Kaathaga
From Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) · 2015
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- T. R. Silambarasan, S. T. Rajendar
- Music director
- T. R. Kuralarasan
- Details
- Idhu Namma Aalu (2016)2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| :Aiyoo Kaathaga vantha ponnu | Oh my, the girl who arrived like the wind, |
| Moochukulla senthalae | Entered directly into my breath. |
| Moochaga ulla vanthu | Coming inside as my very breath, |
| Manasukulla poonthalae | She slipped into my heart. |
| Male | |
| Kaathaga vantha ponnu | The girl who arrived like the wind, |
| Moochukulla senthalae | Entered directly into my breath. |
| Moochaga ulla vandhu | Coming inside as my very breath, |
| Manasukulla poonthalae | She slipped into my heart. |
| Male | |
| Solla solla ketkama | Without listening to anything I say, |
| Ulla ulla poralae | She keeps moving deeper inside. |
| Kaadhal ennum perala | In the name of love, |
| Tholla panna poralae | She is going to cause me trouble. |
| Male | |
| Mudiyalayae | I cannot handle it, |
| Aiyoo mudiyalayae | Oh my, I cannot handle it! |
| Mudiyalayae mudiyalayae | I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it! |
| Unmai solla mudiyalayae | I am unable to speak the truth, |
| Theriyalayae theriyalayae | I don't know, I don't know, |
| Poiyum solla theriyalayae | I don't even know how to tell a lie. |
| Male | |
| Suthura bhoomi | The spinning earth, |
| Sattunu ninnu | Suddenly came to a halt, |
| Enkitta iva yarunu kekuthu | And asks me who this girl is. |
| Adikira kaathu | The blowing wind, |
| Iva azgha pathu | Looking at her radiant beauty, |
| Yedakudamathan veesuthu | Is blowing wildly and erratically. |
| Male | |
| Nadurathiri | In the middle of the night, |
| Iva veliya vanthaaka | If she steps outside, |
| Suriyan etti paakuthu | The sun peeps out just to look at her. |
| Kavithaina theriyatha enakku | For someone like me who knew nothing of poetry, |
| Kavithai kootuthae | Poetry is flowing effortlessly now. |
| Aiyo aiyoo | Oh my, oh my! |
| Male | |
| Mudiyalayae | I cannot handle it, |
| Aiyoo mudiyalayae | Oh my, I cannot handle it! |
| Mudiyalayae mudiyalayae | I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it! |
| Unmai solla mudiyalayae | I am unable to speak the truth, |
| Theriyalayae theriyalayae | I don't know, I don't know, |
| Poiyum solla theriyalayae | I don't even know how to tell a lie. |
| Male | |
| Kaathaga vantha ponnu | The girl who arrived like the wind, |
| Moochukulla senthalae | Entered directly into my breath. |
| Moochaga ulla vandhu | Coming inside as my very breath, |
| Manasukulla poonthalae | She slipped into my heart. |
அய்யோ காத்தாக
வந்த பொண்ணு மூச்சுக்குள்ள
சேந்தாளே மூச்சாக உள்ள வந்து
மனசுக்குள்ள பூந்தாளே
Oh my, the girl who arrived like the wind,
Entered directly into my breath.
Coming inside as my very breath,
She slipped into my heart.
காத்தாக
வந்த பொண்ணு மூச்சுக்குள்ள
சேந்தாளே மூச்சாக உள்ள வந்து
மனசுக்குள்ள பூந்தாளே
The girl who arrived like the wind,
Entered directly into my breath.
Coming inside as my very breath,
She slipped into my heart.
சொல்ல சொல்ல
கேட்காம உள்ள உள்ள
போறாளே காதல் என்னும்
பேரால தொல்லப்
பண்ணப் போறாளே
Without listening to anything I say,
She keeps moving deeper inside.
In the name of love,
She is going to cause me trouble.
முடியலையே
அய்யோ முடியலையே
முடியலையே முடியலையே
உண்மை சொல்ல முடியலையே
தொியலையே தொியலையே
பொய்யும் சொல்லத் தொியலையே
I cannot handle it,
Oh my, I cannot handle it!
I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it!
I am unable to speak the truth,
I don't know, I don't know,
I don't even know how to tell a lie.
சுத்துற பூமி
சட்டுன்னு நின்னு
என்கிட்ட இவ யாருன்னு
கேக்குது அடிக்கிற காத்து
இவ அழக பாத்து
ஏடாகூடாமாத்தான் வீசுது
The spinning earth,
Suddenly came to a halt,
And asks me who this girl is.
The blowing wind,
Looking at her radiant beauty,
Is blowing wildly and erratically.
