Kaatru Kuthirayile
From Kadhalan · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Sujatha Mohan, Minmini
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kadhalan1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaaaa….aaaaaa….aaaaa… | Aaaaa… aaaaaa… aaaaa… |
| Aaaaaa….aaaa….aaaaa…mmm…mmm… | Aaaaaa… aaaa… aaaaa… mmm… mmm… |
| Female | |
| Katru kudhiraiyilae | Upon the horse of the wind, |
| En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten | I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger. |
| Katru kudhiraiyilae | Upon the horse of the wind, |
| En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten | I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger. |
| Female | |
| Adhu netru nadandhadhanai | May it write upon your heart |
| Un nenjil ezhudhattumae | Everything that happened yesterday. |
| Chorus :Mmmmm….mmmmm | Chorus: Mmmmm… mmmmm |
| Female | |
| Atrangarai pudharil | Like the river foam caught and dancing |
| Sikki aadum nurai polae | Amidst the bushes on the riverbank, |
| Vetru giragathilae | When will we go to play together |
| Naam vilayada povadheppo…. | On an alien planet of our own? |
| Chorus | |
| Mmmm…..mmmm…. | Mmmm… mmmm… |
| Mmmm…..mmmm…. | Mmmm… mmmm… |
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆஆ....
ம்ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்.......
Aaaaa… aaaaaa… aaaaa…
Aaaaaa… aaaa… aaaaa… mmm… mmm…
காற்று குதிரையிலே
என் காற்குழல் தூது விட்டேன்
காற்று குதிரையிலே
என் காற்குழல் தூது விட்டேன்
Upon the horse of the wind,
I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger.
Upon the horse of the wind,
I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger.
அது நேற்று நடந்ததனாலே
உன் நெஞ்சில் எழுதட்டுமே
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்.......
May it write upon your heart
Everything that happened yesterday.
Chorus: Mmmmm… mmmmm
ஆற்றங்கரைப் புதரில்
சிக்கி ஆடும் நுரை போலே
வேற்று கிரகத்திலே நான்
விளையாட போவதெப்போ
Like the river foam caught and dancing
Amidst the bushes on the riverbank,
When will we go to play together
On an alien planet of our own?
ம்ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்.......
ம்ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்.......
Mmmm… mmmm…
Mmmm… mmmm…
Aaaaa….aaaaaa….aaaaa…
Aaaaa… aaaaaa… aaaaa…
Aaaaaa….aaaa….aaaaa…mmm…mmm…
Aaaaaa… aaaa… aaaaa… mmm… mmm…
Katru kudhiraiyilae
Upon the horse of the wind,
En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten
I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger.
Katru kudhiraiyilae
Upon the horse of the wind,
En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten
I have sent my dark tresses as a messenger.
Adhu netru nadandhadhanai
May it write upon your heart
Un nenjil ezhudhattumae
Everything that happened yesterday.
Chorus :Mmmmm….mmmmm
Chorus: Mmmmm… mmmmm
Atrangarai pudharil
Like the river foam caught and dancing
Sikki aadum nurai polae
Amidst the bushes on the riverbank,
Vetru giragathilae
When will we go to play together
Naam vilayada povadheppo….
On an alien planet of our own?
Mmmm…..mmmm….
Mmmm… mmmm…
Mmmm…..mmmm….
Mmmm… mmmm…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and deeply poetic passage captures a lover expressing her intense longing and surreal desire for intimacy. She poetically describes sending her dark hair carried by the wind as a messenger to etch memories of their encounter onto her beloved's heart. Using evocative natural imagery, she compares their helpless, passionate entanglement to foam caught swirling in bushes along a riverbank. Ultimately, she yearns to escape the eyes of the ordinary world and play freely with her lover on a completely secluded, alien world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Katru kudhiraiyilae En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten”
'Katru kudhirai' (Wind-horse) metaphorically frames the wind as a swift steed delivering messages, while 'Karkuzhal thoodhu' presents her dark hair as the messenger.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Atrangarai pudharil Sikki aadum nurai polae”
'Nurai polae' uses a simile to compare their restless, captive love play to fragile white river foam caught swirling inside riverbank thickets.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Katru kudhiraiyilae / Adhu netru nadandhadhanai”
Matching second consonants ('t-r') across lines creates a rhythmic cadence in 'Katru' and 'Netru'.
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Trivia
This delicate poetic sequence features music by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Vairamuthu from the landmark 1994 romantic thriller 'Kadhalan', directed by S. Shankar. Vairamuthu seamlessly blends ancient Sangam-style classical imagery (sending hair/wind as a messenger) with modern sci-fi themes ('Vetru giragam' or alien planet).
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