Kaatrodu Pattam Pola
From Ayothi · 2015
- Lyricist
- Sarathi
- Singer
- Pradeep Kumar
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Ayothi2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu pattam pola | Like a kite drifting in the wind |
| Indha kaatrodu pattam pola | Like a kite in this wind |
| Kaatrodu pattam pola | Like a kite drifting in the wind |
| Indha vaazhkai thaan | This life is just like that |
| Ada yaar solla koodum | Oh, who can really say |
| Adhu pogum pokka than | Which way it will drift? |
| Male | |
| Kannaal kaanbathu | Will what we see with our eyes |
| Ingu poiyaai maaruma…? | Turn into an illusion here...? |
| Engo ponadhu | Will that which went far away |
| Ennidam vandhu seruma…? | Return to reach me...? |
| Male | |
| Oru deivam paakka vandhu | One deity came to witness |
| Oru deivam pochu indru | One deity departed today |
| Nam vaazhkai | Is our life |
| Eppodhum kannaamoochiya…? | Always a game of hide and seek...? |
| Indha man melae ippodhu | Upon this soil now |
| Naan thaan saatchiya…? | Am I the sole witness...? |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu pattam pola | Like a kite drifting in the wind |
| Indha vaazhkai thaan | This life is just like that |
| Ada yaar solla kodum | Oh, who can really say |
| Adhu pogum pokka than | Which way it will drift? |
| Male | |
| Pakkathula vaazhumbothu | When living right beside me |
| Unnarumai theriyala | I failed to realize your worth |
| Unnarumai theriyumbothu | When I realized your worth |
| Pakkam nee illa | You are no longer beside me |
| Male | |
| Thannanthani padagupola | Like a lone solitary boat |
| Thathalikkum vazhkai pola | Like a life struggling to afloat |
| Thandanaigal edhum illa | There is no greater punishment |
| Indha mannilae | On this earth than this |
| Male | |
| Neerilae poothalum | Even if it blooms in water |
| Pookkalin vaasangal | The fragrance of the flowers |
| Thanniyidam servathillaiyae | Does not belong to the water |
| Enna vidhiyo | What a cruel twist of fate |
| Male | |
| Anbilae anbilae | In deep love, in deep love |
| Indha manam vaaduthae | This heart is wilting away |
| Kannilae eeram seruthae | Moisture gathers in the eyes |
| Kallilae poovum pookkuthae | A flower blooms even from stone |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu pattam pola | Like a kite drifting in the wind |
| Indha vaazhkai thaan | This life is just like that |
| Ada yaar solla kodum | Oh, who can really say |
| Adhu pogum pokka than | Which way it will drift? |
| Male | |
| Kannaal kaanbathu | Will what we see with our eyes |
| Ingu poiyaai maaruma…? | Turn into an illusion here...? |
| Engo ponadhu ennidam | Will that which went far away |
| Vandhu seruma…? | Return to reach me...? |
| Male | |
| Oru deivam paakka vandhu | One deity came to witness |
| Oru deivam pochu indru | One deity departed today |
| Nam vaazhkai | Is our life |
| Eppodhum kannaamoochiya…? | Always a game of hide and seek...? |
| Indha man melae ippodhu | Upon this soil now |
| Naan thaan saatchiya…? | Am I the sole witness...? |
முனகல் :
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ
Like a kite drifting in the wind
Like a kite in this wind
Like a kite drifting in the wind
This life is just like that
Oh, who can really say
Which way it will drift?
காற்றோடு பட்டம் போல
இந்த காற்றோடு பட்டம் போல
காற்றோடு பட்டம் போல
இந்த வாழ்க்கை தான்
அட யார் சொல்ல கூடும்
அது போகும் போக்க தான்
Will what we see with our eyes
Turn into an illusion here...?
Will that which went far away
Return to reach me...?
கண்ணால் காண்பது
இங்கு பொய்யாய் மாறுமா…?
எங்கோ போனது என்னிடம்
வந்து சேருமா…?
One deity came to witness
One deity departed today
Is our life
Always a game of hide and seek...?
Upon this soil now
Am I the sole witness...?
ஒரு தெய்வம் பாக்க வந்து
ஒரு தெய்வம் போச்சு இன்று
நம் வாழ்கை எப்போதும்
கண்ணாம்பூச்சியா…?
இந்த மண் மேல இப்போது
நான் தான் சாட்சியா…?
Like a kite drifting in the wind
This life is just like that
Oh, who can really say
Which way it will drift?
காற்றோடு பட்டம் போல
இந்த வாழ்க்கை தான்
அட யார் சொல்ல கூடும்
அது போகும் போக்க தான்
When living right beside me
I failed to realize your worth
When I realized your worth
You are no longer beside me
பக்கத்துல வாழும்போது
உன்னருமை தெரியல
உன்னருமை தெரியும்போது
பக்கம் நீ இல்ல
Like a lone solitary boat
Like a life struggling to afloat
There is no greater punishment
On this earth than this
தன்னந்தனி படகுபோல
தத்தளிக்கும் வாழ்க்கை போல
தண்டனைகள் ஏதும் இல்ல
இந்த மண்ணுல
Even if it blooms in water
The fragrance of the flowers
Does not belong to the water
What a cruel twist of fate
நீரிலே பூத்தாலும்
பூக்களின் வாசங்கள்
தண்ணியிடம் சேர்வதில்லையே
என்ன விதியோ?
