Kaiveesum Male
From Strawberry · 2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai | O waving breeze, where were you? |
| Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai | You are longing to say something. |
| Nee paadhi mudintha paadal | You are a song half-finished. |
| Unn kannil enna thaedal | What is this search in your eyes? |
| Iravaana veyil neeya | Are you sunlight turned into night? |
| Sarugaana vaasam neeyaa.. | Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves? |
| Azhagae..aaa….aa…aaa…. | Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai | O waving breeze, where were you? |
| Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai | You are longing to say something. |
| Male | |
| Kaattralaiya ninaivalaiya | Is it a wave of wind or a wave of memory? |
| Nee enbathu yaaradhu | Who is it that you truly are? |
| Kann simittum natchathiram | The twinkling star |
| Kann kalangi minnudhu | Shines with tear-filled eyes. |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna vennila | A little, little moon, |
| Sithari pona minnala | Or a scattered lightning bolt? |
| Sogam kannila | Sadness fills your eyes. |
| Neeyum indha mannila | On this earth, |
| Nindru pona thendrala | Are you a gentle breeze that has halted? |
| Kaayam nenjila | There is a wound in your heart. |
| Male | |
| Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai | O waving breeze, where were you? |
| Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai | You are longing to say something. |
| Male | |
| Vaarthai illa kavithai unnai | A wordless poem you are, |
| Yaar kizhithu pottadhu | Who tore you apart and threw you away? |
| Vandhadhu yaen paarthadhu yaen | Why did you come, why did you look? |
| En idhayam kettadhu | My heart asks this. |
| Male | |
| Enna solla ennudho | What is it trying to say? |
| Thandhai thaayai thaedutho | Is it searching for its father and mother? |
| Valigal koodutho | Are the pains increasing? |
| Vaasam tholaitha mullaiya | Are you a jasmine that lost its scent? |
| Vaazhkkai unakku illaiya | Is there no life left for you? |
| Deivam illaiyaa.. | Is there no God? |
| Male | |
| Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai | O waving breeze, where were you? |
| Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai | You are longing to say something. |
| Nee paadhi mudintha paadal | You are a song half-finished. |
| Unn kannil enna thaedal | What is this search in your eyes? |
| Iravaana veyil neeya | Are you sunlight turned into night? |
| Sarugaana vaasam neeyaa.. | Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves? |
| Azhagae..aaa….aa…aaa….aa..aaa | Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
கை வீசும் காற்றே எங்கிருந்தாய்
ஏதோ நீ சொல்ல ஏங்குகிறாய்
நீ பாதி முடிந்த பாடல்
உன் கண்ணில் என்ன தேடல்
இரவானா வெயில் நீயா
சருகான வாசம் நீயே
அழகே.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ......
O waving breeze, where were you?
You are longing to say something.
You are a song half-finished.
What is this search in your eyes?
Are you sunlight turned into night?
Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves?
Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah...
கை வீசும் காற்றே எங்கிருந்தாய்
ஏதோ நீ சொல்ல ஏங்குகிறாய்
O waving breeze, where were you?
You are longing to say something.
காற்றலையா நினைவலையா
நீ என்பது யாரது
கண் சிமிட்டும் நட்சத்திரம்
கண் கலங்கி மின்னுது
Is it a wave of wind or a wave of memory?
Who is it that you truly are?
The twinkling star
Shines with tear-filled eyes.
சின்ன சின்ன வெண்ணிலா
சிதறி போன மின்னலா
சோகம் கண்ணிலா
நீயும் இந்த மண்ணிலா
நின்று போன தென்றலா
காயம் நெஞ்சில
A little, little moon,
Or a scattered lightning bolt?
Sadness fills your eyes.
On this earth,
Are you a gentle breeze that has halted?
There is a wound in your heart.
கை வீசும் காற்றே எங்கிருந்தாய்
ஏதோ நீ சொல்ல ஏங்குகிறாய்
O waving breeze, where were you?
You are longing to say something.
வார்த்தை இல்லா கவிதை உன்னை
யார் கிழித்து போட்டது
வந்தது ஏன் பார்த்தது ஏன்
என் இதயம் கேட்டது
A wordless poem you are,
Who tore you apart and threw you away?
Why did you come, why did you look?
My heart asks this.
என்ன சொல்ல எண்ணுதோ
தந்தை தாயி தேடுதோ
வழிகள் கூடுதோ
வாசம் தொலைத்த முல்லையோ
வாழ்க்கை உனக்கு இல்லையா
தெய்வம் இல்லையா....
