedaai ingae vearetho
Poonguruviyae un mudhugilae
Vaan ezhuthutho azhagiya kavithai
Oor muzhuthumae paer azhagilae
Yaar thaduppatho tholaigira manathai
Kakkarattaan pooththiruche
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Kann thoranthae sooriyanthaan paaththiruchae
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Kaattu thattaan koottuvachae
Chorus :Aayisa
Female :Sevalellaam koovuthamma koodhadichae
Chorus :Aayisa
……………….
The wild flowers have bloomed
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The sun has opened its eyes and looked down
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The wild dragonflies have swarmed together
Chorus: Ayisa
Swaying gracefully like a temple chariot
The vast sky dances to a joyful rhythm
The village folk gathering together
Have brightly lit flour-lamps in their hearts
The wild flowers have bloomed
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The sun has opened its eyes and looked down
Chorus: Ayisa
Ayisa, Ayisa
By the flowing water canal
Casting my fishing line
I will listen without stopping
To the song of the fish
To the gentle words spoken
By the yellow aavaram flowers
With the goats and the cows
I will make dear friends
By the edge of the palm grove
Watching the train speeding by
Just standing and watching it
Isn't that enough to fill the heart?
Drifting across the open fields
Is the comforting scent of a mother
What else in this world could ever match it?
O little songbird, upon your back
Is the sky writing a lovely poem?
With the whole village glowing in grand beauty
Who can stop a heart from losing itself?
The wild flowers have bloomed
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The sun has opened its eyes and looked down
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The wild dragonflies have swarmed together
Chorus: Ayisa
Female: The roosters are crowing and flapping their wings
Chorus: Ayisa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kakkarattaan' is a vibrant, pastoral folk-pop fusion track from Coke Studio Tamil (2024). The lyrics celebrate the simple, serene, and breathtaking beauty of rural Tamil Nadu. Using vivid natural imagery—such as blooming wildflower blossoms, chirping birds, dragonflies, canal waters, and green paddy fields—the song conveys a deep sense of contentment and affection for village life and native soil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Kann thoranthae sooriyanthaan paaththiruchae / Aavaaram poopesum vaarththai kettu

Attributing human traits like 'opening eyes to look' to the sun and 'speaking words' to the Aavaaram flowers.

Simile / Metaphor

Aadi varum thaerazhagaa / Vayar kaattil veesum oru thaayin vaasam

Comparing a handsome person's grace to a moving temple chariot ('Aadi varum thaerazhagaa') and natural breeze to a mother's warmth.

Edhugai (Tamil Rhyme Scheme)

Neerodum vaaikaalil / Aavaaram poopesum

Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines, common in traditional Tamil poetry (e.g., Neerodum / Aavaaram / Aattodum).

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Trivia

Featured in Coke Studio Tamil Season 2 (2024), 'Kakkarattaan' brings together Indian-American artist Vidya Vox, prominent Tamil folk singer Rajalakshmi Senthil, and composer-singer G. V. Prakash Kumar, seamlessly blending traditional Oppari/Folk vocal stylings with global pop instrumentation.

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