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Lyrics & meaning

Kaatrai Konjam

From Neethaane En Ponvasantham · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
15 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen
Poo parithu korkka sonnen
Oodi vanthu unnai sandhikka
Methai ondru thaikka sonnen
Megam alli vaikka sonnen
Kannai moodi unnai sinthikka
Sutrum boomi nirkka sonenen
Unnai thedi paarka sonnen
Ennai patri ketkka sonnen
En kaadhal nalama endru
Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen
Poo parithu korkka sonnen
Oodi vanthu unnai sandhikka
Methai ondru thaikka sonnen
Megam alli vaikka sonnen
Kannai moodi unnai sinthikka
Neril paathu pesum kaadhal
Ooril undu yerallaam
Nenjin ullae pesum kaadhal
Nindru vaazhum ennalum
Thalli thalli ponaalum
Unnai yenni vaazhum oor
Yelai enthan nenjathai paaradi
Thanga methai pottalum
Un ninaivu ennaalum
Thukkam illai yenandru solladi
Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen
Poo parithu korkka sonnen
Oodi vanthu unnai sandhikka
Methai ondru thaikka sonnen
Megam alli vaikka sonnen
Kannai moodi unnai sinthikka
Netru enthan kanavil vanthaai
Nooru mutham thanthaayae
Kaalai ezhunthu paarukum pothu
Kannil nindru kondrayae
Unnai paartha naal thottu
Ennam odum tharikettu
Innum enna seivayyaoo solladee..
Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen
Poo parithu korkka sonnen
Oodi vanthu unnai sandhikka
Methai ondru thaikka sonnen
Megam alli vaikka sonnen
Kannai moodi unnai sinthikka
Sutrum boomi nirkka sonenen
Sutrum boomi nirkka sonenen
Unnai thedi paarka sonnen
Ennai patri ketkka sonnen
En kaadhal nalama endru
Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen
Poo parithu korkka sonnen
Oodi vanthu unnai sandhikka
Methai ondru thaikka sonnen
Megam alli vaikka sonnen
Kannai moodi unnai sinthikka
I asked the wind to pause for a moment
I asked it to pluck flowers and string a garland
To come running and meet you
I asked for a bed to be stitched
I asked for clouds to be gathered inside it
To close my eyes and think of you
I asked the spinning earth to stop
I asked it to search and find you
I asked it to ask about me
Asking if my love is doing well
I asked the wind to pause for a moment
I asked it to pluck flowers and string a garland
To come running and meet you
I asked for a bed to be stitched
I asked for clouds to be gathered inside it
To close my eyes and think of you
The love that speaks face-to-face
Is found everywhere in this world
But the love that speaks inside the heart
Lives on and lasts forever
Even as you drift further and further away
Living only on thoughts of you
Look at this poor heart of mine, my girl
Even if I lie on a bed of gold
With your memories always around me
There is no sleep; tell me why, my girl
I asked the wind to pause for a moment
I asked it to pluck flowers and string a garland
To come running and meet you
I asked for a bed to be stitched
I asked for clouds to be gathered inside it
To close my eyes and think of you
Yesterday you came into my dream
And gave me a hundred kisses
When I woke up in the morning and looked
You lingered in my eyes and swept me away
From the day I first laid eyes on you
My thoughts run wildly out of control
Tell me, what else will you do to me, my girl?
I asked the wind to pause for a moment
I asked it to pluck flowers and string a garland
To come running and meet you
I asked for a bed to be stitched
I asked for clouds to be gathered inside it
To close my eyes and think of you
I asked the spinning earth to stop
I asked the spinning earth to stop
I asked it to search and find you
I asked it to ask about me
Asking if my love is doing well
I asked the wind to pause for a moment
I asked it to pluck flowers and string a garland
To come running and meet you
I asked for a bed to be stitched
I asked for clouds to be gathered inside it
To close my eyes and think of you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaatrai Konjam Nirkka Sonnen is a deeply romantic song from the album Neethaane En Ponvasantham, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung soulfully by Karthik with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar. The song captures the overwhelming power of love and how it reshapes the protagonist's perception of reality. He expresses surreal hyperbole—asking the wind to pause, clouds to form a bed, and the earth to stop spinning—all in the hope of spending a moment contemplating his beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Megam alli vaikka sonnen

Exaggerated romantic claims like asking the wind to stop and gathering clouds into a bed to convey intensity of devotion.

Personification

Sutrum boomi nirkka sonenen

Attributing human qualities to natural forces like the wind and the spinning earth to ask about the protagonist's well-being.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Kaatrai konjam nirkka sonnen

Repetition of ending sound '-sonnen' across multiple lines creating a hypnotic, rhythmic motif.

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Trivia

Although the provided metadata lists music and singers as unknown, this iconic track features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and rendered by singer Karthik. The soundtrack of 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' (2012) was recorded with a live 108-piece orchestra, marking a celebrated collaboration between Ilaiyaraaja and director Gautham Vasudev Menon.

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