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Lyrics & meaning

Kaatru Vegama Illai

From Kaalam Bathil Sollum · 1980

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Vani Jairam, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kaalam Bathil Sollum
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
6 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………..
Hae hae hae haeh…
Kaattru vegamaa illai kadhal vegamaa
Kaattru vegamaa illai kadhal vegamaa
Potti podalaama vaammaa potti podalaam
Kola maamayil kooda irukkaiyil
Kola maamayil kooda irukkaiyil
Konja thonuthae yaemmaa konja thonuthae
Kola maamayil kooda irukkaiyil
Konja thonuthae yaemmaa konja thonuthae
Kaattru vegamaa illai kadhal vegamaa
Potti podalaam vaaiyaa potti podalaam
Vinnukku neelam
Intha kangal itta pitchaiyo
Ponnukku manjal vannam
Kannam konda michchamo
Vinnukku neelam
Intha kangal itta pitchaiyo
Ponnukku manjal vannam
Kannam konda michchamo
Maalai Mayanguthu mayangattum vidammaa
Maiyal thodanguthu thodangattum kodammaa
Maalai Mayanguthu mayangattum vidammaa
Maiyal thodanguthu thodangattum kodammaa
Inbathin ellai engae
Etti etti sellumo
Ennangal pogum vegam
Ennai unnai vellumo
Inbathin ellai engae
Etti etti sellumo
Ennangal pogum vegam
Ennai unnai vellumo
Paattu pirakkuthu pirakkattum vidaiyyaa
Aasai nadhikkoru anaikkattu yaedhaiyyaa
Paattu pirakkuthu pirakkattum vidaiyyaa
Aasai nadhikkoru anaikkattu yaedhaiyyaa
Kaattru vegamaa illai kadhal vegamaa
Pachchai pul medaiyendru
Thendral enni kondatho
Pattu poo meththai meedhu
Thaththi thaththi sendrathi
Pachchai pul medaiyendru
Thendral enni kondatho
Pattu poo meththai meedhu
Thaththi thaththi sendrathi
Kadhal pavaniyil idhu oru vidhamaa
Kaana kidaiththathu manathukku idhamaa
Angae vaa thennajcholai
ondraiyondru pinnuthu
Ammaadi thennai polae
Unnai ullam ennuthu
Sontham anaikkuthu anaikkattum vidammaa
Sorkkapurikkukoru padikkattu yaethammaa
Kaattru vegamaa illai kadhal vegamaa
Potti podalaama vaammaa potti podalaam
Female : Potti podalaam vaaiyaa potti podalaam
...
Hey hey hey hey...
Is the wind faster, or is love faster?
Is the wind faster, or is love faster?
Shall we race? Come on, girl, let's race!
When a lovely peacock is by my side,
When a lovely peacock is by my side,
I feel like cuddling you; oh dear, I want to hold you close!
When a lovely peacock is by my side,
I feel like cuddling you; oh dear, I want to hold you close!
Is the wind faster, or is love faster?
Let's race, come on, my man, let's race!
Is the blue of the sky
a gift given by your eyes?
Is the yellow glow of gold
just what was left over from your cheeks?
Is the blue of the sky
a gift given by your eyes?
Is the yellow glow of gold
just what was left over from your cheeks?
The evening is swooning; let it swoon, let it be!
Passion is beginning; let it begin, give in to me!
The evening is swooning; let it swoon, let it be!
Passion is beginning; let it begin, give in to me!
Where is the boundary of pleasure?
Does it keep stretching further and further away?
Can the speed at which our thoughts travel
overtake both you and me?
Where is the boundary of pleasure?
Does it keep stretching further and further away?
Can the speed at which our thoughts travel
overtake both you and me?
A song is being born; let it be born, let it flow!
Can a dam ever hold back the river of desire?
A song is being born; let it be born, let it flow!
Can a dam ever hold back the river of desire?
Is the wind faster, or is love faster?
Thinking it was a stage of green grass,
did the gentle breeze mistake it so?
Over this soft, silky bed of flowers,
did it flutter and tiptoe along?
Thinking it was a stage of green grass,
did the gentle breeze mistake it so?
Over this soft, silky bed of flowers,
did it flutter and tiptoe along?
Is this a sight along love's procession?
Seeing this brings such sweet comfort to the heart!
Look over there, in the coconut grove,
the trees wrap around one another!
Oh my, just like those coconut palms,
my heart yearns to entwine with you!
Love embraces us; let it embrace, let it be!
Who needs stairs to reach paradise anymore?
Is the wind faster, or is love faster?
Shall we race? Come on, girl, let's race!
Female: Let's race, come on, my man, let's race!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaattru Vegamaa Illai Kadhal Vegamaa is a vibrant romantic duet in which a pair of lovers playfully debate whether the wind or love moves with greater speed. The male lover marvels at his partner's beauty with poetic hyperbole, suggesting that the sky derived its blue color as charity from her eyes and gold derived its hue from her radiant cheeks. In response, the female lover equates her surging feelings to a river of desire that no dam can contain. Surrounded by idyllic natural imagery—breezes skipping across grassy meadows like flower beds, and coconut palms intertwining—the song captures the joy of blossoming romance. Ultimately, both agree that the speed of human emotion and affection easily outpaces even the swiftest natural wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarnavu Navitchi)

“Vinnukku neelam Intha kangal itta pitchaiyo”

Exaggerating the heroine's beauty by claiming the sky borrowed its blue from her eyes and gold derived its color from her cheeks.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aasai nadhikkoru anaikkattu yaedhaiyyaa”

Describing human desire as an uncontainable river that cannot be blocked by a dam.

Personification (Tharkurippetratani)

“Pachchai pul medaiyendru Thendral enni kondatho”

Attributing human intent to the gentle breeze, portraying it as mistaking the grass meadow for a silk flower bed and skipping across it.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, this duet brings together the unique vocal pairing of Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam. The song features a lively conversational structure structured as a friendly lyrical competition ('potti') between the lead characters.

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