Kaatru Veesum
From Neram · 2010
- Lyricist
- Vel Murugan
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Rajesh Murugesan
- Details
- Neram2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatru veesum un vaasam | The wind carries your fragrance |
| Kaaichal vanthathu yeno | Why did a fever come over me? |
| Vaanam engengum eeram | The sky is wet everywhere |
| Saaral vanthatheno | Why did a drizzle start? |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veesum un vaasam | The wind carries your fragrance |
| Kaaichal vanthathu yeno | Why did a fever come over me? |
| Vaanam engengum eeram | The sky is wet everywhere |
| Saaral vanthatheno | Why did a drizzle start? |
| Male | |
| Nee nadanthu sellum paadhaiyil | On the path where you walk |
| En kangal ennai vittu unnai sutrudhaeee | My eyes leave me and wander around you |
| Nee pesum azhagai ketkaiyil | When listening to the beauty of your speech |
| Konji pesum mazhaiyin azhagum thottru ponathae | Even the beauty of the lisping rain loses to it |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veesum un vaasam | The wind carries your fragrance |
| Kaaichal vanthathu yeno | Why did a fever come over me? |
| Vaanam engengum eeram | The sky is wet everywhere |
| Saaral vanthatheno | Why did a drizzle start? |
காற்று வீசும்
உன் வாசம் காய்ச்சல்
வந்தது ஏனோ வானம்
எங்கெங்கும் ஈரம்
சாரல் வந்ததேனோ
The wind carries your fragrance
Why did a fever come over me?
The sky is wet everywhere
Why did a drizzle start?
நீ என் நெஞ்சில்
பெய்யும் மழை
போல மாயமோ
நான் மிதக்கிறேன்
பறக்கிறேன்
சிரிக்கிறேன் அன்பே
The wind carries your fragrance
Why did a fever come over me?
The sky is wet everywhere
Why did a drizzle start?
காற்று வீசும்
உன் வாசம் காய்ச்சல்
வந்தது ஏனோ வானம்
எங்கெங்கும் ஈரம்
சாரல் வந்ததேனோ
On the path where you walk
My eyes leave me and wander around you
When listening to the beauty of your speech
Even the beauty of the lisping rain loses to it
நீ நடந்து செல்லும்
பாதையில் என் கண்கள்
என்னை விட்டு உன்னை
சுற்றுதே நீ பேசும் அழகை
கேட்கையில் கொஞ்சி பேசும்
மழலையின் அழகும் தோற்று
போனதே
The wind carries your fragrance
Why did a fever come over me?
The sky is wet everywhere
Why did a drizzle start?
எங்கேயும் நீயடி
போகுதே உயிரடி
வாழ்கிறேன் சாகிறேன்
இதென்ன மாயமோ
காற்று வீசும்
உன் வாசம் காய்ச்சல்
வந்தது ஏனோ வானம்
எங்கெங்கும் ஈரம்
சாரல் வந்ததேனோ
நீ என் நெஞ்சில்
பெய்யும் மழை
போல மாயமோ
நான் மிதக்கிறேன்
பறக்கிறேன்
சிரிக்கிறேன் அன்பே
Kaatru veesum un vaasam
The wind carries your fragrance
Kaaichal vanthathu yeno
Why did a fever come over me?
Vaanam engengum eeram
The sky is wet everywhere
Saaral vanthatheno
Why did a drizzle start?
Kaatru veesum un vaasam
The wind carries your fragrance
Kaaichal vanthathu yeno
Why did a fever come over me?
Vaanam engengum eeram
The sky is wet everywhere
Saaral vanthatheno
Why did a drizzle start?
Nee nadanthu sellum paadhaiyil
On the path where you walk
En kangal ennai vittu unnai sutrudhaeee
My eyes leave me and wander around you
Nee pesum azhagai ketkaiyil
When listening to the beauty of your speech
Konji pesum mazhaiyin azhagum thottru ponathae
Even the beauty of the lisping rain loses to it
Kaatru veesum un vaasam
The wind carries your fragrance
Kaaichal vanthathu yeno
Why did a fever come over me?
Vaanam engengum eeram
The sky is wet everywhere
Saaral vanthatheno
Why did a drizzle start?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song expresses the overwhelming feelings of love and yearning brought on by the mere presence or thought of a beloved. The protagonist feels a sweet, physical reaction like a fever when the breeze carries the lover's fragrance, and nature itself seems to align with this mood through gentle drizzling rains. The protagonist describes how their gaze compulsively follows the beloved along their path, and how the lover's sweet, gentle voice surpasses even the rhythmic beauty of rain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaatru veesum un vaasam / Kaaichal vanthathu yeno”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Kaatru' and 'Kaaichal'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kaaichal vanthathu yeno / Saaral vanthatheno”
The rhyming pattern created by ending lines with the sound 'yeno' / 'vanthatheno'.
Personification
“Konji pesum mazhaiyin azhagum thottru ponathae”
Attributing the human trait of affectionately lisping or talking ('Konji pesum') to the rain.
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Trivia
While 'Neram' is widely recognized as the 2013 bilingual hit film directed by Alphonse Puthren with music by Rajesh Murugesan, independent romantic tracks and short film compositions with lyrics by Vel Murugan also gained popularity under similar titles during this era.
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