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Kaatre Poongatre

From Priyamana Thozhi · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Priyamana Thozhi2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kaatrae poongaatraeO wind, gentle breeze
Oru kavidhai solvaaiyaaWill you recite a poem?
Chorus : Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaChorus : Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Female
Vinnil sellaththaanTo go into the sky
Un siraghugal tharuvaaiyaaWill you give me your wings?
Chorus : Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaaChorus : Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Chorus
Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.
Aa…aaa…aaa…Aa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa..aaa…aaa…Aaa..aaa…aaa…
Female
Kaatrae poongaatraeO wind, gentle breeze
Oru kavidhai solvaaiyaaWill you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellaththaanTo go into the sky
Un siraghugal tharuvaaiyaaWill you give me your wings?
Female
Thendralaai varugirenI come as the gentle breeze
Pookkalaai PookkavaaShall I blossom as flowers?
Vaarththaiyaai varugirenI come as words
Paadalaai PaadavaaShall I sing as a song?
Female
Kaatrae poongaatraeO wind, gentle breeze
Oru kavidhai solvaaiyaaWill you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellaththaanTo go into the sky
Un siraghugal tharuvaaiyaaWill you give me your wings?
Chorus
Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.
Aa…aaa…aaa…Aa…aaa…aaa…
Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.Aa..aaa..aa..aaa…aa…aaa.
Aa…aaa…aaa…Aa…aaa…aaa…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kaatrae Poongaatrae is a gentle, melodic song where the speaker converses with the breeze, treating nature as a close confidante. The speaker asks the wind to recite poetry and share its wings so that they can soar freely into the sky. The song captures feelings of tenderness, freedom, and emotional expression, as the singer desires to turn feelings into flowers, words, and music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Kaatrae poongaatrae / Oru kavidhai solvaaiyaa

Addressing the wind as a friend and asking it to recite poetry and lend wings.

Parallelism / Anaphora

Thendralaai varugiren / Vaarththaiyaai varugiren

Repetitive sentence structures in 'varugiren' and 'Paadavaa/Pookkavaa' creating a musical rhythm.

Metaphor

Pookkalaai Pookkavaa / Paadalaai Paadavaa

Comparing emotional presence to nature (breeze, blossoming flowers) and artistic creation (words, song).

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Trivia

The soundtrack of the 2003 Tamil film 'Priyamana Thozhi' was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, featuring lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.

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