In deep love, in deep love
This heart is wilting away
Moisture gathers in the eyes
A flower blooms even from stone
அன்பிலே அன்பிலே
இந்த மனம் வாடுதே
கண்ணிலே ஈரம் சேருதே
கல்லிலே பூவும் பூக்குதே
Like a kite drifting in the wind
This life is just like that
Oh, who can really say
Which way it will drift?
காற்றோடு பட்டம் போல
இந்த வாழ்க்கை தான்
அட யார் சொல்ல கூடும்
அது போகும் போக்க தான்
Will what we see with our eyes
Turn into an illusion here...?
Will that which went far away
Return to reach me...?
கண்ணால் காண்பது
இங்கு பொய்யாய் மாறுமா…?
எங்கோ போனது என்னிடம்
வந்து சேருமா…?
One deity came to witness
One deity departed today
Is our life
Always a game of hide and seek...?
Upon this soil now
Am I the sole witness...?
ஒரு தெய்வம் பாக்க வந்து
ஒரு தெய்வம் போச்சு இன்று
நம் வாழ்கை எப்போதும்
கண்ணாம்பூச்சியா…?
இந்த மண் மேல இப்போது
நான் தான் சாட்சியா…?
Kaatrodu pattam pola
Like a kite drifting in the wind
Indha kaatrodu pattam pola
Like a kite in this wind
Kaatrodu pattam pola
Like a kite drifting in the wind
Indha vaazhkai thaan
This life is just like that
Ada yaar solla koodum
Oh, who can really say
Adhu pogum pokka than
Which way it will drift?
Kannaal kaanbathu
Will what we see with our eyes
Ingu poiyaai maaruma…?
Turn into an illusion here...?
Engo ponadhu
Will that which went far away
Ennidam vandhu seruma…?
Return to reach me...?
Oru deivam paakka vandhu
One deity came to witness
Oru deivam pochu indru
One deity departed today
Nam vaazhkai
Is our life
Eppodhum kannaamoochiya…?
Always a game of hide and seek...?
Indha man melae ippodhu
Upon this soil now
Naan thaan saatchiya…?
Am I the sole witness...?
Kaatrodu pattam pola
Like a kite drifting in the wind
Indha vaazhkai thaan
This life is just like that
Ada yaar solla kodum
Oh, who can really say
Adhu pogum pokka than
Which way it will drift?
Pakkathula vaazhumbothu
When living right beside me
Unnarumai theriyala
I failed to realize your worth
Unnarumai theriyumbothu
When I realized your worth
Pakkam nee illa
You are no longer beside me
Thannanthani padagupola
Like a lone solitary boat
Thathalikkum vazhkai pola
Like a life struggling to afloat
Thandanaigal edhum illa
There is no greater punishment
Indha mannilae
On this earth than this
Neerilae poothalum
Even if it blooms in water
Pookkalin vaasangal
The fragrance of the flowers
Thanniyidam servathillaiyae
Does not belong to the water
Enna vidhiyo
What a cruel twist of fate
Anbilae anbilae
In deep love, in deep love
Indha manam vaaduthae
This heart is wilting away
Kannilae eeram seruthae
Moisture gathers in the eyes
Kallilae poovum pookkuthae
A flower blooms even from stone
Kaatrodu pattam pola
Like a kite drifting in the wind
Indha vaazhkai thaan
This life is just like that
Ada yaar solla kodum
Oh, who can really say
Adhu pogum pokka than
Which way it will drift?
Kannaal kaanbathu
Will what we see with our eyes
Ingu poiyaai maaruma…?
Turn into an illusion here...?
Engo ponadhu ennidam
Will that which went far away
Vandhu seruma…?
Return to reach me...?
Oru deivam paakka vandhu
One deity came to witness
Oru deivam pochu indru
One deity departed today
Nam vaazhkai
Is our life
Eppodhum kannaamoochiya…?
Always a game of hide and seek...?
Indha man melae ippodhu
Upon this soil now
Naan thaan saatchiya…?
Am I the sole witness...?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaatrodu Pattam Pola' is a deeply emotional, philosophical reflection on the unpredictability and impermanence of human life. By comparing existence to a kite tossed helplessly in the wind or a lonely boat struggling on the water, the lyrics express grief, regret over unappreciated relationships, and existential pain in the face of destiny.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kaatrodu pattam pola / Indha vaazhkai thaan”
Compares human life to a kite flying uncontrollably in the wind, illustrating lack of control over one's fate.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Oru deivam paakka vandhu / Oru deivam pochu indru”
Refers to loved ones or noble people as divine beings ('deivam') who enter and exit life.
Contrast / Paradox
“Unnarumai theriyumbothu / Pakkam nee illa”
Contrasts realization of value with absence, highlighting the tragic irony of human emotional awareness.
Alliteration (Moai / Edhugai)
“Thannanthani padagupola / Thathalikkum vazhkai pola”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Tha' in 'Thannanthani' and 'Thathalikkum' creating rhythmic sorrow.
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Trivia
Sung by Pradeep Kumar with music by N. R. Raghunanthan and lyrics by Sarathi, this song serves as an emotional centerpiece capturing grief, humanity, and existential helplessness.
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