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Lyrics & meaning

Kaathula Enna

From Aranam · 2023

Lyricist
Bala
Singers
Harihara Sudhan, Namitha Babu
Music director
Saajan Madhav
Movie name
Aranam
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaathula enna
Thoothura pulla
Vala kulungayila
Nenja thalumba vitta
Maathuna sela
Vaasana thedi
Kitta nerungayila
Pithu pidikkavitta
Adiye thoratti
Manasa paricha
Usura sozhatti
Kosuvam madicha
Female :Nedunjaankedayaa
Nenappa vethacha
Kaathula enna
Thoothura pulla
Vala kulungayila
Nenja thalumba vitta
Maathuna sela
Vaasana thedi
Kitta nerungayila
Pithu pidikkavitta
Sada sadvena enna nanaikira
Ada mazhaiyena un pasam
Thona thonavena kathaiyalakkaiyil
Sodakkedukura veral pesum
Verasaa meenu kothiyappola neeyum
Dhinusaa enna kothi thaan pora
Naan valantha marappaachi pola enna
Valaichu nee konja thaan vaara
Kaathula enna
Thoothura pulla
Vala kulungayila
Nenja thalumba vitta
Maathuna sela
Vaasana thedi
Kitta nerungayila
Pithu pidikkavitta
Humming
Velainjirukura azhagula sokki
Adam pudikudhu un aasa
Sevanthirukura uthattula sikki
Thadam puraluthu en meesa
Thazhainja maruthaani dhegam
Neeyum urasa neram maari pogum
Vaa mulusa vasamaachu neram
Inime nadakkum dhesaiyellam yogam
Kaathula enna
Thoothura pulla
Vala kulungayila
Nenja thalumba vitta
Maathuna sela
Vaasana thedi
Kitta nerungayila
Pithu pidikkavitta
Adiye thoratti
Manasa paricha
Usura sozhatti
Kosuvam madicha
Female :Nedunjaankedayaa
Nenappa vethacha
Kaathula enna
Thoothura pulla
Vala kulungayila
Nenja thalumba vitta
Maathuna sela
Vaasana thedi
Kitta nerungayila
Pithu pidikkavitta
In the breeze,
you scatter me away, girl.
When your bangles jingle,
you make my heart brim over.
From the sari you changed,
seeking its fragrance,
as I drew closer,
you drove me crazy.
Hey girl, with a hook
you plucked my heart.
You swirled my soul
and tucked it into your sari pleats.
Female: Falling flat to the ground,
you sowed your thoughts in me.
In the breeze,
you scatter me away, girl.
When your bangles jingle,
you make my heart brim over.
From the sari you changed,
seeking its fragrance,
as I drew closer,
you drove me crazy.
You soak me with a sudden rush,
like a heavy downpour of your love.
While you chatter on and on,
your fingers popping knuckles speak.
Swiftly, like a kingfisher,
you swoop down and snatch me away.
Like the wooden doll I grew up with,
you wrap me in your arms to cuddle.
In the breeze,
you scatter me away, girl.
When your bangles jingle,
you make my heart brim over.
From the sari you changed,
seeking its fragrance,
as I drew closer,
you drove me crazy.
[Humming]
Enchanted by your blossomed beauty,
my desire for you grows stubborn.
Trapped on your crimson lips,
my moustache loses its way.
Your body glowing with fresh henna,
when you brush against me, time stands still.
Come, the moment has fully yielded to us,
from now on, every path brings good fortune.
In the breeze,
you scatter me away, girl.
When your bangles jingle,
you make my heart brim over.
From the sari you changed,
seeking its fragrance,
as I drew closer,
you drove me crazy.
Hey girl, with a hook
you plucked my heart.
You swirled my soul
and tucked it into your sari pleats.
Female: Falling flat to the ground,
you sowed your thoughts in me.
In the breeze,
you scatter me away, girl.
When your bangles jingle,
you make my heart brim over.
From the sari you changed,
seeking its fragrance,
as I drew closer,
you drove me crazy.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song captures a rural, rustic courtship filled with playful metaphors and intense romantic longing. The protagonist sings of being hopelessly enchanted by his beloved as she goes about her day winnowing grain and dressing in her traditional attire. Every motion of hers, from the jingling of bangles to her effortless charm, drives him to passion and romantic madness. In turn, the female vocal interjects expressing how deeply planted his thoughts are within her life. Through nature-inspired imagery of rain, fish, henna, and wind, the song paints a tender portrait of two lovers celebrating their affection and predicting a prosperous, joyful future together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ada mazhaiyena un pasam

Compares love to a heavy downpour ('ada mazhaiyena un pasam') and the girl to a hook ('thoratti').

Simile

Verasaa meenu kothiyappola neeyum

Compares her playful affection to a fish swiftly biting ('Verasaa meenu kothiyappola neeyum').

Onomatopoeia

Sada sadvena enna nanaikira

'Sada sadvena' mimics the rhythmic patter of falling rain.

Monorime / Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Usura sozhatti / Kosuvam madicha

Rhyming of second letters in consecutive lines ('thoratti', 'paricha' and 'sozhatti', 'madicha').

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Trivia

The track from 'Aranam' (2023) showcases rural Tamil folk romantic melodies composed by Saajan Madhav, blending native acoustic percussion with modern folk arrangement techniques.

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