Kaatrile
From Madrasapattinam · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Madrasapattinam2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aayiram aayudham | Even if a thousand weapons |
| Edhu varum pothum | Come facing us |
| Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai | No one has ever defeated the power of love |
| Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi | Removing dark night, in the morning again |
| Kizakkinil oli varume | Light will arrive in the east |
| Chorus | |
| Peigalum narigalum | Even when devils and foxes |
| Thurathidum pothum | Chase us down |
| Paadhaiyil pallangal | Even when ditches along the path |
| Paduthidum pothum | Trip us up |
| Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga | Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield |
| Poo ondru malarndhidumae | A flower will blossom |
| Vizundhom ….ezhundhom…. | We fell... we rose... |
| Male | |
| Kaatrilae kaatrilae | In the breeze, in the breeze |
| Eerangal kooduthae | Moisture increases |
| Kangalin neer adhu | The tears from the eyes |
| Kaatrinil seruthae | Join in the wind |
| Male | |
| Nee endru naan endru | Being 'You' and 'I' |
| Thani aanathu | Made us separate |
| Indru naam endru ondraagum | Today, becoming 'Us' as one |
| Nilai aanathu | Has become our state |
| Nenjodu nesiththa bandham idhu | This is a bond cherished close to the heart |
| Indru kai sera kanneerae vilai aanathu | Tears became the price paid to unite today |
| Chorus | |
| Aayiram aayudham | Even if a thousand weapons |
| Edhu varum pothum | Come facing us |
| Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai | No one has ever defeated the power of love |
| Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi | Removing dark night, in the morning again |
| Kizakkinil oli varume | Light will arrive in the east |
| Chorus | |
| Peigalum narigalum | Even when devils and foxes |
| Thurathidum pothum | Chase us down |
| Paadhaiyil pallangal | Even when ditches along the path |
| Paduthidum pothum | Trip us up |
| Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga | Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield |
| Poo ondru malarndhidumae | A flower will blossom |
| Male | |
| Nadhi pogum vaziyil yaarum | Anyone along the path of a river |
| Anai pottu thaduthida koodum | Can build a dam and stop it |
| Megathil anai poda vazhi illaiyae | But there is no way to dam the clouds |
| Nigazh kaalam kannin munnae | The present time before the eyes |
| Varungaalam kanavin pinnae | The future behind a dream |
| Vidhi podum kanakkirkku vidai illaiyae | There is no answer to the math posed by fate |
| Chorus | |
| Iravum pagalum nagarum | Night and day will keep moving |
| Veyilum mazaiyum thodaarum | Sun and rain will continue |
| Idhayam inaiyum tharunam | Will the moment when hearts unite |
| Varumaa.. | Ever arrive? |
| Chorus | |
| Irulum oliyum pazhagum | Darkness and light become familiar |
| Vidinthum vidiyaa nimidam | A minute that dawns yet doesn't dawn |
| Vidinthaal vazhkkai thodangum | If it dawns, life begins |
| Kanava… | Is it a dream? |
| Chorus | |
| Peigalum narigalum | Even when devils and foxes |
| Thurathidum pothum | Chase us down |
| Paadhaiyil pallangal | Even when ditches along the path |
| Paduthidum pothum | Trip us up |
| Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga | Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield |
| Poo ondru malarndhidumae | A flower will blossom |
| Male | |
| {Vandhae maatharam | {I bow to thee, Mother |
| Chorus : Vandhae maatharam} (4) | Chorus: I bow to thee, Mother} (4) |
| Male | |
| Oru vaanam podhaadhendru | Saying one sky is not enough |
| Pala vaanam ketppom endru | Asking for many skies |
| Kai korthu ondraaga paranthodavae | Holding hands to fly away together |
| Nedungaalam kanavil vaazhnthom | For a long time we lived in dreams |
| Ippothu kaigal korthom | Now we hold hands |
| Iranthaalum ethirppomae piriyaamalae | Even in death we will resist without separating |
| Chorus | |
| Idhamum padhamum yudham | Comfort, rhythm, and war |
