Kaatre Sellu Oru Thoodhu
From Pozhuthu Vidinchachu · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pozhuthu Vidinchachu1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu | O wind, go carry a message of love |
| Ival yaengum maadhu | She is a woman filled with yearning |
| Thegangalin aaraathanai | An adoration of physical forms |
| Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu | My agony struggles without seeing you |
| Female | |
| Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu | O wind, go carry a message of love |
| Ival yaengum maadhu | She is a woman filled with yearning |
| Male | |
| Hae…..poovendra vaadai kaatraanathu | Hey, the floral fragrant breeze has turned into a wind |
| En nenjil kadhal neeroottruthu | Nourishing love within my heart |
| Female :Penn enna veenai meettaathathu | Woman is like a Veena that is yet to be played |
| Perinba raagam Koottaathathu | Yet to orchestrate the ragam of supreme bliss |
| Male :Aaraathathu theeraathathu maaraathathu | Unhealing, unceasing, and unchanging |
| Female | |
| Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu | O wind, go carry a message of love |
| Ival yaengum maadhu | She is a woman filled with yearning |
| Male :Thegangalin aaraathanai | An adoration of physical forms |
| Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu | My agony struggles without seeing you |
| Female | |
| Laa….lalalala laa…. | Laa....lalalala laa.... |
| Male :Laa….lalalala laa…. | Laa....lalalala laa.... |
| Female :Naananaa naanaa | Naananaa naanaa |
| Male :Naanaa naa naanaa…. | Naanaa naa naanaa.... |
| Female | |
| Hae…Ennendru solla inbangalai | Hey... how can I describe these pleasures |
| Penn maeni engum kaaman kanai | Cupid's arrows strike all over the woman's body |
| Male :Kann moodavillaiyae thookkamillai | My eyes do not close, there is no sleep |
| Kaiyodu saernthaal yaekkamillai | When united hand in hand, there is no longing left |
| Female :Raagangalai paavangalai kaanum nilai | A state of experiencing melodies and emotions |
| Male | |
| Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu | O wind, go carry a message of love |
| Ival yaengum maadhu | She is a woman filled with yearning |
| Female :Thegangalin aaraathanai | An adoration of physical forms |
| Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu | My agony struggles without seeing you |
| Male | |
| Naannaannaa | Naannaannaa |
| Female :Nananaa | Nananaa |
| Male :Nanna naana naanaa | Nanna naana naanaa |
| Female :Nana naanaa | Nana naanaa |
| Male :Nana naanaa | Nana naanaa |
| Female :Nana naanaa | Nana naanaa |
காற்றே செல்லு ஒரு காதல் தூது
இவள் ஏங்கும் மாது
தேகங்களின் ஆராதனை
காணாமலே என் வேதனை போராடுது
O wind, go carry a message of love
She is a woman filled with yearning
An adoration of physical forms
My agony struggles without seeing you
காற்றே செல்லு ஒரு காதல் தூது
இவள் ஏங்கும் மாது............
O wind, go carry a message of love
She is a woman filled with yearning
ஹே......பூவென்ற வாடை காற்றானது
என் நெஞ்சில் காதல் நீரூற்றுது
பெண் என்ற வீணை மீட்டாதது
பேரின்ப ராகம் கூட்டாதது....
ஆறாதது தீராதது மாறாதது...
Hey, the floral fragrant breeze has turned into a wind
Nourishing love within my heart
Woman is like a Veena that is yet to be played
Yet to orchestrate the ragam of supreme bliss
Unhealing, unceasing, and unchanging
காற்றே செல்லு ஒரு காதல் தூது
இவள் ஏங்கும் மாது............
தேகங்களின் ஆராதனை
காணாமலே என் வேதனை போராடுது
O wind, go carry a message of love
She is a woman filled with yearning
An adoration of physical forms
My agony struggles without seeing you
காற்றே செல்லு ஒரு காதல் தூது
இவள் ஏங்கும் மாது............
Laa....lalalala laa....
Laa....lalalala laa....
Naananaa naanaa
Naanaa naa naanaa....
லா.......லலலல லா......
லா.......லலலல லா......
நானனா நானா
நானா னா நானா....
