Kaariga
From Airaa · 2019
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Airaa2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee un aasai mattuma | Are you just your desires? |
| Un vedam mattuma | Are you just your scriptures? |
| Un dhegam ennum | Is this body of yours... |
| Poi mattuma | ...just a lie? |
| Male | |
| Nee un inbam mattuma | Are you just your joy? |
| Un thunbam mattuma | Are you just your sorrow? |
| Un enna koottin | Are you the sum total... |
| Ottumothama | ...of your collection of thoughts? |
| Male | |
| Vinaakal nooraiyiram | Questions are in hundreds of thousands, |
| Vidai nee vaaazhgindra vaazhvae | The answer is the life you live. |
| Vidhaithu nee povathae | What you sow and leave behind... |
| Mudintha un vaazhvin neelvae | ...is the extension of your completed life. |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Un noolileri pogiraai | You burn away like a wick on your own thread, |
| Nee pogiraayo | Are you leaving? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Unai aatuvippathaarena | Who is controlling your movements, |
| Nee kaanuvaayo | Will you see? |
| Male | |
| Nee un pookal mattuma | Are you only your flowers? |
| Un mutkal mattuma | Are you only your thorns? |
| Un vaasam theerndhaalo | When your fragrance fades, |
| Nee yaaro | Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Nee un punnagaigala | Are you your smiles? |
| Un vedhanaigala | Or your agonies? |
| Un aazhathil | At your core deep within, |
| Nee yaaro | Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Un noolileri pogiraai | You burn away like a wick on your own thread, |
| Nee pogiraayo | Are you leaving? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Unai aatuvippathaarena | Who is controlling your movements, |
| Nee kaanuvaayo | Will you see? |
| Male | |
| Po mel yeri po | Go, climb high and go, |
| Nillaamal po | Go without stopping, |
| Un vergalai thedi | In search of your roots, |
| Male | |
| Yen idaiyilae | Why in between... |
| Kuzhappamoo | ...is there confusion? |
| Po po po | Go, go, go, |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Kutram nenjilae | Guilt in the heart, |
| Un nenjilae | In your heart, |
| Male | |
| Thooralil | In the drizzle, |
| Senthooralil | In the crimson rain, |
| Neeyum pogiraai | You too are going, |
| Kanneerilae…ae…ae…ae…ae…..ae… | In tears... |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Un noolileri pogiraai | You burn away like a wick on your own thread, |
| Nee pogiraayo | Are you leaving? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Unai aatuvippathaarena | Who is controlling your movements, |
| Nee kaanuvaayo | Will you see? |
| Male | |
| Nee un pookal mattuma | Are you only your flowers? |
| Un mutkal mattuma | Are you only your thorns? |
| Un vaasam theerndhaalo | When your fragrance fades, |
| Nee yaaro | Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Nee un punnagaigala | Are you your smiles? |
| Un vedhanaigala | Or your agonies? |
| Un aazhathil | At your core deep within, |
| Nee yaaro | Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga… | O Woman... |
| Female | |
| Ival yaaro aval yaaro | Who is she, who is that woman? |
| Oor vero per vero | Is her town different, her name different? |
| Nee pogiraai… | You are going... |
| Engu pogiraai | Where are you going? |
| Female | |
| Kan moodiyum | Even with eyes closed, |
| Un thedal thodarudhae | Your search continues, |
| Un paadhai meendum malarumae | Your path will bloom again, |
| Idhu urangum neram allavae | This is not the time to sleep, |
| Iru vizhigal thirandhidavae | Let both eyes open, |
| Un uruvam therinthidavae | So your form becomes visible, |
| En nizhalum thodargirathae | My shadow also follows, |
| Engu pogiraai | Where are you going? |
| Female | |
| Yaar kettar un viruppai | Who asked for your desire? |
| Yaar vandhaar unakaaga | Who came for your sake? |
| Yaar thudaithaar un kanneer | Who wiped your tears? |
| Badhil solla vaariya kaariga | Are you coming to answer, O woman? |
| Female | |
| Un mudivai thedi | In search of your end, |
| Neeyum pogiraai kaariga | You too are going, O woman, |
| Un mudivai thedi | In search of your end, |
| Neeyum pogiraai | You too are going, |
| Female | |
| Un udalum en uyirum | Your body and my soul, |
| Un thunbamum en inbamum | Your sorrow and my joy, |
| Ondraai serum velai | The time when they join as one, |
| Vandhadhaa vaa en | Has it arrived? Come, my... |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Un noolileri pogiraai | You burn away like a wick on your own thread, |
| Nee pogiraayo | Are you leaving? |
| Male | |
| Kaariga | O Woman, |
| En kaariga | My woman, |
| Unai aatuvippathaarena | Who is controlling your movements, |
| Nee kaanuvaayo….oo…oo… | Will you see? |
நீ உன் ஆசை மட்டுமா
உன் வேடம் மட்டுமா
உன் தேகம் என்னும்
பொய் மட்டுமா
Are you just your desires?
