Kaatril Aadum Deepam
From Karotiyin Kadhali · 2022
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Ravi G
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Karotiyin Kadhali2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatril aadum deepam pola | Like a lamp flickering in the wind, |
| Kannil thondrum uravae | Oh relationship that appears before my eyes! |
| Neelam pootha vaanam pola | Like the sky blooming in blue, |
| Nenjl neendhum ninaivae | Oh memory swimming in my heart! |
| Male | |
| Ezhai veedu ena arindhum | Even knowing it is a poor house, |
| Kolam podum nilavoliyae | Oh moonlight that draws patterns on it! |
| Mullil thookki eriyaiyilum | Even when thrown onto thorns, |
| Poovaai aagum oru vidhaiyae | Oh seed that turns into a flower! |
| Male | |
| Vettaveli paadhaiyilae | On the open desolate path, |
| Varum un ninaivu modhidudhae | The memory of you comes and collides. |
| Kothugira pambenavae | Like a biting snake, |
| Konda nesam uyir vangidudhae | The affection held takes away my life. |
| Male | |
| Kaatril aadum deepam pola | Like a lamp flickering in the wind, |
| Kannil thondrum uravae | Oh relationship that appears before my eyes! |
| Neelam pootha vaanam pola | Like the sky blooming in blue, |
| Nenjl neendhum ninaivae | Oh memory swimming in my heart! |
| Male | |
| Neerilae paal nila | The milky moon in the water, |
| Moozhgiyae podhilum | Even when submerged, |
| Eeramae aavadhillaiyae | Never gets wet at all. |
| Kaagidha poovilum | Even in a paper flower, |
| Vaasanai undena | Believing there is fragrance, |
| Vaazhvadhu paavam illaiyae | Living life is not a sin. |
| Male | |
| Kallum oru koyil sera | Even a stone, when reaching a temple, |
| Deivamaagudhae | Becomes a deity. |
| Ullae ezhum nesathaalae | Because of the love rising deep within, |
| Boomi vaazhudhae | The earth continues to live. |
| Male | |
| Solla mudiya sondham unaiyae | You, my indescribable relationship, |
| Thalli vida mattenae | I will never push away. |
| Ulla varaiyil unnai ninaithae | As long as I live inside, thinking of you, |
| Natchathiram parpenae | I will gaze at the stars. |
| Male | |
| Kodaiyil neeraiyum | Water in the summer, |
| Vaadaiyil theeyaiyum | Fire in the cold winter wind, |
| Thediyae vaazhkai ooduthae | Searching for these, life runs on. |
| Saambalae aayinum | Even if reduced to ashes, |
| Nettriyil seraiyil | When applied on the forehead, |
| Poosaiyaai maari poguthae | It turns into an act of worship. |
| Male | |
| Ellaigalai thandum kaalam | Time that crosses all boundaries, |
| Unai serudhae | Reaches you. |
| Pullin nuni melae kooda | Even on the tip of a blade of grass, |
| Thooral thengudhae | A drizzle settles down. |
| Male | |
| Kangal ariya chithirangalai | Will my soul not behold, |
| Ennuyirum kaanadhoo | The paintings unknown to the eyes? |
| Suthum ulagil anbin azhagae | Oh beauty of love in this spinning world, |
| Sondhamena aagaadhoo | Will you not become my own? |
| Male | |
| Kaatril aadum deepam pola | Like a lamp flickering in the wind, |
| Kannil thondrum uravae | Oh relationship that appears before my eyes! |
| Neelam pootha vaanam pola | Like the sky blooming in blue, |
| Nenjl neendhum ninaivae | Oh memory swimming in my heart! |
காற்றில் ஆடும் தீபம் போல
கண்ணில் தோன்றும் உறவே!
நீலம் பூத்த வானம் போல
நெஞ்சில் நீந்தும் நினைவே!
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
ஏழை வீடு என அறிந்தும்
கோலம் போடும் நிலவொளியே!
முள்ளில் தூக்கி எறியையிலும்
பூவாய் ஆகும் ஒரு விதையே!
Even knowing it is a poor house,
Oh moonlight that draws patterns on it!
Even when thrown onto thorns,
Oh seed that turns into a flower!
வெட்டவெளி பாதையிலே
வரும் உன் நினைவு மோதிடுதே!
கொத்துகிற பாம்பெனவே
கொண்ட நேசம் உயிர் வாங்கிடுதே!
On the open desolate path,
The memory of you comes and collides.
Like a biting snake,
The affection held takes away my life.
காற்றில் ஆடும் தீபம் போல
கண்ணில் தோன்றும் உறவே!
நீலம் பூத்த வானம் போல
நெஞ்சில் நீந்தும் நினைவே!
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
நீரிலே பால் நிலா
மூழ்கிய போதிலும்
ஈரமே ஆவதே இல்லையே!
காகித பூவிலும் வாசனை உண்டென
வாழ்வது பாவம் இல்லையே!
The milky moon in the water,
Even when submerged,
Never gets wet at all.
Even in a paper flower,
Believing there is fragrance,
Living life is not a sin.
கல்லும் ஒரு கோயில் சேர
தெய்வமாகுதே!
உள்ளே எழும் நேசத்தாலே
பூமி வாழுதே!
Even a stone, when reaching a temple,
Becomes a deity.
Because of the love rising deep within,
The earth continues to live.
சொல்ல முடியா சொந்தம் உனையே
தள்ளி விட மாட்டேனே!
