Kaathirundhen Kaathirundhen
From Maara · 2020
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Ananthu, Srisha Vijayasekar
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Maara2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen | I waited, I waited |
| Kaaladi oosaigal ketkum varai | Until the sound of footsteps could be heard |
| Female | |
| Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen | I watched, I watched |
| Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai | As far as my sight could travel and return |
| Male | |
| Neengaamal unnai | Without parting from you |
| Naan enni vaazhnthaen | I lived thinking of you constantly |
| Ninaivil paadhi kanavil paadhi | Half in memory, half in dream |
| Naalthorum idhae nilai | Every single day, this is my state |
| Female | |
| Veliyil solla mudiyathendrum | Unable to express it to the world, forever |
| Naan kooda adhae nilai | Even I am in that very same state |
| Female | |
| Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen | I watched, I watched |
| Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai | As far as my sight could travel and return |
| Female | |
| Mugavarigal illaa | Without an address written on it |
| Oru mudhal kadithamaai | Like a first letter |
| Pala kadhavu mothum kaagitham aanaennae | I became a piece of paper knocking on many doors |
| Male | |
| Arimugangal illaa pala kadhavugalilum | Across many doors without familiar acquaintances |
| Oru mugaththai thedum kaarmugil naanaenae | I became a dark raincloud searching for a single face |
| Female | |
| Pesaatha kadhai nooru | A hundred stories left unspoken |
| Pesum nilai varumpothu | When the time arrives to speak them out |
| Vaarththai ena edhvum varaathu | No word emerges at all |
| Varaathu varaathu mounam aanaenae | It comes not, comes not, and I became total silence |
| Male | |
| Kaalam urainthae…..pogum | Time freezes... and passes away |
| Kaattru azhuthae…..theerum | The wind cries... and wears itself out |
| Female :Intha nodi iranthaalum sammatham | Female: Even if I die at this very moment, I accept |
| Male :Kanneerin mazhaiyil kadalgalum neeraadum | Male: Oceans too will bathe in a shower of tears |
| Male | |
| Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen | I waited, I waited |
| Kaaladi oosaigal ketkum varai | Until the sound of footsteps could be heard |
| Male | |
| Neengaamal unnai | Without parting from you |
| Naan enni vaazhnthaen | I lived thinking of you constantly |
| Ninaivil paadhi kanavil paadhi | Half in memory, half in dream |
| Naalthorum idhae nilai | Every single day, this is my state |
| Female | |
| Veliyil solla mudiyathendrum | Unable to express it to the world, forever |
| Naan kooda adhae nilai | Even I am in that very same state |
| Female | |
| Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen | I watched, I watched |
| Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai | As far as my sight could travel and return |
| Male | |
| Aa…..aa…..aa….aa…… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
காத்திருந்தேன் காத்திருந்தேன்
காலடி ஓசைகள் கேட்க்கும் வரை
I waited, I waited
Until the sound of footsteps could be heard
பார்த்திருந்தேன் பார்த்திருந்தேன்
பார்வைகள் போய் வரும் தூரம் வரை
I watched, I watched
As far as my sight could travel and return
நீங்காமல் உன்னை
நான் எண்ணி வாழ்ந்தேன்
நினைவில் பாதி கனவில் பாதி
நாள்தோறும் இதே நிலை
Without parting from you
I lived thinking of you constantly
Half in memory, half in dream
Every single day, this is my state
வெளியில் சொல்ல முடியாதென்றும்
நான் கூட அதே நிலை
Unable to express it to the world, forever
Even I am in that very same state
பார்த்திருந்தேன் பார்த்திருந்தேன்
பார்வைகள் போய் வரும் தூரம் வரை
I watched, I watched
As far as my sight could travel and return
முகவரிகள் இல்லா
ஒரு முதல் கடிதமாய்
பல கதவு மோதும் காகிதம் ஆனேன்னே
Without an address written on it
Like a first letter
I became a piece of paper knocking on many doors
அறிமுகங்கள் இல்லா
பல கதவுகளிலும்
ஒரு முகத்தை தேடும் கார்முகில் நானேனே
Across many doors without familiar acquaintances
I became a dark raincloud searching for a single face
பேசாத கதை நூறு
பேசும் நிலை வரும் போது
வார்த்தை என எதுவும் வராது
வராது வராது மௌனம் ஆனேனே
A hundred stories left unspoken
When the time arrives to speak them out
No word emerges at all
It comes not, comes not, and I became total silence
காலம் உறைந்தே.....போகும்
காற்று அழுதே...... தீரும்
இந்த நொடி இறந்தாலும் சம்மதம்
கண்ணீரின் மழையில் கடல்களும் நீராடும்
Time freezes... and passes away
The wind cries... and wears itself out
Female: Even if I die at this very moment, I accept