Are you just your scriptures?
Is this body of yours...
...just a lie?
நீ உன் இன்பம் மட்டுமா
உன் துன்பம் மட்டுமா
உன் எண்ணக்கூட்டின்
ஒட்டுமொத்தம்மா
Are you just your joy?
Are you just your sorrow?
Are you the sum total...
...of your collection of thoughts?
வினாக்கள் நூறாயிரம்
விடை நீ வாழ்கின்ற வாழ்வே
விதைத்து நீ போவதே
முடிந்த உன் வாழ்வின் நீள்வே
Questions are in hundreds of thousands,
The answer is the life you live.
What you sow and leave behind...
...is the extension of your completed life.
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன் நூலிலேறி போகிறாய்
நீ போகிறாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Are you leaving?
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன்னை ஆட்டுவிப்பதாறென
நீ காணுவாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
Who is controlling your movements,
Will you see?
நீ உன் பூக்கள் மட்டுமா
உன் முட்கள் மட்டுமா
உன் வாசம் தீர்ந்தாலோ
நீ யாரோ
Are you only your flowers?
Are you only your thorns?
When your fragrance fades,
Who are you?
நீ உன் புன்னகைகளா
உன் வேதனைகளா
உன் ஆழத்தில்
நீ யாரோ
Are you your smiles?
Or your agonies?
At your core deep within,
Who are you?
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன் நூலிலேறி போகிறாய்
நீ போகிறாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Are you leaving?
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன்னை ஆட்டுவிப்பதாறென
நீ காணுவாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
Who is controlling your movements,
Will you see?
போ மேல் ஏறி போ
நில்லாமல் போ
உன் வேர்களை தேடி
Go, climb high and go,
Go without stopping,
In search of your roots,
ஏன் இடையிலே
குழப்பமோ
போ போ போ
Why in between...
...is there confusion?
Go, go, go,
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
குற்றம் நெஞ்சிலே
உன் நெஞ்சிலே
O Woman,
My woman,
Guilt in the heart,
In your heart,
தூறலில்
செந்தூறலில்
நீயும் போகிறாய்
கண்ணீரிலே......
ஏ...ஏ...ஏ....ஏ.....ஏ...
In the drizzle,
In the crimson rain,
You too are going,
In tears...
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன் நூலிலேறி போகிறாய்
நீ போகிறாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Are you leaving?
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன்னை ஆட்டுவிப்பதாறென
நீ காணுவாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
Who is controlling your movements,
Will you see?
நீ உன் பூக்கள் மட்டுமா
உன் முட்கள் மட்டுமா
உன் வாசம் தீர்ந்தாலோ
நீ யாரோ
Are you only your flowers?
Are you only your thorns?
When your fragrance fades,
Who are you?
நீ உன் புன்னகைகளா
உன் வேதனைகளா
உன் ஆழத்தில்
நீ யாரோ
Are you your smiles?