| Idaiyil uyirin satham | In between, the sound of life |
| Idhayam muzhukka kettaal | If heard fully in the heart |
| Sugamae… | It brings sweet joy... |
| Chorus | |
| Ethirum pudhirum vaanam | Sky of opposition and mystery |
| Irunthum nenjil veeram | Yet courage remains in the heart |
| Anbae endrum inbam | Love will always |
| Tharumae… | Give joy... |
| Chorus | |
| Aayiram aayudham | Even if a thousand weapons |
| Edhu varum pothum | Come facing us |
| Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai | No one has ever defeated the power of love |
| Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi | Removing dark night, in the morning again |
| Kizakkinil oli varume | Light will arrive in the east |
| Chorus | |
| Peigalum narigalum | Even when devils and foxes |
| Thurathidum pothum | Chase us down |
| Paadhaiyil pallangal | Even when ditches along the path |
| Paduthidum pothum | Trip us up |
| Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga | Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield |
| Poo ondru malarndhidumae | A flower will blossom |
| Vizundhom ….ezhundhom…. | We fell... we rose... |
| Male | |
| Kaatrilae kaatrilae | In the breeze, in the breeze |
| Eerangal kooduthae | Moisture increases |
| Kangalin neer adhu | The tears from the eyes |
| Kaatrinil seruthae | Join in the wind |
| Male | |
| Nee endru naan endru | Being 'You' and 'I' |
| Thani aanathu | Made us separate |
| Indru naam endru ondraagum | Today, becoming 'Us' as one |
| Nilai aanathu | Has become our state |
| Nenjodu nesiththa bandham idhu | This is a bond cherished close to the heart |
| Indru kai sera kanneerae vilai aanathu | Tears became the price paid to unite today |
ஆயிரம் ஆயுதம் எது வரும் போதும்
அன்பெனும் சக்தியை வென்றவர் இல்லை
காரிருள் நீங்கிடும் காலையில் மறுபடி
கிழக்கினில் ஒளி வருமே
பேய்களும் நரிகளும் துரத்திடும் போதும்
பாதையில் பள்ளங்கள் பதுக்கிடும் போதும்
போர்க்களம் நடுவிலும் ரகசியமாக
பூ ஒன்று மலர்ந்திடுமே
விழுந்தோம்... எழுந்தோம்...
Even if a thousand weapons
Come facing us
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Light will arrive in the east
காற்றிலே காற்றிலே
ஈரங்கள் கூடுதே
கண்களின் நீர் அது
காற்றினில் சேருதே
Even when devils and foxes
Chase us down
Even when ditches along the path
Trip us up
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
A flower will blossom
We fell... we rose...
நீயென்று நான் என்று தனியானது
இன்று நாம் என்று ஒன்றாகும் நிலை ஆனது
நெஞ்சோடு நேசித்த பந்தம் இது
இன்று கைசேர கண்ணீரே விலை ஆனது
In the breeze, in the breeze
Moisture increases
The tears from the eyes
Join in the wind
ஆயிரம் ஆயுதம் எது வரும் வரும் போதும்
அன்பெனும் சக்தியை வென்றவர் இல்லை
காரிருள் நீங்கிடும் காலையில் மறுபடி
கிழக்கினில் ஒளி வருமே
பேய்களும் நரிகளும் துரத்திடும் போதும்
பாதையில் பள்ளங்கள் பதுக்கிடும் போதும்
போர்க்களம் நடுவிலும் ரகசியமாக
பூ ஒன்று மலர்ந்திடுமே
Being 'You' and 'I'
Made us separate
Today, becoming 'Us' as one
Has become our state
This is a bond cherished close to the heart
Tears became the price paid to unite today
காற்றிலே காற்றிலே
ஈரங்கள் கூடுதே
கண்களில் நீர் அது
காற்றினில் சேருதே
Even if a thousand weapons
Come facing us
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Light will arrive in the east
நதி போகும் வழியில் யாரும்
அணை போட்டு தடுத்திட கூடும்
மேகத்தில் அணை போட வழி இல்லையே
நிகழ் காலம் கண்ணின் முன்னே
வருங்காலம் கனவின் பின்னே
விதி போடும் கணக்கிற்கு விடை இல்லையே
Even when devils and foxes
Chase us down
Even when ditches along the path
Trip us up
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
A flower will blossom
இரவும் பகலும் நகரும்
வெயிலும் மழையும் தொடரும்
இதயம் இணையும் தருணம்
வருமா ..
இருளும் ஒளியும் பழகும்
விடிந்தும் விடியா நிமிடம்
விடிந்தால் வாழ்க்கை தொடங்கும்
கனவா..
Anyone along the path of a river
Can build a dam and stop it
But there is no way to dam the clouds
The present time before the eyes
The future behind a dream
There is no answer to the math posed by fate
பேய்களும் நரிகளும் துரத்திடும் போதும்
பாதையில் பள்ளங்கள் பதுக்கிடும் போதும்
போர்க்களம் நடுவிலும் ரகசியமாக
பூ ஒன்று மலர்ந்திடுமே
Night and day will keep moving
Sun and rain will continue
Will the moment when hearts unite
Ever arrive?
