Kaatha Naatha
From Maanasthan · 2004
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Maanasthan2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hmm…mmmm | Humming |
| Ahaa…aaa…aaa.. | Vocalizing |
| Oh ho…ooo..ohooho..hoo | Vocalizing |
| Female | |
| Kaaththa naaththa | Like the wind and the sapling |
| Naama onnu sentha mannula | In the land where we came together |
| Ippo vella kaada | Is it now a flooded field? |
| Poova poova | Like flowers blooming together |
| Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum | The land where we once flourished |
| Ellaam tharisal meda | Has it all turned into a barren hill? |
| Female | |
| Vedha nellu kottum enga | Where seed paddy is stored |
| Paththayaththula | Inside our granary |
| Aasa kotti vechchen thenam | I poured out my desires daily |
| Un nenappula | In fond thoughts of you |
| Athu ippothu kaanavilla..aaa… | Are those missing now? |
| . | Female: Like the wind and the sapling |
| Female :Kaaththa naaththa | In the land where we came together |
| Naama onnu sentha mannula | Is it now a flooded field? |
| Ippo vella kaada | Like flowers blooming together |
| Poova poova | The land where we once flourished |
| Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum | Has it all turned into a barren hill? |
| Ellaam tharisal meda | |
| Chorus | |
| ……………….. | |
| Female | |
| Kannukku mai vechchen | I applied kohl to my eyes |
| Kai viral venaannu | Refusing my own fingers to touch |
| Oosiya kondu vanthu | They brought a sharp needle |
| Theetta chonnaanga | And asked to line my eyes with it |
| Female | |
| Koonthalil poo vechchen | I placed flowers in my hair |
| Un sontham venaannu | Rejecting your relationship with me |
| Thee pantham kondu vanthu | They brought a flaming torch |
| Sootta chonnanga | And told me to burn it away |
| Female | |
| Unakkuthaan naanaaganum | I should belong only to you |
| Illaiyinna mannaaganum | Otherwise, I must turn to dust |
| Manasu enna maavelakkaaya | Is my heart a flour lamp |
| Renda odachchu thalla | To break into two pieces? |
| Nenja valichchathenna | Why did my heart ache like this? |
| Female | |
| Kaaththa naaththa | Like the wind and the sapling |
| Naama onnu sentha mannula | In the land where we came together |
| Ippo vella kaada | Is it now a flooded field? |
| Poova poova | Like flowers blooming together |
| Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum | The land where we once flourished |
| Ellaam tharisal meda | Has it all turned into a barren hill? |
| Female | |
| Nanjaiyil molachcha | Sprouted in the wetland field |
| Kadalaiya odachchu | Breaking open the groundnuts |
| Onnu nee onnu naannu | "One for you, one for me" |
| Solli thirinjen | I used to wander around sharing |
| Female | |
| Aaththukku pakkaththil | Beside the river |
| Ayyanaar silaikku | Behind the deity Ayyanar's statue |
| Pinnalae maaman madi | On my beloved's lap |
| Saainju kedanthen | I used to lie leaning back |
| Female | |
| Aasathaan en nenjila | Desire fills my heart |
| Aaru kalanthaan en kannula | While a river of tears flows from my eyes |
| Usura maranthu pogura pothu | When my soul leaves this body |
| Neethaan somakka venum | You are the one who should carry me |
| Antha varamum venum | I ask for that blessing as well |
| Female | |
| Kaaththa naaththa | Like the wind and the sapling |
| Naama onnu sentha mannula | In the land where we came together |
| Ippo vella kaada | Is it now a flooded field? |
| Poova poova | Like flowers blooming together |
| Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum | The land where we once flourished |
| Ellaam tharisal meda | Has it all turned into a barren hill? |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ ஓ
ஹோ ஓஓ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ
Humming
Vocalizing
Vocalizing
காத்தா நாத்தா
நாம ஒன்னு சேந்த
மண்ணுல இப்போ
வெள்ள காடா பூவா
பூவா நாம பூத்திருந்த
பூமியும் எல்லாம் தரிசல்
மேடா
Like the wind and the sapling
In the land where we came together
Is it now a flooded field?
