Kaattu Sirukki
From Raavanan · 2010
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Raavanan2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kaatuchirukki iva | Who is this wild wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Male | |
| Oh.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Oh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kaatuchirukki iva | Who is this wild wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Female | |
| {Eeki minnal adikudhadi.. | {Sparks of lightning strike.. |
| Male :Yaathae | Male: Oh Mother! |
| Female :Eera kola thudikudhadi.. | Female: The wet heart throbs.. |
| Male :Yaathae} (2) | Male: Oh Mother!} (2) |
| Male | |
| Nachu manam machiniyodu | The pure heart along with sister-in-law |
| Machiniyodu maruguthadi | Yearns deeply for the sister-in-law |
| Ava nethiyula vacha pottula | In the bindi placed on her forehead |
| En nenjankuzhiyae ottuthae | My heart's pit gets stuck |
| Ava nethiyula vacha pottula | In the bindi placed on her forehead |
| En nenjankuzhiyae ottuthae | My heart's pit gets stuck |
| Ava paarvayil ellumbuga | Under her gaze, bones |
| Palpodiyaachae | Turn into fine tooth-powder |
| Female | |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kaatuchirukki iva | Who is this wild wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Male | |
| Yaaro evalo yaaro evalo | Who is she, whoever she is, who is she |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Female | |
| Thandai aninjava | The one wearing anklets |
| Kondai aarinjathum | When her hair bun loosened |
| Anda sarasaram pochu | The entire universe stood still |
| Male :Vandu thodamugam | Male: Seeing her face touched by bees |
| Kandu vanaantharam | The vast wilderness |
| Vaanguthae perum moochu | Heaves a deep sigh |
| Female | |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kaatuchirukki iva | Who is this wild wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Male | |
| Uchanthala vagittuvazhi | Along the parting of her hair on top |
| Otha manam alayudhadi | My lonely heart wanders |
| Odathtu vari pallathula | In the deep groove of the stream's path |
| Usir vizhunthu thavikkudhadi | My soul falls and struggles |
| Male | |
| Paazha pona manasu | This ruined mind |
| Pasi eduthu | Grows hungry |
| Konda pathiyatha murikudhadi | And breaks its observed fast |
| Paaran kalla sommanthu | Carrying a heavy boulder |
| Vazhi maranthu | Having lost its way |
| Oru naththa kutti nagaruthadi | A tiny snail crawls along |
| Male | |
| Kondai kaalu sevappum | The redness of her tied hair and feet |
| Mooku vanappum | And the charm of her nose |
| Enna kirukkunu sirikudhadi..ee.. | Laugh at me as if I am crazy..ee.. |
| Female | |
| Ohh..kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Ohh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kaatuchirukki iva | Who is this wild wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Male | |
| Yaaro evalo yaaro evalo | Who is she, whoever she is, who is she |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Female | |
| Thandai aninjava | The one wearing anklets |
| Kondai aarinjathum | When her hair bun loosened |
| Anda sarasaram pochu | The entire universe stood still |
| Male :Vandu thodamugam | Male: Seeing her face touched by bees |
| Kandu vanaantharam | The vast wilderness |
| Vaanguthae perum moochu | Heaves a deep sigh |
| Female | |
| …………………………… | …………………………… |
| Male | |
| Aehae….yaer kizhicha | Aehae…. Just as water flows |
| Thadathu vazhi | Through the path |
| Neer kizhuchu povathupol | Furrowed by a plow |
| Nee kizhucha kottu vazhi | Along the line you marked |
| Neeluthadi em pozhappu | My whole life stretches out, my dear |
| Female | |
| Aah…aaa..aaah ..aaa… | Aah…aaa..aaah ..aaa… |
| Male | |
| Ooraan kaattu kaniyae | Oh fruit of another's forest |
| Unna nenachu nenju | Thinking of you, my heart |
| Sappu kotti thudikuthadi.. | Smacks its lips and throbs.. |
| Yaathae idhu seriya illa thavara | Oh Mother, is this right or wrong? |
| Nenjil kathi sandai nadakuthadi | A fierce knife fight rages inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Unna munna niruthi | Placing you in front |
| Enna nadathi | And guiding me behind |
| Ketta vithi vanthu sirukuthadi | Cruel fate stands and laughs |
| Female | |
| Oaah.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Male :Oaah.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Male: Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Female | |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Male | |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo | Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder? |
| Maayamaai povalo | Will she vanish into thin air like magic? |
| Female | |
| {Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | {Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva | Who is this wild girl? |
| Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki | Wild wild girl, wild wild girl |
| Yaar kattu chirukki iva} (2) | Who is this wild girl?} (2) |
| Aaa..haaa…aaa…haaa….aaa.. | Aaa..haaa…aaa…haaa….aaa.. |
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
ஓ காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Oh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
{ ஈக்கி மின்னல்
அடிக்குதடி
யாத்தே
ஈர கொலக்
துடிக்குதடி
யாத்தே } (2)
{Sparks of lightning strike..
Male: Oh Mother!