Or your agonies?
At your core deep within,
Who are you?
காரிகா.....
O Woman...
இவள் யாரோ அவள் யாரோ
ஊர் வேறோ பேர் வேறோ
நீ போகிறாய்
எங்கு போகிறாய்
Who is she, who is that woman?
Is her town different, her name different?
You are going...
Where are you going?
கண் மூடியும்
உன் தேடல் தொடருதே
உன் பாதை மீண்டும் மலருமே
இது உறங்கும் நேரம் அல்லவே
இரு விழிகள் திறந்திடவே
உன் உறவும் தெரிந்திடவே
என் நிழலும் தொடர்கிறதே
எங்கு போகிறாய்
Even with eyes closed,
Your search continues,
Your path will bloom again,
This is not the time to sleep,
Let both eyes open,
So your form becomes visible,
My shadow also follows,
Where are you going?
யார் கேட்டார் உன் விருப்பை
யார் வந்தார் உனக்காக
யார் துடைத்தார் உன் கண்ணீர்
பதில் சொல்ல வாரியா காரிகா
Who asked for your desire?
Who came for your sake?
Who wiped your tears?
Are you coming to answer, O woman?
உன் முடிவை தேடி
நீயும் போகிறாய் காரிகா
உன் முடிவை தேடி
நீயும் போகிறாய்
In search of your end,
You too are going, O woman,
In search of your end,
You too are going,
உன் உடலும் என் உயிரும்
உன் துன்பமும் என் இன்பமும்
ஒன்றாய் சேரும்
வேலைவந்ததா வா என்
Your body and my soul,
Your sorrow and my joy,
The time when they join as one,
Has it arrived? Come, my...
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன் நூலிலேறி போகிறாய்
நீ போகிறாயோ
O Woman,
My woman,
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Are you leaving?
காரிகா
என் காரிகா
உன்னை ஆட்டுவிப்பதாறென
நீ காணுவாயோ...ஓ...ஓ...
O Woman,
My woman,
Who is controlling your movements,
Will you see?
Nee un aasai mattuma
Are you just your desires?
Un vedam mattuma
Are you just your scriptures?
Un dhegam ennum
Is this body of yours...
Poi mattuma
...just a lie?
Nee un inbam mattuma
Are you just your joy?
Un thunbam mattuma
Are you just your sorrow?
Un enna koottin
Are you the sum total...
Ottumothama
...of your collection of thoughts?
Vinaakal nooraiyiram
Questions are in hundreds of thousands,
Vidai nee vaaazhgindra vaazhvae
The answer is the life you live.
Vidhaithu nee povathae
What you sow and leave behind...
Mudintha un vaazhvin neelvae
...is the extension of your completed life.
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Un noolileri pogiraai
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Nee pogiraayo
Are you leaving?
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Unai aatuvippathaarena
Who is controlling your movements,
Nee kaanuvaayo
Will you see?
Nee un pookal mattuma
Are you only your flowers?
Un mutkal mattuma
Are you only your thorns?
Un vaasam theerndhaalo
When your fragrance fades,
Nee yaaro
Who are you?
Nee un punnagaigala
Are you your smiles?
Un vedhanaigala
Or your agonies?
Un aazhathil
At your core deep within,
Nee yaaro
Who are you?
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Un noolileri pogiraai
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Nee pogiraayo
Are you leaving?
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Unai aatuvippathaarena
Who is controlling your movements,
Nee kaanuvaayo
Will you see?
Po mel yeri po
Go, climb high and go,
Nillaamal po
Go without stopping,
Un vergalai thedi
In search of your roots,
Yen idaiyilae
Why in between...
Kuzhappamoo
...is there confusion?
Po po po
Go, go, go,
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Kutram nenjilae
Guilt in the heart,
Un nenjilae
In your heart,
Thooralil
In the drizzle,
Senthooralil
In the crimson rain,
Neeyum pogiraai
You too are going,
Kanneerilae…ae…ae…ae…ae…..ae…
In tears...