{வந்தே மாதரம்
குழு :
வந்தே மாதரம்} (4)
Darkness and light become familiar
A minute that dawns yet doesn't dawn
If it dawns, life begins
Is it a dream?
ஒரு வானம் போதாதென்று
பல வானம் கேட்போம் என்று
கைகோர்த்து ஒன்றாக பறந்தோடவே
நெடுங்காலம் கனவில் வாழ்ந்தோம்
இப்போது கைகள் கோர்த்தோம்
இறந்தாலும் எதிர்ப்போமே பிரியாமலே ..
Even when devils and foxes
Chase us down
Even when ditches along the path
Trip us up
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
A flower will blossom
இதமும் பதமும் யுத்தம்
இடையில் உயிரின் சத்தம்
இதயம் முழுக்க கேட்டால்
சுகமே..
எதிரும் புதிரும் வானம்
இருந்தும் நெஞ்சில் வீரம்
அன்பே என்றும் இன்பம்
தருமே...
{I bow to thee, Mother
Chorus: I bow to thee, Mother} (4)
ஆயிரம் ஆயுதம் எது வரும் போதும்
அன்பெனும் சக்தியை வென்றவர் இல்லை
காரிருள் நீங்கிடும் காலையில் மறுபடி
கிழக்கினில் ஒளி வருமே .
பேய்களும் நரிகளும் துரத்திடும் போதும்
பாதையில் பள்ளங்கள் பதுக்கிடும் போதும்
போர்க்களம் நடுவிலும் ரகசியமாக
பூ ஒன்று மலர்ந்திடுமே
விழுந்தோம்... எழுந்தோம்...
Saying one sky is not enough
Asking for many skies
Holding hands to fly away together
For a long time we lived in dreams
Now we hold hands
Even in death we will resist without separating
காற்றிலே காற்றிலே
ஈரங்கள் கூடுதே
கண்களின் நீர் அது
காற்றினில் சேருதே
Comfort, rhythm, and war
In between, the sound of life
If heard fully in the heart
It brings sweet joy...
நீயென்று நான் என்று தனியானது
இன்று நாம் என்று ஒன்றாகும் நிலை ஆனது ..
நெஞ்சோடு நேசித்த பந்தம் இது
இன்று கைசேர கண்ணீரே விலை ஆனது
Sky of opposition and mystery
Yet courage remains in the heart
Love will always
Give joy...
Even if a thousand weapons
Come facing us
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Light will arrive in the east
Even when devils and foxes
Chase us down
Even when ditches along the path
Trip us up
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
A flower will blossom
We fell... we rose...
In the breeze, in the breeze
Moisture increases
The tears from the eyes
Join in the wind
Being 'You' and 'I'
Made us separate
Today, becoming 'Us' as one
Has become our state
This is a bond cherished close to the heart
Tears became the price paid to unite today
Aayiram aayudham
Even if a thousand weapons
Edhu varum pothum
Come facing us
Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Kizakkinil oli varume
Light will arrive in the east
Peigalum narigalum
Even when devils and foxes
Thurathidum pothum
Chase us down
Paadhaiyil pallangal
Even when ditches along the path
Paduthidum pothum
Trip us up
Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
Poo ondru malarndhidumae
A flower will blossom
Vizundhom ….ezhundhom….
We fell... we rose...
Kaatrilae kaatrilae
In the breeze, in the breeze
Eerangal kooduthae
Moisture increases
Kangalin neer adhu
The tears from the eyes
Kaatrinil seruthae
Join in the wind
Nee endru naan endru
Being 'You' and 'I'
Thani aanathu
Made us separate
Indru naam endru ondraagum
Today, becoming 'Us' as one
Nilai aanathu
Has become our state
Nenjodu nesiththa bandham idhu
This is a bond cherished close to the heart
Indru kai sera kanneerae vilai aanathu
Tears became the price paid to unite today
Aayiram aayudham
Even if a thousand weapons
Edhu varum pothum
Come facing us
Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Kizakkinil oli varume
Light will arrive in the east
Peigalum narigalum
Even when devils and foxes
Thurathidum pothum
Chase us down
Paadhaiyil pallangal
Even when ditches along the path
Paduthidum pothum
Trip us up
Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
Poo ondru malarndhidumae
A flower will blossom
Nadhi pogum vaziyil yaarum
Anyone along the path of a river
Anai pottu thaduthida koodum
Can build a dam and stop it
Megathil anai poda vazhi illaiyae
But there is no way to dam the clouds
Nigazh kaalam kannin munnae
The present time before the eyes
Varungaalam kanavin pinnae
The future behind a dream
Vidhi podum kanakkirkku vidai illaiyae
There is no answer to the math posed by fate
Iravum pagalum nagarum
Night and day will keep moving
Veyilum mazaiyum thodaarum
Sun and rain will continue
Idhayam inaiyum tharunam
Will the moment when hearts unite
Varumaa..