What is it trying to say?
Is it searching for its father and mother?
Are the pains increasing?
Are you a jasmine that lost its scent?
Is there no life left for you?
Is there no God?
கை வீசும் காற்றே எங்கிருந்தாய்
ஏதோ நீ சொல்ல ஏங்குகிறாய்
நீ பாதி முடிந்த பாடல்
உன் கண்ணில் என்ன தேடல்
இரவானா வெயில் நீயா
சருகான வாசம் நீயே
அழகே.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ......
O waving breeze, where were you?
You are longing to say something.
You are a song half-finished.
What is this search in your eyes?
Are you sunlight turned into night?
Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves?
Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai
O waving breeze, where were you?
Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai
You are longing to say something.
Nee paadhi mudintha paadal
You are a song half-finished.
Unn kannil enna thaedal
What is this search in your eyes?
Iravaana veyil neeya
Are you sunlight turned into night?
Sarugaana vaasam neeyaa..
Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves?
Azhagae..aaa….aa…aaa….
Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah...
Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai
O waving breeze, where were you?
Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai
You are longing to say something.
Kaattralaiya ninaivalaiya
Is it a wave of wind or a wave of memory?
Nee enbathu yaaradhu
Who is it that you truly are?
Kann simittum natchathiram
The twinkling star
Kann kalangi minnudhu
Shines with tear-filled eyes.
Chinna chinna vennila
A little, little moon,
Sithari pona minnala
Or a scattered lightning bolt?
Sogam kannila
Sadness fills your eyes.
Neeyum indha mannila
On this earth,
Nindru pona thendrala
Are you a gentle breeze that has halted?
Kaayam nenjila
There is a wound in your heart.
Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai
O waving breeze, where were you?
Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai
You are longing to say something.
Vaarthai illa kavithai unnai
A wordless poem you are,
Yaar kizhithu pottadhu
Who tore you apart and threw you away?
Vandhadhu yaen paarthadhu yaen
Why did you come, why did you look?
En idhayam kettadhu
My heart asks this.
Enna solla ennudho
What is it trying to say?
Thandhai thaayai thaedutho
Is it searching for its father and mother?
Valigal koodutho
Are the pains increasing?
Vaasam tholaitha mullaiya
Are you a jasmine that lost its scent?
Vaazhkkai unakku illaiya
Is there no life left for you?
Deivam illaiyaa..
Is there no God?
Kai veesum kaattrae engirunthaai
O waving breeze, where were you?
Yaedho nee solla yaengugiraai
You are longing to say something.
Nee paadhi mudintha paadal
You are a song half-finished.
Unn kannil enna thaedal
What is this search in your eyes?
Iravaana veyil neeya
Are you sunlight turned into night?
Sarugaana vaasam neeyaa..
Are you a fragrance turned into dry leaves?
Azhagae..aaa….aa…aaa….aa..aaa
Oh beautiful one... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kai Veesum Kaattrae is a soulful, melancholic track from the film Strawberry (2015). The song reflects the tragedy of a child's spirit who met an untimely, unfair end. Expressed through poignant metaphors, the narrator addresses the lingering soul, describing it as an unfinished song, a wordless poem torn into pieces, and a starry eye filled with tears. The narrator questions the tragic circumstances of its death, searching for answers behind its silent sorrow and unanswered longing for maternal and paternal warmth. The lyrics invoke deep empathy and question divine justice, painting a vivid picture of innocence cut short and lingering unresolved in the world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Nee paadhi mudintha paadal”
The soul/child is directly compared to an unfinished song ('paadhi mudintha paadal') and a wordless poem ('vaarthai illa kavithai').
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Iravaana veyil neeya”
The phrase combines 'iravu' (night) and 'veyil' (sunlight/heat), describing a paradoxical state of darkness existing within brightness.
Personification
“Kann simittum natchathiram / Kann kalangi minnudhu”
A twinkling star is personified as having eyes filled with tears ('kann kalangi minnudhu').
Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Chinna chinna vennila / Sithari pona minnala”
Consistent end-rhyming sound pattern with 'la' across successive lines: vennila, minnala, mannila, thendrala.
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Trivia
Strawberry (2015) was written, directed, produced by, and starred lyricist Pa. Vijay in his directorial debut. The film's musical score and songs were composed by Taj Noor. The emotional song 'Kai Veesum Kaattrae' serves as the emotional core of the film's storyline concerning child safety and tragic loss.
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