Kaarirulae
From Avam · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Avam2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaarirulae kaarirulae | Oh dark night, oh dark night |
| Idhayathai thulaipathenna… | Why do you pierce my heart? |
| Uruvam illa kuralgal ellaam | Why are all these formless voices |
| Enai enai alaipadhenna…. | Calling out to me repeatedly? |
| Male | |
| Netru seidha pizhai ellam | All the mistakes committed yesterday |
| Moolaikkul koochal poda | Scream inside my mind |
| Bhoomi engum alaigiren | I wander across the entire earth |
| Oliyinmai thediyae | Searching for soundlessness |
| Hey hey…. hey hey hey | Hey hey.... hey hey hey |
| Hey …hey… hey….eyyy… hey.. | Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey.. |
| Male | |
| Soozh… soozh.. enai soozh | Surround... surround.. surround me |
| Boogangal soozh | Surround me, ye great elements |
| Kumilam amilam | Bubble and acid |
| Mulari mulari ulamengum mulari | Confusion and distress everywhere in my soul |
| Pulari pulari engendhen pulari | Dawn, dawn, where is my dawn? |
| Naane en miruthathai sumakindra uyiri | I am a living soul carrying my own corpse |
| Uyiri uyiri.. | Living soul, living soul.. |
| Male | |
| Kanneer kanmoodum podhu | When tears close my eyes |
| Kanneer kanmoodum podhu | When tears close my eyes |
| Ennai naan paarkindrenae | I look at myself |
| Pennae pennae neeyae mannithaalum | Oh woman, oh woman, even if you forgive me |
| Unmai ennai kizhikuthae | The truth tears me apart |
| Male | |
| Netru naan konda kaayam | All the wounds I bore yesterday |
| Ellaam nee aatrinayae | You healed them all |
| Nenjil ingae kaayam yedhum illai | There is no physical wound here in my heart |
| Aanal indro valikkudhae | Yet today, it hurts so much |
| Valikkudhae..ae…. | It hurts.. ah.... |
| Male | |
| Kaarirulae kaarirulae | Oh dark night, oh dark night |
| Idhayathai thulaipathenna… | Why do you pierce my heart? |
| Uruvam illa kuralgal ellaam | Why are all these formless voices |
| Enai enai alaipadhenna…. | Calling out to me repeatedly? |
| Male | |
| Netru seidha pizhai ellam | All the mistakes committed yesterday |
| Moolaikkul koochal poda | Scream inside my mind |
| Bhoomi engum alaigiren | I wander across the entire earth |
| Oliyinmai thediyae | Searching for soundlessness |
| Hey hey…. hey hey hey | Hey hey.... hey hey hey |
| Hey …hey… hey….eyyy… hey.. | Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey.. |
காரிருளே காரிருளே
இதயத்தை துளைப்பதென்ன
உருவம் இல்லா குரல்கள் எல்லாம்
எனை எனை அழைப்பதென்ன
Oh dark night, oh dark night
Why do you pierce my heart?
Why are all these formless voices
Calling out to me repeatedly?
நேற்றுச் செய்த பிழை எல்லாம்
மூளைக்குள் கூச்சல் போட
பூமி எங்கும் அலைகிறேன்
ஒலியின்மை தேடியே...
ஹேஹே... ஹேஹேஹே...
ஹே... ஹே... ஹே... ஹேஏ... ஹேஹே...
All the mistakes committed yesterday
Scream inside my mind
I wander across the entire earth
Searching for soundlessness
Hey hey.... hey hey hey
Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey..
சூழ் சூழ் எனைச் சூழ்
பூகங்காள் சூழ்
குமிலம் அமிலம்
முளரி முளரி உளமெங்கும் முளரி
புலரி புலரி எங்கெந்தன் புலரி
நானே என் மிருதத்தைச் சுமக்கின்ற உயிரி
உயிரி உயிரி....
Surround... surround.. surround me
Surround me, ye great elements
Bubble and acid
Confusion and distress everywhere in my soul
Dawn, dawn, where is my dawn?
I am a living soul carrying my own corpse
Living soul, living soul..
கண்ணீர் கண் மூடும் போது
கண்ணீர் கண் மூடும் போது
என்னை நான் பார்க்கின்றேனே
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே நீயே மன்னித்தாலும்
உண்மை என்னை கிழிக்குதே
When tears close my eyes
When tears close my eyes
I look at myself
Oh woman, oh woman, even if you forgive me
The truth tears me apart
நேற்று நான் கொண்ட காயம்
எல்லாம் நீ ஆற்றினாயே
நெஞ்சில் இன்றே காயம் ஏதும் இல்லை
ஆனால் இன்றோ வலிக்குதே
வலிக்குதே......ஏ.....
