Kaalai Maalai
From Paper Rocket · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Dharan Kumar
- Details
- Paper Rocket2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai eppodhume | Morning and evening, always |
| Enakaga varum pogum | Will come and go for me |
| Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai | The sky, the sky offers a smile |
| Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum | Drizzling rain beautifully |
| Male | |
| Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai | Like a child, like a child |
| Nindru thodarndhal | If it continues standing along |
| Padhai salipadhillai | The path never feels weary |
| Male | |
| Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile | On that endless path without a known end |
| Rasanai niraivadhillai | Appreciation never gets saturated |
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai eppodhume | Morning and evening, always |
| Enakaga varum pogum | Will come and go for me |
| Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai | The sky, the sky offers a smile |
| Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum | Drizzling rain beautifully |
| Male | |
| Pogathee….. | Do not go away... |
| Male | |
| Kaayam | The wound |
| Pogum pogum pogum | Will vanish, vanish, vanish |
| Maayam | An illusion |
| Neeyum neeyum neeyum | You, you, you |
| Kaanum | Will see |
| Neram neram | Time, time |
| Oru thunbam ellam | Every sorrow exists |
| Manam nambum varai dhaan | Only until the mind believes in it |
| Male | |
| Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga | Tomorrow comes like the moon |
| Kooda varum medhuvaaga | Gently tagging along with us |
| Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale | If I think of catching it in my hand |
| Adhu odume | It will run away |
| Male | |
| Indru enbadhu nijamaaga | Today is the reality |
| Nam kaiyil alagakaa | Beautifully in our hands |
| Kaalathin parisaagume | It becomes a gift of time |
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai eppodhume | Morning and evening, always |
| Enakaga varum pogum | Will come and go for me |
| Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai | The sky, the sky offers a smile |
| Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum | Drizzling rain beautifully |
| Male | |
| Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai | Like a child, like a child |
| Nindru thodarndhal | If it continues standing along |
| Padhai salipadhillai | The path never feels weary |
| Male | |
| Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile | On that endless path without a known end |
| Rasanai niraivadhillai | Appreciation never gets saturated |
| Male | |
| Vaazhvai vaazhvai kondaadave | To celebrate life, to celebrate life |
| Pirandhoma pirandhoma | Were we born, were we born? |
| Pookkal paarkka nindraalume | Even if we pause to look at flowers |
| Adhu kuda payanam dhaan | That too is a journey in itself |
| Male | |
| Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga | Tomorrow comes like the moon |
| Kooda varum medhuvaaga | Gently tagging along with us |
| Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale | If I think of catching it in my hand |
| Adhu odume | It will run away |
| Male | |
| Indru enbadhu nijamaaga | Today is the reality |
| Nam kaiyil alagakaa | Beautifully in our hands |
| Kaalathin parisaagume | It becomes a gift of time |
| Male | |
| Aaaa…………. | Ah... |
காலை மாலை எப்போதுமே
எனக்காக வரும் போகும்
வானம் வானம் தரும் புன்னகை
அழகாக மழை தூவும்
Morning and evening, always
Will come and go for me
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Drizzling rain beautifully
மழையாய் மழையாய்
நின்று தொடர்ந்தால்
பாதை சலிப்பதில்லை
Like a child, like a child
If it continues standing along
The path never feels weary
முடிவே அறியா பாதை
அதிலே ரசனை நிறைவதில்லை
On that endless path without a known end
Appreciation never gets saturated
காலை மாலை எப்போதுமே
எனக்காக வரும் போகும்
வானம் வானம் தரும் புன்னகை
அழகாக மழை தூவும்
Morning and evening, always
Will come and go for me
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Drizzling rain beautifully
போகாதே....
Do not go away...
காயம்
போகும் போகும் போகும்
மாயம்
நீயும் நீயும் நீயும்
காணும்
நேரம் நேரம்
ஒரு துன்பம் எல்லாம்
மனம் நம்பும் வரை தான்
The wound
Will vanish, vanish, vanish
An illusion
You, you, you
Will see
Time, time
Every sorrow exists
Only until the mind believes in it
நாளை என்பது நிலவாக
கூட வரும் மெதுவாக
கையில் பிடிக்க நான் நினைத்தாலே
அது ஓடுமே
Tomorrow comes like the moon
Gently tagging along with us
If I think of catching it in my hand
It will run away
இன்று என்பது நிஜமாக
நம் கையில் அழகாக
காலத்தின் பரிசாகுமே
Today is the reality
Beautifully in our hands
It becomes a gift of time
காலை மாலை எப்போதுமே
எனக்காக வரும் போகும்
வானம் வானம் தரும் புன்னகை
அழகாக மழை தூவும்
Morning and evening, always
Will come and go for me
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Drizzling rain beautifully
மழையாய் மழையாய்
நின்று தொடர்ந்தால்
பாதை சலிப்பதில்லை
Like a child, like a child
If it continues standing along
The path never feels weary
முடிவே அறியா பாதை
அதிலே ரசனை நிறைவதில்லை
On that endless path without a known end
Appreciation never gets saturated
வாழ்வை வாழ்வை கொண்டாடவே
பிறந்தோமா பிறந்தோமா
பூக்கள் பார்க்க நின்றாலுமே
அது கூட பயணம் தான்
To celebrate life, to celebrate life
Were we born, were we born?