Male: Oceans too will bathe in a shower of tears
காத்திருந்தேன் காத்திருந்தேன்
காலடி ஓசைகள் கேட்க்கும் வரை
I waited, I waited
Until the sound of footsteps could be heard
நீங்காமல் உன்னை
நான் எண்ணி வாழ்ந்தேன்
நினைவில் பாதி கனவில் பாதி
நாள்தோறும் இதே நிலை
Without parting from you
I lived thinking of you constantly
Half in memory, half in dream
Every single day, this is my state
வெளியில் சொல்ல முடியாதென்றும்
நான் கூட அதே நிலை
Unable to express it to the world, forever
Even I am in that very same state
பார்த்திருந்தேன் பார்த்திருந்தேன்
பார்வைகள் போய் வரும் தூரம் வரை
I watched, I watched
As far as my sight could travel and return
ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen
I waited, I waited
Kaaladi oosaigal ketkum varai
Until the sound of footsteps could be heard
Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen
I watched, I watched
Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai
As far as my sight could travel and return
Neengaamal unnai
Without parting from you
Naan enni vaazhnthaen
I lived thinking of you constantly
Ninaivil paadhi kanavil paadhi
Half in memory, half in dream
Naalthorum idhae nilai
Every single day, this is my state
Veliyil solla mudiyathendrum
Unable to express it to the world, forever
Naan kooda adhae nilai
Even I am in that very same state
Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen
I watched, I watched
Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai
As far as my sight could travel and return
Mugavarigal illaa
Without an address written on it
Oru mudhal kadithamaai
Like a first letter
Pala kadhavu mothum kaagitham aanaennae
I became a piece of paper knocking on many doors
Arimugangal illaa pala kadhavugalilum
Across many doors without familiar acquaintances
Oru mugaththai thedum kaarmugil naanaenae
I became a dark raincloud searching for a single face
Pesaatha kadhai nooru
A hundred stories left unspoken
Pesum nilai varumpothu
When the time arrives to speak them out
Vaarththai ena edhvum varaathu
No word emerges at all
Varaathu varaathu mounam aanaenae
It comes not, comes not, and I became total silence
Kaalam urainthae…..pogum
Time freezes... and passes away
Kaattru azhuthae…..theerum
The wind cries... and wears itself out
Female :Intha nodi iranthaalum sammatham
Female: Even if I die at this very moment, I accept
Male :Kanneerin mazhaiyil kadalgalum neeraadum
Male: Oceans too will bathe in a shower of tears
Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen
I waited, I waited
Kaaladi oosaigal ketkum varai
Until the sound of footsteps could be heard
Neengaamal unnai
Without parting from you
Naan enni vaazhnthaen
I lived thinking of you constantly
Ninaivil paadhi kanavil paadhi
Half in memory, half in dream
Naalthorum idhae nilai
Every single day, this is my state
Veliyil solla mudiyathendrum
Unable to express it to the world, forever
Naan kooda adhae nilai
Even I am in that very same state
Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen
I watched, I watched
Paarvaigal poi varum thooram varai
As far as my sight could travel and return
Aa…..aa…..aa….aa……
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track expresses the deep yearning, patience, and emotional weight of waiting for a long-lost soulmate. The protagonist describes living in a perpetual limbo between memory and dream, unable to articulate the depth of love to the world outside.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen / Paarththirunthaen paarththirunthaen”
The second letter 'th' ('+th') rhymes in 'Kaaththirunthaen' and 'Paarththirunthaen', creating rhythmic symmetry.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaaththirunthaen kaaththirunthaen / Kaaladi oosaigal ketkum varai”
The repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Kaaththirunthaen' and 'Kaaladi' enhances the musical flow of the line.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Mugavarigal illaa Oru mudhal kadithamaai Pala kadhavu mothum kaagitham aanaennae”
The lyricist compares the speaker's lost, wandering soul to an unaddressed letter knocking on random doors and a raincloud searching for one face.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Varaathu varaathu mounam aanaennae”
The emphatic repetition of 'varaathu' emphasizes absolute speechlessness and overwhelming silence.
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Trivia
Maara (2021) features an enchanting score by composer Ghibran, with evocative lyrics by veteran lyricist Thamarai. The film is an adaptation of the Malayalam hit Charlie, reimagined around art, fairy tales, and longing.
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