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Un noolileri pogiraai
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Nee pogiraayo
Are you leaving?
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Unai aatuvippathaarena
Who is controlling your movements,
Nee kaanuvaayo
Will you see?
Nee un pookal mattuma
Are you only your flowers?
Un mutkal mattuma
Are you only your thorns?
Un vaasam theerndhaalo
When your fragrance fades,
Nee yaaro
Who are you?
Nee un punnagaigala
Are you your smiles?
Un vedhanaigala
Or your agonies?
Un aazhathil
At your core deep within,
Nee yaaro
Who are you?
Kaariga…
O Woman...
Ival yaaro aval yaaro
Who is she, who is that woman?
Oor vero per vero
Is her town different, her name different?
Nee pogiraai…
You are going...
Engu pogiraai
Where are you going?
Kan moodiyum
Even with eyes closed,
Un thedal thodarudhae
Your search continues,
Un paadhai meendum malarumae
Your path will bloom again,
Idhu urangum neram allavae
This is not the time to sleep,
Iru vizhigal thirandhidavae
Let both eyes open,
Un uruvam therinthidavae
So your form becomes visible,
En nizhalum thodargirathae
My shadow also follows,
Engu pogiraai
Where are you going?
Yaar kettar un viruppai
Who asked for your desire?
Yaar vandhaar unakaaga
Who came for your sake?
Yaar thudaithaar un kanneer
Who wiped your tears?
Badhil solla vaariya kaariga
Are you coming to answer, O woman?
Un mudivai thedi
In search of your end,
Neeyum pogiraai kaariga
You too are going, O woman,
Un mudivai thedi
In search of your end,
Neeyum pogiraai
You too are going,
Un udalum en uyirum
Your body and my soul,
Un thunbamum en inbamum
Your sorrow and my joy,
Ondraai serum velai
The time when they join as one,
Vandhadhaa vaa en
Has it arrived? Come, my...
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Un noolileri pogiraai
You burn away like a wick on your own thread,
Nee pogiraayo
Are you leaving?
Kaariga
O Woman,
En kaariga
My woman,
Unai aatuvippathaarena
Who is controlling your movements,
Nee kaanuvaayo….oo…oo…
Will you see?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kaariga' from the film 'Airaa' is a deeply philosophical and melancholic track that explores theme of identity, fate, and the existential suffering of a woman. Lyricist Madhan Karky poses profound rhetorical questions asking whether a person's identity is defined merely by physical presence, momentary happiness, or deep-seated trauma, drawing a poignant parallel between a human life and a candle wick burning away on its own thread. As the song progresses, it delves into the journey of seeking one's roots and destiny amidst neglect, pain, and solitary struggles. It highlights how grief, guilt, and karma intertwine, ultimately leading to a spiritual union between body and soul as the protagonist moves toward her inevitable end.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Extended Metaphor
“Un noolileri pogiraai”
Comparing a woman's self-destructive path and life force to a wick burning on its own thread ('Un noolileri pogiraai').
Antithesis / Contrast
“Nee un pookal mattuma / Un mutkal mattuma”
Juxtaposing contrasting imagery of gentle nature elements like flowers ('pookal') and painful thorns ('mutkal') to reflect life's duality.
Rhetorical Questions
“Un vaasam theerndhaalo / Nee yaaro”
Repeatedly questioning identity and purpose ('Nee yaaro', 'Engu pogiraai') to evoke introspection about existence.
Emoni / Anaphora
“Kaariga / En kaariga”
Repetition of the opening word 'Kaariga' across stanzas to establish emotional emphasis and rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Kaariga' is composed by Sundaramurthy KS with lyrics written by Madhan Karky for the 2019 Tamil horror-thriller film 'Airaa', starring Nayanthara in a dual role. The classical Tamil word 'Kaariga' (or 'Kaarigai') poetically signifies a beautiful woman.
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