Even if we pause to look at flowers
That too is a journey in itself
நாளை என்பது நிலவாக
கூட வரும் மெதுவாக
கையில் பிடிக்க நான் நினைத்தாலே
அது ஓடுமே
Tomorrow comes like the moon
Gently tagging along with us
If I think of catching it in my hand
It will run away
இன்று என்பது நிஜமாக
நம் கையில் அழகாக
காலத்தின் பரிசாகுமே
Today is the reality
Beautifully in our hands
It becomes a gift of time
ஆஅ ..ஆஅ....
Ah...
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Morning and evening, always
Enakaga varum pogum
Will come and go for me
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Drizzling rain beautifully
Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai
Like a child, like a child
Nindru thodarndhal
If it continues standing along
Padhai salipadhillai
The path never feels weary
Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile
On that endless path without a known end
Rasanai niraivadhillai
Appreciation never gets saturated
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Morning and evening, always
Enakaga varum pogum
Will come and go for me
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Drizzling rain beautifully
Pogathee…..
Do not go away...
Kaayam
The wound
Pogum pogum pogum
Will vanish, vanish, vanish
Maayam
An illusion
Neeyum neeyum neeyum
You, you, you
Kaanum
Will see
Neram neram
Time, time
Oru thunbam ellam
Every sorrow exists
Manam nambum varai dhaan
Only until the mind believes in it
Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga
Tomorrow comes like the moon
Kooda varum medhuvaaga
Gently tagging along with us
Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale
If I think of catching it in my hand
Adhu odume
It will run away
Indru enbadhu nijamaaga
Today is the reality
Nam kaiyil alagakaa
Beautifully in our hands
Kaalathin parisaagume
It becomes a gift of time
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Morning and evening, always
Enakaga varum pogum
Will come and go for me
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
The sky, the sky offers a smile
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Drizzling rain beautifully
Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai
Like a child, like a child
Nindru thodarndhal
If it continues standing along
Padhai salipadhillai
The path never feels weary
Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile
On that endless path without a known end
Rasanai niraivadhillai
Appreciation never gets saturated
Vaazhvai vaazhvai kondaadave
To celebrate life, to celebrate life
Pirandhoma pirandhoma
Were we born, were we born?
Pookkal paarkka nindraalume
Even if we pause to look at flowers
Adhu kuda payanam dhaan
That too is a journey in itself
Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga
Tomorrow comes like the moon
Kooda varum medhuvaaga
Gently tagging along with us
Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale
If I think of catching it in my hand
Adhu odume
It will run away
Indru enbadhu nijamaaga
Today is the reality
Nam kaiyil alagakaa
Beautifully in our hands
Kaalathin parisaagume
It becomes a gift of time
Aaaa………….
Ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the web series 'Paper Rocket' is a soulful and philosophical meditation on living in the present moment and embracing life as an endless journey. The lyrics highlight how natural phenomena like morning, evening, and rain bring effortless joy when observed with child-like fascination. It reminds us that sorrows are merely mental constructs that fade away with time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga”
Compares 'tomorrow' to the moon which accompanies us gently from afar, but eludes us if we try to grasp it directly.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Pogum pogum pogum”
Repetition of words like 'Pogum' and 'Neeyum' enhances the rhythmic flow and reinforces the transient nature of pain.
Personification
“Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai”
Attributes human emotions and actions to the sky, describing it as smiling and gifting rain.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Kooda varum medhuvaaga”
Use of matching end sounds with '-aaga' across successive lines creating a melodious poetic cadence.
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Trivia
Paper Rocket is a 2022 Tamil web series directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi. The track composed by Dharan Kumar and sung by Sid Sriram perfectly underscores the show's core road-trip narrative, where six protagonists travel together to heal from personal trauma and rediscover joy.
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