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Kaakka Karuppu

From Puthisali Paithiyangal · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
Not Known
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Puthisali Paithiyangal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
5 Sept 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kakkaa karuppu roja sevappu
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Kakkaa karuppu roja sevappu
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Thanniyo kulirum theeyo kodhikkum
Thaththuvama solli mudichen
Kakkaa karuppu roja sevappu
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Ponna paaththu thangam enbaen
Ponnai paathhu mangai enbaen
Ponna paaththu thangam enbaen
Ponnai paathhu mangai enbaen
Vinnai paaththu vaanam endru paaduvaen
Innum vidha vidhamaai karpanaiyil kooruvaen
Kadalai paarththu samuththiramunnu solluvaen
Kavithaiyilae ulagaththaiyae velluvaen
Piraviyil naan kavinganammaa
Pudhiya pudhiya kavithai kelu….
Kakkaa sivappu
Kakkaa karuppu roja sevappu
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Oorilengum paiththiyangal
Ulagengum paithiyangal
Oorilengum paiththiyangal
Ulagengum paithiyangal
Yaarukkillai paiththiyam nee sollammaa
Ippa naanum antha paiththiyaththil onnammaa
Ennai marnthu sirikkiraen paaththiyaa
Edhukku enna kaaranam nee kettiyaa
Arakkirukku muzhukkirukku
Edhukkum ulagil kanakkirukku
Kakkaa
Female :Karuppu
Male :Roja sevappu
Female :Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Thanniyo kulirum theeyo kodhikkum
Thaththuvamaa solli mudichchen
Kakkaa karuppu roja sevappu
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Kadhalilae paiththiyangal
Kaasu panam paiththiyangal
Kadhalilae paiththiyangal
Kaasu panam paiththiyangal
Padhaviyilae pattaththilae paiththiyam
Eppadi paaththuputtaen nooru vagai paiththiyam
Unakkum ippa paiththiyamthaan ammaadi
Enakkum varum konjam poruththaa aaththaadi
Edaththa vittu kadaiya kattu
Enakku sirippu varuthu ippo
Kakkaa
Female :Karuppu
Male :Roja sevappu
Female :Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Thanniyo kulirum theeyo kodhikkum
Thaththuvamaa solli mudichchen
Kakkaa
Male :Karuppu
Female :Roja
Male :Sevappu
Female :Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
Naanthaan kandu pudichchen
The crow is black, the rose is red
I am the one who discovered it!
The crow is black, the rose is red
I am the one who discovered it!
Water is cold and fire is hot
I've explained it all as great philosophy!
The crow is black, the rose is red
I am the one who discovered it!
Looking at gold, I'll call it gold
Looking at a woman, I'll call her a maiden
Looking at gold, I'll call it gold
Looking at a woman, I'll call her a maiden
Looking at the sky, I'll sing that it's the heavens
I will describe so much more in my imagination
Looking at the sea, I'll call it an ocean
With my poetry, I will conquer the world!
I was born a poet, oh dear
Listen to my brand new poems...
The crow is red!
The crow is black, the rose is red
I am the one who discovered it!
There are madmen all across the town
There are madmen all across the world
There are madmen all across the town
There are madmen all across the world
Tell me, who isn't crazy here?
Now I too am one among those crazy folks
Look at how I laugh, completely forgetting myself
Did you ever ask what the reason was?
Some are half-mad, some are totally crazy
There is a reason and measure for everything in this world
The crow is...
Female: Black
Male: The rose is red
Female: I am the one who discovered it!
Water is cold and fire is hot
I've explained it all as great philosophy!
The crow is black, the rose is red
I am the one who discovered it!
People who are crazy in love
People who are crazy for money and wealth
People who are crazy in love
People who are crazy for money and wealth
People crazy for titles and high power
Look at how I spotted a hundred kinds of madness!
Even you have gone mad now, my dear
I might lose my mind too if I wait a bit longer, oh my!
Pack up your bags and leave this place
I am bursting with laughter right now
The crow is...
Female: Black
Male: The rose is red
Female: I am the one who discovered it!
Water is cold and fire is hot
I've explained it all as great philosophy!
The crow is...
Male: Black
Female: The rose is...
Male: Red
Female: I am the one who discovered it!
I am the one who discovered it!
I am the one who discovered it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kakkaa karuppu' from the 1983 movie 'Puthisali Paithiyangal' is a satirical and playful track composed by Shankar Ganesh with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. The song humorously breaks down basic, obvious truths of nature—such as crows being black, roses being red, water being cold, and fire being hot—and presents them as profound philosophical 'discoveries' made by a self-proclaimed genius-poet.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Contrast (Erebos / Muran)

Thanniyo kulirum theeyo kodhikkum

Contrasts cold water and hot boiling fire to emphasize nature's basic dualities.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonai and Edhugai)

Kadhalilae paiththiyangal / Kaasu panam paiththiyangal

Repetition of sound patterns like 'paiththiyangal' across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic comedic cadence.

Irony / Satire

Thanniyo kulirum theeyo kodhikkum / Thaththuvama solli mudichen

Stating obvious everyday facts as groundbreaking philosophical revelations.

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Trivia

'Puthisali Paithiyangal' (1983) is a comedy film centered on themes of eccentricity and eccentric mentalities. Lyricist Pulamaipithan cleverly wrote this track as a tongue-in-cheek commentary on pseudo-intellectualism and societal obsessions.

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