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Kaatrukku Kaatrukku

From Thulluvadho Ilamai · 2002

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Febi Mani, Harini, Sundar Rajan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thulluvadho Ilamai
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
13 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haaa….aaa…aan…haa…aaa..
Haaa…aaannn…haaaa…..haaa…aann..
Kaatrukku kaatrukku
Traffic signal illai
Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum
Petrorin kaaval illai
Girlsukkum boysukkum
Eepeco thaan ondrumillai
Kaatrukku kaatrukku
Traffic signal illai
Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum
Petrorin kaaval illai
Girlsukkum boysukkum
Eepeco thaan ondrumillai
Panithuli enbathenna
Pookkalukku greedamaa
Suthanthiram engalukku
Greedamaaga koodumaa
Panithuli enbathenna
Pookkalukku greedamaa
Suthanthiram engalukku
Greedamaaga koodumaa
Kaatrukku kaatrukku
Traffic signal illai
Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum
Petrorin kaaval illai
Girlsukkum boysukkum
Eepeco thaan ondrumillai
Natpu enbathil
Aangal ennadaa pengal ennadaa
Podaa po…
Vaanavililae vannam ezhukkum
Ooravu ondruthaan
Dhooram po…
…………………………
Nilavukku naamum
Sendru vaazhalaam
Rocket-il yeri pogalaam
Chorus :Oh yeah..
Male :Angellaam kidaikkaathu
World full tour
Ingaeyae vaangi pogalaam
Ada vyaalan graham angae
Thaan thaneer illaiyae nanbaa
Principal-ai angae thaan vaazha seiyalaam
Nam britney spears vayattrilthaan
Pambarangal vida vendum
Aina sabai angae
Vaa appeal seiyalaam
Kaatrukku kaatrukku
Traffic signal illai
Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum
Petrorin kaaval illai
Girlsukkum boysukkum
Eepeco thaan ondrumillai
Natpu enbathil
Aangal ennadaa pengal ennadaa
Podaa po…
Vaanavililae vannam ezhukkum
Ooravu ondruthaan
Dhooram po…
Internet kaadhal
Ini naamellaam
Illaama paathukkollalaam
Chorus :Oh yeah
Male :Athil yedhum sandhaegangal
Thondrinaal…
Telephone-il discuss pannalaam
Nee propose pannum pennodu
Friendship vakka koodaathae
Friendship vaitha pennukku
Propose pannaathae
Ada chatting panni paarthaethaan
Dating panna alaippomae
Dating adhan pinnaalae
Marriage seivomae
Kaatrukku kaatrukku
Traffic signal illai
Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum
Petrorin kaaval illai
Girlsukkum boysukkum
Eepeco thaan ondrumillai
Natpu enbathil
Aangal ennadaa pengal ennadaa
Podaa po…
Vaanavililae vannam ezhukkum
Ooravu ondruthaan
Dhooram po…
Haa... aa... aan... haa... aa...
Haa... aann... haa... haa... aan...
For the breeze, for the breeze,
there are no traffic signals.
For the cuckoo and the sparrow,
there is no parental guard.
Between girls and boys,
there is no IPC (penal code).
For the breeze, for the breeze,
there are no traffic signals.
For the cuckoo and the sparrow,
there is no parental guard.
Between girls and boys,
there is no IPC (penal code).
What is a dewdrop?
Is it a crown for flowers?
Can freedom become
a crown for us too?
What is a dewdrop?
Is it a crown for flowers?
Can freedom become
a crown for us too?
For the breeze, for the breeze,
there are no traffic signals.
For the cuckoo and the sparrow,
there is no parental guard.
Between girls and boys,
there is no IPC (penal code).
When it comes to friendship,
what does boy or girl matter?
Get out of here!
The only bond that draws colors across the rainbow
is this one...
Step aside!
...
We too can go
and live on the moon,
we can go by riding a rocket!
Chorus: Oh yeah...
Male: You won't get a world tour
up there,
so let's buy one here before we go!
Hey, on the planet Jupiter,
there's no water at all, buddy,
so let's make our principal live there!
Right on Britney Spears' belly,
we should spin tops!
To the United Nations over there,
come on, let's make an appeal!
For the breeze, for the breeze,
there are no traffic signals.
For the cuckoo and the sparrow,
there is no parental guard.
Between girls and boys,
there is no IPC (penal code).
When it comes to friendship,
what does boy or girl matter?
Get out of here!
The only bond that draws colors across the rainbow
is this one...
Step aside!
Internet romance—
from now on, let us all
make sure we stay away from it!
Chorus: Oh yeah!
Male: If any doubts about it
crop up...
we can discuss it over the phone!
Don't stay just friends
with the girl you propose to.
And to the girl who is your friend,
never propose love!
Hey, only after chatting online,
let's invite them on a date!
And right after dating,
let's get married!
For the breeze, for the breeze,
there are no traffic signals.
For the cuckoo and the sparrow,
there is no parental guard.
Between girls and boys,
there is no IPC (penal code).
When it comes to friendship,
what does boy or girl matter?
Get out of here!
The only bond that draws colors across the rainbow
is this one...
Step aside!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaatrukku Kaatrukku from the 2002 movie Thulluvadho Ilamai is a youth anthem celebrating unbound freedom, modern teenage friendship, and rebellion against restrictive societal rules. Comparing youth to wind that moves without traffic signals and birds that fly free without parental supervision, the song asserts that friendship transcends gender barriers and legal restrictions like the IPC.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Analogy / Simile (Uvamai)

Kaatrukku kaatrukku traffic signal illai

Compares youth's boundless freedom to wind moving without traffic signals and birds flying without parental restraint.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Panithuli enbathenna pookkalukku greedamaa

Compares a dewdrop resting on a flower to a royal crown, extending the metaphor to freedom serving as youth's crown.

Mohnai (Initial Consonance / Alliteration)

Kuyilukkum kuruvikkum / Petrorin kaaval illai

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines creating rhythm ('K' sound in Kaatrukku / Kuyilukkum).

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Trivia

Thulluvadho Ilamai marked the acting debut of Dhanush and the directorial debut of Selvaraghavan (though credited to Kasthuri Raja). The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and this track became an iconic youth anthem across Tamil Nadu colleges during the early 2000s.

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