Kaatru Veliyil
From Un Samayal Arayil · 2014
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Un Samayal Arayil2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren | I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind. |
| Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren | I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves. |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren | I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind. |
| Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren | I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves. |
| Oru kadal pol indha iravu thoongavillai manadhu | Like a vast ocean tonight, my heart cannot sleep. |
| Miga uyarathil andha nilavu | That moon hangs at a great height. |
| Mangalaana kanavu mangalaana kanavu | A hazy dream, a hazy dream. |
| Sandhikkavum illai pirindhidavum illai | We have not met, nor have we separated. |
| Maunathin mayakkam idhu | This is an intoxicating spell of silence. |
| Oru vaarthaikku thavikkiradhu | It aches desperately for just a single word. |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren | I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind. |
| Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren | I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves. |
| Male | |
| Pul vazhiyil udhirndhu kidappadhu | What lies fallen along the grassy path, |
| Pookkal alla en kangal | Are not flowers, but my longing eyes. |
| Pul vaanil minni thavippadhu | What glimmers and yearns in the sky, |
| Meengal alla en nenjam | Are not stars, but my aching heart. |
| Sandhikkavum illai pirindhidavum illai | We have not met, nor have we separated. |
| Maunathin mayakkam idhu | This is an intoxicating spell of silence. |
| Oru vaarthaikku thavikkiradhu | It aches desperately for just a single word. |
| Male | |
| Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren | I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind. |
| Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren | I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves. |
காற்றுவெளியில் உன்னை
கூவி அழைக்கின்றேன்
மோதும் அலையில் உன்னை
தேடித் தவிக்கின்றேன்
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
காற்றுவெளியில் உன்னை
கூவி அழைக்கின்றேன்
மோதும் அலையில் உன்னை
தேடி தவிக்கின்றேன்
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
Like a vast ocean tonight, my heart cannot sleep.
That moon hangs at a great height.
A hazy dream, a hazy dream.
We have not met, nor have we separated.
This is an intoxicating spell of silence.
It aches desperately for just a single word.
ஒரு கடலை போல் இந்த இரவு
தூங்கவில்லை மனது
மிக உயரத்தில் அந்த நிலவு
மங்கலான கனவு மங்கலான கனவு
சந்திக்கவும் இல்லை பிரிந்திடவும் இல்லை
மௌனத்தின் மயக்கம் இது
ஒரு வார்த்தைக்கு தவிக்கிறது
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
காற்றுவெளியில் உன்னை
கூவி அழைக்கின்றேன்
மோதும் அலையில் உன்னை
தேடித் தவிக்கின்றேன்
What lies fallen along the grassy path,
Are not flowers, but my longing eyes.
What glimmers and yearns in the sky,
Are not stars, but my aching heart.
We have not met, nor have we separated.
This is an intoxicating spell of silence.
It aches desperately for just a single word.
புல் வழியில் உதிர்ந்து கிடப்பது
பூக்கள் அல்ல என் கண்கள்
புல் வானில் மின்னித் தவிப்பது
மீன்கள் அல்ல என் நெஞ்சம்
சந்திக்கவும் இல்லை பிரிந்திடவும் இல்லை
மௌனத்தின் மயக்கம் இது
ஒரு வார்த்தைக்கு தவிக்கிறது
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
காற்றுவெளியில் உன்னை
கூவி அழைக்கின்றேன்
மோதும் அலையில் உன்னை
தேடித் தவிக்கின்றேன்
Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
Oru kadal pol indha iravu thoongavillai manadhu
Like a vast ocean tonight, my heart cannot sleep.
Miga uyarathil andha nilavu
That moon hangs at a great height.
Mangalaana kanavu mangalaana kanavu
A hazy dream, a hazy dream.
Sandhikkavum illai pirindhidavum illai
We have not met, nor have we separated.
Maunathin mayakkam idhu
This is an intoxicating spell of silence.
Oru vaarthaikku thavikkiradhu
It aches desperately for just a single word.
Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
Pul vazhiyil udhirndhu kidappadhu
What lies fallen along the grassy path,
Pookkal alla en kangal
Are not flowers, but my longing eyes.
Pul vaanil minni thavippadhu
What glimmers and yearns in the sky,
Meengal alla en nenjam
Are not stars, but my aching heart.
Sandhikkavum illai pirindhidavum illai
We have not met, nor have we separated.
Maunathin mayakkam idhu
This is an intoxicating spell of silence.
Oru vaarthaikku thavikkiradhu
It aches desperately for just a single word.
Kaatru veliyil unnai koovi azhaikkindren
I call out to you in the open expanse of the wind.
Modhum alaiyil unnai thaedi thavikkindren
I search for you and suffer amid the crashing waves.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song conveys a profound sense of romantic yearning and emotional limbo. The speaker calls out to an elusive beloved across nature's vastness—in the wind, waves, and night sky. Trapped in a state of silent enchantment where they have neither officially met nor truly separated, the speaker hungers for even a single word of connection while enduring a sleepless, dreamlike night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Oru kadal pol indha iravu thoongavillai manadhu”
Compares the restless, vast night to an ocean ('Oru kadal pol indha iravu').
Paradox / Anti-thesis
“Sandhikkavum illai pirindhidavum illai”
Expresses emotional limbo through contradictory states of neither meeting nor parting.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Pookkal alla en kangal ... Meengal alla en nenjam”
Compares fallen eyes on the grass to dropped flowers, and the longing heart to stars in the sky.
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Trivia
The film 'Un Samayal Arayil' (2014) was directed by Prakash Raj, who also starred alongside Sneha. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The song's opening imagery pays homage to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's iconic poem 'Kaatru Veliyidai Kannamma'.
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