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Lyrics & meaning

Kaava Kaade

From Thandakaaranyam · 2024

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singers
Arivu, Reema
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Thandakaaranyam
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
8 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaava kaade kaava kaade
Thaai karuve kaava kaade
Thundaaduthe kaalam thaan
Perunkalir aadum kundru
Sarivadhu ngayam andru
Irum malai naadan endru
Nerungida vaa
Kadunchinam kannil kondu
Kalam pugazh veeram endru
Idukkarai yeri kondru
Kokkaraithu vaa
Neela mala koondhalena kaadirukkaa
Un ngyabaga poo soodikkondu naan alaiya
Alilaigal melezhundhu paatisaikka
Un aalingana vaasathula naan thilaikka
Senkodiyaa senkarumba
Neengaama unna serndhiruppen
Paththuthala raavanana
Moochodu thachi vaazhndhirupen
Vesakaara koottathare
Verarukkum enga vaale
Naalai engal naale thaan
Kallendhi villendhi
Karkalam kaiyil yendhi
Manmakkal padaiyodu varuvomae
Protect us, oh forest, protect us, oh forest!
Womb of our mother, protect us, oh forest!
Cruel time is tearing everything apart.
The hill where mighty bull elephants roam,
it is not right for it to fall.
As the ruler of the great dark mountain,
step forward and come close!
With fierce fury burning in your eyes,
with the courage that wins glory on the battlefield,
climbing the steep crags to strike down the enemy,
come roaring with a battle cry!
As the forest spreads like dark hair across the blue mountain,
I wander wearing the flower of your memories.
As banyan leaves rise up to sing a song,
I lose myself in the fragrant warmth of your embrace.
Are you a red flowering vine or sweet sugarcane?
I will stay by your side and never part.
Like the ten-headed Ravana,
I will live with you woven into my very breath.
You bunch of deceitful pretenders,
our sword will cut you down to the root!
Tomorrow will surely be our day!
Raising stones and wielding bows,
carrying the ancient Stone Age in our hands,
we, the children of the soil, will march as an army!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Thandakaaranyam is a passionate rally for indigenous land, justice, and resistance. It frames the ancestral forest both as a sacred motherly sanctuary—comparing it to a mother's womb and lush hair on a mountain—and as a battleground where native people must rise up against exploitative, deceitful forces threatening their home.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Thaai karuve kaava kaade”

The protective forest is directly equated to a mother's womb, emphasizing sanctuary and origin.

Simile

“Neela mala koondhalena kaadirukkaa”

The lush green forest covering the mountain is likened to long dark locks of hair falling over a blue hill.

Personification

“Alilaigal melezhundhu paatisaikka”

The rustling leaves of the banyan tree are personified as rising up to sing a song.

Rhyme / Assonance

“Kallendhi villendhi / Karkalam kaiyil yendhi”

Repetition of the rhythmic 'endhi' ending across lines creates strong musical cadence and momentum.

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Trivia

Thandakaaranyam (2024) is directed by Athiyan Athirai and produced by Pa. Ranjith's Neelam Social, featuring a powerful soundtrack composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics penned by Dr. Uma Devi.

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