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Lyrics & meaning

Kaatril Or Varthai

From Varalaaru · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sadhana Sargam, Reena Bharadwaj
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Varalaaru
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaatril orr vaarthai…
Midhandhu vara kanden
Adhai naan vaangi….
Kavithai seidhu konden
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba
Kaatril orr vaarthai…
Midhandhu vara kanden
Adhai naan vaangi….
Kavithai seidhu konden
Kangalai thulaithu vittu…
Kaigallaal thulaavi vandhen
Mannilae kidantha kannai…
Indruthaan arinthu konden
Unn kannil thaan… kan vizhipen…
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Kaatril orr vaarthai…
Midhandhu vara kanden
Snehithi…Female :Ah haa
Male :Snehithi…Female :Ah ah
Male :Aaaa….aaaa
Sutri ennai thurathum
Thuyarammadi..
Ennai netri pottukadiyil vaithukollaidi
Netri pottu udhirndhaal
Veyiladikkum
Unnai.. nenjukkullae maraipaal
Ilaiyakkodi
Marundhugal illaa
Dhesathil kooda….
Maivizhi paarvaigal poodhum
Kavithaigal illaa
Mozhigalil kooda…
Kaadhalan punnagai podhum
Ulagangal ezhum
Pani moodum podhum…
Female :Unn maarbin
Veppam podhum
Hey hey snehitha…
Hey hey snehitha…
Hey hey snehitha…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Kaatril orr vaarthai…
Midhandhu vara kanden
……………………………………………
Vithaigalai kizhithu
Chedi mulaikkum
Anbae vidhigalai udaithu
Unnai manappen
Sathai konda mayakam..
Kalintha pinnae
Unthan sathiyathin nizhalil
Kudi iruppen
Kaadhali udhariya
Davaani paranthu…
Vaanavil aanathenna…
Kaadhalan sidhariya
Penaa maiyil…
Vaanam thondriyathu enna
Nootraandaai neelum
Muthangal vendum
Female :Vaa kannae vaangi kollaen
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Kaatril orr vaarthai…
Midhandhu vara kanden
Male & Female :
Adhai naan vaangi….
Kavithai seidhu konden
Kangalai thulaithu vittu…
Kaigallaal thulaavi vandhen
Female :Oh mannilae kidantha kannai…
Indruthaan arinthu konden
Male :Unn kannil thaan… kan vizhipen…
{Hey hey snehitha…
Hey hey snehitha…
Hey hey snehitha…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh} (2)
A word in the wind...
I saw floating towards me
Receiving that....
I turned it into poetry
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba
A word in the wind...
I saw floating towards me
Receiving that....
I turned it into poetry
Having lost my eyes...
I came groping with my hands
The eye that lay on the earth...
Only today did I realize it
Only in your eyes... will I awaken my eyes...
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
A word in the wind...
I saw floating towards me
My girl friend... Female: Ah haa
Male: My girl friend... Female: Ah ah
Male: Aaaa....aaaa
Surrounding and chasing me
Is sorrow, my dear girl..
Keep me beneath your forehead bindi, my dear
If the bindi on your forehead slips away
The scorching sun will beat down
She will hide you inside her heart
This tender creeper of a maiden
Even in a land
Without medicines....
Glances from kohl-rimmed eyes are enough
Even in languages
Without poetry...
A lover's smile is enough
Even when all seven worlds
Are covered in mist...
Female: The warmth of your chest
Is enough
Hey hey friend...
Hey hey friend...
Hey hey friend...
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
A word in the wind...
I saw floating towards me
……………………………………………
Tearing through seeds
A plant sprouts
My love, breaking destiny
I will marry you
Once the spell of the body..
Has faded away
In the shadow of your truth
I shall dwell
The half-saree cast off
By the maiden, flying high...
How did it turn into a rainbow...
In the scattered pen ink
Of the lover...
How did the sky appear?
Kisses that stretch for
A century are what I need
Female: Come, my sweet, take them for yourself
Hey hey sha ki ba..
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey hey sha ki ba…
Hey eh hey eh hey eh
A word in the wind...
I saw floating towards me
Male & Female:
Receiving that....
I turned it into poetry
Having lost my eyes...
I came groping with my hands
Female: Oh, the eye that lay on the earth...
Only today did I realize it
Male: Only in your eyes... will I awaken my eyes...
{Hey hey friend...
Hey hey friend...
Hey hey friend...
Hey eh hey eh hey eh} (2)
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Chorus
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaatril Orr Vaarthai from Varalaaru is a romantic duet expressing deep emotional connection and unconditional love. The song portrays love as an ethereal word caught from the breeze and transformed into poetry, symbolizing how true love brings light, clarity, and purpose to life even after losing one's metaphorical way or sight. Through rich imagery of warmth, comfort, and cosmic beauty, the lovers describe how their devotion transcends fate, physical attraction, and worldly difficulties. The poetic discourse highlights how simple acts like a smile, a loving gaze, or shared warmth can overcome any hardship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaatril orr vaarthai… Midhandhu vara kanden / Adhai naan vaangi…. Kavithai seidhu konden

Comparing spoken thoughts floating in the wind to raw material that is crafted into poetry.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

Nootraandaai neelum muthangal vendum

An exaggerated expression of desire, wishing for kisses that last across an entire century.

Rhyme & Alliteration (Monai / Edhugai)

Kangalai thulaithu vittu… Kaigallaal thulaavi vandhen

Use of initial and internal rhyming sounds in 'Kangalai' and 'Kaigallaal' to create rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman for the 2006 blockbuster 'Varalaaru' directed by K.S. Ravikumar, this song was sung by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Sadhana Sargam with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.

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