All the wounds I bore yesterday
You healed them all
There is no physical wound here in my heart
Yet today, it hurts so much
It hurts.. ah....
காரிருளே காரிருளே
இதயத்தை துளைப்பதென்ன
உருவம் இல்லா குரல்கள் எல்லாம்
எனை எனை அழைப்பதென்ன
Oh dark night, oh dark night
Why do you pierce my heart?
Why are all these formless voices
Calling out to me repeatedly?
நேற்றுச் செய்த பிழை எல்லாம்
மூளைக்குள் கூச்சல் போட
பூமி எங்கும் அலைகிறேன்
ஒலியின்மை தேடியே...
ஹேஹே... ஹேஹேஹே...
ஹே... ஹே... ஹே... ஹேஏ... ஹேஹே...
All the mistakes committed yesterday
Scream inside my mind
I wander across the entire earth
Searching for soundlessness
Hey hey.... hey hey hey
Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey..
Kaarirulae kaarirulae
Oh dark night, oh dark night
Idhayathai thulaipathenna…
Why do you pierce my heart?
Uruvam illa kuralgal ellaam
Why are all these formless voices
Enai enai alaipadhenna….
Calling out to me repeatedly?
Netru seidha pizhai ellam
All the mistakes committed yesterday
Moolaikkul koochal poda
Scream inside my mind
Bhoomi engum alaigiren
I wander across the entire earth
Oliyinmai thediyae
Searching for soundlessness
Hey hey…. hey hey hey
Hey hey.... hey hey hey
Hey …hey… hey….eyyy… hey..
Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey..
Soozh… soozh.. enai soozh
Surround... surround.. surround me
Boogangal soozh
Surround me, ye great elements
Kumilam amilam
Bubble and acid
Mulari mulari ulamengum mulari
Confusion and distress everywhere in my soul
Pulari pulari engendhen pulari
Dawn, dawn, where is my dawn?
Naane en miruthathai sumakindra uyiri
I am a living soul carrying my own corpse
Uyiri uyiri..
Living soul, living soul..
Kanneer kanmoodum podhu
When tears close my eyes
Kanneer kanmoodum podhu
When tears close my eyes
Ennai naan paarkindrenae
I look at myself
Pennae pennae neeyae mannithaalum
Oh woman, oh woman, even if you forgive me
Unmai ennai kizhikuthae
The truth tears me apart
Netru naan konda kaayam
All the wounds I bore yesterday
Ellaam nee aatrinayae
You healed them all
Nenjil ingae kaayam yedhum illai
There is no physical wound here in my heart
Aanal indro valikkudhae
Yet today, it hurts so much
Valikkudhae..ae….
It hurts.. ah....
Kaarirulae kaarirulae
Oh dark night, oh dark night
Idhayathai thulaipathenna…
Why do you pierce my heart?
Uruvam illa kuralgal ellaam
Why are all these formless voices
Enai enai alaipadhenna….
Calling out to me repeatedly?
Netru seidha pizhai ellam
All the mistakes committed yesterday
Moolaikkul koochal poda
Scream inside my mind
Bhoomi engum alaigiren
I wander across the entire earth
Oliyinmai thediyae
Searching for soundlessness
Hey hey…. hey hey hey
Hey hey.... hey hey hey
Hey …hey… hey….eyyy… hey..
Hey ...hey... hey....eyyy... hey..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song depicts the agonizing guilt and mental agony of the protagonist. Tormented by past mistakes that relentlessly echo inside his head like formless voices, he wanders endlessly seeking quietness and peace. Even though his beloved offers forgiveness and heals his past wounds, his own conscience and the painful truth continue to tear him apart inside. He feels like a living corpse carrying the weight of his own moral demise.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kaarirulae kaarirulae”
Words like 'Kaarirulae kaarirulae' and 'Pulari pulari' are repeated back-to-back to intensify the emotional distress and urgency.
Personification
“Netru seidha pizhai ellam / Moolaikkul koochal poda”
Past mistakes ('pizhai') are personified as entities that scream inside the brain ('Moolaikkul koochal poda').
Metaphor
“Naane en miruthathai sumakindra uyiri”
The singer metaphorically describes himself as a living being carrying his own corpse ('mirutham'), representing profound guilt and existential emptiness.
Paradox
“Nenjil ingae kaayam yedhum illai / Aanal indro valikkudhae”
The singer expresses feeling deep pain despite having no tangible or visible wound in his heart.
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Trivia
The song 'Kaarirulae' from the 2015 Tamil movie Avam features music composed by Sundaramurthy KS with lyrics written by Madhan Karky. Karky incorporated unique pure Tamil terms such as 'pulari' (dawn) and 'mulari' (tangle/distress) to express psychological turmoil.
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