Female: The wet heart throbs..
Male: Oh Mother!} (2)
நச்சு மனம்
மச்சினியோடு மச்சினியோடு
மருகுதடி அவ நெத்தியுல
வச்ச பொட்டுல என்
நெஞ்சாங்குழியே ஒட்டுதே
அவ நெத்தியுல வச்ச பொட்டுல
என் நெஞ்சாங்குழியே ஒட்டுதே
அவ பார்வையில் எலும்புக
பல்பொடி ஆச்சே
The pure heart along with sister-in-law
Yearns deeply for the sister-in-law
In the bindi placed on her forehead
My heart's pit gets stuck
In the bindi placed on her forehead
My heart's pit gets stuck
Under her gaze, bones
Turn into fine tooth-powder
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
யாரோ எவளோ
யாரோ எவளோ யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Who is she, whoever she is, who is she
Who is this wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
தண்டை அணிஞ்சவ
கொண்டை அரிஞ்சதும்
அண்டசராசரம் போச்சு
வண்டு தொடாமுகம்
கண்டு வனாந்தரம்
வாங்குதே பெருமூச்சு
The one wearing anklets
When her hair bun loosened
The entire universe stood still
Male: Seeing her face touched by bees
The vast wilderness
Heaves a deep sigh
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி காட்டுச்
சிறுக்கி காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
யார் காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
உச்சந்தலை
வகிடு வழி ஒத்த மனம்
அலையுதடி ஒதட்டு வரி
பள்ளத்துல உசிர் விழுந்து
தவிக்குதடி
Along the parting of her hair on top
My lonely heart wanders
In the deep groove of the stream's path
My soul falls and struggles
பாழாப் போன
மனசு பசியெடுத்து
கொண்ட பத்தியத்த
முறிக்குதடி பாராங்கல்ல
சொமந்து வழி மறந்து ஒரு
நத்தக்குட்டி நகருதடி
This ruined mind
Grows hungry
And breaks its observed fast
Carrying a heavy boulder
Having lost its way
A tiny snail crawls along
கொண்டக் காலு
செவப்பும் மூக்கு வனப்பும்
என்னக் கிறுக்குன்னு
சிரிக்குதடி
The redness of her tied hair and feet
And the charm of her nose
Laugh at me as if I am crazy..ee..
ஓ காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Ohh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
யாரோ எவளோ
யாரோ எவளோ யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Who is she, whoever she is, who is she
Who is this wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
தண்டை அணிஞ்சவ
கொண்டை அரிஞ்சதும்
அண்டசராசரம் போச்சு
வண்டு தொடாமுகம்
கண்டு வனாந்தரம்
வாங்குதே பெருமூச்சு
The one wearing anklets
When her hair bun loosened
The entire universe stood still
Male: Seeing her face touched by bees
The vast wilderness
Heaves a deep sigh
.......................
……………………………
ஏ ஹே ஏர்
கிழிச்ச தடத்து வழி
நீர் கிழிச்சு போவது
போல் நீ கிழிச்ச கோட்டு
வழி நீளுதடி எம்பொழப்பு
Aehae…. Just as water flows
Through the path
Furrowed by a plow
Along the line you marked
My whole life stretches out, my dear
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aah…aaa..aaah ..aaa…
ஊரான் காட்டு
கனியே உன்ன நெனச்சு
நெஞ்சு சப்புக்கொட்டித்
துடிக்குதடி யாத்தே இது
சரியா இல்ல தவறா
நெஞ்சில் கத்திச் சண்டை
நடக்குதடி
Oh fruit of another's forest
Thinking of you, my heart
Smacks its lips and throbs..
Oh Mother, is this right or wrong?
A fierce knife fight rages inside my heart
உன்ன முன்ன
நிறுத்தி என்ன நடத்தி
கெட்ட விதி வந்து
சிரிக்குதடி
Placing you in front
And guiding me behind
Cruel fate stands and laughs
ஓ காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
ஓ காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Male: Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
மழை கொடுப்பாளோ
இடி இடிப்பாளோ
மாயமாய் போவாளோ
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
{ காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி யார்
காட்டுச் சிறுக்கி இவ } (2)
ஆஆ ஹா ஆஆ ஹா ஆ
{Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Who is this wild girl?} (2)
Aaa..haaa…aaa…haaa….aaa..
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kaatuchirukki iva
Who is this wild wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Oh.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Oh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kaatuchirukki iva
Who is this wild wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
{Eeki minnal adikudhadi..
{Sparks of lightning strike..
Male :Yaathae
Male: Oh Mother!
Female :Eera kola thudikudhadi..
Female: The wet heart throbs..