உள்ள வரையில் உன்னை நினைத்தே
நட்சத்திரம் பார்பேனே!
You, my indescribable relationship,
I will never push away.
As long as I live inside, thinking of you,
I will gaze at the stars.
கோடையில் நீரையையும்
வாடையில் தீயையும்
தேடியே வாழ்க்கை ஓடுதே!….
சாம்பலே ஆயினும்
நெற்றியில் சேரயில்
பூசையாய் மாறிப்போகுதே…
Water in the summer,
Fire in the cold winter wind,
Searching for these, life runs on.
Even if reduced to ashes,
When applied on the forehead,
It turns into an act of worship.
எல்லைகளை தாண்டும் காலம்
உனைச் சேருதே!
புல்லின் நுனி மேலே கூட
தூரல் தேங்குதே!
Time that crosses all boundaries,
Reaches you.
Even on the tip of a blade of grass,
A drizzle settles down.
கண்கள் அறியா சித்திரங்களை
என்னுயிரும் காணாதோ!
சுத்தும் உலகில் அன்பின் அழகே
சொந்தமென ஆகாதோ!
Will my soul not behold,
The paintings unknown to the eyes?
Oh beauty of love in this spinning world,
Will you not become my own?
காற்றில் ஆடும் தீபம் போல
கண்ணில் தோன்றும் உறவே!
நீலம் பூத்த வானம் போல
நெஞ்சில் நீந்தும் நினைவே!
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
Kaatril aadum deepam pola
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Kannil thondrum uravae
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Neelam pootha vaanam pola
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Nenjl neendhum ninaivae
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
Ezhai veedu ena arindhum
Even knowing it is a poor house,
Kolam podum nilavoliyae
Oh moonlight that draws patterns on it!
Mullil thookki eriyaiyilum
Even when thrown onto thorns,
Poovaai aagum oru vidhaiyae
Oh seed that turns into a flower!
Vettaveli paadhaiyilae
On the open desolate path,
Varum un ninaivu modhidudhae
The memory of you comes and collides.
Kothugira pambenavae
Like a biting snake,
Konda nesam uyir vangidudhae
The affection held takes away my life.
Kaatril aadum deepam pola
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Kannil thondrum uravae
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Neelam pootha vaanam pola
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Nenjl neendhum ninaivae
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
Neerilae paal nila
The milky moon in the water,
Moozhgiyae podhilum
Even when submerged,
Eeramae aavadhillaiyae
Never gets wet at all.
Kaagidha poovilum
Even in a paper flower,
Vaasanai undena
Believing there is fragrance,
Vaazhvadhu paavam illaiyae
Living life is not a sin.
Kallum oru koyil sera
Even a stone, when reaching a temple,
Deivamaagudhae
Becomes a deity.
Ullae ezhum nesathaalae
Because of the love rising deep within,
Boomi vaazhudhae
The earth continues to live.
Solla mudiya sondham unaiyae
You, my indescribable relationship,
Thalli vida mattenae
I will never push away.
Ulla varaiyil unnai ninaithae
As long as I live inside, thinking of you,
Natchathiram parpenae
I will gaze at the stars.
Kodaiyil neeraiyum
Water in the summer,
Vaadaiyil theeyaiyum
Fire in the cold winter wind,
Thediyae vaazhkai ooduthae
Searching for these, life runs on.
Saambalae aayinum
Even if reduced to ashes,
Nettriyil seraiyil
When applied on the forehead,
Poosaiyaai maari poguthae
It turns into an act of worship.
Ellaigalai thandum kaalam
Time that crosses all boundaries,
Unai serudhae
Reaches you.
Pullin nuni melae kooda
Even on the tip of a blade of grass,
Thooral thengudhae
A drizzle settles down.
Kangal ariya chithirangalai
Will my soul not behold,
Ennuyirum kaanadhoo
The paintings unknown to the eyes?
Suthum ulagil anbin azhagae
Oh beauty of love in this spinning world,
Sondhamena aagaadhoo
Will you not become my own?
Kaatril aadum deepam pola
Like a lamp flickering in the wind,
Kannil thondrum uravae
Oh relationship that appears before my eyes!
Neelam pootha vaanam pola
Like the sky blooming in blue,
Nenjl neendhum ninaivae
Oh memory swimming in my heart!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaatril Aadum Deepam Pola is a soulful and reflective song exploring the tender, vulnerable, yet enduring nature of love and human relationships. By contrasting the fragility of love—likened to a flame swaying in the wind—with its immense power to endure hardship, the song captures a deep sense of devotion and emotional resilience. Through rich poetic metaphors, such as moonlight adorning a humble home or a seed turning into a flower despite being tossed on thorns, the lyrics convey an unshakeable connection that transcends adversity and time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaatril aadum deepam pola”
Compares a delicate, uncertain relationship to a lamp flickering precariously in the wind.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Nenjl neendhum ninaivae”
Metaphorically describes deep-seated memories as swimming within the expanse of the heart.
Contrast / Paradox
“Kaagidha poovilum vaasanai undena”
Contrasts the image of paper flowers lacking natural scent with the hopeful illusion of believing in their fragrance.
Imagery (Katchi Inbam)
“Pullin nuni melae kooda thooral thengudhae”
Evokes a delicate visual image of a tiny rain drop resting gently on the very tip of a grass blade.
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Trivia
Karotiyin Kadhali (2022) features a soundtrack composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Yugabharathi. The song uses traditional Tamil poetic imagery reminiscent of classical Sangam literature to express contemporary emotional longing.
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