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Lyrics & meaning

Karaiyora Kaatru

From Pagalil Pournami · 1990

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Pagalil Pournami
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Kaadhodu thaan koorudho
Lala laala laala laalaa lala laala laala laa
Lala laala laala laalaa lala laala laala laa
………………………….
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Kaadhodu thaan koorudho
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Kaadhodu thaan koorudho
Dhinam thoodhu pogum megam
Pani thooral podudho
Female :Oru dhevan dheviyaaga
Iru jeevan koodudho
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Vaanavil thaan oru
Vanjiyaai vandhaadudho
Vaalibam vaadida
Nenjaiyae pandhaadudho
Ai vagai ambugal
Paarvaiyil undaanadho
Maarbilae paaindhadhum
Mogangal kondaadudho
Madi oonjalil
Female :Mani kiligal irandum
Male :Uravaadalaam
Female :Madhu rasangal idhazhil
Male :Vazhindhodalaam
Female :Oru kavidhai iravil
Male :Arangeralaam
Female :Adhai payilum pozhudhil
Both :Sugam
Male :Thaan koodalaam noolidai vaadalaam
Female :Naal vaaithadho thogai maeni
Tholil saaindhaada
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Aarambam aanadhae
Aasaiyin aaraadhanai
Aadaiyaal moodinaal
Pogumaa poo vaasanai
Naanamae oivedu
Kaadhalan kai theendinaal
Raathiri velaiyil
Thaamarai kall vendinaal
Viral theendinaal
Male :Idhazh sivandhu sirikkum
Female :Ilam dhaamarai
Male :Adhan puruvam irandum
Female :Siru koon pirai
Male :Unai nerunga irukkum
Female :Nedu naal varai
Male :Dhinam parikka manakkum
Both :Panivaai
Female :Poo charam thaduthidum
Thaen kudam
Male :Naan yendhalaam
Melum keezhum maeni thallaada
Karaiyora kaatru
Kalyaana vaazhthu
Male :Kaadhodu thaan koorudho
Dhinam thoodhu pogum megam
Pani thooral podudho
Male :Oru dhevan dheviyaaga
Iru jeevan koodudho
Laa laala laalaa laalaa lalaa
Male :Laa laala laalaa laalaa lalaa
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes,
Whispering them in our ears?
Lala laala laala laalaa lala laala laala la
Lala laala laala laalaa lala laala laala la
...
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes,
Whispering them in our ears?
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes,
Whispering them in our ears?
Is the cloud that carries messages every day
Sprinkling a gentle drizzle?
Female: Like a god and goddess,
Are two souls uniting as one?
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes?
Has a rainbow itself
Come dancing as a graceful woman?
Making youth long with ache,
Is it tossing my heart around like a ball?
Did the five arrows of love
Arise from your gaze?
Striking deep into the chest,
Is sweet desire celebrating?
On the swing of the lap,
Female: Two lovely parrots
Male: Can play closely together.
Female: The sweet nectar on the lips
Male: Can overflow.
Female: A new poem in the night
Male: Can make its debut.
Female: As we recite it together,
Both: Pleasure
Male: Will only grow, while the slender waist wearies.
Female: Has the right day come for this peacock-like beauty
To lean upon your shoulder and sway?
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes?
It has already begun,
This worship of deep desire.
Even if veiled beneath clothes,
Can the scent of a flower ever hide?
Take a rest, oh modesty,
When the lover's hand touches.
In the stillness of the night,
If the lotus longs for intoxicating honey,
When gentle fingers touch,
Male: Its petals blush red and smile,
Female: This tender young lotus.
Male: Both its eyebrows
Female: Are like slender crescent moons.
Male: To stay close beside you
Female: For many long days to come.
Male: Plucked every day, it stays fragrant,
Both: These cool dewy lips.
Female: The flower garland holds back
This vessel of sweet honey,
Male: Which I can cradle in my hands,
As your body sways up and down.
Is the riverside breeze
Singing wedding wishes,
Male: Whispering them in our ears?
Is the cloud that carries messages every day
Sprinkling a gentle drizzle?
Male: Like a god and goddess,
Are two souls uniting as one?
La laala laalaa laalaa lalaa
Male: La laala laalaa laalaa lalaa
Male
Chorus
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Karaiyora Kaatru from the film Pagalil Pournami (1990) is a romantic duet expressing the deep intimacy, eagerness, and ecstasy of two lovers coming together. Using lush metaphors of nature—such as coastal breezes delivering wedding greetings, clouds acting as messengers, rainbows transformed into dancing maidens, and lotus flowers seeking sweet nectar—the lyrics paint a poetic picture of marital bliss and passionate union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Karaiyora kaatru Kalyaana vaazhthu Kaadhodu thaan koorudho

The coastal breeze is personified as a wedding guest whispering congratulations into the ear.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Vaanavil thaan oru Vanjiyaai vandhaadudho

The rainbow is metaphorically described as a young maiden coming out to dance.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Karaiyora kaatru / Kalyaana vaazhthu

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across consecutive lines.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Vanjiyaai vandhaadudho / Nenjaiyae pandhaadudho

The second consonant 'nji' rhymes across lines.

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Trivia

Pagalil Pournami (1990) is a horror-thriller film directed by Cochin Haneefa, starring Sarathkumar, Radhika, and Rahman. Though the film belongs to the horror genre, it features soulful romantic compositions scored by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran.

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