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Lyrics & meaning

Kaatukkulle Thiruvizha

From Thaai Sollai Thattadhe · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thaai Sollai Thattadhe
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
5 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Hoi… ohoho… hoi…
Salasalakkum aruviyakkaa malaiyilae
Thaavi sadhiraattam podugiraal tharaiyilae
Salasalakkum aruviyakkaa malaiyilae
Thaavi sadhiraattam podugiraal tharaiyilae
Kalakalakkum iyarkaiyammaa madiyilae
Kalakalakkum iyarkaiyammaa madiyilae
Aval kan mayangi odugindraal vazhiyilae
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Hoi… ohoho… hoi…
Thendral ennum
Kudhiraiyilae oorvalamaam
Maangal seervarisai
Thaangi varum vaaganamaam
Thendral ennum
Kudhiraiyilae oorvalamaam
Maangal seervarisai
Thaangi varum vaaganamaam
Mangalamaai moongililae naayanamaam
Mangalamaai moongililae naayanamaam
Pachai vaazhaiyudan maavilaiyum thoranamaam
Pachai vaazhaiyudan maavilaiyum thoranamaam
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Hoi… ohoho… hoi…
Vaasalilae varugavenbaal kuyilamma
Angae vandhavarai amargavenbaal kiliyamma
Vaasalilae varugavenbaal kuyilamma
Angae vandhavarai amargavenbaal kiliyamma
Aasaiyudan nadamiduvaal mayilammaa
Aasaiyudan nadamiduvaal mayilammaa
Indha azhagu kandaal
Thookkam kooda thondrumammaa
Indha azhagu kandaal
Thookkam kooda thondrumammaa
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa
Kanni ponnu manavizhaa
Sirikkum malargal soodi
Singaarikkum ponvizhaa
Hoi… ohoho… hoi…
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
Hoy... Ohoho... Hoy...
Gurgling on the mountain, sister waterfall
Leaps down and dances on the ground!
Gurgling on the mountain, sister waterfall
Leaps down and dances on the ground!
In the cheerful lap of Mother Nature,
In the cheerful lap of Mother Nature,
She runs along her path with dreamy eyes!
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
Hoy... Ohoho... Hoy...
Riding on a horse
Called the gentle breeze, the procession arrives!
And the deer are the carriers
Bringing all the wedding gifts!
Riding on a horse
Called the gentle breeze, the procession arrives!
And the deer are the carriers
Bringing all the wedding gifts!
Auspicious music plays from bamboo flutes,
Auspicious music plays from bamboo flutes,
Decorated with green banana trees and mango leaves!
Decorated with green banana trees and mango leaves!
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
Hoy... Ohoho... Hoy...
At the doorway, the cuckoo welcomes the guests,
And the parrot asks them to take a seat!
At the doorway, the cuckoo welcomes the guests,
And the parrot asks them to take a seat!
With eager joy, the peacock dances,
With eager joy, the peacock dances!
Looking at all this beauty,
Even peaceful sleep would softly arrive!
Looking at all this beauty,
Even peaceful sleep would softly arrive!
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
A festival in the forest,
A young girl's wedding day!
Wearing smiling flowers,
A golden celebration of dressing up!
Hoy... Ohoho... Hoy...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song vividly portrays the wilderness transformed into a grand wedding venue where nature itself hosts a celebration. The forest elements are allegorized: waterfalls dance like sisters, breeze acts as the ceremonial horse, deer bring wedding gifts, bamboo trees naturally play pipe music, while cuckoos and parrots act as gracious hosts welcoming guests. Kannadasan's evocative poetry paints a blissful picture of natural harmony and jubilation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Uruvagam)

Salasalakkum aruviyakkaa malaiyilae

Elements of nature such as the waterfall ('aruviyakkaa'), breeze, cuckoo, parrot, and peacock are personified as wedding participants, hosts, and performers.

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)

Salasalakkum aruviyakkaa malaiyilae

'Salasalakkum' mimics the rhythmic rustling sound of a flowing waterfall.

Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai

Kaattukkullae thiruvizhaa / Kanni ponnu manavizhaa

Rhythmic match of initial and second sound patterns in words like 'Kaattukkullae' and 'Kanni', and 'thiruvizhaa' and 'manavizhaa'.

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Trivia

This iconic song belongs to the 1961 M. G. Ramachandran starrer 'Thaai Sollai Thattadhe', produced by Devar Films. The music for the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by Kannadasan.

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