Kaatrodu Puyalai
From Rishi · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Rishi2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai | You came as a storm with the wind |
| Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai | You came as a tiger with the day |
| Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai | You came as thunder with the night |
| Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai | You came as light with the fire |
| Male | |
| Poovodu mullai vanthaai | You came as a thorn with the flower |
| Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai | You came as a seed with the soil |
| Porodu padaiyai vanthaai | You came as an army with the war |
| Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai | You came as a sword in the hand |
| Male | |
| Sila neram mazhaiyaay vanthaai | Sometimes you came as rain |
| Sila neram kudaiyaai vanthaai | Sometimes you came as an umbrella |
| Oru neram mezhugaai vanthaai | At times you came as soft wax |
| Oru neram irumbaai vanthaai | At times you came as hard iron |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai | You came as a storm with the wind |
| Pagalodu puliyai vanthaai | You came as a tiger with the day |
| Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai | You came as thunder with the night |
| Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai | You came as light with the fire |
| Male | |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai | You came as a storm with the wind |
| Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai | You came as a tiger with the day |
| Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai | You came as thunder with the night |
| Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai | You came as light with the fire |
| Male | |
| Poovodu mullai vanthaai | You came as a thorn with the flower |
| Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai | You came as a seed with the soil |
| Porodu padaiyai vanthaai | You came as an army with the war |
| Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai | You came as a sword in the hand |
| Male | |
| A … imayamalaiyai tholil thooki | Ah, carrying the Himalayan mountains on his shoulder |
| Irandu mylgal selbavan | He is the one who walks two miles |
| Viralgal theendi Seenachuvarai | Touching the Great Wall of China with his fingers |
| Virisal vizhathaan Seibavan | He is the one who causes cracks to appear on it |
| Thuppaki kaiyil alla | Carrying a gun not in his hands |
| Kannil kondu vaazhbhavan | He is the one who holds it in his eyes |
| Male | |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Male | |
| A… singakkootam oorvalam thaan | Ah, like a pride of lions marching on a procession |
| Povathai pol nadappavan | He is the one who walks with such grandeur |
| Theyvai endraal nilavai thooki | If needed, he would lift the moon |
| Thalayil vaithu thoonguvan | And sleep keeping it beneath his head |
| Avan thaaan irukkum idathil | In the very place where he resides |
| Udhikka nenaikkum Sooriyan | Even the Sun desires to rise |
| Male | |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi | Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai | You came as a storm with the wind |
| Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai | You came as a tiger with the day |
| Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai | You came as thunder with the night |
| Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai | You came as light with the fire |
| Male | |
| Poovodu mullai vanthaai | You came as a thorn with the flower |
| Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai | You came as a seed with the soil |
| Porodu padaiyai vanthaai | You came as an army with the war |
| Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai | You came as a sword in the hand |
| Male | |
| Sila neram mazhaiyaay vanthaai | Sometimes you came as rain |
| Sila neram kudaiyaai vanthaai | Sometimes you came as an umbrella |
| Oru neram mezhugaai vanthaai | At times you came as soft wax |
| Oru neram irumbaai vanthaai | At times you came as hard iron |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai | You came as a storm with the wind |
| Pagalodu puliyai vanthaai | You came as a tiger with the day |
| Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai | You came as thunder with the night |
| Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai | You came as light with the fire |
ஆண்
: காற்றோடு புயலாய் வந்தாய்
பகலோடு புலியாய் வந்தாய்
இரவோடு இடியாய் வந்தாய்