Hey... how can I describe these pleasures
Cupid's arrows strike all over the woman's body
My eyes do not close, there is no sleep
When united hand in hand, there is no longing left
A state of experiencing melodies and emotions
ஹே....என்னென்று சொல்ல இன்பங்களை
பெண் மேனி எங்கும் காமன் கணை
கண் மூடவில்லையே தூக்கமில்லை
கையோடு சேர்ந்தால் ஏக்கமில்லை
ராகங்களை பாவங்களை காணும் நிலை
O wind, go carry a message of love
She is a woman filled with yearning
An adoration of physical forms
My agony struggles without seeing you
காற்றே செல்லு ஒரு காதல் தூது
இவள் ஏங்கும் மாது............
தேகங்களின் ஆராதனை
காணாமலே என் வேதனை போராடுது
Naannaannaa
Nananaa
Nanna naana naanaa
Nana naanaa
Nana naanaa
Nana naanaa
நான்னான்னா
நனனா
நன்ன நான நானா
நன நானா
நன நானா
நன நானா
Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu
O wind, go carry a message of love
Ival yaengum maadhu
She is a woman filled with yearning
Thegangalin aaraathanai
An adoration of physical forms
Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu
My agony struggles without seeing you
Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu
O wind, go carry a message of love
Ival yaengum maadhu
She is a woman filled with yearning
Hae…..poovendra vaadai kaatraanathu
Hey, the floral fragrant breeze has turned into a wind
En nenjil kadhal neeroottruthu
Nourishing love within my heart
Female :Penn enna veenai meettaathathu
Woman is like a Veena that is yet to be played
Perinba raagam Koottaathathu
Yet to orchestrate the ragam of supreme bliss
Male :Aaraathathu theeraathathu maaraathathu
Unhealing, unceasing, and unchanging
Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu
O wind, go carry a message of love
Ival yaengum maadhu
She is a woman filled with yearning
Male :Thegangalin aaraathanai
An adoration of physical forms
Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu
My agony struggles without seeing you
Laa….lalalala laa….
Laa....lalalala laa....
Male :Laa….lalalala laa….
Laa....lalalala laa....
Female :Naananaa naanaa
Naananaa naanaa
Male :Naanaa naa naanaa….
Naanaa naa naanaa....
Hae…Ennendru solla inbangalai
Hey... how can I describe these pleasures
Penn maeni engum kaaman kanai
Cupid's arrows strike all over the woman's body
Male :Kann moodavillaiyae thookkamillai
My eyes do not close, there is no sleep
Kaiyodu saernthaal yaekkamillai
When united hand in hand, there is no longing left
Female :Raagangalai paavangalai kaanum nilai
A state of experiencing melodies and emotions
Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu
O wind, go carry a message of love
Ival yaengum maadhu
She is a woman filled with yearning
Female :Thegangalin aaraathanai
An adoration of physical forms
Kaanamalae en vaedhanai poraaduthu
My agony struggles without seeing you
Naannaannaa
Naannaannaa
Female :Nananaa
Nananaa
Male :Nanna naana naanaa
Nanna naana naanaa
Female :Nana naanaa
Nana naanaa
Male :Nana naanaa
Nana naanaa
Female :Nana naanaa
Nana naanaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and romantic song depicts a woman pleading with the wind to act as a messenger of her deep love and longing to her beloved. She expresses the physical and emotional agony of separation, capturing how her thoughts remain sleepless and captivated by love. The lyrics compare her unfulfilled desires to an unplayed Veena waiting to produce the melody of ultimate bliss upon union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Thoodhu)
“Kattrae sellu oru kadhal thoodhu”
Addressing the wind as an intimate companion capable of carrying a love message, a classic poetic convention inspired by ancient Sangam literature.
Metaphor
“Penn enna veenai meettaathathu”
Comparing a woman to an unplayed Veena waiting for the touch that creates sweet musical notes of bliss.
Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)
“Aaraathathu theeraathathu maaraathathu”
Use of repetitive rhythmic endings like '-athathu' to build lyrical harmony and musicality.
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Trivia
The concept of 'Kattru Thoodhu' (Wind Messenger) draws heavily from traditional Tamil Sangam literature tropes where lovers use elements of nature like clouds, birds, or wind to convey messages of passion and longing across distances.
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