Like flowers blooming together
The land where we once flourished
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
வித நெல்லு
கொட்டும் எங்க பத்தாயத்துல
ஆச கொட்டி வெச்சேன் தெனம்
உன் நெனப்புல அது இப்போது
காணவில்ல ஆஆ
Where seed paddy is stored
Inside our granary
I poured out my desires daily
In fond thoughts of you
Are those missing now?
Female: Like the wind and the sapling
In the land where we came together
Is it now a flooded field?
Like flowers blooming together
The land where we once flourished
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
காத்தா நாத்தா
நாம ஒன்னு சேந்த
மண்ணுல இப்போ
வெள்ள காடா பூவா
பூவா நாம பூத்திருந்த
பூமியும் எல்லாம் தரிசல்
மேடா
..............................
I applied kohl to my eyes
Refusing my own fingers to touch
They brought a sharp needle
And asked to line my eyes with it
கண்ணுக்கு மை
வச்சேன் கை விரல்
வேணான்னு ஊசிய
கொண்டு வந்து தீட்ட
சொன்னாங்க
I placed flowers in my hair
Rejecting your relationship with me
They brought a flaming torch
And told me to burn it away
கூந்தலில் பூ
வெச்சேன் உன் சொந்தம்
வேணான்னு தீ பந்தம்
கொண்டு வந்து சூட்ட
சொன்னாங்க
I should belong only to you
Otherwise, I must turn to dust
Is my heart a flour lamp
To break into two pieces?
Why did my heart ache like this?
உனக்கு தான்
நானாகணும் இல்லையின்னா
மண்ணாகனும் மனசு என்ன மா
விளக்காயா ரெண்டா ஒடச்சு
தள்ள நெஞ்ச வலிச்சதென்ன
Like the wind and the sapling
In the land where we came together
Is it now a flooded field?
Like flowers blooming together
The land where we once flourished
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
காத்தா நாத்தா நாம
ஒன்னு சேந்த மண்ணுல
இப்போ வெள்ள காடா பூவா
பூவா நாம பூத்திருந்த பூமியும்
எல்லாம் தரிசல் மேடா
Sprouted in the wetland field
Breaking open the groundnuts
"One for you, one for me"
I used to wander around sharing
நஞ்சையில்
மொளச்ச கடலைய
ஒடச்சு ஒன்னு நீ ஒன்னு
நானு சொல்லி திரிஞ்சேன்
Beside the river
Behind the deity Ayyanar's statue
On my beloved's lap
I used to lie leaning back
ஆத்துக்கு பக்கத்தில்
அய்யனார் சிலைக்கு
பின்னாலே மாமன் மடி
சாஞ்சு கிடந்தேன்
Desire fills my heart
While a river of tears flows from my eyes
When my soul leaves this body
You are the one who should carry me
I ask for that blessing as well
ஆசதான் என்
நெஞ்சில ஆறு கலந்தான்
என் கண்ணுல உசுர மறந்து
போகுற போது நீதான் சொமக்க
வேணும் அந்த வரமும்வேணும்
Like the wind and the sapling
In the land where we came together
Is it now a flooded field?
Like flowers blooming together
The land where we once flourished
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
காத்தா நாத்தா
நாம ஒன்னு சேந்த மண்ணுல
இப்போ வெள்ள காடா பூவா
பூவா நாம பூத்திருந்த பூமியும்
எல்லாம் தரிசல் மேடா
Hmm…mmmm
Humming
Ahaa…aaa…aaa..
Vocalizing
Oh ho…ooo..ohooho..hoo
Vocalizing
Kaaththa naaththa
Like the wind and the sapling
Naama onnu sentha mannula
In the land where we came together
Ippo vella kaada
Is it now a flooded field?