Ever arrive?
Irulum oliyum pazhagum
Darkness and light become familiar
Vidinthum vidiyaa nimidam
A minute that dawns yet doesn't dawn
Vidinthaal vazhkkai thodangum
If it dawns, life begins
Kanava…
Is it a dream?
Peigalum narigalum
Even when devils and foxes
Thurathidum pothum
Chase us down
Paadhaiyil pallangal
Even when ditches along the path
Paduthidum pothum
Trip us up
Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
Poo ondru malarndhidumae
A flower will blossom
{Vandhae maatharam
{I bow to thee, Mother
Chorus : Vandhae maatharam} (4)
Chorus: I bow to thee, Mother} (4)
Oru vaanam podhaadhendru
Saying one sky is not enough
Pala vaanam ketppom endru
Asking for many skies
Kai korthu ondraaga paranthodavae
Holding hands to fly away together
Nedungaalam kanavil vaazhnthom
For a long time we lived in dreams
Ippothu kaigal korthom
Now we hold hands
Iranthaalum ethirppomae piriyaamalae
Even in death we will resist without separating
Idhamum padhamum yudham
Comfort, rhythm, and war
Idaiyil uyirin satham
In between, the sound of life
Idhayam muzhukka kettaal
If heard fully in the heart
Sugamae…
It brings sweet joy...
Ethirum pudhirum vaanam
Sky of opposition and mystery
Irunthum nenjil veeram
Yet courage remains in the heart
Anbae endrum inbam
Love will always
Tharumae…
Give joy...
Aayiram aayudham
Even if a thousand weapons
Edhu varum pothum
Come facing us
Anbenum sakthiyai vendravar illai
No one has ever defeated the power of love
Kaarirul neengidum kaalaiyil marubadi
Removing dark night, in the morning again
Kizakkinil oli varume
Light will arrive in the east
Peigalum narigalum
Even when devils and foxes
Thurathidum pothum
Chase us down
Paadhaiyil pallangal
Even when ditches along the path
Paduthidum pothum
Trip us up
Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga
Secretly, in the middle of a battlefield
Poo ondru malarndhidumae
A flower will blossom
Vizundhom ….ezhundhom….
We fell... we rose...
Kaatrilae kaatrilae
In the breeze, in the breeze
Eerangal kooduthae
Moisture increases
Kangalin neer adhu
The tears from the eyes
Kaatrinil seruthae
Join in the wind
Nee endru naan endru
Being 'You' and 'I'
Thani aanathu
Made us separate
Indru naam endru ondraagum
Today, becoming 'Us' as one
Nilai aanathu
Has become our state
Nenjodu nesiththa bandham idhu
This is a bond cherished close to the heart
Indru kai sera kanneerae vilai aanathu
Tears became the price paid to unite today
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This evocative composition from Madrasapattinam captures the triumph of love and human spirit amidst war, colonialism, and political turmoil. Set against the backdrop of 1940s Madras, the song asserts that no weapon or external adversity can ever conquer the enduring force of love. Using vivid imagery of nature, dawn following deep darkness, and flowers blooming on battlefields, it highlights hope and resilience in times of profound crisis. The narrative transitions from individual pain and separation ('You' and 'I') into a unified collective identity ('We'), intertwining personal romance with a nationalist urge for freedom. It expresses how true emotional bonds transcend barriers, turning sacrifice and tears into the foundation of togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Porkkalam naduvilum ragasiyamaaga / Poo ondru malarndhidumae”
Compares love blooming secretly in times of conflict to a delicate flower blossoming in the middle of a battlefield.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paadhaiyil pallangal / Paduthidum pothum”
Repetition of the 'P' consonant sound at the start of adjacent words to add rhythmic musicality.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)
“Irulum oliyum pazhagum / Vidinthum vidiyaa nimidam”
Juxtaposes darkness and light to symbolize fear versus hope and despair versus awakening.
Visual Imagery
“Nadhi pogum vaziyil yaarum / Anai pottu thaduthida koodum / Megathil anai poda vazhi illaiyae”
Evokes natural water currents and atmospheric elements to show that human emotion and nature cannot be artificially contained.
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Trivia
Madrasapattinam (2010), directed by A. L. Vijay, features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by late National Award-winning poet Na. Muthu Kumar. The film's soundtrack earned widespread critical acclaim for capturing the vintage musical essence of pre-independence India.
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