Male :Yaathae} (2)
Male: Oh Mother!} (2)
Nachu manam machiniyodu
The pure heart along with sister-in-law
Machiniyodu maruguthadi
Yearns deeply for the sister-in-law
Ava nethiyula vacha pottula
In the bindi placed on her forehead
En nenjankuzhiyae ottuthae
My heart's pit gets stuck
Ava nethiyula vacha pottula
In the bindi placed on her forehead
En nenjankuzhiyae ottuthae
My heart's pit gets stuck
Ava paarvayil ellumbuga
Under her gaze, bones
Palpodiyaachae
Turn into fine tooth-powder
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kaatuchirukki iva
Who is this wild wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Yaaro evalo yaaro evalo
Who is she, whoever she is, who is she
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Thandai aninjava
The one wearing anklets
Kondai aarinjathum
When her hair bun loosened
Anda sarasaram pochu
The entire universe stood still
Male :Vandu thodamugam
Male: Seeing her face touched by bees
Kandu vanaantharam
The vast wilderness
Vaanguthae perum moochu
Heaves a deep sigh
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kaatuchirukki iva
Who is this wild wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Uchanthala vagittuvazhi
Along the parting of her hair on top
Otha manam alayudhadi
My lonely heart wanders
Odathtu vari pallathula
In the deep groove of the stream's path
Usir vizhunthu thavikkudhadi
My soul falls and struggles
Paazha pona manasu
This ruined mind
Pasi eduthu
Grows hungry
Konda pathiyatha murikudhadi
And breaks its observed fast
Paaran kalla sommanthu
Carrying a heavy boulder
Vazhi maranthu
Having lost its way
Oru naththa kutti nagaruthadi
A tiny snail crawls along
Kondai kaalu sevappum
The redness of her tied hair and feet
Mooku vanappum
And the charm of her nose
Enna kirukkunu sirikudhadi..ee..
Laugh at me as if I am crazy..ee..
Ohh..kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Ohh.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kaatuchirukki iva
Who is this wild wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Yaaro evalo yaaro evalo
Who is she, whoever she is, who is she
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Thandai aninjava
The one wearing anklets
Kondai aarinjathum
When her hair bun loosened
Anda sarasaram pochu
The entire universe stood still
Male :Vandu thodamugam
Male: Seeing her face touched by bees
Kandu vanaantharam
The vast wilderness
Vaanguthae perum moochu
Heaves a deep sigh
……………………………
……………………………
Aehae….yaer kizhicha
Aehae…. Just as water flows
Thadathu vazhi
Through the path
Neer kizhuchu povathupol
Furrowed by a plow
Nee kizhucha kottu vazhi
Along the line you marked
Neeluthadi em pozhappu
My whole life stretches out, my dear
Aah…aaa..aaah ..aaa…
Aah…aaa..aaah ..aaa…
Ooraan kaattu kaniyae
Oh fruit of another's forest
Unna nenachu nenju
Thinking of you, my heart
Sappu kotti thudikuthadi..
Smacks its lips and throbs..
Yaathae idhu seriya illa thavara
Oh Mother, is this right or wrong?
Nenjil kathi sandai nadakuthadi
A fierce knife fight rages inside my heart
Unna munna niruthi
Placing you in front
Enna nadathi
And guiding me behind
Ketta vithi vanthu sirukuthadi
Cruel fate stands and laughs
Oaah.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Male :Oaah.. kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Male: Oaah.. wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Maazha kodupaalo idi idipaalo
Will she bring rain, or strike with thunder?
Maayamaai povalo
Will she vanish into thin air like magic?
{Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
{Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva
Who is this wild girl?
Kaatuchirukki kaatuchirukki
Wild wild girl, wild wild girl
Yaar kattu chirukki iva} (2)
Who is this wild girl?} (2)
Aaa..haaa…aaa…haaa….aaa..
Aaa..haaa…aaa…haaa….aaa..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaatuchirukki from Mani Ratnam's 2010 film Raavanan is a rustic, emotionally raw track composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song captures the overpowering infatuation and internal moral conflict felt by the protagonist towards an alluring, untamed woman of the forest. The lyrics characterize her as an elemental force of nature—unpredictable like rain, thunder, or magic. Through rural imagery involving ploughed furrows, crawling snails, and wild flora, the song expresses how her sheer presence shatters his composure and disrupts his moral boundaries. His heart undergoes a fierce conflict between right and wrong as he realizes that cruel fate has bound his life to her irresistible spell.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“yaer kizhicha thadathu vazhi neer kizhuchu povathupol”
Compares the path of life extending behind her guidance to water flowing through a freshly plowed furrow.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Ava paarvayil ellumbuga palpodiyaachae”
Exaggerates the impact of her gaze, stating that her mere look turns bones into tooth powder.
Personification
“Kandu vanaantharam vaanguthae perum moochu”
Attributes human traits to the wilderness, depicting the forest as heaving a deep sigh upon seeing her beauty.
Second Letter Rhyme (Etukai)
“Thandai aninjava / Kondai aarinjathum”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow (Thandai / Kondai).
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Trivia
Kaatuchirukki was composed by A. R. Rahman for Mani Ratnam's Raavanan (2010), sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Sunitha Sarathy with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song's rustic arrangements reflect the tribal forest backdrop of the film, which presents a modern reinterpretation of the Ramayana through the antagonist's perspective.
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