Poova poova
Like flowers blooming together
Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum
The land where we once flourished
Ellaam tharisal meda
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
Vedha nellu kottum enga
Where seed paddy is stored
Paththayaththula
Inside our granary
Aasa kotti vechchen thenam
I poured out my desires daily
Un nenappula
In fond thoughts of you
Athu ippothu kaanavilla..aaa…
Are those missing now?
.
Female: Like the wind and the sapling
Female :Kaaththa naaththa
In the land where we came together
Naama onnu sentha mannula
Is it now a flooded field?
Ippo vella kaada
Like flowers blooming together
Poova poova
The land where we once flourished
Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
Ellaam tharisal meda
………………..
Kannukku mai vechchen
I applied kohl to my eyes
Kai viral venaannu
Refusing my own fingers to touch
Oosiya kondu vanthu
They brought a sharp needle
Theetta chonnaanga
And asked to line my eyes with it
Koonthalil poo vechchen
I placed flowers in my hair
Un sontham venaannu
Rejecting your relationship with me
Thee pantham kondu vanthu
They brought a flaming torch
Sootta chonnanga
And told me to burn it away
Unakkuthaan naanaaganum
I should belong only to you
Illaiyinna mannaaganum
Otherwise, I must turn to dust
Manasu enna maavelakkaaya
Is my heart a flour lamp
Renda odachchu thalla
To break into two pieces?
Nenja valichchathenna
Why did my heart ache like this?
Kaaththa naaththa
Like the wind and the sapling
Naama onnu sentha mannula
In the land where we came together
Ippo vella kaada
Is it now a flooded field?
Poova poova
Like flowers blooming together
Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum
The land where we once flourished
Ellaam tharisal meda
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
Nanjaiyil molachcha
Sprouted in the wetland field
Kadalaiya odachchu
Breaking open the groundnuts
Onnu nee onnu naannu
"One for you, one for me"
Solli thirinjen
I used to wander around sharing
Aaththukku pakkaththil
Beside the river
Ayyanaar silaikku
Behind the deity Ayyanar's statue
Pinnalae maaman madi
On my beloved's lap
Saainju kedanthen
I used to lie leaning back
Aasathaan en nenjila
Desire fills my heart
Aaru kalanthaan en kannula
While a river of tears flows from my eyes
Usura maranthu pogura pothu
When my soul leaves this body
Neethaan somakka venum
You are the one who should carry me
Antha varamum venum
I ask for that blessing as well
Kaaththa naaththa
Like the wind and the sapling
Naama onnu sentha mannula
In the land where we came together
Ippo vella kaada
Is it now a flooded field?
Poova poova
Like flowers blooming together
Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum
The land where we once flourished
Ellaam tharisal meda
Has it all turned into a barren hill?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
"Kaaththa Naaththa" is a deeply emotional folk-infused sorrowful song from the movie Maanasthan. The lyrics express the profound pain of separation between two lovers who shared a deep, childhood bond rooted in rustic village life. The imagery shifts between cherished memories of sharing simple joys in fields and rivers, and the harsh reality of opposition from family and society who seek to sever their connection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kaaththa naaththa / Manasu enna maavelakkaaya”
Compares the lovers' bond to wind and a young crop ('Kaaththa naaththa') and their heart to a fragile flour lamp ('Maavelakku').
Contrast / Juxtaposition
“Naama pooththiruntha bhoomiyum / Ellaam tharisal meda”
Contrasts past lush blooming land ('pooththiruntha bhoomi') with current barren wasteland ('tharisal meda') to depict emotional loss.
Etukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kaaththa naaththa / Naama onnu sentha mannula”
Rhyming of the second letter across lines ('Kaaththa' / 'Naama', 'Nanjaiyil' / 'Kadalaiya').
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Trivia
The song is set in a rural backdrop and features music composed by Deva, with poignant lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay that effectively use agricultural metaphors native to Tamil Nadu's countryside.
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