நடு ராத்திாி இவ
வெளிய வந்தாக்கா
சூாியன் எட்டிப் பாக்குது
கவிதைன்னா தொியாத
எனக்கு கவிதை கொட்டுதே
அய்யோ அய்யோ
In the middle of the night,
If she steps outside,
The sun peeps out just to look at her.
For someone like me who knew nothing of poetry,
Poetry is flowing effortlessly now.
Oh my, oh my!
முடியலையே
அய்யோ முடியலையே
முடியலையே முடியலையே
உண்மை சொல்ல முடியலையே
தொியலையே தொியலையே
பொய்யும் சொல்லத் தொியலையே
I cannot handle it,
Oh my, I cannot handle it!
I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it!
I am unable to speak the truth,
I don't know, I don't know,
I don't even know how to tell a lie.
காத்தாக
வந்த பொண்ணு மூச்சுக்குள்ள
சேந்தாளே மூச்சாக உள்ள வந்து
மனசுக்குள்ள பூந்தாளே
The girl who arrived like the wind,
Entered directly into my breath.
Coming inside as my very breath,
She slipped into my heart.
:Aiyoo Kaathaga vantha ponnu
Oh my, the girl who arrived like the wind,
Moochukulla senthalae
Entered directly into my breath.
Moochaga ulla vanthu
Coming inside as my very breath,
Manasukulla poonthalae
She slipped into my heart.
Kaathaga vantha ponnu
The girl who arrived like the wind,
Moochukulla senthalae
Entered directly into my breath.
Moochaga ulla vandhu
Coming inside as my very breath,
Manasukulla poonthalae
She slipped into my heart.
Solla solla ketkama
Without listening to anything I say,
Ulla ulla poralae
She keeps moving deeper inside.
Kaadhal ennum perala
In the name of love,
Tholla panna poralae
She is going to cause me trouble.
Mudiyalayae
I cannot handle it,
Aiyoo mudiyalayae
Oh my, I cannot handle it!
Mudiyalayae mudiyalayae
I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it!
Unmai solla mudiyalayae
I am unable to speak the truth,
Theriyalayae theriyalayae
I don't know, I don't know,
Poiyum solla theriyalayae
I don't even know how to tell a lie.
Suthura bhoomi
The spinning earth,
Sattunu ninnu
Suddenly came to a halt,
Enkitta iva yarunu kekuthu
And asks me who this girl is.
Adikira kaathu
The blowing wind,
Iva azgha pathu
Looking at her radiant beauty,
Yedakudamathan veesuthu
Is blowing wildly and erratically.
Nadurathiri
In the middle of the night,
Iva veliya vanthaaka
If she steps outside,
Suriyan etti paakuthu
The sun peeps out just to look at her.
Kavithaina theriyatha enakku
For someone like me who knew nothing of poetry,
Kavithai kootuthae
Poetry is flowing effortlessly now.
Aiyo aiyoo
Oh my, oh my!
Mudiyalayae
I cannot handle it,
Aiyoo mudiyalayae
Oh my, I cannot handle it!
Mudiyalayae mudiyalayae
I cannot handle it, I cannot handle it!
Unmai solla mudiyalayae
I am unable to speak the truth,
Theriyalayae theriyalayae
I don't know, I don't know,
Poiyum solla theriyalayae
I don't even know how to tell a lie.
Kaathaga vantha ponnu
The girl who arrived like the wind,
Moochukulla senthalae
Entered directly into my breath.
Moochaga ulla vandhu
Coming inside as my very breath,
Manasukulla poonthalae
She slipped into my heart.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song captures the overwhelming rush and playful confusion experienced by a young man falling hopelessly in love. He describes his beloved as a breeze that entered his lungs and took root in his heart, completely disrupting his mental state to the point where he cannot even think clearly or tell a lie.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kaathaga vantha ponnu”
Compares the girl's sudden and refreshing arrival to a passing breeze.
Personification (Uruvagamaakkal)
“Suthura bhoomi Sattunu ninnu Enkitta iva yarunu kekuthu”
Attribues human speech and curiosity to the rotating earth.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Nadurathiri Iva veliya vanthaaka Suriyan etti paakuthu”
Exaggerates her beauty by stating that the sun peeps out even at midnight to get a glimpse of her.
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Mudiyalayae mudiyalayae”
Repeats rhythmic words like 'Mudiyalayae' and 'Theriyalayae' to emphasize helplessness.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is from the 2016 romantic comedy 'Idhu Namma Aalu', starring Silambarasan (Simbu) and Nayanthara. The film's soundtrack marked the debut of Kuralarasan (TR's younger son and Simbu's brother) as a music director, with lyrics written by his father, the veteran multitalented filmmaker T. Rajendar.
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