தீயோடு ஒளியாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a storm with the wind
You came as a tiger with the day
You came as thunder with the night
You came as light with the fire
பூவோடு முள்ளாய் வந்தாய்
மண்ணோடு விதையாய் வந்தாய்
போரோடு படையாய் வந்தாய்
கையேடு வாளாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a thorn with the flower
You came as a seed with the soil
You came as an army with the war
You came as a sword in the hand
ஆண்
: சில நேரம் மழையாய் வந்தாய்
சில நேரம் குடையாய் வந்தாய்
ஒரு நேரம் மெழுகாய் வந்தாய்
ஒரு நேரம் இரும்பாய் வந்தாய்
Sometimes you came as rain
Sometimes you came as an umbrella
At times you came as soft wax
At times you came as hard iron
காற்றோடு புயலாய் வந்தாய்
பகலோடு புலியாய் வந்தாய்
இரவோடு இடியாய் வந்தாய்
தீயோடு ஒளியாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a storm with the wind
You came as a tiger with the day
You came as thunder with the night
You came as light with the fire
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
காற்றோடு புயலாய் வந்தாய்
பகலோடு புலியாய் வந்தாய்
இரவோடு இடியாய் வந்தாய்
தீயோடு ஒளியாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a storm with the wind
You came as a tiger with the day
You came as thunder with the night
You came as light with the fire
பூவோடு முள்ளாய் வந்தாய்
மண்ணோடு விதையாய் வந்தாய்
போரோடு படையாய் வந்தாய்
கையேடு வாளாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a thorn with the flower
You came as a seed with the soil
You came as an army with the war
You came as a sword in the hand
ஏ.....இமையமளையாய் தோளில் தூக்கி
இரண்டு மைல்கள் செல்பவன்
விரல்கள் தீண்டி சீனச்சுவராய்
விரிசல் விழுந்தான் செய்பவன்
துப்பாக்கி கையை அல்ல
கண்ணில் கொண்டு வாழ்பவன்
Ah, carrying the Himalayan mountains on his shoulder
He is the one who walks two miles
Touching the Great Wall of China with his fingers
He is the one who causes cracks to appear on it
Carrying a gun not in his hands
He is the one who holds it in his eyes
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
ஏ.....சிங்கக்கூட்டம் ஊர்வலம்தான்
போவதை போல் நடப்பவன்
தீயவை என்றால் நிலவை தூக்கி
தலையில் வைத்து தூங்குவான்
அவன்தான் இருக்கும் இடத்தில்
உதைக்க நெனைக்கும் சூரியன்
Ah, like a pride of lions marching on a procession
He is the one who walks with such grandeur
If needed, he would lift the moon
And sleep keeping it beneath his head
In the very place where he resides
Even the Sun desires to rise
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி ரிஷி
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
காற்றோடு புயலாய் வந்தாய்
பகலோடு புலியாய் வந்தாய்
இரவோடு இடியாய் வந்தாய்
தீயோடு ஒளியாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a storm with the wind
You came as a tiger with the day
You came as thunder with the night
You came as light with the fire
பூவோடு முள்ளாய் வந்தாய்
மண்ணோடு விதையாய் வந்தாய்
போரோடு படையாய் வந்தாய்
கையேடு வாளாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a thorn with the flower
You came as a seed with the soil
You came as an army with the war
You came as a sword in the hand
சில நேரம் மழையாய் வந்தாய்
சில நேரம் குடையாய் வந்தாய்
ஒரு நேரம் மெழுகாய் வந்தாய்
ஒரு நேரம் இரும்பாய் வந்தாய்
Sometimes you came as rain
Sometimes you came as an umbrella
At times you came as soft wax
At times you came as hard iron
காற்றோடு புயலாய் வந்தாய்
பகலோடு புலியாய் வந்தாய்
இரவோடு இடியாய் வந்தாய்
தீயோடு ஒளியாய் வந்தாய்
You came as a storm with the wind
You came as a tiger with the day
You came as thunder with the night
You came as light with the fire
Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai
You came as a storm with the wind
Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai
You came as a tiger with the day
Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai
You came as thunder with the night
Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai
You came as light with the fire
Poovodu mullai vanthaai
You came as a thorn with the flower
Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai
You came as a seed with the soil
Porodu padaiyai vanthaai
You came as an army with the war
Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai
You came as a sword in the hand
Sila neram mazhaiyaay vanthaai
Sometimes you came as rain
Sila neram kudaiyaai vanthaai
Sometimes you came as an umbrella
Oru neram mezhugaai vanthaai
At times you came as soft wax
Oru neram irumbaai vanthaai
At times you came as hard iron
Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai
You came as a storm with the wind
Pagalodu puliyai vanthaai
You came as a tiger with the day
Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai
You came as thunder with the night
Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai
You came as light with the fire
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai
You came as a storm with the wind
Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai
You came as a tiger with the day
Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai
You came as thunder with the night
Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai
You came as light with the fire
Poovodu mullai vanthaai
You came as a thorn with the flower
Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai
You came as a seed with the soil
Porodu padaiyai vanthaai
You came as an army with the war
Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai
You came as a sword in the hand
A … imayamalaiyai tholil thooki
Ah, carrying the Himalayan mountains on his shoulder
Irandu mylgal selbavan
He is the one who walks two miles
Viralgal theendi Seenachuvarai
Touching the Great Wall of China with his fingers
Virisal vizhathaan Seibavan
He is the one who causes cracks to appear on it
Thuppaki kaiyil alla
Carrying a gun not in his hands
Kannil kondu vaazhbhavan
He is the one who holds it in his eyes
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
A… singakkootam oorvalam thaan
Ah, like a pride of lions marching on a procession
Povathai pol nadappavan
He is the one who walks with such grandeur
Theyvai endraal nilavai thooki
If needed, he would lift the moon
Thalayil vaithu thoonguvan
And sleep keeping it beneath his head
Avan thaaan irukkum idathil
In the very place where he resides
Udhikka nenaikkum Sooriyan
Even the Sun desires to rise
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Rishi rishi rishi rishi rishi
Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai
You came as a storm with the wind
Pagalodu puliyaai vanthaai
You came as a tiger with the day
Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai
You came as thunder with the night
Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai
You came as light with the fire
Poovodu mullai vanthaai
You came as a thorn with the flower
Mannodu vithaiyai vanthaai
You came as a seed with the soil
Porodu padaiyai vanthaai
You came as an army with the war
Kaiyodu vaalai vanthaai
You came as a sword in the hand
Sila neram mazhaiyaay vanthaai
Sometimes you came as rain
Sila neram kudaiyaai vanthaai
Sometimes you came as an umbrella
Oru neram mezhugaai vanthaai
At times you came as soft wax
Oru neram irumbaai vanthaai
At times you came as hard iron
Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai
You came as a storm with the wind
Pagalodu puliyai vanthaai
You came as a tiger with the day
Iravodu idiyaai vanthaai
You came as thunder with the night
Theeyodu oliyaai vanthaai
You came as light with the fire
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a high-octane hero-introduction and character-defining track for the title character Rishi from the 2001 film Rishi. Sung by Shankar Mahadevan with energetic composition by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the lyrics celebrate the multi-faceted, formidable, and adaptable nature of the protagonist. He is depicted as both a ferocious force of nature—like a storm, tiger, or thunder—and a protective companion like rain or an umbrella.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Imagery
“Kaatrodu puyalaai vanthaai”
The lyrics rely heavily on metaphors comparing the hero to elements of nature (storm, fire, rain) and formidable human weapons (sword, army).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Viralgal theendi Seenachuvarai Virisal vizhathaan Seibavan”
Extravagant exaggeration is used to exalt the protagonist's strength, such as carrying the Himalayas or causing cracks in the Great Wall of China with a mere touch.
Juxtaposition / Antithesis
“Oru neram mezhugaai vanthaai / Oru neram irumbaai vanthaai”
Contrasting qualities like soft wax (mezhugu) versus hard iron (irumbu), or rain versus umbrella are placed together to show his adaptable dual nature.
Anaphora / Rhyme Pattern (Emonai & Etukai)
“Sila neram mazhaiyaay vanthaai / Sila neram kudaiyaai vanthaai”
Repetitive phrase structure ending with 'vanthaai' creates a rhythmic, chant-like musical flow throughout the verses.
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Trivia
Rishi (2001) stars Sarathkumar in a dual role. The album was one of the early action soundtrack collaborations between composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and director Sundar C.
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